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22:58, 23 August 2003

Aslambek Aslakhanov: "One third of Chechen electoral rolls is formed by "dead souls"

200 thousand names of 540 thousand included into the electoral rolls in Chechnya were dead souls, State Duma Deputy Aslambek Aslakhanov, one of the contenders for the president of Chechnya, declared in his interview to the Agence France-Presse.

22:56, 23 August 2003

Mahomet Tekeyev: "There is menace of endo-ethnical conflict in Karachaevo-Cherkessia"

The part of the Karachai people supporting the active president of the Republic of Karachaevo-Cherkessia Vladimir Semyonov arranges meetings of protest against the first round results of the presidential election in the republic and demands to put out Mustafa Batdyev from the election race.

15:15, 23 August 2003

Azerbaijan intends to forbid country for those who visit Karabah without permission

"I presume that we should not let any foreigner in Azerbaijan - whether it is a congressman, a mass media representative, a public figure or a politician - if he or she visits Nagorny Karabah without a permission of the official Baku", declared the Azerbaijan Foreign Minister.

15:13, 23 August 2003

Chechen human rights activists as refugees' last hope

The refugees of the tent camp "Bart" situated in the city of Karabulak in the Nazran region of Ingushetia appealed to the Ingush office of the Society for the Russian-Chechen Friendship.

15:09, 23 August 2003

Nine servicemen died by landmine explosion in Chechnya

Two unknown people in a camouflage uniform detonated a landmine near the Petropavlovsky settlement on Thursday; the landmine was put into a VAZ 2106 car left on the curb.

15:06, 23 August 2003

Angelina Jolie personally studies Chechen refugees' condition

On August 21 Angelina Jolie, an American actress, arrived in Russia with an informal visit as a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

20:42, 22 August 2003

1st Congress of Representatives of Kuban Public Self-government will be held in Novorossiysk

The deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar region Mikhail Kovalyuk appeared with the initiative to organize the 1st Congress of Representatives of the Kuban Public Self-government.

20:38, 22 August 2003

Members of 4th Congress of International Circassian Association appealed to Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma with request to lift sanctions against Abkhazia

"The post-war situation in Abkhazia has convinced us that the policy of force pressure and isolation of the multinational population of Abkhazia from the outer world has made the process of negotiations even more complicated," reads the appeal.

20:36, 22 August 2003

Public organizations condemn liquidation of regional department of "Liberal Russia"

The statement of public organizations of the Astrakhan region on the situation arisen with the Astrakhan regional department of the party "Liberal Russia"

20:33, 22 August 2003

In September National Assembly of Armenia will ratify Protocol 6 of European Convention abolishing death penalty in republic

Armenian National Assembly Speaker Artur Bagdasarian received PACE co-rapporteurs Jerzy Jaskiernia, Rene Andre, and Valery Klamer yesterday.

20:32, 22 August 2003

PACE monitoring group members are dissatisfied with maltreatment of draftees in Armenian army

During their four-day visit to Armenia, the members of the PACE monitoring group Jerzy Jaskiernia and Rene Andre are to visit one of the military units in the Armavir region of Armenia to get acquainted with the situation in military units.

20:30, 22 August 2003

Chechen Republic, October 5, 2003: Is there choice?

The appeal of non-government organizations of the Chechen Republic.

17:10, 22 August 2003

Investigation of case on Mi-26 destruction in Chechnya is completed

127 people were killed as a result of the firing at the helicopter from an anti-aircraft missile complex "Igla" near Khankala.

17:09, 22 August 2003

15 minutes per week: contenders will share 3 hours of TV and radio air

Representatives of the candidates in opposition are complaining that the free air time is insufficient.

17:07, 22 August 2003

Declaration of monitoring group of human rights organizations

The human rights activists believe that numerous violations at the first stage of the election campaign in Azerbaijan make the possibility of free and fair elections doubtful.

17:05, 22 August 2003

First enlarged meeting of Youth Club was held in Rostov-on-Don

The members of city and regional public youth organizations, young farm leaders of the region, members of the club "Young Agrarian of the Don", experts of the regional administration committee on youth policy visited the first meeting.

17:03, 22 August 2003

Attempt at official of Dagestani Department for Struggle Against Extremism and Criminal Terrorism was made in Makhachkala

Bullet wounded, Safarov was taken to hospital; his life is out of danger.

13:33, 22 August 2003

Chechen journalists are going to boycott their work

This is caused by the assumed dismissal of Chechen Press Minister Beslan Gantamirov.

13:31, 22 August 2003

Nine questions to Russian President Vladimir Putin

The appeal of Russian human rights activists, public figures, and cultural workers appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

13:29, 22 August 2003

3rd congress of Public and Political Movement "Aytayra" will be held on August 26

As it was reported at the Aytayra's office, the main report of the congress "On Social and Political Situation in the Country" will be given by Co-Chairman of the movement Leonid Lakerbay.

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