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Chechnya took 6th place in the environmental rating of the Russian Federation
Society
Chechnya took 6th place in the environmental rating of the Russian Federation
7 June 2023

One region of the North Caucasus Federal District was in the top 10 environmental rating of the Russian Federation.

Armenian authorities ban transit of imported electronics to Russia
Politics
Armenian authorities ban transit of imported electronics to Russia
7 June 2023

Due to the risk of international sanctions, banks in Armenia, as well as Kazakhstan, began to block payments from Russian legal entities for the supply of foreign electronics. We are talking about products that are prohibited from being imported into the Russian Federation: servers, microcircuits, processors, telecom equipment.

Two protesters in support of Navalny detained and fined in Dagestan
Human rights
Two protesters in support of Navalny detained and fined in Dagestan
7 June 2023

A court in Makhachkala fined local resident Ibragim Parkuev 2,000 rubles for walking out with a poster "Happy Birthday Alexei" on June 4. Also on that day in Derbent, security forces detained activist Mukhammed Dzhambulatov, who went out to a solo picket.

Head of the Council of United Circassia:
Politics
Head of the Council of United Circassia: "The peoples of the North Caucasus will gain independence"
7 June 2023

The peoples of the North Caucasus will gain independence, one by one, through a common struggle. This was stated by the head of the Council of United Circassia Kenan Kaplan.

Azerbaijani journalists point out persecution and restrictions to PACE representatives
Human rights
Azerbaijani journalists point out persecution and restrictions to PACE representatives
7 June 2023

The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on monitoring Azerbaijan during their visit to Baku met with representatives of independent media resources and human rights activists. Participants pointed to restrictions on freedom of the press and information.

After the ex-FSB officer for Dagestan was deported from Poland to Russia, contact with him disappeared
Human rights
After the ex-FSB officer for Dagestan was deported from Poland to Russia, contact with him disappeared
7 June 2023

The day before, the Polish authorities extradited, at the request of the Russian Federation, ex-employee of the Dagestan FSB Emran Navruzbekov. After that, the connection with him disappeared. This was reported by his wife, who received political asylum with her children in Poland.

In Dagestan and the KBR, hotel prices have risen sharply in the summer season
Economy
In Dagestan and the KBR, hotel prices have risen sharply in the summer season
7 June 2023

In the context of the closure of European borders and the rise in price of foreign tourism, the republics of the North Caucasus are in the TOP-5 for booking rooms for the summer. This was reported by the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

Azerbaijan spoke about the conditions of peace with Armenia
Politics
Azerbaijan spoke about the conditions of peace with Armenia
7 June 2023

Azerbaijan and Armenia are on the threshold of peace for the first time since the restoration of their independence. This was announced by Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, speaking in Austria at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council.

Detention and torture of shepherds in the village of Mairtup, abduction in Grozny and an action of citizens in Argun against the atrocities of the Russian military
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Detention and torture of shepherds in the village of Mairtup, abduction in Grozny and an action of citizens in Argun against the atrocities of the Russian military
6 June 2023

On the morning of June 6, 2001, two armored personnel carriers arrived at the outskirts of the village of Mairtup, Kurchaloy district. At this time, a local resident, born in 1979, was grazing sheep a few hundred meters from the settlement. According to relatives, shortly before this, the Russian military captured and took away two of his brothers.

The dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station was broken in the Kherson region
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
The dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station was broken in the Kherson region
6 June 2023

On the night of June 6, the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was broken. The dam is located upstream of Kherson along the Dnieper in the village of Novaya Kakhovka. The local population is being evacuated from flooded areas. Russia and Ukraine blame each other for what happened.