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October 09, 2003 19:39

• Most of Russians believe situation in Chechnya will not change after elections of Chechen president

  The research results show 51% of the questioned people of Russia do not approve of the Russian authorities' policy towards the Chechen Republic.

October 09, 2003 19:36

• Meeting of partners of regional project

  A meeting of partners of the international organization "Article 19" took place in Zvenigorod, a town near Moscow, on October 2-5 within the limits of the project "Consolidation of Democracy in the Southern Caucasus through Freedom of Speech".

October 09, 2003 16:26

• Participation of voters in Chechen presidential elections was not so mass as authorities consider

  Numerous independent sources assert the voters' attendance on October 5 was extremely low.

October 09, 2003 15:50

• TV channels break legislation

  The mass media monitoring conducted by the Press Club of Baku during the pre-election campaign displays breaches of legal regulations and one-sided coverage of the election process by the media.

October 09, 2003 14:26

• Akhmad Kadyrov's elder son was seriously wounded in fire attack at his car

  According to some information, Akhmad Kadyrov's son was delivered to a local hospital; other reports say he was taken outside the republic.

October 09, 2003 13:58

• Anatoly Popov will lead Chechen Cabinet again

  "The presidential election campaign has shown everybody's real worth and certain conclusions will certainly be made," said Anatoly Popov.

October 09, 2003 13:45

• Peace prize of Chechen and Russian non-government organizations

  Public figures and public organizations working in the field of peacemaking, defending human rights and providing humanitarian aid in the Northern Caucasus can be nominees for the "Prize".

October 09, 2003 13:21

• Refugees from "Bella" became outcasts

  Dozens of families of Chechen refugees from the tent camp "Bella", which was forcedly liquidated at the end of September, were moved to the other tent centre of temporary accommodation "Satsita" and are in the state of outcasts so far.

October 09, 2003 12:34

• Elections in Chechnya: reaction of Maskhadov's government

  On October 6 the press service of the foreign ministry of Chechnya's government in exile propagated a statement in which it roundly denounced so called presidential elections.

October 08, 2003 23:58

• Bribery of voters had place in Khanbi-Irze village

  Russian military men solemnly gave a small "present" to each villager who was leaving the election center after voting.

October 08, 2003 23:56

• Russian Foreign Ministry did not like Chechen presidential elections evaluation made by US Department of State

  The Foreign Ministry called it "off-handed and tactless".

October 08, 2003 23:54

• Participation of refugees in Chechen presidential elections

  A simple deduction can be made that the internally displaced persons in Ingushetia practically boycotted the elections of the president of Chechnya.

October 08, 2003 18:23

• Well-known Chechen journalist and film director Said-Magomed Khachukayev was arrested in Belgium

  The Association of Chechens in Belgium has protested against the illegal detention of Said-Magomed Khachukayev and urged international, public and human rights organizations to interfere and do everything possible for the detainee's immediate discharge.

October 08, 2003 18:01

• Ingushetia must remain safe haven for displaced Chechens

  Amnesty International is concerned that the Russian authorities have not given sufficient guarantees that the principle of voluntary return as well as the integrity and dignity of the IDPs will be respected.

October 08, 2003 17:00

• Sergey Kovalyov: "The Council of Europe diverges from its democracy support commitments"

  The human rights defender raised deep concern about the future of the Southern Caucasus as gross breaches of democracy took place in all the three countries of the region.

October 08, 2003 15:39

• Problems of displaced persons are in focus of attention of Stavropol Territory's public

  A round-table discussion on migration policy issues took place in Stavropol on the basis of the Stavropol Agrarian University on October 6.

October 08, 2003 15:02

• Observers and human rights defenders give conflicting accounts of election violations

  Antuan Arakelyan, a human rights activist from the "Strategy" center, said, "I went to several election districts and perhaps 50-60% of people voted, but surely not 80%."

October 08, 2003 13:54

• Sulumbek Maigov: "Presidential elections will have no effect on the situation in Chechnya"

  In the opinion of the former special representative of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria President Aslan Maskhadov, there is no ground to speak about a radical turn in the situation in Chechnya and the arrangement of peaceful life while peace talks between the belligerents are not started.

October 08, 2003 11:38

• President of Chechnya is to be inaugurated on October 19

  According to the data of the Chechen election commission, over 80% of the constituents voted for the republic's head Akhmad Kadyrov in the elections last Sunday.

October 08, 2003 11:33

• Azerbaijan Diaspora established Moscow Relief Fund for Refugees, Displaced Persons and Shakhid Families of Azerbaijan

  "In such a way Azerbaijanians living outside of the republic want to support, as far as possible, those who suffered as a result of the Karabakh conflict," stressed Organization for Karabakh Liberation Chairman Akif Nagi.