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Date: 07/07/2008
Tension between Georgia and Abkhazia rises and violence spreads towards South Ossetia
Official Abkhaz sources claim bomb blast killed four, while Tbilisi and Ossetian leaders accuse each other of perpetrating ‘terrorist attacks’ · Germany presents peace proposal for Abkhazia.
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Date: 25/06/2008
Russia’s ‘dirty war’ in Ingushetia increasingly similar to Chechen conflict
According to Human Rights Watch, Russia’s counter-insurgency tactics include killings, torture and disappearances · Several sources suggest that a new war in the North Caucasus may be imminent.
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Date: 04/06/2008
European Court of Human Rights says Russia responsible for Chechen disappearances
Ten Chechens detained by Russian security forces disappeared between 2002 and 2003, and the relevant authorities failed to carry out proper investigations · Russian state ordered to pay 429,000 Euro in compensation to victims’ families.
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Date: 02/06/2008
Kurds sceptical about Erdogan’s economic development plan
The Turkish PM wants to implement a ‘social rehabilitation programme’ in Northern Kurdistan · On Sunday tens of thousands took to the streets of Istanbul demanding a peaceful solution to the Kurdish conflict.
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Date: 16/05/2008
UN Special Rapporteur asks Spain to clarify its definition of terrorism
Martin Scheinin, UN Special Rapporteur on protecting human rights while countering terrorism, calls for 'incomunicado' detention to be scrapped and expresses concern over the lack of 'independent and rapid' investigations into allegations of torture.
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Date: 14/05/2008
Palestine commemorates sixty years of the Nakba, the ‘catastrophe’
As Israelis celebrate sixty years of the state of Israel, Palestinian Arabs remember 1948 as the year their land was occupied and armed conflict began · After yet more talks, Israel claims to have reached ‘understandings’ with the Palestinians.
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Date: 09/05/2008
Bibliography on Israel and Palestine
PUBLICATIONS. Nationalia provides a bibliography dedicated to Israel and Palestine, listing a selection of recent publications on the conflict.
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Date: 07/05/2008
First official meeting between Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers
The meeting is a first step towards easing tension between the two countries and finding a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict · OSCE-supervised negotiations are likely to lead to a meeting between Heads of State in June.
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Date: 24/04/2008
The independence of the Sahrawi people is now “irreversible”
Western Sahara politicians and other African leaders criticize UN special envoy for describing Sahrawi independence as ‘unrealistic’ · Deadlock in Security Council talks.
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Date: 08/04/2008
Russia’s extradition request for Murat Gasayev raises questions over the right of asylum
Several human rights organizations have formally asked the Spanish Government to respect the right to political asylum of Murat Gasayev, an Ingush man accused by the Russian Government of taking part in terrorist acts · Amnesty International has already highlighted the risks he could face if extradited to Russia.
