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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The seminar was arranged with the assistance of the European Union within the framework of the Tacis project to improve interethnic relations and develop tolerance in Russia.

The workshop "We Cover Diversity. How to Achieve Visible Results", arranged by the British Media Diversity Institute jointly with the Stepanakert Press Club, took place in Stepanakert on April 27-29.

The leader of a Dagestani criminal group which financed terrorists in the North Caucasus was arrested by Moscow's anti-terrorist police.

President of Chechnya Akhmat Kadyrov signed a decree on April 29 pursuant to which the posts of all 7 vice prime ministers of the Chechen government would be abolished.

The incident occurred on April 28 in the village of Staraya Sunzha, Chechnya's Grozny district.

Dokka Dzhantemirov, one of the terrorists who shot down a Mi-26 helicopter killing 127 people, was sentenced to life by the Rostov Regional Court.

One soldier died on the way to a hospital, the other two are in grave condition.

According to the investigators, three special operations soldiers under command of Captain Eduard Ulman shot down a UAZ car with civilians.

Officials of the Rostov mayor's office are suspected of robbing 3.5 thousand veterans and disabled people living in Rostov, a capital of Rostov Region, of legal benefits.

"This is the only question the Georgian authorities are ready to discuss with Abashidze," said, a leader of the ruling bloc United National Movement - Democrats.