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ISLAMIC CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON TAJIKISTAN
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The 10th session of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) adopted a special resolution on Tajikistan on 17 October. The resolution, which appealed to OIC member states and financial institutions to help Tajikistan\'s government overcome the country\'s economic problems and promote economic reform, was requested by Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov, who attended the OIC session in Kuala Lumpur. The resolution also contained an appeal to the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to increase its financial assistance to Tajikistan.POLICE UNABLE TO FIND TRACE OF VANISHED KYRGYZ MULLAH
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Deputy head of the Uzgen Raion police Mamatali Turgunbaev announced on 20 October that law enforcement officers have been unable to find any trace of Uzgen Mullah Sadykjan Rakhmanov, who disappeared on 7 September. The disappearance of Rakhmanov, who organized groups making the pilgrimage to Mecca, has been linked by the Kyrgyz authorities to the Uzbek security service, but law enforcement officials in Uzbekistan have denied any knowledge of him. Kyrgyz police have been trying to interview an Uzbek security officer from the town of Namangan, who reportedly bought the car in which witnesses said Rakhmanov was abducted, but Uzbek authorities have told the Kyrgyz investigators that the officer has been transferred to a distant oblast.NUMBER OF SELF-IMMOLATIONS GROWING IN TAJIKISTAN
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The number of women who attempt to burn themselves to death is increasing in Tajikistan, \"Asia-Plus\" reported on 19 October, citing statistics from the Prosecutor- General\'s Office. According to the prosecutor-general\'s figures, 33 self-immolations were attempted in 2002, while 90 cases were registered in the first six months of 2003. The problem is particularly serious in northern Tajikistan\'s Sughd Oblast, where 113 cases of self-immolation have been registered in 2003, against 115 cases in the previous two years.NEW CHECHEN PRESIDENT INAUGURATED
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Akhmed-hadji Kadyrov was inaugurated as Chechen president amid tight security measures in the town of Gudermes on 19 October. Kadyrov announced before the ceremony that he would not swear the inaugural oath on the Koran as “I am not the leader of an Islamic state.” Kadyrov swore in Russian to implement the Chechen Constitution and uphold human rights and freedoms.Visit also
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