Europe And Central Asia

Russian Federation: Woman abducted in Chechnya: Zarema Gaisanova
17 November 2009

Zarema Gaisanova, a 39-year-old Chechen woman, was abducted on 31 October 2009 in the Chechen capital, Grozny, in the Russian Federation's North Caucasus region ...

Urgent Action       EUR 46/026/2009

Azerbaijan: Bloggers imprisoned after unfair trial
16 November 2009

Two male Azerbaijani youth activists and bloggers Emin Abdullayev (aged 30) and Adnan Hajizade (aged 26) have been sentenced to two and a half years and two years ...

Urgent Action       EUR 55/010/2009

Macedonia: Guarantee the right to freedom of peaceful assembly ...
13 November 2009

Amnesty International today welcomed the commitment by the Macedonianauthorities to ensure that the International Day for Tolerance march inSkopje goes ahead on ...

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Italian authorities forcibly evict another Roma community ...
12 November 2009

Amnesty International has condemned the forced eviction of a community of about 400 Roma people in the Italian capital, Rome.

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Montenegro: Amnesty International statement on Montenegrin ...
12 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 66/003/2009. 12 November 2009. Montenegro: Amnesty International statement on ...

Document       EUR 66/003/2009

Azerbaijan: Bloggers sentenced to prison terms
12 November 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: EUR 55/009/2009. 12 November 2009. Azerbaijan: Bloggers sentenced to prison terms. ...

Document       EUR 55/009/2009

Turkmenistan: Further information: Environmental activist released
11 November 2009

On 6 November, male environmentalist Andrei Zatoka was released after he paid a fine of 1000 Manat (about US$350). Eight days earlier, on 29 October, he had been ...

Urgent Action       EUR 61/008/2009

Ukraine must release Belarusian prisoner of conscience | Amnesty ...
11 November 2009

Musician and activist Igor Koktysh has been detained for over two years for the peaceful expression of his beliefs. If forcibly returned to Belarus, he could face ...

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Italy: Roma community forcibly evicted
11 November 2009

City authorities in the Italian capital, Rome, have forcibly evicted a community of about 400 Roma people. The majority of these homeless people, numbering some ...

Urgent Action       EUR 30/013/2009

Ukraine: Belarusian musician detained in Ukraine
10 November 2009

Igor Koktysh, a 29-year-old male social activist, supporter of the opposition and musician in Belarus, could be forcibly returned at any time from Ukraine, where ...

Urgent Action       EUR 50/003/2009