News

April 08, 2008 12:27

• In Moscow, Krasnodar advocate demands to stop arbitrariness of law enforcers

  Today, at 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in Moscow, in Slavyanskaya Square, near the monument to Cyril and Methodius, a picket was held by some 20 human rights activists from the Urals, North of Russia, Siberia and other regions.

April 08, 2008 12:21

• Relatives think that figurant in the "Neva-Express" case needs hospitalization

  According to brother of Salambek Dzakhkiev, a defendant in the case of blowing up the "Neva-Express", who is now kept at the SIZO of Novgorod, Salambek needs hospitalization and thorough treatment.

April 08, 2008 12:05

• European Court rules Russia to pay 14,000 euros to Chechen war veteran

  The European Court for Human Rights has obliged Russia to pay over fourteen thousand euros to Oleg Tetsen, 29, a participant of the war in Chechnya, for breaching his rights to fair trial and possession of property.

April 07, 2008 11:36

• SIZO inmate Suren Surenyants stops his hunger strike in Armenia

  Because of his health aggravation, Suren Surenyants, member of the Political Board of the "Republic" Party, has stopped his hunger strike in Armenia.

April 07, 2008 11:32

• European Commission allots 11 million euros to Chechen war victims

  The Commission of European Communities (CEC) has approved granting humanitarian aid in the sum of 11 million euros to the victims of the armed conflict in Chechnya.

April 07, 2008 11:29

• In North Ossetia, leaders of "Voice of Beslan" reach reconciliation in court

  Today, the Pravoberezhny Court of North Ossetia has closed the criminal case against Ella Kesaeva, leader of the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan", accused under four Articles of the Russian Criminal Code. Respondent Marina Melikova has cried quits.

April 07, 2008 11:26

• In Azerbaijan, hunger-striking political prisoners have health problems

  Today is the 13th day of the hunger strike continued by a group of journalists and public figures of the country who demand release of convicted journalists and political prisoners.

April 07, 2008 11:21

• Khalilov: law enforcers of Krasnodar Territory benefit from Gypsies' legal illiteracy

  Law enforcement bodies of Krasnodar Territory can benefit from the fact that Gipsies are ignorant of their rights and freedom. This concern was expressed to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Timur Khalilov, deputy chairman of the Krasnodar City Gipsies' National-Cultural Autonomy.

April 07, 2008 11:17

• In Dagestan, Mukhu Aliev treats the ban of "Nord-Ost" play as provocation

  Today, President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev, speaking to a specially convoked press conference, has categorically refuted the information that he had given instructions to ban the second performance of the play "All in Your Hands", staged on the motives of the tragic events that took place in the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre in Moscow.

April 05, 2008 12:50

• ECT: custody conditions in Northern Caucasus become better

  The delegation of the European Committee against Torture (ECT) has finished their working visit to Northern Caucasus, which took place from March 27 to April 3.

April 05, 2008 12:47

• Ingushes of Germany ask Spain not to extradite refugee Gasaev to Russia

  Today in Frankfurt am Main a picket was held with a demand to Spanish authorities not to deport to Russia Murad Gasaev, a refugee from Ingushetia, who is suspected by Russian law enforcement bodies of taking part in the activities of armed underground in Northern Caucasus.

April 05, 2008 12:41

• ADC "Memorial" draws authorities' attention to situation with Gipsies

  From now on, the Anti-Discrimination Centre "Memorial" starts to hold actions dated to the International Day of Gipsies marked annually on April 8.

April 05, 2008 12:34

• Armenians of Europe rally in Brussels to protest on events in Yerevan

  Today, representatives of the Armenian Diaspora who live in Holland, France and Belgium will hold a protest action near the buildings of the European Union and European Commission in Brussels. The participants of the action plan to express their protest against the post-election events in Armenia.

April 04, 2008 13:21

• Chief Editor of the "Nastoyascheye Vremya" newspaper dismissed in Dagestan

  In Dagestan, Sergey Rasulov, chief editor of the "Nastoyascheye Vremya" (Present Time) newspaper, was dismissed for breaking labour discipline. The journalist was preparing materials for publication, devoted to violations of the freedom of speech by the founders of the edition.

April 04, 2008 13:09

• MHG expert for Northern Caucasus asks Medvedev for protection against power agents

  Aslambek Apaev, Chairman of the Committee for Defence of Forced Migrants' Rights and an expert of the Moscow Helsinki Group for Northern Caucasus, has addressed the president-elect Dmitri Medvedev and heads of Russia's power agencies with an appeal to protect him and members of his organization from prosecution by power agents.

April 04, 2008 13:05

• Human rights activists ask Spain not to deport Ingush refugee Gasaev to Russia

  Human rights activists ask Spain "not to deprive Gasaev of the last shelter." This is the topic of the joint statement of human rights organizations "ChCNS", "MAShR" and the Committee for Forced Migrants' Matters on the case of Murad Gasaev.

April 04, 2008 13:00

• Kukava: delay of Georgia's accession to MAP was expected

  Kakha Kukava, one of the leaders of the Conservative Party of Georgia, has declared that the delay to award MAP to Georgia was not a surprise for their Party.

April 04, 2008 12:56

• Georgian Ombudsman shows video records of falsifications during presidential election

  Today, Sozar Subari, Ombudsman of Georgia, has acquainted the audience at the press conference held at the Ombudsman's office with video evidences of the falsifications that took place during the recent presidential election on January 5.

April 04, 2008 11:43

• Pavlova: in Volgograd Region court drags out consideration of Gipsies' murder

  The Volgograd Regional Court is permanently postponing the consideration of the criminal case on the murder of two persons and inflicting heavy bodily injuries to others during a skinheads' attack on April 14, 2006, on the Gipsy camp, located in those days in the vicinity of the city of Volzhskiy, Volgograd Region.

April 04, 2008 11:40

• In Ingushetia, court upholds claims of Registration Service to ChCNS

  In the evening on April 3, the Nazran District Court of Ingushetia decided that the Chechen Committee for National Salvation had really obstructed to the audit of its activities undertaken by the Department of the Federal Registration service for the Republic of Ingushetia.