[17 November, 2002]

Schools of Peace will take part in the Forum of Volunteers

Schools of peace and young peacemakers will take part in the Forum of Volunteers to be held in Moscow at the municipal building (Noviy Arbat, 36) November 26, 2002. The forum will be organized according to the concept adopted by the Department of interregional and social relations of Moscow Government and the Consultative Committee on relations of between Government of Moscow and NGOs. The title of the Forum is "Volunteering in the Interests of Social and Economic Development of Moscow.

[06 November, 2002]

Summer Camp for Children at Pearson peacekeeping Center

According to the information received from peacekeeping veteran Alex Morrison (Canada) from August 11 to August 16, 2003 there will be organized a summer camp for children of 12–14 years at the Pearson Peacekeeping Center (Nova Scotia, Canada). The plan and the concept of the summer camp are based on the ideas developed by the Peaceful Schools International a successful peacekeeping NGO located in Canada. The camp is entitled "WAY TO PEACE: TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES, OUR NEIGHBOURS AND OUR WORLD".

[01 November, 2002]

Memorial Badge of Russian Peacekeeping Veterans

The memorial badge "For Participation in UN Peacekeeping" was contributed recently into Museum fund. The decision to make contribution was taken September the 4th by Colonel Vladimir Rusakov, chairman of the Council of Veterans of peacekeeping operations of Russian civilian policemen and servicemen of the interior forces. Colonel Vladimir Rusakov is the veteran of UN operations in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosova.

[28 October, 2002]

Hostages are Liberated. What is to do Next?

As a result of operation most of the hostages were saved. The terrorists of Baraev were killed. They are absent now but the problem remains, because the use of antiterrorist detachment is the method for protection, not the method for prevention. What is to be done to prevent the possibility that the place of Baraev's terrorists may be taken by a other younger killers. The answer may be found in creation of the system of civic education in the spirit of culture of peace (peace education). This was the point of discussion at the International conference "Civic Education - Russian Path" (Moscow, October 15-16) which supported the Memorandum adopted by the Russian national conference organized in St. Petersburg, September 25-29.

[26 October, 2002]

Liberation of Hostages in Moscow

At 5.00 hrs the operation for the release of hostages was started. By 6.00 hrs 34 terrorists were killed and a few were arrested. The explosion of the theatre was avoided. All hostages were liberated. Some of them were transported to the hospitals of Moscow. From approximately 800 hostages there are 118 persons killed (no killed among foreigners). By 12.00 hrs 30 persons who assisted the terrorists in organization of the act were arrested in Moscow.

[25 October, 2002]

Capture of Hostages in Moscow (10.00 hrs)

Accorging to Radio Russia there are 2 citizens of Canada in the theater (a woman with her sun of 14 years). Sergey Ignatchenko announced that during the night there were released another 7 hostages with assistance of the operational HQ. At night the terrorists demanded from the hostages to ring up to their relatives and to request them to organize posts with the slogans in protest of war in Chechnya. Ambassadors of a few countries and the Red Cross members have visited the theatre in the morning but they failed to convince terrorists to liberate any body. Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs will cooperate with Secret Services of a few countries in the release of hostages. The proposals on assistance came from USA, Germany, Austria, GB, Spain and other countries.

[25 October, 2002]

Capture of Hostages in Moscow (12.00 hrs)

According to Radio Russia famous Moscow surgeon Leonid Roshal was promised by the terrorists that they liberate today about 15 children of 15 years old locked in the theatre. Among them there are a few sick boys. Leonid Roshal have made a surgical operation to one of the terrorists. Moscow Government decided to allow to relatives of hostages to organize a demonstration against war in Chechnya at the Red Square in Moscow today. The demonstration will be organized following the telephone calls received by relatives from the hostages at night.

[25 October, 2002]

Capture of Hostages in Moscow (15.00 hrs)

Radio Russia said that at 12.40 (Moscow time) members of the Red Cross came out of the theatre with 8 children under age of 14 years. The terrorists didnot put any conditions for the release of children. Among them there was one Swiss citizen Maria Sedykh (10 years) The conference carried out at the operational HQ with participation of representatives of Moscow Government decided that the demonstration of relatives of hostages at the Red Square is not possible. Among 7 adult hostages liberated in the morning there were 2 foreigners (a Briton and a citizen of Kazahstan).

[25 October, 2002]

Capture of Hostages in Moscow (17.00 hrs)

NTV announced that a group of its correspondents accompanied by Dr. Roshal met with terrorists and 6 hostages today at night. All terrorists except Movsar Baraev were wearing masks and female terrorists - Shahid belts. The problem existing so far in the theatre is the absence of food because terrorists refuse to take food stuffs from the authorities. The medicines were taken in enough quantities. According to Radio Russia the body evacuated from the theatre was the body of Olga Romanova (born 1974) who was not among hostages but was killed during attempt to enter the theatre. The UN Security Council has condemned the terrorist act in its resolution adopted today. The same statement was made by European Commission. At 16.00 doctor Roshal and the correspondent Ann Politkovskaya entered the theatre...

[24 October, 2002]

Capture of Hostages in Moscow

October 23 at 21.40 hrs 30-40 Chechen terrorists under the command of field commander Movsar Baraev have captured the Theater Center (Moscow , Street Dubrovka) and have taken as hostages about 600 persons. A few hours later 41 persons were released by the terrorists, while some 100-120 persons (mostly actors)succeeded to escape. The terrorists demanded to stop the war in Chechnya within one week. Among the hostages there are about 20 foreign citizens (Austria, Australia, Netherlands and Germany).

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