**Updates IFEX alerts dated 30 November, 5 October, 29 August, 23 and 20 June 1995** On 15 May 1996, the trial of the soldier who killed journalist Natalya Alyakina (also reported as Natalia Aliakina) opened before a military court in Lermontov, in southern Russia. He is being tried for “infringement of the regulations on handling […]
**Updates IFEX alerts dated 30 November, 5 October,
29 August, 23 and 20 June 1995**
On 15 May 1996, the trial of the soldier who killed journalist
Natalya Alyakina (also reported as Natalia Aliakina) opened
before a military court in Lermontov, in southern Russia. He is
being tried for “infringement of the regulations on handling
weapons.”
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
into the death of Natalya Alyakina, involving her family’s
lawyers
investigation
Appeals To
His Excellency Boris Yeltsin
President
Moscow, Russia
Fax: +70 95 206 39 61/206 51 37/206 00 33
Government Press Office Fax: +70 95 230 24 08
or e-mail c/o Marat Guriev, Administration of President Yeltsin:
marat@guriev.niiros.msk.su
His Excellency Yuri Skuratov
Prosecutor General of Russia
Moscow, Russia
Fax: +70 95 292 88 48
the Russian diplomatic representative to your country
(in Canada)
Ambassador Alexander M. Belogonov
Embassy of the Russian Federation
285 Charlotte St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8L5 Canada
Fax: +1 613 236 6342
(in the United States)
Embassy of the Russian Federation
Washington, DC
United States
Fax: +1 202 298 5735
Please copy appeals to the originator if possible.
