Sergey Enikolopov: closing refugees' camps in Chechnya is fair to some extent April 28, 2006 15:42 Experts think that Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov's instruction to liquidate Temporary Residence Centres (TRCs) refugees may be fair to some extent.
Human rights activists protest against closing refugees' camps in Chechnya April 28, 2006 15:33 According to human rights activists, authorities of Chechnya have started to close regional Temporary Residence Centres (TRCs) of forced migrants who have no other roof over their head.
In Azerbaijan, they wait for another pardon decree April 28, 2006 15:28 Before May 28 - the Republic Day - Ilkham Aliev, president of Azerbaijan, may sign another Pardon Decree. Elmira Akhundova, MP and member of the Pardon Commission under the president of the Republic, told about it in her talk with journalists.
In Azerbaijan, the Committee Against Tortures visited disciplinary battalion April 27, 2006 15:24 Elchin Bekhbudov, chairman of the Committee Against Tortures in Azerbaijan, jointly with Bairam Sadykhov, his deputy, conducted a monitoring of the disciplinary battalion located in the Salianskiy District and subordinated to the Chief Administration of Military Police.
Militiamen stopped human rights activists from picketing in the Krasnodar Territory April 24, 2006 15:22 Eduard Mktrchyan, Akhmad Choloyan and Vadim Karastelyov, members of the "Novorossisk Human Rights Committee" departed from Novorossisk to Krasnodar to take part in a picket against militia voluntarism committed in the village of Gulkevichi.
Trial of human rights activist Boliev in Dagestan will continue on Monday April 22, 2006 15:17 In Khasavyurt (Dagestan), the court process on human rights activist Osman Boliev, head of the Dagestan regional public organization "Romashka," accused of storage, acquisition and bearing of firearms, will continue on Monday, April 24.
Armenian Security Service agents took away and beat oppositionist's bodyguards April 22, 2006 15:12 On April 21, about 1 p.m., not far from Erebuni police station in Yerevan, 12 unidentified persons, eight of them in masks, stopped the car of Aram Karapetyan, chairman of the "Novye Vremena" (New Times) Armenian Party, and his accompanying cars.
Chief federal inspector for Stavropol Territory inspected Kochubej colony April 21, 2006 23:42 Prosecutor of the Stavropol Territory, has inspected, together with Alexander Korobeinikov, Chief Federal Inspector for the Stavropol Territory of the machinery of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the South Federal District, the observance of the requirements of the law at enforcement of criminal punishments at the Federal State Institution - Corrective Colony No. 2 of the Administration of the Federal Punishment Enforcement Service for the Stavropol Territory.
In Dagestan, at the trial of human rights activist Boliev, defence evidences were presented April 21, 2006 23:29 In Dagestan, in the town of Khasavyurt, the trial continues on the case of Osman Boliev, human rights activist, head of the Dagestan regional public organization "Romashka," accused of storage, acquisition and bearing of firearms.
Father of murdered Ilman Umaev released in Chechnya April 21, 2006 15:08 On April 19 in the afternoon, Eisa Umaev, father of Ilman Umaev and uncle of Anzor Umaev, killed the day before after detainment by the officials of the MIA of Chechnya, was released and returned home to the village of Sayasan.
In Ingushetia, jury acquitted defendant charged of attack on the Republic April 21, 2006 15:02 On April 21, the Jury of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Ingushetia acquitted Magomed Aspiev, accused of committing the crimes covered by Articles 209, part 2, 285, part 3, and 222, part 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (CCRF).
Parliament of Chechnya called to create an inter-branch commission for searching the missing people April 20, 2006 23:26 The parliament of Chechnya has declared that the problem of missing people could not be addressed without setting up an inter-branch commission at the federal level.
Additional information on kidnapping and murder of Sayasan citizens arrived from Chechnya April 19, 2006 23:14 The Committee "Civil Assistance" received additional information on yesterday's kidnapping and murdering of citizens of the village of Sayasan, Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya.
Information on murders and kidnappings arrives from Chechnya April 19, 2006 23:11 Today, the editorial board of the "Caucasian Knot" received information from the Committee "Civil Assistance" about the events in the Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya.
Valentina Melnikova: Ministry of Justice is trying to close "Soldiers' Mothers" April 19, 2006 23:04 Valentina Melnikova, Executive Secretary of the Union of Committees of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia (UCSMR) stated that the authorities are planning to stop the public organization "Soldiers' Mothers of Russia" in a judicial procedure.
Government of Armenia exceeds its powers during build-up of Yerevan centre April 19, 2006 23:02 The sitting of the Constitutional Court of Armenia that ended late on April 18 decided to satisfy the suit of Armen Arutyunyan, a human rights defender.
New information on abduction and killing of local residents in Chechnya April 19, 2006 18:41 he Civil Assistance Committee has provided Caucasian Knot with the information on abduction and murder of Sajasan village residents (Nozhaj-Jurt district, Chechnya).
Kadyrov demands liquidation of all camps for refugees in the Chechen Republic April 19, 2006 16:39 The Chechen prime-minister Ramzan Kadyrov has demanded removal as soon as possible all places for refugees residing on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
Three detained residents of the Kurchaloj village (Chechnya) are released April 18, 2006 16:30 Three residents of Kurchaloj, detained on April 2 have been released, according to the information received on April 18 by Russian-Chechen information agency.
Human Rights Center "Memorial" urges Chechen PM Kadyrov to punish all security agents guilty of abductions April 18, 2006 16:22 Human rights activists emphasize also that it is impossible to solve the problem of abductions, disappearances and tortures of arrested persons in Chechnya only by stopping the illegal actions of the ORB-2 agents.