Known doctor and masseur Khamzat Osmayev abducted in Ingushetia January 15, 2004 19:47 On January 12, Russian security agents abducted Khamzat Kh. Osmayev, 1954, in the village of Pliyevo, which is a municipal district of the Ingush town of Nazran.
Representatives of territorial authorities, business and public meet informally in Krasnodar January 15, 2004 18:03 They gathered at the restaurant "Krasnodar" to exchange opinions about possible ways of cooperation in an informal atmosphere.
Aleksandr Podrabinek: seizure of book "FSB Blows Up Russia" is act of intimidation against society January 15, 2004 17:46 "We remember how they came in and conducted searches 20 years ago. Everybody knew it was dangerous to read books as it could be a ground for imprisonment. Now they make it clear to the society that it is dangerous to read such books," says Aleksandr Podrabinek.
Meeting in Sukhum between members of Abkhazian People's Party and leaders of "Akhyatsa" social and political movement January 15, 2004 16:16 Members of the Abkhazian People's Party met with leaders of the "Akhyatsa" social and political movement in Sukhum on January 12. They discussed their positions and priorities in their activity.
Irina Khakamada makes appeal to victims of State terrorism January 15, 2004 15:01 "I have been mistaken believing that President Putin will help find truth and will repent of his order to use homicidal gas," Ms. Khakamada confesses in her statement. Now she has decided to respond to the appeal by relatives of those who died as a result of the explosions of apartment houses in Moscow in 1999 and during the storm of "Nord-Ost".
Ashot Gulyan: neither Armenia nor Nagorny Karabakh has ever prohibited from participation of Azerbaijan representatives in international meetings January 15, 2004 13:43 Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nagorny Karabakh Ashot Gulyan has given comments on the refusal of the Azerbaijan authorities to receive the Armenian representatives at NATO's conference in Baku.
People to serve by contract in Chechnya being recruited in Karachaevo-Cherkessia for first time January 15, 2004 13:07 The recruits who will win the competition will get special training at the Mozdok Training Center and then will be sent to Khankala.
Ingush Migration Service puts pressure on members of refugees' Public Council January 14, 2004 23:35 A group of Ingush Migration Service officials, led by acting head of this organization Akhmed Parchiyev, visited the Satsita camp on January 12.
Special Representative of UN Secretary-General in Georgia and CIS Peacekeeping Forces Commander discuss situation in zone of Georgian-Abkhazian conflict January 14, 2004 23:25 "Heidi Tagliavini emphasized the important role of the Russian peacekeeping force in the cause of keeping peace in the zone of the conflict," CIS Peacekeeping Forces press secretary Sergey Isayev said to journalists.
Case concerning book "Blowing Up Russia: Terror from Within" conducted by FSB January 14, 2004 18:29 The criminal case, which saw the book by Alexander Litvinenko and Yuri Felshtinsky "Blowing Up Russia: Terror from Within" (in Russian titled simply "FSB Blows Up Russia") withdrawn from circulation, is being conducted by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
Special Representative of UN Secretary-General in Georgia met with Abkhazian leadership January 14, 2004 17:34 Before her meeting with the Abkhazian leadership, Heidi Tagliavini met with new Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. He expressed readiness to continue the dialogue with Abkhazia, she said.
Case on deportation of Turks-Meskhetians from Krasnodar Territory - details January 14, 2004 16:31 The Krasnodar Territorial Court declared admissible an appeal against the decision by the Anapa City Court on the deportation of two Turks-Meskhetians from the Russian Federation.
Soma Radio in Sukhum launches series of programs on social issues January 14, 2004 14:55 For the first time, Soma Radio, Sukhum, has launched a series of programs devoted to social issues. The project is being implemented with the help of the British NGO Conciliation Resources.
French islamists enlisting volunteers for war in Chechnya were put under examination January 14, 2004 14:26 They were arrested last week in the suburbs of Lyons, France.
Abkhazian refugees seize administration building in Tbilisi January 14, 2004 14:03 Some 20 refugees from Abkhazia seized the building of Tbilisi's sanitary service on the nights of January 12-13. The refugees said they would stay inside the building until Georgia's authorities helped them return to Abkhazia.
Stavropol police frees kidnapped girl January 14, 2004 13:57 The Stavropol police have freed a 14-year-old kidnapped girl, whom the bandits have been holding locked up for fourteen days. A source at the Information Office of the Stavropol Territorial Interior Department informed that the bandits had wanted to get a ransom of half a million rubles for her release.
General elections in Chechnya to be held in October or November January 14, 2004 13:38 The new Chechen parliament will consist of two chambers: the Council of the Republic and the National Assembly; each will have 61 deputies.
Association of Russian Diplomats deputy chairman: parties of Karabakh conflict are in deadlock January 13, 2004 23:45 Vladimir Kazimirov notes in his article that despite the fact that a long-standing standstill in the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have been explained by the inconvenience of the pre-election climate in Armenia and Azerbaijan for the last years, no ray of hope can be seen after the elections too.
Human rights defenders press for discharge of Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Chapter of the International Religious Liberty Association January 13, 2004 23:10 On December 1, 2003, Ilgar Ibragimoglu was summoned to the Prosecutor General's Office to give evidence in connection with the October events, there he was arrested as a person suspected of organization of mass riots and offering resistance to the police.
Speaker of Abkhazian Parliament expects new Georgian president not to unleash war January 13, 2004 17:03 "We declare for the good-neighbor relations with Georgia, when the parties are equal in rights, and we would like the new Georgian authorities to understand it," said Nugzar Ashuba.