Politkovskaya is posthumously awarded the American "For Development of Democracy" Award
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posted by zaina19 on September, 2007 as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/21/2007 9:59 PM
CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS
20/9/2007
Politkovskaya is posthumously awarded the American "For Development of Democracy" Award
Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta," has been posthumously awarded the annual American Award "For Development of Democracy." This award is adjudged to the journalists who risk their lives for the sake of giving truthful information to their readers and listeners.
The award to Politkovskaya was received by Elena Milashina, an employee of the "Novaya Gazeta." "It is a very high degree of recognition, this award is very important for Anna and for us in the 'Novaya Gazeta,' for which Anna has become a sort of guardian angel after her death," she said.
Apart from Politkovskaya, journalists from Egypt and Thailand were awarded, the BBC Russian Service reports.
See earlier reports: "The fact of Shamil Buraev's detention confirmed by "Novaya Gazeta"."
http://eng.kavkaz.memo.ru/newstext/engnews/id/1197630.html
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Miner dies during protest action in Rostov Region
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/21/2007 10:02 PM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 20/9/2007 Miner dies during protest action in Rostov Region In the city of Zverevo, Rostov Region, a participant of the picket of former miners who demanded from local authorities to respect their social rights and guarantees deceased. Today, Mikhail Kravchenko, 60, a miner-pensioner and a participant of the protest action, has suddenly died directly in the square, where the protest action was held. None of the power officials went out to talk with the picketers or participants of the hunger strike, the Radio Liberty informs. According to the "Rosbalt," in Zverevo, Rostov Region, twenty-two miners are on the third day of their hunger strike, and other miners are holding a round-the-clock picket in the city centre. They demand from the authorities to strictly and rigorously observe the Russian legislation and to enforce the decisions of several courts on providing privileges to former miners ... >> full...
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Ibragimov receives words of support from Russian friends
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/20/2007 1:19 PM Ibragimov receives words of support from Russian friends Strasbourg/Agency Caucasus – A group of Russians has accorded great support to Said Emin Ibragimov as a Chechen activist of human rights in his resolution to remain loyal to his hunger strike since September 1 when he started his protest outside the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in an attempt to grant on an international level official recognition of a legal status to Chechnya. Russian human rights defenders expressed concern over the likelihood of Ibragimov facing death while they were set to write a letter to the lower chamber Duma of Russian parliament about Ibragimov’s request. Tatiana Monahova spoke on behalf of the Russian defenders of human rights when she said that the Chechen people need Ibragimov: “Sometimes it gets far more difficult to survive than to die. Please do not leave ... >> full...
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A frightening tragedy occurs in Polish mountains
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/20/2007 1:49 PM A frightening tragedy occurs in Polish mountains Warsaw/Agency Caucasus – Already hit by war, the Chechens seem unable to stop themselves from suffering continuous tragedies. Believed to have sought shelter in Europe after a long battle with wild life across the mountainous areas, three children from a family could not survive cold and hunger. Polish front guards found dead bodies of three girls in the Bieszczady Mountain , near the border to . Front guards happened to find on Thursday night an exhausted woman with her two-year-old kid on her lap near the town of Ustrzyki Dolne, according to Eljbeta Pikor, a spokesperson for the Polish front forces. “The woman to whom the front guards talked to was a Chechen. Her name was Kamisa D. She pointed towards the point where her three daughters had been left. Rescue workers found dead bodies of ... >> full...
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Andrey Kalenov and Denis Zelenyuk are freed under condition of nondeparture
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posted by zaina19 on as Human Rights
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/20/2007 12:11 PM 17.9.2007 10:29 MSK Andrey Kalenov and Denis Zelenyuk are freed under condition of nondeparture RUSSIA, Moscow. On September 13, in Novgorod, antiwar activists Andrey Kalenov and Denis Zelenyuk from St. Petersburg were released from Investigation Unit No. 1 of the Novgorod region under condition of nondeparture, reported a representative of the "Autonomous Action" movement, Olga Miryasova to a correspondent of PRIMA -News. On August 16, the men were detained on suspicion of participation in undermining the "Neva Express" train. The press-service of the St. Petersburg Yabloko party also reported the release of Kalenov and Zelenyuk. On September 13, in Novopushkinskya Square in Moscow, pacifists picketed demanding the release of the antiwar activists. For the past several years, Kalenov and Zelenyuk have participated in weekly pacifist actions on Malaya Konushenaya St. in St. Petersburg. Their attorneys emphasize that there is no basis whatsoever for the charges against them, noted ... >> full...
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