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15:15, 6 October 2003

Press conference of Moscow Helsinki Group

A press conference summing up the trip of Moscow Helsinki Group Chairwoman Lyudmila Alekseyeva and Moscow Helsinki Group Chief Executive Tatyana Lokshina to the Chechen Republic for monitoring the Chechen presidential elections is to be held at the Institute of Press Development (Tverskoy Bulvar, 20) on October 8, 2003, at 10 a.m.

15:13, 6 October 2003

Armenian parliament head calls accusations of masonry brought against him slander

Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Artur Bagdasarian said the accusations of his belonging to some Masonic organizations, which had been heard recently for him from representatives of the social and political organization Armenian-Aryan Order, were slander.

13:03, 6 October 2003

Election building was shelled in Grozny

A vocational school in the Oktyabrsky district of Grozny, where election polling districts Nos. 398 and 400 were located, was hit on the night of October 5.

13:01, 6 October 2003

Statement of Chechen non-government human rights organizations regarding events in Kabardino-Balkaria

The statement reads: "We decidedly condemn the actions of destructive forces in Kabardino-Balkaria aimed at kindling interethnic strife and intolerance between the Chechens and brotherly Kabardian nation."

12:12, 6 October 2003

Kadyrov garnered 82.5% of vote in presidential elections in Chechnya

80.66% of the voting papers have been processed by now.

23:02, 4 October 2003

Interview with Chechen election commission chairman Abdul-Kerim Arsakhanov

The interview with Chechen election commission chairman Abdul-Kerim Arsakhanov was conducted via phone by Roman Rostov, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

16:52, 4 October 2003

Members of Human Rights Center "Memorial" undergo pressure from military men

Members of the Human Rights Center "Memorial" encountered problems with Russian military men on October 3. According to available information, the military men threatened the "Memorial" members and made a number of illegal demands.

16:47, 4 October 2003

Presidential elections in Chechnya: MHG monitoring

The fourth number of the MHG Bulletin proceeds with the theme of the human rights monitoring of the presidential elections in Chechnya.

16:41, 4 October 2003

Protest actions in Grozny are planned to be held on eve of presidential elections

A mass action of protest in Grozny is planned for October 4 and 5. According to the words of the meeting organizers, the main goal of the action is to demonstrate protest against the presidential elections in Chechnya appointed for October 5.

16:39, 4 October 2003

Human rights were spoken about at Kuban State University

Specialists of the Moscow representative office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation prepared a seminar devoted to human rights.

14:57, 4 October 2003

Situation in Chechnya one day before elections

The day before the elections has started quietly. No shot was heard at night in Chechnya.

14:54, 4 October 2003

International Federation for Human Rights has voiced its attitude to Chechen presidential elections

Human rights activists stress that, after the referendum of March 23, which paved the way for presidential elections, crimes against civil population have become more frequent in Chechnya, especially cases of taking people hostage and kidnapping.

14:52, 4 October 2003

Presidential elections are to be held in Chechnya

On Sunday, October 5, 2003, the elections of the republic's president are to be held in Chechnya. Seven candidates are running for the presidency.

18:36, 3 October 2003

Interview with Husein Biybulatov, candidate for Chechen presidency

The interview with the candidate for the Chechen presidency was conducted via phone by Roman Rostov, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

15:57, 3 October 2003

Chechen Interior Ministry assigns 16,000 policemen to provide security for president election

"The precautions will help to prevent provocations by rebels on election day," a source at the Chechen Interior Ministry said.

15:55, 3 October 2003

No Chechen family expressed wish to return from Georgia to homeland and take part in elections in Chechnya

Russian Minister for Chechnya's Affairs Stanislav Ilyasov believes the refugees' unwillingness to leave Georgia is caused in many respects by the purpose-full work on spreading misinformation among them.

15:53, 3 October 2003

Literary and publicistic contest "Chechen War in My Life"

The Antiwar Club and the Committee for Antiwar Actions made a decision to conduct a literary and publicistic contest of short narratives and essays "Chechen War in My Life" (by Rashid Polukhin's project).

15:51, 3 October 2003

Head of Shali town administration was killed in Chechnya

Unidentified gunmen fired automatic weapons at a Volga car carrying the administration head and his son.

22:12, 2 October 2003

Interview with Ovukhat Khanchukayev, candidate for Chechen presidency

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

16:58, 2 October 2003

"Special operation" on liquidation of camps of Chechen refugee is going on

On October 30, Chechen refugees living in the center of temporary accommodation "LogoVAZ" in the town of Nazran were offered to leave the territory of the camp, the offer having the nature of an ultimatum.

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