Jens Stoltenberg, at a meeting in Yerevan with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, called on Armenia to quickly sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan. “Baku and Yerevan can achieve lasting peace,” the guest said.

In North Ossetia, a criminal case was opened against a man for the phrase “Someone burn this sauna”

In Vladikavkaz, a criminal case was opened against a serviceman for calls for terrorism due to a comment on Vkontakte.

Residents of Dagestan were put on the wanted list for participating in the war on the side of Ukraine

Armenia has banned Russian bank cards

A court in Makhachkala arrested two residents of Dagestan in absentia. They were also put on the wanted list on charges of treason.

Politics

Officials receive the highest salaries in the North Caucasus

From March 30, Russian Mir bank cards will stop working in most banks in Armenia. An exception will be branches of VTB Armenia. Only in them will it be possible to withdraw cash and make online purchases.

Economy

On average, employees of government agencies in the regions of the North Caucasus receive from 53 to 55 thousand rubles per month. This is the highest salary in the industry.

The number of political prisoners has increased in Azerbaijan

The total number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has reached 288 people. This is 43 more people than at the end of 2023, the Freedom Union of Political Prisoners of Azerbaijan reported.

In Chechnya, it was reported that employees of a pre-trial detention center were involved because Kadyrov’s son beat a prisoner

In most regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, at least 90% of voters voted for Putin

The Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for Chechnya reported that after conducting a procedural check against the employees of the pre-trial detention center No. 1 of Grozny, they were subject to “disciplinary liability.” The reason was the admission to the detention center of the minor Adam Kadyrov, who beat the prisoner Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning the Koran.

Society

The regions of the North Caucasus showed a very high percentage of votes for Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections of the Russian Federation, held on March 15-17. Thus, according to regional election commissions, in Chechnya they reported 98.9%.

A native of Dagestan, who alleged abuse of Muslims in the colony, was transferred to a pre-trial detention center

A rally with the slogan “Enough of Putin” was held in Georgia

For almost three weeks, a native of Dagestan, Omar Murtazaliev, has been in a pre-trial detention center in the city of Shadrinsk, where he was transferred from IK-2 in the Kurgan region without explanation. According to the lawyer, this may be due to the interrogation of the defendant as a witness or the initiation of a new criminal case against him.

Society