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On June 5, in Tbilisi, in Republic Square, an action was held under the motto "Together to Europe". The aim of the rally was to confirm the irreversible desire of the Georgian society for the European Union (EU), the organizers of the rally have explained.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) asserts that the conscript serviceman has committed suicide.

The RIA "Novosti" website has been blocked in Azerbaijan after posting an interview with Artak Beglaryan, State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, the minister himself has explained, confirming the version of the Russian party.

On June 3, clashes near governmental dachas were provoked by law enforcers, who acted under authorities' orders; since those in power are afraid of revenge for betraying national interests, the audience of the Yerevan rally has claimed.

The mother of Rabiya Mamedova, an Azerbaijani activist, was beaten up by a woman at her workplace. Rabiya herself, who is advocating people's rights, including those of victims of domestic violence, is sure that the incident is related to her public activities.

Ali Dzeitov, a resident of Malgobek, acquitted by a court in Egypt under the case of extremism and espionage, has returned home; his flight was paid by his family. During his custody, his health deteriorated; he was also expelled from the university; and he would like to seek compensation from Egyptian authorities, Ali has stated.

After clashes near the government residence in Yerevan, where 13 people were detained, a criminal case on mass riots is now being investigated. In its turn, the opposition claims that investigators are trying to reload responsibility for law enforcers' actions on activists.

A sum of 30,000 roubles will be paid in Kalmykia to those, who have signed an agreement to serve in a volunteer detachment during the special military operation in Donbass and Ukraine.

A total of 39 policemen and 21 demonstrators received traumas in clashes of law enforcers with opposition supporters in Yerevan, the Armenian Ministry of Public Health has informed. The reason for such a large number of victims could be in the use of stun grenades with an expired shelf life, the opposition asserts.

The forced migrants (or internally displaced persons – IDPs) living in the Batumi neighbourhood "Dream City" should receive new housing according to the criteria of their social vulnerability; the emphasis on granting housing based on registration is fraught with conflicts, activists of the NGO "Centre for Social Justice" assert.

Law enforcers have detained activists at the protest action held near governmental dachas in Yerevan; policemen claim that they disobeyed law enforcers and attacked them, the Armenian Police assert. In its turn, the opposition accused authorities of provocation.

At a protest action in Yerevan, at oppositionists' clashes with law enforcers, a total of 34 policemen and 16 demonstrators received traumas; one victim is in grave condition.

Razi Alyshov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has his charges toughened; now, he faces up to 12 years in prison under an article on large-scale drug dealing. The activist claims that he was forced to confess under torture.

At the protest action held near governmental dachas in Yerevan, a total of 42 persons suffered, including 22 law enforcers, in clashes.

Magomed Nurmagomedov, a military serviceman from the village of Golotl, has perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Shamil District of Dagestan has informed. Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 133 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed.

A court sentenced Turpal-Ali Dzeitov, a resident of Ingushetia, to 14 years of imprisonment on the charge of participating in the activities of terrorist organizations and recruiting people for them.

The police used stun grenades against supporters of the opposition near the Armenian government building and began to detain activists. According to the preliminary information, some people were injured.

Pardoning a number of political prisoners was a small concession to Western demands for respect for human rights in Azerbaijan, but a new wave of political repression has begun in the country, and European institutions should intervene, the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) states.

Some natives of Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan are not allowed to cross the Georgian border without explanation, tourists complain. There is no national subtext in the actions of Georgian border guards, the Ministry of National Policy of Ingushetia reports.

From the border area of the Vardenis District, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of Azerbaijani soldiers located in the Kelbadjar District, after which a return fire was opened, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.