Elections in Azerbaijan, Armenia massaged - IHF July 15, 2004 22:14 The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights calls the OSCE for considering facts of manipulation of election results in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Chechnya.
Registration launched of presidential candidates July 15, 2004 22:09 The republican electoral commission has started registration of candidates for the office of president of Chechnya this afternoon.
Presidential election scheduled in Abkhazia July 14, 2004 16:06 The parliament of Abkhazia has scheduled the presidential election in the republic for October 3, 2004.
Over 100 political prisoners still in jail - Zeinalov July 14, 2004 16:00 Eldar Zeinalov, director of Azerbaijan's human rights center AIHMM, speaks about new lists of political prisoners, overlooked previously.
Protest meeting dispersed in Sunzha district July 13, 2004 15:58 Law enforcement and security agencies disperse a protest meeting conducted after the abduction of high school students.
Arrested oppositionists go on hunger-strike July 13, 2004 15:54 Seven opposition leaders have yesterday gone on hunger strike demanding improved conditions for legal defense.
Dagestani separatist ideologist sentenced July 12, 2004 15:09 Magomed Tagaev, an ideologist of Dagestani separatists, has been sentenced to ten years in hard labor camp.
Chechnya's State Council reluctant to see OSCE Mission back July 12, 2004 14:57 Oddly enough, Chechnya's leadership is against the return of the OSCE Mission to the region, even when Russia's leaders are not.
Bomb blasts claim 11 lives in 2004 July 12, 2004 14:48 People continue to die because of bomb blasts in Azerbaijan, even in spite of mine-clearance efforts.
Human rights advocates indicate mass refugee departure from Ingushetia July 09, 2004 20:56 Human rights advocates are concerned about an outbreak of anti-refugee and anti-Chechen sentiments in Ingushetia.
Georgian prisoners released in S. Ossetia July 09, 2004 20:54 Georgian leaders make menacing statements as South Ossetia releases Georgian servicemen imprisoned on July 7.
Police officers die through lack of care July 09, 2004 20:52 An explosion of a noise grenade resulted in two officers of Altai's Internal Affairs Ministry dying.
'Clean-up' in refugee camp July 09, 2004 15:37 Federal forces conduct a "clean-up" in a camp where many of the staff live of the Society for Russian-Chechen Friendship.
Abkhazia asks S. Ossetia to extradite war criminals, terrorists July 08, 2004 22:37 Abkhazia's leadership intends to pass over to South Ossetia lists of people having committed grave crimes against the people of Abkhazia during the 1992-93 conflict and 10 years after the end of it.
New war expected in Chechnya July 08, 2004 22:35 People are beginning to leave for safer areas as rumors persist in Chechnya about possible resumption of large-scale military action soon.
Georgian detainees made to kneel in public July 08, 2004 22:34 Panic spreads among S. Ossetia's Georgian population as detained Georgian military men are being humiliated, while authorities make warlike statements.
Abkhazian authorities deny Georgian bus transit arrangements July 07, 2004 21:17 Some Georgian bus drivers were recently reported to claim to have reached a transit agreement with Abkhazia, which the latter denies.
Religious community reports police abuse July 07, 2004 21:11 Members of Juma, a religious community, lodge complaints about police abuse as police detain other believers.
S. Ossetia views Georgian military's actions as invasion July 07, 2004 21:06 S. Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity says the seizure of a peacekeeping column by the Georgian military on July 7 is viewed as a declaration of war.
Dagestan: details of Wahhabi ideologist Adallo's surrender July 06, 2004 23:30 Abdula Aliev, a Wahhabi ideologist from Dagestan who has lived in Turkey since 1999, has arrived home to "apologize."