Azerbaijani authorities lost another suit at the European Court February 03, 2007 23:53 The European Court for Human Rights has informed about satisfaction of another suit against the authorities of Azerbaijan, filed by Nabat Ramazanova and others.
One more lady-patient hospitalized in Azerbaijan on suspicion of avian flu February 03, 2007 18:19 A resident of the village of Boyat of the Neftchalinskiy District was taken to the Scientific Research Institute of Pulmonary Diseases of the Ministry of Public Health of Azerbaijan with suspicion of avail flu.
Turkish ex-minister of culture: Turkey and Azerbaijan should create a union state February 03, 2007 18:17 Namik Kyamal Zeibek, former Turkish minister of culture, said in one of his recent interviews that Turkey and Azerbaijan should create a united state.
Chair of electoral committee kidnapped in Abkhazia February 03, 2007 18:14 In the Galskiy District of Abkhazia, people in masks have kidnapped David Sigua, Head of the District Electoral Committee.
North Caucasian Military Court hears the case on murder of Chechnya resident by Russian militaries February 03, 2007 18:00 The North Caucasian Regional Military Court has started the process on the case of Igor Denisov, former regular serviceman of federal troops, accused of murdering a resident of Chechnya aged 18, accomplished in February 1995.
Military released from Armenian captivity arrested in Azerbaijan February 03, 2007 17:58 Vusal Garadzhaev, a soldier of the Azerbaijani army, who was released from Armenian captivity on December 23, 2006, was arrested in Azerbaijan.
Igor Trunov: victims of metro terror acts will get no compensation from the convicts February 02, 2007 23:37 Although the complainants in the case of Moscow metro explosions are not completely satisfied with the judgment of conviction, they will not appeal against it.
The officers who killed peaceful inhabitants of Chechnya will be released from custody February 02, 2007 23:23 The Supreme Court of Russia has ruled to release under signature not to leave the two lieutenants of internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - Evgenij Khudyakov and Sergey Arakcheev - accused of murdering three peaceful residents of Chechnya.
Krasnodar Territory: Novorossiysk militia puts pressure on human rights defenders February 02, 2007 23:03 According to the information of the "Novorossiysk Committee for Human Rights," on January 23, 2007, a meeting of human rights activists and students with their guests from Germany in Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Territory) was interrupted by representatives of law enforcement bodies who appeared in the number of 15 persons.
Moscow metro terror act perpetrators have got life sentences February 02, 2007 22:46 The Moscow City Court has sentenced the three persons accused on the case of acts of terror in Moscow metro in 2004 - at the "Rizhskaya" station and in the leg between the "Paveletskaya" and "Avtozavodskaya" stations to life imprisonment.
International organizations condemn arrests of journalists in Azerbaijan February 01, 2007 23:48 The Baku OSCE office and the OSCE Representative for the freedom of mass media have expressed their deep concern with the new facts of criminal prosecution of journalists in Azerbaijan.
Putin waits for trial on Politkovskaya's murder case February 01, 2007 23:21 "Anna Politkovskaya was a sharp critic of the authorities, and it is nice," president of Russia Vladimir Putin has declared today in the Kremlin.
Commission of Outstanding Lawyers has summed up its work in Russia February 01, 2007 22:50 The Experts' Commission of Outstanding lawyers, comprising Professor Mary Robinson, former commissioner for human rights and the first woman-president of the Republic of Ireland, Stephan Treshel, judge of the UN Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, and China Jilani, judge of the Supreme court of Pakistan, has summed up two-day hearings on counterterrorism in Russia.
Case on mass beating of citizens by "OMON" in Sochi delivered to court February 01, 2007 22:41 The Office of Public Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory has delivered to the court the criminal case on accusation of a group of "OMON" (Special Militia) officers of excess of official powers with application of violence in relation to a big group of peaceful citizens.
Verdict on case of Moscow metro terror acts to be announced tomorrow February 01, 2007 22:15 At midday on February 2, the Moscow City Court plans to start announcing of the verdict on the case on the acts of terror in Moscow metro, the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" was told by Igor Trunov, defendants' advocate.
Litvinenko's poisoning case delivered to the British Public Prosecutor's Office January 31, 2007 23:41 The British police have delivered the case on Alexander Litvinenko's murder to the Office of Public Prosecutor.
Armenia: students protest against murders of Armenians in the Russian Federation January 31, 2007 23:19 On January 31, the Students-and-Youth Union "Sarkis Tkhruni" of the "Gnchak" Social-Democratic Party held a protest action in front of the building of the Russian embassy in Yerevan in connection with continuing murders of Armenian natives in Russia.
Draft resolution on recognition of Armenians' genocide submitted to US Congress January 31, 2007 23:12 A draft resolution has been submitted to the House of Representatives of the US Congress, calling to recognize the genocide of Armenians, the Armenian Assembly of America has reported.
Constitutional Court of Chechnya intends to demand higher compensations to victims of political repressions January 31, 2007 21:48 The Judges of the Constitutional Court of Chechnya have addressed the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation with a request to bring a bill to the RF State Duma stipulating an increase of monetary compensations to the citizens of the Republic who have become victims of political repressions.
Figurant in Khlebnikov's case punished with nine years for swindle January 31, 2007 21:46 The Preobrazhenskiy Court of Moscow has sentenced Moscow notary Fail Sadretdinov, one of the figurants in Khlebnikov's case, to nine years of imprisonment for a swindle with an apartment.