News

June 01, 2006 23:11

• Azerbaijanis of Iran plan new actions

  As the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has been informed at the Baku office of the Movement for National Emergence of Southern Azerbaijan (MNESA), mass arrests of participants in the actions of protest continue in South Azerbaijan.

May 31, 2006 15:06

• Children's ombudsman to be introduced in Armenia

  Starting from today and in the course of the coming ten months, an action is to be held in Armenia devoted to the problems of children's rights.

May 31, 2006 14:58

• Governor Maksiuta prohibited meetings in Volgograd

  In order "not to impede the investigation or aggravate the situation" in Volgograd, Governor Nikolai Maksiuta has temporarily prohibited all marches and meetings in the city.

May 30, 2006 20:22

• The text of court ruling handed over to human rights activist acquitted in Dagestan

  " To acquit... owing to the innocence of the defendant of committing the crime... The material evidence, i.e. RGN grenade (without a fuse), shall be destroyed upon the ruling coming into force, " runs the court ruling passed on May 18 by Khasavyurt town court (Dagestan) on the criminal case of human rights activist O. Boliev.

May 30, 2006 20:19

• Ruling of Khasavyurt town court, Dagestan, on the case of human rights activist Osman Boliev

  As the "Caucasian Knot" already reported earlier, yesterday Osman Boliev accused of illegal acquisition, storage and carrying of fire-arms, received the full text of the ruling of Khasavyurt town court in Dagestan, passed on May 18.

May 30, 2006 20:14

• Prisoners' rights to medical examination violated in pre-trial prison of Volgograd region

  A prosecutor's office check in penitentiary institutions and pre-trial prisons of Volgograd region has demonstrated that, until the interference of the prosecutor's office, the administration of pre-trial prisons did not abide by the legislative requirements to subject the accused and suspected juveniles to medical examination and fluorography and laboratory tests.

May 30, 2006 15:11

• International conference on human rights in SFD to be held in Volgograd

  The international scientific and practical conference "Public Relations and Human Rights in the South of Russia: Background, Modern Times and Perspectives" was opened on May 30 in Volgograd at 10 a.m. in the congress hall of the scientific council of Volgograd state university (VolSU).

May 30, 2006 15:09

• Insanov, arrested ex-Minister of Health of Azerbaijan, hospitalized

  The state of health of Ali Insanov, ex-Minister of Health of Azerbaijan who is under arrest, has sharply deteriorated today.

May 29, 2006 23:58

• PACE co-rapporteurs dissatisfied with situation in Azerbaijan

  Yesterday, on May 28, Andreas Gross and Andres Herkel, co-rapporteurs of the PACE Monitoring Committee, had a press-conference upon the results of their two-day visit to Azerbaijan.

May 29, 2006 23:29

• Kulakhmetov: arrested residents of South Ossetia beaten by Georgians

  Marat Kulakhmetov, commander of Combined Peacekeeping Forces (CPKF), states that "the Georgian party has set free 41 Ossetians.

May 29, 2006 23:15

• Ombudsmen of Georgia to meet with arrested Ossetians

  Sozar Subari, Georgian ombudsman, intends to meet with the Ossetians from the Tzkhinvali region arrested by the Georgian police on May 27.

May 29, 2006 23:03

• Georgian MIA demands money for releasing hostages

  Mikhail Mindzayev, South Ossetia Minister of Internal Affairs, has disclosed to the "Caucasian Knot" the names of the two Russian citizens who are currently held as hostages by the Georgian power authorities.

May 29, 2006 22:55

• South Ossetia MIA: 40 Russian citizens subjected to torture in the Georgian MSS

  According to the press-service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, two Ossetian hostages have been released.

May 29, 2006 20:32

• Azerbaijanis taking part in meetings in Iran brutally dispersed

  Yesterday, on May 28, mass actions of the Azeri population protesting against violations of their rights continued in Teheran and other cities of the country.

May 29, 2006 20:26

• Parents of Moslems killed in Kabardino-Balkaria on October 13 are denied documents

  The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that the Chief Directorate of RF General Prosecutor's Office in SFD has adopted a decision to drop criminal prosecution of the participants in the October 13 events, due to their death.

May 29, 2006 16:22

• A meeting of Chechen president with human rights activists in Grozny

  The main topic of discussions was continuing kidnapping of people in the Chechen Republic.

May 27, 2006 16:53

• Chechen prosecutor's office unable to interrogate the serviceman suspected of kidnapping Chilaev

  Valeri Kuznetsov, prosecutor of Chechnya, when meeting human rights activists on May 25 in Grozny, stated that the investigation of the kidnapping of Bulat Chilaev, member of the "Civil Assistance" committee on support of refugees, and Aslan Israilov, resident of Grozny who had disappeared together with him, was progressing at a normal rate and taken under special supervision.

May 26, 2006 17:51

• Human rights activists held a picket in Chechnya against kidnapping of Chilaev

  On May 25, members of the "Civil Assistance" committee on assistance to refugees and of the "Memorial" human rights centre held a picket in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, protesting against the kidnapping of Bulat Chilaev, employee of the "Civil Assistance" medical program.

May 26, 2006 17:12

• Ex-president of Azerbaijan Academy of Science permitted to go abroad

  The Azerbaijan General Prosecutor's office has officially permitted Academician Eldar Salaev, who is under investigation, to go abroad for medical treatment.

May 26, 2006 16:21

• Human rights activists met with President of Chechnya

  On May 25, a meeting of representatives of human rights organizations of the "Civil Assistance" committee and the "Memorial" human rights centre with Chechen President Alu Alkhanov took place in Grozny, the Chechen capital.