The worst unemployment situation in the Russian Federation remains in the regions of the North Caucasus. This follows from the latest rating published by RIA Novosti experts.

The FSIN refuses to transfer Crimean Tatar political prisoner-journalist Remzi Bekirov to a colony closer to home. He was sentenced to 19 years and transported to prison No. 2 of Yeniseisk, Krasnoyarsk Territory.

The active phase of the counter-terrorist operation (CTO) in the Ingush Karabulak has been suspended, the shooting has stopped, telegram channels report. Six people, referred to as “militants,” were killed during the clashes.

In Volgograd, a court found Sergei Lomakin guilty of demonstrating extremist symbols. He posted a photo of the crossed flags of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army as his WhatsApp profile picture.

In 2020, 96% of Armenia’s military-technical cooperation was with the Russian Federation. Since 2021, Armenia has signed many billion-dollar agreements with various countries. Russia's share in the total volume decreased to 10%. This was stated by the country's Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan.

A criminal case was opened against blogger Askhabali Alibekov from Dagestan, known as the “Wild Paratrooper,” on charges of violence against a police officer. This happened after security forces recently beat him during his arrest in Kazan.

The Southern District Military Court upheld the decision of the Grozny Garrison Court to assign a suspended sentence to Ali Shebediev, mobilized from Chechnya. The former participant in the “special operation” refused to go to Ukraine again.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili was subjected to massive criticism from the Patriarchate and the country's authorities. During a speech in London, she stated that the situation in the Georgian Orthodox Church is complex and one of the main reasons for this is the weakness of the Patriarch.

The Lefortovo court in Moscow extended the arrest of 25-year-old Ukrainian citizen, Crimean Tatar Leniya Umerova until May 4. Russian authorities accuse her of espionage.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia sided with lawyer Irina Biryukova, who appealed the illegal placement of a native of Ingushetia, Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, in a punishment cell and a single cell-type room in the Astrakhan colony. The claim will be considered at his place of residence, the Public Verdict Foundation reported.