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May 27, 2004 11:02

• Two Armenian oppositionists set free

  Preventive punishment against Aramazd Zakarian, a member of the political council of the opposition party Republic, and Zhora Sapeian, head of the Talin regional branch, has been completely annulled, a source at the Armenian general prosecutor's office reported.

May 26, 2004 17:38

• Abkhazian side appoints envoy to work up security mechanisms

  The Georgian side will also appoint its envoy, and both the men will solve current questions between the meetings of the delegations on security mechanisms.

May 26, 2004 16:50

• No candidate for Chechen presidency registered yet

  Khalit Tagirov, who submitted documents for the registration as a candidate in the Chechen presidential election on May 25, refused to be a participant in the presidential race today.

May 26, 2004 16:15

• Armenian oppositionist suspends hunger strike

  The hunger strike had an extremely negative effect on the eyesight of Suren Sureniants and he had to stop the action of protest in six days after its beginning in order to avoid further complications, the opposition leader's lawyer said.

May 26, 2004 15:27

• Burdjanadze denies speculation about military invasion of Abkhazia

  "If Sukhumi realizes and understands that the people who were evicted from Abkhazia have the right to go back to the graves of their loved ones and to their homes, then there will never be war again," the speaker of the Georgian parliament said.

May 26, 2004 15:07

• Terrorist act leaves 5 servicemen killed in Chechnya

  The armored personnel carrier (APC) moving at the head of a military convoy of four cars and five APCs with Russian soldiers was blown up and then fired from automatic rifles.

May 26, 2004 14:35

• Migration service continues to put pressure on refugees in Ingushetia

  Representatives of the Russian Federal Migration Service promised to pay a $500 reward to every refugee who would persuade 10 families of IDPs to voluntarily leave for the Chechen Republic.

May 26, 2004 14:08

• Georgian president urges Abkhazia, South Osetia to reunite

  "We are ready to consider any models for the structure of the state, taking into account the interests of the Osetins and Abkhazians to ensure their future," Mikhail Saakashvili said.

May 26, 2004 13:20

• Georgian president promises to get Abkhazia back

  The resolution of the Georgian-Abkhazian problem is Georgia and Abkhazia's affair in fact, but Russia has a large part in the resolution of the conflict, Mikhail Saakashvili said.

May 26, 2004 13:03

• Antiwar campaign continues in Ryazan

  How much does one human life cost? How many people are there who went away and never came back? How long will it last? People can address these questions to the President by signing a letter of inquiry prepared by lawyers of the Ryazan Memorial society and the Committee of Soldier's Mothers.

May 26, 2004 11:22

• First presidential contenders registered in Chechnya

  For the first time in the history of presidential elections in Chechnya, a woman decided to take part in the race. Her name is Mariat Gorchkhanova. She is a department head of the Urus-Martan town administration.

May 26, 2004 11:13

• Azerbaijan life termer sues prison warden

  The simple denial of the convict's request to continue education violated 8 international documents obligatory for Azerbaijan.

May 26, 2004 11:10

• Tbilisi court sentences natives of Chechnya, Kistin to 4 year's imprisonment

  Khanchukayev, Magomedov, Isayev, Aliyev, and Kushtanashvili were among 13 Chechens detained in August 2002 while crossing the Georgian-Russian border.

May 26, 2004 11:01

• Volunteers spread information about children's rights in Rostov

  The International Society Memorial and the Rostov Foundation for Social Technologies carried out a joint action in Rostov-on-Don on May 25. It was devoted to the rights of the child.

May 25, 2004 22:42

• Practice of large-scale purges resumed in Chechnya

  The Russian military start applying the practice of conducting large-scale operations in Chechnya again. They completely cordon off settlements and check all people in the course of these operations.

May 25, 2004 19:57

• Human rights leader denies political process in Chechnya

  A book about the situation in Chechnya has been published by Russian human rights organizations. Tatiana Lokshina, expertise and analysis director at the Moscow Helsinki Group, comments on its publication.

May 25, 2004 19:45

• Opposition leader continues hunger strike, his health deteriorates

  Suren Sureniants was arrested on April 6. He is charged with making public appeals to overthrow the power and insulting state officials.

May 25, 2004 18:52

• Alleged organizers of May 9 blast may not be related to it

  A high-ranking official at the Chechen interior ministry has cast doubt on the information that Elikhanov an Udayev, rebels killed in Grozny, were organizers of the May 9 terrorist act at the Dinamo stadium in the Chechen capital.

May 25, 2004 16:11

• Rights action for young men conducted in Novocherkassk

  Agitation groups visited town educational institutions and told young men about their rights for the whole week.

May 25, 2004 16:09

• Student Parliamentary Debates held in Taganrog

  The debates were held within the framework of the human rights campaign being waged in Rostov Region with the participation of the International Society Memorial.