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Russian Federation before and after Beslan in Human Rights Watch discussion. In September, 2004 the World has been shocked by the awful tragedy which has occurred in Beslan. The problem of terrorism rises in our everyday life more sharply. (07-OCT-04)
 

The Helsinki Commission has released a report on violations of human rights in OSCE member states that are taking part in the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation meeting that starts in Warsaw on Monday. In particular, the authors of the report surveyed the plight of people from the Caucasus region and the Romany minority in the Russian Federation. (05-OCT-04)
 

The Belarusian government registers all state employees’ travels and memberships in parties and NGOs, according to the Human Rights Center “Viasna”. – A return to the Soviet past, says Valiantsin Stefanovich at “Viasna”.

On the eve of the parliamentary election in the Republic of Belarus scheduled 17 October, the state shows more and more activity in pressurizing its citizens and taking different lawless measures. Recently future election observers found out that an anonymous KGB worker was watching their assembly. (07-OCT-04)
 

The basic characteristic of the local elections held in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 2 October 2004 was low level of interest and low voter turnout: out of 2,327,014 registered voters, 45.52% of BiH citizens with the right to vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina turned out to vote at 4057 polling stations in total. (05-OCT-04)
 

For her steadiness and her steadfast belief in the powers of democracy and peaceful protest, 40.4% of voters nominated Aung San Suu Kyi as Asia´s Online Hero for 2004, organized by Time Asia. In 1990 she was awarded the Rafto Prize, and in 1991 she was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. She remains the only living recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize who is still incarcerated. (5-OCT-04)

On the eve of the parliamentary election in the Republic of Belarus the state shows more and more activity in pressurizing its citizens and taking different lawless measures. Everyday human rights activists discover new interesting facts. Recently future election observers found out that an anonymous KGB worker was watching their assembly. (06-10-04)
 

Members of Human Rights Center “Viasna” in the city of Mahiliow got hold of a “Form for Personnel Accounting” which is obligatory for completion for all state employees. Human rights activists are concerned about items 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14. (06-10-04)

From September there is an opportunity to see an exhibition at the Warsaw University Library of photographs by Cuban women entitled “This is our problem too”. (06-SEP-04)