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Another journalist detained in Azerbaijan
19 April 2024

The head of the Meclis.info website, Imran Aliyev, was detained at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku. He intended to fly to Turkey for safety reasons.

Kadyrov demanded that the Dagestan police officers who detained the Minister of Emergency Situations of Chechnya be “dismissed” from work
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Kadyrov demanded that the Dagestan police officers who detained the Minister of Emergency Situations of Chechnya be “dismissed” from work
18 April 2024

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, called on the Dagestan police officers, who the day before detained the Minister of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Chechnya Alikhan Tsakaev, to be “expelled from the structures with a bang.”
According to him, the detention occurred without explanation. The minister did not have documents with him because he left on his day off.

In the Georgian parliament, ruling deputies approved in the first reading the bill on foreign agents, which caused mass protests
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In the Georgian parliament, ruling deputies approved in the first reading the bill on foreign agents, which caused mass protests
17 April 2024

The ruling party of Georgia and its allies in parliament approved in the first reading the bill “On Transparency of Foreign Influence,” known as the “foreign agents” law. It obliges foreign-funded non-governmental organizations and media to register in a special register and fill out annual declarations.

Circassian activists abroad came out in support of Ukraine and called on their fellow countrymen not to participate in the war
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Circassian activists abroad came out in support of Ukraine and called on their fellow countrymen not to participate in the war
17 April 2024

The Circassian people survived the most brutal genocide by the Russian Empire, which continues to this day. Its representatives support the people of Ukraine and call on their fellow countrymen not to participate in the war on the side of the Russian Federation. This is stated in the appeal of the leaders of a number of organizations of the Circassian diaspora abroad.

In Georgia, special forces dispersed protesters against the law on foreign agents
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In Georgia, special forces dispersed protesters against the law on foreign agents
17 April 2024

In Tbilisi, another protest took place near the parliament building against the law on foreign agents being discussed by the ruling Georgian Dream party. If it is adopted, media and non-profit organizations will lose their rights and freedoms, opponents of the law say.

Council of Europe Commissioner calls on Georgian authorities not to adopt law on foreign agents
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Council of Europe Commissioner calls on Georgian authorities not to adopt law on foreign agents
16 April 2024

If the bill on foreign agents is adopted in Georgia, it will negatively affect the work of the media and NGOs, including those working in the field of human rights and democracy. This was stated in a letter from Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O'Flaherty addressed to the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili.

They want to call the district of the capital of Chechnya “Putinsky”
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They want to call the district of the capital of Chechnya “Putinsky”
16 April 2024

Almost 35 thousand residents of the Sheikh-Mansurovsky district of Grozny spoke in favor of dividing it by allocating a new district and giving it the name “Putinsky” in honor of the President of the Russian Federation. These are the results of a recent survey according to the mayor's office of the capital of Chechnya.

Rallies against the law on foreign agents again in Georgia
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Rallies against the law on foreign agents again in Georgia
15 April 2024

A demonstration against the adoption of the bill on foreign agents is taking place outside the parliament building in Tbilisi. Participants unfurled the EU flag. The protesters are chanting the slogans “No to the Russian law”, “No to the Russian dream”.

Security forces in armored vehicles detained Rosseti employees suspected of theft of about 2.8 billion rubles
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Security forces in armored vehicles detained Rosseti employees suspected of theft of about 2.8 billion rubles
12 April 2024

The police detained former and current employees of the Rosseti Northern Caucasus company on suspicion of theft of about 2.8 billion rubles. TASS reported this.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, two people were killed during the CTO
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In Kabardino-Balkaria, two people were killed during the CTO
11 April 2024

In the suburbs of Nalchik, security forces shot and killed two people. According to the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, those killed “were planning to commit sabotage and terrorist attacks.”