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Tuesday, 30 August 2005

GEORGIA PLANS CENSUS OF CHECHEN REFUGEES IN PANKISI GORGE

Published in News Digest

By empty (8/30/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)

The Georgian Refugee Ministry will carry out a two-week census of Chechen refugees living in the country\'s Pankisi Gorge. Last year\'s registration showed that the area was home to 3,843 refugees from Chechnya. Nearly 1,300 of them have left Georgia mainly for third countries over the past year.
The Georgian Refugee Ministry will carry out a two-week census of Chechen refugees living in the country\'s Pankisi Gorge. Last year\'s registration showed that the area was home to 3,843 refugees from Chechnya. Nearly 1,300 of them have left Georgia mainly for third countries over the past year. A mere 24 refugees have returned to Russia. Meanwhile, non-governmental organizations said no more than 1,000 Chechen refugees are living in Georgia\'s Pankisi Gorge today. (Interfax)
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