The trial of the "Voice of Beslan" to be held in North Ossetia February 02, 2008 14:25 The trial on the case about recognition of the information materials published by the "Voice of Beslan" will be held in the Prevoberezhny District of North Ossetia.
Presentation of the "Vatan" Meskhetian Turks' International Foundation held in Georgia February 02, 2008 13:33 Yesterday, on February 1, the Tbilisi Hotel "Kortiyard Marriott" hosted the presentation of the International Foundation of Meskhetian Turks named "Vatan", where Suleiman Barbakadze is the Chairman, and of a book about Meskhetian Turks.
Resident of Ingushetia kidnapped in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria February 02, 2008 12:28 Unknown armed persons kidnapped Daud Khutiev, 20, a resident of Nazran, the Republic of Ingushetia, from the hospital located in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Protest rally in Ingushetia postponed from February 23 till May February 02, 2008 12:24 The organizing committee of the protest rally in Ingushetia has held a sitting where a decision was made to postpone the date of the action from February 23 to some date in May.
Human Rights Watch assesses the defence of human rights in Armenia as "unsatisfactory" February 02, 2008 12:18 In its 2007 report on Armenia, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) treats the defence of human rights in Armenia as "unsatisfactory". The report accents the pressure and prosecution of the opposition.
In Turkey, Hrant Dink's family complains of murder threats February 02, 2008 12:13 The leaders of the "Hrant Dink" International Foundation that was established under the initiative of Hrant Dink's family has addressed the Prosecutor's Office of Turkey because of death threats and glorifications of Dink's assassins that arrived to the electronic address of the Foundation.
Alaverdyan: presidential election in Armenia cannot be regarded as free and fair February 01, 2008 12:07 Certain provisions of the Electoral Code of Armenia are contradictory to the constitutional rights of the citizens of the country.
Imprisoned ex-minister of economic development starts a hunger strike in Azerbaijan February 01, 2008 11:56 On February 1, Farkhad Aliev, ex-minister of economic development, who is serving his term in prison, started his 48-hour hunger strike with a demand to ensure his medical examination by his personal doctor or other independent doctors in the presence of advocates.
Bekhbudov: 63 persons were tortured in 2007 in Azerbaijan February 01, 2008 11:50 Human rights activist Elchin Bekhbudov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that in 2007 63 persons were subjected to tortures in Azerbaijan, and four of them died.
Adygea court sentenced Milkov to one-year imprisonment February 01, 2008 11:45 The Maikop City Court has sentenced Victor Milkov, accused of disseminating a video depicting the scene of execution of residents of Dagestan and Tajikistan.
Hunger strike of SIZO-1 inmates lasted for a week in Kalmykia February 01, 2008 11:41 For more than a week, inmates kept in SIZO-1 of the city of Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, were on a hunger strike in protest against the actions of the facility's administration.
Kabardino-Balkaria: the Bar tries to find out why advocate Dorogova was not let to SIZO February 01, 2008 11:35 The leaders of the Bar Association of Kabardino-Balkaria sent a letter to Oleg Zharikov, Public Prosecutor of Kabardino-Balkaria, asking him to clear out the reasons why advocate Larissa Dorogova was not admitted to the Nalchik SIZO, where she wanted to render legal aid to one of the defendants.
Vice-commander of Sochi's Lazarevskoe ROVD: OMON raid to children's camp in July 2006 was illegitimate February 01, 2008 11:32 Sergey Saveliev, second commander of the Lazarevskoe ROVD of the city of Sochi, asserts that the raid in July 2006 of the OMON to the "Druzhba" (Friendship) children's camp located in Nizhnee Makopse village was unjustified.
Bastrykin: executors of blowing up of the "Neva-Express" train are established, three of them arrested January 31, 2008 13:08 Alexander Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office of Russia, spoke to the Russian FSB Collegium on January 30 and stated that the investigation had establishes the executors of the explosion of the "Neva-Express" train, and three of them were arrested.
Commission from Dagestan visits Khankala military unit January 31, 2008 13:04 The commission set up to investigate complaints of the soldiers from Dagestan who take their contractual army service in Khankala has visited the military unit and met its commanders.
Liudmila Sarkisyan: Armenian authorities use provocations trying to stop the opposition January 31, 2008 12:47 Liudmila Sarkisyan, chair of the Social-Democratic Party, has treated the arrest of four members of the pre-electoral staff of Levon Ter-Petrosyan located in the city of Talin as a provocation.
In Azerbaijan, police detained "Dalga" activists January 31, 2008 12:41 Today, the police of the capital of Azerbaijan has detained 14 activists of the "Dalga" (Wave) youth movement who tried to hold a memory action dedicated to Mamed Emin Rasulzade, founder of the Azerbaijani People's Republic (1918-1920) and dated to his 124th birthday.
Human Rights Watch draws EU's attention to Azerbaijan January 31, 2008 12:38 The Human Rights Watch calls on the leaders of the European Union to pay a more thorough attention to the situation with democracy in Azerbaijan.
Access to SIZO of Kabardino-Balkaria banned to advocate Dorogova January 31, 2008 12:32 Today, lawyer Larissa Dorogova was not let to the investigatory isolation facility of the Kabardino-Balkaria's Department of the Federal Punishment Enforcement Service, where her client - one of participants of the events of October 13, 2005, whom she consults on defence of his rights in custody, is kept.
European Court for Human Rights accepts documents of the "Voice of Beslan" Committee January 31, 2008 12:18 The Strasbourg Court has notified the "Voice of Beslan" Public Committee about receipt of the documents evidencing violations of the rights of those who suffered in the Beslan terror act.