Chronicle of current events

*“Chronicle of current events” - a typewritten human rights information ballot, distributed in Samizdat in 1968–1983.

Nadezhda Savchenko at a meeting in the Basmanny Court. November 11, 2014

November 10, Monday

The Constitutional Court adopted a complaint to the human rights organizations “Memorial”, “Agora” and “Civil assistance” to the law, which allows to carry out unscheduled inspections of NGOs. Human rights activists dispute the provisions of the Law “On the Prosecutor's Office”, since they do not provide an exact list of grounds for conducting prosecutorial inspections. Also, the law does not determine the rights of the persons in respect of whom the checks are carried out, and the composition of the participants in the audit.

November 11, Tuesday

The Basmanny Court of Moscow recognized the appointment of a stationary psychiatric examination to the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, accused of Russia of the death of Russian journalists in Russia. According to the investigation, she fought in the east of Ukraine as part of the Aidar battalion. In early June, Savchenko was captured by the separatists, and on June 23 she was detained in Russia and placed in jail. Official Kyiv believes that Savchenko was illegally taken to Russia.

November 13, Thursday

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation postponed the meeting on the liquidation of the human rights organization "Memorial" on December 17. Earlier, the Memorial sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice with a request to petition the transfer of hearings, because at the end of November a conference was scheduled for Memorial, where human rights activists will consider the claims of the ministry and decide whether they will change their charter.

November 14, Friday

The Basmanny Court of Moscow extended the deadline for the home arrest of the chairman of the Board of Directors of the AFC System Vladimir Yevtushenkov until March 16, 2015. Yevtushenkov is accused of legalizing funds or other property acquired by criminal means. Earlier, the investigation asked the court to leave Yevtushenkov under house arrest, because he could leave the country or put pressure on the investigation. Yevtushenkov himself denies his guilt and believes that he would bring more benefit if he went to work.