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12:38, 27 May 2004

Talish separatist leader to be granted pardon

Azerbaijan authorities plan to pardon Alikram Gumbatov on one condition. He will have to leave Azerbaijan for the Netherlands and reunite with his family in this country after his release.

12:09, 27 May 2004

Abkhazian PM: Abkhazia's reunification with Georgia 'is out of question'

Abkhazian Prime Minister Raul Khadzhimba has turned down the offer by Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili to reunite with Georgia, which the Georgian leader addressed to the Abkhazians and the Osetins.

12:02, 27 May 2004

27 arrested in special operation in Chernorechye

The alleged reason for this large-scale mopping up operation was that four Russian policemen's dead bodies were discovered on the outskirts of Chernorechye in the evening of May 24.

11:02, 27 May 2004

Two Armenian oppositionists set free

Preventive punishment against Aramazd Zakarian, a member of the political council of the opposition party Republic, and Zhora Sapeian, head of the Talin regional branch, has been completely annulled, a source at the Armenian general prosecutor's office reported.

17:38, 26 May 2004

Abkhazian side appoints envoy to work up security mechanisms

The Georgian side will also appoint its envoy, and both the men will solve current questions between the meetings of the delegations on security mechanisms.

16:50, 26 May 2004

No candidate for Chechen presidency registered yet

Khalit Tagirov, who submitted documents for the registration as a candidate in the Chechen presidential election on May 25, refused to be a participant in the presidential race today.

16:15, 26 May 2004

Armenian oppositionist suspends hunger strike

The hunger strike had an extremely negative effect on the eyesight of Suren Sureniants and he had to stop the action of protest in six days after its beginning in order to avoid further complications, the opposition leader's lawyer said.

15:27, 26 May 2004

Burdjanadze denies speculation about military invasion of Abkhazia

"If Sukhumi realizes and understands that the people who were evicted from Abkhazia have the right to go back to the graves of their loved ones and to their homes, then there will never be war again," the speaker of the Georgian parliament said.

15:07, 26 May 2004

Terrorist act leaves 5 servicemen killed in Chechnya

The armored personnel carrier (APC) moving at the head of a military convoy of four cars and five APCs with Russian soldiers was blown up and then fired from automatic rifles.

14:35, 26 May 2004

Migration service continues to put pressure on refugees in Ingushetia

Representatives of the Russian Federal Migration Service promised to pay a $500 reward to every refugee who would persuade 10 families of IDPs to voluntarily leave for the Chechen Republic.

14:08, 26 May 2004

Georgian president urges Abkhazia, South Osetia to reunite

"We are ready to consider any models for the structure of the state, taking into account the interests of the Osetins and Abkhazians to ensure their future," Mikhail Saakashvili said.

13:20, 26 May 2004

Georgian president promises to get Abkhazia back

The resolution of the Georgian-Abkhazian problem is Georgia and Abkhazia's affair in fact, but Russia has a large part in the resolution of the conflict, Mikhail Saakashvili said.

13:03, 26 May 2004

Antiwar campaign continues in Ryazan

How much does one human life cost? How many people are there who went away and never came back? How long will it last? People can address these questions to the President by signing a letter of inquiry prepared by lawyers of the Ryazan Memorial society and the Committee of Soldier's Mothers.

11:22, 26 May 2004

First presidential contenders registered in Chechnya

For the first time in the history of presidential elections in Chechnya, a woman decided to take part in the race. Her name is Mariat Gorchkhanova. She is a department head of the Urus-Martan town administration.

11:13, 26 May 2004

Azerbaijan life termer sues prison warden

The simple denial of the convict's request to continue education violated 8 international documents obligatory for Azerbaijan.

11:10, 26 May 2004

Tbilisi court sentences natives of Chechnya, Kistin to 4 year's imprisonment

Khanchukayev, Magomedov, Isayev, Aliyev, and Kushtanashvili were among 13 Chechens detained in August 2002 while crossing the Georgian-Russian border.

11:01, 26 May 2004

Volunteers spread information about children's rights in Rostov

The International Society Memorial and the Rostov Foundation for Social Technologies carried out a joint action in Rostov-on-Don on May 25. It was devoted to the rights of the child.

22:42, 25 May 2004

Practice of large-scale purges resumed in Chechnya

The Russian military start applying the practice of conducting large-scale operations in Chechnya again. They completely cordon off settlements and check all people in the course of these operations.

19:57, 25 May 2004

Human rights leader denies political process in Chechnya

A book about the situation in Chechnya has been published by Russian human rights organizations. Tatiana Lokshina, expertise and analysis director at the Moscow Helsinki Group, comments on its publication.

19:45, 25 May 2004

Opposition leader continues hunger strike, his health deteriorates

Suren Sureniants was arrested on April 6. He is charged with making public appeals to overthrow the power and insulting state officials.

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