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14:12, 24 November 2003

Adjarian leader introduced state of emergency

Aslan Abashidze motivated his decision on the introduction of the state of emergency by the fact that the autonomy's authorities gained information armed units were possible to be brought into Adjaria against a background of developments in Georgia.

11:20, 24 November 2003

President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned

Eduard Shevardnadze resigned after talks with Mikhail Saakashvili and Zurab Zhvania, key opposition leaders, at 8:30 p.m. on November 23.

16:35, 22 November 2003

Azerbaijan: opposition newspapers appeared in print again

On November 20, after a five-day break, daily opposition newspapers "Azadlyg", "Yeni Musavat", "Baki Khabar", "Khurriyet", "New Time", "Yeni Zaman" and some others appeared in print again.

15:54, 22 November 2003

Novorossiysk's Memorial Board Chairman about memorial to victims of political repressions.

Board Chairman of the Novorossiysk City Public Historical and Educational Organization "Memorial" Gennady Goncharov told the Caucasian Knot correspondent about the unveiling of the memorial to the victims of political repressions in Novorossiysk.

14:18, 22 November 2003

Possibility of holding pre-term parliamentary elections being discussed in Georgia

"Pre-term elections may be a subject matter for discussion by the parliament elected on November 2 if this discussion becomes a basis for making a compromise with the opposition," stated Vakhtang Rcheulishvili, the vice speaker of the parliament and leader of the Socialist Party, which is in the pro-presidential For New Georgia bloc.

13:37, 22 November 2003

Opposition intends to upset first session of new parliament

On November 21, President Eduard Shevardnadze set the first session of the new parliament. It is to be held today, November 22, at 16:00 Moscow time. Opposition deputies state they will ignore it.

13:17, 22 November 2003

Meeting of Georgian opposition to be held in Tbilisi

The rally is to start in Svoboda Square in downtown Tbilisi at 12:00 Moscow time. After that, the protesters will move to the building of the State Chancellery, Shevardnadze's working residence.

23:50, 21 November 2003

Decision of London's court not to extradite Zakayev to have far-reaching consequences

The court decision became the first one beyond the bounds of Russia touching upon the most important aspects of the present situation in the country and holding some ascertainings.

17:16, 21 November 2003

Citizens of Grozny who suffered from freshet have nowhere to live

Thousands of citizens of Grozny who lost their homes as a result of a freshet last year have not gotten new flats so far. The people have to take shelter in ordinary tents even in the cold time of the year.

16:42, 21 November 2003

Actions of police during mass riots in Baku under investigation in Azerbaijan

"The investigation is under way. It will reveal law-enforcement agents who broke the law. The law is one for all citizens," announced chief of the president's staff section to work with law-enforcement agencies Fuad Alekserov.

16:16, 21 November 2003

One million signatures for Shevardnadze's dismissal collected

Leader of the National Movement Mikhail Saakashvili announced the opposition had collected one million signatures under the demand for Eduard Shevardnadze's dismissal. "Georgian people have never stood in lines with such heat before," he said on November 18, being on the air of Green Wave Radio.

16:01, 21 November 2003

Head of Salambek Maigov's election staff abducted, then freed

Ibragim Umarkhadzhiyev, head of Salambek Maigov's election staff, who was kidnapped Wednesday in Grozny, has been freed, as told by Maigov's staff to the correspondent of Prague Watchdog.

14:24, 21 November 2003

On Memorial Society's participation in 2003 election campaign

The appeal by the Memorial Society's Board to the regional organizations.

11:03, 21 November 2003

Police officer wounded in Grozny's Leninsky district

In the morning of November 19, an officer of the Chechen police was wounded by unknown people in Grozny's Leninsky district.

10:42, 21 November 2003

Police suppressed attempt to arrange picket in front of Russian embassy in Baku

Action participants protested against Moscow's policy on the problem of Karabakh; but reinforced police detachments did not let the OKL activists approach to the legation.

10:38, 21 November 2003

Abkhazia denies intentions to invade Kodori Gorge

On November 19, authorities in Abkhazia denied the allegations from the Georgian side that the Abkhazian army was preparing an invasion of the Kodori Gorge taking advantage of the internal political crisis in Georgia. This was announced earlier by Emzar Kvitsiani, plenipotentiary of the Georgian President in Kodori.

23:58, 20 November 2003

Pro-government For New Georgia bloc won parliamentary elections

The Central Election Commission announced the results of the November 2 parliamentary elections on Thursday.

20:08, 20 November 2003

Program to inform society about institution of ombudsman to be implemented in Armenia

"The "Promoting Human Rights and Facilitating Public Awareness of the Public Defender?s Office in Armenia" Project designed jointly with the National Assembly of Armenia and supported by the Netherlands Government will commence in January 2004," announced Ms. Lise Grande, UN Development Programme Resident Coordinator in Armenia.

17:34, 20 November 2003

Russia's Armenian Diaspora expected to take part in gathering donations for North-South Highway in Karabakh

A traditional Armenian telethon arranged by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is to take place in Los Angeles, the U.S., on November 27. It is aimed at gathering donations for the construction of the North-South Highway in Nagorny Karabakh.

16:49, 20 November 2003

Chechen refugees massively lodging complaints to Sunzha District Court in Ingushetia

The refugees lodge complaints against illegal actions of Ingush migration service officials, who, as the declarants think, break the Russian Law on Displaced Persons.

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