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Amnesty International condemned the arrest of one of Azerbaijan's opposition leaders
Human rights
Amnesty International condemned the arrest of one of Azerbaijan's opposition leaders
3 December 2025

The human rights organization Amnesty International expressed grave concern over the arrest of Ali Karimli, chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan. He was detained by the State Security Service following a search and remanded in custody for two months and 15 days.

Moscow explained what is preventing the resumption of political dialogue with Georgia
Politics
Moscow explained what is preventing the resumption of political dialogue with Georgia
3 December 2025

Russian-Georgian relations remain at a standstill, despite Moscow's formal statements of readiness to discuss contentious issues. Izvestia reports that the Russian Foreign Ministry believes that key disagreements between the two countries remain unresolved.

Drone attack in Gudermes captured on video
Politics
Drone attack in Gudermes captured on video
2 December 2025

Local residents of Chechnya captured video of the explosion in Gudermes that occurred on the night of December 2. The likely target of the drone attack was the Gudermes District Police Department building.

Georgian authorities deny using
Human rights
Georgian authorities deny using "kamit" to disperse protests; NGOs demand a list of the substances used be made public
2 December 2025

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze commented on a BBC investigation alleging that the country's authorities used a World War I-era chemical weapon called "kamit" to disperse anti-government rallies. He called this claim "absolutely false."

A police officer in Adygea was convicted of assaulting journalists
Society
A police officer in Adygea was convicted of assaulting journalists
2 December 2025

Former police officer Murat Adzhigiriev was sentenced in Maykop to two years and three months in a penal colony for assaulting journalists from the Adygea State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (GTRK Adygeya) in the republic's Supreme Court. In addition to his prison term, he was fined 50,000 rubles.

Former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora may face life in prison
Society
Former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora may face life in prison
2 December 2025

The criminal investigation against Shahin Shikhlinsky, the former head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg, accused of organizing two murders and leading an ethnic criminal group in the Sverdlovsk region in the 2000s, has been completed. The case has been sent to court, where the trial will begin soon. The defendant pleads not guilty.

A Russian tanker bound for Georgia was attacked
Politics
A Russian tanker bound for Georgia was attacked
2 December 2025

The Russian tanker MIDVOLGA 2, heading to Georgia with a shipment of sunflower oil, was attacked off the coast of Turkey, the country's General Directorate of Maritime Affairs reported. This is the third time in the past four days that Russian vessels have been attacked by naval drones near the Turkish coast.

Chechnya Attacked by Drones: FSB Building Damaged
Politics
Chechnya Attacked by Drones: FSB Building Damaged
2 December 2025

The FSB building in the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya was damaged by a Ukrainian drone attack. There was no official comment, but the Ministry of Defense reported the downing of four UAVs over Chechen territory.

The Ingush Parliament Rescinds Ban on Immortalizing Stalin
Society
The Ingush Parliament Rescinds Ban on Immortalizing Stalin
2 December 2025

In Ingushetia, the bill "On the Ban on Immortalizing Stalin's Memory," which had caused a widespread outcry, has been quietly repealed. This was reported by historian Ibragim Kostoyev, who noted the disappearance of the relevant text from the parliament's website and received a response from the republic's People's Assembly withdrawing the bill from consideration at the request of the prosecutor's office.

The BBC has accused Georgian authorities of using chemical weapons against protesters; the State Security Service has launched an investigation
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The BBC has accused Georgian authorities of using chemical weapons against protesters; the State Security Service has launched an investigation
1 December 2025

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has published a report alleging that Georgian authorities used chemical weapons during the suppression of pro-European protests in Tbilisi in 2024. The chemical weapon in question is bromobenzyl cyanide, a chemical warfare agent dating back to World War I, also known as "kamit."