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Nadezhda Kevorkova added to the list of terrorists and extremists
Human rights
Nadezhda Kevorkova added to the list of terrorists and extremists
13 May 2024

Rosfinmonitoring added journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova to the list of terrorists and extremists. Her bank accounts are blocked. This happened before the verdict was pronounced by the Basmanny Court.

12 EU countries expressed doubts about Georgia’s European integration due to the law on foreign agents
Politics
12 EU countries expressed doubts about Georgia’s European integration due to the law on foreign agents
13 May 2024

The Georgian government is jeopardizing the country's European integration due to the proposed law on foreign agents. It is yet another sign of the alarming trajectory of democratic and human rights backsliding in Georgia. This opinion was expressed by 12 foreign ministers of the EU member states, addressing the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, and the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Policy, Oliver Varhelyi.

The British Foreign Secretary called the Georgian law on foreign agents authoritarian
Politics
The British Foreign Secretary called the Georgian law on foreign agents authoritarian
13 May 2024

Many countries around the world are passing laws similar to the initiative of the Georgian authorities. This is a global problem typical of authoritarian regimes. This opinion was shared by British Foreign Minister David Cameron.

Political prisoner-journalist goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijan
Human rights
Political prisoner-journalist goes on hunger strike in Azerbaijan
13 May 2024

The head of the website Demokratik.az, Osman Narimanoglu (Rzayev), sentenced to 6.5 years in prison, went on a hunger strike in a pre-trial detention center in Azerbaijan. He protests the bias in his appeal against his conviction.

Chechnya took third place in housing commissioning
Economy
Chechnya took third place in housing commissioning
13 May 2024

Among the regions of the Russian Federation, the leader in housing commissioning per capita in 2023 was the Tyumen region with an indicator of 2 square meters. m. The Leningrad region was on the second line in the RIA Novosti rating - 1.53 sq. m. m. Third place was taken by Chechnya, where there are 1.5 square meters per inhabitant. m.

Over 130 protest participants detained in Armenia
Society
Over 130 protest participants detained in Armenia
13 May 2024

Another protest against the return of Karabakh villages to Azerbaijan is taking place in Yerevan. Participants blocked roads with trash cans and benches. The police have already detained over 134 people.

20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
Human rights
20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
13 May 2024

Tbilisi police detained 20 participants in a rally against the adoption of the law on foreign agents. Among them are three foreigners: one Russian citizen and two US citizens.

The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament responded to US accusations
Politics
The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament responded to US accusations
12 May 2024

The US and European countries do not want their influence in Georgia to be transparent. This opinion was voiced by Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili.

A relative of Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his debt of 306 million rubles
Society
A relative of Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his debt of 306 million rubles
12 May 2024

The uncle of former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his nephew’s debt in the amount of 306 million rubles to the Federal Tax Service.

The head of the Investigative Committee ordered to reward natives of Dagestan for saving people from a drowned bus in St. Petersburg
Society
The head of the Investigative Committee ordered to reward natives of Dagestan for saving people from a drowned bus in St. Petersburg
11 May 2024

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered that participants in the rescue of people from a bus that fell into the Moika River in St. Petersburg be nominated for awards.