NGOs Call G8 Summit an Opportunity Lost
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posted by zaina19 on July, 2006 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: 7/19/2006 9:31 AM Wednesday, July 19, 2006 NGOs Call G8 Summit an Opportunity Lost By Nabi Abdullaev Staff Writer U.S. President George W. Bush met the heads of leading nongovernmental organizations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel singled out NGOs as an issue that worried her. British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife offered legal aid. Western leaders took turns at the G8 summit showing support for Russian civil society. Yet NGO leaders expressed skepticism Tuesday that the high-profile gestures of support would convince the Kremlin to ease tough new rules regulating their activities. "I have no hope in the West's ability to reverse the Kremlin-led crackdown on NGOs," said Irina Yasina, deputy head of Open Russia, the philanthropic foundation set up by jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Moreover, given authorities' nervousness about any perceived ... >> full...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/19/2006 10:01 AM 19.7.2006 12:52 MSK Rustam Baibekov, the man who was shot in the face by a policeman, is demanding a million rubles from the state Rustam Baibekov Rustam Baibekov RUSSIA, Moscow. On
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/19/2006 10:01 AM 19.7.2006 12:52 MSK Rustam Baibekov, the man who was shot in the face by a policeman, is demanding a million rubles from the state Rustam Baibekov Rustam Baibekov RUSSIA, Moscow. On July 31 Moscow’s Zamoskvoretskiy district court will start hearing a civil suit demanding compensation of the moral damages from the Russian Ministry of Finance. According to the announcement made on July 17 by the foundation “Obschestvenniy Verdict” (“Society’s Verdict”), Rustam Baibekov, the man who was shot in the face by a policeman, is demanding a million rubles from the state. Lawyer Abusupian Gaitaev, supported by the human rights foundation “Obschestvenniy Verdict” is assisting the plaintiff. Two years ago a 20 year old Rustam Baibekov and his friend tried to gain entrance to the metro station “Sokolniki” using the same ticket. Sergeant of the First police department of Moscow Metro System Boris Kostruba apprehended Mr. Baibekov – the ... >> full...
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On August 9th, Mikhail Trepashkin must appear in the Zamoskvorechy Court in Moscow
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/14/2006 4:17 PM 14.7.2006 14:25 MSK On August 9th, Mikhail Trepashkin must appear in the Zamoskvorechy Court in Moscow Mikhail Trepashkin Mikhail Trepashkin RUSSIA, Moscow. On July 12th, the Zamoskvorechy Court of Moscow satisfied the petition of Mikhail Trepashkin’s defense lawyer Elena Liptser about Trepashkin’s personal participation in the August 9th court session concerning the legality of Trepashkin’s placement in the Lower Tagil colony in Lower Tagil. By law, prisoners have the right to serve their sentences near their homes, and Mikhail Trepashkin, who lives in Moscow, was sent to the Urals. Trepashkin’s participation in court is necessary because only Trepashkin can explain many relevant points. Trepashkin has the right to come to Moscow because he is serving his sentence in a prison colony setting, and not in a jail. Trepashkin was sent a summons about his presence in the Zamoskvorechy Court. A second copy of the summons was sent to ... >> full...
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Bush Plans to Press Putin on Democracy Backsliding, Meet NGO Activists
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
rom: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/14/2006 4:27 PM Bush Plans to Press Putin on Democracy Backsliding, Meet NGO Activists Created: 14.07.2006 17:22 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 17:22 MSK > document.write(get_ago(1152883332)); </SCRIPT> , 9 hours 57 minutes ago MosNews President George W. Bush arrived in Russia on Friday planning to press President Vladimir Putin at the weekend G8 summit over concerns the Kremlin is curbing the rights of the Russian opposition and media, Reuters news agency reports. After pledging to "continually remind Russia" that good ties with the West depend on sharing common democratic values, Bush flew to St. Petersburg from Germany, a day before the meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations. Bush was to dine with Putin in the evening and was also scheduled to meet activists from non-governmental organizations as part of an attempt to urge Russia to ease restrictions recently placed on such groups. There were no details on which groups he ... >> full...
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Racism plagues Western media coverage
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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: 7/16/2006 12:53 PM Racism plagues Western media coverage Publication time: 15 July 2006, 14:47 Racism is "the belief that one 'racial group' is inferior to another and the practices of the dominant group to maintain the inferior position of the dominated group. Often defined as a combination of power, prejudice and discrimination." This is how the British Library defines racism on its Web site. The above definition hardly deviates from the essence of almost all definitions of the ominous concept. And, indeed, the concept is being fully utilized with Israel's onslaught against the Palestinians, and the international community and media's mild, if not accommodating response to the onslaught. The capture of Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit is an act of self-defense. According to international law and the Geneva Conventions, he ... >> full...
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