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Belarus Expresses Concern over “Polish Card”

The Belarusian delegation expressed its serious concern about the Pole Card Law adopted in Poland, which they said directly affects the interests of many Belarusian citizens and was passed by the Sejm, the lower house of Poland’s parliament, without preliminary consultations with the Belarusian government. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Georgia to Tighten Visa Regime upon EU, IOM Recommendations

Following recommendations of the European Union and the International Organization of Migration, Georgia is set to change its visa regime. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Kyrgyz Embassy Sends Moscow Note Regarding Rising Crime Rates against its Citizens in Russia

The Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Moscow addressed an official note to the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior and the Prosecutor General’s Office about the recent murders of Kyrgyz citizens. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Wide-Ranging Amnesty Declared on Turkmen Holiday

In honor of the Day of the Government Flag of Turkmenistan, celebrated annually on February 19, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow signed an order pardoning many who had been incarcerated in the country. -- 02/26/2008 >>>

Georgian Court Sentences Patarkatsishvili to Two Months in Jail

A Tbilisi court announced a sentence of two months imprisonment for the former presidential candidate and businessman Badri Patarkatsishvili, who now lives in London. -- 01/31/2008 >>>

Iran Prepared to File Suit Against Turkmenistan

The leader of Iran’s parliamentary commission on energy, Kamal Daneshyar, revealed on January 15 that Tehran is prepared to lodge a judicial suit against Turkmenistan in connection with the termination of delivery of Turkmen gas to the Islamic Republic. -- 01/31/2008 >>>

Tashkent: Battle with Violations of Intellectual Property Rights to Continue

Uzbekistan is conducting a massive operation to secure the protection of authors’ and intellectual property rights and engaging with regional and international organizations including UNESCO, the World Organization of Intellectual Property, and the World Trade Organization. -- 01/31/2008 >>>

Report: Armenia Losing Fight Against Corruption

According to the director of the Transparency International Yerevan office, Amalya Kostanyan, Armenia has not decreased its corruption levels in 2007 and is still in 82-nd place in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the organization’s global corruption ranking. -- 10/01/2007 >>>

U.S. to Provide Aid to Armenian Law Enforcement Agencies

On September 24, the General Prosecutor of Armenia Aghvan Hovsepyan and the U.S. Charge d’Affairs in Armenia Rudolph Ferina signed the sixth bilateral U.S.-Armenian agreement on the control and monitoring of narcotics and law enforcement cooperation. -- 10/01/2007 >>>

BELARUS: Opposition Activist Jailed on “Bogus Charges”

On September 24, a district court in Minsk sentenced opposition activist Leanid Navitski to 10 days in jail after finding him guilty of "petty hooliganism". -- 10/01/2007 >>>
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