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April 30, 2004 20:31

• Stavropol district court denies registration to youth charitable organization

  The Caucasian Youth Human Rights League was created in the spring of 2003. It has two branch offices - in the Republic of North Osetia-Alania and in the Chechen Republic. The organization protects human rights and carries out charitable projects.

April 30, 2004 20:14

• Two Russian soldiers killed, two wounded in Chechnya

  The defense ministry's reconnaissance group was ambushed in the vicinity of the village of Dzhani-Vedeno, Chechnya's Vedeno district.

April 30, 2004 19:42

• Armenian ruling coaling advocates political discussion, Galust Saakian says

  According to him, the Armenian ruling coalition advocates discussions in the political field about existing problems, but the opposition defer a dialogue by all means.

April 30, 2004 19:16

• NGO appeals to people in Adjaria to lay down arms

  The NGO Democratic Institute distributed leaflets among residents of Batumi appealing the Adjarian population to lay down arms and not to obey leader of the autonomy Aslan Abashidze.

April 30, 2004 18:45

• Opposition rally dispersed in Batumi

  Approximately 200 rally participants scanned "Misha, Misha" and called upon Adjarian leader Aslan Abashidze to resign.

April 30, 2004 17:55

• PACE rapporteur dissatisfied at honoring of commitments by Azerbaijan

  Asked about the situation with human rights and media freedom after the presidential election, Andreas Gross made it clear that the situation was quite serious.

April 30, 2004 16:10

• Dialogue to resolve Karabakh conflict continues

  The second meeting between Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan Robert Kocharian and Ilkham Aliyev took place in Prague on April 28.

April 30, 2004 15:48

• Court prolongs detention period for Kabardino-Balkarian Taliban fighters

  The North Caucasian department of the Prosecutor General's Office has prolonged the detention period for Ruslan Odizhev and Rasul Kudayev for two more months.

April 30, 2004 15:13

• Prosecutor to appeal acquittal of servicemen charged with killing civilians in Chechnya

  In spite of the evidence and validity of the crime, the jury found all the defendants to be not guilty, stated Chief Military Prosecutor Colonel-General of Justice Aleksandr Savenkov.

April 30, 2004 13:36

• Human rights activists urge peaceful resolution of Adjarian conflict

  President of the Association for Human Rights Defense Giorgy Tevzadze has issued a statement that the developments taking place in Adjaria must be settled in a peaceful way.

April 30, 2004 13:07

• Seminar on ethnic relations, conflict resolution takes place in Pyatigorsk

  The seminar was arranged with the assistance of the European Union within the framework of the Tacis project to improve interethnic relations and develop tolerance in Russia.

April 30, 2004 12:47

• Workshop on media diversity takes place in Stepanakert

  The workshop "We Cover Diversity. How to Achieve Visible Results", arranged by the British Media Diversity Institute jointly with the Stepanakert Press Club, took place in Stepanakert on April 27-29.

April 29, 2004 23:23

• Terrorist financer arrested in Moscow

  The leader of a Dagestani criminal group which financed terrorists in the North Caucasus was arrested by Moscow's anti-terrorist police.

April 29, 2004 19:43

• Kadyrov reorganizes Chechen government

  President of Chechnya Akhmat Kadyrov signed a decree on April 29 pursuant to which the posts of all 7 vice prime ministers of the Chechen government would be abolished.

April 29, 2004 19:24

• Chechen police officer kills local by inadvertence, then takes his own life

  The incident occurred on April 28 in the village of Staraya Sunzha, Chechnya's Grozny district.

April 29, 2004 19:21

• Terrorist receives life sentence

  Dokka Dzhantemirov, one of the terrorists who shot down a Mi-26 helicopter killing 127 people, was sentenced to life by the Rostov Regional Court.

April 29, 2004 17:27

• Three Russian soldiers hit landmine in Chechnya

  One soldier died on the way to a hospital, the other two are in grave condition.

April 29, 2004 17:01

• Russian special operations soldiers accused of murdering civilians in Chechnya, jury to return verdict

  According to the investigators, three special operations soldiers under command of Captain Eduard Ulman shot down a UAZ car with civilians.

April 29, 2004 16:31

• Administrations in Russia's South infringe on rights of veterans and disabled people

  Officials of the Rostov mayor's office are suspected of robbing 3.5 thousand veterans and disabled people living in Rostov, a capital of Rostov Region, of legal benefits.

April 29, 2004 14:27

• Georgia ready to assure Abashidze's safety if he voluntarily resigns

  "This is the only question the Georgian authorities are ready to discuss with Abashidze," said, a leader of the ruling bloc United National Movement - Democrats.