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Chechnya 2003. Political process through the looking glass

The given edition was prepared and published with financial assistance of the European Commission (“Human Rights Monitoring Network in the Russian Federation” Project) and the Norwegian Human Rights House (“Chechnya: Human Rights Monitoring in Con-text of the October 5th Presidential Election” Project). The monitoring effort whose findings are used in this book was carried out within the framework of the two aforesaid projects.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD
Tanya Lokshina & Sergei Lukashevsky, Moscow Helsinki Group


INTRODUCTION THE CHECHEN MAZE: LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT
Alexander Cherkasov, “Memorial” Human Rights Center


Chronicle of Events

THE MARCH 2003 REFERENDUM IN CHECHNYA — A GLIMPSE OF HOPE OR A POLITICAL MANIPULATION
Alexander Mnatsakanyan, free-lance journalist


Chronicle of Events

Personal Files: KADYROV AKHMAT-HADJI

Chronicle of Events

CANDIDATE ABDULA BUGAEV
Ruslan Umarov, kavkaz.memo.ru


Context

Chronicle of Events

CANDIDATE AVKHAT KHANCHUKAEV
Ruslan Umarov, kavkaz.memo.ru


Context

CANDIDATE KHUSEIN BIYBULATOV
Ruslan Umarov, kavkaz.memo.ru


Chronicle of Events

Documents Provided by Election Headquarters
of Candidates for the President of Chechnya


Chronicle of Events

IN THE END, THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE OR, WAITING FOR THE CHOSEN IMMORTAL IN CHECHNYA
Leonid Ruzov, free-lance journalist


Context

Documents Provided by Election Headquarters
of Candidates for the President of Chechnya


DISTRICT LEVEL EMERGENCY
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group


Chronicle of Events

Personal Files: SAIDULLAEV MALIK MINGAYEVICH

Documents Provided by Election Headquarters
of Candidates for President of Chechnya


ALKHAN-YURT — GROZNY: RECONAISSANCE TRIP
Tanya Lokshina


Chronicle of Events

CANDIDATE NICKOLAI PAIZULLAEV
Ruslan Umarov, kavkaz.memo.ru


GROZNY. A HAUNTED HOUSE
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group


Context

Chronicle of Events

Documents Provided by Election Headquarters
of Candidates for the President of Chechnya

THE STORY OF SAIDULLAEV’S REMOVAL
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group


Chronicle of Events

“THIS IS NOT AN ELECTION BUT A FRAUD” — CHECHEN REFUGEES IN INGUSHETIA ON ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF CHECHNYA
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group


CANDIDATE AKHMAT KADYROV
Ruslan Umarov, kavkaz.memo.ru


FROM THE LIFE OF ELECTION HEADQUARTERS — INSIDE INFORMATION
Alexander Mnatsakanyan, free-lance journalist


Context

GOOD NEWS ONLY
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group


CHAIR OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC ABDUL-KERIM ARSAKHANOV
Ruslan Umarov, kavkaz.memo.ru


Chronicle of Events

CHECHNYA, OCTOBER 5TH — EMPTY DECORATIONS
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group


Chronicle of Events

REPORTS ON VIOLATIONS ON THE ELECTION DAY

ELECTION MONITORING RESULTS IN THE SHALI DISTRICT
Sergey Shimovolos, Nizhnii Novgorod Society for Human Rights


ON THE CONDUCTION OF THE ELECTIONS IN THE VILLAGE OF MESKER-YURT, SHALI DISTRICT

DID THE REFUGEES VOTE?
Usam Baisaev, “Memorial” Human Rights Center


ON THE CONDUCTION OF THE ELECTIONS IN THE KURCHALOI DISTRICT

ELECTION IN CHECHNYA. FROM THE LIFE OF POLLING STATIONS
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group


Chronicle of Events

BOOK OF NUMBERS — BOOK OF THE LOST
Alexander Cherkasov, “Memorial” Human Rights Center


CHAIR OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC ABDUL-KERIM ARSAKHANOV
Roman Rostov, kavkaz.memo.ru


Context

KADYROV: THE GIFT OF THE GAB OR THE FATHER OF NEW RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY?
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group


Context

PERFECT STILLNESS ZONE
Tanya Lokshina, Moscow Helsinki Group

Context

CONCLUSION THE WAR IN THE CAUCASUS AND PEACE IN RUSSIA
Alexander Cherkasov, “Memorial” Human Rights Center


LATEST NEWS FROM THE CAUCASUS — INTERNET-BASED MEDIA
OUTLET OF THE “MEMORIAL”




Board of Editors: Tanya Lokshina, Sergei Lukashevsky, Alexander Cherkasov

Chief Editor: Tanya Lokshina

Layout: Nickolai Kostenko

Cover: Lisa Lokshin



The text is a product of joint efforts by the Moscow Helsinki Group and the “Memorial” Human Rights Center. Informational support was provided by the “Caucasian Knot.”

Copyright © 2004 by Moscow Helsinki Group
All rights reserved

ISBN 5-98440-005-7




The views expressed herein are those of the authors of the book and can therefore in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Commission.

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