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A Crimean Tatar political prisoner was put under surveillance in prison as prone to extremism and attack
Human rights
A Crimean Tatar political prisoner was put under surveillance in prison as prone to extremism and attack
30 May 2024

After being transferred to a prison in the Chelyabinsk region, activist Ruslan Suleymanov was placed on preventive registration for “adherence to extremist ideology, a tendency to escape and attack.” He was also warned twice for sitting on the bed.

A lawsuit against the law on foreign agents will be filed with the Constitutional Court of Georgia and the ECHR
Politics
A lawsuit against the law on foreign agents will be filed with the Constitutional Court of Georgia and the ECHR
30 May 2024

Non-governmental organizations (NGO) of Georgia have announced their intention to fight against the law on foreign agents in the Constitutional Court. If this does not produce results, the dispute will continue in the European Court.

The accused deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan had his property and cars seized
Society
The accused deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan had his property and cars seized
30 May 2024

In Moscow, a court arrested the property of the deputy head of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rufat Ismailov. He registered eight land plots with a total area of ​​several thousand square meters, as well as three buildings and six cars, in the name of dummies.

Clashes occurred between police and protesters in Armenia
Society
Clashes occurred between police and protesters in Armenia
30 May 2024

In Yerevan, on Republic Square, a clash occurred between the police and supporters of the Tavush for the Motherland movement. The rally participants tried to block some streets in Yerevan. After this, the security forces decided to forcibly unblock them.

The US and Saakashvili warned about the danger of Chinese influence in Georgia
Politics
The US and Saakashvili warned about the danger of Chinese influence in Georgia
30 May 2024

The US State Department is releasing a statement in connection with the news that the Anaklia port in Georgia may be built by a Chinese state consortium.

The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release political prisoners
Human rights
The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release political prisoners
30 May 2024

Independent journalists, human rights defenders and activists have been arrested on politically motivated charges in Azerbaijan in recent months. In particular, representatives of such independent media as Abzas Media, Toplum TV, Channel 11 and Channel 13, and participants in political movements were arrested. The press service for foreign affairs and security of the European Union recalled this.

Residents of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic are accused of participating in a non-existent Islamic organization
Human rights
Residents of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic are accused of participating in a non-existent Islamic organization
29 May 2024

Six residents of Karachay-Cherkessia were sent to a pre-trial detention center in connection with the case of involvement in At-Takfir wal-Hijra. They are accused of participating in an extremist organization.

The court rejected Oleg Orlov’s claim, leaving him on the register of “foreign agents”
Human rights
The court rejected Oleg Orlov’s claim, leaving him on the register of “foreign agents”
29 May 2024

A meeting was held in the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow to consider the complaint of a political prisoner, co-chairman of the Memorial Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov regarding his inclusion in the register of “foreign agents”.

The First TV Channel of the Russian Federation has stopped broadcasting in Armenia.
Politics
The First TV Channel of the Russian Federation has stopped broadcasting in Armenia.
29 May 2024

The Armenian authorities suspended broadcasting of the First Russian Channel. The formal reason was the debt to the Armenian television and radio broadcasting network. As the country's Minister of High-Technological Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan noted, the Russian partners did not fulfill their contractual obligations, accumulating a 2.5-month debt.

The sons of Delimkhanov and Daudov became the deputies of Kadyrov’s son
Politics
The sons of Delimkhanov and Daudov became the deputies of Kadyrov’s son
29 May 2024

Umar Daudov and Akhmad-Khadzhi Delimkhanov were appointed to the positions of Deputy Minister of Sports of Chechnya. The first is the son of Magomed Daudov, chairman of the regional government, the second is the nephew of State Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov.