Large-scale protests in the Georgian capital have been going on for the fourth day. Demonstrators, standing on the steps of the parliament, are throwing stones and firecrackers at the security forces. In response, special forces, sitting behind the columns, generously spray the protesters with a water cannon: the water is icy, the air temperature in the city is approaching zero. Local media reports that detentions have begun near the parliament building again.

Migrants are to blame for the ruble fall. This is the conclusion shared by State Duma Deputy Mikhail Matveyev from the Communist Party.

Mass protests against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on Georgia's accession to the European Union continued in Tbilisi at night.

The dispersal of a large-scale pro-European protest on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi lasted almost seven hours and ended by morning. After pushing the protesters to the Rustaveli metro station and cordoning them off, mass arrests took place, Newsgeorgia reports. Recall that the reason for the new wave of protests was the government's statement about freezing negotiations on the country's European integration.

As part of the investigation into the criminal case of the former head of Kizilyurt and former Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of Dagestan Magomed Magomedov, the court has seized his assets. Among them are seven land plots ranging from 312 to 10 thousand square meters, two premises and five buildings. In addition, the ex-minister's arrest has been extended until February 2025.

From January to September 2024, 94,588 children were born in the North Caucasus Federal District. Among the regions of the district, the largest number of babies were born in Dagestan (31,874), Chechnya (23,222) and Stavropol Krai (17,457). These are the data from Rosstat.

In Georgia, questions about the uprisings against the Russian Empire in the first half of the 19th century have been removed from school history exams. In addition, several works by Georgian poets have been removed from the Georgian language and literature curriculum.

Grozny, Makhachkala and Vladikavkaz entered the top ten cities of the Russian Federation with the highest quality of life. They took 2nd, 5th and 7th places, respectively, the Financial University under the Government reported.

A group of armed security forces broke into a Muslim prayer house in Khabarovsk during a collective prayer. Last Friday, UFSB and UFMS officers, supported by riot police, disrupted the service, forcing the worshipers to lie face down on the floor. The security forces walked on the carpets in dirty shoes and insulted the believers with obscene language. The raid may be part of an anti-migrant policy, but not a single illegal foreigner was found in the prayer house. For more details, watch our video.

Dagestan topped the rating of Russian regions in terms of population commitment to a healthy lifestyle, scoring 99.1 points out of 100. This was reported by RIA Novosti. In second place is Chechnya (95.5 points), in third place is Kabardino-Balkaria (87.8 points).