By empty (9/27/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Civic Solidarity Party Chairman and presidential candidate Sabir Rustamkhanli lodged a formal protest on 27 August with Azerbaijan\'s Central Election Commission after electricity was cut off the previous day to several southern regions during his televised election campaign broadcast. Rustamkhanli said he believes the cuts were deliberate as the Azerbaijani authorities are aware that he enjoys strong support in the south of the country. (Turan).

By empty (8/27/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Speaking at a press conference in Baku on 27 August, Vilayat Guliev accused Armenia of violating the cease-fire along the Line of Contact separating Armenian and Azerbaijani forces \"many times\" over the past two months, and predicted that such incidents will continue. Guliev said instability in Azerbaijan \"is in Armenia\'s interests,\" but expressed confidence that the Azerbaijani armed forces are capable of responding to Armenian \"provocations.\" (Turan).

By empty (8/15/2003 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Claims by a UNHCR official that Chechen displaced persons currently living in tent camps in neighboring Ingushetia are being pressured to return to Chechnya are untrue, Chechen Minister for Nationalities Affairs Taus Dzhabrailov told Interfax on 15 August. He added Chechens are returning from Ingushetia voluntarily. On 14 August, Chechen Prime Minister Anatolii Popov told journalists in Moscow that all camps in Ingushetia for Chechen displaced persons will be closed by 1 October.