Wanadoo: Russian Parliament Urges Britain To Extradite Tycoon
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posted by FerrasB on March, 2006 as Freedom and Fear
Russian parliament urges Britain to extradite tycoon 25-03-2006 / 12:05 The Russian parliament has called on Britain to hand over billionaire tycoon Boris Berezovsky, who is wanted in his homeland for allegedly plotting a coup. Boris Berezovsky Boris Berezovsky © AFP "Britain has refused to extradite Berezovsky, who is wanted under an international arrest warrant and ... continues his activities undermining Russian security," members of Russia's lower house of parliament, or Duma, said in a resolution. The document was approved by all 426 legislators present. Britain's parliament must "assess the situation" created by Berezovsky, who was granted asylum in 2003, the resolution said. "Advocating the violent overthrow of a sovereign state is unacceptable," the resolution quoted British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw as saying in a written ministerial statement published by the lower House of Commons last month. "The UK government will take action against those who use the UK as a base from which to foment violent disorder or terrorism ... >> full
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: PRIMA-NEWS: Aleksandr Podrabinek, Sentenced To 15 days
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posted by FerrasB on as Freedom and Fear
27.3.2006 19:23 MSK Editor-in-Chief of PRIMA-News Agency, Aleksandr Podrabinek, sentenced to 15 days BELARUS, Minsk. On March 27th, at 12:30 Moscow time, activists of the Belarus opposition reported from the hall of the Soviet court of Minsk, that the editor-in-chief of the information agency PRIMA-News, Aleksandr Podrabinek, was sentenced to 15 days administrative arrest. He was detained on March 24th, when a peaceful meeting in the October Square area of Minsk was broken up.
Aleksandr Podrabinek was not allowed an attorney. There were no representatives of the Russian Consulate in court. Before the court hearing, Podrabinek was kept in a holding area.
Translated by OM kenney PRIMA-Agency [2006-03-27-Bel-36]
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24 HOURS: Belarus Shockwaves Felt In T.O.
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posted by FerrasB on as Freedom and Fear
March 27, 2006 Belarus shockwaves felt in T.O. By ASTRID POEI, 24 HOURS Svetlana Rjeousskaia, far right, listens to speeches during a protest for democracy in Belarus held at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday. (Astrid Poei, 24 hours) A wave of political clashes in Belarus have sent ripples all the way to Toronto. More than 100 people gathered in front of Nathan Phillips Square yesterday to support democracy in the European nation. The protest comes just as world leaders are making moves to set up sanctions against an illegal Belarusian government and raids in Minsk that saw at least 200 protesters jailed, including a Canadian freelance journalist. "That's why we're here," Dmitry Elyashevich, chairman of the Belarusian Canadian Alliance, who organized the event, said. "We're trying to raise our voice today ... I'm happy with the response. This event was quite ad hoc because of events in Belarus in the last few days." Last week, riot police ... >> full
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: PRIMA-NEWS: Aleksandr Podrabinek, Sentenced To 15 days
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posted by FerrasB on as Freedom and Fear
27.3.2006 19:23 MSK Editor-in-Chief of PRIMA-News Agency, Aleksandr Podrabinek, sentenced to 15 days BELARUS, Minsk. On March 27th, at 12:30 Moscow time, activists of the Belarus opposition reported from the hall of the Soviet court of Minsk, that the editor-in-chief of the information agency PRIMA-News, Aleksandr Podrabinek, was sentenced to 15 days administrative arrest. He was detained on March 24th, when a peaceful meeting in the October Square area of Minsk was broken up.
Aleksandr Podrabinek was not allowed an attorney. There were no representatives of the Russian Consulate in court. Before the court hearing, Podrabinek was kept in a holding area.
Translated by OM kenney PRIMA-Agency [2006-03-27-Bel-36]
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Moscow Times: Astrakhan Muslims May Lose Mosque
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posted by FerrasB on as Freedom and Fear
Thursday, March 30, 2006 Astrakhan Muslims May Lose Mosque By Henry Meyer The Associated Press Dmitry Lovetsky / AP Asya Makhmutova, the administrator of the mosque in the Volga River city of Astrakhan, visiting the construction site of the new mosque on March 14. ASTRAKHAN -- A sand-colored edifice rises out of a muddy field alongside the main road leading from the airport into the Volga River city of Astrakhan. It is a partially built mosque that the region's half-million Muslims dream will one day be capped by a 37-meter-high minaret atop ornate arches and serenely flowing fountains. But city authorities say zoning regulations have been violated, and they plan to raze the building this spring. That has angered Muslims and rights advocates who say freedom of religion is being trampled in an atmosphere of xenophobia fed by the more than decade-long war against Islamic militants and separatists in Chechnya. "Astrakhan is historically a Muslim city. Will ... >> full
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