Armenia joins the UN Convention against torture June 22, 2006 17:27 Armenia has joined the UN Convention against Torture, reports today Grisha Grigorian, head of information and public relations section of "Human Rights Activist.
Azerbaijan plans to liquidate all tent camps by end of 2007 June 21, 2006 17:58 On June 20, Refugees' Day was marked in Azerbaijan. This Day was marked for the first time on June 20, 2001 upon a decision of the UN General Assembly.
Two refugees from Chechnya kidnapped in Ingushetia June 21, 2006 17:53 Several days ago a group of officers from unknown law enforcement agencies came to the "Malkhaz" temporary camp for forced migrants in Nazran (Ingushetia) to capture and take to an unknown place Khamzat Temirsultanov, a refugee from Chechnya.
Delegation of scholars from USA, China and Canada visited Ingushetia June 21, 2006 17:49 The participants of the conference "The rights of Moslem minorities and threats of Islam extremism" held yesterday in Vladikavkaz, Northern Ossetia, have made a reconnaissance trip to Ingushetia.
Anzor Maskhadov, the son of ex-president of Ichkeria, applies for political asylum in Germany June 21, 2006 17:46 Anzor Maskhadov, the son of Aslan Maskhadov, the diseased president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, has left Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for Germany.
Arrest of notary Sadretdinov acquitted on Khlebnikov's case declared legitimate June 21, 2006 17:44 The Moscow city court recognized as legitimate the issue of a sanction for arresting Fail Sadretdinov, Moscow notary acquitted on the case of murder of Paul Khlebnikov, chief editor of the Forbes magazine Russian version.
Interrogation of human rights activist Boliev has been postponed June 21, 2006 17:40 The first interrogation of Osman Boliev, leader of the human rights organization "Romashka," in relation to the new criminal case initiated against him, fixed for today at the internal affairs unit of Khasavyurt (Dagestan) has not taken place.
Students of "Independent Azerbaijan" university form a committee to defend their rights June 21, 2006 17:37 Today, the students of the "Independent Azerbaijan" university, who are on hunger strike, have formed a committee to defend their rights.
Residents of a Chechnya village ask assistance from international organizations in setting free their fellow-villager June 20, 2006 18:17 Residents of Roshni-Chu village in Urus-Martan district, Chechnya, ask international human rights organizations for assistance in setting free their fellow-villager.
Teachers of Tbilisi university in Georgia forced out of the building June 20, 2006 18:15 More than 20 professors and lecturers were forced out of Tbilisi state university building by Georgian police on Tuesday night.
Judge Ramazanov who acquitted Boliev: "I resigned under the pressure of Dagestan SC" June 20, 2006 18:09 Yarali Ramazanov, judge of Khasavyurt town court of Dagestan, has confirmed today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that yesterday, June 19, he had to sign his resignation under the pressure of Anvar Magomedov, chairman of the Supreme Court of Dagestan.
Nearly 100 students of "Independent Azerbaijan" university intend to abandon their citizenship June 20, 2006 18:06 The deadline fixed by the hunger strikers at the "Independent Azerbaijan" university to the Ministry of Education for resolving the issue of restoring their status of students expires today.
Georgian Minister on Refugees and Resettlement meets Chechen refugees June 20, 2006 18:03 On June 20, Georgiy Kheviashvili, the Georgian Minister on Refugees and Resettlement, and Navid Hussein, representative of the UN High Commissar on Refugees in Georgia, visited the Pankisi Gorge (Eastern Georgia).
Residents of Kumtoraklin district in Dagestan protest against arbitrariness of authorities June 20, 2006 17:04 On June 19, a meeting of local residents protesting against the arbitrariness of Sapiyulla Karachaev, head of the administration of Kumtoraklin district, Dagestan, took place in Korkmaskala, the district centre.
Bernhard Clazen: the doors are open for the team searching the missing people in Nagorny Karabakh June 19, 2006 17:20 The international working team on searching for missing hostages and prisoners of war has made a regular visit to Stepanakert (Nagorny Karabakh).
Interrogation of human rights activist Boliev in Dagestan postponed until June 21 June 19, 2006 17:14 The first interrogation of Osman Boliev, head of "Romashka" human rights organization, fixed for today at the internal affairs department of Khasavyurt (Dagestan) in relation with the new criminal case initiated against him has not taken place.
Residents of Sergen-Yurt in Chechnya hold a meeting against power authorities arbitrariness June 17, 2006 17:32 On Friday June 16, more than three hundred residents of Sergen-Yurt village in Shalinsk district of Chechnya held a meeting which lasted several hours, with a demand to set free their detained fellow-villagers.
Human rights activists doubt whether the parliamentary commission has studied all reasons for tragedy in Beslan June 17, 2006 17:25 The "Caucasian Knot" editorial office has received an open letter from representatives of human rights organization, devoted to the investigation of circumstances of the tragedy in Beslan.
The Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan holds a picket in front of Iranian embassy June 16, 2006 17:43 In the course of the picket of the Popular Front Party activists in front of the Iranian embassy, more than ten participants were arrested and one put to hospital. This was contained in the report of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) sent to the "Caucasian Knot".
Human rights activists are concerned about pressure on Chechnya resident who applied to the European Court June 16, 2006 17:36 The "Civil Assistance" committee and the "Memorial" human rights centre express their deep concern about the situation of Zaurbek Talkhigov who serves 8.5 years of prison for an attempt to set free the hostages from the Theatre Centre on Dubrovka in October 2002.