News

March 19, 2008 21:29

• Azerbaijani President pardons 59 persons

  On March 18, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev signed a Decree to pardon 59 prisoners. The convicted journalists and well-known political prisoners are not in the list.

March 18, 2008 13:08

• Ban on rallies and protest actions in Armenia

  The ban on mass events has found the force of a law in Armenia until the end of the criminal case on the disorders in Yerevan at night on March 1 and early on March 2.

March 18, 2008 13:01

• Supreme Court of the Russian Federation refuses to close the "Ingushetia.Ru" website

  The "Echo Moskvy" Radio has reported that the Russian Supreme Court has rejected the suit on closing the "Ingushetia.Ru" website, accused by the Prosecutor's Office of Ingushetia of publishing materials directed at excitation of national hatred and enmity in the society.

March 18, 2008 12:46

• In Dagestan, journalists accuse newspaper founder of attempting to get rid of unwanted workers

  After having dismissed Andrei Melamedov, editor-in-chief of the paper, Rizvan Rizvanov, founder of the "Nastoyascheye Vremya" (Present Time) newspaper, now makes attempts to get rid of others unwanted employees.

March 18, 2008 12:43

• Azerbaijan: decisions of the European Court will be published in the Azerbaijani language

  For the first time the citizens of Azerbaijan will be able to study the cases in proceedings and decisions of the European Court for Human Rights in the Azerbaijani language.

March 18, 2008 12:33

• Council of Federation cannot stop Ren-TV in Ingushetia

  The RF Council of Federation cannot stop broadcasting of the Ren-TV in the territory of Ingushetia, as it was demanded today by Republic's MPs.

March 18, 2008 12:29

• Russian SC cancels liquidation of the Board of Elders of the Balkar People

  The "Gazeta.Ru" reports that today the Judicial Panel on Civil Cases of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has satisfied the cassation of the Board of Elders of the Balkar People and cancelled the decision of the Kabardino-Balkarian SC to ban the activity of the Board, having ruled to send the case to re-consideration.

March 18, 2008 12:21

• The "Voice of Beslan" insists on re-examining terror act victims' bodies

  Today, the "Voice of Beslan" All-Russian NGO has lodged a cassation complaint to the Promyshlenny Court of North Ossetia against the decision of this Court upholding the legality of victims' bodies' examination.

March 17, 2008 17:01

• 12 opposition members brought to hospital in Georgian capital after hunger strike

  In Tbilisi, the number of Georgian opposition members put to hospital in the course of the hunger strike has reached 12 people. About 70 people continue the strike.

March 17, 2008 16:58

• Pensioners in Stavropol Krai demand that corruption be stopped in Kislovodsk

  Pensioners in Kislovodsk (Stavropol Krai) demand that the fight with corruption in the city should be accomplished. They put their demand into an appeal submitted to the prosecutor's offices of SFD, Stavropol Krai and the city of Kislovodsk, to the Krai Duma and administration, administration of Kislovodsk and chair of the city Council of Deputies.

March 17, 2008 16:51

• Tuapse resident tries to burn himself in protest against eviction

  In Krasnodar Krai, Anatoli Malyshev, resident of Tuapse, tried to burn himself in protest against his family eviction from the dormitory.

March 17, 2008 16:47

• Sentence to officer who wounded a woman in Rostov oblast becomes effective

  Today, the North Caucasus military district tribunal declined the cassation appeal of General Vasili Fomin, deputy commander of the North Caucasus military district internal troops of RF MoI, against the judgment of Rostov military garrison tribunal.

March 17, 2008 16:43

• Relative of woman run over by an APC in North Ossetia claims the accident is premeditated murder

  Mustafa Pogorov, uncle of Pogovorova Aishat who was run over by an APC in the Prigorodny district of North Ossetia, claims that the incident was a premeditated murder.

March 17, 2008 16:39

• CE High Commissioner on Human Rights calls for respect of human rights in Armenia

  Thomas Hammerberg, Council of Europe High Commissioner on Human Rights, who came to Armenia on a three-day visit, stated in an interview to the radio "Liberty" that he was concerned with the human rights situation in Armenia.

March 17, 2008 16:33

• Attack on Journalist Zakhidov's lawyer in Azerbaijan

  On the night of March 16, a group of unknown persons attacked Osman Kiazymov, a known lawyer, in Azerbaijan. The persons tried to kidnap the lawyer.

March 15, 2008 14:44

• Activist of "Another Russia" in Rostov oblast complains to court about conditions in pre-trial prison

  An appeal of Pavel Nagibin, activist of "Another Russia", against the conditions of his custody at the pre-trial prison of Rostov's Kirov district militia unit will be considered on March 18 by the Pervomaiski district court of Rostov-on-Don.

March 15, 2008 14:40

• Expert: amendments in the Armenian President's decree on mass media activity are purely formal

  An amendment in the Armenian President's decree "On Announcing a State of Emergency", relating to the mass media activity, was made on March 13 and entered into force on the following day but, in effect, it is a formality introduced "as a smokescreen".

March 15, 2008 14:36

• APC crew in North Ossetia court deny having run over a woman

  On March 14, a second session of the Military Prosecution Office of North Ossetia headed by Judge Alexander Kamanin was held on the case of officer Seitmagambetov who had run over a woman in November 2007 while driving an APC.

March 15, 2008 14:30

• Identikit of a possible attacker on journalist made in Azerbaijan

  Yesterday, Agyl Khalilov, correspondent of the newspaper "Azadlyg" who had been attacked by unknown persons on March 13, was giving evidence to the investigation officers until late at night.

March 15, 2008 14:04

• Almost all "ANM" opposition party leaders arrested in Armenia

  Most leaders of the opposition party "Armenian National Movement" (ANM) have been arrested in Armenia. Out of 25 members of the party board, only three persons are out of prison.