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Two men detained on suspicion of attacking Russian military personnel during the second Russian-Chechen war
Human rights
Two men detained on suspicion of attacking Russian military personnel during the second Russian-Chechen war
13 June 2024

In the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, security forces detained Murtazali Alimgireev and Alimkhan Kadrashov. They are suspected of attacking and killing 15 Russian soldiers in Chechnya in 1999.

Pashinyan criticized Lukashenko and again threatened to leave the CSTO
Politics
Pashinyan criticized Lukashenko and again threatened to leave the CSTO
13 June 2024

No official representative of Armenia will visit Belarus while Lukashenko is president. This was stated by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan during a speech in parliament.

Six Crimean Tatar political prisoners had their arrest term extended by five months
Human rights
Six Crimean Tatar political prisoners had their arrest term extended by five months
13 June 2024

The defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case from Bakhchisarai, Seydamet Mustafayev, Remzi Nimetulaev, Abdulmedzhit Seitumerov, Ametkhan Umerov, Ruslan Asanov and Eldar Yakubov, had their detention in the pre-trial detention center extended until November 24.

In Armenia, more than 100 people turned to doctors after protests
Society
In Armenia, more than 100 people turned to doctors after protests
13 June 2024

101 citizens sought medical help after yesterday's protest near the Armenian parliament. 85 people have been discharged from hospitals, another 16 remain under observation.

Pashinyan announced Armenia's withdrawal from the pro-Russian CSTO bloc
Politics
Pashinyan announced Armenia's withdrawal from the pro-Russian CSTO bloc
12 June 2024

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said in parliament that the country intends to withdraw from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the timing has not yet been determined. He said that the country’s former authorities entered into a “bubble union,” and then it turned out that it did not protect Armenia.

The process of withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Karabakh has been completed
Politics
The process of withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Karabakh has been completed
12 June 2024

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense reported on the complete withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from Nagorno-Karabakh. According to the tripartite statement dated November 10, 2020, after the end of the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a 2,000-strong military contingent of the Russian Federation was stationed in Karabakh, the duration of which was determined for 5 years (until 2025).

A Crimean Tatar political prisoner said that security forces planted prohibited literature on him
Human rights
A Crimean Tatar political prisoner said that security forces planted prohibited literature on him
12 June 2024

During a search, prohibited religious literature was found on Crimean Tatar Seityagi Abbozov. However, according to lawyer Emil Kurbedinov, it did not belong to him - it was planted by the security forces.

Georgia and Russia can restore diplomatic relations after a 16-year break
Politics
Georgia and Russia can restore diplomatic relations after a 16-year break
12 June 2024

Georgia and the Russian Federation plan to restore diplomatic relations. The selection of employees for the Georgian embassy in Moscow has begun. This was reported by the Mtavari channel with reference to sources.

The court refused to release Zarema Musaeva
Human rights
The court refused to release Zarema Musaeva
11 June 2024

The court in Chechnya left Zarema Musaeva, the mother of the oppositionist Yangulbaevs, in prison. The defense petitioned for the prisoner's release for health reasons. The woman suffers from insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes with multiple complications. More details in our video.

Irakli Kobakhidze: “We support Ukraine on all platforms”
Politics
Irakli Kobakhidze: “We support Ukraine on all platforms”
11 June 2024

Georgia supported more than 600 decisions and resolutions that provided support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemnation of Russian military aggression. This is how Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze commented to journalists on the relations between the two countries on the sidelines of the conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Berlin.