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Azerbaijani political prisoners continue to starve and be tortured
Human rights
Azerbaijani political prisoners continue to starve and be tortured
15 May 2023

Zamin Salayev, an activist of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, was transferred from a pre-trial detention center to a medical institution of the Ministry of Justice after he fell into a coma.

Crimean Tatar political prisoner regularly placed in strict conditions of detention
Human rights
Crimean Tatar political prisoner regularly placed in strict conditions of detention
15 May 2023

Since April 26, Crimean Tatar political prisoner Server Zekiryaev has been in a cell-type room with a stricter regime of detention in IK No. 1 in the city of Donskoy, Tula Region.

In the KBR, three servicemen were sentenced to long terms for failing to appear for service during the
Human rights
In the KBR, three servicemen were sentenced to long terms for failing to appear for service during the "special military operation" period
15 May 2023

The Nalchik garrison court found three servicemen guilty of leaving their place of service. They were assigned 5.5 and 5 years in a general regime colony.

The regions of the North Caucasus Federal District were at the bottom of the ranking of the socio-economic situation
Economy
The regions of the North Caucasus Federal District were at the bottom of the ranking of the socio-economic situation
15 May 2023

Ingushetia took 81st place out of 85 in the ranking of the socio-economic situation of Russian regions in 2022. Karachay-Cherkessia - 80th place.

The Armenian authorities accused the Russian Federation of non-delivery of weapons and the formation of anti-Russian sentiments
Politics
The Armenian authorities accused the Russian Federation of non-delivery of weapons and the formation of anti-Russian sentiments
15 May 2023

Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan stated that the country does not receive ordered and paid from Russia. Because of this, Yerevan intends to look for new security mechanisms and the supply of weapons.

The abolition of the visa regime and the ban on flights from the Russian Federation to Georgia came into force today
Politics
The abolition of the visa regime and the ban on flights from the Russian Federation to Georgia came into force today
15 May 2023

Russia cancels the visa regime for citizens of Georgia from today. Bans for Russian airlines on flights to this country have also been lifted.

The head of the EU summed up the meeting between Pashinyan and Aliyev
Politics
The head of the EU summed up the meeting between Pashinyan and Aliyev
15 May 2023

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan are ready for long-term peace in the region. This was stated by EU President Charles Michel after trilateral talks in Brussels.

Russian war crimes in Chechnya: facts, victims and witnesses
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Russian war crimes in Chechnya: facts, victims and witnesses
14 May 2023

May 14, 2001 in Tsa-Vedeno, Vedeno district, Russian soldiers shot and killed a young local resident. His funeral was witnessed by employees of the Danish Refugee Council, who were distributing humanitarian aid in this locality.

The authorities of the KBR banned events in memory of the victims of the Caucasian war
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The authorities of the KBR banned events in memory of the victims of the Caucasian war
14 May 2023

The Coordinating Council of Adyghe public associations was refused by the KBR government to hold days of memory of the victims of the Caucasian War. They were supposed to be held on May 20 and 21.

In Kabardino-Balkaria criminal case against a man for «discrediting» the Russian army and the state
Human rights
In Kabardino-Balkaria criminal case against a man for «discrediting» the Russian army and the state
14 May 2023

Islam Mambetov, an accountant from the village of Zalucokoje, was detained in Kabardino-Balkaria. In his publications in social networks, he called Russia a «bastard state», and posts in Instagram were marked with the Ukrainian flag.