Chechen militiamen refuse to disclose the name of Internet extremist March 31, 2008 16:16 Power agents of Chechnya refuse to tell anything about the person searched on suspicion of disseminating via the Internet of extremist appeals.
Court to consider the ban on "Ingushetia.Ru" website on April 11 March 31, 2008 16:11 On April 11, the Moscow City Court will consider the suit on recognition of the "Ingushetia.Ru" Internet website to be extremist one and on stopping its activities.
MIA of Tajikistan: Ilyas Shurpaev's murder was not contracted March 31, 2008 16:07 The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Tajikistan rejects any assumptions about possible contractual nature of the murder of Ilyas Shurpaev, a correspondent of Channel One of Russian TV.
Court of North Ossetia nullifies protocol on Ella Kesaeva's administrative offence March 31, 2008 16:02 The Pravoberezhny Court of North Ossetia has invalidated the protocol on administrative offence in relation to Ella Kesaeva, leader of the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan", accused of beating a judge and court marshals.
USA call Azerbaijani authorities to free arrested journalists March 29, 2008 11:49 US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ms Ann Dears, who visited yesterday, on March 28, the family of the editor-in-chief of the "Azadlyg" newspaper Ganimat Zakhid, called the authorities of Azerbaijan to release all the arrested journalists.
In Armenia, Maralik residents demand to free oppositionist March 29, 2008 11:46 In the city of Maralik, Shirak Region of Armenia, signatures are gathered under the petition in defence of Arutyun Urityan, head of the city election office of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who was convicted to 7 years of imprisonment on charges of hampering elections and beating an election agent of Serzh Sarkisyan.
Now, there are three suspects of murdering Ilyas Shurpaev March 29, 2008 11:44 The searches underway in Tajikistan with the aim to find the suspects of murdering the journalist of Channel One Ilyas Shurpaev gave an unexpected result. Three persons are already figurants in the case.
Gyulnara Rustamova: Dagestan advocates would not defend interests of kidnapped persons March 29, 2008 11:39 Gyulnara Rustamova, chair of the committee "Dagestan Mothers for Human Rights" has told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that her organization has faced new problems caused by the refusal of local advocates to render legal aid to arrested citizens.
Sozar Subari: Parliament avoids considering the situation with human rights in Georgia March 29, 2008 11:31 Ombudsman of Georgia Sozar Subari has stated this fact at the presentation of his report "Anatomy of Human Rights Violations in Georgia".
Administrative case against "Voice of Beslan" is still open March 29, 2008 11:22 On March 28 the Pravoberezhny Court of North Ossetia held hearing on accusation of Ella Kesaeva, leader of the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan", of beating a judge and court marshals. Ms Kesaeva asked the court to nullify the protocol on the offence and close the case, but the court rejected her petition.
Azerbaijani citizen assassinated in St-Petersburg March 28, 2008 13:46 On March 26, the body of a citizen of Azerbaijan, aged 33, was found in the Krasnogvardeiskiy District of St-Petersburg.
In Georgia, court sentences Irakliy Okruashvili to 11 years in prison March 28, 2008 13:40 Judge of the Tbilisi City Court Georgiy Shavliashvili has sentenced in absentia Irakliy Okruashvili, former Minister of Defence of Georgia, to 11 years of imprisonment.
In Armenia, 68 persons fined for participation in rallies March 28, 2008 13:34 After cancelling of the state of emergency in Armenia, 68 persons have been brought to administrative responsibility in the form of fines for participation in non-authorized rallies, marches and protest actions.
Members of "Voice of Beslan" are not admitted to the courtroom March 28, 2008 13:28 The Pravoberezhny Court of North Ossetia is still holding session on charges against Ella Kesaeva, leader of the Public Organization "Voice of Beslan", of an administrative offence, but the members of the organization are not admitted into the courtroom.
"Novaya Gazeta": nothing new in investigation's statement on Politkovskaya's case March 28, 2008 13:15 The editorial board of the "Novaya Gazeta" (New Newspaper) thinks that today's statement of the State Prosecution that the investigation has established and announced into search the killer of Anna Politkovskaya, the paper's observer, has no news.
Azerbaijan: three more inmates are hunger-striking March 28, 2008 12:57 Today in Azerbaijan, three inmates of the Correctional Labour Colony (CLC) No. 1 have started a hunger-strike with a demand to free all political prisoners.
Service of court marshals denies beating resident of Krasnodar Territory who tried to self-burn March 27, 2008 17:21 The Department of the Federal Service of Court Marshals for the Krasnodar Territory refutes the information about beating Anatoly Malyshev who tried to burn himself in protest against his family's compulsory eviction from the hostel.
Krasnodar Territory: opposition protests against election outcomes to the General Prosecutor's Office March 27, 2008 17:18 Sergey Obukhov, Deputy of the State Duma (faction of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - CPRF), has directed some 20 requests to the Russian Public Prosecutor Yuri Chaika. He has indicated that that at presidential election on March 2 in the Krasnodar Territory, a total of 63,649 additional votes were ascribed to Dmitri Medvedev.
In Stavropol Territory, inmates' relatives complain of breaching their rights March 27, 2008 16:46 Within the latest six months, the Islamic Committee of Russia has received two complaints from relatives of the prisoners kept at the Federal State Institution Corrective Colony (CC) No. 11 located in the Stavropol Territory, where the colony administration was accused of illegal actions.
In Dagestan, Ombudsperson finds the problem of kidnappings non-topical March 27, 2008 16:43 Svetlana Alisultanova, Ombudswoman in Dagestan, notes to a significant decrease in the number of kidnappings in the Republic. She has made this statement today at the 20th session of the National Assembly of Dagestan of the fourth convocation.