The international human rights organization Freedom House has published its annual report “Countries in Transition 2023”. The study notes that democratic governance is in decline from Central Europe to Asia.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced 37-year-old Crimean Tatar Ernes Seitosmanov to 18 years in prison.

After the victory, Crimea should become a national-territorial unit that will forever remain an integral part of Ukraine. This was stated by the chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Refat Chubarov during a conference in the European Parliament.

The healthiest regions of the Russian Federation are the Leningrad Region, Chechnya and Dagestan. A healthy lifestyle is popular there, and the consumption of alcohol and tobacco is low, which ensures a long life expectancy.

On May 24, 2001 in the city of Grozny, employees of the Russian law enforcement agencies detained Dik Mikhailovich Altemirov, born in 1934, a pensioner living at 107 Zavety Ilyich Street.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the armed group was “thrown back” from the Belgorod region to the territory of Ukraine. The Russian Volunteer Corps claims that it did not suffer losses during the invasion of Russia.

In January-April 2023, 140.3 thousand used cars were sold in the North Caucasus Federal District. Compared to the same period in 2022, the indicator increased by 16.8%.

Relatives visited two Crimean Tatar political prisoners - human rights activist and coordinator of the "Crimean Solidarity" Server Mustafayev and the chairman of the religious community "Topchikoy" Edem Smailov.

As of early May, 2,100 applications from Azerbaijan are awaiting consideration at the European Court of Human Rights. This is 2.7% of all complaints filed for investigation.

The Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church called on Yerevan to abandon defeatist thinking and destructive steps, to find reasonable and worthy solutions to overcome national challenges.