Helsinki Citizens' Assembly National Committee of Georgia addresses South Osetian NGOs June 22, 2004 12:29 The Committee raises its concern about rough attempts to unfreeze the Abkhazian and South Osetian conflicts, which can entail new victims.
Oppositionists stage unauthorized picket in Baku June 22, 2004 12:26 Azerbaijan police dispersed the protesters and detained Kerim Mekhtiyev, a PNFA member.
Human rights activists meet with mothers of the missing June 22, 2004 12:24 During the meeting, participants discussed what measures could be taken under the Russian legislation to protest against criminal actions of federal and Chechen security agencies, which practice abductions, torture and extrajudicial executions under the pretext of fighting against criminality.
Alkhanov goes on leave June 21, 2004 17:08 Chechen Interior Minister Alu Alkhanov is expected to submit his application for registration as a candidate for the post of Chechen president to the republican election commission today.
Saakashvili's party wins elections for Adjarian parliament June 21, 2004 17:07 Thus 16 mandates will be given to representatives of Mikhail Saakashvili's party elected by party lists, and 2 mandates will be given to Republicans. Almost all majority deputies will represent the ruling party.
Notorious field commander to be buried behind barbed wire June 21, 2004 17:05 Ruslan Gelayev's relatives have made several requests to give them the body, but they were denied. Investigators explained the denial by saying that Gelayev was not an ordinary bandit but a terrorist, and "under the federal law on combating terrorism, the terrorists' bodies are not given to their relatives."
Women's meeting in Chechnya suspended June 21, 2004 15:11 Having been given evidence that 25 out of 28 detained people were really free, the women decided to wait until the release of the other three people.
Refugees undergo purges in Ingushetia June 21, 2004 15:09 In the course of a special operation, gunmen in masks detained a 30-year-old resident of the village of Tangi-Chu and took him away in an unknown direction.
Karabakh journalists to take part in Armenian-Azerbaijan-Karabakh project June 21, 2004 13:32 A network of radio diaries, which Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorny Karabakh can exchange with, is planed to be created within the framework of the project.
Chechen women block federal route June 21, 2004 13:09 The women demanded that the Chechen authorities should return abducted relatives to them or inform them of their whereabouts.
23,000 refugees from Chechnya, Iran, Afghanistan stay in Azerbaijan June 21, 2004 13:05 Director of the Center for Legal Assistance to Migrants Alovsat Aliyev subjected the work of the UNHCR office in Azerbaijan to criticism.
Russian peacekeepers' observer post to be established in Upper Kodori June 21, 2004 13:02 Such an agreement was reached during a meeting between representatives of the Georgian military department and Lieutenant General Yevteev.
Ethnic Georgians must recognize jurisdiction of Abkhazia to visit Sukhum June 19, 2004 19:16 "The villagers' wish to visit Sukhum is quite understandable, especially in the situation when residents of mountain villages are deprived of proper medical care and consumer goods," Chairman of the Abkhazian State Security Service Givi Agrba said.
Public Examination project presented in Dagomys June 19, 2004 15:57 The Public Examination institute launched the Power-Society-Media project in April 2004.
Women, children leave Georgian villages of South Osetia June 19, 2004 11:25 Residents of Osetian villages blocked roads leading to the Georgian villages and the population turned out to be in an economic blockade.
Access to South Osetia temporarily denied for Georgian journalists June 19, 2004 11:23 The South Osetian information agency Res claims that Georgian TV channels incorrectly cover the course of parliamentary elections and other developments in the breakaway republic.
Head of Abkhazian presidential administration dismissed June 19, 2004 11:22 "My dismissal is connected with a certain scenario of preparation for the presidential election to be held in autumn and with my attitude to it. I don't blend with this scenario," Gennady Gaguliya said.
US holds interest in resolution of Karabakh conflict June 18, 2004 22:52 US Ambassador John Ordway denied circulating rumors that great pressure was put on Armenia in the issue of handing over three districts of Azerbaijan controlled by Armenia.
Peacekeepers cope with their mission June 18, 2004 22:46 Estimating the 10 years' activity of the CIS Peacekeeping Forces on the maintenance of peace in the zone of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, Commander Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Yevteev told the Caucasian Knot correspondent that conditions were being created so that refugees could safely return to the Gali district.
Human rights center seeks registration June 18, 2004 18:02 The Kabardino-Balkarian Human Rights Center gained a court victory, but the Department of the Russian Ministry of Justice in Kabardino-Balkaria appealed against the court decision in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. The Supreme Court annulled the decision and sent the case for retrial.