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Zarema Musaeva's parole court hearing was unexpectedly postponed a month later
Human rights
Zarema Musaeva's parole court hearing was unexpectedly postponed a month later
27 May 2024

Today, a court hearing in Chechnya to consider the issue of parole for Zarema Musaeva was canceled. It was postponed to June 26, the Team Against Torture reported.

Residents of the KBR and Ingushetia asked not to glorify the figures responsible for Stalin’s deportations of peoples
Society
Residents of the KBR and Ingushetia asked not to glorify the figures responsible for Stalin’s deportations of peoples
27 May 2024

Residents of Ingushetia and Chechnya who were deported or born in exile turned to the parliaments of their republics and other regions, whose natives suffered most from Stalin’s repressions in 1944 and subsequent years: Karachay-Cherkessia, Chechnya, Crimea and Kalmykia.

The Georgian government partially overcame the president's veto on the bill on foreign agents
Society
The Georgian government partially overcame the president's veto on the bill on foreign agents
27 May 2024

The Legal Committee of the Georgian Parliament approved overcoming the president's veto on the bill on foreign agents. Tomorrow the issue will be discussed at a plenary meeting of the country's parliament.

A Chechen athlete accused of justifying terrorism complained about the delay in the investigation
Human rights
A Chechen athlete accused of justifying terrorism complained about the delay in the investigation
27 May 2024

MMA athlete of Chechen origin Ilyas Yakubov announced that the investigation is being delayed, which is taking a long time and is ineffective. The accused has been held in a pre-trial detention center for eight months; the Moscow City Court and lower authorities refused house arrest.

More than 200 people were detained during protests in Armenia
Society
More than 200 people were detained during protests in Armenia
27 May 2024

Today, the police detained over 230 participants in the disobedience protest in Yerevan. They are supporters of the “Tavush for the Motherland” movement. Protesters blocked dozens of streets in the central area of the capital.

Georgian opposition parties supported the president's initiative on reforms and the European course
Politics
Georgian opposition parties supported the president's initiative on reforms and the European course
27 May 2024

The opposition parties Girchi, Droa and Akhali made a statement that they would support the initiative of Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili to sign the Georgian Charter. The leaders of the Agmashenebeli Strategy, European Georgia and LELO parties also expressed their support.

Protests have resumed in Armenia demanding Pashinyan’s resignation
Society
Protests have resumed in Armenia demanding Pashinyan’s resignation
27 May 2024

In Armenia, actions of disobedience by the opposition movement “Tavush in the name of the Motherland” continued. The participants blocked several highways between Yerevan and other cities, and several streets were blocked in the center of the capital. Police detained more than 70 protesters.

Hundreds of Armenian citizens evacuated due to flooding
Society
Hundreds of Armenian citizens evacuated due to flooding
26 May 2024

232 people were evacuated from the flood zone in northern Armenia. It is reported that 28 people were taken from the Tufenkian hotel complex in Lori. 110 people were evacuated from the area near the Sanahin railway station, 62 from the city of Tashir, 22 from Alaverdi, 7 from Ayrum, 2 from Dilijan, 1 from the village of Haghartsin.

On Independence Day, the President of Georgia called for resistance to “Russian imperialism”
Society
On Independence Day, the President of Georgia called for resistance to “Russian imperialism”
26 May 2024

Today Georgia celebrates Independence Day. A protest rally will be held in Tbilisi under the slogan “Always and everywhere, Georgia, I am with you” against the law on foreign agents. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said at the solemn celebration ceremony that today no one will force the Georgian people to live in the shackles of a foreign country and foreign dogmas.

University staff began protesting in Georgia
Society
University staff began protesting in Georgia
25 May 2024

Staff, teachers and professors of Georgian universities hold a protest march against the law on foreign agents. According to the organizers, the country's government has repeatedly tried to suppress civil protests.