Moscow Time: Kadyrov Calling For Women In Headscarves
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posted by FerrasB on November, 2007 as CHECHNYA
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/25/2007 7:52 AM Friday, November 23, 2007 Kadyrov Calling for Women in Headscarves The Associated Press GROZNY -- Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has called for all women to cover their heads with scarves, the latest in a series of his unofficial orders toughening social customs for women in the violence-wracked, mainly Muslim Russian region. The recommendation, made by Kadyrov during a television address last week, was not a legally binding order or legislation passed by the regional parliament. Several government institutions in the capital Grozny, however, including the main government-owned publishing house, posted signs earlier this week forbidding women without headscarves from entering, and guards were enforcing the rule. Human rights activists reported that at least two universities had also barred women without covered heads from attending classes. "Legally speaking, you can't demand that women wear headscarves, but in Chechnya, under many governments, authorities have tried to adhere to national traditions," said ... >> full
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KC: As A Result Of “Telephone Voting”, Zakayev Has Declared Himself A "Prime...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/25/2007 2:26 PM As a result of “telephone voting”, Zakayev has declared himself a "prime minister" of Ichkeria Publication time: 25 November 2007, 16:24 According to Russian sources, particularly the newspaper "Kommersant" earlier owned by Boris Berezovsky, the former Minister of CHRI FM Ahmed Zakaev has declared himself the "prime minister" of Ichkeria. With reference to Zakaev's words, it was said that some anonymous "members of parliament of CHRI" called to his phone and stated that "he is now a prime minister of Ichkeria and he was chosen from 3 possible candidatures." At the same time Zakayev felt difficulty to enumerate names of his "competitors" because he was so to say "not in the swim." Chechen ex-minister Zakayev have said that the "voting" on his "election" was a telephone voting (!), "but the procedure was correct" he said. He was referring to the "resolution", which was signed by one person ... >> full
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PW: Euro-Ichkeria Against The Emirate
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/30/2007 9:03 PM November 25th 2007 · Caucasus Times, PW Euro-Ichkeria against the Emirate Prague Watchdog publishes this material by mutual agreement with the Caucasus Times. By Murat Kardanov PRAGUE, November 22 – On November 21 the Kavkaz Center web site published an official statement by Emir Dokka Umarov, the latest successor to the President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI) Aslan Maskhadov, concerning the proclamation of a Caucasian Emirate. Earlier Akhmed Zakayev, who had just resigned as ChRI foreign minister, condemned Umarov for proclaiming an Islamic state and accused the Russian authorities of an attempt to divide the ChRI leadership. One way or another, by this decision of its latest ruler the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria had ceased to exist, as it has now become an administrative and territorial province (or vilâyet) that forms part of the Caucasian Emirate. As the Chechen resistance network ... >> full
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Teachers And Girl-Students Without Headscarves Are Expelled...
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posted by FerrasB on as CHECHNYA
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/22/2007 8:51 PM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 21/11/2007 Teachers and girl-students without headscarves are expelled from Chechen higher schools The fight announced by the head of Chechnya on moral degradation of the youth, has resulted in the fact that in higher schools, specialized secondary and ordinary schools women and girls are forbidden to attend lessons with their heads uncovered with headscarves. At the Chechen State University (ChSU), a teacher and a girl-student were expelled from the lecture room for the absence of headscarves. "It happened the day before yesterday, during the lesson," one of the ChSU students, who has preferred to remain anonymous, told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "During the lesson, an unknown man entered the room, examined the audience and ordered our teacher (she is Russian by nationality) and one of the students, who were without headscarves, to immediately leave the classroom. Nobody knows who the man ... >> full
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CHECHENPRESS: Head Of The ChRI Foreign Ministry Akhmed Zakaev Has Tendered...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 11/21/2007 3:26 PM
November 21, 2007
Head of the ChRI Foreign Ministry Akhmed Zakaev has tendered his resignation
SIA CHECHENPRESS, Official information section, November 20, 2007
The Press Service of the ChRI Foreign Ministry has announced that the head of the ChRI Foreign Ministry Akhmed Zakaev handed in his resignation addressed to the ChRI Parliamentary Chairman Zh.Saralyapov. We have got in touch with the ChRI Parliamentary Press Service which confirmed the receipt of the resignation note by Akhmed Zakaev and announced that the Parliamentary Chairman would take a decision on this matter which would be made public.
The Press Service of the ChRI Foreign Ministry and the ChRI Parliamentary Press Service refused to provide any further comments.
http://www.chechenpress.co.uk/english/news/2007/11/21/01.shtml
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