Amnesty International appeals to Kiev not to extradite former Tajik PMAmnesty International has appealed to the Ukrainian authorities not to extradite former Prime Minister Abdumalik Abdullojonov to Tajikistan. Abdullojonov was detained at Boryspil Airport south of Kiev on February 5 under an international arrest warrant.13:15 05.03.2013
Migrant workers urge Putin to grant amnesty to illegal immigrantsMuhammad Amin Majumder, chief of Russia's Federation of Migrants, has sent a letter to President Vladimir Putin on behalf of all foreign workers asking him to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.12:49 20.02.2013
Tajikistan asks Ukraine to extradite former prime ministerThe Prosecutor General's Office of Tajikistan has sent an extradition request for former Prime Minister Abdumalik Abdullojonov to Ukraine.14:03 18.02.2013
The original agreement on dissolving the Soviet Union may be lostThe original of the agreement signed in Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus in 1991 to mark the dissolution of the Soviet Union is missing.10:19 08.02.2013
Former Tajik prime minister arrested at Kiev airportThe Court of Boryspil (Kiev Region) upheld a recommendation by the prosecutor's office to detain former prime minister of Tajikistan, Abdumalik Abdullodzhonov, for 40 days.17:10 07.02.2013
Uzbek bankers arrested over foreign currency dealsThe heads of several Uzbekistan banks have been detained for making illegal foreign currency transactions.12:44 07.02.2013
Criminal punishment for ritual bride abduction toughened in KyrgyzstanPresident of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev has signed amendments to the criminal code into law that toughen the punishment for forcing women into marriage.12:19 28.01.2013
ECHR orders to compensate Jehovah's Witnesses who refused army serviceThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) granted several local Jehovah's Witnesses 124,000 Euros in damages from the Armenian government. The individuals filed a complaint in relation to the legality of being arrested for evading military or alternative service.17:42 27.11.2012
Violating migration laws may lead to three-year ban on entering RussiaHead of the Federal Migration Service Konstantin Romodanovsky has proposed the imposition of a three-year ban on entering Russia for those found guilty of breaking migration laws.12:37 12.10.2012
Former Kyrgyz president's son to sue opposition leaderFormer Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva's son Atay Sadybasakov will sue the Ata-Zhurt opposition party leader for slander.16:54 18.06.2012
Wrongfully convicted Ukrainian spent eight years in jailA man who was kept in jail for almost eight years for a murder that he did not commit was released on Thursday, Ukraine's Penitentiary Service reports.16:22 22.03.2012
Neocorp Inc hits Tele2 Russia with $93 mln actionThe Moscow Commercial Court has registered a lawsuit by Neocorp Inc, owning telecommunication assets in the CIS, to recover $92.8 million from Tele2 Russia.12:45 11.03.2012
Brother of former Kyrgyzstan president escapes from jailA brother of former Kyrgyzstan president, who was sentenced to seven years in jail last year for organizing mass riots in summer 2010, escaped from jail.12:33 06.03.2012
Blogger faces up to five year in prison in KyrgyzstanBlogger Vladimir Farafonov has been accused of inciting ethnic hatred in Kyrgyzstan, the country which has recently went through a coup.11:05 01.03.2012