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14:25, 3 March 2004

Workshop "The Right to Freedom in the Course of a Criminal Procedure" takes place in Tsakhkadzor

A workshop for journalists and 11 regional workshops for prosecutors, policemen and lawyers will be held shortly under Civil Society Institute's Problems of Pretrial Detention in Armenia program.

13:40, 3 March 2004

Number of people falling victims to landmines in Chechnya increases

Two women were killed in a landmine explosion in the Achkhoy-Martan district in the morning on March 2.

13:04, 3 March 2004

Armenia's representative to OSCE blames Azerbaijan authorities for fanning xenophobia

"The study of the statement by the Azerbaijan Foreign Ministry [issued in connection with the incident in Budapest] leads to disappointment. Instead of the condemnation having a single meaning, it contains explanations in the form of excuses. The statement is an attempt to blame the victim," said Head of the Armenian Delegation to the OSCE Jivan Tabibian.

12:16, 3 March 2004

Activity of national communities in Abkhazia is under discussion at administration of Abkhazian President Vladislav Ardzinba

Special attention at the meeting was devoted to the problem of people's employment, in particular, in Estonian villages, and granting help to them in the restoration of wine-growing and farm traditions.

23:53, 2 March 2004

Another tent camp dismantled in Ingushetia

The refugee camp Bart, located near the Ingush town of Karabulak, was totally dismantled on March 1, the deadline for eliminating of all Chechen refugee camps in Ingushetia as set by the Chechen government in mid-January.

23:51, 2 March 2004

Armenian Journalists Association presents two books about work of mass media

A presentation of the books "Council of Europe Documents in the Media Field" and "New Times" took place at the Armenian Journalists Association on February 27.

23:06, 2 March 2004

Irina Khakamada: Chechnya needs new president

"It is impossible to achieve peace in the republic with Akhmad Kadyrov," she said.

22:36, 2 March 2004

Attack on antiwar picket in Petersburg

A regular picket against the war in Chechnya was held in Petersburg, at the intersection of Nevsky Avenue and Malaya Konyushennaya Street, on February 29.

22:08, 2 March 2004

Grant competition for organizations concerned with problems of refugees

The Danish Refugee Council, within the framework of the Caucasus NGO Networking Initiative program and with the financial support of the Danish Foreign Ministry, announces a grant competition for non-government organizations (NGOs) working with refugees in the Caucasian region.

16:45, 2 March 2004

Position of Ministry of Education regarding draft Law on Military Service is criminal, Armenian students say

"I know that most of you will not continue studies, however, I am glad that you have fought together for the minority," Rafael Kazarian, an academician of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences, said at a meeting of students devoted to their fight against the draft Law on Military Service.

15:19, 2 March 2004

Action to collect things for children of Chechen refugees finishes in Perm

The action was aimed not only at helping the children in need but at reminding of two dates: the 60th anniversary since the beginning of the illegal deportation of the Chechen and Ingush peoples and the 10th anniversary since the beginning of the Chechen war.

15:03, 2 March 2004

New NGO Our City founded in Kutaisi

The organization's main objectives are to show concern for municipal improvements, to promote a healthy business atmosphere, to attract investments, to improve the ecological environment, and to restore sports traditions.

14:56, 2 March 2004

Georgian Association for Human Rights Defense demands to arrest Eduard Shevardnadze

"Shevardnadze is to blame that Georgia has bogged down in corruption, that its territorial has been broken. Shevardnadze is to blame that the young men who took part in a hijacking and did not want to live under the Soviet system were shot dead in 1985," president of the Association Giorgy Kervalishvili said to journalists.

13:41, 2 March 2004

US transfers 7 to Russia from Guantanamo base

Rasul Kudayev and Ruslan Odigov from Kabardino-Balkaria are among the extradited Russian citizens. They were recruited by radical Islamic organizations and sent to Afghanistan to fight for the Taliban.

13:25, 2 March 2004

FSB confirms Gelayev's death

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has officially confirmed that Chechen rebel commander Ruslan Gelayev was killed in the mountains of Dagestan.

18:05, 1 March 2004

Krasnodar Club of Civil Education and NGO Civic Voice arrange round table discussion

On February 26, the Krasnodar regional rights NGO Civic Voice jointly with the Krasnodar Club of Civil Education of the Krasnodar Regional NGO Creative Union "Southern Wave" held a round table discussion titled "Problems of Protecting Voters' Rights at the Elections on March 14, 2004."

16:22, 1 March 2004

Chechen policemen detaining officers of Kadyrov's security service face pressure

Police officers of Chechnya's Shali district interior department face unprecedented pressure on the part of the administration of Chechen President Akhmat Kadyrov, reported officers of this department on terms of anonymity.

16:00, 1 March 2004

Meeting in memory of victims of Sumgait tragedy takes place in Stepanakert

A meeting in memory of victims of the tragedy in the Azerbaijan town of Sumgait, where mass killings of Armenians took place on February 26-28, 1988, was held at the Memorial Complex in Stepanakert on February 28.

15:49, 1 March 2004

Karabakh military report on combat with Azerbaijan commandos

The press service of the Defense Ministry of the Republic of Nagorny Karabakh issued a statement, claiming that a group of Azerbaijan commandos was neutralized in the outskirts of the Bash Karvend settlement on February 26.

15:31, 1 March 2004

Helicopters rocket outskirts of Borzoy village in Chechnya

On the night of February 26-27, several Russian combat helicopters rocketed the outskirts of the Borzoy village, Chechnya's Shatoy district.

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