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16:02, 25 September 2003

Interview with Chechen presidential contender Kudus Saduyev

The interview with the Chechen presidential contender Kudus Saduyev was conducted by Ruslan Umarov, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot".

12:44, 25 September 2003

Despotism of authorities in refugee camp: details

On September 22 officials of the Ingush migration service with the assistance of OMON (militia platoon for special purposes) officers and officers of the Russian interior ministry's united group cut off the gas supply to the camp of displaced persons "Bela", which is situated in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia's Sunzhensky district.

23:54, 24 September 2003

Abkhazian delegation initiated that Georgian-Abkhazian meeting in Tbilisi be carried over

"Such a decision was made because of the absence of security blankets for the Abkhazian delegation members. The itinerary offered by the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia - by cars across Georgia - did not suit us," said Shamba.

23:52, 24 September 2003

Azerbaijanians picketed their own embassy in Moscow

Action initiators assert their aim is "to draw attention of the European Union Member States to the human rights problems in Azerbaijan and express their disagreement with the EU Member States' passive stance on this issue."

23:51, 24 September 2003

Disabled people in Stavropol Territory will get jobs owing to assignment of workplace quotas for them

Stavropol Territory's government approved the legislation "On the Assignment of Workplace Quotas for Giving Employment to Disabled People in Organizations of Stavropol Territory".

23:43, 24 September 2003

Chechen women's appeal to Chechen presidential contenders

"We appeal to you with a request and a wish not to lose a veritable Chechen spirit, which you inherited from our forefathers," reads the appeal.

23:40, 24 September 2003

Taman police foiled picket holding against ammoniac terminal construction in Kuban

A picket in protest against illegal actions of the Togliattiazot corporation, which keeps on constructing an ammonia reloading terminal on the Taman Peninsula, was to be held in the village of Volna on September 19, 2003.

17:38, 24 September 2003

Manifestation of radicals for peace and democracy in Chechnya was put off

The prefecture of the Moscow's Central Administrative District refused to accept radicals' notification about holding the picket "Chechnya: the UN Interim Administration, and Not the Imitation of Elections!" on Teatralnaya Square on October 3.

17:07, 24 September 2003

Human rights defenders ask Bush to influence Putin

Russia's forces are committing abuses against displaced Chechens in Ingushetia, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on September 23.

17:05, 24 September 2003

Law on freedom of information has been passed in Armenia

The law supposes maximum transparency of a government's activity, as well as keeping society abreast of executive power work.

15:57, 24 September 2003

Georgian observers are to take part in Chechen presidential election monitoring

As it was reported at the State Chancellery of Georgia, the idea of Georgian observers' participation in the monitoring of the Chechen election belonged to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

15:55, 24 September 2003

Chechen students who were detained on suspicion of terrorism in Krasnodar had taken part in assault of Grozny on federal forces' side

Several Chechen students who arrived at the Krasnodar Institute of Law of the Russian Interior Ministry for studies were detained in Krasnodar.

14:49, 24 September 2003

"Sweep-up" at Ingush farm

In the early hours of September 22 Russian and Ingush forces carried out a "sweep-up" operation at the former dairy complex #1 near the Nasyr-Kort village in Ingushetia, in which displaced Chechens are currently living.

14:48, 24 September 2003

Meeting of protest in Grozny

A mass action of protest took place on Teatralnaya Square, Grozny's Leninsky District, on September 22. According to data, over 200 people participated in the action.

14:23, 24 September 2003

UN Interim Administration in Chechnya: letter of Nikolay Khramov and Anna Zaytseva to State Duma deputies

"We earnestly ask you once again to familiarize yourself with the text of the appeal "For Establishment of the UN Interim Administration in Chechnya" and, if you agree with it, attach your signature to it," reads the letter.

12:12, 24 September 2003

Press conference "Presidential Elections in Chechnya: Human Rights Monitoring and Informational Campaign of the Moscow Helsinki Group"

MHG Chairwoman Lyudmila Alekseyeva, MHG Chief Executive Tatyana Lokshina, MHG Program Director Sergey Lukashevsky will be participants in the press conference.

19:00, 23 September 2003

Chechen presidential contenders do not use free paper pages fully

According to deputy editor-in-chief of the "Vesti Respubliki" newspaper Khasa Gafurayev, the contenders Nikolay Paizullayev and Avkhad Khachukayev demonstrate the least activity in paper agitation.

18:54, 23 September 2003

CIS representatives are to watch Chechnya's presidential election

Representatives from the CIS will be part of a group of international observers watching the holding of the presidential election in the Chechen Republic on October 5, Alexander Veshnyakov, Chairman of Russia's Central Election Commission, said in an interview.

18:28, 23 September 2003

Chechen refugees went on hunger-strike

Not only refugees of the "Bella" camp are taking part in the hunger-strike, but displaced persons from the neighboring tent camps "Satsita", "Sputnik", and "Alina". They show solidarity with their fellow sufferers in such a way.

18:23, 23 September 2003

Abdul-Khakim Sultygov accuses human rights organizations of pandering separatists

Sultygov expressed his belief finding sources of non-government human rights organizations, including those working under cover of international status, were to be closely checked.

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