Tape sheds light on gloomy deeds April 25, 2005 14:50 A video cassette is found in Chechnya with scenes of civilians tortured by rebels.
No senior offices for women in Armenia April 22, 2005 09:31 The number of women in senior posts is extremely low in Armenia.
Mufti concerned about Muslim rights violations April 22, 2005 09:25 A religious leader intends to inquire about infringements on Muslims' rights in Kabardino-Balkaria.
Commissioner reports on situation in Russia April 21, 2005 14:17 Alvaro Gil-Robles, Commissioner on Human Rights of the Council of Europe, calls on the Kremlin to punish for disappearances in Chechnya and to protect freedom of speech.
Torture still practiced in Azerbaijan April 21, 2005 13:49 Authorities prefer to conceal the torture practices of law enforcement agencies.
Police officers charged with abductions April 21, 2005 13:13 Three Astrakhan police officers are involved in the abduction of 10 Tajik nationals.
Killings, abductions April 20, 2005 21:36 One man is abducted in Chechnya and three rebels are killed in Dagestan.
Two surrender, reluctant to continue April 20, 2005 20:08 Two members of field commander Doku Umarov's groups give themselves up to law enforcement agencies.
Convention against degrading treatment violated in Kabardino-Balkaria April 20, 2005 19:19 Nine female students are detained for reading the Koran and wearing burqas.
New fruit of crackdown efforts April 19, 2005 02:23 A rebel base is destroyed in Chechnya which probably was used by major rebel leaders.
NGO leader detained April 19, 2005 02:20 Murad Muradov, leader of the Let's Save the Generation NGO, is detained during a special operation on 15 April.
Jury returns verdict in skinhead murder case April 19, 2005 02:17 A jury in Volgograd returns a guilty verdict for seven skinheads.
Antiwar picket banned in St Petersburg April 18, 2005 14:06 Another picket against war in Chechnya is banned by authorities who also express a wish to remove it from the city centre.
Costs of war April 18, 2005 13:21 Six rebels, five security agents and a schoolboy die in three days.
Circassians want justice April 18, 2005 12:48 A petition with a demand of recognising the genocide of the Circassians by the Russian tsarist government in the 18-19 centuries is posted on the Web.
Opposition leaders want their rights back April 15, 2005 17:13 Former 16 October 2003 political prisoners gather to discuss regaining their suffrage.
Killed rebels statistics April 15, 2005 17:11 Thirty rebels have been destroyed this year in Chechnya.
EU state seems to be discriminating April 15, 2005 17:07 Some Chechens are welcome in Sweden, while others are not.
Three lives added to death count April 14, 2005 12:43 Two rebels and one civilian are killed in Grozny.
Ramzan Kadyrov gives his word April 14, 2005 12:10 Chechnya's First Deputy Prime Minister whose father was killed in a terrorist act last year promises to find the attacker soon.