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Azerbaijan criticizes Russian presidential aide
Politics
Azerbaijan criticizes Russian presidential aide
10 June 2025

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry criticized Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky for comparing the Russian-Ukrainian war with the Karabakh conflict. Earlier, he said that "there was such a disputed region between Armenia and Azerbaijan - Karabakh."

Book presentation by Natalia Estemirova's daughter to take place in London
Human rights
Book presentation by Natalia Estemirova's daughter to take place in London
10 June 2025

Lana Estemirova, the daughter of murdered Chechen human rights activist Natalia Estemirova, has announced the publication of a book about her, "Please Live." The girl was only 15 years old when her mother was kidnapped and killed.

A man who criticized Putin was fined in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
Human rights
A man who criticized Putin was fined in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
9 June 2025

A court in Nalchik fined local resident Timur Balkarov 30 thousand rubles. He was found guilty under an administrative article on discrediting the Russian army.

Крымского татарина признали политзаключенным
Human rights
Крымского татарина признали политзаключенным
9 June 2025

Приговоренного к пяти годам заключения бывшего главу села Яркое Поле, крымского татарина Османа Кадырова признали политзаключенным. Об этом сообщил независимый правозащитный проект «Поддержка политзеков. Мемориал».

Pashinyan called for the head of the Armenian Church to be replaced
Politics
Pashinyan called for the head of the Armenian Church to be replaced
9 June 2025

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church to unite around the demand to replace Catholicos Garegin II (Ktrich Nersisyan).

In Stavropol, a man accused of murdering the city's deputy head and a veteran of the
Society
In Stavropol, a man accused of murdering the city's deputy head and a veteran of the "SVO" was arrested
9 June 2025

The Leninsky District Court of Stavropol remanded in custody until the end of July a man accused of murdering the first deputy head of the city, Zaur Gurtsiev, who was previously a member of the "SVO". The court concealed the name of the defendant.

Residents of the North Caucasus can buy the least amount of gasoline with an average salary
Economy
Residents of the North Caucasus can buy the least amount of gasoline with an average salary
9 June 2025

The subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District took the last places in the rating of Russian regions by availability of gasoline. The worst situation is in Ingushetia and Chechnya, where the average salary can buy 640 and 678 liters per month.

The cause of the mass death of Caspian seals has been established
Ecology
The cause of the mass death of Caspian seals has been established
8 June 2025

Most often, seals, including those in the Caspian Sea, die due to disease. This was reported by the deputy director of the Kompas Foundation, Rashida Yabbarova, live on the air of the program "Living Nature with Edgard Zapashny" on Sputnik radio.

Armenian opposition proposes to dismiss Pashinyan
Politics
Armenian opposition proposes to dismiss Pashinyan
8 June 2025

The Republican Party of Armenia, headed by former President Serzh Sargsyan, has come forward with an initiative to impeach Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The corresponding appeal was sent to the parliamentary faction "I have the honor", which includes representatives of the party.

Moscow blogger arrested in extremism case
Human rights
Moscow blogger arrested in extremism case
7 June 2025

A Moscow court has arrested Areg Shchepikhin for two months in a criminal case of extremism. The reason for this was the videos he published insulting Chechens and Muslims. The man was charged under the articles on "calls for extremism" and "incitement of hatred or enmity."