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US senators called on the Georgian leadership to withdraw the law on foreign agents
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US senators called on the Georgian leadership to withdraw the law on foreign agents
27 April 2024

If a bill on foreign agents is adopted in Georgia, the United States will consider the possibility of reviewing relations with Tbilisi. This was reported by a US Senate group in a letter addressed to Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze.

In Chechnya, the investigator’s refusal to familiarize the relatives of a kidnapped local resident with the case materials was declared illegal
Human rights
In Chechnya, the investigator’s refusal to familiarize the relatives of a kidnapped local resident with the case materials was declared illegal
27 April 2024

A court in Grozny declared illegal the investigator’s decision to refuse to provide case materials to the relatives of Movsar Umarov, a native of Chechnya who was kidnapped in 2020 and disappeared without a trace.

Germany hopes for a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia to be signed this year
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Germany hopes for a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia to be signed this year
26 April 2024

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, at a press conference in Berlin with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, expressed hope that a peace treaty will be signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia this year. According to Aliyev, there are very good opportunities to achieve peace and Baku is ready to cooperate.

Georgian authorities may be hiding from the public a report on corruption in the country
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Georgian authorities may be hiding from the public a report on corruption in the country
26 April 2024

The Georgian government is hiding the GRECO Council of Europe report on the situation with corruption in the country. This was reported by the non-governmental organization Transparency International Georgia (TIG).

The Russian authorities have put the deputy chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people on the wanted list.
Human rights
The Russian authorities have put the deputy chairman of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people on the wanted list.
26 April 2024

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put the deputy head of the Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people, Vladimir Dovdanov, on the wanted list. Previously, a criminal case was opened against him for calls for activities directed against the security of Russia. He is charged with calling on the Armed Forces of Ukraine to destroy Russian equipment.

A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is being persecuted for saying that Putin and his entourage will face punishment
Human rights
A resident of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is being persecuted for saying that Putin and his entourage will face punishment
26 April 2024

Law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) against 29-year-old Taulan Kipkeev from Karachay-Cherkessia. The reason was the video material he published on social networks in November 2023. In the video, a guy walks along Red Square in Moscow and reports that the instigators of the war are sitting in the Kremlin.

Azerbaijan closed the Turkish-Russian monitoring center
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Azerbaijan closed the Turkish-Russian monitoring center
26 April 2024

The Turkish-Russian monitoring center has stopped working in the Karabakh region. It was created at the beginning of 2021 in the city of Agdam.

The USA and Germany criticized the law on foreign agents initiated in Georgia
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The USA and Germany criticized the law on foreign agents initiated in Georgia
26 April 2024

The German Foreign Ministry commented on the rallies taking place in Georgia against the law on “foreign agents”. Let us remember that the country's parliament adopted it in the first reading.

Too little specificity
Politics
Too little specificity
25 April 2024

Caucasian experts also speak about the ineffectiveness of the Sochi summit.

The European Parliament voted in favor of Georgia not joining the European Union if the law on foreign agents is adopted
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The European Parliament voted in favor of Georgia not joining the European Union if the law on foreign agents is adopted
25 April 2024

Members of the European Parliament approved the resolution by a majority vote. It states that negotiations on Georgia’s accession to the EU will not be held while the law on foreign agents is in force.