Berezovskiy declares conditions of his interrogation on "Litvinenko's case" January 20, 2007 22:29 Boris Berezovsky has explained to journalists, on what conditions he is ready to meet Russian inspectors in London to be interrogated on Litvinenko's case.
Azerbaijani law defenders threat to complain against Russia to the Council of Europe January 20, 2007 22:25 Azerbaijani human rights activists can apply their complaint to the Council of Europe in connection with deportation of Azerbaijani citizens from Russia.
The Russian State Duma has passed a bill aimed to strengthen the fight against extremist editions in Dagestan January 20, 2007 22:23 On January 19 the State Duma of the Russian Federation voted 389 versus 26 for approval in the first reading of the bill initiated by the National Assembly of Dagestan that entitles the public prosecutor to go to court for recognition of information materials to be extremist not only at the location of the organization that has published such materials, but also at the place of detection and distribution of them.
L. Dorogova: refusal to give out bodies of the militants perished on October 13, 2005, aggravates the situation in Kabardino-Balkaria January 20, 2007 22:21 Advocate Larissa Dorogova, a Bar member of Kabardino-Balkaria, who is representing the interests of the relatives of those perished during the events of October 13, 2005, in Nalchik, gave her comments in an interview to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" on the situation with the decision on the "issue of giving out of the bodies."
Eight persons already detained in Turkey on Hrant Dink's murder January 20, 2007 22:19 Today, in the centre of Yerevan, in the Square named after Charles Aznavur, belonging to the "Moscow" movie theatre, an action was held in memory of Hrant Dink, a well-known public figure of Turkey, a journalist of the Armenian origin.
Editor of Armenian newspaper killed in Turkey January 19, 2007 23:26 On January 19, at 3 p.m. local time, in front of the building of the editorial board of the Armenian weekly "Akos," published in Istanbul in the Turkish language, Hrant Dink, editor-in-chief of the edition and an Armenian by origin, was shot dead by three headshots.
"Voice of Beslan": General Prosecutor's Office should take notice of Saveliev's report January 19, 2007 23:19 The victims of the Beslan terror act who have addressed the parliament of North Ossetia with a request to hear at its sitting in the presence of the victims the alternative report of State Duma deputy Yuri Saveliev, hope that the conclusions of the report will be recognized by the investigation.
Azerbaijani Authorities grow hot over appeals to evict Russians out of the country January 19, 2007 21:30 Because of Russia's enacting new migratory laws, which have restricted the right of foreigners to trade there, the OLC has declared: "We demand from Russian leaders to put an end to discrimination of our compatriots who live in their country, otherwise the OLC will undertake concrete steps to suspend the operation of the Russian embassy in Baku and to evict Russians from Azerbaijan."
Great Britain: Russia will hardly have Zakaev extradited January 19, 2007 21:26 Russia will have more difficulties to achieve a reconsideration of requests on extradition of the Russians who were granted asylum in Great Britain.
All-Russian Human Rights Congress on situation in North Caucasus January 19, 2007 21:23 On December 10, Moscow hosted the Second All-Russian Congress in Defence of Human Rights. The Congress adopted a great package of resolutions: Solidarity and Cooperation (What can we oppose to the war in North Caucasus?).
New trial on Khlebnikov's murder will start within 30 days January 18, 2007 23:34 The case files on the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, editor-in-chief of the Forbes Russian version, have arrived to the Moscow City Court for retrial.
European Court has accounted Russian authorities guilty of torturing Chechnya residents January 18, 2007 22:50 The authorities of Russia have been found guilty of torturing the residents of Chechnya.
Beslan victims ask to hear Saveliev's report January 18, 2007 22:47 The victims of the terrorists' capture of Beslan school No. 1 (North Ossetia) have sent an open letter to the deputies of the parliament of the republic with a request to hold hearings of Yuri Saveliev, a member of the federal parliamentary commission for investigating the act of terror, who has prepared an alternative report.
Kremlin: murders of Politkovskaya and Litvinenko are connected January 18, 2007 22:41 The Kremlin has linked together the murders of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko.
Activists of "Nord-Ost" complain of pressure by the authorities January 18, 2007 22:24 On January 18, 2007, a press conference "A Year to Presidential Election: Terror Victims Want the Truth" was held at the Independent Press Centre in Moscow.
HRC "Memorial": family of Chechnya residents is persecuted because of a relative militant January 17, 2007 23:39 The Musaev family, residents of the village of Avtury of the Shali District of Chechnya, addressed the representative office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Grozny.
Amnesty International is aggrieved with Supreme Court's decision on the case of Lapin, guilty of tortures in Chechnya January 17, 2007 23:37 "We are afflicted with the decision of the Court on Sergey Lapin," Fredericka Ber, representative of the largest in the world human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) a AI's researcher for Russia, stated to the correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot."
42 lawsuits of Borozdinovskaya residents will be considered separately January 17, 2007 21:33 Each of the forty-two claims lodged by residents of Chechen village of Borozdinovskaya versus the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation on compensation of moral damage will be considered separately.
Imam Stepanenko's advocate and the second defendant Grudin beaten in Stavropol Territory January 17, 2007 21:30 On January 16, 2007, before the start of a court session in Pyatigorsk (Stavropol Territory), a sentry beat Anton Stepanenko's advocate and Andrei Grudin, the second defendant in the case.
The case of "Cadet," convicted for tortures in Chechnya, will be reconsidered January 17, 2007 21:27 On January 17, the Supreme Court of Russia has ruled to send the case of Sergey Lapin (radio call sign "Cadet"), criminal search senior lieutenant of the Interior Department of the city of Nizhnevartovsk, who was convicted for torturing Zelimkhan Murdalov, a resident of Grozny, capital of Chechnya, to the first instance court for a new consideration.