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Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a flight to the USA due to a dispute with a flight attendant
Society
Khabib Nurmagomedov was removed from a flight to the USA due to a dispute with a flight attendant
12 January 2025

Khabib Nurmagomedov, a Russian mixed martial artist born in Dagestan, was removed from the flight from Las Vegas to Los Angeles after an incident with a flight attendant.

The Crimean Tatar political prisoner was sent to strict detention conditions for six months
Human rights
The Crimean Tatar political prisoner was sent to strict detention conditions for six months
12 January 2025

Medzhit Abdurakhmanov was sent to a solitary confinement cell for six months. It is not known what caused the punishment.

Among the protesters detained in Batumi is the director of the Batumelebi Newspaper publishing group
Human rights
Among the protesters detained in Batumi is the director of the Batumelebi Newspaper publishing group
12 January 2025

Another series of detainees was held in Batumi last night during a large-scale protest march demanding new parliamentary elections. In total, more than 10 people were detained, some were released by the morning. Mziya Amaglobela, the founder and director of the Batumelebi Newspaper publishing group, which unites Batumelebi and Netgazeti, is among the remaining detainees.

KKR was among the leading regions in terms of the cost of cinema tickets
Economy
KKR was among the leading regions in terms of the cost of cinema tickets
11 January 2025

Karachay-Cherkessia took the fourth place among the subjects of the Russian Federation in terms of the average cost of a ticket to cinemas on New Year's holidays. It is 571 rubles.

Four more people were sentenced to long terms on charges of disturbances at Makhachkala airport
Human rights
Four more people were sentenced to long terms on charges of disturbances at Makhachkala airport
11 January 2025

Georgievsky City Court of Stavropol sentenced Marat Rabadanov, Rajab Rajabov, Magomed Ramazanov and Zaurbeg Khalikov. They were sentenced to 10 years in the colony.

The US Congress registered a bill
Politics
The US Congress registered a bill "on non-recognition of the Georgian nightmare"
11 January 2025

The US Congress registered a bill with the working title "To prohibit the recognition by the United States of Bidzina Ivanishvili or any government of Georgia headed by Bidzina Ivanishvili, and also for other purposes." Thus, the document prohibits recognition of the regime of the ruling party "Georgian Dream" as a legitimate government. According to the draft law, the only legitimate representative of power in Georgia is the fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili.

Abkhazia may soon run out of Russian electricity
Politics
Abkhazia may soon run out of Russian electricity
10 January 2025

Abkhazia may exhaust the limit of electricity supplies from Russia by February 18. This was stated by the general director of "Chernomorenergo" Timur Jinjolia at the meeting of the staff on energy security. He also noted the activation of cryptocurrency mining in the republic and the need to strengthen the fight against this activity, as it consumes a lot of electricity.

The term of the EU mission in Armenia will be extended
Politics
The term of the EU mission in Armenia will be extended
10 January 2025

EU member states supported the proposal to extend the EU civilian mission in Armenia for two years. This was reported by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Kaya Callas.

A Crimean political prisoner-Muslim is transferred to the Krasnoyarsk Territory
Human rights
A Crimean political prisoner-Muslim is transferred to the Krasnoyarsk Territory
10 January 2025

Alexander Sizykov, a blind Muslim convicted for 17 years, from Crimea, is in transit in a correctional facility in Volgograd. The political prisoner confirmed that he was being transferred to the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

In Dagestan, they began to remove dead seals from the coast
Society
In Dagestan, they began to remove dead seals from the coast
10 January 2025

The authorities of Dagestan began to remove dead seals from the coast of the Caspian Sea. Animals will be buried at a specialized landfill.