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The Norwegian human rights environment is gaining strenght. On August 26 at 5 PM, Prime Minister Bondevik will attend the official opening of the new Human Rights House, now including more organisations and also co-locating with Amnesty International. The move also marks the 15th anniversary of the first Human Rights House ever to be established, in the East End of Oslo, back in 1989. (25-AUG-04)
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Zmitser Pawlichenka, suspected of abduction and possible murder of Lukashenka’s political opponents, was awarded with the order of the Russian Orthodox Church. Families of the disappeared are indignant about the award. (23-AUG-04)
 
 

Municipal elections will be held in the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 17, 2004.  The decision on holding the elections has been adopted at a recent meeting of the Central Election Commission of Republic of Azerbaijan (CEC).  21,650 members to 2,735 municipalities will be elected during the polls. At present, there are a total of 4,462,000 electorates in the Republic of Azerbaijan. (23-AUG-2004)

The issue of stationing US military bases in the Republic of Azerbaijan came into spotlight after US Defense Secretary Rumsfeld´s one-day visit to Republic of Azerbaijan at mid-August. The US official´s talks with the government of Republic of Azerbaijan have triggered heated discussions on the issue by the Azeri public and mass media and sparked concerns of the Russian Federation and Islamic Republic of Iran. Media around the world, including the USA, have released reports saying that the US intends to deploy forces in the Republic of Azerbaijan. (23-AUG-2004)
 

Municipal elections will be held in the Republic of Azerbaijan on December 17, 2004.  The decision on holding the elections has been adopted at a recent meeting of the Central Election Commission of Republic of Azerbaijan (CEC).  21,650 members to 2,735 municipalities will be elected during the polls. At present, there are a total of 4,462,000 electorates in the Republic of Azerbaijan. (23-AUG-2004)

The issue of stationing US military bases in the Republic of Azerbaijan came into spotlight after US Defense Secretary Rumsfeld´s one-day visit to Republic of Azerbaijan at mid-August. The US official´s talks with the government of Republic of Azerbaijan have triggered heated discussions on the issue by the Azeri public and mass media and sparked concerns of the Russian Federation and Islamic Republic of Iran. Media around the world, including the USA, have released reports saying that the US intends to deploy forces in the Republic of Azerbaijan. (22 August 2004)

Zmitser Pawlichenka, suspected of abduction and possible murder of Lukashenka’s political opponents, was awarded with the order of the Russian Orthodox Church. Families of the disappeared are indignant about the award. (18-AUG-2004)

The election into the Parliament of Republic of Belarus will take place on 4 October. District electoral commissions have been already formed and have begun registration of candidates’ initiative groups. This stage has never been a problem before. As a rule, all initiative groups were registered during all previous elections. Now some district election commissions insistently refuse to register the groups. It has become a real problem for some well-known regional activists.
(18-AUG-04)

Today the Russian Supreme Court upheld a sentence the Moscow City Court earlier handed down on Russian researcher Igor Sutyagin, who was found guilty of espionage. (17-AUG-04)