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The Prime Minister of Georgia approved amendments to the law on foreign agents
Politics
The Prime Minister of Georgia approved amendments to the law on foreign agents
11 May 2024

Georgian authorities may amend the bill on foreign agents with the assistance of international partners after President Zurabishvili's veto. This was stated by Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze at a press conference for journalists.

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met to prepare a peace treaty
Politics
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met to prepare a peace treaty
10 May 2024

A meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov took place in Kazakhstan.

The sentence of a paratrooper blogger from Dagestan under arrest for discrediting the army was overturned
Human rights
The sentence of a paratrooper blogger from Dagestan under arrest for discrediting the army was overturned
10 May 2024

The Court of Cassation overturned the verdict of Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan and the author of the YouTube channel “Wild Paratrooper,” accused of discrediting the Russian army. The case was submitted to the Primorsky District Court of Novorossiysk for retrial.

A march is taking place in Armenia demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister
Society
A march is taking place in Armenia demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister
10 May 2024

An action of disobedience is taking place in Yerevan, announced on May 9 by its organizer, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. He called on supporters to gather at Republic Square. Some roads in the Armenian capital are blocked.

The President of Georgia declared the inadmissibility of using violence against protesters
Politics
The President of Georgia declared the inadmissibility of using violence against protesters
10 May 2024

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, speaking at Europe Day, said that being a civil servant does not mean slavery and that one must serve not the party, but the people. The ambassadors of EU countries to Georgia were present on stage with the president.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Krasnoyarsk Territory
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Krasnoyarsk Territory
9 May 2024

Citizen journalist Osman Arifmemetov was taken to prison in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Today Georgia celebrates Europe Day
Society
Today Georgia celebrates Europe Day
9 May 2024

On May 9, Georgia celebrates Europe Day. The concert at the Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi will be held on the initiative of the country's President Salome Zurabishvili.

Pashinyan and Putin agreed on the withdrawal of Russian troops
Politics
Pashinyan and Putin agreed on the withdrawal of Russian troops
9 May 2024

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took place in Moscow.

Georgian authorities are confident that the country will not be deprived of its EU candidate status
Politics
Georgian authorities are confident that the country will not be deprived of its EU candidate status
8 May 2024

The European Commission directly says not to pay any attention to members of the European Parliament. Therefore, their demand to suspend the status of an EU candidate country for Georgia due to the law on foreign agents is zero. This was stated by Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili.

Dozens of people could have been kidnapped for ransom in Chechnya
Human rights
Dozens of people could have been kidnapped for ransom in Chechnya
8 May 2024

In the Shalinsky district of Chechnya, security forces kidnapped several dozen people. The NIYSO telegram channel published the names of the victims.