Dagestan introduces passport inserts

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Dagestan introduces passport inserts


IEWS Russian Regional Report
**Internet Edition**
Vol. 3, No. 24, 18 June 1998
 
DAGESTAN INTRODUCES CITIZENSHIP PASSPORT INSERTS.  Last week the
government of Dagestan adopted a decree requiring the addition of
inserts identifying the bearer's nationality to Russia's national
passports.  The government claims that it adopted the decree in order
to protect citizens' constitutional right to declare their ethnic
affiliation.  Last fall Russia adopted a new passport which does not
identify the holder's nationality. This change from the Soviet-era
practice caused considerable discontent among the political elite in
many ethnically-defined republics, most notably Dagestan which is
populated by numerous different ethnic groups. The issue is
particularly important because the Dagestani legislature is now formed
on the basis of ethnic quotas.
      
In the end, the republican legislature temporarily suspended the issue
of new passports, which was supposed to begin on 1 January.  Now,
Dagestanis can use the insert together with their Russian passport.
The insert contains the holder's name, date of birth, nationality, and
the relevant passport data (such as serial number and date of issue).
It will be issued by the Dagestani police, together with the national
passport. - Nabi Abdullaev in Makhachkala
 
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