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15:37, 9 July 2004

Federal forces conduct a "clean-up" in a camp where many of the staff live of the Society for Russian-Chechen Friendship.

22:37, 8 July 2004

Abkhazia asks S. Ossetia to extradite war criminals, terrorists

Abkhazia's leadership intends to pass over to South Ossetia lists of people having committed grave crimes against the people of Abkhazia during the 1992-93 conflict and 10 years after the end of it.

22:35, 8 July 2004

New war expected in Chechnya

People are beginning to leave for safer areas as rumors persist in Chechnya about possible resumption of large-scale military action soon.

22:34, 8 July 2004

Georgian detainees made to kneel in public

Panic spreads among S. Ossetia's Georgian population as detained Georgian military men are being humiliated, while authorities make warlike statements.

21:17, 7 July 2004

Abkhazian authorities deny Georgian bus transit arrangements

Some Georgian bus drivers were recently reported to claim to have reached a transit agreement with Abkhazia, which the latter denies.

21:11, 7 July 2004

Religious community reports police abuse

Members of Juma, a religious community, lodge complaints about police abuse as police detain other believers.

21:06, 7 July 2004

S. Ossetia views Georgian military's actions as invasion

S. Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity says the seizure of a peacekeeping column by the Georgian military on July 7 is viewed as a declaration of war.

23:30, 6 July 2004

Dagestan: details of Wahhabi ideologist Adallo's surrender

Abdula Aliev, a Wahhabi ideologist from Dagestan who has lived in Turkey since 1999, has arrived home to "apologize."

23:29, 6 July 2004

Chechen girl comes for treatment to Ireland

An eight-year-old girl from Chechnya who had lost her hands and an eye because of a booby-trap explosion will be fitted with prosthetics in Dublin, Ireland.

23:27, 6 July 2004

Abkhazian minister denies liberation of Turkish 'slaves'

Abkhazian Internal Affairs Minister Beslan Beiia says there are no Turkish nationals illegally working in the republic.

21:25, 5 July 2004

Turkish national deported from Kabardino-Balkaria allowed to come back

Human rights advocates have won a case over an illegal deportation by law enforcement agencies.

21:23, 5 July 2004

Five people detained in special operations in Sunzha district, Chechnya

Residents of the Sunzha district are getting alarmed as military forces are sent in and local law enforcement and security agencies are taking tough action.

20:01, 5 July 2004

Chechen refugees leaving Ingushetia

After the tragic events in Ingushetia on the night of June 22, forced migrants from Chechnya feel federal and local authorities openly making use of that to evict thousands of refugees back to Chechnya.

16:46, 2 July 2004

Chechen peace-keeping delegation arrives in Ingushetia

A delegation of Chechnya's public and clergy arrived in Nazran, Ingushetia, on July 2 to give assurances of brotherly ties between Chechnya and Ingushetia.

16:24, 2 July 2004

Eighty-two Chechen residents disappear this year - Memorial Society

People continue to be abducted and killed in Chechnya.

16:08, 2 July 2004

Three killed in Chechnya, possibly involved in Ingushetia events

The military claims to have hit three rebels involved in Ingushetia events on July 22, while a human rights activist doubts that.

21:13, 1 July 2004

Public board set up in Chechnya to control state spending

A conference in Grozny has elected Alu Alkhanov, head of Chechnya's Internal Affairs Ministry, chairman of a Public board for control over state spending.

21:11, 1 July 2004

Armenia providing homes for refugees from Azerbaijan

A special commission has developed a plan of action to implement a government housing program for refugees.

21:08, 1 July 2004

Public to address government in Nagorno-Karabakh

Public opinions will be summarized on a cassette and submitted to the national government.

21:05, 1 July 2004

Murder attempt on public activist

A public activist in Kabardino-Balkaria has sustained serious wounds and is now in a grave condition.

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