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23:51, 24 March 2005

Authorised abuse

The destiny of the abducted relatives of Doku Umarov and Aslan Maskhadov remains unknown.

23:37, 24 March 2005

Dual citizenship for unrecognised republic?

More than 245,000 internal passport forms have been delivered to Abkhazia.

13:33, 24 March 2005

Maskhadov's bodyguard killed in Chechnya

The Chechen security service destroys a rebel reported to have targeted its commander, <a href="http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/analyticstext/enganalytics/id/783160.html" target="_blank">Ramzan Kadyrov</a>.

23:19, 23 March 2005

Chechen resistance crackdown succeeds again

A special operation leads to a second high-profile killing in less than a month.

23:05, 22 March 2005

Road accident ends up in shooting

A conflict between Russian troops and Chechen police officers results in at least three men killed.

22:36, 22 March 2005

Local government attacks online media

A website is being pressurised by Ingushetia's authorities.

23:26, 21 March 2005

Aliyev signs 'historic' pardon decree

More than 50 political prisoners are released in Azerbaijan.

23:25, 18 March 2005

Local government enforces media restrictions

New accreditation rules may seriously impair media performance.

23:11, 18 March 2005

New victim of extrajudicial execution

The dead man was found in the boot of a car on the roadside.

23:11, 18 March 2005

Children's rights checked in Dagestan

Leading to more than 150 violations revealed.

22:47, 18 March 2005

Prisoners go on hunger strike

The living conditions are 'far from normal' in the prison, an official admits.

23:35, 17 March 2005

Government shares death toll figures

A Chechen official gives figures for Russian casualties in Chechnya.

22:56, 17 March 2005

EU state may be violating rights

A Chechen couple is searched, interrogated and deported from Finland without any explanation.

23:07, 16 March 2005

COE official critical of Azerbaijan

The country may face sanctions in April, unless it can show it is really determined to release its political prisoners.

23:05, 16 March 2005

Azeri leaders threaten war, pin blame on Armenia

Statements are highly critical in Azerbaijan, as Armenia allegedly breaks the ceasefire agreement.

23:03, 15 March 2005

Student's rights violated in Georgia

Police take tough action to disperse a public meeting of students in Tbilisi.

23:12, 14 March 2005

More details of Maskhadov's death

Information is contradictory about <a href="http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/persontext/engperson/id/560900.html" target="_blank">Aslan Maskhadov</a>'s death. Many in the republic believe he was killed before 8 March in an area different from that in the official version.

23:57, 11 March 2005

Shifting responsibility

Often criticised for its inability to ensure Meskhetian Turks' rights, the Russian government is happy to remind Georgia of commitments.

22:36, 11 March 2005

High-ranking police officers involved in kidnappings

Azerbaijan's National Security Ministry neutralises an organised crime group that has long been involved in kidnappings.

23:50, 10 March 2005

FSB apathy makes people doubt

Many in Tolstoy-Yurt think <a href="http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/persontext/engperson/id/560900.html" target="_blank">Aslan Maskhadov</a> was already dead when brought to the village.

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