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Over 130 protest participants detained in Armenia
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Over 130 protest participants detained in Armenia
13 May 2024

Another protest against the return of Karabakh villages to Azerbaijan is taking place in Yerevan. Participants blocked roads with trash cans and benches. The police have already detained over 134 people.

20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
Human rights
20 people were detained at a protest in Georgia
13 May 2024

Tbilisi police detained 20 participants in a rally against the adoption of the law on foreign agents. Among them are three foreigners: one Russian citizen and two US citizens.

The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament responded to US accusations
Politics
The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament responded to US accusations
12 May 2024

The US and European countries do not want their influence in Georgia to be transparent. This opinion was voiced by Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili.

A relative of Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his debt of 306 million rubles
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A relative of Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his debt of 306 million rubles
12 May 2024

The uncle of former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov denied information about his nephew’s debt in the amount of 306 million rubles to the Federal Tax Service.

The head of the Investigative Committee ordered to reward natives of Dagestan for saving people from a drowned bus in St. Petersburg
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The head of the Investigative Committee ordered to reward natives of Dagestan for saving people from a drowned bus in St. Petersburg
11 May 2024

The Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, ordered that participants in the rescue of people from a bus that fell into the Moika River in St. Petersburg be nominated for awards.

The Prime Minister of Georgia approved amendments to the law on foreign agents
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The Prime Minister of Georgia approved amendments to the law on foreign agents
11 May 2024

Georgian authorities may amend the bill on foreign agents with the assistance of international partners after President Zurabishvili's veto. This was stated by Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze at a press conference for journalists.

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met to prepare a peace treaty
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The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan met to prepare a peace treaty
10 May 2024

A meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov took place in Kazakhstan.

The sentence of a paratrooper blogger from Dagestan under arrest for discrediting the army was overturned
Human rights
The sentence of a paratrooper blogger from Dagestan under arrest for discrediting the army was overturned
10 May 2024

The Court of Cassation overturned the verdict of Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan and the author of the YouTube channel “Wild Paratrooper,” accused of discrediting the Russian army. The case was submitted to the Primorsky District Court of Novorossiysk for retrial.

A march is taking place in Armenia demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister
Society
A march is taking place in Armenia demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister
10 May 2024

An action of disobedience is taking place in Yerevan, announced on May 9 by its organizer, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. He called on supporters to gather at Republic Square. Some roads in the Armenian capital are blocked.

The President of Georgia declared the inadmissibility of using violence against protesters
Politics
The President of Georgia declared the inadmissibility of using violence against protesters
10 May 2024

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, speaking at Europe Day, said that being a civil servant does not mean slavery and that one must serve not the party, but the people. The ambassadors of EU countries to Georgia were present on stage with the president.