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A criminal case on organizing mass riots was instituted after the opposition held a protest action in front of the government building in Yerevan. Eight protestors were arrested, the Investigating Committee of Armenia reported.

Candidates for participation in the special military operation in Ukraine should not suffer from overweight and hemorrhoids, media report. It is not clear how the information provided by volunteer candidates is being checked, Instagram* users note.

The Prime Minister of Georgia promised not to impose sanctions against Russia. Meanwhile, a branch of VTB Bank has stopped its operation in Georgia, and problems arise with transportation of goods at customs, although no laws restricting the transportation of sanctioned goods to Russia have been adopted till present.

Razi Alyshov, a member of the Ganja city branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was accused of drug dealing. The court has arrested him for two months. His party colleagues are convinced that he is being persecuted for political reasons.

In Yerevan, the Armenian opposition has resumed protest marches demanding resignation of the government. The protest leaders have put forward a number of demands to the authorities, including the inadmissibility of Nagorno-Karabakh's entry into Azerbaijan, and the issue of demarcation and delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

Pashinyan's power relies only on law enforcers, who have provoked a conflict at the protest action, oppositionists have stated. The protest movement is on another surge; while the opposition's actions have become more targeted, Naira Airumyan, an observer, has noted.

Gasanbek Agabekov, a resident of the village of Aglobi in the Derbent District, has perished in Ukraine, the head of the Derbent District has informed. Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 128 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed there.

On May 30, Armenian militaries shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani Army deployed in the Kelbadjar District, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Ramazan Suleimanov, a native of Gudermes, was arrested for 10 days for damaging a Z sign on Mount Mashuk. Ramazan Suleimanov apologised under pressure, his acquaintance said.

Unlawful actions of the Armenian police at opposition protests have become the basis for 25 criminal cases, in which 16 people are involved as victims. However, there are no suspects in those cases, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Armenia reports.

Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov was subjected to new provocations in prison. One of the prisoners insults him, but the administration of the penal colony does not try to stop the insults and provokes the convicted journalist to retaliatory illegal actions, a wife of the journalist says.

The police reported that 111 people were detained for disorderly conduct during an action held in front of the Armenian government building. The police used excessive force during the detentions, protesters say.

Mass detentions of opposition supporters took place in Yerevan. Four protestors injured near the government building, including two law enforcers, were hospitalized.

During the week from May 23 to May 29, 2022, there were no reports about any casualties or wounded persons during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.

Pashinyan's opponents have marched along Yerevan streets and tried to break into the government building through the police cordon. Oppositional MPs have accused law enforcers of provocation, recalling their right to unimpeded entry into state institutions.

Razi Alyshov, a member of the Ganja city branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is suspected of drug dealing. The party believes that the activist is being persecuted for his political activities.

On the occasion of the First Republic Day, solidarity actions with protesters against Armenian authorities were held in the cities of Stepanakert and Martuni. The action in Stepanakert was over 10,000 strong, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.

The soldier who was wounded by shelling from Azerbaijan has died, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.

Hundreds of Russians come to Chechnya to get trained in Gudermes and volunteer for Ukraine, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. The ranks of volunteers should be replenished by sons of MPs, commentators on the Internet have suggested.

Several dozen men have beaten up and threw stones at five transgender women in Tbilisi, the victims have complained.