Opposition figure Gulu Mammadli stated that the arrest of Ali Karimli, leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was expected, but the reasons go beyond simple criticism of the authorities. According to Mammadli, Karimli's publications in major Western media have increased his political significance and visibility abroad, which has caused concern among the Azerbaijani authorities.
Many natives of the North Caucasus are wanted by the international criminal police Interpol at the request of Russia. They are under threat of deportation. Activists of the organization "Dagestan National Center" in Kiev announced the collection of signatures for a petition on the website of the President of Ukraine with a proposal to initiate the exclusion of Russia from Interpol.
The initiators propose to exclude the Russian Federation for persecution of people for political reasons, fabrication of criminal cases against opponents, torture and inhuman treatment in places of deprivation of liberty. On the part of the Russian Federation, requests for deportation are submitted by the Prosecutor General’s Office and in some cases they are executed.
"Dagestan National Center" was created in Ukraine after the start of «special operation». The group consists of natives of Dagestan, living in Ukraine, Europe, Turkey.