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66 people were detained during the protests in Georgia
Society
66 people were detained during the protests in Georgia
8 March 2023

According to the local Ministry of Internal Affairs, about 50 employees of the department were injured. Several of them required surgery. Demonstrators in Tbilisi damaged cars, special equipment, set fire to the Parliament building, broke windows and broke security fences.

Mass Protests Escalate into Clashes with Police in Georgia
Society
Mass Protests Escalate into Clashes with Police in Georgia
7 March 2023

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili supported the protesters on Rustaveli Avenue against the draft law on foreign agents. She again announced that she would veto the bill. 

Another exchange of prisoners of war took place
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Another exchange of prisoners of war took place
7 March 2023

Russia and Ukraine have once again exchanged prisoners of war. More than 130 people returned to Ukraine, including Azovstal defenders.

The case of Ossetian policemen convicted of torture returned to court
Human rights
The case of Ossetian policemen convicted of torture returned to court
7 March 2023

On March 7, the Fifth Court of Cassation in Pyatigorsk overturned the verdict of the Leninsky Court of Vladikavkaz against ten Ossetian police officers convicted of torture and the death of detainee Vladimir Tskaev. The case will be returned for a new trial. However, only four of the defendants will remain in custody.

The resident of Dagestan refused to postpone mobilization, despite three children
Human rights
The resident of Dagestan refused to postpone mobilization, despite three children
7 March 2023

Despite the delay in mobilizing men with three or more minor children, the Kirov Court of Makhachkala denied this right to Rasul Nasuhov. The lawsuit was filed by his wife Soltanat Bibulatova.

Housing construction is growing in SFR - Chechnya leads
Economy
Housing construction is growing in SFR - Chechnya leads
7 March 2023

In January 2023, the North Caucasus commissioned 532 thousand sq. sq. m housing, which is 15% more than the same period in 2022. This is reported by Rosstat.

In North Ossetia to review sentences of policemen who killed a local resident
Human rights
In North Ossetia to review sentences of policemen who killed a local resident
7 March 2023

The Fifth Court of Cassation annulled the decisions of the first instance in the case of the murder of Vladimir Tskayev, a resident of Vladikavkaz, by the police. The materials were submitted for new consideration. The cassation was filed by the defence of former policemen sentenced to real terms. 

Azerbaijan demanded withdrawal of Armenian troops from Karabakh and criticized Russian peacekeepers
Politics
Azerbaijan demanded withdrawal of Armenian troops from Karabakh and criticized Russian peacekeepers
7 March 2023

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry demanded the withdrawal of Armenian troops from Karabakh. Otherwise, the Azerbaijani army will have to disarm and neutralize them.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner refused Russian citizenship
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner refused Russian citizenship
7 March 2023

A 12-year-old political prisoner from Crimea, Eskender Abdulganiev, reported that he was forced to obtain Russian citizenship in a prison in Vladimir. His lawyer Alan Kachmazov said so.

A military blogger from Dagestan was again detained
Human rights
A military blogger from Dagestan was again detained
7 March 2023

The Novorossiysk Maritime District Court extended the arrest of former serviceman, native of Dagestan Askhabaly Alibekov, for two months (known in the network as «Wild Paratrooper»). Criminal proceedings were instituted against him for the second discrediting of the Russian army.