News

May 19, 2005 14:02

• Double killing in Chechnya

  A soldier and a local civilian are found dead at a bus stop in Belgatoi, Shali district.

May 19, 2005 11:56

• New attack in Dagestan

  A Russian Defence Ministry truck is detonated in Chechnya's neighbouring republic.

May 19, 2005 11:41

• Public organisation sued for incitement

  Ingushetia sees another hearing of the case of the <a href="http" target="_blank">Chechen Committee for National Salvation</a>.

May 18, 2005 14:45

• Turkey strikes back, calls for probe

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises countries recognising the Armenian Genocide.

May 18, 2005 14:23

• Deadly performance boosting

  Killed Chechen civilians may be shown as rebels, think human rights defenders.

May 18, 2005 10:36

• Ceasefire violated, shortly after positive statements

  Heavy fire is again registered on the line separating the armies of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

May 17, 2005 19:06

• St Petersburg authorities discriminate against human rights defenders

  A picket against war in Chechnya is prohibited for absurd reasons.

May 17, 2005 18:11

• Tripwire wounds officer

  An officer of the Russian Internal Affairs Ministry's interior troops sustains a serious wound having triggered a tripwire.

May 17, 2005 18:08

• Women targeted in Chechnya

  Three Chechen girls, sisters Magomadov, have been missing since 12 May.

May 17, 2005 05:31

• Chechnya 'dire human rights crisis,' says HRW

  Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about human rights violations, notably torture and disappearances, in Chechnya.

May 16, 2005 16:54

• Initiative punishable

  A village administration head who fought against a possible infringement is killed in Kabardino-Balkaria.

May 16, 2005 16:06

• Jehovah's Witnesses persecuted in Armenia

  Conscientious objectors from among Jehovah's Witnesses are put in prisons.

May 16, 2005 14:54

• Military reports success

  Denilbek Eskiyev, an influential field commander, is shot dead in a skirmish.

May 14, 2005 13:28

• Public organisation leader becomes 'pre-holiday clean-up' victim

  A public organisation leader may have been abducted in a special operation carried out before the celebrations in May.

May 14, 2005 12:41

• Refugees thrown out

  People with a refugee status are ousted from their current accommodation, most of them without a place to go.

May 14, 2005 11:30

• Skinhead murder case closed

  Two skinheads are sentenced to prison for killing an Azerbaijani.

May 13, 2005 13:53

• Police fight hunger strikers

  Azerbaijani police attack people on hunger strike in support of an opposition defence lawyer.

May 13, 2005 13:01

• Another explosion in Dagestan

  A patrol car is blown up adding evidence that law enforcement agents are targeted.

May 12, 2005 14:32

• Fragile peace aged 11

  It has been 11 years since the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement was reached, but peace remains very fragile in the region.

May 12, 2005 13:54

• Chechnya overridden

  Casualties and abuse continue in Chechnya.