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Georgian fans again chanted “Putin - hoo...o!”
Society
Georgian fans again chanted “Putin - hoo...o!”
1 July 2024

Yesterday's procession of Georgian football fans to the stadium in Cologne before the meeting with Spain in the 1/8 European Championship was again accompanied by shouts of “Putin - x..lo!” They had also previously chanted the slogan in the stadium during other matches.

 

Khabib Nurmagomedov's accounts worth almost 300 million rubles were seized
Society
Khabib Nurmagomedov's accounts worth almost 300 million rubles were seized
1 July 2024

The tax service has seized the accounts of ex-champion of the Fighting Championship (UFC), a native of Dagestan, Khabib Nurmagomedov due to a debt of 297 million rubles, Mash reports. Previously, the Federal Tax Service closed several of his companies due to false information in official papers. His account was blocked along with the charity fund's account.

Nikol Pashinyan spoke about Armenia’s European aspirations
Politics
Nikol Pashinyan spoke about Armenia’s European aspirations
1 July 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he does not consider it advisable to hold a referendum to join the European Union. Because the people of Armenia “have European aspirations.”

The republics of the North Caucasian Federal District are recognized as the poorest regions in Russia
Economy
The republics of the North Caucasian Federal District are recognized as the poorest regions in Russia
1 July 2024

Ingushetia and Karachay-Cherkessia became outsiders in the ranking of regions of the Russian Federation in terms of population income. Here the ratio of average income to the cost of a fixed set of goods and services is 1.1. These are the data of RIA Novosti.

Protests took place in Makhachkala due to lack of electricity
News
Protests took place in Makhachkala due to lack of electricity
30 June 2024

In Makhachkala, residents protested due to power outages. According to them, there has been no light in their homes for three days, and officials are not solving the problem.

A resident of North Ossetia faces up to five years in prison for damaging a ballot in the presidential election.
Human rights
A resident of North Ossetia faces up to five years in prison for damaging a ballot in the presidential election.
30 June 2024

A criminal case was opened against a 30-year-old resident of the village of Arkhonskaya (North Ossetia) Georgy G. for public calls for terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2). The reason was a spoiled ballot in the Russian presidential elections in March of this year.

Kadyrov criticized Bastrykin for being “Islamist terrorists”
Human rights
Kadyrov criticized Bastrykin for being “Islamist terrorists”
29 June 2024

If high-ranking officials at the level of Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin allow themselves to make statements about “Islamist terrorists,” this could end extremely badly for the socio-political situation in the country. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, wrote about this in his Telegram channel.

Bastrykin advocated banning niqabs in Russia
Human rights
Bastrykin advocated banning niqabs in Russia
29 June 2024

At the St. Petersburg Legal Forum, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, was asked about a possible ban on niqabs and other religious clothing that covers the face. In response, he said that such clothing should be banned, and recommended that the question be redirected to the State Duma.

Ukraine returned from Russian captivity the deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people
Human rights
Ukraine returned from Russian captivity the deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people
29 June 2024

As part of the exchange process, Ukraine was able to return 10 civilians from the Russian Federation, including those detained before the start of the SVO. Among those released is the deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Jelal, who was arrested in Crimea in 2021. Previously, the Memorial human rights center recognized him as a political prisoner.

Three alleged members of Basayev's squad were sentenced to long terms
Human rights
Three alleged members of Basayev's squad were sentenced to long terms
28 June 2024

Three residents of the Stavropol Territory - Kairbek Bakiev, Ilkhan Kanmurzaev and Eldar Mashaev - were sentenced to terms of 14 to 16 years in a maximum security colony. They were found guilty of attacking and killing 33 Russian military personnel during the second Russian-Chechen war.