Republican deputy interior minister shot down in Ingushetia December 29, 2003 21:53 Militia Lieutenant Colonel Khakiyev's car was fired by unknown people in the afternoon when he was on his business trip in the Sunzhensky district, Ingushetia.
Picket on territory of administration buildings complex in Grozny December 29, 2003 21:42 Chechen police did not take any measures of force influence.
Red Cross and Chechen press to raise awareness of mines December 29, 2003 20:29 Chechen media will inform the public about the problems of landmines in the republic, according to the agreement made at the meeting between representatives of the Chechen press and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Grozny on December 24.
Police officer murdered in Gekhi village December 29, 2003 13:43 On December 23, police officer Aslan Magamayev was fired point-blank from the automatic by unknown people in camouflage uniform in the village of Gekhi, Chechnya's Urus-Martan district.
Mourning meeting in memory of victims of December 2002 terrorist act in Grozny December 29, 2003 13:02 Last year 72 people died last year when two KamAZ trucks detonated near the administrative building. Over 200 people got injuries.
Three servicemen abducted in Gali district of Abkhazia December 29, 2003 12:27 The destiny of the abducted is unknown yet. The Abkhazian security service is inquiring into circumstances of the incident, Sergey Shamba said.
Adjarian leader gave official consent to hold election of Georgian president in autonomy December 29, 2003 12:05 Adjaria's refusal to take part in the election would be a catastrophe for Georgia and a "serious historic blemish" for the autonomous republic, in the opinion of Aslan Abashidze.
Interior Troops official wounded in Grozny December 29, 2003 11:33 The commandant's office in a street corner in Grozny was bombed and shot by unidentified attackers at 10:53 p.m. on Sunday.
Adyg law-enforcement officials discuss migration problems December 27, 2003 23:09 While opening the conference, Prosecutor of the Republic of Adygeya Mikhail Prikhlenko told that the main problem was the mass presence of Kurdish migrants in Adygeya.
South Osetian authorities to seek international recognition of republic December 27, 2003 22:51 Residents of South Osetia became very interested in the answer of Vladimir Putin on the question which he was asked by a spectator from Kabardino-Balkaria during a live translation.
Radical criticism directed at Abkhazian leadership from U.S. December 27, 2003 22:13 In his article leader of the Abkhazian Diaspora in the U.S. Inal Kazanba points out that "the Diaspora has provided considerable financial and economic support to its motherland" but "in spite of this during the last decade the present regime in Sukhumi has never treated them as its equals, it means true Abkhazians."
Paruyr Ayrikian: to change power in Armenia means to gain time in Karabakh problem December 27, 2003 21:49 According to the chairman of the National Self-Determination association, had the authorities just a little respect and love for Artsakh they would understand their main mission is to renounce the power. "In this case we will not only gain time but also will have a serious support," he thinks.
Media Rights Institute about draft legislation on Public Television December 27, 2003 20:51 "Internews' Media Rights Institute urges all foreign diplomatic missions, in particular the Council of Europe, to which Azerbaijan was made a member in 2001, to voice their concerns that such legislation is not worthy of a government attempting to move toward democratic ideals," reads the statement by the organization.
Most part of rebels who penetrated in Dagestan was destroyed, according to the military December 27, 2003 19:57 Russian special operations forces captured two rebels. It follows from their evidence that the large part of the rebels has been destroyed before as a result of air strikes, another part is buried under a snow avalanche.
Stands of Armenian and Azerbaijan parties on key issues of Karabakh problem remain diametrically opposed December 27, 2003 12:13 A meeting between parliamentary delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan was held in Scotland on December 20 under the aegis of the South Caucasian Inter-Parliamentary Initiative and with the financial support of the London Information Network on Conflicts and State-Building (LINKS).
Interregional seminar "Facilitating Social Partnership in North Caucasus" December 27, 2003 10:28 The seminar was organized by the Saint Petersburg Center "Strategy" and the Moscow Helsinki Group with the participation of the Ingush President's staff.
Dagestani, not Chechen militants fight in Tsuntinsky district December 26, 2003 22:51 "The fact that large forces engaged in the operation in Dagestan have not succeeded in uncovering and destroying the militants for almost two weeks points that they are dealing with the people who are perfectly at home in the area and are supported by locals," Abubakar Makhmudov, an officer of Chechen law-enforcement agencies, holds.
Armenia ratifies European Social Charter December 26, 2003 22:45 The Charter is one of the fundamental documents of the Council of Europe, it supplements the European Convention on Human Rights.
Two police officers killed in Chechnya December 26, 2003 22:44 A police department was fired at in the Chechen village of Petropavlovskaya. Two police officers were killed as a result.
Resident of Serzhen-Yurt village detained, then released December 26, 2003 22:41 The Serzhen-Yurt village administration rendered much help to set Ayub Bedigov free.