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International organizations asked for the release of Gubad Ibadoglu
Human rights
International organizations asked for the release of Gubad Ibadoglu
7 May 2024

An appeal to the Azerbaijani authorities has been published on the website of the international coalition of civil society organizations under the UN Convention against Corruption. 240 international organizations, scientists and human rights activists asked for the release of scientist-economist, chairman of the Movement for Democracy and Prosperity of Azerbaijan party Gubad Ibadoglu.

Pashinyan threatened to shut down Russian TV channels in Armenia and refused to attend Putin’s inauguration and the Moscow parade
Politics
Pashinyan threatened to shut down Russian TV channels in Armenia and refused to attend Putin’s inauguration and the Moscow parade
7 May 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan threatened to shut down Russian TV channels “if they do not respect the citizens of Armenia and the Armenian state.”

Police go around the houses of Crimean Tatars and warn about the inadmissibility of “extremism”
Human rights
Police go around the houses of Crimean Tatars and warn about the inadmissibility of “extremism”
7 May 2024

On the eve of the memorable date of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people, police officers make mass rounds of the houses of their representatives - activists, lawyers and journalists. They are warned by video about the inadmissibility of extremist actions.

The United States and Georgia exchanged views on the law on foreign agents
Politics
The United States and Georgia exchanged views on the law on foreign agents
7 May 2024

The law on foreign agents initiated by the Georgian Dream will undermine Georgian-American relations. The bill itself has nothing in common with its American counterpart. This was stated by US State Department Speaker Matthew Miller.

The lowest salaries for doctors are in the North Caucasus
Economy
The lowest salaries for doctors are in the North Caucasus
7 May 2024

According to Rosstat, doctors in state hospitals in Ingushetia and North Ossetia receive an average of 53.7 and 58.3 thousand rubles per month, respectively. These are the lowest figures in the country.

The President of Azerbaijan refused to go to Moscow for the Victory Parade
Politics
The President of Azerbaijan refused to go to Moscow for the Victory Parade
7 May 2024

Azerbaijani President Ilham Ilham will not go to Moscow for the Victory Parade on May 9. This was announced by Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov.

The lowest salaries in the Russian Federation for kindergarten teachers and teachers are in the North Caucasus
Economy
The lowest salaries in the Russian Federation for kindergarten teachers and teachers are in the North Caucasus
6 May 2024

The average salary for a kindergarten teacher in Russia in 2023, according to Rosstat, was 48.1 thousand rubles. The lowest figures are in Chechnya (25.4 thousand), Ingushetia (26.2 thousand), Karachay-Cherkessia (27.5 thousand) and Dagestan (28.5 thousand).

Businesses in the North Caucasus are the worst at paying off loans
Economy
Businesses in the North Caucasus are the worst at paying off loans
6 May 2024

Among the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the regions of the Far East are recognized as the most responsible in terms of business repayment of bank loans. Payment discipline is worst developed in the republics of the North Caucasus, RIA Novosti reported.

Nadezhda Kevorkova was sent to the isolation ward; tomorrow a preventive measure will be chosen for her
Human rights
Nadezhda Kevorkova was sent to the isolation ward; tomorrow a preventive measure will be chosen for her
6 May 2024

Well-known human rights journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova was charged with justifying terrorism. Today she was detained and sent to the Moscow temporary detention center. Tomorrow they will choose a preventive measure.

The President of Georgia commented on the repeated abduction of a citizen of the country in South Ossetia
Human rights
The President of Georgia commented on the repeated abduction of a citizen of the country in South Ossetia
6 May 2024

While visiting his brother’s grave on Easter on the territory of the “self-proclaimed republic” of South Ossetia, Georgian citizen Ramaz Begeluri was kidnapped for the fifth time. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili commented on this event.