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April 27, 2005 01:25

• Phantom menace

  Landmines continue to kill people in Georgia.

April 27, 2005 01:24

• Kadyrov assassination organisers 'found'

  <a href="http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/analyticstext/enganalytics/id/783160.html" target="_blank">Ramzan Kadyrov</a> claims to know who blew up his father on 9 May 2004.

April 27, 2005 01:22

• Daily costs

  Some of the tribute Chechnya still has to pay the war.

April 26, 2005 12:05

• Finland delaying answer

  Various Finnish authorities make no haste to explain reasons to deport two Chechen visitors.

April 26, 2005 12:03

• Collateral damage

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

April 26, 2005 12:01

• 'Gradual approach' for Meskhetians

  Georgia promises to honour its commitments.

April 26, 2005 11:58

• Chechen security forces to restrain their ardour

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

April 25, 2005 15:28

• People come out against abuse

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

April 25, 2005 14:50

• Tape sheds light on gloomy deeds

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

April 22, 2005 09:31

• No senior offices for women in Armenia

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

April 22, 2005 09:25

• Mufti concerned about Muslim rights violations

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

April 21, 2005 14:17

• 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.

April 21, 2005 13:49

• Torture still practiced in Azerbaijan

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

April 21, 2005 13:13

• Police officers charged with abductions

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

April 20, 2005 21:36

• Killings, abductions

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

April 20, 2005 20:08

• Two surrender, reluctant to continue

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

April 20, 2005 19:19

• Convention against degrading treatment violated in Kabardino-Balkaria

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

April 19, 2005 02:23

• New fruit of crackdown efforts

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

April 19, 2005 02:20

• NGO leader detained

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

April 19, 2005 02:17

• Jury returns verdict in skinhead murder case

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