Statement by Human Rights Center "Memorial" on terrorist act in Moscow metro February 09, 2004 17:12 The statement reads, in particular, "Only a resolute change in the policy of the Russian leadership can bring peace and serenity to the Russian people."
Georgian policemen kill officer of special operations forces in South Osetia February 09, 2004 15:46 A company commander, Mamitov Viktor, 1981, was killed as a result of the fire. The incident is under investigation now.
Book about traditions of resolving conflicts in Caucasus February 09, 2004 15:41 The authors believe the readers are given a chance to feel as participants in the honest and thorough discussion on the situation in the Caucasian region.
4th anniversary of bloody "purge" in Noviye Aldy February 09, 2004 14:35 46 civilians, including women and old people, were shot dead in the course of the police operation in the village of Noviye Aldy on 4 February 2000. 10 more people, including a one-year-old child, were shot down in residential areas of Grozny adjacent to the village.
Lonely residents find shelter in Grozny old people's home February 09, 2004 13:04 Inmates are fed 3 times a day, with the Chechen Labor Ministry and the International Committee of the Red Cross supplying the full complement of foodstuffs.
Aleksandr Litvinenko: FSB is involved in terrorist act in Moscow metro February 09, 2004 12:43 Alexander Litvinenko states that FSB is behind this and all the similar terrorist acts, and that President Vladimir Putin bears personal responsibility for the people's deaths.
Officer of Chechen Interior Ministry killed in Grozny February 09, 2004 12:20 The body of Major Khabilyayev was found in the morning of February 6 in Lisitsyna Street in Grozny's Oktyabrsky district, reported a spokesman for the Chechen Interior Ministry.
Ilkham Aliyev: no compromises or haste in settling Karabakh conflict February 09, 2004 12:07 The Azerbaijan president specially stressed that the settlement is possible "only under the condition of restoring territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the withdrawal of invading forces from the occupied lands."
Chechen refugees in Pankisi Gorge resist deportation to Russia February 09, 2004 11:54 Chechen refugees temporarily living in the Pankisi Gorge will not welcome being unceremoniously transported to Russia like bandits, and their response to any illegal action may be "unpredictable", head of the Chechen International Human Rights Committee Aslanbek Abdurzakov told journalists on February 6.
Anna Politkovskaya denies information about "decent conditions" being created for Chechen refugees February 07, 2004 15:35 Ms Politkovskaya also noted that at present they "do not load refugees onto carts, as it was in 1944", in order to forcibly evict them. "The first means is to cut off gas supply, and one will not be able to live in a tent for long. The other means is to constantly seize people they plan to evict," the journalist said.
Akhmad Kadyrov opposes statements fanning ethnic tensions February 07, 2004 14:03 Chechnya's President Akhmat Kadyrov said February 6 he shared the grief over the terrorist act in the Moscow metro, but he believed at the same time that statements fanning ethnic tensions were incorrect even in that situation.
Vladimir Putin is sure that yesterday's explosion organized by Aslan Maskhadov February 07, 2004 13:42 "We do not need indirect evidence. We know for sure that Maskhadov and his bandits are connected with this terror," said the President.
Separatists deny their involvement in terrorist act in Moscow February 07, 2004 13:25 We call your attention to the statement by the president and government of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Armenian Assembly of America alarmed by Bush Administration's request to boost military aid to Azerbaijan February 06, 2004 18:23 The Assembly was deeply disappointed by the proposed $8 million in military assistance to Azerbaijan and only $2 million for Armenia.
Death toll from Moscow metro blast reaches 39 February 06, 2004 17:27 The death toll from the explosion that occurred in the Moscow metro on Friday morning has reached 39 people as of 3:15 p.m.
Peacekeeping force command consider Georgian Interior Minister's statement groundless February 06, 2004 16:58 The peacekeeping force command consider the statement by Georgian Interior Minister Georgy Baramidze about the "extremely destructive" role of the Russian peacekeeping force and its involvement in smuggling to be groundless.
Privileges for migrants settling down in Karabakh to be retained February 06, 2004 16:36 The total budget of the program to provide aid to migrants is 440 million drams ($1 is equal to 570 drams). The state assumes responsibility to cover expenses of transporting the migrants' belongings, to pay out one time sums and preferential credits.
First municipal Center for Medical and Social Rehabilitation of Children with Special Needs opens in Rostov Region February 06, 2004 15:59 The center was created within the framework of the "Children of Russia" Federal Program. Its creation was financed both from the regional and district budgets.
Abkhazian diaries presented in Sukhum February 06, 2004 15:33 A presentation of the "Abkhazian Diaries" disk took place at the "Abaza" Cultural Center. The project is carried out with the support of the British NGO Conciliation Resources.
NGOs stage protest action in front of Russian Embassy in Tbilisi February 06, 2004 15:02 Action participants demanded that the Russian side should take immediate measures to release the activist of the Association of Young Lawyers and Political Scientists, 25-year-old David Badjagua, who was abducted by an armed group in the Zugdidi district of Georgia on January 27.