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19:04, 28 October 2005

Three wounded in Chechnya

Bomb blasts wound three Russian military men in the republic.

18:57, 28 October 2005

Maskhadov 'was killed by his guard'

The results of a ballistic examination of a bullet from the body of Aslan Maskhadov are announced.

20:21, 27 October 2005

Sentence for Borozdinovskaia passed in Chechnya

One officer of the Vostok battalion is given a suspended sentence of three years for the <a href="http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/814535.html" target="_blank">clean-up</a> in Borozdinovskaia.

19:34, 27 October 2005

Two abducted in Chechnya

Two persons are abducted overnight in the republic.

19:31, 27 October 2005

New extrajudicial executions in Chechnya

Two dead bodies with numerous shrapnel wounds are found in the republic.

22:35, 26 October 2005

Crackdown in Adygeia

A group of six Muslims are detained and tortured in Adygeia "in connection with the Nalchik events."

21:25, 26 October 2005

Police violence raging in Kabardino-Balkaria

Those suspected of the attack on Nalchik are being tortured and humiliated.

21:14, 25 October 2005

Kulayev case under way in N Ossetia

The prosecution begins to read out the evidence of those victims who have refused to come to the trial.

21:10, 25 October 2005

Head of administration killed in Chechnya

Unknown attackers shoot dead the Chechen-Aul head of administration.

16:19, 24 October 2005

Nalchik attack caused by repressions

The attack on Nalchik was caused by repressive actions of Kabardino-Balkaria's government, think Muslims.

16:14, 24 October 2005

Attacks on military men in Chechnya

Three are killed and seven are wounded in the republic.

20:35, 21 October 2005

Rights still abused in Chechnya, Ingushetia

A human rights defender summarises a trip to Ingushetia and Chechnya.

19:25, 21 October 2005

Abuse in Chechnya

Two women are beaten and an aged man and an elderly are abducted woman in the republic.

18:55, 21 October 2005

Pensioner abducted in Chechnya

A group of armed people in camouflage uniforms abduct an elderly woman in Grozny.

15:59, 20 October 2005

Absentee evidence read out in Beslan

Meanwhile, Deputy Prosecutor General Nikolai Shepel gives assurances that the trial will be over in 1.5-2 months.

15:51, 20 October 2005

'Flame-throwers were safe for hostages,' say prosecutors

Prosecutors claim that tank and flame-thrower shots were safe for the hostages in Beslan.

19:22, 19 October 2005

Beslan Mothers distrust federal investigation

'I only trust the investigation of our, republican commission,' says Mrs Ella Kesayev, a member of the Beslan Mothers Committee.

10:14, 19 October 2005

Russophobe sentiments in N Caucasus

The N Caucasus is a region where Russophobe sentiments flourish, say human rights defenders.

11:14, 18 October 2005

Numbers of casualties may be understated

Witnesses say that the number of those killed during the rebel attack on Nalchik may be seriously understated.

10:58, 17 October 2005

Opposition stripped of air

The government of Azerbaijan prohibits live broadcasts for opposition candidates.

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