Russian Rights Body Faces $180,000 Back Tax Claim
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posted by zaina19 on July, 2006 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/25/2006 3:15 AM Image by MosNews Image by MosNews Russian Rights Body Faces $180,000 Back Tax Claim 25.07.2006 MosNews A leading Russian rights group has been given a $180,000 tax claim in what it fears could be the first blow of a campaign to shut down NGOs that annoy the Kremlin, The Times reported Tuesday. The International Protection Center said it had been told on July 17 to pay 5 million rubles in taxes on funds it had received from various foreign institutions between 2002 and 2005. The Center helps Russians to take cases against the Russian state to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, and has won nine victories. It is helping Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed oil tycoon, to appeal to Strasbourg. Deputy chairman of the Center, Valentin Moiseyev, told The Times that the tax claim was politically motivated. “Why should foreign foundations pay money into the Russian budget?” ... >> full...
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To Germany for Human Rights
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
Prev Discussion Next Discussion Send Replies to My Inbox Reply Recommend Message 1 of 1 in Discussion From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/24/2006 8:30 AM G8 SUMMIT: To Germany for Human Rights Kester Kenn Klomegah MOSCOW, Jul 24 (IPS) - Human rights organisations are looking for a place for their cause at the G8 summit in Germany next year after the issue was more or less set aside this year. "While such issues as health, education and energy security are certainly important to many Russian NGOs, independent human right organisations were devastated by the fact that human rights weren't even an item on the agenda of the summit," chairwoman of Centre Demos Tatyana Lokshina told IPS. Centre Demos is an independent group supporting rights and democracy. "This omission seemed particularly ill-timed as in 2006 varied threats and problems in the sphere of human rights and democratisation, which were building up in Russia ... >> full...
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NGOs in Chechnya Told to Report to Police, FSB
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/23/2006 4:55 PM Monday, July 24, 2006 NGOs in Chechnya Told to Report to Police, FSB By Oliver Bullough Reuters The Interior Ministry has slapped restrictions on aid workers in Chechnya, adding to difficulties posed by new rules that require nongovernmental organizations to produce paperwork such as the death certificates of founding members. The new rules mean NGOs must obtain approval from the security services for their staff movements weeks in advance and report to police on their trips when they leave Chechnya. "This is terrible. We are checking what these regulations are. They will make work impossible," said a worker at one foreign NGO active in Chechnya, who asked not to be identified. Meanwhile, NGOs have until mid-October to register under a new law, which sharply increased state monitoring of foreign and local organizations and sparked controversy when rushed through the parliament last year. NGOs active in the North Caucasus were diverting ... >> full...
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Environmental situation in Grozny “a serious health threat”
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/23/2006 5:37 PM July 22nd 2006 · Prague Watchdog / Samira Lamayeva Environmental situation in Grozny “a serious health threat” By Samira Lamayeva GROZNY, Chechnya – During the Soviet era, Grozny was 17th on the list of the 100 most polluted and environmentally damaged places in the country. This was partly due to emissions from oil- and chemical-processing plants. Despite the fact that these plants are no longer operational, the environmental situation in the republic, and the capital in particular, is still critical. As a result of two wars, some 37,000 tons of oil have burned, with 150 million cubic meters of gas escaping into the atmosphere. The poor environmental situation, combined with stressful living conditions, has resulted in various phenomena, including a 47% increase in cancer diagnoses in the last year. In addition, the death rate among newborns is among the highest in Russia: in ... >> full...
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2 Russians Detained in Belarus for Anti-Governmental Protests
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/23/2006 7:55 PM
Created: 23.07.2006
2 Russians Detained in Belarus for Anti-Governmental Protests
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Two Russian citizens have been detained in Belarus capital Minsk for unsanctioned street protests against the existing regimes in Russia and Belarus.
Two young men, activist of the Oborona (Defense) and another unnamed pro-democracy youth movement strode out into the Minsk central square Saturday holding posters that called for change of authorities in Russia and Belarus.
A Belarus citizen who took part in the action has been detained too, Gazeta.ru reports.
This U.S. and EU have imposed sanctions on Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and his government for human rights abuses, corruption and assaults on democracy, as well as the “fraudulent” presidential election. http://www.mosnews.com/news/2006/07/23/inbelarus.shtml
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