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In 2023, 348 people died as a result of car accidents in Dagestan. The republic took fifth place in this anti-record, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

Two residents of Chechnya were fined for publishing a song by an artist who supported the independence of the republic

The Shatoisky District Court in Chechnya brought local residents Beslan Yusupov and Iles Paykhaev to administrative responsibility for disseminating the work of the Chechen bard Timur Mutsuraev. They made publicly available the composition “12 thousand Mujahideen,” which had previously been recognized as extremist material in the Russian Federation.

Crimean Tatar lawyer called a search in his house “an act of intimidation”

A search was conducted in the house of lawyer and deputy chairman of the election commission of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people, Nazim Memetov. About 20 armed security forces burst into his place and seized his mobile phone and laptop. The Crimean Tatar called the actions of Russian law enforcement agencies “an act of intimidation.”

The European Union called on Azerbaijan to comply with international obligations regarding media freedom and human rights

The human rights situation and the state of independent media in Azerbaijan remain a matter of concern for the EU. This was stated by the press secretary of the European Union Foreign Policy Service Peter Stano, commenting on the latest facts of arrests of journalists and political activists in Azerbaijan.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner spoke about torture and abuse in pre-trial detention center

In pre-trial detention center No. 2 in Simferopol, prisoners were beaten, including on the head and with a stun gun. They were also forced to repeat the Russian anthem by heart every day. Crimean Tatar Ekrem Krosh, who suffered among others, spoke about this at a speech in the Southern District Military Court in Rostov.

Muslim prisoner sentenced for participation in non-existent organization

Published: 23 January 2024

In the political talk show “Meeting Place” on NTV, one of the “experts” - Russian historian, candidate of sciences Mikhail Smolin - said that there have never been any Kazakhs, Azerbaijanis or Uzbeks, and “Lenin came up with all this in 1918” .

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Russian television announced the absence of Kazakhs, Uzbeks and Azerbaijanis as nations

Published: 23 January 2024

In the political talk show “Meeting Place” on NTV, one of the “experts” said that there were never any Kazakhs, Azerbaijanis or Uzbeks, and “Lenin came up with all this in 1918.”

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State Duma deputy apologized to Kadyrov for his xenophobic statements

Published: 23 January 2024

State Duma deputy Mikhail Matveev apologized to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. He posted a video message with his comment on Tuesday, January 23, on his Telegram channel.

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Stavropol Region Resident Sentenced to Correctional Labor for Desecrating Soviet Soldiers' Mass Grave

AI-generated personas supported "Georgian Dream": researchers identify 230 suspicious Facebook accounts

A court in the Stavropol Region sentenced a 40-year-old resident of the village of Staroizobilnenskaya to ten months of correctional labor for desecrating a mass grave of Soviet soldiers.

Politics

A network of 230 Facebook accounts featuring photos likely generated by neural networks has been discovered in Georgia. These accounts were used to create the appearance of widespread support for the ruling "Georgian Dream" party and its chairman, Irakli Kobakhidze. Researchers from the "Myth Detector" platform reached this conclusion.

17 Ukrainians living for over a year in a basement at the Georgia-Russia border evacuated due to mudslide threat

The war in Abkhazia, which claimed around 10,000 lives, began 34 years ago

Seventeen Ukrainian citizens, who had been staying for more than a year in the basement of the Georgian "Daryali" checkpoint on the Russian border, were evacuated on August 13 due to the threat of a natural disaster. Following the evacuation, they were not taken away from the border crossing area entirely; instead, they were placed in a truck and transported a few hundred meters to the grounds of a nearby monastery.

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