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Turkey may extradite Circassian opposition blogger to Moscow
Human rights
Turkey may extradite Circassian opposition blogger to Moscow
5 May 2025

Circassian activist and blogger Hasan Matuev has been detained in Istanbul. He faces extradition to Russia, as he is on the federal wanted list. Matuev is included in the list of extremists and terrorists of Rosfinmonitoring.

Turkey to extradite defendant in case of Ingushetia head's brother
Society
Turkey to extradite defendant in case of Ingushetia head's brother
5 May 2025

Turkish law enforcement officers have detained Islam Seinaroev, the former manager of the Ingush branch of the Russian Social Fund. He is accused of organizing the theft of 2 billion rubles. One of the main defendants in the case is the former head of the federal postal service of Ingushetia, Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov, the elder brother of the head of the republic, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.

Baku demands explanation from Moscow over entry denial for Azerbaijani MP
Politics
Baku demands explanation from Moscow over entry denial for Azerbaijani MP
4 May 2025

Azeri MP Azer Badamov was denied entry to the Russian Federation. The incident occurred at the Moscow airport, where Badamov was detained and not allowed on a flight to Astrakhan. He was later returned to Baku.

Tbilisi Court Remands Pro-European Protesters Accused of Group Violence
Human rights
Tbilisi Court Remands Pro-European Protesters Accused of Group Violence
4 May 2025

The Tbilisi City Court has remanded 11 people detained at the protests in custody: Andro Chichinadze, Onise Tskhadadze, Guram Mirtskhulava, Jano Archaya, Luka Jabua, Ruslan Sivakov, Revaz Kiknadze, Giorgi Terashvili, Valery Tetrashvili, Sergei Kukharchuk and Irakli Kerashvili. The case has entered the merits stage.

May 3 in the KCR is the Day of the Return of the Karachay People to their Homeland
History
May 3 in the KCR is the Day of the Return of the Karachay People to their Homeland
3 May 2025

68 years ago, the first train with Karachays who returned to their native land from deportation arrived at the railway station of the Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Region.

Mikhail Saakashvili:
Politics
Mikhail Saakashvili: "This is not a commission, but a counter-revolution"
3 May 2025

The outgoing third president of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, commented on the work of the parliamentary commission created by the ruling party to investigate alleged crimes committed by the authorities during the period of "National Movement" rule.

Azerbaijan accused Moscow of a cyberattack
Politics
Azerbaijan accused Moscow of a cyberattack
2 May 2025

The cyber attack on a number of Azerbaijani media resources, which occurred on February 20, was organized from the Russian Federation. This was stated by the chairman of the commission of the Parliament of Azerbaijan on countering external interference and hybrid threats, Ramid Namazov. According to him, the cyberespionage group APT29 ("Cozy Bear", also known as "Midnight Blizzard" and "The Dukes"), which is connected to Russian structures, is behind the attack.

Georgia and Azerbaijan were at the end, and Armenia was in the first half of the new press freedom rating of Reporters Without Borders
Human rights
Georgia and Azerbaijan were at the end, and Armenia was in the first half of the new press freedom rating of Reporters Without Borders
2 May 2025

Against the backdrop of the abrupt termination of American support for independent media in Europe and Central Asia and the strengthening of Russian propaganda, the international human rights organization Reporters Without Borders (RBG) published its annual press freedom rating. It is based on five indicators: political context, legal basis, economic environment for mass media, socio-cultural context and security.

Ukraine reported the successful defeat of a military unit in Stavropol
Politics
Ukraine reported the successful defeat of a military unit in Stavropol
2 May 2025

On May 2, Ukrainian drones attacked military unit No. 33443 in the village of Moskovskoe, Stavropol Territory. It is part of the Russian system of space radio-electronic intelligence and reports to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU).

A woman was detained in Dagestan on charges of preparing a terrorist attack on May 9
Society
A woman was detained in Dagestan on charges of preparing a terrorist attack on May 9
2 May 2025

Security forces detained a 29-year-old woman in Khasavyurt, Dagestan. She was accused of allegedly preparing to detonate the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on May 9.