1.   The separatist Slovak government is expected to continue work on the dam despite protests.

2.   A separatist provincial government, elected last October, is gearing up for a referendum on independence, possibly by midyear.

3.   Federal authorities were unable to pursue criminals into Chechnya, and the separatist government was either unwilling or too weak to put an end to the attacks.

4.   Just three weeks ago, the separatist government of the Parti Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard seemed unbeatable and another referendum on secession inevitable.

5.   Quebec is led by a separatist government committed to secession from Canada.

6.   The deputy foreign minister of the Abkhazian separatist government denied the allegation last week.

7.   The separatist government in Grozny, having won de facto independence after the Russian pullout, offered only a little help.

8.   But the industry is heavily concentrated in the province of Quebec, where both the separatist provincial government and the federalist opposition have been pressing federal authorities to act.

9.   Chechen officials have repeatedly accused Russia organizing the killings in an attempt to discredit the separatist government now in control of Chechnya.

10.   Despite improving relations between the Russians and the Chechen separatist government, occasional acts of violence have continued.