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NATO calls on Georgia to accelerate Euro-Atlantic integration
Politics
NATO calls on Georgia to accelerate Euro-Atlantic integration
16 July 2024

NATO supports Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and calls on its government to accelerate reforms to strengthen democratic institutions and advance Euro-Atlantic integration. Javier Colomina, Special Representative of the Alliance in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, wrote about this.

 

The case against three alleged members of Shamil Basayev’s detachment has been brought to court
Human rights
The case against three alleged members of Shamil Basayev’s detachment has been brought to court
16 July 2024

The investigation of criminal cases against Taimuraz Nakusov, Anzor Batyrov and Aslanbek Kazanchev from the KBR has been completed. According to investigators, in February 2000 they took part in an attack on Pskov paratroopers of the 6th company in Chechnya as part of the detachments of field commanders Shamil Basayev and Khattab during the second Russian-Chechen war.

Azerbaijani economist goes on hunger strike in prison for more than a month
Human rights
Azerbaijani economist goes on hunger strike in prison for more than a month
15 July 2024

Doctoral student at Istanbul University, economist Fazil Gasimov has been on hunger strike for 31 days in the Baku pre-trial detention center. He only drinks water. This was stated by lawyer Rovshana Rahimli.

The US and Armenia are holding joint military exercises
Politics
The US and Armenia are holding joint military exercises
15 July 2024

The US Department of Defense and their counterparts from Armenia began joint exercises Eagle Partner 2024 in Yerevan. American instructors will train Armenian peacekeepers for 10 days.

Memorial will hold an evening in memory of Natalya Estemirova
Human rights
Memorial will hold an evening in memory of Natalya Estemirova
15 July 2024

Today marks 15 years since the murder of human rights activist Natalya Estemirova. The Memorial Human Rights Center will hold an evening in her memory.

Five people died at a construction site in Chechnya
Society
Five people died at a construction site in Chechnya
15 July 2024

In the village of Bashin-Kali, Itum-Kalinsky district of Chechnya, gas cylinders exploded at the construction site of Dagspetsstroy LLC. As a result, five people died and 26 were injured.

Georgian fighter died in Ukraine
Politics
Georgian fighter died in Ukraine
15 July 2024

Another Georgian fighter, Zurab Iashvili, died in Ukraine. He died in the Lvov military hospital as a result of his injury. Since the beginning of the “SVO”, more than 60 Georgian soldiers have died.

The capitals of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and Chechnya are among the top five in terms of housing construction volumes
Economy
The capitals of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and Chechnya are among the top five in terms of housing construction volumes
15 July 2024

The capital of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Cherkessk, took third place in the ranking of housing construction per person with an indicator of 1.72 sq. m. Grozny was in 5th place - 1.55 sq. m. m. The most housing per person is being built in Krasnodar and Novorossiysk.

A SVO member from the KBR, pardoned by the president, was again placed in a colony
Society
A SVO member from the KBR, pardoned by the president, was again placed in a colony
14 July 2024

Alberd Chechenov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria who fought in Ukraine, was found guilty of theft and sentenced to a year and eight months in prison.

Pashinyan congratulated Macron and invited him to Armenia
Politics
Pashinyan congratulated Macron and invited him to Armenia
14 July 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan invited French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Yerevan in September. This is stated in the congratulatory message of the Armenian leader on the occasion of the 235th anniversary of the storming of the Bastille.