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05:31, 17 May 2005

Chechnya 'dire human rights crisis,' says HRW

Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about human rights violations, notably torture and disappearances, in Chechnya.

16:54, 16 May 2005

Initiative punishable

A village administration head who fought against a possible infringement is killed in Kabardino-Balkaria.

16:06, 16 May 2005

Jehovah's Witnesses persecuted in Armenia

Conscientious objectors from among Jehovah's Witnesses are put in prisons.

14:54, 16 May 2005

Military reports success

Denilbek Eskiyev, an influential field commander, is shot dead in a skirmish.

13:28, 14 May 2005

Public organisation leader becomes 'pre-holiday clean-up' victim

A public organisation leader may have been abducted in a special operation carried out before the celebrations in May.

12:41, 14 May 2005

Refugees thrown out

People with a refugee status are ousted from their current accommodation, most of them without a place to go.

11:30, 14 May 2005

Skinhead murder case closed

Two skinheads are sentenced to prison for killing an Azerbaijani.

13:53, 13 May 2005

Police fight hunger strikers

Azerbaijani police attack people on hunger strike in support of an opposition defence lawyer.

13:01, 13 May 2005

Another explosion in Dagestan

A patrol car is blown up adding evidence that law enforcement agents are targeted.

14:32, 12 May 2005

Fragile peace aged 11

It has been 11 years since the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement was reached, but peace remains very fragile in the region.

13:54, 12 May 2005

Chechnya overridden

Casualties and abuse continue in Chechnya.

12:13, 12 May 2005

Dagestan turning into hotspot

Civilian and law enforcement casualties mount in Dagestan.

13:54, 11 May 2005

Opposition parties prohibited from holding public meeting

Azerbaijani authorities threaten to use force in the event of an unauthorised public meeting of the opposition.

12:30, 11 May 2005

Law enforcement agents targeted in Dagestan

More than 20 officers of Dagestani law enforcement agencies have been killed since the beginning of 2005.

17:50, 6 May 2005

Separatists report abuse

Chechen separatists claim federal forces have abducted members of Doku Umarov's family.

17:49, 6 May 2005

Police officer commits suicide

A riot police officer shoots himself in the head.

17:47, 6 May 2005

Women protest against abuse

Several dozen women hold a picket against abductions in Chechnya.

17:45, 6 May 2005

Racist slaughter on VE eve

Three young men hack Azerbaijani to death.

11:32, 5 May 2005

Deserters may be sued

Georgian military authorities deny hazing with respect to the ethnic Armenians who deserted the army.

11:31, 5 May 2005

Torture in pre-trial detention centre denied

A detainee denies torture in the pre-trial detention centre of Ingushetia's Internal Affairs Ministry.

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Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov

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