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Pashinyan criticized the Russian billionaire
Politics
Pashinyan criticized the Russian billionaire "who came from somewhere"
18 June 2025

No one has the right to threaten the Republic of Armenia, this cannot be done by "some people who came from somewhere." This statement was made by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the Russian billionaire, owner of the Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan.

A resident of Chechnya was not allowed to familiarize herself with the case materials on the kidnapping of her son
Human rights
A resident of Chechnya was not allowed to familiarize herself with the case materials on the kidnapping of her son
18 June 2025

The Visaitovsky Court of Grozny refused to satisfy the complaint of Eset Umarova about familiarization with the case materials on the investigation of the disappearance of her son Movsar.

A case has been opened against an Ossetian human rights activist for criticizing the war in Ukraine
Human rights
A case has been opened against an Ossetian human rights activist for criticizing the war in Ukraine
18 June 2025

A criminal case has been opened against a former resident of Beslan, human rights activist Vissarion Aseyev, under the article on public calls for terrorist activity (Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code). In March 2022, shortly after the start of the "SVO", he wrote on Facebook: "Why the hell are Ossetians going to die in Ukraine? Stay at home! If you want to kill, kill Putin!"

Russian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan detained in Yerevan
Politics
Russian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan detained in Yerevan
18 June 2025

Armenian police detained the head of the Tashir Group of Companies, Russian citizen, billionaire Samvel Karapetyan. The day before, the police conducted a search in his house in Yerevan.

A criminal case has been opened against a Georgian musician who threw a Russian flag in Tbilisi
Politics
A criminal case has been opened against a Georgian musician who threw a Russian flag in Tbilisi
18 June 2025

After a certain chairman of the Council of Fathers of Russia Andrei Zgonnikov appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a criminal case was opened against Georgian musician Erekle Getsadze. Earlier, the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Bastrykin ordered this to be done.

The Prosecutor General's Office has demanded that assets and property of the former Chairman of the Government of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic be seized
Society
The Prosecutor General's Office has demanded that assets and property of the former Chairman of the Government of the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic be seized
17 June 2025

The Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit demanding that assets associated with the former Chairman of the Government of Karachay-Cherkessia Vladimir Kayshev be transferred to the state. He is currently under arrest.

Lamb production has increased in the North Caucasus
Economy
Lamb production has increased in the North Caucasus
17 June 2025

The regions of the North Caucasus Federal District produced 22.1 thousand tons of lamb in the first three months of 2025. This is 11.5% more than in the same period of 2024.

Patriarch Kirill reproached Schema-Abbot Gabriel for attempting to provoke an
Religion
Patriarch Kirill reproached Schema-Abbot Gabriel for attempting to provoke an "Orthodox-Islamic conflict"
17 June 2025

After a high-profile incident involving Schema-Abbot Gabriel and Deputy Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces Apti Alaudinov, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' condemned the priest for his words about Muslims. According to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, these statements were nothing more than an attempt to provoke an "Orthodox-Islamic conflict." He also called for "driving away" all those who, under the pretext of protecting Russian culture and the church, agitate for a fight against Russian Muslims.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Siberia
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner transported to Siberia
17 June 2025

Lenur Seidametov, a Crimean Tatar sentenced to 13 years, was transported from a prison in the Lipetsk region to IK-3 in the Amur region. The colony is located more than 8 thousand kilometers from Crimea. During the entire transfer, Seidametov was unable to send letters to his relatives.

In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a postal worker was convicted in the case of the brother of the head of Ingushetia
Society
In the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a postal worker was convicted in the case of the brother of the head of Ingushetia
17 June 2025

A court in Cherkessk found the former head of the Ekazhevo post office in Ingushetia guilty of fraud and participation in a criminal organization. She was sentenced to 4.5 years. She is involved in a criminal case involving the former head of the federal postal service of Ingushetia, Magomed-Bashir Kalimatov. He is the older brother of the head of the republic, Kazbek Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov.