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13:35, 19 February 2004

The Russian authorities closed the OSCE mission in Chechnya twice: in 1998 and in 2002. They were displeased with the appeals to conduct negations with Chechen separatists and with the criticism of the human rights situation made by the organization.

13:32, 19 February 2004

Armenians living in Georgia want to create their autonomy

David Rstakian, who leads the Virk party acting in the region, noted with regret that "representatives of the new Georgian authorities, like their predecessors, do not want to consider this issue even on the level of a proposal."

23:59, 18 February 2004

Chairman of Armenian Liberal Progressive Party urges regional cooperation in South Caucasus

The geopolitical situation in the world and economic and political processes in the region have led the Party to the persuasion that the first thing Armenia needs is the development of liberalism and democracy, said Ovannes Ovannisian.

23:38, 18 February 2004

"For Human Rights in Chechnya" group formed in Estonian parliament

Deputy groups supporting Chechnya worked in the Estonian parliament of the seventh, eighth, and ninth convocations too.

23:24, 18 February 2004

Abkhazian Foreign Ministry blames Georgia for aspiration to impose economic blockade on breakaway republic

In the course of his first visit to Moscow on February 10-12, the new president of Georgia asserted that the territory of Abkhazia was used to convey drugs as transit goods and to expand terrorism.

17:02, 18 February 2004

Militants' base found in Chechnya

"The militants' base consisted of two dug-outs with the accommodation capacity of up to 10 people each, places for cooking food and for meals, and four combat security trenches situated along the perimeter of the base," a headquarters official said.

16:42, 18 February 2004

International Helsinki Federation conducts workshops on international law in Ingushetia

The goal of such seminars is to train human rights defenders, including lawyers, in methods and mechanisms of human rights protection in international instances.

16:03, 18 February 2004

Sabailsky District Court answers to claim of ANS against Azadlyg newspaper

The trial was caused by the article published in the newspaper on 22 October 2003 under the title "Reports from the Gestapo".

15:11, 18 February 2004

Water supply to Satsita camp of Chechen refugees cut off because of technical reasons

The UNHCR field office in Ingushetia has arranged the delivery of drinking water to the refugee camp in special tanks, but Satsita inhabitants still have to limit its use.

13:43, 18 February 2004

Human Rights Center "Memorial" demands to stop fanning anti-Chechen sentiments in Moscow

We call your attention to the text of the letters addressed by the Human Rights Center "Memorial" to the Moscow Mayor and Prosecutor in view of the forthcoming meeting titled "Clear Moscow of Chechen Bandits".

12:26, 18 February 2004

Georgian Parliament confirms new Cabinet

Zurab Zhvania became Prime Minister of Georgia; 4 state ministers and 15 ministers were appointed.

23:48, 17 February 2004

Moscow Prosecutor's Office will have to ground legality of actions during storm of "Nord-Ost"

The All-Russian Public Movement "For Human Rights" holds that workers of the prosecutor's office continue to violate constitutional rights of the public movement's members, who advocate rights of the people suffered during the storm of the Theatre Center. The violation is that they limit their access to justice.

22:52, 17 February 2004

10,000 Meskhetian Turks from Kuban region to get refugee status in US

The first information meeting with Meskhetian Turks on the program of their resettlement to the United States was held in the village of Kholmskaya, Krasnodar Territory, on 16 February 2004.

21:32, 17 February 2004

Azg newspaper: Georgia secretly sold weapons to Azerbaijan

"Georgia sold 6 SU-25 fighters to Azerbaijan in 2002, without notifying corresponding UN agencies," reports the Azg newspaper, Armenia.

21:00, 17 February 2004

Nine victims of terrorist act on Dubrovka to get compensation

The Moscow authorities will pay out over 265 thousand rubles in a lump sum and will pay over 17 thousand rubles monthly.

20:34, 17 February 2004

Militia lieutenant condemned for use of torture in Yessentuki

The public prosecutor proved that in June 2003, the lieutenant tied a local man to a chair with belts and beat him with the purpose of getting a confession from him.

15:16, 17 February 2004

Night bombardment in Achkhoy-Martan district

Locals believe the bombardment was a reaction to the terrorist act committed in the Moscow metro on 6 February 2004.

15:14, 17 February 2004

Al Qaeda calls upon Chechen rebels to take part in "holy war" in Iraq

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who leads Al Qaeda's operations on the territory of Iraq, calls upon "all the Jihad fighters" to go to Iraq to wage "holy war" under his command their. He intends to transfer from 1.5 to 2 thousand fighters who stay on the territory of Chechnya now to Iraq.

13:42, 17 February 2004

Cache with great number of ammunition found in Chechnya

The cache contained 132 mines of the 120 caliber.

13:34, 17 February 2004

Abkhazian, South Osetian leaders to have talks in Moscow

Abkhazian Prime Minister Raul Khajimba came to Moscow on February 15.

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