Czech journalist was murdered in Dagestan August 11, 2003 15:57 The body of a 30-year old Czech citizen Kraus Martin, who had permanently resided in Prague, was found on the river bank in the village Chirkata in the Gumbet district of the republic.
Doctors from blown-up Mozdok Military Hospital wrote letter to President Putin August 11, 2003 14:04 Survived hospital staff insists on immediate release of Artur Arakelyan, an arrested head of the hospital facing a charge of negligence.
Eduard Shevarnadze: "50 thousand refugees "spontaneously" returned to Abkhazia" August 11, 2003 14:02 "One could no longer stop this process", the president said.
Chechen refugees in Ingushetia are afraid of eviction August 11, 2003 14:00 Chechen refugees from the tent camp "Bart" in Ingushetia are afraid of eviction. Their anxiety is caused by threats to liquidate a part of the camp coming from officials of the Ingush Union "Avtodor".
Next "ecological landing" will be made in October August 11, 2003 13:57 The Stavropol Regional Public Organization "All-Russian Society of Nature Conservation" is summing up the days of protection from ecological danger that took place at the end of March - the beginning of June.
Georgia wants to be part of Europe August 09, 2003 16:06 Membership in the European Union and NATO is what Georgia's foreign policy is aimed at. President Eduard Shevardnadze made a statement to this effect on the national television on Friday night.
Security measures were reinforced on Chechen-Ingush border August 09, 2003 16:04 The military do not preclude a chance that separatists will break through into Chechnya. A recommendation was issued for local residents of border villages against going to surrounding forests.
Committee of Soldiers' Mothers affirms 12 000 people to be killed in second Chechen war August 09, 2003 16:03 Such data were given by the responsible secretary of the Union of Russian Committees of Soldiers' Mothers Valentina Melnikova.
Nino Burdjanadze presented her election platform August 09, 2003 16:00 Foreign diplomats accredited in Georgia, as well as representatives of opposition parties attended the presentation of Nino Burdjanadze's election platform.
Shamil Basayev was pronounced highly dangerous terrorist by the US and included into UN antiterrorist list August 09, 2003 15:57 According to the US State Department statement circulated in Washington, the US also charged Basayev with having connections with the international terrorist organization "Al-Qaeda" and engineering terrorist acts in Moscow and Grozny.
All garrisons of federal forces were relocated from villages situated at foot of Black Mountains August 09, 2003 13:46 The population took denudation of the foothills as a signal of forthcoming worsening of the situation.
Nine activists of opposition Democratic Party of Azerbaijan were arrested in Baku August 09, 2003 13:45 The detained people picketed a building of the Central Election Commission striving for the registration of their party leader Rasul Guliyev as a candidate for the post of the country's president.
Regional Bureau of representatives for human rights under Chechen Ministry of Justice was established in Shali town August 09, 2003 13:43 According to the words of the organization's chief Abdula Bachayev, the Bureau is under the legal assistance of the International Public Movement "Consolidation".
Khadzhy Bayram Bolat has been abducted in Nalchik August 08, 2003 23:58 On August 7 a Turkish repatriate Khadzhi Bayram Bolat has been abducted from his house in Nalchik. Earlier Russian authorities tried to deport him beyond the bounds of the Caucasus.
Law-enforcement organs of Stavropol region are conducting interdepartmental complex operational and preventive operation ?Teenager? August 08, 2003 23:55 It is planned to uncover teenage groups with unsocial orientation, including extremist orientation, as well as adults pushing minors for crime perpetration.
Action of protest of Alkhazurovo settlement inhabitants August 08, 2003 23:50 Expressing protest against despotism of Russian soldiers, inhabitants of Alkhazurovo completely blocked a motor road passing near the settlement and blocked movement along the federal route ?Rostov-Baku? for several hours.
Council on Adygei language was established in Adygeya August 08, 2003 23:47 Leading scientists of the republic, public men, well-known writers, school and institute teachers of Adygeya entered into the council.
Lithuania may crack down on Chechen separatists? website August 08, 2003 20:02 Lithuania's State Security Department will crack down on the website ?Kavkaz-Center? if its activity is found to be in violation of the law.
Government allots 4 million rubles for compensation payments to families of the dead and suffered in terrorist act in Mozdok August 08, 2003 20:00 In compliance with the government?s decision, one time pecuniary aid in sum of 100 thousand rubles for each of the dead and 14,2 thousand rubles for burial of each of the dead in the terrorist act will be granted to the families of the dead.
Ilykham Aliyev does not regard opposition candidates as worth rivals at election August 08, 2003 19:58 Aliyev standing for a president said he made his election platform within the line of the country?s president Geydar Aliyev, in particular, he does not see the necessity of changing Baku?s policy in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement.