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15:13, 18 June 2004

Lawmaker appeals to Putin, accuses Ziazikov

Four people were detained by police in Malgobek, Ingushetia, while sticking bills in which an Ingush lawmaker addressed the Russian president and criticized the Ingush one.

15:02, 18 June 2004

Russian peacekeepers to celebrate jubilee

On June 21, ten years will pass since Russian peacekeeping forces were brought in the zone of the Georgian-Osetian conflict.

15:00, 18 June 2004

New political union created in Abkhazia

It is noted in a joint statement of the Coordinating Board that "the executive power is unable to make an impartial assessment of the situation that has arisen and to establish reasons for the contradictions between society and power that periodically appear."

14:59, 18 June 2004

South Osetian women hold rally

Elena Kochiyeva and Bella Pliyeva, who participated in the action, said they had information that the Georgian side planned to use the road that is being constructed to transfer weapons, ammunition and heavy military equipment to Georgian villages situated north of Tskhinval.

14:03, 18 June 2004

Chechen refugees fight for survival

The problem of IDPs is well hidden from the observers and press after the closure of tent camps in Ingushetia.

12:14, 18 June 2004

$10 thousand reward offered for information about market explosion

Said Tsentoroyev, the leader of the Chechen diaspora in Samara and an official of the Chechen Ministry for Nationalities, Press and External Relations, told journalists about it on June 17. Mr Tsentoroyev's cousin and two nephews are among five people detained in connection with the terror attack.

12:12, 18 June 2004

Yamadayev survives another attempt on his life

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

17:37, 17 June 2004

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.

17:35, 17 June 2004

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.

17:04, 17 June 2004

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.

17:01, 17 June 2004

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.

15:45, 17 June 2004

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".

15:43, 17 June 2004

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.

15:41, 17 June 2004

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.

14:08, 17 June 2004

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.

12:15, 17 June 2004

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.

12:12, 17 June 2004

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.

11:09, 17 June 2004

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.

11:06, 17 June 2004

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.

22:34, 16 June 2004

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.

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