Caucasian Knot:SDM Of Abkhazia Concerned Of The Attitude Of Authorities To Islam
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posted by FerrasB on August, 2007 as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/29/2007 2:28 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 27/8/2007 SDM of Abkhazia concerned of the attitude of authorities to Islam The Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) of Abkhazia is concerned of the situation around the Muslim community of the Republic and development of Islam as a whole, Timur Dzyba, head of the SDM's Administration, has stated today at a press conference in Sukhum. According to his story, there is non-justified negative information about the development of Islam in Abkhazia. "We don't preach extremist Islam. However, blood was already shed. First victims are patriot Daur Mutsba, who stood from his 14 in defence of his homeland, and his wife. The incident was treated as a murder of the person in whose house a plenty of weapons was found". Daur Mutsba (born in 1978) and his wife (born in ... >> full artcle...
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Agency Caucasus: African Pig Plague Hits Abkhazia
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/24/2007 2:32 AM 23/08/2007 African pig plague hits Abkhazia Sukhum/Agency Caucasus – The Sukhum administration held responsible Georgia for the outbreak of African swine fever in southern Abkhazia. Abkhazian officials accused Georgia of intentionally throwing pigs that died of the plague in upper Kodor away into the river of Ingur, which caused the virus to spread across eastern Abkhazia. Erik Anshba, head official from the Abkhazian Vet Services, pressed for the need to kill all pigs across eastern Abkhazia, and called for professional assistance from both international organizations and Russian experts to deal with the problem. Vladimir Nachach, a leading lawmaker at Abkhazian Parliament, called on prosecutors to charge Georgia with damaging the environment. ‘This is an assassination attempt’ “I think that the Georgian republic has made an attempt to assassinate the sovereign Republic of ... >> full artcle...
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Agency Caucasus: Abkhazians Meet With Officials In Volgograd
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/24/2007 3:03 AM 18/08/2007 Abkhazians meet with officials in Volgograd Volgograd - The Sukhum administration signed a memorandum of understanding with a province of the Russian Federation, Volgograd, or formerly known as Stalingrad, in one of its steps forward in the direction of improving relations with the Russian Federation. Deputy Abkhazian Prime Minister Alexandr Stranichkin signed in Volgograd the memorandum of understanding with Volgograd Governor Nikolai Maksuta in hopes of improving cooperation in several fields of economics, science, ecology and culture. Also, the Abkhazian officials had talks with major businessmen and officials here about opportunities as well as advantages of investment in tourism, agriculture, housing and several other fields available in Abkhazia. Among the Russian officials were Lev Alferov from the Volgograd Administration of Housing, Alexandr Belitski from the Volgograd Chamber of Commerce, and ... >> full artcle...
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Agency Caucasus: Abkhazians Commemorate The War
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/15/2007 11:20 AM 15/08/2007 Abkhazians commemorate the war Sukhum / Agency Caucasus - Abkhazians commemorate today the war that lasted from 1992 to 1993 and left thousands dead. Public marches from three different sides of the country initiated the 15th anniversary commemorations on August 14, a date in 1992 when the Georgian occupation of Abkhazia began. Marchers arrived in the Red Bridge today. They first stood in a one-minute silence in honour of those who died and then listened to speeches from Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh, war veterans, families of the war victims and some young people. The organization is intended to bring the entire Abkhazian youth together, said Shamil Adzinba, Head of the Abkhazian Youth Committee, and stressed the importance of marching additionally in the Georgian-majority province of Gal as well. There ... >> full artcle...
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The Challenges of the Sochi Olympics and Russia's Circassian Problem
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
rom: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24 (Original Message) Sent: 8/16/2007 11:38 AM The Challenges of the Sochi Olympics and Russia's Circassian Problem By Fatima Tlisova Although it has been a month since the Russian city of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Winter Olympics, the euphoria generated by this event in Russia has yet to subside. Both the state-run Russian media and the few relatively independent media sources have set aside special continuing coverage for the story. “Sochi-2014” is given priority attention, including daily updates. In some media sources, there have now been more than 3,000 news segments devoted to the Sochi games. In general, when a subject receives this level of attention in the Russian media, it is usually because the state has ordered special coverage of it. In addition to the news bulletins, the Russian press is also lavishing analysis on ... >> full artcle...
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