The Week in Brief: Oct 16 - Oct 22, 2000Mon, 16 Oct
Antonio Russo, an Italian radio journalist covering Chechnya, was found dead near the Georgian town of Gombori (35 kilometres north-east of Tbilisi).
The Russian Audit Chamber started a large-scale revision of financial and economical activities of Chechen administration for the period from January till October 2000.
Tue, 17 Oct
Moscow said that it planned to transfer the ownership of oil sector in Chechnya to Russian state firm Rosneft to “avoid rampant corruption as it reconstructs of the sector.”
Wed, 18 Oct
Bislan Gantamirov was appointed mayor of Grozny.
Akhmad Kadyrov, head of Chechnya's pro-Russian administration, might be shortly replaced by Gennady Troshev, commander of the North-Caucasian military district – Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Thu, 19 Oct
Aslanbek Aslakhanov, Chechnya’s Deputy to the State Duma, called on the lower house to stop „the genocide of the Chechen nation“ and to establish real law and order in the republic.
Pro-Russian Chechen officials warned that the conflict between Chechen rebels and Russian forces could drag on for decades.
70 cases of hepatitis are registered in refugee camps in Ingushetia. Physicians fear for epidemics as there is a lack of specialists and medicines.
Fri, 20 Oct
There are 173,000 Chechen refugees in the territory of Ingushetia – Ingush migration service
Between 60 and 80 Chechen fighters crossed the Georgian border near Ingushetia and are moving inside the country – press service of the Georgian President
Sat, 21 Oct
No major events.
Sun, 22 Oct
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata arrived in Moscow for talks on the situation of 170,000 officially registered Chechen refugees in Ingushetia who are to spend the second winter in the neighbouring republic.
Alarming development of 283 cases of TBC among Chechen refugees in Ingushetia has forced the ministry to open a field hospital in "Severny" tent camp.
Compiled by Prague Watchdog
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