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23:12, 7 May 2004

Chechen refugees on hunger strike in Pankissi Gorge

The only demand they made is that the United Nations should give them the opportunity to leave for the third countries.

18:11, 7 May 2004

Armenian opposition: authorities do not fulfill requirements of PACE

Approximately 40 supporters of the Justice bloc and the National Unity party were subjected to administrative arrest and fined from 2 to 6 May.

17:33, 7 May 2004

Opposition and ruling coalition in Armenia hold political consultations

The third round of political consultations "power-opposition", arranged on the initiative of chairman of the Armenian National Assembly Artur Bagdasarian, was held in the Armenian parliament on May 6.

16:54, 7 May 2004

Catholic Relief Services carries out new project in Azerbaijan

The humanitarian organization Catholic Relief Services (CRS) presented its Raising Public Awareness of the Equality of Sexes project at the International Press Center on May 5.

16:02, 7 May 2004

Article 19 urges Armenian authorities to provide safety for journalists

In its statement, the organization raises concern about the violence used against journalists during opposition meetings.

15:31, 7 May 2004

12 rebel bases eliminated in Chechnya

The regional headquarters on the counter-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus reported it today.

15:25, 7 May 2004

Russian foreign minister offers Tbilisi 'not to raise question' about Abkhazia

Sergey Lavrov said that "the approaches to these republics [Abkhazia, South Osetia] were coordinated long ago, there are interaction mechanisms concerning all questions both in Tskhinvali and Sukhumi."

14:43, 7 May 2004

Opposition leaders stand trial in Baku

Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan Zakir Garalov has promised that the trial will be fair and open.

13:42, 7 May 2004

Historical essay competition award ceremony takes place in Moscow

The editors of the Caucasian Knot agency presented five students from Chechnya and Ingushetia with special prizes. Altogether 150 essays from Chechnya were submitted to the competition this year.

12:13, 7 May 2004

Amnesty International: family of Chechen health minister Omar Khambiev threatened, tortured

Amnesty International (AI), one of the world's largest human rights organizations, expressed its concern for the safety, and fear of further detention and torture of more than 80 relatives of Dr Omar Khambiev in Chechnya. We call your attention to AI's press release on this case.

11:54, 7 May 2004

Post of head of Adjaria abolished

The decision made by members of the Supreme Council was the last since the decree of the president of Georgia concerning the establishment of provisional direct presidential rule in the autonomous republic comes into force already today, May 7.

19:10, 6 May 2004

Revival party activists consider reports on self-liquidation premature

Only the leaders of the organization are empowered to issue a statement on its self-liquidation, representatives of the Revival party said.

18:41, 6 May 2004

Explosion in Grozny leaves 3 policemen dead

A self-made explosive device went off when a police was going along Krasnoflotskaya Street.

18:21, 6 May 2004

New Adjarian government may be elected in middle June

"Until the elections are held, the Provisional Council will govern Adjaria. Its work will by under the control of the president of Georgia," Mikhail Saakashvili said to journalist today.

18:07, 6 May 2004

Russian interior force in Chechnya to be reduced by 500 soldiers

As a result of the liquidation of posts, the numerical strength of the Russian interior ministry's force will be reduced by more than 500 people, who will be sent to their permanent posts.

17:49, 6 May 2004

Maskhadov must be arrested or destroyed before inauguration of Putin

"They don't say it aloud, but there is an order to destroy or capture Maskhadov before May 7, that is to say, before the inauguration of President of Russia Vladimir Putin," the officer of the Chechen interior ministry said.

16:56, 6 May 2004

Abashidze will not seek political asylum in Russia

It is still a question how long the former head of the Adjarian autonomy will stay in the capital of Russia.

16:21, 6 May 2004

Round table devoted to World Press Freedom Day takes place in Baku

Azerbaijan's media is rated as "Not Free" in a new report by Freedom House, an international human rights organization.

15:35, 6 May 2004

First Meskhetian Turks get refugee status in US

Only Meskhetian Turks subjected to discrimination on the part of the Krasnodar regional authorities will move.

14:27, 6 May 2004

Chechen intellectuals express stern protest against court decision in 'case of Ulman'

"The entire world should have been terrified by the deeds done, but it has remained deaf; the Russian society did more than show indifference, it, in the person of the jury, acquitted the criminals," reads the statement.

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