Russian authorities have charged at least four of the 10 suspects arrested Monday in connection with last October's killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , a defense lawyer told reporters Tuesday....
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Russian law enforcement officials have arrested 10 people in last October's killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya , Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika announced Monday. Chaika also indicated that the...
Russian prosecutors investigating lawyer critical of government wiretaps
A prominent Russian lawyer and government critic was accused Tuesday of disclosing state secrets about government wiretapping to the Russian Constitutional Court . Boris Kuznetsov fled the country recently after a city court...
Absolute disregard for law: liquidating the Russian Chechen Friendship Society
Oksana Chelysheva : "On 23 January 2007 the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation upheld the decision of the Regional Court of the Russian Federation to liquidate our organization, the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society. We were...
Europe rights court says Russian military tortured Chechen brothers
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Thursday that two Chechen brothers were tortured by the Russian military during their 6-month detention in 2000 and awarded each brother 35,000 ($57,665) compensation. Adam and Arbi Chitayev,...
Russian Politkovskaya murder probe focuses on former police officers
Russian officials investigating the October 7 death of reporter Anna Politkovskaya are focusing their probe on former police officers who Politkovskaya linked to the killing and torture of Chechen civilians, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported Wednesday. According to...
European Commission chief calls for justice for murdered Russian journalist
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told the press on Sunday that he intends to urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring justice to those who killed independent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya on October 7...
Russia court shuts down Chechen rights NGO on heels of Politkovskaya murder
A Russian court has shut down the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (ORCD) , a Chechen human rights group that has been exposing abuses against civilians in Chechnya and providing assistance to victims of violence. The decision follows the February...
Chechnya torture described in posthumous article by murdered Russian reporter
Portions of an article on torture in Chechnya written by murdered reporter Anna Politkovskaya before her death were published Thursday by the Novaya Gazeta . The report detailed allegations of torture, including...
Russia top prosecutor probing murder of journalist who championed human rights
Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika Sunday took over the investigation of Saturday's murder of Anna Politkovskaya , an award-winning Russian journalist likely killed for her stories about human rights abuses by...