Youth action against neonazism in Krasnodar April 22, 2004 14:07 Several tens of students, NGO activists, and journalists made their way to places in Krasnodar where neonazis were known to gather and leave their typical marks and inscriptions.
Doctors Without Borders alarmed at attacks on its employees in North Caucasus April 22, 2004 12:53 "It is an infrequent occurrence in the world when aid workers are attacked in hot spots. We haven't had such problems even in the Congo and Sudan," the organization's Dutch department director Kenny Gluck noted.
12 rebels destroyed in special operation in Chechnya April 22, 2004 12:20 "For five days, units of the defense ministry and army special operations force have been conducting a special operation to search for and eliminate field commander Doku Umarov's bandit groups hiding in thinly populated mountainous districts of the republic, which are difficult of access," a spokesman for the regional operations headquarters said.
Meeting between opposition and pro-government Armenian politicians fails April 22, 2004 12:04 Representatives of coalition parties motivated their non-attendance by saying they would not sit down to the bargaining table until the opposition renounced its prior conditions.
Antiwar picket to be staged on Pushkinskaya Square on April 22 April 22, 2004 12:02 The prefecture of Moscow's Central administrative district granted permission for the action after a month ban. The picket will be devoted to the Aril 8 air bombing in the Chechen village of Rigakhoy.
Family receive compensation, then die April 21, 2004 22:09 3 members of the Israilov family and an officer of the Chechen interior ministry were shot dead by armed men in masks and camouflage uniform in the Zavodskoy district of Grozny on the night of April 18-19.
8 years passed since Djokhar Dudayev's death April 21, 2004 22:02 According to official data, Dudayev was killed on the outskirts of the village of Gekhi-Chu, Chechnya's Urus-Martan district, on 21 April 1996 by a missile launched from a Russian fighting airplane.
UN: situation in Chechnya 'is not armed conflict' April 21, 2004 17:12 The United Nations met Russia's request to change the wording in the report on the involvement of children in hostilities in Chechnya. There is another description of the situation in Chechnya in the corrected text, only "illegal armed units" are mentioned in it now.
Gazeta daily: Abu al-Walid eliminated similarly to Dudayev April 21, 2004 16:28 The assault aircraft attacked the Arab mercenary's base in the mountains, according to a source at the Federal Security Service (FSB).
New candidates nominated for War Prize April 21, 2004 15:31 Several human rights and antiwar organizations and movements have supported the War Prize action, the Andrey Sakharov Museum and Public Center, websites of public and human rights organizations, and the Caucasian Knot information agency being among them.
Aslan Abashidze: 'The tragedy of Abkhazia and South Osetia can repeat itself in Georgia' April 21, 2004 13:43 "The measures that the center is taking against Adjaria are similar to those it took in its time against Abkhazia and South Osetia. Everybody knows what it ended with," said the head of Adjaria.
New detentions of opposition activists in Adjarian autonomy April 21, 2004 12:44 Seven activists of the political movement Our Adjaria were detained by local law enforcers in the village of Gonio on the territory of Georgia's Adjarian autonomy on April 20.
Georgian president: rebellious general to be declared wanted April 21, 2004 12:28 The President thanked the officers, who "have kept the oath and have not followed Brigadier General Dumbadze, who betrayed the motherland."
Workshop on covering problems of minorities to be conducted in Stepanakert April 21, 2004 12:09 Meetings with heads of Karabakh non-governmental organizations representing minorities will be arranged for the workshop participants in addition to the educational program and exercises.
Chechen rebels shell Russian military base April 21, 2004 11:11 4 Russian soldiers were injured as a result of bombardment in Chechnya on April 19.
Authorities keep on 'extruding' refugees out of Ingushetia to Chechnya April 21, 2004 10:41 The press conference titled "Chechnya, Ingushetia: the Safety of the Population and State of IDPs [internally displaced persons]" was held at the Independent Press Center in Moscow on April 20.
"The Story of Andrey Babitsky" by Oleg Panfilov presented in Moscow April 20, 2004 21:45 Andrey Babitsky was the only journalist who stayed in besieged Grozny when the storm of the city began.
Rebellious general intends to become Adjarian defense minister April 20, 2004 21:03 According to Avtandil Galakhabadze, a leader of the Adjarian opposition movement Our Adjaria, a threat to the State system of Georgia will be created if the defense ministry does not take preventive measures.
Parts of human body found at combat site in Ordzhonikidzevskaya April 20, 2004 19:39 Geliskhanov has become the fourth dead man extracted from the ruins of the destroyed house, according to official data.
Criminal investigation launched into bombing in Rigakhoy village April 20, 2004 18:50 Mandash Tsintsayeva (b. 1975) and her five children were killed when an air bomb hit her house.