News

October 11, 2003 18:42

• Legislation on the media is actively discussed in Abkhazia

  Karen Andreasian, an advisor of the international non-government organization "Article 19", presented results of the independent examination of the legislation prepared at the instance of the Media Club.

October 10, 2003 23:50

• Press conference devoted to elections in Chechen Republic

  "Political stabilization has effect on the economic development of Russia's South," claimed Russian President's Plenipotentiary in the South Federal District Viktor Kazantsev.

October 10, 2003 23:41

• Do refugee tent camps become closed zone?

  A police officer demanded from the journalists a "special permit" signed by acting head of the Ingush migration service Ivan Pomeschenko. As it became clear, visits to the refugee camps are not allowed without a sanction of this official.

October 10, 2003 23:38

• Public Council under Krasnodar Territory's Department of Penalty Execution was first established in Russia's south

  The new structure is created with the purpose of coordinating actions of the state and public and religious organizations so that to use their potential for a jail system reform.

October 10, 2003 23:34

• Demonstration for UN interim administration in Chechnya were held in center of Moscow

  About twenty signatures of passers-by were collected during the picket under the appeal in support of Akhmadov's plan "For Establishment of the UN Interim Administration in Chechnya".

October 10, 2003 12:53

• Bus with peaceful people was fired in Gali district

  Passengers of the bus, who survived by a miracle, say five armed men in masks went on the country road and opened fire.

October 10, 2003 11:59

• Ad hoc high-level quadripartite meeting

  The main item on the agenda was a discussion on the aggravating security situation in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict zone, especially in the Gali district.

October 10, 2003 11:07

• Residents of Nozhay-Yurt district voted being held at gunpoint

  The military demonstrated clearly the situation was under their full control and they were fixing what was happening at the electoral districts.

October 10, 2003 11:05

• "Memorial": most of crimes against peaceful people in Chechnya remain unpunished

  According to the data of "Memorial", two thirds of grave crimes against peaceful Chechen people are committed by Russian military men and officers of special services.

October 09, 2003 22:42

• Press conference of MHG: elections in Chechnya - myths and reality

  From the very beginning of the press conference MHG Chairwoman Lyudmila Alekseyeva let the present know that the reality shown virtually in all media reports on the elections in Chechnya seemed to be too affected.

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.