Over the past four days, 372 people with intestinal infection symptoms have been identified after drinking drinking water in the Magaramkent district of Dagestan. 357 of them are minors. 97 people were hospitalized with gastroenteritis.
The leader of the "Coalition for Change" Zurab Gircha Japaridze, sentenced on June 23 to 7 months in prison, commented on the alleged suicide attempt of the former head of the government of Adjara Tornike Ryzhvadze. The oppositionist considers the farewell letter published in the mass media to be genuine and believes that Ryzhvadze was subjected to severe pressure from unofficial structures.
In the first quarter of 2025, the real cash income of the population of the CBD increased by almost 14%. This is the second indicator in Russia, noted the head of the region, Kazbek Kokov, at a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak.
The co-chairman of the movement for the protection of voters' rights "Voice" Grigory Melkonyants was sent to the Koma colony. In May, the Basmanny Court of Moscow sentenced him to five years in the colony.
A Baku court has arrested two men who fought in the Russian PMC Wagner – Ramil Aliyev and Ismail Hasanov – in a criminal case. They are suspected of mercenarism.
Three days later, the head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov commented on the mass poisoning of people with drinking water in the Magaramkent region. He said that everyone involved will be held accountable, and "no bureaucratic formal replies will save them from the law."
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze commented on the critical resolution of the European Parliament adopted the day before, calling on the EU to impose sanctions and other restrictive measures against Tbilisi.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held talks in Abu Dhabi. The meeting lasted about five hours with breaks.
From June 18 to 25, the most significant increases in gasoline prices were recorded in Crimea, Dagestan, Chechnya, and the Ivanovo region.
The Russian Ministry of Justice has added the Crimean Tatar human rights organization Crimean Solidarity to the register of foreign agents.
Representatives of Georgian civil society have issued an open appeal to international organizations, declaring what they believe is an intensification of Russia's annexation policy in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The document has been sent to the UN, the European Union, the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM), the OSCE, and NATO.
Representatives of the Chechen diaspora in Vienna organized a protest outside the Finnish Embassy. The activists' main demand was to prevent the extradition to Russia of refugees from the North Caucasus, who face the threat of torture and repression in their home countries. Human rights activist Roza Dunaeva provided information on this matter.