Press release, Bellona USA Unconstitutional Secret laws Embarrass Russia at G7 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Yevgeni Primakov dodged the issue of constitutional rights of Russian democratic activist at the Denver G-7 summit in Denver yesterday. Questioned on the issue of Russian environmentalist Alexandr Nikitin, who has been charged with secret laws under the Soviet […]

Press release by UCSJ and CHRA UCSJ, CHRA CALL FOR ADHERENCE TO RULE OF LAW ON CHARGING DECISION IN CASE OF RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENTALIST ALEXANDR NIKITIN The criminal investigation of the case of Russian environmentalist Alexandr Nikitin has reached the critical stage where a decision must be made by the Russian Procurator General on whether to […]

Press release from the Sierra Club, USA SIERRA CLUB QUESTIONS RUSSIA’S QUALIFICATIONS FOR G-8 PARTICIPATION Group Considers Persecution of Environmentalist Litmus Test DENVER – The Sierra Club today questioned the readiness of Russia to participate in this week’s G-7 Summit because of the country’s persecution of environmentalists and lack of commitment to environmental protection. The […]

Press relase from Bellona USA Yeltsin shares spotlight with Western democracies as his deputies uphold old Soviet traditions Just as President Boris Yeltsin packed his suitcase to leave for the Denver summit, the Russian Security Police FSB, the unreformed successor to the infamous Soviet KGB, decided to indict the award-winning environmentalist Alexandr Nikitin, an employee […]

Press release from Citizens’ Watch Statement on the Alexander Nikitin Case The severe violations of the rights of the accused, in particular his right to know the contents of the charges, still continue. As it was before, the charges are based upon unpublished decrees issued by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, while […]