Full Coverage: Eastern Europe

28.08.2007 After the weekend's arrests, Novaya Gazeta, newspaper of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, responds to the news, and outlines how it sees the investigation in to the killing of its reporter.
From: Index on Censorship

28.08.2007 Ten suspects have been arrested in the October 2006 assassination in Moscow of investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
From: Committee to Protect Journalists

21.08.2007 Pohjois-Ossetiassa sijaitsevan Beslanin koulu numero 1:n piirityksestä on kulunut kolme vuotta syyskuun alussa. Piirityksessä kuoli 331 henkilöä, heidän joukossaan 186 lasta. Lisäksi 783 ihmistä haavoittui. Venäjän Punaisen Ristin mukaan aupunkilaiset ovat vähitellen toipumassa tragediasta.

17.08.2007 Seven years after Russian soldiers swept through Novye Aldy, stealing and killing indiscriminately, survivors have been awarded monetary damages by a European court. For Malika Labazanova, just having her claim heard and accepted is enough to bring peace.
From: Institute for War and Peace Reporting

16.08.2007 COPENHAGEN, Aug 16 (OneWorld) - As Russia and certain other countries appear keen to explore natural resources in the seabed of the Arctic north, proponents of sustainable development are urging the United States to join global efforts to promote the responsible use of marine life and resources.