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00:19, 16 May 2006

Chechen prosecutor's office initiated a torture case on materials of human rights activists

The human rights organization "Committee Against Tortures" (CAT) reported that the prosecutor's office of the Chechen Republic initiated a case of application of tortures against Mikhail Vladovskiy, a citizen of Chechnya who suffered from illegal actions of the workers of law enforcement bodies.

22:52, 15 May 2006

In Ingushetia, they continue kidnapping refugees from Chechnya

On May 12, 2006, Biriev, Amir Abdul-Vakhidovich, commandant of MTF-1 of the town of Karabulak of the Republic of Ingushetia, born in 1959, was kidnapped.

22:50, 15 May 2006

Patients refuse to take social services in the Volgograd Region

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.

22:47, 15 May 2006

Report of human rights activists about shooting of the meeting in Dagestan published

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.

22:45, 15 May 2006

Commandant of refugees' camp kidnapped in Ingushetia

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.

22:41, 15 May 2006

Human rights activists ask Council of Europe to investigate messages on secret prisons in Chechnya

The International Helsinki Federation for human rights called the Council of Europe to hold an investigation into the messages about secret prisons in Chechnya.

22:59, 12 May 2006

Khlebnikov's case: court sanctioned Sadretdinov's arrest

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.

22:57, 12 May 2006

Sadretdinov, acquitted on Khlebnikov's case, faces another charge

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.

13:12, 12 May 2006

Hearings on beating lady-journalist Kirij in North Ossetia postponed

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.

08:31, 12 May 2006

HRC "Memorial": from the second half of 2000, 3297 persons were killed in Chechnya

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.

12:50, 10 May 2006

Human rights activists: authorities falsify data on shooting the meeting in Dagestan

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.

12:49, 10 May 2006

Armenia and Georgia are not among the members of the UN Council for Human Rights

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.

12:20, 10 May 2006

Human rights activists came to Dagestan to investigate the shooting of the meeting

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.

12:09, 10 May 2006

Azerbaijan elected member of the Council for Human Rights

In the course of the second voting round, Ukraine and Azerbaijan were elected members of the Council for Human Rights.

11:46, 10 May 2006

State Duma deputy from Chechnya surprised with the Maskhadovs' application for political shelter

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.

11:53, 9 May 2006

In Adygea, Aslan Bezrukov, leader of the Public Association "For Justice," remains in custody

Aslan Bezrukov, an entrepreneur and activist, well-known in Adygea, is kept in custody.

11:37, 9 May 2006

President of Finland will probably satisfy Maskhadov family's application on refuge

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.

11:31, 9 May 2006

Family of Maskhadov, leader of Chechnya separatists, seeks asylum in Finland

The family of Aslan Maskhadov, leader of separatists, killed in Chechnya, has applied for political asylum in Finland.

11:45, 8 May 2006

"Voice of Beslan": Beslan children are prohibited to learn

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.

11:26, 8 May 2006

Forced migrants in Chechnya disagree with the activities of the Special commission

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.

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