Teenager detained in Dagestan for deliberately making false reports of mined buildings

At the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, the state prosecutor asked to sentence journalist Teymur Kerimov to nine years in prison. He was previously recognized as a political prisoner.

Society

Police detained a 16-year-old teenager in Derbent, Dagestan. He is suspected of calling educational institutions from September to December and reporting that their buildings were mined. During interrogation, he explained that he did this in order to "disrupt classes and not attend them."

Moscow promised Abkhazia "humanitarian" electricity supplies

Regions of the North Caucasus Federal District are recognized as outsiders in socio-economic development

From December 23, Russia will begin humanitarian supplies of electricity to the unrecognized republic of Abkhazia.

Economy

Human rights activists call on Azerbaijani authorities to release Rufat Safarov

Ingushetia took the last, 85th place in the socio-economic situation rating published by RIA Novosti. The rest of the regions of the North Caucasus also showed poor results for 2024.

Human rights

Another Stalin monument to appear in Russia

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OPHRD) has demanded that the Azerbaijani authorities release Rufat Safarov. The human rights activist has been in custody since December 3.

Society

The Orel City Council deputies voted to develop a project for the Alley of Victors. Monuments to Stalin, Zhukov, and Rokossovsky will be erected there.

Zurabishvili gave Georgian Dream six days to agree on a date for new elections

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, as previously announced, spoke at a protest rally in front of parliament, despite obstacles from the authorities. Before that, local media reported that the Interior Ministry confiscated a car with sound equipment and a stage without explanation, and it was taken to an impound lot.

Kobakhidze Threatened Zurabishvili with Prison and Said There Will Be No Re-Elections

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has threatened the country's president with prison. He warned that if Salome Zurabishvili does not vacate her residence by December 29, it will be considered a criminal offense.

Georgian volunteer killed in battle on Ukrainian side

Georgian citizen Badri Kvaratskhelia was killed in battles in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. He fought on the Ukrainian side as part of the Georgian Legion.

Abkhazia appealed to Russia for help due to energy collapse