Police officers evict Abkhazian refugees in Sochi
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posted by zaina19 on October, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/25/2007 2:39 PM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 23/10/2007 Police officers evict Abkhazian refugees in Sochi Today, in the Imereti Lowland in the area Sochi (Krasnodar Territory), where erection of object for the 2014 Olympiad of 2014 is planned, they have started to evict refugees from Abkhazia out of their shabby dwellings. Police officers have started the inventory of the belongings, to what residents react very painfully. One woman has fainted. The police officers are accompanied by fifteen militiamen in armour vests. The chief judicial police officer of the Adler District has informed the "Gazeta.Ru" correspondent that these houses had been once inhabited by the employees of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Yuzhzelenkhoz", but 15 years ago the house were recognized unfit for habitation and the tenants were moved to other places. Then, the flats were occupied by refugees from Abkhazia. They have no housing documents, although all of them are citizens ... >> full...
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Dubrovka Relatives Urge Investigation
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/22/2007 5:23 PM Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Dubrovka Relatives Urge Investigation By Natalya Krainova Staff Writer Vladimir Filonov / MT Karpova showing a list of victims of the Dubrovka theater attack at a news conference with Trunov, left, on Monday. Relatives of hostages who died in the 2002 Dubrovka theater siege said Monday that they would press for an investigation of officials they said provided distorted information to the European Court of Human Rights. At least 129 hostages died in the attack, which began five years ago Tuesday, and the relatives said they would petition the Prosecutor General's Office to investigate officials for abusing their power and forgery in the 1,500-page response sent to the Strasbourg-based court in the government's name. "The wrong information the court has received could influence its decision," lawyer Igor Trunov, who represents victims' families in their lawsuit filed with the court, told reporters. The families were to submit ... >> full...
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Russia: Rethink Use of Youth Groups to Police Protests
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/23/2007 12:56 AM HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Russia: Rethink Use of Youth Groups to Police Protests (Moscow, October 5, 2007) – Russian police should rethink the use of police volunteers from pro-Kremlin youth groups, Human Rights Watch said in a letter sent to the Minister of the Interior today. At a minimum, the police should ensure accountability for the volunteers’ actions before proceeding with their use. According to recent news reports, Moscow city police have recruited volunteers from the pro-Kremlin youth group “Nashi” (Ours) to patrol Moscow streets, including at demonstrations and opposition events. Members of Nashi have stated that they will mobilize Nashi patrols to prevent “destabilization” of the country from opposition groups. “Nashi is no neutral group,” said Holly Cartner, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Our fear is that instead of keeping order, Nashi will try to silence critics.” Nashi has stated that ... >> full...
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Ecologists of Adygea win the trial on zoning of the Sochi National Park
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/23/2007 2:29 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 22/10/2007 Ecologists of Adygea win the trial on zoning of the Sochi National Park Today, the Maikop City Court has satisfied the claim of Valery Brinikh, an ecologist from Adygea, who believes that the zoning of the territory of the Sochi National Park as approved by the Order of the Federal Service for Supervision over Environmental Management ("Rosprirodnadzor", Moscow) of August 27, 2006, is illegal. Mr Brinikh told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the second legal entity, whose decision was challenged, is the Experts' Commission of the State Ecological Examination appointed by the Order of the "Rosprirodnadzor". The new zoning, the ecologist has explained, was performed under the guise of the needs of Olympic Programmes. Actually, the build-up of these territories with all sorts of cottages, tourist bases and hotels - that is, by private business, was at full swing. While the Olympic ... >> full...
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/23/2007 2:41 AM 22.10.2007 23:11 MSK Murder in North Osetia RUSSIA, North Osetia. On October 19, at approximately 11:00pm, unknown persons fired automatic weapons at the following inhabitants of the village of Bazorkino: Chairman of the Prigorodny area RSO-Alaniya, Ingush Azrail Sultygov, born in 1983; Ahmet Ttimurziyev, born in 1987, and Beyal Dzaurov, born in1990, reported the press-service of the regional public movement "Chechen Committee of National Rescue" on October 22. On the way to the hospital, Azrail Sultygov died. On October 20, in the morning, in the Ingushetia Central Hospital, Timurziyev died as a result of his injuries. Dzaurov is in critical condition in the Resuscitation Department. On October 21 a ”Statement of the Community of the Republic of Ingushetia concerning the Increased frequency of thefts and murders of the Ingush population in the Prigorodny area of RSO-Alaniya" was published and concluded with the words: "The community of ... >> full...
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