• Human Rights Defender Not Guilty of Slander Charges

    June 15, 2011 | admin

    A Moscow court acquitted Oleg Orlov, a human rights activist, of charges of slandering Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed strongman who rules Russian occupied Chechen territory with an iron grip.

  • In Russia, an Advocate Is Killed, and an Accuser Tried

    December 29, 2010 | admin

    In a small courtroom in Moscow, friends of Natalya K. Estemirova crowded onto wooden benches, clasping photographs of her. It was 16 months after the murder of Ms. Estemirova, a renowned human rights advocate in the tumultuous region of Chechnya, and now the legal system was taking action.

  • Witnesses: Estemirova Threatened by Kadyrov

    December 19, 2010 | admin

    According to the website Kavkaz-Uzel, Ramzan Kadyrov might have been involved in organizing attempts against his own dissidents. He also threatened Natalya Estemirova, the witnesses testified on December 16th at the trial of the head of Memorial Human Rights Center, Oleg Orlov. Orlov is accused of slandering Kadyrov.