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December 19, 2003 11:45

• Persecution of oppositionists in Batumi

  Reports appeared on December 17 that activists of the National Movement's local branch had been beaten in Batumi and its local leader, Giya Masalkin, had left Adjaria from political considerations.

December 18, 2003 22:27

• International organizations concerned about Azerbaijan human rights activist's fate

  Executive Director of the International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights Aaron Rhodes made a request to Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Zakir Garalov, asking to release from custody Ilgar Ibragimoglu, leading coordinator of the Centre for Protection of Conscience and Religious Freedom (DEVAMM) and Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Chapter of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA).

December 18, 2003 20:53

• Resolution of Karabakh conflict to be debated in PACE

  Taking into consideration the fact that the occupation of a part of the Azerbaijan territory by Armenia has been already mentioned in some documents of the Council of Europe, head of the Azerbaijan Delegation to the PACE Samed Seidov expressed hope that the first report on the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan would be unbiased.

December 18, 2003 20:06

• Vladimir Putin: "Russia will meet international commitments in the process of conflict resolution in South Osetia and Abkhazia"

  The parties interested in the resolution of territorial conflicts must come to an agreement with each other, and Russia will be a guarantor for the agreements reached, noted the President.

December 18, 2003 19:29

• Judicial system in Armenia is entirely corrupt, killed soldiers' mothers say

  The killed soldiers' parents state that the Military Prosecutor's Office destroys all evidence and does not allow some witnesses to testify in court.

December 18, 2003 17:08

• Activists of Abkhazian public and political movement "Akhyatsa" met with deputies of Abkhazian Parliament

  Since the meeting was held on the initiative of the movement "Akhyatsa", its representative Akhra Bzhaniya offered a subject for discussion. It was titled "Balance of Forces and Measure of Responsibility in the Abkhazian Society".

December 18, 2003 16:27

• Discord among co-chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group on Karabakh

  The pro-government Azat Artsakh newspaper refers to the interview of French Co-Chairman of the Group Henry Jacolin with the Express newspaper published in Baku. Mr. Jacolin told in it he believed it was unreasonable to engage the Karabakh party in negotiations.

December 18, 2003 14:57

• Vincent Piket: "The European Commission will not reduce its aid to the people of the North Caucasus next year"

  Yesterday the European Commission allotted 9.5 million euro to help people suffered as a result of the conflict in Chechnya.

December 18, 2003 14:29

• Authorities intend to render material assistance to national communities

  A round table discussion initiated by the Krasnodar city administration was held at the Center of National Cultures in Krasnodar, with leaders of national communities and cultural associations being its participants.

December 18, 2003 14:15

• Idea of creating Juvenile Center appeared under UN experts' influence

  The Juvenile Center has opened in Rostov. The idea of creating such a center appeared when the regional branch of the Judicial Department launched the "Facilitating Justice Towards Minors" Project.

December 18, 2003 13:42

• Krasnodar NGO "Southern Wave" is indignant at closure of Fund "School of Peace"

  We call your attention to some extracts from the statement by the organization "Southern Wave".

December 18, 2003 12:39

• Three opposition parties in Azerbaijan negotiate their unification

  "Participants reached the agreement to join efforts in their struggle against the ruling power," the DPA spokesman said.

December 18, 2003 12:17

• Operation to detain rebels resumed in Dagestan

  The operations headquarters keeps on receiving information from locals, saying that rebels divided into small groups are circling in the Tsuntinsky district.

December 17, 2003 23:48

• Swiss Parliament recognized Armenian Genocide

  The Swiss Parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday, December 16, recognizing mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War as genocide.

December 17, 2003 23:46

• Four young men abducted in Chiri-Yurt

  Four young men were captured and taken in an unknown direction by unknown gunmen in masks and camouflage in the village of Chiri-Yurt, Chechnya's Shali district.

December 17, 2003 23:43

• Discussion club in Stepanakert to meet for second time

  The discussion club that has been founded in Nagorny Karabakh recently is going to hold its second meeting on December 18. The theme will be "Democracy: Problems and Outlook".

December 17, 2003 23:31

• Feature film about Georgian-Abkhazian war is being made

  The feature film is called "May the Lord Help Us". Sofa Agumaa, Violet Maan, Zaira Ermolova, and Shalva Gitsba are acting in it.

December 17, 2003 17:00

• Conference "Peaceful and Legal Resolution of the Chechen Problem"

  The international conference "Peaceful and Legal Resolution of the Chechen Problem" addressed a special open appeal to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, President of the European Parliament Pat Cox and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Peter Schieder.

December 17, 2003 16:07

• Film by Osetian director won Best Documentary at 11th Russian Film Festival in Honfleur

  The picture "Festival on the Roadside" is about children in whose fates the war in Chechnya has left its trace.

December 17, 2003 16:05

• Russian families to Chechen children: charitable action

  Humanitarian aid will be send to tent camps in Ingushetia, schools and orphan's homes in Chechnya on the eve of New Year's Day within the framework of the action "Gifts from Santa Claus".