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13:49, 3 September 2003

Chechen-Aul village chief was killed in Chechnya

A group of gunmen wearing masks and camouflage burst into the house of Saipudi Tsitsyaev, shot him dead and fled.

13:48, 3 September 2003

Regional targeted program for rehabilitation of disabled people for 2004-2006 is being completed in ministry of labor and social protection of population

As the head of the ministry department Gaidukov said, the program gives more consideration to the improvement of disabled people's environment, availability of social structures, physical training and sports institutions.

13:43, 3 September 2003

Military departments of Armenia and Germany discuss possible ways of cooperation

A delegation of the German military headed by the deputy chief of the German Defense Ministry's Department for Armament and Military-Political Problems, Brigadier General Jurgen Bornemann visited Armenia these days.

13:42, 3 September 2003

Residents of Vedeno region kidnapped by servicemen were found murdered

Vakha Khagayev, Khasan Elbuzdukayev and Sultan Abubarakov kidnapped by Russian servicemen at night on August 13 were found murdered.

13:39, 3 September 2003

Some Federation Council members declare for prolongation of amnesty in Chechnya

"People voluntarily laying down arms will rather trust the security blankets given to them by a legitimately elected president. The results will be more effective", noted Akhmar Zavgayev.

13:38, 3 September 2003

New strokes in mountain regions of Chechnya

For the last few days the air forces and artillery of the Russian army have massively struck again the outskirts of settlements in some mountain and foot-hill regions of Chechnya.

13:35, 3 September 2003

Abductions of Chechen Republic's residents are going on

Residents of the village of Selmentauzen in the Vedeno region reported that on August 19, 2003 Russian servicemen had kidnapped four residents of the village.

13:30, 3 September 2003

Azerbaijan Diaspora hold meeting of protest in Moscow against violations of law during election campaign

According to the meeting organizers' opinion, it was aimed to express the protest and attract international public attention to "rude violations of law by the Azerbaijan authorities in the process of election campaign and mass violations of political liberties and rights of the Azerbaijan citizens."

18:25, 2 September 2003

Chechen asylum seeker is to be deported from the Netherlands

Khalide Taipov, a Chechen refugee who applied for asylum in the Netherlands, is likely to be deported from the country. He was detained in the street as an "illegal" and put in a special camp in Terpol, from which refugees are usually deported to their native countries.

18:05, 2 September 2003

Names of separatists who killed mufti of Vedeno district are known

The bandits led the family of Madagov to the courtyard and shot him before the very eyes of his wife and children. They set the house on fire and rode away in cars.

17:49, 2 September 2003

Temryuk region's administration head prohibited ecologists from protesting against ammoniac terminal

A meeting of protest against the construction of the ammonia reloading terminal on the Taman peninsula was to take place on Central Square of the village of Taman at 10 a.m. on August 31. The meeting was organized by the Social and Ecological Union of the West Caucasus and public organizations of Taman.

15:20, 2 September 2003

Vedeno district mufti has been killed in Chechnya

Several rebels wearing masks broke into the mufti's house in Elistanzhi on Saturday evening. They took the mufti to the yard and shot him.

14:57, 2 September 2003

New Commander of Northern Caucasian United Forces has been appointed

According to the words of Vyacheslav Tikhomirov, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Interior Troops, Baranov's appointment is a "constructive element of a new management vertical for structures that take part in the anti-terrorist operation in Chechnya".

14:48, 2 September 2003

Ecologists state that Togliattiazot does not carry out promised public consultations

Activists of the Social and Ecological Union of the West Caucasus and the Atshi Movement have carried out an independent investigation to check whether these public consultations on the ammoniac terminal project are really being held.

14:41, 2 September 2003

Attempt of opposition Democratic Party to hold unsanctioned meeting was prevented in Baku

The police of the capital arrested about 30 activists of the DPA, several people got injuries.

14:23, 2 September 2003

According to preliminary data, Mustafa Batdyev won presidential elections in Karachaevo-Cherkessia

According to the words of the republican election commission chairman, the election commission decided to verify the complaint of representatives of the presidential contender Vladimir Semyonov that his observer had not been allowed to visit one of the polling stations.

14:10, 2 September 2003

Official Baku keeps blaming Armenia for breaches of cease-fire regime

According to the Azerbaijan Foreign Minister's words, "The worsening of the situation at the armed forces contiguity line is connected with the tension in Armenia and occupied territories."

12:31, 2 September 2003

Georgian President is inclined to reconcile Abkhazians and Osetins with Georgians by power of Georgian army

"The stronger our armed forces are, the more chances we have for the settlement of the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Osetian conflicts," said Eduard Shevardnadze.

12:25, 2 September 2003

In sacred places of ancestors

On August 24-29 senior school students of the RUHS Orthodox gymnasium, leaders of the Alania (Osetin) Tskhinvali Eparchy and some mass media representatives took a history enlightenment and pilgrimage trip though the sacred places of West Ancient Alania (Osetia).

12:21, 2 September 2003

"Purges" in settlement of Assinovskaya

According to some information, during this special operation the servicemen arrested and took away 6 people.

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