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14:52, 12 August 2003

Georgian State Security Ministry asserts no Chechen separatist remains in Pankissi George

"As a result of the anticriminal and antiterrorist operation started by Georgian power structures in August 2002, there is no separatist infrastructure in the Pankissi George any more, as well as, one may say, there are no separatists there", the official representative of the Georgian State Security declared.

14:50, 12 August 2003

Militia sergeant died in skirmish with separatists in Chechnya

On August 10 about 10 soldiers of the Nozhay-Yurt Regional Internal Affairs Department entered into a fire with separatists while being on concealed patrol not far from the village of Sogunti.

14:48, 12 August 2003

About 100 separatists were amnestied in Chechnya

The Prosecutor of the Chechen Republic Vladimir Kravchenko noted that the highest activity of separatists' appearance to law-enforcement organs was registered in the Gudermes region.

14:40, 12 August 2003

Group of ready-to-die terrorists aiming at nuclear reactor of institute named after Kurchatov was detained in Moscow

Three Chechens, two women and a man, were in the passenger compartment; all of them wore shakhids' belts filled with explosives.

20:39, 11 August 2003

Russian Ministry of Education announces creation of Federal Reference-Book "Public Resources of Education"

The Ministry of Education invites Russian and international public unions and non-profit organizations to take part in the creation of an electronic database of educational projects to be included into the Federal Reference-book "Public Resources of Education".

20:37, 11 August 2003

Soldiers' fire in suburbs of Grozny

Russian soldiers blocked transport movement along this part of the road and opened a disorderly fire from all kinds of weapon in all directions.

20:35, 11 August 2003

Armenians from Georgia are indignant at Georgian deputy's provocative statements

In his interview to one of Georgian TV channels Bregadze spoke "about false programs of the US Armenian lobby directed to accomplish an upheaval so that local Armenians could come to power in the country".

20:33, 11 August 2003

Mahomet Tekeyev insists on withdrawal of OMON platoons from Karachaevo-Cherkessia

The presidential contender motivated his demand with the fact that many of the OMON (militia platoon for special purposes) officers had taken part in a counter-terrorist operation on the territory of Chechnya, that is why they were prejudiced against the Caucasian people.

16:08, 11 August 2003

Information about "coalition against Kadirov" is not confirmed

On August 7 the media reported presidential contenders in the republic made a "coalition against Kadirov" intending to put up a united front and to support in the second round of the election, if it is held, a contender alternative to today's head of Chechnya.

16:06, 11 August 2003

Videotape picturing Arjan Erkel, holding hostage in Dagestan, appeared in the Netherlands

Arjan Erkel looks healthy in the video; he speaks Russian and asks for ransom for his captors. The spokeswoman of "Doctors Without Borders" Marieke van Zalk confirmed the receipt of the videotape, but underlined all reports on its contents were "speculations".

16:03, 11 August 2003

Son of local administration's head was killed in Chechenya

Sayid-Akhmed Arsakhanov taught physics at a local secondary school.

15:57, 11 August 2003

Czech journalist was murdered in Dagestan

The body of a 30-year old Czech citizen Kraus Martin, who had permanently resided in Prague, was found on the river bank in the village Chirkata in the Gumbet district of the republic.

14:04, 11 August 2003

Doctors from blown-up Mozdok Military Hospital wrote letter to President Putin

Survived hospital staff insists on immediate release of Artur Arakelyan, an arrested head of the hospital facing a charge of negligence.

14:02, 11 August 2003

Eduard Shevarnadze: "50 thousand refugees "spontaneously" returned to Abkhazia"

"One could no longer stop this process", the president said.

14:00, 11 August 2003

Chechen refugees in Ingushetia are afraid of eviction

Chechen refugees from the tent camp "Bart" in Ingushetia are afraid of eviction. Their anxiety is caused by threats to liquidate a part of the camp coming from officials of the Ingush Union "Avtodor".

13:57, 11 August 2003

Next "ecological landing" will be made in October

The Stavropol Regional Public Organization "All-Russian Society of Nature Conservation" is summing up the days of protection from ecological danger that took place at the end of March - the beginning of June.

16:06, 9 August 2003

Georgia wants to be part of Europe

Membership in the European Union and NATO is what Georgia's foreign policy is aimed at. President Eduard Shevardnadze made a statement to this effect on the national television on Friday night.

16:04, 9 August 2003

Security measures were reinforced on Chechen-Ingush border

The military do not preclude a chance that separatists will break through into Chechnya. A recommendation was issued for local residents of border villages against going to surrounding forests.

16:03, 9 August 2003

Committee of Soldiers' Mothers affirms 12 000 people to be killed in second Chechen war

Such data were given by the responsible secretary of the Union of Russian Committees of Soldiers' Mothers Valentina Melnikova.

16:00, 9 August 2003

Nino Burdjanadze presented her election platform

Foreign diplomats accredited in Georgia, as well as representatives of opposition parties attended the presentation of Nino Burdjanadze's election platform.

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