Azerbaijan Army positions attacked by Armenian side June 08, 2004 16:10 The Azerbaijan side opened return fire, reported the press service of the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry.
The Road to Nowhere exhibition is over in Ryazan June 08, 2004 15:46 The composition created with the help of Ryazan photo artists will become mobile. This exhibition is expected to be staged in Moscow in the near future.
Some 200 refugees ready to return from Georgia to Chechnya June 08, 2004 15:00 The Russian delegation is expected to visit the Pankissi Gorge on Tuesday, June 8, to meet with Chechen refugees, the number of whom comes to three thousand people, according to official Georgian data.
Artillery, aviation bomb vicinity of mountain Chechen village June 08, 2004 14:32 Many residents of the village, fearing for the life of their children, are moving to the plain.
Human rights organization to seek fulfillment of presidential decree June 08, 2004 14:30 A displace woman living in Stavropol Region has not been given the president's reply, but lawyers of the Pyatigorsk non-governmental organization Faith, Hope and Love, which is a member of the Solidarity association, will help her.
New booklet helps IDPs June 08, 2004 13:07 The booklet explains IDPs' rights and benefits and the procedure for obtaining registration at the place of living or staying in Russia. It also holds advice how to act when migrants' rights are infringed upon.
Kadyrov delivers ultimatum to rebels June 08, 2004 13:05 Ramzan Kadyrov, the son of the late president of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, has demanded that Chechen rebels lay down arms within three days.
Avtury resident detained, declared missing June 08, 2004 12:04 Armed people in camouflage uniform arbitrarily detained a 19-year-old youth in the Chechen town of Shali on June 5.
Tbilisi-Tskhinvali bus service resumed June 08, 2004 12:01 The Tbilisi-Tskhinvali bus will run daily.
Krasnodar journalist arrested June 08, 2004 11:37 State Duma Deputy Oleg Shein and member of the Russian President's Human Rights Commission Svyatoslav Zabelin sent letters of inquiry about the Cherepanov case on May 26. On May 28, the "Freedom to Aleksey Cherepanov!" action took place at the building of the State Drug Control Agency in Moscow.
2 Russian soldiers killed in Chechnya June 07, 2004 20:41 "Extra military units have been transferred to the scene of the fight. They are cleaning the area and searching for the bandits," a source in the republican military commandant's office said to the Caucasian Knot correspondent.
3 detained in Grozny June 07, 2004 17:27 Residents of Grozny believe Misirov, Ginayev, and Giriyev may have been detained because they did not have a town residence permit.
Court declares authorities' actions against rights activists illegal June 07, 2004 17:12 On February 23, human rights activists staged a picket at the Solovetsky Stone on Lubyanskaya Square in Moscow instead of a meeting, but it caused the authorities' aversion. The picket was dispersed, 15 people being detained by the OMON special police force.
Last refugee camp in Ingushetia closed June 07, 2004 16:07 Tens of thousands of Chechen refugees are still in Ingushetia. Of them, more than 18,000 live in private houses and another 19,000 in small Chechen-dominated settlements.
Convict loses claim against prison administration June 07, 2004 15:49 The case comes under Article 2 of Protocol 1 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, therefore it can be appealed in Strasbourg.
South Osetian side hampers restoration of train service with Tskhinvali June 07, 2004 15:17 Residents of the village of Nikozi told journalists that "members of an Osetian armed unit demanded that railroad men stop their work."
Dispersal of women's meeting in Grozny - details June 07, 2004 13:02 Women who took part in the action say that officers of security agencies beat them using butts of their automatic rifles and legs and continuously fired in the air.
Abkhazia ready to render military aid to South Osetia, Abkhazian PM says June 07, 2004 11:36 Leaders of the Abkhazian government and the North Caucasus plan to meet in the near future in Sukhumi to consider the issue of common actions in the future, Raul Khadzhimba said.
High-capacity explosive device detonated in Grozny June 07, 2004 11:34 It was already the second landmine explosion in the Chechen capital for 24 hours.
Operation to liquidate tents conducted in refugee center June 07, 2004 11:31 Officers of the police and migration services were involved in the operation.