Putin gives Kadyrov control over human rights January 22, 2004 23:25 Russian president Vladimir Putin gave his loyal Chechen boss full control over human rights in the region Wednesday in a move aimed at improving stability there ahead of a re-election bid.
Coffins from Chechnya keep on arriving in Astrakhan Region January 22, 2004 18:32 The letter of the Committee of Soldier's Mothers of Astrakhan Region.
10 prisoners facing charges in connection with October events in Baku released January 22, 2004 17:44 Yashar Jafarli denied the statement by the Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General's Office that the released people had admitted their guilt and asked the head of the state to set them free.
Abdul-Khakim Sultygov dismissed as Special Envoy of the Russian President for Human Rights and Freedoms in Chechnya January 22, 2004 16:36 Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an appropriate order, reports the president's press service.
Soldiers opened fire on car with police officers in Chechnya January 22, 2004 16:17 An APC with servicemen rammed a Volga car on the Rostov-Baku federal route in the village of Gikhi.
North Caucasian forum on migration focuses on issues of cooperation between state structures and public associations January 22, 2004 15:20 The North Caucasian forum on migration "Ways and Methods of Cooperation and Coordination in the Work of State Structures, NGOs and International Humanitarian Organizations That Solve Problems of Refugees and IDPs in the Region" opened in Nalchik on January 21.
Novorossiysk human rights activist Mikhail Konstantinidi released January 22, 2004 14:54 Local ecologists and human rights activists believe the authorities started to prosecute Konstantinidi in response to the fact that with his legal assistance, citizens of Novorossiysk gained an unprecedented court victory over Kaspiysk Pipeline Consortium (KTK).
UN raises concern about Russian authorities' intention to close all tent camps in Ingushetia by 1 March January 22, 2004 12:45 The United Nations believes that the principle of sanctuary as such is seriously compromised if refugees are forced to move out without being provided with another place to live.
Some 4 thousand Meskhetian Turks received Russian citizenship January 22, 2004 12:20 Russian Deputy Interior Minister Colonel-General Aleksandr Chekalin reported it.
Human Rights Center "Memorial": Chechenpress Agency has nothing to do with book "Russia's Crimes of the Century in Chechnya" January 22, 2004 12:06 Executive director of the Human Rights Center "Memorial" Tatyana Kasatkina has denied information that the book "Russia's Crimes of the Century in Chechnya" was published jointly with Chechenpress Agency.
Kofi Annan urges extension of UNOMIG January 22, 2004 11:44 In a report released on January 19 that says progress in resolving the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict remains "painfully slow," United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appeals to the Abkhaz side to negotiate a settlement with the new Georgian Government.
Representatives of Chechen refugees meet with Ingush Migration Service deputy head January 21, 2004 19:55 As reported by the Council members, the main subject matter of the discussion was the reinstatement in the Ingush Migration Service's lists of those Chechen refugees who have been take off the books before without any grounds.
US National Democratic Institute changes priorities in Armenia January 21, 2004 18:46 The decision has been made to direct NDI's activity towards cooperation with political parties so that to promote their political and social potential.
Ilkham Aliyev: Azerbaijan reserves right to liberate Karabakh by force at any moment January 21, 2004 17:31 At the same time Ilkham Aliyev told that at this point he considered necessary to continue negotiations with Armenia.
"House of Peace" to open in Karabakh and Azerbaijan January 21, 2004 17:00 "Those who will feel a need for peace will be able to come to this house, which will be a kind of cultural center," said coordinator of the NGO Nagorno-Karabakh Committee "Helsinki Initiative - 92" Karen Ogandzhanian.
Two locals shot dead in Achkhoy-Martan January 21, 2004 15:57 Servicemen in masks rushed into a private house and shot down two young people between the ages of 25 and 30 who were in there.
David Shakhnazarian: talks between presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan lead Karabakh problem to deadlock January 21, 2004 15:41 "These meetings substitute the confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan for the problem of Nagorny Karabakh," stated the board member of the Armenian National Movement.
Georgia investigates swindling with aid to Abkhazian refugees January 21, 2004 15:08 State Minister Zurab Zhvania demanded on Wednesday that law enforcement bodies should speed up investigation into financial machinations with issuing allowances to refugees from the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic.
Competitive program of social projects for NGOs of South Russia presented January 21, 2004 14:05 The aim of the competitions is to stir up citizens' activity in the field of finding solutions to social problems and to develop charity in Southern Russia.
Eduard Shevardnadze raises question about occupation of Abkhazia and South Osetia January 21, 2004 13:21 Former Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze stated that Abkhazia and South Osetia were occupied by Russian troops and called upon new Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili to solve this problem.