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Three cities to be renamed in Chechnya
Society
Three cities to be renamed in Chechnya
13 May 2025

The Commission on Legislative Activity of the Government of the Russian Federation supported the parliamentary initiative of Chechnya to rename three settlements.

A Georgian oppositionist who supports Ukraine will be tried in Russia
Human rights
A Georgian oppositionist who supports Ukraine will be tried in Russia
13 May 2025

A criminal case against Irakli Khufeniya has been submitted to the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don. The Georgian citizen was an active participant in the protests in his country and a member of the opposition party "United National Movement".

Kadyrov's son received a new award
Politics
Kadyrov's son received a new award
13 May 2025

17-year-old Adam Kadyrov was awarded again - he received a commemorative medal for the 25th anniversary of the OMON "Akhmat-Grozny". On the occasion of the event, a ceremonial parade was held on the territory of the unit.

In a Dagestani village, local Chechens complained about the demolition of a mosque
Society
In a Dagestani village, local Chechens complained about the demolition of a mosque
12 May 2025

Chechens living in the village of Leninaul in the Kazbekovsky district of Dagestan reported that the authorities were demolishing a mosque built in the 19th century. According to them, a meeting with representatives of the Avar community was held earlier with the mediation of the republic's muftiate. The parties agreed to freeze the demolition.

Former Head of Stavropol Traffic Police Sentenced to 20 Years
Society
Former Head of Stavropol Traffic Police Sentenced to 20 Years
12 May 2025

The Cherkessk City Court sentenced former head of the Stavropol Territory Traffic Police Alexey Safonov to 20 years in a strict regime penal colony. In addition, he was fined 100 million rubles and stripped of his rank of police colonel. The court also confiscated Safonov's property worth 21.8 million rubles.

Serious crimes have increased sharply in Chechnya and Ingushetia
Society
Serious crimes have increased sharply in Chechnya and Ingushetia
12 May 2025

Over the first four months of 2025, the number of serious and especially serious crimes in Chechnya and Ingushetia increased by 33% and 30%, respectively. The first region recorded 348 such incidents, ranking second in Russia in terms of growth rates.

Papuashvili: Brussels hoped to
Politics
Papuashvili: Brussels hoped to "draw Georgia into a policy of escalation"
12 May 2025

Speaker of the Parliament and one of the leaders of the ruling party of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili named the reasons for the unprecedented crisis in relations between Tbilisi and Brussels at the conference of EU partners in Budapest. According to him, "relations have become hostage to the political context." Papuashvili explained that "some political groups in Europe had harmful expectations regarding Georgia."

Regions of the North Caucasus are at the bottom of the rating of subjects of the Russian Federation in terms of salary dynamics
Economy
Regions of the North Caucasus are at the bottom of the rating of subjects of the Russian Federation in terms of salary dynamics
12 May 2025

On average in Russia, the salary of half of the working population may exceed 100 thousand rubles in less than five years. The worst dynamics are in Ingushetia and Chechnya.

Former mayor of Makhachkala, sentenced to life, complained about conditions of detention in the colony
Human rights
Former mayor of Makhachkala, sentenced to life, complained about conditions of detention in the colony
12 May 2025

Former head of Makhachkala Said Amirov, serving a life sentence in the Black Dolphin colony in the Orenburg region, has filed dozens of lawsuits against the administration of the institution. He, being disabled, demands that the conditions of his detention be improved.

A march in support of the US MEGOBARI Act took place in the capital of Georgia
Politics
A march in support of the US MEGOBARI Act took place in the capital of Georgia
12 May 2025

On May 11, the 165th day of protests, a rally in support of the controversial US bill – the MEGOBARI Act – took place in Tbilisi. Demonstrators reached the US Embassy, ​​from where they headed to Rustaveli Avenue, the traditional rally site in front of the parliament.