In Russia’s Tatarstan republic, the former chief of a police station that has been linked to alleged torture has been detained as part of an investigation into purported abuse.
The United Nations' special rapporteur on cultural rights has called on Russia to better protect the diversity of its citizens and their ability to participate in cultural life.
A new hotline for cases of police abuse, run by the human rights organization Agora, is attracting calls from across Russia. The initiative has brought scores of alleged torture cases, some of them decades old, into the spotlight.
Tatarstan's Muslim Women's Union held a special fashion show in Kazan recently. Showcasing the creations of Islamic and ethnic fashion designers, it was just the latest of many similar events organized to satisfy the increasing demand for Muslim styles of dress in the Russian republic. Tatarstan's fashion ideas have been attracting interest from Islamic organizations in Europe and another Muslim fashion show is due to be held in France in May. (Video by RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service)
Officials say the interior minister of Russia's central Republic of Tatarstan has submitted his resignation in the wake of the scandal over a suspect who was detained and allegedly tortured to death by police.
On December 26, 2008, 23-year-old Renat Shawaliev was taken to a police station in Zelenodolsk, in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. He was never seen again. When his mother Aliya asked the police about the fate of her son, she was told he had escaped from custody. RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service spoke to Aliya about the case.
Russian officials say four police officers in Siberia's Kemerovo Oblast have been arrested and charged with abuse of power and violent conduct that allegedly led to a detainee's death.
A crusading cop who crushed the mob? Or the man who made torture standard police practice?
Russia’s Investigative Committee has pledged to probe alleged incidents of police abuse of citizens that have occurred over the past two years in the central republic of Tatarstan.
A new study by a Yale University economist suggests that the language you speak can have an impact on your long-term well-being by affecting how you think about saving money, smoking, exercise, and even obesity.
The top law-enforcement official in the Russian republic of Tatarstan is facing a fresh wave of public anger after published memoirs came to light in which he denounces the abolition of the death penalty and appears to make a case for the use of torture.
Dozens of people have demonstrated in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s central republic of Tatarstan, to demand a meeting with a top investigator from Moscow who has come to the city to check on an investigation into alleged police brutality that led to a man's death.
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