Human Rights Watch office in Moscow suspends its work
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posted by zaina19 on October, 2006 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/20/2006 11:45 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 19/10/2006 Human Rights Watch office in Moscow suspends its work The Moscow-based office of the international human rights organization Human Rights Watch has suspended its activities. The reason is that the Russian branch of the Human Rights Watch has not yet passed its reregistration under the new Law on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Allison Gil, head of the office, reported. She said that the branch of the Human Rights Watch delivered all the necessary documents to the "Rosregistratsia" (Russian Registration Agency) at the end of September, the "Interfax" informs. October 18 was the deadline of the six-month period, during which all the foreign-based NGOs were obliged to get reregistered. The failed organizations have to stop their activities. Out of several hundreds NGOs, a little more than 90 have succeeded in the procedure. The remaining ones have been granted the right to present their documents ... >> full...
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In Karelia, another cafe belonging to Caucasian natives set on fire
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/20/2006 11:48 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 19/10/2006 In Karelia, another cafe belonging to Caucasian natives set on fire In the city of Olonets (Karelia), unknown persons set on fire bar "Ogonyok" (Ginger), belonging to natives of North Caucasus, the regional department of the Ministry for Emergencies ("MChS") informed. According to the fire-fighting service, bar "Ogonyok" belongs to citizen Gelaev, resident of Olonets, who provides the premises of the bar into lease to entrepreneur Gasanov, the "Interfax" reports. Earlier, the Bureau of the World Russian People's Sobor (WRPS) expressed its deep concern with the events in Karelian Kondopoga and draw attention of the law enforcement bodies of Karelia to "unsatisfactory situation with inter-ethnic relations in the cities of Olonets and Petrozavodsk, where the Chechens, who escaped from Kondopoga, moved to join their relatives." Currently, the largest Vainakh Diaspora in Karelia lives in Olonets. We remind you that the cause of disorders ... >> full...
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Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International accuse "Rosregistratsia" of red-tape ("volokita")
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/20/2006 11:57 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 19/10/2006 Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International accuse "Rosregistratsia" of red-tape ("volokita") Since today, Moscow branch of Human Rights Watch (HRW) has suspended its operations, since not yet being reregistered under the new Law on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Yesterday was the last day of the six-month period after enactment of the Law on NGOs provided for foreign-based NGOs to get reregistered in Russia. "The HRW's Moscow branch is in reregistration process. We haven't finished it because of endless cavils to the document format, sort of "missing seals," etc.: mass of such claims, absolutely formal. Some paper was lost at the "Rosregistratsia" (Russian Registration Agency), despite our having done everything according to the list, and we had to restore it. Because of all that, we still can't submit the package for reregistration. It's also related to endless correspondence with New York," Alexander Petrov, ... >> full...
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In Ingushetia, ladies-participants in dispersed picket in Politkovskaya's memory were fined
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 17/10/2006 In Ingushetia, ladies-participants in dispersed picket in Politkovskaya's memory were fined Three women, ordinary participants of the action in Nazran (Ingushetia), held in memory of Anna Politkovskaya, and collaborators of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial," namely, Fatima Yandieva, Zoya Muradova and Zarema Mukusheva, were awarded yesterday for "breaching the established order of holding a picket" with a 500-rouble fine each. Ruslan Maisigov, local journalist, detained yesterday during the action some time later than 4 p.m., was released almost immediately after detainment. It is not clearly known so far, whether the other two detainees were convicted, but most probably, they were released from the militia station without a trial. On October 16, in the course of dispersing the picket convoked in memory of Anna Politkovskaya in the city of Nazran, eight persons were detained. The last of them to be released - Magomed Mutsolgov, chairman of the Association "Mashr" ... >> full...
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Two detained and one beaten in Ingushetia at dispersing a picket in memory of Politkovskaya
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/19/2006 3:17 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 16/10/2006 Two detained and one beaten in Ingushetia at dispersing a picket in memory of Politkovskaya Today, at about 3:30 p.m., members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia moved to the venue of a picket in memory of Anna Politkovskaya in Nazran (Ingushetia), the "Ingushetia.Ru" informs. After having ordered the picketers to dismiss, the militiamen detained Magomed Mutsolygov, one of the picket organizers and head of the "Mashr" organization, and took him to the GOVD (City Interior Headquarters). Musa Medov, Deputy Interior Minister of Ingushetia, answering picketers' questions on the picket legality and reasons of militiamen's actions, gave references to the instruction of Murat Zyazikov, president of Ingushetia. Then, a mob of young guys aged 20-25 approached the meeting. Under an absolute ignorance of the militiamen who were busy dispersing the picket, they started to insult the participants of the ... >> full...
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