Thursday, 24 February 2011 18:48
Russia: Deadly clashes on border
A gun battle on the Karachayeva-Stavropol border stirs fears of violence spreading across the ethnically divided Caucasus. Violence in that particular area has been less frequent than in neighbouring Dagestan, or Ingushetia and Chechnya where deadly…
Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:05
Italy/EU: Protect migrants' human rights
Amnesty International is urging the authorities in Italy and the European Union to protect the human rights of thousands of migrants from Tunisia arriving on the Italian mainland and the island of Lampedusa. More than 4,000…
Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:05
Italy/EU: Protect migrants' human rights
Amnesty International is urging the authorities in Italy and the European Union to protect the human rights of thousands of migrants from Tunisia arriving on the Italian mainland and the island of Lampedusa. More than 4,000…
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:41
EU to send expert team to Sudan
The EU is preparing to send a team of technical experts to Sudan in the coming weeks, with senior officials warning that Africa's largest and soon to be divided state continues to pose the greatest risk…
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:41
EU to send expert team to Sudan
The EU is preparing to send a team of technical experts to Sudan in the coming weeks, with senior officials warning that Africa's largest and soon to be divided state continues to pose the greatest risk…
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:39
Russia: Clergy may run for office
The Russian Orthodox Church has ruled that hierarchs (church leaders) and clergy can run for office in exceptional cases when their presence is needed to fight ‘forces striving to use electoral power to fight the Orthodox…