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Georgian Ombudsman criticizes police for restricting meetings and opinions
Human rights
Georgian Ombudsman criticizes police for restricting meetings and opinions
2 June 2023

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia restricts freedom of assembly and expression. This was announced by the public defender Levan Ioseliani.

The capitals of Dagestan and North Ossetia are among the leaders in the growth of prices for small apartments
Economy
The capitals of Dagestan and North Ossetia are among the leaders in the growth of prices for small apartments
2 June 2023

Apartments on the secondary market up to 32 sq. m continue to rise in price almost throughout the Russian Federation. Since the beginning of the year, the price of square meters has grown most noticeably in Magnitogorsk (+16.1%), Chelyabinsk (+15.8%), Novokuznetsk (+13.6%), Makhachkala (+13.4%), Kemerovo (+ 11%) and Vladikavkaz (+10.8%).

Prigozhin responded to the accusations of Delimkhanov and Daudov
Politics
Prigozhin responded to the accusations of Delimkhanov and Daudov
2 June 2023

The owner of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that he did not see anything reprehensible in his statements about the Chechen division of Akhmat. He added that “all participants in this discussion” can contact him.

Azerbaijan supported the territorial integrity of Ukraine
Politics
Azerbaijan supported the territorial integrity of Ukraine
2 June 2023

Within the framework of the summit of the European Political Community in Chisinau, a meeting was held between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Ukraine - Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Zelensky.

Pashinyan:
Politics
Pashinyan: "Armenia is not an ally of Russia in the war with Ukraine"
2 June 2023

Armenia is not an ally of Russia in the conflict with Ukraine and no one in general. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. According to him, the West believes that Armenia is an ally of Russia, while in Moscow, on the contrary, they do not see it as their ally in the war with Ukraine.

Prisoner dies in Chechen pre-trial detention center, possibly as a result of massacre
Human rights
Prisoner dies in Chechen pre-trial detention center, possibly as a result of massacre
1 June 2023

40-year-old Khavazhi Magomadov died in the temporary detention center of the ROVD of the Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny. The cause of death was not reported, but human rights activists suspect massacre. He was convicted after being tortured and falsifying a criminal case, Civic Assistance reported.

Violent kidnappings,
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Violent kidnappings, "cleansings" and looting in Urus-Martan, Mairtup, Grozny and Shali.
1 June 2023

On June 1, 2001, at dawn in the western part of Urus-Martan, up to 30 armed officers of an unidentified Russian security agency blocked a residential area. Some of them then broke into the Tasataevs' (Shvernika Street, 5) and conducted an unsanctioned search without showing any documents.

Delimkhanov and Daudov publicly criticized Prigogine
Politics
Delimkhanov and Daudov publicly criticized Prigogine
1 June 2023

State Duma Deputy from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov recorded a video message to Yevgeny Prigozhin (the head of Wagner PMC), in which he asked him to name the date and place of the meeting. He will personally give answers regarding the activities of the Akhmat unit.

Indebtedness on loans has sharply increased in the North Caucasus
Economy
Indebtedness on loans has sharply increased in the North Caucasus
1 June 2023

Residents of the North Caucasus have taken loans, including mortgages, for 828 billion rubles. This is a record figure since 2010, according to the Central Bank.

The President of Georgia expressed support for Ukraine
Politics
The President of Georgia expressed support for Ukraine
1 June 2023

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili supported the people of Ukraine during her speech in the European Parliament.
“I want to express here my personal admiration for President Zelensky and the Ukrainian people. I believe that in the near future both our countries will have their representatives in this hall,” the Georgian leader noted.