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Ingushetia and Dagestan became leaders in industrial production dynamics
Economy
Ingushetia and Dagestan became leaders in industrial production dynamics
6 February 2024

Rosstat named the regions with the fastest production growth in 2023. Ingushetia and Dagestan entered the TOP 10, taking fourth and ninth places, respectively. The growth of industrial production in Ingushetia amounted to 17.1%, in Dagestan – 14.4%.

Zurabishvili: Russia continues its hybrid war against Georgia, but could not break Ukraine
Politics
Zurabishvili: Russia continues its hybrid war against Georgia, but could not break Ukraine
6 February 2024

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili delivered an annual report to the country's parliament. According to her, Russia continues to wage a hybrid war against Georgia, using new formats.

Zarema Musayeva was transferred to another colony
Human rights
Zarema Musayeva was transferred to another colony
6 February 2024

The meeting scheduled for today in the Fifth Court of Cassation in Pyatigorsk to consider the complaint against the conviction of Zarema Musaeva did not take place. At the same time, lawyer Alexander Savin learned about her transfer from a colony-settlement in the city of Argun to another, as yet unknown colony, the “Team Against Torture” reported.

Natives of Dagestan who were subjected to torture in a Kalmyk colony received new sentences
Human rights
Natives of Dagestan who were subjected to torture in a Kalmyk colony received new sentences
6 February 2024

Prisoners of IK-2 in Kalmykia, natives of Dagestan Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov, received 25 years in prison and a life sentence. They were found guilty of attacking prison staff and calling for mass riots. Two victims were injured, one of them died.

A resident of Adygea was fined following a denunciation for “discrediting” the Russian army
Human rights
A resident of Adygea was fined following a denunciation for “discrediting” the Russian army
6 February 2024

The senior mechanic of the floating crane Yuri Khuaz from Adygea was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses “Discrediting the Armed Forces of Russia” and was fined.

A retired military man who had previously written a denunciation against a Caucasus historian was arrested
Society
A retired military man who had previously written a denunciation against a Caucasus historian was arrested
6 February 2024

A court in Rostov-on-Don arrested the director of a Stavropol closed-type school, Stepan Lyubenko, in the case of sending students to clean their house. He is accused of using forced labor of children, negligence resulting in serious injury to a student, and other crimes.

Georgia will offer Abkhazia and South Ossetia peace and a European choice
Politics
Georgia will offer Abkhazia and South Ossetia peace and a European choice
5 February 2024

Peace, development and a European future will be offered by Georgia to occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia. This was stated in parliament by the candidate for the post of State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, Teya Akhvlediani.

24 years have passed since the massacre of civilians in Chechnya
History
24 years have passed since the massacre of civilians in Chechnya
5 February 2024

On February 5, 2000, during the second Russian-Chechen war, federal troops carried out a massacre of residents in the village. New Aldy of Grozny.

Teenager suspected of killing mixed martial arts fighter pleads guilty
Human rights
Teenager suspected of killing mixed martial arts fighter pleads guilty
5 February 2024

In Dagestan, 18-year-old Nadyrkhan Kadirkhanov, detained on suspicion of murdering mixed martial arts fighter Magomed Mutaev, announced conflicts with him. According to the guy, first he was beaten by the athlete’s friends, and then by Mutaev himself and his comrades.

Doctors commented on Saakashvili’s health condition
Human rights
Doctors commented on Saakashvili’s health condition
5 February 2024

Ex-President of Georgia Mikhal Saakashvili has been under the supervision of highly professional specialists at the Vivamedi multidisciplinary clinic for more than a year and a half. This explains some improvement in the patient’s health, according to the consultation of the Public Defender of Georgia.