RFE/RL WATCHDOG
12/1/2011 8:41:57 PM
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For years, Uzbek authorities have denied widespread reports that children are sent to the fields to pick cotton every harvest season. Now viewers can see for themselves, thanks to video footage collected by human rights activists. More  Gravely Ill Russian's Remand Extended A Moscow court has prolonged for a further six months the detention of ailing businesswoman Natalya Gulevich. More  Memorial Erected In Moscow To Colonel Who Killed Chechen Teen A memorial stone devoted to a former Russian army colonel convicted of murdering a young Chechen woman has appeared at the site where he was shot dead in June. More  Kyrgyz Postpones Uzbek Activist's Appeal The Kyrgyz Supreme Court has postponed until December 20 hearings into a local Uzbek human rights defender's appeal against his life prison term. More  Protesters: Keep Kyrgyz Activist Jailed Dozens of protesters have held a rally in southern Kyrgyzstan today to demand that a prominent Uzbek rights activist remain in jail. More  Jailed Russian Attorney May Have Been Beaten Before His Death Human rights activists say a whistle-blowing attorney for a financial services company in Russia may have been beaten by prison guards before he died two years ago. More  Officials Blamed For Kazakh Inmate Death Four prison officials in central Kazakhstan may face trial in connection with the death of a prisoner after a campaign for justice by the dead man's brother. More  Belarusian Held For 'Insulting Police' An opposition activist in Belarus has been charged with insulting police in a dispute about a change in his parole restrictions and will face trial next week. More  Belarusian Rights Activist Jailed A Belarusian court has sentenced human rights activist Ales Byalyatski to 4 1/2 years in prison for tax evasion. More |
