News

June 18, 2004 12:12

• Yamadayev survives another attempt on his life

  Sulim Yamadayev has announced the man who planted and set off the landmine has been destroyed.

June 17, 2004 17:37

• Georgian frontier guards detain Russian dry cargo ship

  Spokesmen for the Georgian Frontier Department stated that the ship had violated the international navigation rules. It was detained it the area of water of Georgia's Adjarian Autonomous Republic.

June 17, 2004 17:35

• Antiwar picket to be held in Moscow

  During the picket, one can obtain recent information about developments in Chechnya, sign appeals to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief and to the prosecutor's office concerning the Ulman Case, and sign a letter in support of people suffered from the actions of the Russian Defense Ministry's special operations unit.

June 17, 2004 17:04

• Safety officers accused of abducting two Chechen villagers

  One of the abducted men said Kadyrov's people had accused him of giving help to rebels and tortured him trying to force a confession.

June 17, 2004 17:01

• Georgia promises to resume supply of gas to South Osetia

  Boris Chochiyev reminded Georgy Khaindrava that the population of Georgian villages that are not under the jurisdiction of the Republic of South Osetia owed the South Osetian budget 12 million rubles for electric power.

June 17, 2004 15:45

• Policy of Armenian opposition remains unchanged

  Opposition leaders announced during a meeting on June 16 they would not publish the date of the next meeting beforehand in order not to give authorities the opportunity to get ready to this action "in their own way".

June 17, 2004 15:43

• Four abducted, then one killed in Chechnya

  The body of one of the abducted men was found in the vicinity of the settlement in the morning with gunshot wounds.

June 17, 2004 15:41

• Basayev threatens Russia with new terror attacks

  According to the Kavkaz Center separatist website, the Shakhid group Riyadus Salihiin has prepared a series of special operations, which will inflict serious damage on the enemy in both military and political spheres.

June 17, 2004 14:08

• Lawyer with 'peace through justice' philosophy

  We call your attention to the statement by the Yalta Initiative for Peace in Chechnya on the death of lawyer Abdulla Khamzayev.

June 17, 2004 12:15

• Shamba's resignation 'not connected with activity of foreign ministry'

  The Abkhazian information agency Apsnipress has published an interview with Sergey Shamba, who sent in his resignation from the post of Abkhazian Foreign Minister on June 14.

June 17, 2004 12:12

• Winners of competitions of Internet and Tolerance Project announced

  Results of competitions conducted within the framework of the Internet and Tolerance Project have been announced. The project was carried out by the Internet Education Federation with the assistance of the Russian Ministry of Education, the British Council, the Eurasia Foundation, and the Moscow-based Social Partnership Center.

June 17, 2004 11:09

• War Prize nominees chosen

  Each winner will be presented with a diploma, a free annual subscription to the Chechen Society newspaper, and a completely paid tree-day tour of the places of military operations in Chechnya.

June 17, 2004 11:06

• Mountain districts of Chechnya bombarded

  The Russian air force and artillery have massively bombarded the outskirts of settlements in the Vedeno, Shatoy and Nozhay-Yurt districts of Chechnya in the last two days.

June 16, 2004 22:34

• Human Rights Center Memorial to receive Nansen Refugee Award

  The Nansen Refugee Award is presented annually to an individual or organization known for considerable achievements for the welfare of refugees.

June 16, 2004 18:28

• Nakhchivan journalists accuse authorities of putting pressure

  Malakhat Nasibova, a correspondent for the Turan agency and Liberty Radio in Nakhchivan, and Magomed Rzayev, a correspondent for the Azadlyg newspaper, have addressed law enforcement agencies, human rights groups, international organizations and the media with an appeal.

June 16, 2004 17:57

• 5 explosive devices found in Chechnya

  According to preliminary information, members of Suleiman Soltakhanov's illegal armed unit acting in the Vedeno district may be involved in the placing of the bombs.

June 16, 2004 16:12

• NGO activist receives threats from unknown people

  Avaz Hasanov, Azerbaijan's coordinator of the International Working Group to search for missing persons, hostages and prisoners of war, was subjected to insults by a group of unknowns on June 11.

June 16, 2004 16:07

• Resident of Chechnya killed in Ingushetia

  Shamil Alayev, an 18-year-old resident of Grozny, was killed and another young man, who was also suspected of membership in illegal armed units, was arrested during a special operation.

June 16, 2004 15:25

• Turkey toughens visa regime with Armenia

  "Henceforward citizens of Armenia must apply for visas to Turkish diplomatic representatives abroad," reads a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

June 16, 2004 15:23

• Russian Foreign Ministry dissatisfied with Tbilisi's actions in zone of Georgian-Osetian conflict

  "The actions of the Georgian side don't promote the cause of normalization of the situation in the zone of the Georgian-Osetian conflict, which is so complicated now," reads the ministry's statement.