No suspects in Kadyrov's assassination May 21, 2004 12:47 A source at the Chechen interior ministry rated the reports that Shamil Basayev had taken responsibility for Akhmad Kadyrov's assassination as the rebels' propaganda move.
Participants in Georgian-Abkhazian meeting comment on its results May 21, 2004 12:12 "We have reached an understanding that we deny the use of force in the future and will make common efforts not to allow any inciting actions and statements both in the security zone and against us," the Abkhazian foreign minister said.
Terrorist act committed in Grozny May 21, 2004 12:08 A high-capacity landmine mounted on the roadside was set off when a car with GIBDD (State Inspection for Traffic Security) officers was passing by.
Arrested opposition leader goes on hunger strike in Armenia May 20, 2004 17:51 Suren Sureniants demands that all political prisoners be immediately released and other requirements of the resolution on Armenia adopted by the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly on April 28 be fulfilled.
Kmara movement becomes more active in South Osetia May 20, 2004 17:05 "The role of the Kmara movement in the recent developments in Adjaria is widely known. However, this organization gained popularity as early as November 2003, during the Rose Revolution in Georgia. There is not any information on more radical actions of Kmara activists on the territory of South Osetia so far," reads the commission's report.
Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee returns to Georgia May 20, 2004 16:34 The main purpose of the eight-day prolongation (7 to 14 May 2004) was to examine the treatment of persons detained in Ajara as well as conditions of detention in this part of Georgia.
Military garrison to be permanently stationed in Tsalka area May 20, 2004 16:04 A serious clash between Georgians and Armenians, which left 30 people injured, occurred in Tsalka on May 10.
Don Women's Association conducts action for youth May 20, 2004 15:31 The "Combine Your Rights with Life" action has started in Novocherkassk. Its organizers, the Don Women's Association, are convinced the action will help prompt young men to learn more about their rights and to fight for them.
No new information about abducted Ingush prosecutor May 20, 2004 14:51 Rashid Ozdoyev was detained by representatives of unidentified security agencies on March 11, 2004.
Azerbaijan rights activists deliver Chechen refugees' complaints to PACE rapporteur May 20, 2004 14:29 Members of the Federation of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan met with the delegation of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).
Former FSB colonel sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment May 20, 2004 13:33 Before the sentence was pronounced, Mr Trepashkin had told journalists he was in the pessimistic mood. Asked whether he considered his case to be a political one, the former FSB colonel said, "Yes, absolutely."
11 die in combat in Chechnya - details May 20, 2004 12:44 The police believe the servicemen and policemen were lured into a trap thoroughly prepared by rebels.
Azerbaijan Army positions attacked from Armenian side May 20, 2004 11:44 The fire was opened form the Armenian territory from the direction of the village of Vazashen, Armenia's Idzhevansky district.
Detained residents of Chechnya released May 20, 2004 11:27 One of the released men told that the Russian military had abducted him from his house without any explanations three months ago and held him in a basement for all this time.
MHG, Memorial present book about Chechnya May 20, 2004 11:00 A press conference to present the book "Chechnya 2003: Political Process in Zazerkalye" will be held at the Independent Press Center in Moscow on May 20.
NGO collected new signatures under appeal for interim UN administration in Chechnya May 20, 2004 10:57 The signatures were collected mainly in the Achkhoy-Martan, Urus-Martan, and Shali districts of Chechnya, Grozny, and the tent camps Satsita and Rassvet in Ingushetia.
Another Sernovodsk resident abducted, then found dead May 19, 2004 19:26 On May 15, a local herder reportedly found the mutilated body of a man near the village of Shami-Yurt, Chechnya's Achkhoy-Martan district.
Azerbaijan asks European Commission to observe situation in Nagorny Karabakh May 19, 2004 19:00 The Azerbaijan leadership addressed a request to the European Union on May 18 to help settle the conflict situation in Nagorny Karabakh.
Who stands behind abduction of schoolboys? May 19, 2004 18:44 "Abductors demanded that the boys indicate who is a rebel in their village and asked other questions. They beat the teenagers and threatened to kill them. The boys are still in state of shock," a Chechen police officer said.
Azerbaijan human rights activist inform of new wave of persecution May 19, 2004 17:44 We call your attention to a statement by Director of the Institute of Peace and Democracy Leila Yunus.