Residents of Georgian village install monument to Stalin February 21, 2022 15:25 In the village of Variani, Gori municipality, a monument to Joseph Stalin was erected. No one objected to the erection thereof, local residents assert.
Activists of Chechen Diaspora in Europe speak in support of Ukraine February 21, 2022 12:08 The Ukrainian Diaspora has held actions in Austria and Germany calling on European politicians to support Ukraine. Members of local Chechen communities have supported the participants.
Social network users draw parallels between evacuation from Donbass and start of Chechen war February 21, 2022 12:01 The idea to accommodate refugees from eastern Ukraine in Chechnya was supported by many Instagram users, who recalled that residents of Chechnya themselves had survived two military campaigns.
Karabakh villagers demand protection against regular shelling February 21, 2022 11:48 The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported shelling of houses in the village of Tagavard on February 18. According to the GPO, walls and windows were damaged. Shelling occurs regularly; and authorities should ensure security, villagers demand.
Six protesters detained in Batumi February 20, 2022 08:20 At their rally in Batumi, activists of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party sought a meeting with Irakli Kobakhidze, the leader of the "Georgian Dream" Party. Law enforcers detained six people for disobeying the police.
DPR residents tell about fear of uncertainty after evacuation to Rostov Region February 20, 2022 08:05 Some of the refugee accommodation centres in the Rostov Region were not ready to receive them; therefore, some of the arrived residents of Donbass are forced to stay in buses. Refugees themselves complain about uncertainty.
Azerbaijan: three drivers arrested after protest action February 20, 2022 07:48 Three of the four drivers who blocked Geidar Aliev Avenue in Baku demanding issuance of permits for international transportation have been arrested: two are under administrative arrest; and a criminal case has been opened against the third one.
Yerevan denied Baku's accusations of shelling February 19, 2022 17:26 The information that the Armenian party has shelled the positions of Azerbaijani soldiers in the Tovuz District has nothing to do with reality, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh demand official status February 19, 2022 17:12 At their protest action in Yerevan, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, who lost their homes as a result of the 2020 war, have demanded official status from the authorities.
Discussion of tourists' behaviour rules resumed after murder in KChR February 19, 2022 16:57 The murder of a tourist in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) has no justification; guests in the Caucasus have always been treated with respect, said Zarina Doguzova, the head of the "Rostourism" (the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism). In their turn, Instagram users have pointed out that tourists need to be reminded of the need to follow the rules of conduct adopted in Northern Caucasus.
Activists treat apologies by Baku protesters as forced February 19, 2022 13:44 The drivers who at night on February 17 blocked Geidar Aliev Avenue in Baku were detained by the police. Later, a video appeared on the Internet with their apologies. Azerbaijani activists are sure that law enforcers had forced the drivers to apologize by threats.
Woman from Alagir pickets demanding inquiry into her son's murder February 19, 2022 13:29 The participants in the conflict, as a result of which Kazbek Kamarzaev, a resident of Alagir, was killed, can evade responsibility, since the only figurant has remained in the case, the casualty's mother has stated at her picket.
Two men blown up by mine in Azerbaijan February 19, 2022 05:55 The Azerbaijani residents, Alishakh and Faig Safarov, received wounds when a mine exploded while they were repairing a road in the Terter District, the prosecutor's office informed on February 18.
Yashin tells the date of transfer of petition for Kadyrov's resignation to presidential administration February 19, 2022 05:44 Ilya Yashin has positively assessed the campaign to collect signatures for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov; he plans to hand it over to the presidential administration on the anniversary of the assassination of Boris Nemtsov.
Self-proclaimed DPR and LPR announce people's evacuation to Rostov Region February 19, 2022 05:29 The Rostov Region has enough experience to accept refugees from the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR). They will be provided with everything they need, Victor Vodolatsky, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, said on February 18.
“Baza” announces Bostanov’s confession to murder of a tourist in Karachay-Cherkessia February 18, 2022 22:03 Abdullakh Bostanov, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, who was put on the wanted list in a case on the murder of a tourist, addressed the police with a confession, the “Baza” Telegram channel reports today.
In Baku, court upholds verdict against oppositionist Gumbatov February 18, 2022 21:44 The Court of Appeal in Baku upheld the verdict against oppositionist Agil Gumbatov, who was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for injuring a fellow villager. An advocate announced the intention to appeal against the court’s decision.
Scientists oppose construction of residential houses near scientific centre in Yerevan February 18, 2022 21:27 The construction of a residential complex next to the scientific chemical centre in Yerevan will disrupt the operation of expensive sensitive instruments, centre’s experts point out.
Azerbaijani political migrants demand to release activists deported from Germany February 18, 2022 18:51 Azerbaijani migrants living in Germany held protest actions in defence of the rights of activists arrested in Baku after deportation. The protestors called on the authorities of German to comply with their international obligations not to extradite persons at risk of torture and also demanded from the Azerbaijan’s government to release all those arrested after deportation.
Instagram users in Chechnya support campaign against Yashin February 18, 2022 18:29 Lambert Muzurov, a journalist of the “Grozny” state-run TV Channel, publicly criticized Moscow oppositionist Ilya Yashin for posting a petition calling for the dismissal of Ramzan Kadyrov. The journalist announced a response petition for the Ilya Yashin’s resignation. Social media users approved of the Lambert Muzurov’s position.