Patients refuse to take social services in the Volgograd Region May 15, 2006 22:50 In the Volgograd Region, thousands of heavy chronic patients in need of permanent use of expensive drugs applied for refusal from social services for 2006.
Report of human rights activists about shooting of the meeting in Dagestan published May 15, 2006 22:47 The public commission for investigating the meeting dispersal in the Dokuzparinskiy District of Dagestan on April 25 this year arrived to the conclusion that human rights were severely breached in the Republic.
Commandant of refugees' camp kidnapped in Ingushetia May 15, 2006 22:45 On Friday, May 12, Biriev, Amir Abdul-Vakhidovich, commandant of MTF-1 of the town of Karabulak of the Republic of Ingushetia, born in 1959, was kidnapped.
Human rights activists ask Council of Europe to investigate messages on secret prisons in Chechnya May 15, 2006 22:41 The International Helsinki Federation for human rights called the Council of Europe to hold an investigation into the messages about secret prisons in Chechnya.
Khlebnikov's case: court sanctioned Sadretdinov's arrest May 12, 2006 22:59 Zamoskvoretskiy Court of Moscow issued a sanction to arrest Moscow notary Fail Sadretdinov, who was acquitted earlier on the case of the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, editor-in-chief of the Russian version of the Forbes magazine.
Sadretdinov, acquitted on Khlebnikov's case, faces another charge May 12, 2006 22:57 The Moscow prosecutor's office presented a fraud charge to Moscow notary Fail Sadretdinov who was acquitted on the case of the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, editor-in-chief of the Russian version of the Forbes magazine.
Hearings on beating lady-journalist Kirij in North Ossetia postponed May 12, 2006 13:12 Today, the court of Promyshlenny District of Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, has indefinitely postponed the hearing of the case on beating Olga Kirij, First Channel journalist.
HRC "Memorial": from the second half of 2000, 3297 persons were killed in Chechnya May 12, 2006 08:31 According to the HRC "Memorial," starting from the second half of 2000 till today, a total of 3297 persons were killed in the territory of Chechnya.
Human rights activists: authorities falsify data on shooting the meeting in Dagestan May 10, 2006 12:50 Speaking to Dagestan journalists, human rights activists stated that both the dispersal of the demonstration and the investigation of the circumstances of the case are carried out with multiple violations of the law.
Armenia and Georgia are not among the members of the UN Council for Human Rights May 10, 2006 12:49 The membership of the new UN Council for Human Rights has been formed; the elections were held on May 9. 65 countries were candidates to 47 places in the Council. Armenia and Georgia failed to win the required number of votes.
Human rights activists came to Dagestan to investigate the shooting of the meeting May 10, 2006 12:20 Today, on May 10, a delegation of human rights activists headed by Lev Ponomaryov, leader of the All-Russian Movement "For Human Rights," and Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta," arrived to Makhachkala to go on with the investigation of the events that had taken place in the Dokuzparinskiy District of Dagestan.
Azerbaijan elected member of the Council for Human Rights May 10, 2006 12:09 In the course of the second voting round, Ukraine and Azerbaijan were elected members of the Council for Human Rights.
State Duma deputy from Chechnya surprised with the Maskhadovs' application for political shelter May 10, 2006 11:46 Nobody is going to prosecute the family of Aslan Maskhadov, "there were no claims to the members of his family," therefore, it is not clear, what there motives are for applying for political asylum in Finland, Ahmar Zavgaev, State Duma deputy from Chechnya and member of the commission for problems of North Caucasus told.
In Adygea, Aslan Bezrukov, leader of the Public Association "For Justice," remains in custody May 09, 2006 11:53 Aslan Bezrukov, an entrepreneur and activist, well-known in Adygea, is kept in custody.
President of Finland will probably satisfy Maskhadov family's application on refuge May 09, 2006 11:37 Organization "World Chechen Congress" is trying to obtain political shelter in one of western countries for the family of Aslan Maskhadov, former leader of Chechen separatists.
Family of Maskhadov, leader of Chechnya separatists, seeks asylum in Finland May 09, 2006 11:31 The family of Aslan Maskhadov, leader of separatists, killed in Chechnya, has applied for political asylum in Finland.
"Voice of Beslan": Beslan children are prohibited to learn May 08, 2006 11:45 The public organization "Voice of Beslan" voices up against arrest of the property of the "Podmoskovny" Lyceum-Boarding School, founded by Mikhail Khodorkovskiy in the Koralovo manor.
Forced migrants in Chechnya disagree with the activities of the Special commission May 08, 2006 11:26 Members of the special commission for improving the conditions in Temporary Residence Centres (TRCs) of forced migrants continue, together with the members of law enforcement bodies, to examine refugee camps in the territory of Chechnya.
Residents of Azerbaijani village of Georgia protest against unfair land allocation May 07, 2006 11:13 Residents of the village of Yagublu of the Dmanisskiy District of Region Kvemo Kartli-Borchaly of Georgia, where Azerbaijanis are compactly residing, in protest against unfair land allocation, held an action in front of the building of the State Chancellery of Georgia.
"Amnesty International" states racial discrimination in the Krasnodar Territory May 06, 2006 10:58 On May 3, 2006 the major human rights organization "Amnesty International" presented its report "Russian Federation: Racial-Motivated Violence Orgy."