• 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.

  • Rights Defenders Organized A Press-Conference About Murder of Natalya Estemirova

    July 10, 2010 | admin

    Human Rights Center “Memorial” reported that on July 8, 2010, at 12 a.m. in the Independent press-center at Moscow a press-conference which names “Questions to Investigation of Natalya Estemirova’s murder” took place.

  • The Influences of Kadirov’s Threats Continue

    July 9, 2010 | admin

    After the public threats of national traitor Ramzan Kadirov against human rights defenders, first reactions were appeard. Two representatives of puppet regime in the State Council of the Russian Federation were agree with puppet Kadirov; The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) condemned the statements of Kadirov.

  • Kadirov Issues Threats to Human Rights Defenders

    July 8, 2010 | admin

    On July 3, 2010 at 22.40 with Moscow time, in an interview to puppet TV channel “Grozny”, Ramzan Kadirov named members of Human Rights Center “Memorial” and other human rights defenders the enemies of the people, enemies of the law and of the his puppet government.

  • Estemirova’s Colleagues in Chechnya Doubt That Her Real Killer will Ever be Detained

    February 28, 2010 | admin

    People in Chechnya are sceptical to the news that the murderer of the well-known human rights defender Natalya Estemirova, kidnapped and assassinated on July 15, 2009, is established. Her colleagues believe that inspectors know already for a long time the executors and organizers of this crime; however, they doubt that the names will ever be disclosed.

  • Events for Clean-up operation in New Aldy

    February 5, 2010 | admin

    On February 4, 2010, at 12:00, a press-conference “Cleansing in Novy Aldy (New Aldy) – To the 10th Anniversary of the Tragedy” organized at Independent  Press Center and the presented of the film “Aldy, without a limitation period”.

  • Russian Police Break Up Protests, Scores Detained

    February 1, 2010 | admin

    Russian police broke up anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St.Petersburg on January 31, Sunday, and detained more than 100 demonstrators, including several opposition leaders.

  • Inquiry into Estemirova’s Murder is Under Pressure, Human Rights Activists Assert

    January 27, 2010 | admin

    As stated by Svetlana Gannushkina, head of the Committee “Civil Assistance”, the criminal investigation on Natalya Estemirova’s murder faces problems, although inspectors are still going to round it up. Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”, believes that involvement of power agents in her murder should be considered as one of the main versions in searching the criminals.

  • Bleak Year Awaits Human Rights Activists

    January 4, 2010 | admin

    Human rights activists have become the “new dissidents” in Russia under the government of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, according to human rights organizations.

  • Memorial Returns to Chechnya

    December 16, 2009 | admin

    Russian human rights group Memorial has resumed its activities in Chechnya, the director of the group said today at a press conference after the Sakharov Prize ceremony in the Parliament of Europe.

  • Online Chat Opportunity with Oleg Orlov

    December 12, 2009 | admin

    The European Parliament presents a great opportunity to exchange with this year’s Sakharov Prize winner Oleg Orlov from Memorial, with organizing a web chat.

  • ‘Open Season’ on Activists

    November 29, 2009 | admin

    From time to time Natalya Estemirova, a tireless, seemingly fearless defender of the human rights of fellow Chechens, held public vigils in her republic, defiantly holding up the photos of people who had vanished.

  • Human Rights Defenders Established a Commission for Chechnya

    November 24, 2009 | admin

    Activists of ten NGOs from different regions of Russia and Chechnya have announced establishment of the Public Commission on Chechnya, which will have its main tasks in defending victims of torture and inhuman treatment and bringing those guilty of rough violations of human rights or of failure to take the necessary measures to prevent such violations and punish for them to responsibility.

  • Memorial Received the Victor Gollancz Prize

    November 15, 2009 | admin

    On November 14, 2009, in Göttingen city of Germany, Human Rights Center “Memorial” received the Victor Gollancz* prize for defending rights of threatened peoples.

  • Chechen Activist ‘More Deserving’ of Nobel

    October 10, 2009 | admin

    The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) has congratulated US President Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, but says Natalya Estemirova, a Chechen rights activist would have been a more deserving choice.

  • Memorial Suspendends Activities in Chechnya

    July 18, 2009 | admin

    The Russian human rights organization “Memorial” decided to suspend their activities in Chechnya.

  • Kadirov is Murderer of Estemirova!

    July 17, 2009 | admin

    Human rights activists belive that the name of behind killing of Chechen activist Natalya Estemirova is Putin’s puppet Ramzan Kadirov.

  • Natalya Estemirova Kidnapped and Murdered!

    July 15, 2009 | admin

    Natalya Estemirova, the Chechen representative of Grozny branch of Russian “Memorial” human rights group was kidnapped and murdered today.