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23:01, 10 December 2003

Novorossiysk public organization liquidated by court decision

Moscow lawyer Ekaterina Bugayenko, who represented interests of the defendant, the Fund "School of Peace", in court on the initiative of the Independent Expert Legal Council, stated during a sitting of the court that the department of justice violated rights of the public association and Article 11 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which ensures freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association.

19:23, 10 December 2003

"Purges" are conducted in Chechnya as before

"Purges" are conducted in Grozny, Gudermes, Argun, and other settlements by officers of the Chechen OMON (militia platoon for special purposes) and the republican department for struggle against organized crime, with a minimum of Russian soldiers' participation.

18:38, 10 December 2003

Day of United Actions Against War in Chechnya

On December 11, it will be 9 years since the "restoration of constitutional order" began in Chechnya.

18:00, 10 December 2003

Abkhazian party declared its readiness to continue peaceful negotiation process under aegis of UN

The Georgian-Abkhazian negotiation process was the main subject matter of the meeting between Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Georgia Heidi Tagliavini and Abkhazian Prime Minister Raul Khajimba and Abkhazian Foreign Minister Sergey Shamba.

17:03, 10 December 2003

Abashidze released arrested observer

Georgy Mshveniaradze, an activist of the non-government organization "Young Lawyers Association" detained by Adjarian law-enforcement agencies in Kobuleti on November 2, the day of parliamentary elections in Georgia, was released on December 7.

15:32, 10 December 2003

Chechen refugees did not take part in elections for Russian State Duma

Refugees from Chechnya who temporary live in the villages of the Pankissi George, Georgia, did not take part in the elections for the Russian State Duma on December 7.

15:30, 10 December 2003

Human Rights in Russia website took initiative in conducting antiwar action on Day of United Actions Against War in Chechnya

On December 11, all those who support this action are offered for 15 minutes to substitute the "memorial page" with a picture of a burning candle against the black background for home pages of their websites.

14:00, 10 December 2003

Statement by Foreign Ministry of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

"Terrorism in Russia is organized and managed by the Russian security and military intelligence services for propaganda (...). We do not think that the latest bombing in Moscow is an exception to this rule," reads the statement.

12:27, 10 December 2003

Contests in Rostov devoted to human rights

Internet contests will be held at the Rostov regional center of the Internet Education Federation on December 13 and 14. They will be aimed at trying both students' human rights knowledge and their ability to find necessary information through Internet.

12:06, 10 December 2003

Picket devoted to Human Rights Day to be held in Krasnodar

On December 10, Human Rights Day declared by a resolution of the General Assembly in 1950, entrepreneurs of Krasnodar Territory are going to hold a picket in front of the building of the regional administration.

23:53, 9 December 2003

Terrorist act near National Hotel left 6 people dead

According to Deputy Prosecutor of Moscow Sergey Borisov, 11 people suffered. They all have been identified. One of the women who suffered in the terrorist act turned out to be a citizen of China.

23:37, 9 December 2003

Regional visit of OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen is over

The question of Nagorny Karabakh's participation in negotiations is one of the main questions that are of concern for the public of Nagorny Karabakh in the context of the process of seeking political resolution to the Karabakh problem.

23:31, 9 December 2003

Negative attitude to Armenia molded in Turkey

The Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council, along with a group of academicians, conducted a public opinion poll in 12 towns of Turkey on December 3. 2,183 were questioned during it.

23:29, 9 December 2003

State grants bodyguards to retired president of Armenia for life

It is stated in the draft law "On Providing Security to Persons To Be Under Special Protection of the State" adopted by the National Assembly in the first reading.

23:26, 9 December 2003

Stavropol lawyers will learn to protect rights of refugees and displace persons

The international conference "Problems of Refugees and Displaced Persons in North Caucasus" was held in Stavropol on December 5.

18:05, 9 December 2003

Kidnapper of Spanish businessmen arrested

Tengiz Khangoshvili, a member of Shota Chichiashvili's criminal gang, was arrested by officers of the State Security Ministry in the village of Kvemo Khalani in the Pankisi region on December 8. Khangoshvili was wanted in connection with the kidnapping of two Spanish businessmen in Tbilisi on November 20, 2000. The two men were held hostage for a year. The prisoner has declared himself guilty.

17:53, 9 December 2003

Russian Government failed to avoid criticism by UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights takes the stand of the Russian NGOs that presented at the 31st session of the commission in Geneva their report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Russian Federation, parallel with the Russian Government's report.

17:03, 9 December 2003

Act of terrorism in Moscow

Today, at 10:43 Moscow time, an explosion occurred near the National Hotel in Moscow. The terrorist act left several people dead and injured.

16:39, 9 December 2003

Coordinator of the UN Secretary-General's Group of Friends, German Ambassador in Georgia Uwe Schramm visited Abkhazia

In Sukhum, Mr. Schramm was received by Vice-President Valery Arshba, Speaker of the Parliament Nugzar Ashuba, Prime Minister Raul Khajimba, and Foreign Minister Sergey Shamba.

15:58, 9 December 2003

Explosion in Essentuki leaves 44 people dead

Larisa Yakushko, a citizen of Kislovodsk, died on Sunday, December 7, in the Essentuki City Hospital; another citizen of Kislovodsk, Aleksey Amelekhin, died in the same hospital on the night of December 7-8.

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