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April 09, 2008 12:18

• Relatives of arrested activists of Armenian opposition demand release

  The wives, sisters and mothers of the arrested activists of the opposition of Armenia have addressed the authorities with a demand to release political prisoners and stop prosecutions of their family members.

April 09, 2008 12:15

• Armenians of Los Angeles demand not to recognize Sarkisyan as president-elect of Armenia

  In connection with the inauguration of Serzh Sarkisyan, in the evening on April 8, more than five thousand Armenians went out to the protest action in the vicinity of Los Angeles called "Minor Armenia" with a demand not to recognize Sarkisyan president-elect of Armenia.

April 09, 2008 12:09

• Suit of the Ministry of Property of Dagestan to the "Women's Charitable Hospital" to be considered on April 11

  Today, the Arbitration Court of Dagestan has considered the suit of the Ministry of Property and Land Relations of Dagestan to the Regional Public Foundation "Women's Charitable Hospital". The case was postponed till April 11.

April 09, 2008 12:07

• Miklos Harasti calls President of Azerbaijan to release arrested journalists

  President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev shall release the arrested journalists. This statement was made by Miklos Harasti, OSCE spokesman for the freedom of speech, at the press conference on the outcomes of his visit to Azerbaijan.

April 09, 2008 11:56

• In Dagestan, editor-in-chief of the "Dagestanians" newspaper acquitted

  Today, the Leninskiy Federal Court of the capital of Dagestan has finished the trial of Alisultan Gazimagomedov, editor-in-chief of the "Dagestanians" newspaper.

April 09, 2008 11:51

• Ecologists suggest UN representatives to remove Sochi Olympiad objects away from reserves

  Public ecological organizations are protesting against construction of some of the Olympic objects. They think it was a blunder to select Sochi as the place for Winter Olympics. This opinion was made public at the meeting that took place on April 8th at the central office of the Sochi National Park.

April 09, 2008 11:47

• In Armenia, during inauguration of Serzh Sarkisyan police tried to disperse the mourning action

  Today in Armenia, on the day of inauguration of the newly elected President Serzh Sarkisyan, friends and relatives of the casualties at night of March 1 held a rally; and the police tried to disperse it.

April 08, 2008 13:24

• Medvedev asked to investigate disappearances of people in Northern Caucasus

  Human rights activists want a letter to be sent to Russian president-elect Dmitri Medvedev with a demand to hold an efficient and fair investigation into disappearances of people in Northern Caucasus.

April 08, 2008 13:16

• Chapliani: Gipsies should be integrated into Georgian society

  Koba Chapliani, Director of the Centre of National Minorities at the Office of Ombudsman of Georgia, thinks that the time has come for the state to make Gipsies an integral part of the Georgian society.

April 08, 2008 13:07

• Azerbaijan: journalist Agyl Khalil denies his links with homosexuals

  It follows from the message of the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan, which was read on air of the state TV Channel, that the reason of the attempt on Agyl Khalil, an employee of the "Azadlyg" newspaper was the offence of his rejected sexual partner Sergey Strekalin.

April 08, 2008 12:35

• In Armenia, policemen detain hunger-strikers from Razdan

  In Armenia, early on April 8, in Vanatur district of the city of Razdan, policemen detained nine participants of the hunger strike in support of oppositional activist Sasun Mikaelyan and brought them to the police station.

April 08, 2008 12:32

• Igor Sazhin: Russia's authorities save money by underpaying Chechen war veterans

  One of the reasons why authorities of Russia refuse to pay money compensations to former servicemen in Chechnya is in the authorities' intention to minimize expenses on militaries, asserts Igor Sazhin, Chairman of the Komi Human Rights Committee "Memorial".

April 08, 2008 12:27

• In Moscow, Krasnodar advocate demands to stop arbitrariness of law enforcers

  Today, at 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in Moscow, in Slavyanskaya Square, near the monument to Cyril and Methodius, a picket was held by some 20 human rights activists from the Urals, North of Russia, Siberia and other regions.

April 08, 2008 12:21

• Relatives think that figurant in the "Neva-Express" case needs hospitalization

  According to brother of Salambek Dzakhkiev, a defendant in the case of blowing up the "Neva-Express", who is now kept at the SIZO of Novgorod, Salambek needs hospitalization and thorough treatment.

April 08, 2008 12:05

• European Court rules Russia to pay 14,000 euros to Chechen war veteran

  The European Court for Human Rights has obliged Russia to pay over fourteen thousand euros to Oleg Tetsen, 29, a participant of the war in Chechnya, for breaching his rights to fair trial and possession of property.

April 07, 2008 11:36

• SIZO inmate Suren Surenyants stops his hunger strike in Armenia

  Because of his health aggravation, Suren Surenyants, member of the Political Board of the "Republic" Party, has stopped his hunger strike in Armenia.

April 07, 2008 11:32

• European Commission allots 11 million euros to Chechen war victims

  The Commission of European Communities (CEC) has approved granting humanitarian aid in the sum of 11 million euros to the victims of the armed conflict in Chechnya.

April 07, 2008 11:29

• In North Ossetia, leaders of "Voice of Beslan" reach reconciliation in court

  Today, the Pravoberezhny Court of North Ossetia has closed the criminal case against Ella Kesaeva, leader of the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan", accused under four Articles of the Russian Criminal Code. Respondent Marina Melikova has cried quits.

April 07, 2008 11:26

• In Azerbaijan, hunger-striking political prisoners have health problems

  Today is the 13th day of the hunger strike continued by a group of journalists and public figures of the country who demand release of convicted journalists and political prisoners.

April 07, 2008 11:21

• Khalilov: law enforcers of Krasnodar Territory benefit from Gypsies' legal illiteracy

  Law enforcement bodies of Krasnodar Territory can benefit from the fact that Gipsies are ignorant of their rights and freedom. This concern was expressed to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Timur Khalilov, deputy chairman of the Krasnodar City Gipsies' National-Cultural Autonomy.