Since May 3, in penal colony No. 9 in the Republic of Karelia, prisoner and native of Chechnya Beslan Gadaev has been on a hunger strike. He protests against regular placement in a punishment cell and various harassment by colony staff. This was reported by the Civic Assistance Committee.

Speakers of the parliaments of seven EU member countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, France, the Netherlands, Poland) called on the Georgian authorities and the ruling deputies of the Georgian Dream to withdraw the law on foreign agents.

On May 28, 1918, the Azerbaijan People's Republic (APR) was created - the first secular democratic state in the Muslim East. On this day, at a meeting of the National Council of Azerbaijan, the Declaration of Independence was adopted, establishing equal rights for all citizens.

Over 100 journalists have been killed by the Israeli army since October 7, 2023, during a military operation in the Gaza Strip. The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed its third case with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate crimes by Israeli troops against Palestinian and other journalists.

Today, a court hearing in Chechnya to consider the issue of parole for Zarema Musaeva was canceled. It was postponed to June 26, the Team Against Torture reported.

Residents of Ingushetia and Chechnya who were deported or born in exile turned to the parliaments of their republics and other regions, whose natives suffered most from Stalin’s repressions in 1944 and subsequent years: Karachay-Cherkessia, Chechnya, Crimea and Kalmykia.

The Legal Committee of the Georgian Parliament approved overcoming the president's veto on the bill on foreign agents. Tomorrow the issue will be discussed at a plenary meeting of the country's parliament.

MMA athlete of Chechen origin Ilyas Yakubov announced that the investigation is being delayed, which is taking a long time and is ineffective. The accused has been held in a pre-trial detention center for eight months; the Moscow City Court and lower authorities refused house arrest.

Today, the police detained over 230 participants in the disobedience protest in Yerevan. They are supporters of the “Tavush for the Motherland” movement. Protesters blocked dozens of streets in the central area of the capital.

The opposition parties Girchi, Droa and Akhali made a statement that they would support the initiative of Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili to sign the Georgian Charter. The leaders of the Agmashenebeli Strategy, European Georgia and LELO parties also expressed their support.