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In Ingushetia, a woman accused of collaborating with ISIS was again placed in a pre-trial detention center
Human rights
In Ingushetia, a woman accused of collaborating with ISIS was again placed in a pre-trial detention center
14 May 2024

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia overturned the decision of the Malgobek District Court and returned Leila Gatagazheva to the pre-trial detention center. Previously, after a petition from the prosecutor's office, her preventive measure was repeatedly tightened from house arrest to detention.

Georgia adopted a scandalous law on foreign agents
Politics
Georgia adopted a scandalous law on foreign agents
14 May 2024

The Georgian parliament passed the law on foreign agents in the third reading by a majority vote. He was supported by 84 deputies from the ruling Georgian Dream party and their allies, 30 opposition members voted against.

Pashinyan voiced his desire to see Armenia in the EU this year
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Pashinyan voiced his desire to see Armenia in the EU this year
14 May 2024

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan traveled to Denmark to participate in the Democracy Summit. As part of the summit, a conference entitled “From the Front Line: Defending Democracy in Armenia” was held.

New protests began in Georgia before the adoption of the law on foreign agents
Society
New protests began in Georgia before the adoption of the law on foreign agents
14 May 2024

Protests against the bill on foreign agents have started again at the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi. Students from various universities in Tbilisi will march from the universities to the legislative building.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner is denied medical care
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner is denied medical care
14 May 2024

Crimean Tatar political prisoner Emil Ziyadinov, sentenced to 17 years, has been unable to receive dental care in a prison in the Lipetsk region for more than four months. He also began to experience headaches.

Marches continue in Armenia to protest against the transfer of territories to Azerbaijan
Society
Marches continue in Armenia to protest against the transfer of territories to Azerbaijan
14 May 2024

An action of disobedience continues in Yerevan against the transfer by the authorities of several Karabakh villages to Azerbaijan as part of the delimitation of borders between the countries. Residents began to block roads. Security forces were brought to the scene.

A Crimean Tatar journalist was transferred to a colony two thousand kilometers from Crimea
Human rights
A Crimean Tatar journalist was transferred to a colony two thousand kilometers from Crimea
13 May 2024

Citizen journalist Ernes Ametov was transferred to correctional colony No. 12 in the Vologda region. The distance from Crimea is about 2 thousand kilometers.

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
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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.