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Over 130 protest participants detained in Armenia
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Over 130 protest participants detained in Armenia
13 May 2024

Another protest against the return of Karabakh villages to Azerbaijan is taking place in Yerevan. Participants blocked roads with trash cans and benches. The police have already detained over 134 people.

20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
Human rights
20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
13 May 2024

Tbilisi police detained 20 participants in a rally against the adoption of the law on foreign agents. Among them are three foreigners: one Russian citizen and two US citizens.

A relative of Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his debt of 306 million rubles
Society
A relative of Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his debt of 306 million rubles
12 May 2024

The uncle of former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his nephew’s debt in the amount of 306 million rubles to the Federal Tax Service.

The head of the Investigative Committee ordered to reward natives of Dagestan for saving people from a drowned bus in St. Petersburg
Society
The head of the Investigative Committee ordered to reward natives of Dagestan for saving people from a drowned bus in St. Petersburg
11 May 2024

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered that participants in the rescue of people from a bus that fell into the Moika River in St. Petersburg be nominated for awards.

A march is taking place in Armenia demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister
Society
A march is taking place in Armenia demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister
10 May 2024

An action of disobedience is taking place in Yerevan, announced on May 9 by its organizer, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. He called on supporters to gather at Republic Square. Some roads in the Armenian capital are blocked.

Today Georgia celebrates Europe Day
Society
Today Georgia celebrates Europe Day
9 May 2024

On May 9, Georgia celebrates Europe Day. The concert at the Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi will be held on the initiative of the country's President Salome Zurabishvili.

“European March” against the law on foreign agents will take place in Tbilisi
Society
“European March” against the law on foreign agents will take place in Tbilisi
8 May 2024

On May 11, non-governmental and civil organizations in Georgia will organize a large-scale protest against the ruling party’s adoption of the law on foreign agents.

Police go around the houses of Crimean Tatars and warn about the inadmissibility of “extremism”
Human rights
Police go around the houses of Crimean Tatars and warn about the inadmissibility of “extremism”
7 May 2024

On the eve of the memorable date of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people, police officers make mass rounds of the houses of their representatives - activists, lawyers and journalists. They are warned by video about the inadmissibility of extremist actions.

A participant in the war in Ukraine beat to death a veteran of the Russian-Chechen war
Society
A participant in the war in Ukraine beat to death a veteran of the Russian-Chechen war
4 May 2024

Previously convicted, Ivan Kumov, who returned from the war in Ukraine, beat to death a veteran of the war in Chechnya, Alexei Khudyakov. This happened in Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk region.

Ingushetia and Karachay-Cherkessia are among the top three in terms of poverty levels
Economy
Ingushetia and Karachay-Cherkessia are among the top three in terms of poverty levels
3 May 2024

28% of residents of Ingushetia and 21% of Karachay-Cherkessia have incomes below the subsistence level, i.e. less than 14 thousand rubles per month. According to this indicator, the republics occupy first and third places in the Russian Federation.