Myatanyat Azizova: statistics on fighting trafficking is always falsified in Azerbaijan December 13, 2007 23:52 The problem of trafficking in humans remains unaddressed in Azerbaijan, as stated by Myatanyat Azizova, leader of the Women's Crisis Centre.
Armenia: editorial board of "Chorord Ishkhanutyun" accuses authorities of explosion December 13, 2007 23:47 The editor-in-chief of the "Chorord Ishkhanutyun" (Fourth Power) newspaper, the office of which was blown up this night, thinks that members of the authorities are behind the explosion.
Health condition of arrested editor of "Azadlyg" newspaper is worse December 13, 2007 23:43 Ganimat Zakhidov, arrested editor of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, who is on hunger strike since December 8, is under medical control. His health condition is estimated to be grave.
Relatives of the detained resident of South Ossetia apply for help to the OSCE December 13, 2007 23:39 Relatives of Gamlet Parastaev, a citizen of the Republic of South Ossetia who was detained on November 27 by the Georgian police, have addressed Terry Hakala, head of the OSCE Mission in Georgia, with a request to render them any possible assistance.
Illegal migrants from Russia detained in France, some of them are Chechnya residents December 12, 2007 14:05 15 illegal migrants from Russia were detained in the north of France; the majority of them have told that they are residents of Chechnya.
Magomed Evloev remains the owner of "Ingushetia.Ru" without interfering into the work of the editorial board December 12, 2007 14:03 On December 8 the "Ingushetia.Ru" website resumed its full-scale operation. Lawyer Magomed Evloev is no longer editing the "Ingushetia.Ru" website but remains its owner.
Another journalist joins the protest hunger strike in Azerbaijan December 12, 2007 14:00 The number of journalists who take part in the hunger strike, started on December 8 by Ganimat Zakhidov, arrested editor of the "Azadlyg" newspaper, is growing.
Azerbaijani human rights activists ask PACE to reinstate the post of the Rapporteur on Political Prisoners December 12, 2007 13:56 The Federation of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan (FHROA) has made a statement with a request to appoint a Special Rapporteur on Political Prisoners in connection with the facts of application of torture in the country.
Committee for defence of the rights of the "GALA" TV Company set up in Armenia December 12, 2007 13:23 The press club named "Asparez" located in the city of Gyumri, Armenia, has founded a committee for defence of the rights of the "GALA" TV Company.
Gadzhily: over 1000 defamation trials held in Azerbaijan this year December 11, 2007 22:29 During 2007, over 100 court trials took place in Azerbaijan on defamation charges initiated by personal accusation or in the civil order of litigations.
In Azerbaijan journalists join Ganimat Zakhidov's hunger strike December 11, 2007 22:04 More and more Azerbaijani journalists join the hunger strike of inmate Ganimat Zakhidov, editor-in-chief of the "Azadlyg" newspaper.
"Imedi" TV Channel to restart broadcasting with restrictions December 11, 2007 22:02 At first, the news programs of the "Imedi" TV Channel will be broadcast in Georgia not on the hourly basis but once every three hours.
Verdict on Khudyakov and Arakcheev's case to be announced in Rostov-on-Don on December 25 December 11, 2007 21:50 At the process on the case Evgeniy Khudyakov and Sergey Arakcheev, accused of murdering three residents of Chechnya in 2003, which is held by the North-Caucasian Regional Military Court in Rostov-on-Don, the debate of the parties has ended.
US embassy people meet released journalist Nasibov in Azerbaijan December 11, 2007 20:56 Today in Nakhichevan, representatives of the US embassy to Azerbaijan have met Ilgar Nasibov, Radio Liberty correspondent, who was released yesterday, on December 10.
Association of Abkhazian Women demands ensuring women's rights legislatively December 10, 2007 18:35 The problems of family violence were discussed at the roundtable held by the Association of Abkhazian Women (AAW) under the UN action "16 days of active actions against violence on women".
Relatives of Zeitun Gaev from Kabardino-Balkaria disbelieve in his suicide December 10, 2007 18:33 Muzafar Gaev, father of Zeitun Gaev from the village of Gerpegezh, Kabardino-Balkaria, has filed application to different instances asserting that Zeitun Gaev could not have committed suicide.
Employee of Radio Liberty released in Azerbaijan December 10, 2007 18:31 Today, the Nakhichevan City Court of Azerbaijan has passed a decision to release Ilgar Nasibov, a journalist of Radio Liberty, from under arrest.
Four persons suspected of blowing up the bus in Stavropol Territory December 10, 2007 18:25 On December 9 a route "Ikarus" model bus that performed a trip Pyatigorsk-Stavropol arrived to the bus station of the city of Nevinnomyssk. Most of its passengers went out of the bus, and an explosion thundered in the rear section of the bus that killed two passengers.
Kidnapped local resident searched in Chechnya December 10, 2007 18:20 The law enforcement bodies of Chechnya are searching the persons who kidnapped at night of December 8 a local resident right from his own house in the city of Grozny.
Court of the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria obliges the prosecutor's office to eliminate its violations in criminal case on the fact of tortures of Kudaev December 10, 2007 18:17 The Nalchik City Court has recognized the decision of Nalchik prosecutor's office to reject initiation of a criminal case on the fact of application of violence in relation to Rasul Kudaev to be illegal and unreasonable and has obliged the prosecutor's office to eliminate the admitted violations.