250 refugees returned to Chechnya August 05, 2003 19:52 60 families of temporal migrants who found shelter in the tent camp ?Bella? in Ingushetia has returned to Chechnya today.
Ministry for Emergency Situations is warning about possibility of emergency situations because of heavy showers August 05, 2003 19:50 Water-levels in some small rivers of Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, and Chechnya may reach dangerous points.
Candidate for post of Azerbaijan president Shadman Guseyn suddenly died in Baku last night August 05, 2003 19:47 In 1990s Guseyn was one of the leaders of the opposition party ?National Independence of Azerbaijan?.
Meeting with demand for intensification of security measures has taken place in Mozdok August 05, 2003 19:45 Speakers demanded to give Mozdok ?the status of a special town, to take under control migration processes, resulting in flow-out of Russian-speaking population from the town?.
Civil Forum is aimed to consolidate Chechen society August 05, 2003 15:55 The idea to hold a Civil Forum of Chechnya arose quite long ago. The aim of the forum is to ease tension in the Chechen society, to draw together the positions of representatives of different political movements.
Abkhazian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made Georgian party responsible for murder of customs officials August 05, 2003 15:53 In connection with the act of terrorism in the village of Chuburkhindzh in the Galskiy region the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia made a statement in which it expressed categorical aversion of the method Georgia used in the settlement of Georgian-Abkhazian contradictions.
Nine bodies of people died in Mozdok remain unidentified August 05, 2003 15:50 Relatives and colleagues of the soldiers died during the act of terrorism in Mozdok will come to Rostov-on-Don for an identification of the bodies.
Five militia men suffered in Chechnya from landmine explosions August 05, 2003 15:47 For the past day Chechen separatists exploded three landmines in Chechnya.
Samashki village inhabitants demand to return abducted fellow-villager August 05, 2003 15:45 17-year old Elsa Katsayeva was taken just from her house and driven in an unknown direction by the Russian soldiers on four armored cars with board numbers painted over.
On August 1 new youth center ?An Echo? opened in Stavropol August 05, 2003 12:21 Its founders are specialists of the regional charitable fund ?A Mother and a Child?, the winners of the competition of NGO?s social projects that was held by the city administration.
One year since Commissioner for Human Rights has been working in Stavropol region August 05, 2003 12:19 In July one year passed since the institution of ombudsman had been established in the Stavropol region. On July 25, 2002 the State Duma of the Stavropol region appointed A. Selyukov Commissioner for Human Rights in the region.
In accordance with federal grogram ?Children of Russia? program ?Disabled Children? was developed in Karachaevo-Cherkessia August 05, 2003 12:16 By now the ministry of labor and social development is just in the center of program realization.
In October open peacemaking film festival ?The Caucasus yesterday, today, tomorrow? will take place in Rostov-on-Don August 04, 2003 22:27 The organizers of the festival are the Don State Public Library, State Television and Radio Company ?Don-TR?, the editors of the television journal ?The Northern Caucasus?.
Head of Federal Migration Service: ?Compensation payments to people of Chechnya for lost dwelling and property will become important stimulus for refugees to return to republic? August 04, 2003 22:24 In accordance with the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation, a family residing in Chechnya will get a compensation in sum of 350 thousand rubles, a family residing in the other Russian regions ? in sum of about 120 thousand rubles.
Abkhazian Minister of Foreign Affairs finds it necessary to fix exact number of refugees with help of international organizations August 04, 2003 18:42 He informed journalists about it after his return from Geneva where a meeting of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General of the United Nations had taken place.
Human rights organizations advocate creation of independent commission for settlement of refugees? problems August 04, 2003 18:39 A meeting between representatives of the human rights organization ?Sintar? and the Society for the Russian-Chechen Friendship took place on July 29, 2003. The situation with Chechen refugee camps in Ingushetia was in the center of the discussion.
Georgian military leave for Iraq to join peacekeeping operation August 04, 2003 16:07 A group of Georgian peacekeeping military includes 34 fighters of special assignment forces, 20 army medics, and 15 engineers.
Today in North Osetia is day of mourning for victims of explosion August 04, 2003 16:00 President of Russia Vladimir Putin ordered to provide all necessary help to the victims and families of the dead.
Center of Public Information has been founded in Krasnodar August 04, 2003 15:55 The work of the Center is supported by the Open Society Institute and the information and analytical agency ?Caucasian Knot?.
Heads of parliaments of Caucasian Four countries has assembled in Tbilisi May 01, 2003 00:23 The heads of the parliaments of the Caucasian Four countries - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and Russia has proceeded today to the discussion of regional security problems.