News

November 15, 2003 15:17

• Opposition has finished its meeting in Tbilisi, but its leaders declare actions of disobedience will continue

  The opposition action at the Parliament building was halted on Friday night. Only a few young people, obviously protecting the stretched placards and flags, remained at the building in the Saturday morning.

November 15, 2003 15:14

• Actions of protest in Tbilisi grow in scale

  On November 14, the number of people holding a meeting in Tbilisi reached 30-35 thousand.

November 15, 2003 14:56

• Conference on human rights

  The Delegation of the European Commission in Russia is planning to hold a conference in the beginning of December connected with shooting new projects selected within the framework of the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), the European Union program.

November 15, 2003 14:45

• Refugees live without light and warmth

  Adults have already got accustomed to the life in any conditions, but it is hard to see how the families with new-born and small children live, says a resident of the center for temporary accommodation.

November 14, 2003 19:14

• Big war in Chechnya is over

  Commander-in-Chief of the North Caucasian Military District Colonel General Vladimir Boldirev made such a statement at an enlarged meeting of the district's military council today.

November 14, 2003 17:39

• Election results outside Georgia declared invalid

  The Mtatsminda-Krtsanissky District Court of Tbilisi declared invalid the results of the November 2 parliamentary elections at all the polling stations abroad.

November 14, 2003 16:55

• Chechen refugees forced to go home

  Several cases with false signatures of refugees were signaled from Ingushetia's "Sputnik" camp situated in the Ordzhonikidzevskaya village when unknown suspects filled in application blanks on behalf of internally displaced persons for their return to Chechnya.

November 14, 2003 16:18

• Security and stability in Northern Caucasus

  The Peacemaking Mission named after General Lebed is going to hold a coordinating conference devoted to the analysis of the Russian population element in providing security and stability in the Northern Caucasus. It is to take place on November 14-15.

November 14, 2003 15:52

• Alan Chochiev considers himself to be first political prisoner in Russia

  We call your attention to some extracts from the statement of October 29 made by the arrested South Osetian public figure Alan Chochiev.

November 14, 2003 15:13

• Leaders of Chechen separatists plan no large-scale operations

  "We are going to continue our guerilla tactics, hit-and-run subversive actions, but there will be no large-scale combats ", said a representative of the separatists' command.

November 14, 2003 13:57

• Chechen refugees in Austria left to the mercy of fate

  It has become known that the Chechen refugees living in the "Azul" camp for displaced people in Treiskirchen, Austria, have been suffering indignities from the Austrian authorities for the second week already.

November 13, 2003 17:09

• Georgian opposition breaks off negotiations with government

  "All of the resources in the negotiations with the government have been used up. Thus a mass meeting will take place in Tbilisi on Friday, at 4 p.m., the only demand in which will be the impeachment of President Shevardnadze," said one of the opposition leaders Mikhail Saakashvili.

November 13, 2003 16:39

• Abkhazian public organizations discuss problem of return of Abkhazian Mahajirs' descendants to historic native land

  A round table discussion was held in Sukhum on November 11 on the initiative of the non-government public organization "Center for Humanitarian Programs". It was devoted to the problems of return of descendants of Mahajirs - who were forced to leave their native land in the 19th century as a result of the Caucasian War - to Abkhazia.

November 12, 2003 21:50

• Alan Chochiev faces demand to stop criticizing Dzasokhov

  Relatives of the South Osetian public figure Alan Chochiev arrested in Vladikavkaz report he is still in prison and continues the hunger strike he started on October 19.

November 12, 2003 20:27

• Georgian ruling bloc ready for concessions to opposition to stabilize situation in Georgia

  Tonight Eduard Shevardnadze is to meet representatives of the radical opposition blocs: Mikhail Saakashvili of Saakashvili - National Movement, Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burdjanadze of Burdjanadze - Democrats, and former parliament speaker Zurab Zhvania.

November 12, 2003 19:17

• Conciliation Resources members paying familiarization visit to Nagorny Karabakh

  Jenny Norton and Lara Griffiths, members of the British non-government organization "Conciliation Resources", arrived in Stepanakert for a familiarization visit. They were received by Foreign Minister of Nagorny Karabakh Ashot Gulian.

November 12, 2003 17:38

• "Satsita" camp fired from grenade-gun

  The camp inhabitants hold the "arms of the law" were celebrating Day of the Militia and decided to mark their professional holiday in such an extravagant way.

November 12, 2003 17:05

• New discussion club: Karabakh settlement to be first topic to discuss

  The republican newspaper of Nagorny Karabakh "Azat Artsakh", the Stepanakert Press Club and the independent newspaper "What To Do" have founded a discussion club, within which round tables touching upon the most urgent problems in Nagorny Karabakh will be periodically conducted.

November 12, 2003 16:29

• "Journey of Peace" delivered letters to Chechen children and made Alley of Peace in Grozny

  A successive stage of "the people's peacemaking action" "Journey of Peace", which started in Yekaterinburg a month ago, is over.

November 12, 2003 14:21

• U.S. Government's humanitarian program in Armenia to clear territory of mines

  American specialists have done researches and ascertained that 11,108 hectares remain mined in Armenia.