Chechnya After Beslan: A Discussion with Anna Politkovskaya
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posted by zaina19 on May, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/11/2007 5:07 AM Friday, February 11, 2005 Chechnya After Beslan: A Discussion with Anna Politkovskaya During the September tragedy in Beslan, award-winning journalist Anna Politkovskaya, while attempting to report and mediate in the crisis, was silenced by what has become known as the Kremlin's poison politics. Now recovered, Politkovskaya continues to report on human atrocities in the war-torn region and speak on behalf of the thousands of victims of Russia's 10 year campaign in Chechnya. In her first visit to the United States since Beslan, Politkovskaya discussed the upsurge in civilian casualties and Vladimir Putin's unequivocal drive toward authoritarianism. As the West is reconsidering its rapprochement with Russia, commentator Dr. Michael McFaul, Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, addressed the Kremlin's post-Beslan policies, growing public discontent with the Putin administration, and the implications and opportunities for U.S. policy. The American Committee for Peace in Chechnya is pleased to ... >> full...
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Russian Police Arrest Journalists Ahead Of Rally
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/12/2007 2:38 AM
Friday, May 11, 2007
Russian Police Arrest Journalists Ahead Of Rally
Russia -- 'March of Those Who Disagree' ( Marsh nesoglasnyh ) in St. Petersburg, 15Apr2007
A March of Dissent rally in St. Petersburg on April 15
(RFE/RL)
May 11, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Russian police in the city of Samara have detained a group of journalists, RFE/RL's Russian Service reported.
Police said the journalists from the "Kommersant" daily and the REN-TV television channel were detained for several hours today for an identity check.
The journalists were covering preparations for an unsanctioned March of Dissent opposition rally planned for May 18, when Russian and EU officials gather in Samara for a summit.
Police last month quashed March of Dissent rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg, detaining more than 200 demonstrators.
(with material from Interfax)
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/05/6C3BB43A-F23D-4DD5-A17C-11FC632623B6.html
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Dzhabrailov: European Commission will improve qualification of judges in Chechnya
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/13/2007 12:49 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 11/5/2007 Dzhabrailov: European Commission will improve qualification of judges in Chechnya The Programme of the European Commission and the Council of Europe (CE) aimed to reduce the flow of complaints to the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) from Russia implies non-acceptance of the so-called insignificant cases caused by minor offences. Advocate Said-Abu Dzhabrailov, expert of the Chechen Committee for National Salvation, has explained this in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. He has noted that a great volume of applications filed in the Republics of North Caucasus, in particular in Chechnya, are related not only to gross violations of human rights, but also to non-payment of allowances, for example, and this forces people to apply to Strasbourg with claims for moral compensation. As of today, the total number of cases that have arrived to the European Court from Russia is ... >> full...
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Gannushkina: accusations against Chechens of preparing a terror act in Moscow are doubtful
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/13/2007 12:54 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 12/5/2007 Gannushkina: accusations against Chechens of preparing a terror act in Moscow are doubtful Svetlana Gannushkina, a well-known human rights activist, believes that the young people detained and taken to custody in connection with a mined car in Profsoyuznaya Street in Moscow are innocent. She thinks that the only thing that can help in establishing the truth is publicity and attention of mass media to investigation and exposure of various possible intrigues. Ms. Cannushkina, Chair of the Committee "Civil Assistance" and one of the leaders of the "Memorial" Society, has dealt with these issues in her interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. We remind you that on May 8, near a house in Profsoyuznaya Street in Moscow, FSB (Federal Security Bureau) agents detected a car with a bomb in it. Umar Batukaev and Ruslan Musaev were detained as suspects of preparing a ... >> full...
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Ingush human rights activist fears persecution
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/10/2007 1:26 AM 10.5.2007 12:16 MSK Ingush human rights activist fears persecution Magomed Mutsolgov Magomed Mutsolgov RUSSIA, Ingushetiya, Karabulak. On May 2, on the website Ingushetiya.Ru, a letter was posted by an unknown representatives of the authorities, warning the leader of the Ingush human rights organization "MASHR" Magomed Mutsolgov, about what he believes to be persecution being prepared for her, reported the human rights center "Memorial" on May 4. The author of the letter writes that he witnessed two officers of the unknown authority indicate that "a Special Services operation has been approved by the management of the Republic, to ensure the closing of "MASHR". Moreover, any method to replace Mutsolgova is possible, including framing her for weapons or narcotics possessions. "As I understood it, " the author writes, "Mutsolgov's organization and Mustolgova herself were recently repeatedly investigated by different services and departments. In spite of a whole series of ... >> full...
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