Amnesty International holds press conference in Moscow June 23, 2004 17:03 A press conference of Amnesty International devoted to the situation in Ingushetia has started in the Independent Press Institute in Moscow.
Nephew of first Chechen president detained June 23, 2004 17:00 Officers of security agencies in masks and camouflage uniform, who came in several cars without number plates, captured Rezvan Dudayev without bringing any charges and took him away in an unknown direction.
Human rights activists await repressions in Chechnya June 23, 2004 16:56 The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights and the Moscow Helsinki Group have raised their concern in connection with the developments in Ingushetia.
NATO conference held in Baku under anti-Armenian slogans June 23, 2004 14:01 Early in the morning of June 22, activists of the Organization for Karabakh Liberation with anti-Armenian transparencies surrounded the hotel in which the conference is being held. Several people were injured in the clash with law enforcers, and one activist was detained.
Death toll from guerilla attacks in Ingushetia reaches 60 June 23, 2004 13:52 These figures are tentative, the source said.
Large rebel group detected in Chechnya June 23, 2004 12:52 A rebel group numbering up to 20 people assaulted a check-point with police officers from Khakasiya.
Features of Russian democracy to be under discussion in Krasnodar June 23, 2004 12:50 The roundtable discussion titled "How Must Democracy Work in Russia?" will be held in Krasnodar on June 24.
Alkhanov submits application to election commission June 23, 2004 12:07 It is a widespread opinion that Chechen Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov is the one who will become a new president of Chechnya "elected by the people" on August 29.
Woman wounded during military exercises June 23, 2004 12:04 A woman, living the Georgian village of Argvitsi, Tamar Gambashidze, was wounded by a shell fragment during scheduled military exercises conducted by the South Osetian Ministry of Defense in the vicinity of the village of Pris.
Russian military men detain schoolboy June 23, 2004 12:03 17-year-old Emilkhan Naurdinov has a large mole on his right shoulder, and it was a reason for the detention, according to the youth's sister.
Security reinforced in Chechnya June 23, 2004 12:01 Right after the report on rebel attacks in Ingushetia, the decision was made to reinforce posts on the administrative border with Ingushetia.
People in Ingushetia wait for nightfall with fear June 22, 2004 21:25 They are afraid that clashes in the streets of the republic can start again after dark.
First group of Meskhetian Turks to depart for US June 22, 2004 17:15 The question of selling the goers' property has not been solved so far, reported the Novorossiysk City Committee on Human Rights.
Reports on number of victims in Ingushetia differ June 22, 2004 17:12 According to the Ingush Emergencies Ministry, there are victims both among officers of republican security agencies and among civilians.
Fights in Ingushetia June 22, 2004 14:23 On June 21 at 10:45 the Ingush towns Nazran, Karabulak and Sleptsovsk were attacked by groups of armed fighters. The beginning of the raid coincided with the time for night namaz and continued till 3 a.m., the time of pre-dawn prayer.
Young man detained, found dead June 22, 2004 13:58 The mutilated body of Husein Duzhuyev, a resident of the village of Nagornoye, Chechnya's Grozny district, was found on June 20 in the vicinity of the village of Pervomayskaya situated in the same district.
Rebels attack Ingushetia June 22, 2004 13:56 According to media reports, 30 policemen were killed only in the attack on the Nazran district police department.
Abkhazian PM insists on official recognition of his republic June 22, 2004 12:40 "We've claimed our independence many times in a categorical form and claim it now. Abkhazia isn't going to return to the bosom of Georgia," the head of the Abkhazian government said.
Application of Adjarian scenario in Abkhazia 'is impossible' June 22, 2004 12:38 "The Georgian leadership should show restraint," Gennady Gudkov, deputy chairman of the Russian parliamentary commission on security, believes "since thoughtless actions can lead to unexpected consequences, including those for Georgia itself."
Helsinki Citizens' Assembly National Committee of Georgia addresses South Osetian NGOs June 22, 2004 12:29 The Committee raises its concern about rough attempts to unfreeze the Abkhazian and South Osetian conflicts, which can entail new victims.