Category Archives: MASSACRE
Vitaly Ponomarev: Government propaganda in Russia actively inflates “Islamophobia” and “Ukrainophobia”
Dozens of refugees and migrants from the Central Asia have been kidnapped in Russia last year.
Later the kidnapped people appearto be in detention in the countries of their origin accused of serious crimes of so-called religious articles of the Criminal Code.
In his interview with “Jarayon”,prominent Russian human rights defender Vitaly Ponomarev speaks about cases of immigrants from Central Asia, who fled their homelandsdue to threat of persecution for religious or political reasons, structures involved in kidnapping and international law standards to protect such individuals.
Russia: Stop Mass Arrests of Migrants
Paris, 31 October 2014 – Between 23 October and 2 November 2014 the authorities of Moscow are implementing “Operation Migrant 2014″, aimed at cracking down on “illegal” migration.
7000 migrants were arrested in the first four days during mass raids in which police have used violence. FIDH and ADC « Memorial » call on the Russian authorities to immediately suspend the operation and instead to explore measures to enable migrants to regularise their situations and to work in Russia legally.
In Russia, an Uzbek migrant fell victim to ‘werewolves in uniforms’ [corrupt law enforcement officers]
“Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization isconcerned about the situation of Uzbekistan citizen Abdullazhon Gafurov in the Russian Federation.
Currently, 40-year-old Abdullazhon Gafurovfrom Ferghana province of Uzbekistan is kept in the Interior Department of Volokolamsk district, Moscow province. He isaccused of contract killing.
“According to Russian investigators, Abdullazhon Gafurov contracted another ethnic Uzbek to kill a third one. The killer allegedly executed the contract and killed the victim, striking his head with a bottle. They found dead body and threw the murder on Gafurov,” Russian lawyerIllarion Vasiliyev told Jarayon, who had met with the Uzbek migrant in the detention facility.
In Kyrgyzstan, another Muslim refugee is under threat of extradition to Uzbekistan
According to “Memorial” Human Rights Center, Muslim refugee Ablakhat Itakhunov, wanted in Uzbekistan on “Islamic extremism” charges, has been kept in an investigation cell in Bishkek for more than 7 months waiting for a decision.
According to “Memorial” Human Rights Center based in Moscow, 42-year-old Russian citizen Ablakhat Itakhunov was detained by the Kyrgyzstan National Security Committee on November 28, 2013 in the town of Kara-Balta as he was internationallywanted. Since then, he has been in custody, and the period of his detention has been repeatedly extended.
Mirsobir Khamidkarievis in Tashkent prison
Relatives of refugee Mirsobir Khamidkariev, who was kidnapped in the center of Moscow on June 9, 2014, told “Jarayon”that now he is in an investigative ward in Tashkent prison.
Recently Eleanora Isayeva, the wife of Uzbek refugee Mirsobir Khamidkariev, called human rights activist Mutabar Tadjibayeva, the head of “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organization, andsaid that her husband is an investigative ward in Tashkent prison.
Urgent Appeal on Behalf of Mr.Mirsobir Hamidkoriev’s case (Republic of Uzbekistan, Russian Federation)
Although it is important to provide as much detail as possible, the lack of a comprehensive accounting should not necessarily preclude the submission of reports. However, the Special Rapporteur can only deal with clearly identified individual cases containing the following minimum elements of information:
To be completed by persons alleging torture or their representatives
Information on the torture of a person should be transmitted to the Special Rapporteur in written form and sent to:
We appeal to politicians not to sit next to Putin!
On the eve of celebrations to mark the 70thanniversary of the Normandy landings, “Fiery Hearts Club” International Human Rights Organizationappeal to French and Western politicians invited to the ceremony to support the initiative of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and not to sit next to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the honorable podium for the organizers and guests.
We see the following solid arguments that have pushed us to make this appeal.
Prominent human rights activist Elena Ryabinina passed away (updated+audio)
Elena Ryabinina, aged 60, the manager of Right to Asylum Program of the Human Rights Institute and a prominent human rights activist, passed away on Sunday morning in Moscow.
Recently Elena Ryabinina had cancer, but nevertheless, she worked hard and a lot. She did not cry, she did not complain, and she did not ask for anything…
Elena Ryabinina was a strong woman.
She often made comments about Central Asian refugees for Jarayon’s website. Elena gave her last interview for our website on March 30 2014, and the next day she was hospitalized.
Yelena Ryabinina: Persecution of Muslims in Uzbekistan is taking more severe forms
The flow of refugees to Russia increased significantly in recent years.
Refugees are mainly coming from Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria and the countries of Central Asia.
In an interview with “Jarayon”, Yelena Ryabinina, prominent Russian human rights activist, head of the program “Right to asylum” of the Human Rights Institute, tells about people seeking asylum in Russia and the challenges they face in this country.
