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12:03, 26 April 2005

Collateral damage

The war in Chechnya continues to claim the lives of civilians.

12:01, 26 April 2005

'Gradual approach' for Meskhetians

Georgia promises to honour its commitments.

11:58, 26 April 2005

Chechen security forces to restrain their ardour

The ministers of internal affairs of Dagestan and Chechnya arrange to finalise all operations in border areas.

15:28, 25 April 2005

People come out against abuse

A public meeting is on in Dagestan in protest against Chechen security services.

14:50, 25 April 2005

Tape sheds light on gloomy deeds

A video cassette is found in Chechnya with scenes of civilians tortured by rebels.

09:31, 22 April 2005

No senior offices for women in Armenia

The number of women in senior posts is extremely low in Armenia.

09:25, 22 April 2005

Mufti concerned about Muslim rights violations

A religious leader intends to inquire about infringements on Muslims' rights in Kabardino-Balkaria.

14:17, 21 April 2005

Commissioner reports on situation in Russia

Alvaro Gil-Robles, Commissioner on Human Rights of the Council of Europe, calls on the Kremlin to punish for disappearances in Chechnya and to protect freedom of speech.

13:49, 21 April 2005

Torture still practiced in Azerbaijan

Authorities prefer to conceal the torture practices of law enforcement agencies.

13:13, 21 April 2005

Police officers charged with abductions

Three Astrakhan police officers are involved in the abduction of 10 Tajik nationals.

21:36, 20 April 2005

Killings, abductions

One man is abducted in Chechnya and three rebels are killed in Dagestan.

20:08, 20 April 2005

Two surrender, reluctant to continue

Two members of field commander Doku Umarov's groups give themselves up to law enforcement agencies.

19:19, 20 April 2005

Convention against degrading treatment violated in Kabardino-Balkaria

Nine female students are detained for reading the Koran and wearing burqas.

02:23, 19 April 2005

New fruit of crackdown efforts

A rebel base is destroyed in Chechnya which probably was used by major rebel leaders.

02:20, 19 April 2005

NGO leader detained

Murad Muradov, leader of the Let's Save the Generation NGO, is detained during a special operation on 15 April.

02:17, 19 April 2005

Jury returns verdict in skinhead murder case

A jury in Volgograd returns a guilty verdict for seven skinheads.

14:06, 18 April 2005

Antiwar picket banned in St Petersburg

Another picket against war in Chechnya is banned by authorities who also express a wish to remove it from the city centre.

13:21, 18 April 2005

Costs of war

Six rebels, five security agents and a schoolboy die in three days.

12:48, 18 April 2005

Circassians want justice

A petition with a demand of recognising the genocide of the Circassians by the Russian tsarist government in the 18-19 centuries is posted on the Web.

17:13, 15 April 2005

Opposition leaders want their rights back

Former 16 October 2003 political prisoners gather to discuss regaining their suffrage.

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Personalities

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

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.