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Pashinyan approved the decision of the international court to release Karabakh from Azerbaijani blockade.
Politics
Pashinyan approved the decision of the international court to release Karabakh from Azerbaijani blockade.
23 February 2023

The UN International Court of Justice in The Hague has in fact recognized that the Lachin corridor in Karabakh is closed by Azerbaijan. The highest court recorded the attempts of Baku to mislead the world community, because Azerbaijan claims that the road is open. This was stated by Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

Zarema Musaeva reported on the deterioration of health in remand centres and support from people.
Human rights
Zarema Musaeva reported on the deterioration of health in remand centres and support from people.
23 February 2023

The stay in the Grozny remand centre for more than a year and the frequent court hearings worsened the health of Zarema Musayeva. She wrote about this in a letter through the service "FSIN-letter".

Deportation of Chechens and Ingush began 79 years ago.
History
Deportation of Chechens and Ingush began 79 years ago.
23 February 2023

On 23 February 1944, Soviet leader Stalin ordered the deportation of Chechens and Ingush from the North Caucasus region to Central Asia and Siberia. This act has been recognized by many countries and the European Parliament as genocide.

Prosecutor General of Ukraine: occupiers who committed war crimes in Bucha have been identified
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Prosecutor General of Ukraine: occupiers who committed war crimes in Bucha have been identified
22 February 2023
Shelling of Kherson from
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Shelling of Kherson from "Grad": at least 5 dead
22 February 2023

Russian troops shelled Kherson with a Grad launcher. At least five civilians were killed.

In Dagestan, four fathers with many children were illegally sent to war in Ukraine.
Human rights
In Dagestan, four fathers with many children were illegally sent to war in Ukraine.
22 February 2023

The Makhachkala garrison military court refused to consider the claims of representatives of four residents of Dagestan. As fathers of three or more children, they were legally entitled to deferment, but were mobilized and sent to fight against Ukraine.

Doctors noted deterioration of health and sharp weight loss of Mikhail Saakashvili.
Politics
Doctors noted deterioration of health and sharp weight loss of Mikhail Saakashvili.
22 February 2023

The weight of former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili fell to 67 kilograms due to his failure to fully eat. Tamara Davarashvili, an attending physician at Tbilisi Private Clinic, said so.

The Azerbaijani opposition called on the world to impose sanctions against the authorities for repression.
Human rights
The Azerbaijani opposition called on the world to impose sanctions against the authorities for repression.
22 February 2023

The Azerbaijan People’s Front Party and the National Council of Democratic Forces had called on the international community to take action against the authorities. They were accused of political repression and regular human rights violations.

The President of Georgia criticized Lukashenka for meeting with the leader of Abkhazia.
Politics
The President of Georgia criticized Lukashenka for meeting with the leader of Abkhazia.
22 February 2023

The meeting of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk with «the so-called head of occupied Abkhazia is a violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia». President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili said so.

The prosecutor demanded that the Crimean Tatar political prisoner be sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.
Human rights
The prosecutor demanded that the Crimean Tatar political prisoner be sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.
22 February 2023

In the Southern District Military Court, the state prosecutor requested 12 years of strict-regime colony for the Crimean Tatar Amethan Abdulwapov. He is accused of participating in the Islamic party «Hizb ut-Tahrir». It is recognized in the Russian Federation as a terrorist, but it operates legally in Europe and other continents.