11:35 02/09/2010

Police kill Discovery Channel gunman

The Montgomery County Police have confirmed with EW that authorities have shot down the gunman who took three people hostage at Discovery Channel’s corporate headquarters today in Silver Spring, Md., and the Associated Press is reporting that he subsequently died. All hostages escaped, and are now safe.   According to Corporal Dan Friz, an explosive device might have detonated during the ordeal: “There was a minor detonation of it, but luckily no ...

15:36 01/09/2010

“Freedom House’ new executive director to keep eye on Azerbaijan

Freedom House announced today that David J. Kramer has been chosen to serve as the organization's new executive director. Kramer has had a distinguished career both in government and in the nongovernmental sector. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor from March 2008 to January 2009. He previously served for three years as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, focusing on Russia, Moldova, Belarus and Ukraine, ...

12:20 01/09/2010

Russian police arrested 100 protestors

Russian police have arrested more than 100 people, including Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister, who were taking part in anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St Petersburg. Opposition leaders and rights activists have been converging at the capital's Triumph Square on the 31st of each month, symbolising the right to free assembly guaranteed in Article 31 of Russia's constitution. Authorities have justified crackdowns on previous ...

11:43 30/08/2010

A man in Arizona shot five to death

A man suspected in the shooting deaths of five people at a Lake Havasu City, Arizona, residence on Saturday night was found dead early Sunday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.   The killings began just before midnight Saturday when police say 26-year-old Brian Diez entered the residence, shot six people and abducted two children from the home, according to a press release from the Lake Havasu City Police Department.   Four of the ...

15:15 28/08/2010

Social activists arrested in Azerbaijan

On 27 August members of “Kur” civil monitoring group were arrested in Azadkend, Sabirabad community and Neymanli, Gajigabuli, “Turan” news agency reported referring to member of the group Oqtay Gyulaliyev. According to him the monitoring group members were assessing disaster sequences and developing compensation list. The police officers banned the group to enter the places destroyed by the disaster. “Kur” civil headquarter is a group of ...

17:42 27/08/2010

Azerbaijani top official’s statements considered groundless

The assertions that bloggers are not journalists and their arrests cannot be considered violation of freedom of expression are groundless, independent lawyer Erkin Gadirli and blogger Ali Novruzov told Obyektivtv. Note that the day before, head of the Social and Political Department at the Azerbaijani President's Administration Ali Hasanov commenting upon international community’s appeal to release Emin Milli and Adnan Gajizade declared that bloggers are not journalists and the ...

15:47 27/08/2010

Young people present proposals to amend anti-corruption legislation

35 young people presented their proposals aimed at amending Armenian anti-corruption legislation on the final day of the summer camping held in Aghveran, Kotayk region, with OSCE support. The camping was organized under the “Youth against Corruption” program implemented by “The Future is Yours” NGO in cooperation with the OSCE Office in Yerevan. The participants of the program met with experts, high-ranking officials, particularly, Prime Minister, Minister of ...

11:01 27/08/2010

Gunmen wearing police uniforms killed 4 in Philippines

Gunmen wearing police uniforms stopped a passenger bus in the southern Philippines early Thursday and fatally shot four people, including two police marshals, officials said.   The attack came just three days after a disgruntled ex-policeman took hostage a busload of Hong Kong tourists in Manila, killing eight of them before he was shot dead by a police sniper.   Police said the bus attacked Thursday was traveling from Cagayan de Oro to Zamboanga city in the ...

13:57 23/08/2010

ECHR satisfied Dink’s family claim against Turkey

Turkish “Haberler” news web site reports that European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) satisfied the claim of Hrant Dink family against Turkey. According to the source the court accused Turkey for not managing the Dink’s security after those threats and for accusing Dink by 301 st article of Criminal Code.    It’s worth reminding while alive Dink was accused for offending Turkish identity defined by article 301.

13:35 21/08/2010

Number of political prisoners hits 100 in Azerbaijan

Committee to protect the rights of political held a roundtable regarding political prisoners in Azerbaijan with participation of experts, human rights activists and representatives of political prisoners, Turan reported. Relatives of the “group of Sayid Dadashbeyli” accused of the attempt of forcible overthrowing of power, and establishing of Islamic power in the country, said that accusations were falsified. Members of families of political prisoners called to fight ...