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CCSI presents excerpts from the Agency for Social Information
(ASI) e-mail information bulletin. Translated from Russian by
CCSI staffer Alyssa Deutschler. For more information on how
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AGENTSTVO SOTSIALNOI INFORMATSII
Kutuzovskii pr. 22 pod. 14a,
Moscow, 121151
Tel./fax: (095) 249-3989
E-mail: [email protected]
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ASI Bulletin No. 23
11-18 June, 1998
In this issue:
I. Russian Human Rights Organizations Begin Publication
of New Bulletin, "Belarus Today"
II. Program to Help Preserve Native Peoples in the Far
North to Be Implemented in Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Russian Human Rights Organizations Begin Publication
of New Bulletin, "Belarus Today"
A group of Russian human rights organizations--including the Human Rights
Institute, the Civil Society Foundation, the Glasnost Defense Foundation
and the Sakharov Museum--have joined forces on a new project, "Belarus &
Russia: Information, Commentary, Analysis." This week the first edition
of the bulletin "Belarus Today" was published in conjunction with the
project. The bulletin features information on current events in Belarus,
commentary on the country's economic and political situation, analytical
sections devoted to relevant issues, and portraits of the leaders who play
major roles in relations between Belarus and Russia.
The bulletin will be of use not only to media professionals, politicians,
members of NGOs and the business community, but to everyone who is
interested in knowing what is truly going on in Belarus. "Belarus Today"
will be available free of charge at the offices of the Moscow Helsinki
Group. The project coordinators are planning on also publishing
collections of essays, reports, and studies on the subject of Belarus.
Contact Telephone: (095) 923-3466, 923-2516 (Valentin Gefter, project
coordinator)
E-mail: [email protected]
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Program to Help Preserve Native Peoples in the Far North
to Be Implemented in Krasnoyarsk Krai
A representative from the Finnish information agency "Patmos" arrived in
Krasnoyarsk on June 8 to begin a study on the life of indigenous peoples
of the Far North. The information will be used as part of a joint
project, "Aid For Disappearing Peoples of the Far North," developed by a
number of organizations in Krasnoyarsk and Finland.
The idea of the project was proposed two years ago by the Siberian
Christian Mercy Mission and is now also supported by the Krasnoyarsk
regional government, the Association of Small Indigenous Peoples of the
North, and the Northern Medical Issues Institute. The goal of the
program is to raise the standard of living for native peoples and settlers
in the northern regions of Krasnoyarsk Krai. Under the auspices of the
program, more extensive vocational training will be available to
inhabitants of the north, including courses in teaching, medicine,
veterinariary medicine, shoe repair, and cosmetology.
A. Nemtushkin, chairman of the Association of Small Indigenous Peoples of
the North, believes that the need for such a program is obvious. In Mr.
Nemtushkin's opinion, the Soviet system destroyed many of the vital ties
between native peoples of the north and nature. Today, the question is
not just if the ancient cultures of the taiga and tundra will continue,
but whether the people themselves can survive.
The majority of the population of the Far North is concentrated in the
Taimyr and Evyenk Autonomous Okrugs, where 78,000 people inhabit an area
comprising 1,629,700 square kilometers. Of the northern population, only
13,173 are considered "native peoples" belonging to the Nentsi, Keti,
Evyenk, Nganasan, Selkup, Dolgan, Entsi, and Even tribes. More than 10
tribes have already disappeared in modern times, including the Belkirs and
the Kotts. Northern settlements are often lacking in medical and
educational facilities; for example, it is estimated that in the Far
North there is one doctor for every 163 people.
Contact Telephone: (3912) 21-5719 (Pavel Orekhov, Siberian Christian
Mercy Mission)
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