News

August 28, 2003 15:17

• Suspects of organization of Krasnodar explosions has been detained

  This was reported by the head of the Interior Department of the Krasnodar region Sergey Kucheruk after the meeting of the Regional Security Council.

August 28, 2003 15:15

• Despotism of Russian servicemen at block-post "Kavkaz-1"

  At about noon on August 25, 2003, Russian servicemen seized identity cards of two members of the Human Rights Center "Memorial" during the inspection of motor transport at the block-post "Kavkaz-1".

August 28, 2003 15:14

• Russian servicemen terrorize residents of Khattuny village

  "We'll soon slay all of your men here and your women will have to marry us for nobody is left here", said the servicemen.

August 28, 2003 15:12

• Convicts almost do not appeal for pardon

  Another meeting of the Regional Pardon Commission took place.

August 28, 2003 13:31

• Akhmad Kadirov - 1st registered candidate for Chechen presidency

  This was disclosed by Chechnya's Central Election Commission Secretary Ela Vakhitov on Wednesday.

August 28, 2003 13:29

• Suspects of assassination of Minister Gusayev has been established

  Acting top prosecutor of Dagestan Magomed Abdulkhalikov told it at a news conference.

August 27, 2003 23:57

• Libraries of penitentiary institutions of Nagorny Karabah are enriched

  On August 26, members of the Karabah non-government human rights organization "Center of Civil Initiatives" (CCI) visited the Reformatory and Labor Institution of the Interior Ministry of the Nogorno-Karabah Republic (NKR). They handed 150 books over to the Institution's administration.

August 27, 2003 23:56

• Central Election Commission of Georgia has declared moratorium for politicians' media appearances in 50 days before election

  The opposition and experts qualify this resolution of the Central Election Commission as a limitation of freedom of mass media and political activity.

August 27, 2003 23:55

• Chechen women are picketing government buildings

  The women protest against the night abductions of people that go on. In the case in question the matter concerns electricians from the villages of Makhkety and Tovzeni that were taken away in armored personnel carriers in an unknown direction over 10 days ago.

August 27, 2003 23:52

• Azerbaijanians complain to European Court

  The number of complaints to the European Court of Human Rights from Azerbaijan has approached 600. This was alleged by the Azerbaijan representative in the European Court of Human Rights Khanlar Gajiev.

August 27, 2003 23:48

• Opposition journalist was sent down from university

  The Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan decidedly condemns the campaign of moral and administrative terror in universities, which contradicts obligations of the Azerbaijan government to the Council of Europe.

August 27, 2003 18:15

• Vladimir Zorin regarded assassination of Dagestani Cabinet Minister for Nationalities as terrorist act

  "Gusayev pursued a course of counteracting extremism and terrorism and worked to defuse the acute situation in the republic. His assassination is an attempt to shatter the Dagestani society," Zorin said in an interview".

August 27, 2003 18:12

• Protest against actions of military in Ordzhonikidzevskaya

  A protest rally against the actions of the Russian military was held on Monday in the Ingush village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya near the Chechen border. About one hundred people, locals as well as Chechen refugees, took part in this protest.

August 27, 2003 18:10

• Dagestani Minister for Nationalities and Information was killed as result of car explosion

  An explosive device went off as a Volga car was carrying Dagestani Minister for Nationalities and Information Magomedsalikh Gusayev to his office.

August 27, 2003 14:07

• Car with riot policemen from Tambov was undermined

  The armored UAZ-469 car hit a high-capacity radio-controlled landmine planted on the roadside.

August 27, 2003 14:05

• Convicts of Nubarashen penitentiary institution ended hunger-strike after they had met parliamentarians

  On the instructions of Armenian National Assembly Chairman Artur Bagdasarian, a group of deputies visited the Nubarashen penitentiary institution on August 24.

August 27, 2003 14:03

• Armenia should send large unit to Iraq under command of English-American coalition, reads Conservative Party's declaration

  The authors of the document express their opinion that, if the government does not take the step mentioned, Armenia will reach a new deadlock.

August 27, 2003 14:02

• President of North Osetia hold meeting with heads of Interior Ministry, Federal Security Service, and Public Prosecutor's office

  According to information of the press-service of the President of North Osetia, the meeting was held as there was a necessity to urgently study information available about actions of extremist groups in the Northern Caucasian region.

August 27, 2003 14:00

• Public commemorated fifth anniversary of Mufti Saiid Muhammad Hajji Abubarakov's death

  A scientific and practical conference "Islam in the Present Day World: Life and Activity of Saiid Muhammad Hadji Abubarakov" took place in Makhachkala on August 22.

August 27, 2003 11:48

• Association "In Defense of Voters' Rights "GOLOS", created in Stavropol region, presented itself to large public

  The non-profit association conducted an action in the regional center's Park Pobedi last weekend. During it activists explained to the people what an echo could their own civic inactivity produce.