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22:51, 9 December 2006

Human rights activists doubt of Russia's fulfilment of the UN Committee Against Tortures' recommendation

On December 8, the Internet Hall of the Central House of Journalists hosted a press conference of the Coalition of Russian Human Rights Organizations dedicated to publication of final recommendations adopted by the UN Committee Against Tortures.

22:42, 9 December 2006

Politkovskaya posthumously awarded an ombudsman's medal

Vladimir Lukin, human rights commissioner (ombudsman) in the Russian Federation, has held today, on the eve of the International Day for Human Rights Defence, a decoration ceremony with his medal "Hurry Up to Make Good."

22:35, 9 December 2006

International Helsinki Federation requests to investigate detention circumstances of amnestied persons in Ingushetia

The International Helsinki Federation (IHF) is concerned with illegal detainment and initiation of a criminal case against Mokhdan Elgakaev and Myukhdi Aslambekov, residents of Ingushetia who were acquitted from criminal responsibility.

23:50, 8 December 2006

Kabardino-Balkaria: criminal case initiated against members of the Department for Fighting Terrorism

The correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" has learnt from unofficial sources that the prosecutor's office of Nalchik, capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, has initiated a criminal case against unidentified employees of the "T" Centre under Article "Excess of official powers with application of violence and special means."

23:38, 8 December 2006

Patrushev denies using polonium in Chechnya

Statement by Akhmed Zakaev, emissary of Chechen separatists in London, about use by Russian special agencies of radioactive materials in Chechnya is a parcel of rubbish, Nikolai Patrushev, FSB director, has declared.

21:06, 8 December 2006

State Duma has postponed introduction of juries in Chechnya till 2010

The State Duma has made an amendment to the Code of Criminal Procedure in the third and final reading to postpone introduction of the court of jury in Chechnya till 2010.

21:03, 8 December 2006

FSB knows from where Chechen separatists got their funds

The FSB (Federal Security Bureau) of Russia has decoded the archives of Jordanian mercenary Abu Havs, one of Chechen separatists' leaders. He was killed in Khasavyurt.

21:01, 8 December 2006

Verdict to Nurpashi Kulaev may be cancelled

The Supreme Court has appointed to consider on December 26 possible cancellation of the verdict passed to Nurpashi Kulaev, the only survived participant of Beslan school seizure.

23:40, 7 December 2006

Prosecutor-General's Office of Russia initiates a criminal case on Litvinenko's murder

The Russian Prosecutor-General's Office has initiated a criminal case on the fact of assassination in London of Alexander Litvinenko, ex-FSB employee.

23:36, 7 December 2006

Anna Politkovskaya is awarded the "World Press Hero" title

The International Press Institute (IRI) has awarded the title of the "World Free Press Hero" to Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya posthumously.

22:10, 7 December 2006

Human rights activists are searching those guilty of death of Georgian native Manana Jabelia

On December 6, the Independent Press Centre held a press conference on the death of Manana Jabelia, a forced migrant from Abkhazia.

22:08, 7 December 2006

EU head expresses concern with the murders of Politkovskaya and Litvinenko

Taria Halonen, president of Finland, called the situation with assassinations of Anna Politkovskaya and Alexander Litvinenko, who criticized the Kremlin policy in Chechnya and in Russia as a whole, to be alarming.

22:00, 7 December 2006

PACE co-rapporteur calls Azerbaijani authorities to resume ANS TV Channel

Tony Lloyd, rapporteur of the PACE monitoring committee for Azerbaijan, said in his interview to the BBC Radio that the administrative decision to stop the ANS TV Channel was "a very reactionary step."

23:23, 6 December 2006

Many thousands strong nation-wide public rally held in Abkhazia

Up to 40,000 persons from all cities and regions of Abkhazia arrived to the meeting. The government has provided free transport facilities to all who wanted to take part in the event.

23:18, 6 December 2006

Azerbaijan is concerned with situation of Azerbaijanis in Russia

Upon instruction of the president of Russia in relation to migrants, they have started to deport people who have no registration out of Russian cities. The decision is most strictly applied to citizens of Georgia, and part of them has already been deported from the country. Among them, there are also natives of Azerbaijan.

22:19, 6 December 2006

Azerbaijani writers ask to release the journalist who has offended the Prophet

In Azerbaijan, a group of writers are asking to release journalist Rafik Tagi who has published his anti-Islamic article in the "Senet" (Arts) newspaper from custody.

22:11, 6 December 2006

Litvinenko poisoning: interrogation of Lugovoj postponed

Interrogation of Andrei Lugovoj, a Scotland Yard's suspect of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko, that was tonight, has been postponed.

22:07, 6 December 2006

R. Kadyrov: Russian militaries must respond for tortures and murders of Chechnya residents

Ramzan Kadyrov, chairman of Chechnya government, has stated that he will strive to bring to responsibility the federal troops commanders in charge of murdered or missing peaceful citizens of Chechnya.

23:52, 5 December 2006

"Reporters without Borders" condemned the appeal of Iranian clergy to massacre Azerbaijani journalists

The International Organization "Reporters without Borders" has spread a document condemning an appeal of Iranian spiritual leaders to assassinate two journalists from Azerbaijan.

23:30, 5 December 2006

Council of Europe is concerned with a death of Georgian woman in Moscow

The Council of Europe is seriously concerned with the death of a Georgian woman, whom Russian authorities were about to deport from Moscow to Tbilisi.

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