European Court finds application "Umaeva versus Russia" eligible December 21, 2007 21:22 On December 11, 2007, the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg recognized the complaint of the resident of Chechnya "Umaeva versus Russia" to be eligible.
"Dagestan Mothers" inform Posecutor's Office about tortures in SIZO of Makhachkala December 21, 2007 21:14 The NGO "Dagestan Mothers for Human Rights" has addressed the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan with a petition stating that detainee Ilyas Dibirov is exposed to tortures at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility of Makhachkala.
Ella Kesaeva: Supreme Court of North Ossetia deceives "Voice of Beslan" December 21, 2007 21:09 From today's morning, Ella Kesaeva and other members of the "Voice of Beslan" Committee are standing at the building of the Supreme Court of North Ossetia - they are not let inside, and the supervisory complaint has been accepted by nobody so far.
Georgia: Government Used Excessive Force on Protesters December 20, 2007 20:35 The Georgian government resorted to excessive force on November 7 when it violently dispersed demonstrators here in the country's capital and raided the private Imedi television station, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
During 15 years, 983 applications were lodges to the European Court for Human Rights versus Armenia December 20, 2007 18:27 Within the period from April 26, 1992, till December 15, 2007, a total of 983 applications were lodged to the European Court for Human Rights versus this country.
HRC "Memorial": civilians taken hostages of special operation in the capital of Chechnya December 20, 2007 18:21 The Human Rights Centre "Memorial" informs that during special operation in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, people found themselves in the role of hostages in the situation, when an intensive skirmish burst out between the parties.
Court arrests a suspect of blowing up the "Neva-Express" train December 20, 2007 18:15 Today, the Malaya Vishera District Court has satisfied the petition of the prosecutor's office to arrest Salanbek Dzagiev, a resident of Ingushetia, suspected of involvement in blowing up the "Neva-Express" train.
Chechnya: the "Chechen Society" newspaper deprived of its room for the comment on the course of elections December 20, 2007 18:10 The editorial board of the independent political newspaper "Chechen Society", published in Chechnya, was forced to leave its office in the building of the House of Press in Grozny.
Dagestan Moslems collect signatures in support of Turkish theologian December 20, 2007 17:59 In the capital of Dagestan, the believers have launched a campaign in support of Said Nursi, a well-known Turkish theologian and philosopher, whose works have been declared to be extremist literature.
Karpova: recognition by Patrushev of special agents' blunders at Dubrovka terror act is a lie December 20, 2007 17:50 Tatiana Karpova, head of the "Nord-Ost" public organization, has stated that the words of Nikolai Patrushev, Director of the FSB, who gave his comments on the act at the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre in Moscow, cannot be true.
PACE considers appointing Rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan December 20, 2007 17:40 The today's session of the Monitoring Committee of the PACE in Paris has discussed the issue of appointing Special Rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Mirza Sakit's wife asks to put him to the hospital of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan December 19, 2007 20:12 Rena Zakhidova, wife of Mirza Sakit, a journalist of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, has sent a letter to the Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan with a demand to put her husband into the medical establishment of the Ministry of Justice.
In the capital of Chechnya residents of the house stormed by power agents were not evacuated December 19, 2007 20:04 In the capital of Chechnya, the residents of the house, which was stormed in the course of a special operation held by power agents at night of December 16, say that they were not taken out of the building during the storm.
Preliminary session of Appeal Court considers complaint of the editor of the "Real Azerbaijan" newspaper December 19, 2007 19:55 Today, the Appeal Court has held a preliminary session on the complaint of Einullah Fatullaev, convicted editor-in-chief of the "Real Azerbaijan" newspaper.
Suspect of blowing up the "Neva-Express" deported from Ingushetia December 19, 2007 19:48 One of the two suspects of involvement in blowing up the "Neva-Express" train on August 13, who were detained yesterday in Ingushetia, was released; the other was deported from the Republic for performance of investigatory actions.
Zakareishvili: events on November 7 in Georgia have moved the journalist phenomenon to the forefront December 18, 2007 00:29 The events in Georgia on November 7, 2007, have contributed to the fact that the state with democracy in the country is now assessed also by the status of mass media.
Vatican wants to help vulnerable population groups in Abkhazia December 18, 2007 00:25 Vatican is going to hold various humanitarian actions in Abkhazia and render assistance to the most vulnerable layers of the population of the Republic.
Mass detentions of residents of Gimry village underway in Dagestan December 18, 2007 00:22 The Gimry village of the Untsukulskiy District, Dagestan, is still completely blocked; on December 16, a special operation was launched here with participation of more than 1000 employees of power agencies, united militia detachments attracted from adjacent regions.
Second suspect of blowing up the bus in Nevinnomyssk detained December 18, 2007 00:20 The second suspect of participating in the explosion of the route bus "Pyatigorsk-Stavropol" at the bus station of the city of Nevinnomyssk; now, the investigation undertakes the necessary actions.
Azerbaijani journalists accuse СЕ Secretary General of excessive tolerance December 18, 2007 00:17 A group of representatives of Azerbaijani mass media has sent a letter to Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe with a story about heavy working environment for journalists in Azerbaijan.