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Residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic complained about falsification of criminal cases against Muslims
Human rights
Residents of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic complained about falsification of criminal cases against Muslims
3 June 2025

The Human Rights Commissioner of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Boris Zumakulov received a complaint from six local residents. They reported that in mid-May, SIM cards and phones were planted on their relatives during searches, and the criminal case on organizing the activities of a terrorist organization was fabricated.

Political prisoners from Dagestan and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic were transferred to prisons
Human rights
Political prisoners from Dagestan and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic were transferred to prisons
3 June 2025

Kamal Tambiyev, a native of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, was transferred to the prison in Verkhneuralsk (Chelyabinsk Region), and Abubakar Rizvanov from Dagestan was transferred to the prison in Minusinsk (Krasnoyarsk Region). Both are political prisoners and were convicted in the case of financing terrorism.

Residents of Stavropol were given real terms for dancing at a military memorial
Society
Residents of Stavropol were given real terms for dancing at a military memorial
3 June 2025

In Stavropol, one guy received a year, and three received one and a half years in a penal colony on charges of desecrating symbols of Russia's military glory (Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code).

An additional day off for Eid al-Adha has been announced in the North Caucasus republics
Religion
An additional day off for Eid al-Adha has been announced in the North Caucasus republics
3 June 2025

June 6, Friday, will be a day off in honor of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The corresponding announcements have been made in Dagestan, Chechnya, Ingushetia, Karachay-Cherkessia, and Kabardino-Balkaria. The republics have also identified the main sites for sacrifices.

The European Parliament will discuss the recent visit to Georgia
Politics
The European Parliament will discuss the recent visit to Georgia
3 June 2025

The European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) will hold an extraordinary meeting today to consider the issue of Georgia. The agenda includes a report on the visit of the body's representatives to the country on 26-28 May.

Kobakhidze among the first to congratulate the winner of the presidential elections in Poland
Politics
Kobakhidze among the first to congratulate the winner of the presidential elections in Poland
2 June 2025

On June 2, it became known that the conservative and Eurosceptic Karol Nawrocki won the presidential elections in Poland. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze was one of the first to congratulate him on his victory.

A Stavropol resident was arrested for correspondence with the pro-Ukrainian
Human rights
A Stavropol resident was arrested for correspondence with the pro-Ukrainian "Russian Volunteer Corps"
2 June 2025

The Izobilnensky District Court of the Stavropol Territory arrested a local resident. He was accused of collaborating with the "Russian Volunteer Corps" - an organization operating in Ukraine that is recognized as banned in the Russian Federation.

The birth rate in the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic has been falling for the fifth year
Society
The birth rate in the Karachay-Cherkessia Republic has been falling for the fifth year
2 June 2025

In 2024, 4,399 children were born in Karachay-Cherkessia. This demographic indicator has been declining for the fifth year already.

Participant in the Russian-Chechen war asks to be transferred to a Chechen penal colony
Human rights
Participant in the Russian-Chechen war asks to be transferred to a Chechen penal colony
2 June 2025

A participant in the Russian-Chechen war, Doku Dzhantemirov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment, is seeking to be transferred to a Chechen penal colony, closer to his relatives. He is currently being held in the Polar Owl penal colony in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

Three non-working days declared in Chechnya in connection with the celebration of Eid al-Adha
Religion
Three non-working days declared in Chechnya in connection with the celebration of Eid al-Adha
2 June 2025

June 6, 7 and 8, 2025 will be non-working days in Chechnya in honor of the holiday of Eid al-Adha (Eid al-Adha). This is stated in the decree of the head of the republic.