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Armenia does not exclude refusal to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan
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Armenia does not exclude refusal to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan
12 April 2024

Closed hearings on the issue of border delimitation with Azerbaijan were held in the Armenian parliament. Speaker Alen Simonyan did not rule out the possibility of refusing to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.

EU Ambassador to Georgia calls the law on foreign agents and European values incompatible
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EU Ambassador to Georgia calls the law on foreign agents and European values incompatible
11 April 2024

Answering a question about the impact of the law on foreign agents initiated by the Georgian authorities, EU Ambassador to Georgia Pavel Gerchinsky said that it is incompatible with European norms and values.

The court approved a fine for a Crimean Tatar human rights activist for “abuse of freedom of speech”
Human rights
The court approved a fine for a Crimean Tatar human rights activist for “abuse of freedom of speech”
11 April 2024

The Supreme Court of Crimea supported the decision of the court in Simferopol and approved a fine for Crimean Tatar journalist Lutfiya Zudieva in the amount of 2.5 thousand rubles under the article on abuse of freedom of speech. She plans to appeal to the cassation court.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, two people were killed during the CTO
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In Kabardino-Balkaria, two people were killed during the CTO
11 April 2024

In the suburbs of Nalchik, security forces shot and killed two people. According to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, those killed “were planning to commit sabotage and terrorist attacks.”

Reporters Without Borders condemned the Azerbaijani authorities for denying medical care to the arrested founder of Toplum TV
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Reporters Without Borders condemned the Azerbaijani authorities for denying medical care to the arrested founder of Toplum TV
11 April 2024

The international media protection organization Reporters Without Borders condemned the refusal of the Azerbaijani authorities to provide the founder of Toplum TV, Alasgar Mammadli, with access to medical care. He had previously been diagnosed with cancer.

The Armenian authorities did not allow Russian security forces to take to the Russian Federation a man who refused to fight in Ukraine
Human rights
The Armenian authorities did not allow Russian security forces to take to the Russian Federation a man who refused to fight in Ukraine
11 April 2024

Anatoly Shchetinin, detained by Russian military police in Armenian Gyumri, is still in Armenia. The country's authorities do not allow him to be deported to the Russian Federation, where he faces criminal charges for desertion and refusal of military service.

A case was opened against a native of Kabardino-Balkaria for “justifying terrorism”
Human rights
A case was opened against a native of Kabardino-Balkaria for “justifying terrorism”
10 April 2024

A criminal case was opened against a feminist, a native of the KBR, Zalina Marshenkulova, for “justifying terrorism.” According to investigators, she posted publications in the public channel of the Telegram messenger that justified the murder of the Russian “military correspondent” Vladlen Tatarsky.

Former State Duma deputy from Dagestan, foreign agent Magomed Gadzhiev was called the mastermind behind the murder of the rector of the institute
Human rights
Former State Duma deputy from Dagestan, foreign agent Magomed Gadzhiev was called the mastermind behind the murder of the rector of the institute
10 April 2024

Previously put on the wanted list by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, former State Duma deputy from Dagestan Magomed Gadzhiev was found accused of having ordered the murder of the rector of the Makhachkala Institute of Theology and International Relations Maksud Sadikov in 2011. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported this.

Pashinyan: Armenia is transforming relations with Russia
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Pashinyan: Armenia is transforming relations with Russia
10 April 2024

Armenia does not want to argue with Russia, but relations with it are being transformed. Now there is a transition from relations between “historical Armenia” and Russia to relations between “real Armenia” and Russia. This is sometimes as painful as the internal transformation in Armenia itself. This statement was made in parliament in Yerevan by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
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Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha
10 April 2024

Today is the first day of Eid al-Fitr (Eid al-Fitr) celebration. This is one of the most ancient Muslim holidays, which is celebrated in honor of the end of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. Over the past month, believers have refused to eat or drink during daylight hours.