Russian Court Brands Opposition Group Extremist
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posted by zaina19 on April, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/20/2007 2:27 PM Friday, April 20, 2007 Russian Court Brands Opposition Group Extremist Russia - Extremism / nationalism / far-right - About three thousand Communists and National Bolshevik party members marched in central Moscow, 8 Apr. 2006 National Bolshevik Party activists marching in Moscow on April 8 (epa) April 20, 2007 -- The Moscow City Court has declared the opposition National Bolshevik Party to be an extremist organization. The ruling late on April 19 allows the authorities to make it illegal to publicly support the party. A lawyer representing the party, Sergei Belyak, said the National Bolsheviks will appeal the ruling. Russian authorities had already banned the group. The move follows a recent police crackdown on antigovernment protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg, which the National Bolshevik Party, as well as members of the Other Russia coalition, had played a role in organizing. On April 19, the pro-Kremlin youth movement Nashi said it will ... >> full...
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"The Other Russia" received about 50 complaints from victims of "Disagreement Marches" dispersals
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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: 4/21/2007 12:30 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 18/4/2007 "The Other Russia" received about 50 complaints from victims of "Disagreement Marches" dispersals About 90 percent of those who suffered from dispersals of the so-called "Disagreement Marches" in Moscow and Saint Petersburg are going to appeal against the actions of law enforcement bodies. Marina Litvinovich, one of the organizers of the anti-governmental demonstrations, editor-in-chief of the "Truth of Beslan" web site and leader of the Foundation to Help Terror Victims, informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it. Ms. Litvinovich explained that "The Other Russia" was going to coordinate its actions with the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) and others human rights organizations, now engaged in helping the victims of dispersals of the "Marches." "Some four organizations are now collecting complaints, and I ... >> full...
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Procuratorship wants to stop activity of Petersburg "Yabloko"
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/16/2007 11:11 AM 16.4.2007 20:42 MSK Procuratorship wants to stop activity of Petersburg "Yabloko" RUSSIA, Saint Petersburg. The procuratorship of the city has warned Petersburg "Yabloko" about the possibility of the stopping the activity of the organization in connection with its participation in the "March of Dissenters" on March 3. This was communicated in an official letter, signed by the Deputy Attorney of St. Petersburg, A. Lavrenko, and received on April 11 by the Chairman of the Regional Department of "Yabloko", Maxim Reznik. The letter, dated March 30, also said that organizers and participants in the March 3, including member of the Regional Department of "Yabloko” Mikhail Amosov, had received a proposal to conduct the demonstration elsewhere. Nevertheless, participants continued the procession and meeting, in spite of the "legal claims of the police about the curtailment of public events", noted the press-service of Petersburg "Yabloko". Also the procuratorship ... >> full...
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Criminal case filed against "Live Journal" writer
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/16/2007 11:14 AM 16.4.2007 20:44 MSK Criminal case filed against "Live Journal" writer RUSSIA, Syktyvkar. Live Journal participant and musician Savva Terenteva has been charged in a criminal case under St. 282 of the criminal code for "…the excitation of hatred or hostility, and the humiliation of human dignity" for writing the following on ZHZH (Live Journal) on February 14: "Cops and robbers are one and the same. It would be good if bad cops were periodically burned in Stefansky Square ". St. 282 refers to "…the excitation of hatred or hostility, and the humiliation of human of dignity of an individual or group of persons according to ethnicity, race, nationality, language, origin, religion, or any social group, in mass media". On March 16, Terenteva's apartment was searched and her computer was taken. On April 11, the organization "Legal Team" reported that she had to sign a non-departure agreement ... >> full...
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Mufti of Adygea is against repatriates' participation in religious activity
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 4/16/2007 11:53 AM Mufti of Adygea is against repatriates' participation in religious activity Publication time: 15 April 2007, 12:44 "Adygeis-repatriates should not be religion servants in Adygea and take post if imams, Nurbij Emizh, Mufti of Adygea and Krasnodar Territory, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. In his words, "they are of different mentality." "This statement (...) contradicts both the Russian legislation and the norms of Islam and universal norms," Ramadan Tsei, one of repatriates with higher religious education who has tensions with Emizh, said in his talk with the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "Under the Russian law, the Adygeis who live abroad have the right to return to their historical homeland and get engaged in any legitimate activity. If a repatriate has religious education, where else can he find employment outside the religious sphere? However, Mr. Emizh wouldn't agree to this. Why? Because whoever of repatriates becomes a religion ... >> full...
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