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May 04, 2004 11:35

• Nagorno-Karabakh journalists make statements on Press Freedom Day

  Free speech in Nagorno-Karabakh is much more limited than the legislative and administrative framework limiting it, analysts say.

May 04, 2004 11:33

• Female Chechen refugee abducted on April 18 found in Ingushetia

  Cruelly beaten, Aminat was thrown out by strangers on the outskirts of Nazran, according to her relatives.

May 03, 2004 22:52

• Russian general suspected of exploding bridges in Ajaria

  Georgia's State Security Ministry does not rule out taking legal action against Yuri Netkachev who may have been in charge of exploding the bridges in Choloki and Kakuti.

May 03, 2004 22:49

• Food, necessities rise in price in Batumi

  Prices for meat doubled after the explosion of bridges to Ajaria. The price of fuel and other necessities is expected to rise, too.

May 03, 2004 22:43

• Ajaria in self-isolation

  All motor bridges on roads to Ajaria have been exploded. Armed people prevent everyone from crossing the border with Georgia on foot.

May 03, 2004 22:34

• Maskhadov may command unit under attack in Chechnya

  Ramzan Kadyrov, security chief for the Chechen president, says a guerilla unit under attack in Chechnya may include Aslan Maskhadov, possibly wounded.

May 03, 2004 22:19

• Saakashvili delivers ultimatum

  The Georgian leader gave President Aslan Abashidze of Ajaria 10 days to "re-acknowledge the constitutional jurisdiction."

May 03, 2004 11:25

• Russia's Memorial wins Nansen Refugee Award

  Last year, the Human Rights Center provided legal counseling to more than 21,300 people, including forced migrants, internally displaced people and asylum seekers. Many were from non-CIS countries.

April 30, 2004 21:13

• Abkhazian parliamentarians and local government officials visit Scotland

  The goal of the visit was to study the experience of local government and democracy in Great Britain.

April 30, 2004 21:11

• Elections Through the Eyes of Children and Youth project presented in Georgia

  The aim of the project is to interest the youth in the issues of the holding of elections in the country, to engage the young generation in these processes as much as possible, and to increase their knowledge of elections.

April 30, 2004 20:31

• Stavropol district court denies registration to youth charitable organization

  The Caucasian Youth Human Rights League was created in the spring of 2003. It has two branch offices - in the Republic of North Osetia-Alania and in the Chechen Republic. The organization protects human rights and carries out charitable projects.

April 30, 2004 20:14

• Two Russian soldiers killed, two wounded in Chechnya

  The defense ministry's reconnaissance group was ambushed in the vicinity of the village of Dzhani-Vedeno, Chechnya's Vedeno district.

April 30, 2004 19:42

• Armenian ruling coaling advocates political discussion, Galust Saakian says

  According to him, the Armenian ruling coalition advocates discussions in the political field about existing problems, but the opposition defer a dialogue by all means.

April 30, 2004 19:16

• NGO appeals to people in Adjaria to lay down arms

  The NGO Democratic Institute distributed leaflets among residents of Batumi appealing the Adjarian population to lay down arms and not to obey leader of the autonomy Aslan Abashidze.

April 30, 2004 18:45

• Opposition rally dispersed in Batumi

  Approximately 200 rally participants scanned "Misha, Misha" and called upon Adjarian leader Aslan Abashidze to resign.

April 30, 2004 17:55

• PACE rapporteur dissatisfied at honoring of commitments by Azerbaijan

  Asked about the situation with human rights and media freedom after the presidential election, Andreas Gross made it clear that the situation was quite serious.

April 30, 2004 16:10

• Dialogue to resolve Karabakh conflict continues

  The second meeting between Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan Robert Kocharian and Ilkham Aliyev took place in Prague on April 28.

April 30, 2004 15:48

• Court prolongs detention period for Kabardino-Balkarian Taliban fighters

  The North Caucasian department of the Prosecutor General's Office has prolonged the detention period for Ruslan Odizhev and Rasul Kudayev for two more months.

April 30, 2004 15:13

• Prosecutor to appeal acquittal of servicemen charged with killing civilians in Chechnya

  In spite of the evidence and validity of the crime, the jury found all the defendants to be not guilty, stated Chief Military Prosecutor Colonel-General of Justice Aleksandr Savenkov.

April 30, 2004 13:36

• Human rights activists urge peaceful resolution of Adjarian conflict

  President of the Association for Human Rights Defense Giorgy Tevzadze has issued a statement that the developments taking place in Adjaria must be settled in a peaceful way.