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Abkhazia / Adjaria / Adygeia / Armenia / Astrakhan region / Azerbaijan / Chechnya / Dagestan / Georgia / Ingushetia / Kabardino-Balkaria / Kalmykia / Karachaevo-Cherkesia / Krasnodar region / Nagorny Karabakh / North Caucasus / North Osetia - Alania / North-Caucasian Federal District / Rostov region / Russia / South Federal District / South Osetia / Stavropol region / Volgograd region"Caucasian Knot" sums up its third photo contest
The outcomes of the third contest of photo works "From civil journalism – to civil action", held by the Internet medium "Caucasian Knot".
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Mar 13 2010, 10:00; CK correspondent
US' DoS criticizes situation with human rights in Armenia
| The political crisis in Armenia that stemmed from essential violations in the course of the 2008 presidential election is not over, and the atmosphere in the country continues to remain tense. This was stated in the report of the United States' Department of State (DoS) published on March 11. |
Mar 12 2010, 23:40; CK correspondent
CE reminds Armenia of ECtHR's decision on "A1+" TV Company
| The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CE) has reminded the government of Armenia about the need to enforce the decision of the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) on the "A1+" TV Company. According to the verdict, Armenia should give chance to the Company to take part in the tender for broadcasting frequencies and for its return on air. |
Mar 11 2010, 23:20; CK correspondent
Opening of "Verkhni Lars" is no indication of improved Russian-Georgian relations, Georgia's ambassador to Armenia says
| As stated at a press conference on March 11 by Grigol Tabatadze, ambassador of Georgia to Armenia, by having reopened the border check point "Verkhni Lars", Georgia sacrificed a lot and did it, first of all, to preserve good neighbourhood relations with Armenia. |
Mar 11 2010, 10:00
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 1-7
| Liquidation of Said Buryatskiy, militants' ideologist in Northern Caucasus; trial of Fatima Margieva, an activist of the People's Party of South Ossetia; protests of residents of Ingushetia and Dagestan against continued kidnappings and torture, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of March 1-7, 2010, in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". |
Mar 10 2010, 22:00; CK correspondents
Participants of Moscow-Tbilisi-Yerevan space bridge differ in assessing "Verkhni Lars" opening
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In the course of the space bridge held on March 9 by the RIA "Novosti" between Armenian, Georgian and Russian experts, who discussed the opening of the surface border between Russia and Georgia at the check points "Darial" and "Verkhni Lars", it became clear that the experts viewed the event differently. Alexei Malashenko from the Carnegie Institute treated the fact positively, while Georgiy Khaindrava, one of the leaders of the non-parliamentary opposition, found incompatible such factors like "occupation of Georgian regions" and simultaneous restoration of communication between the two countries.
Armenia, Georgia, Russia
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Mar 09 2010, 23:30
ODIHR: trials on March 1, 2008, events revealed imperfections of Armenian judiciary
| The succession of litigations in the aftermath of the post-election violence that burst out in March 2008 in Yerevan has revealed deficiencies of the judicial system of Armenia. This is stated in the report of the Office of Democratic Institutes and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe). |
Mar 09 2010, 23:10
Protest action against resolution on Armenians' genocide held at the US embassy in Baku
| On Monday, March 8, in Baku, a protest action was held in front of the US embassy in the context of the approval on March 4 by the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives of the US Congress of draft resolution on Armenians' genocide. |
Mar 09 2010, 21:00; CK correspondent
Armenian Appeal Court cuts journalist Pashinyan's imprisonment
| The Appeal Court of Armenia has upheld the verdict passed by the general jurisdiction court of communities Kentron-Nork-Marash to oppositionist Nikol Pashinyan. At the same time, the court ruled to apply amnesty and halved his custody term. |
Mar 06 2010, 11:00; CK correspondent
David Ovannisyan: Armenian-Turkish dialogue grows into bargaining and speculations
| The present stage of negotiations on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations has the character of imitation. As stated by Professor of the Yerevan State University David Ovannisyan on March 5 at the roundtable "Dialogue Armenia-Turkey: Relation Recovery Process", the parties use any occasion to push negotiations into the track of deal-making and gambling. |