Chechnya's president demands stopping abductions October 31, 2005 19:32 President Alkhanov is "very much concerned that abductions have been more for ransom than for other motives lately."
Three wounded in Chechnya October 28, 2005 19:04 Bomb blasts wound three Russian military men in the republic.
Maskhadov 'was killed by his guard' October 28, 2005 18:57 The results of a ballistic examination of a bullet from the body of Aslan Maskhadov are announced.
Sentence for Borozdinovskaia passed in Chechnya October 27, 2005 20:21 One officer of the Vostok battalion is given a suspended sentence of three years for the <a href="http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/814535.html" target="_blank">clean-up</a> in Borozdinovskaia.
New extrajudicial executions in Chechnya October 27, 2005 19:31 Two dead bodies with numerous shrapnel wounds are found in the republic.
Crackdown in Adygeia October 26, 2005 22:35 A group of six Muslims are detained and tortured in Adygeia "in connection with the Nalchik events."
Police violence raging in Kabardino-Balkaria October 26, 2005 21:25 Those suspected of the attack on Nalchik are being tortured and humiliated.
Kulayev case under way in N Ossetia October 25, 2005 21:14 The prosecution begins to read out the evidence of those victims who have refused to come to the trial.
Head of administration killed in Chechnya October 25, 2005 21:10 Unknown attackers shoot dead the Chechen-Aul head of administration.
Nalchik attack caused by repressions October 24, 2005 16:19 The attack on Nalchik was caused by repressive actions of Kabardino-Balkaria's government, think Muslims.
Attacks on military men in Chechnya October 24, 2005 16:14 Three are killed and seven are wounded in the republic.
Rights still abused in Chechnya, Ingushetia October 21, 2005 20:35 A human rights defender summarises a trip to Ingushetia and Chechnya.
Abuse in Chechnya October 21, 2005 19:25 Two women are beaten and an aged man and an elderly are abducted woman in the republic.
Pensioner abducted in Chechnya October 21, 2005 18:55 A group of armed people in camouflage uniforms abduct an elderly woman in Grozny.
Absentee evidence read out in Beslan October 20, 2005 15:59 Meanwhile, Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel gives assurances that the trial will be over in 1.5-2 months.
'Flame-throwers were safe for hostages,' say prosecutors October 20, 2005 15:51 Prosecutors claim that tank and flame-thrower shots were safe for the hostages in Beslan.
Beslan Mothers distrust federal investigation October 19, 2005 19:22 'I only trust the investigation of our, republican commission,' says Mrs Ella Kesayev, a member of the Beslan Mothers Committee.
Russophobe sentiments in N Caucasus October 19, 2005 10:14 The N Caucasus is a region where Russophobe sentiments flourish, say human rights defenders.
Numbers of casualties may be understated October 18, 2005 11:14 Witnesses say that the number of those killed during the rebel attack on Nalchik may be seriously understated.