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17:40, 12 May 2004

Aslambek Aslakhanov 'never had presidential ambition'

Aslambek Aslakhanov is convinced "there will be much more candidates for the post of head of the republic than there were during the previous presidential campaign."

17:20, 12 May 2004

No money for presidential election in budget of Chechnya

"Such funds are not provided for in the budget of the Chechen republic," the Russian President's Plenipotentiary in the South Federal District Vladimir explained.

17:07, 12 May 2004

Armenian PM: situation in Karabakh must be settled by people of unrecognized republic

"If the Karabakh people solve some question, Armenia will always assist. In other words, this question should not be presented as the one only between Armenia and Azerbaijan," Andranik Margarian added.

16:27, 12 May 2004

Svetlana Gannushkina convinced any Chechen can be given refugee status rightfully

We publish the full text of a statement by Svetlana Gannushkina, chair of the Civic Assistance committee for refugees, head of the Migration and Law Network of the Memorial Human Rights Center and a member of the Commission on Human Rights for the Russian President.

15:52, 12 May 2004

Statement by Chechen National Salvation Committee

Valery Kraev, first deputy chief of the main penal authority at the Russian Justice Ministry, said on May 7 that the Justice Ministry had information that human rights organizations provide funding for gangs.

15:44, 12 May 2004

Abkhaz public, political organizations make joint statement

"There are reasons to believe the ruling political elite are not going to learn their lesson from the Georgian-Abkhaz war," reads the statement.

15:32, 12 May 2004

Strength of Defense Ministry forces in Chechnya to remain unchanged

"We think that the composition and strength of Defense Ministry forces, interior troops, and other security agencies are enough for today," said Russian Minster of Defense Sergey Ivanov.

14:44, 12 May 2004

Armenian opposition keeps on demanding president's resignation

The opposition still intends to hold a meeting in Yerevan on May 14, in spite of negotiations with the coalition. Moreover, today it will hold a meeting in Vanadzor, another Armenian town.

13:58, 12 May 2004

Center to Protect Rights of Azerbaijan Refugees and IDPs created in Baku

One of the Center's main goals is to seek recognition of the Khodzhaly residents as genocide victims.

13:27, 12 May 2004

Moscow government pays out compensations to victims of Dubrovka terrorist act

The court has satisfied 26 claims for the compensation of material damage in connection with the loss of the breadwinner, reminded the lawyer. Approximately 30 claims are under consideration.

12:47, 12 May 2004

Residents of Kabardino-Balkarian village seek help from human rights activists

The people have been huddling together in a village drugstore for a month already, women and children sleeping on the floor and men living in a garage.

11:55, 12 May 2004

Trial against Azerbaijan opposition leaders goes without representatives of influential media

A representative of Azerbaijan Themis, who came out of the court building, suddenly told the people gathered that only selected media could attend the court hearing.

11:12, 12 May 2004

Lyudmila Alekseyeva: state of servicemen injured in Chechnya 'is tragic'

Producer Sergey Govorukhin said many times that the state was not able even to provide disabled soldiers with prosthetic appliances.

10:24, 12 May 2004

Court martial acquits four commandos charged with murder

A North Caucasus district court martial has acquitted four commandos of the reconnaissance unit in the Russian armed forces' General Staff, citing lack of evidence.

21:27, 11 May 2004

2 Russian soldiers killed, 3 wounded in Chechnya

A place of temporary disposition of an interior unit was shelled by rebels from underbarrel grenade-launchers and fired from automatic weapons.

21:08, 11 May 2004

New presidential election to be held in Chechnya in September

The overwhelming majority of people in the republic are convinced that only a candidate having the support of the Kremlin can become head the Chechen Republic.

20:23, 11 May 2004

New chairman of State Council of Chechnya elected

Earlier Husein Dzhabrailov held the post of Minister for Nationalities, Information and Foreign Relations in the Chechen government.

20:14, 11 May 2004

Address purges conducted in Grozny

Muslim Khadzhiev, a young man, was reportedly detained during these actions and taken in an unknown direction.

20:12, 11 May 2004

Local detained in Chechnya's Naursky district

Ali Yusupov, a local resident, was detained by officers of security agencies at a post in the Naursky district of Chechnya.

19:44, 11 May 2004

Revival party, led by Abashidze, exists no longer in fact

The Revival party "cannot continue its work since the founder of the party, Aslan Abashidze, has left the county, Gamlet Chipashvili, the former head of the delegation of the Adjarian Autonomous Republic in Tbilisi, said.

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