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October 27, 2003 11:15

• Statement of International Society "Memorial" about arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky

  The statement reads, "We are deeply indignant at the demonstrative detention of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, YUKOS Company president, made in Novosibirsk by instructions of the prosecutor general's office."

October 25, 2003 20:06

• Conference "Institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Subjects of Russia's South"

  The international conference "Institution of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Subjects of Russia's South: Problems of Making, Experience of Interaction with Public Authorities, and Prospects of Development" was held in Astrakhan on October 16-17.

October 25, 2003 18:58

• Raid on editorial office of Milliet newspaper

  Though the authorities assure they are seeking after normalization of relations with all the mass media, regardless of their political orientation, pressure on opposition periodicals still goes on.

October 25, 2003 18:57

• Antiwar meeting in Saint Petersburg

  An antiwar meeting devoted to the anniversary of tragic events in the Moscow theatre center on Dubrovka is to be held on Sunday, October 26, at Troitskaya Square of Saint Petersburg.

October 25, 2003 18:55

• Press conference on problems of missing residents of Chechnya

  The press conference "The Abducted and Forgotten: What Should Relatives of More Than Two Thousand Missing Chechens Do?" is to take place at the Independent Press Center (former press center of the Institute of Press Development) on October 28, 2003.

October 25, 2003 17:13

• Meeting in "Satsita" camp

  Chechen refugees of the "Satsita" tent camp, which is situated on the outskirts of the Sleptsovskaya village, Ingushetia's Sunzha district, organized a mass action of protest in the morning of October 23.

October 25, 2003 17:10

• Famous actress Monique van de Ven visited Ingushetia

  On October 22, a famous actress Monique van de Ven arrived in Ingushetia for an informal visit as a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador.

October 24, 2003 23:36

• South Osetian public organizations protest against arrest of Alan Chochiev

  On October 14, Doctor of Historical Science Alan Chochiev, a well-known political figure of South and North Osetia, was arrested in Vladikavkaz. We call your attention to some recent statements issued by different South Osetian public movements and parties.

October 24, 2003 20:52

• Arrests and tortures in Azerbaijan continue

  Information about tortures against secretary general of the Azerbaijan Democratic Party Sardar Jalaloglu is available in Internet.

October 24, 2003 16:58

• Former inhabitants of Bella temporary accommodation center are considered to have been left for Chechnya

  Chechen refugees who lived in the Bella tent camp before October 2003 and then, after the force liquidation of this temporary accommodation center, were moved to the Satsita camp, have not yet been put on the lists of inhabitants of this camp.

October 24, 2003 16:56

• Deputies appointed commissioner for human rights

  On October 23, deputies of the State Duma of the Astrakhan region voted unanimously to appoint Vladislav Vinogradov commissioner for human rights in the region.

October 24, 2003 14:22

• International observers estimated state of Turks-Meskhetians

  Representatives of the OSCE, UNHCR, Council of Europe, and International Organization for Migration finished their working visit to the Krasnodar region.

October 24, 2003 14:19

• "Brigade general" Vakhid Mukhayev detained in Chechnya's Itum-Kali district

  Colonel Ilya Shabalkin stressed, "Murders of some elders and village chiefs of the Itum-Kali district, as well as an attack against soldiers of the federal troops, are on the list of crimes committed by Mukhayev.

October 24, 2003 12:16

• Chechnya: attempt to detain human right activist

  Threatening with guns, drunk servicemen made Ezhiev go into the guard-room and said he was to be detained as the activity of human rights activists on the whole and of the Society for Russian-Chechen Friendship in particular is directed at discrediting the army, which "fulfills its complicated urgent tasks".

October 24, 2003 12:14

• 91 per cent of Russians find it possible that events similar to hostage taking in theatre center on Dubrovka will be repeated

  These data are the result of a public poll held on the eve of the anniversary of the tragedy in Moscow.

October 24, 2003 11:17

• Workshop "Journalist's Rights and Juridical Aspects of Responsibility" took place at Sukhumi Media Club

  The workshop participants, journalists from both independent and national media, discussed different forms of "non-violence" they can use in their work.

October 23, 2003 19:23

• Leaders of national communities of Kuban learnt not to be afraid of police officers

  Leaders of the Turkish-Meskhetian, Tajik and African communities participated in the workshop "Protection of Rights of Ethnic Minorities during Examinations of Papers by Police". Invited lawyers helped them to enrich their store of knowledge in the field of human rights.

October 23, 2003 19:19

• Federal national and cultural autonomy of Chechens was founded in Karachaevo-Cherkessia

  The federal national and cultural autonomy of Chechens will be engaged in solving problems of not only Chechens, but of all the displaced persons from Chechnya, regardless of their nationality. It will advocate preservation of the language, national culture and originality of the nation.

October 23, 2003 17:01

• Residents of Dagestan held unauthorized meeting on Red Square

  80 residents of the Kazbek district of Dagestan held an unauthorized meeting on Red Square on October 22. They arrived in Moscow to complain about officials of local authorities.

October 23, 2003 16:59

• Movement "For Human Rights" made request to Moscow prosecutor's office to bring criminal actions in connection with operation for liberation of hostages on Dubrovka

  According to the head of the movement, Lev Ponomaryov, punishment must be borne by officials, security services' chiefs, as well as high-ranked medical personnel.