Chechen children spend winter holidays in Saratov January 06, 2004 19:11 20 orphan children from Chechnya arrived in Saratov. They are on an 18-day vacation at the "Udarnik" rehabilitation center, along with orphan children from Saratov.
Former Azerbaijan political prisoner died January 06, 2004 18:53 According to the report by the Moscow association of Talish culture "Avesta", Alyasaf Makhmudov, a former political prisoner, follower of Alyakram Gummatov, died in Moscow on December 31, just six months after he had been granted a pardon on July 17, 2003 and had been discharged.
"Society of Peoples Under Threat of Elimination" collects signatures of Austrians demanding to stop war in Chechnya January 06, 2004 18:17 The Austrian international human rights organization "Society of Peoples Under Threat of Elimination" has collected 10,000 signatures of Austrian citizens demanding to stop war in Chechnya.
Charitable Foundation "Our Care to the Generation of the Future" pays special attention to Chechen orphan children January 06, 2004 16:36 The Interregional Non-Profit Charitable Foundation To Protect Childhood "Our Care to the Generation of the Future" was registered on April 23, 2001. Its members and voluntary helpers have arranged more than 50 acts of charity since that time.
Dagestani Interior Ministry on Gelayev's possible death in avalanche January 06, 2004 15:44 "Gelayev can be one of the extremists who are still hiding in mountain forests from retribution, or he can be among the militants who died in a snow avalanche," Deputy Interior Minister of Dagestan and chief of the public security service Major General Magomed Omarov said in an interview.
South Osetian President comments upon visit of Mikhail Saakashvili January 06, 2004 13:03 The fact that Mikhail Saakashvili was permitted to come is no more than a good will gesture of the republican leadership, said President of South Osetia Edward Kokoity.
Action of protest of Chechen refugees in Austria January 06, 2004 12:16 In the capital of the Austrian state of Styria, Graz, Chechen refugees organized protest actions against oppressions from the direction of the city authorities.
Human rights violations and kidnappings are main obstacle to stability in Chechnya January 06, 2004 11:37 "Residents of Chechnya say: we don not need any compensations and help, we will build and restore everything ourselves. We just want to be left alone, we want purges and kidnappings to be stopped," said Lyudmila Alekseyeva.
Dozens of Chechen refugees blocked by Ukrainian military men at frontier with Russia January 05, 2004 23:49 Military men made several families, altogether 21 people with small children, get out of the Baku-Kiev train near the Ukrainian frontier station "Red Grave" late in the evening on January 1.
Resident of Katyr-Yurt village detained January 05, 2004 23:18 During the arrest, the servicemen beat all women and took valuables they found in the houses of Aslanbek and his brother.
16-year-old citizen of Grozny spent a week under arrest of "Kadyrov's people" January 05, 2004 23:16 His parents are seriously worried about their son's fate now. They are hiding him at their friends, as they are afraid he can be abducted for the second time.
Mikhail Saakashvili: Georgia ready to take bold steps to resolve Abkhazian problem January 05, 2004 22:53 "Recent statements by Russian leader Vladimir Putin give us certain hope, though the main thing is that the Georgians and Abkhazians themselves should come to an agreement," stated Saakashvili.
Alleged information about Ruslan Gelayev's death is not confirmed yet January 05, 2004 20:50 The death of the rebels' leader can be asserted for sure only when the body is identified, the source added.
Mikhail Saakashvili won 95% of votes in presidential election, according to latest data January 05, 2004 20:25 The Central Election Commission is still receiving information from some Tbilisi electoral districts, from polling stations abroad and from regional election commissions.
Adjarian leader Aslan Abashidze canceled state of emergency in autonomous republic January 05, 2004 19:05 The document reads that the cancellation of the state of emergency is caused by the holding of the Georgian snap presidential election in the autonomous republic on January 4.
Mikhail Saakashvili: "2004 is the last year when Tskhinvali does not take part in Georgian presidential elections" January 05, 2004 18:33 Mikhail Saakashvili's trip to the capital of South Osetia was short and had no excesses.
Special operation in Achkhoy-Martan district January 05, 2004 18:22 Kadyrov's people came to the village in 32 UAZ cars. They told themselves who they were and said their actions had been approved by the Chechen Interior Minister and President Kadyrov.
The HALO Trust finds it possible to clear Nagorny Karabakh from mines in 7 years January 05, 2004 18:04 The two-year prospecting made by the organization on the territory of Nagorny Karabakh showed that the area of 1,500 hectares must be immediately cleared from 15,000 mines of different types.
President of Nagorny Karabakh: fight for independence to be main task in 2004 January 05, 2004 17:00 Arkady Gukasian pointed out that the role of non-government and human rights organisations in the creation of civil society in Karabakh has become more important during the last year.
Arrested sniper confessed to murder of Ingush deputy interior minister January 05, 2004 16:34 The arrested soldier explained that he was hunting birds. According to him, he hit the car where the deputy interior minister was by accident.