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May 09, 2022 11:43

• Internet users dispute about May 9 celebration in Chechnya

  The authorities' plans to solemnly celebrate the Victory Day in Chechnya are correct, because this is a national holiday, Telegram commentators have pointed out. However, relatives of many residents of Chechnya fell victim to deportation in Soviet years; and it is inappropriate to celebrate May 9 on a large scale in this region, their opponents have objected.

May 09, 2022 11:31

• Prior to oppositional motor rally, relatives of Armenian POWs block highway

  The opposition's protest actions are hindering the return of Armenian soldiers from Azerbaijan, relatives of the Armenian prisoners of war (POWs) have suggested and blocked the Yerevan-Gyumri highway in order to stop the oppositionists' motor rally.

May 09, 2022 11:16

• Kadyrov declares his annual income 14.3 times lower than in 2020

  In 2021, Ramzan Kadyrov earned 26.5 million roubles, or 14.3 times less than in 2020; it follows from his tax declaration. The current drop of Kadyrov's official income occurred after a sharp increase in 2019 that continued into 2020.

May 09, 2022 11:01

• Bibilov admits his defeat at presidential election in South Ossetia

  The incumbent president of South Ossetia, Anatoly Bibilov, has congratulated Alan Gagloev on his victory in the second round of the presidential election after the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the preliminary results of the vote.

May 08, 2022 05:40

• Authorities acknowledge deaths of hundred natives of Dagestan in Ukraine

  Residents of the Buynaksk District, Timur Aliev, Biyarslan Abukaev, Alimurza Alimurzaev, Abdullabek Aliev and Gusein Iraskhanov, have perished in Ukraine, the head of the district has informed and handed over the awards to their families.

May 08, 2022 05:37

• Number of protesters arrested in Armenia rises to nine

  In Armenia, during the protests, five persons were detained and arrested; they are charged with hooliganism and an attack on a state official. The total number of criminal cases initiated against protesters has reached 12.

May 08, 2022 05:29

• Natives of Chechnya complain about custody conditions in Dimitrovgrad prison

  Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has visited the prison located in Dimitrovgrad, a city on the Ulyanovask Region of Russia, where prisoners were on a hunger strike.

May 08, 2022 05:19

• Analysts exclude change of Armenia's political course in case of coup

  Armenia follows integration processes with Russia; and in case of revolution, new authorities will have to follow the same policy. However, the likelihood of a change of power in the country is minimal, since the Armenian opposition is fragmented and has no alternatives to the figure of the Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, analysts have noted.

May 08, 2022 04:54

• Several hundred women come out to Yerevan streets

  A women's march demanding resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, was held in central Yerevan.

May 07, 2022 20:39

• Poet Shamil Arbinin convicted under case of attack on Pskov paratroopers in Chechnya

  A court in Grozny has sentenced Shamil Arbinin, a Chechen poet, to 10 years in prison, finding him guilty of attacking in 2000 Pskov paratroopers as a member a detachment of the field commanders, Shamil Basaev and Khattab.

May 07, 2022 19:54

• Over 20 Saakashvili supporters detained during protest in Batumi

  Last night, in Batumi, clashes broke out of law enforcers with supporters of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, after policemen demanded to remove the tents set up by activists. As a result, more than 20 protesters were detained.

May 07, 2022 14:00

• Armenian IC announces arrest of four oppositionists

  Four persons have been arrested within the investigation of seven criminal cases initiated in connection with incidents during protests, the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has informed.

May 07, 2022 13:52

• Authorities report death of native of Stavropol Territory in Ukraine

  Vladimir Lysenko from the village of Gofitskoye has perished in Ukraine, the head of the Petrovsky Urban District has informed. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 23 natives of the Stavropol Territory have been confirmed.

May 07, 2022 13:46

• KBR leader gives orders to families of 14 militaries who perished in Ukraine

  The families of the natives of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) who perished during the special military operation in Ukraine have received the Order of Courage from the head of the republic.

May 06, 2022 23:55

• Training of law enforcers for special military operation in Ukraine becomes Kadyrov’s political trump card

  By sending detachments of Chechen law enforcers and other volunteers to Donbass, Ramzan Kadyrov stood out among the heads of the regions of Northern Caucasus to emphasize his loyalty to Vladimir Putin, experts note.

May 06, 2022 23:50

• Kadyrov’s report on sending volunteers to Donbass causes scepticism among social media users

  Another detachment of 200 fighters has voluntarily left Chechnya for the special military operation zone, Ramzan Kadyrov reports. Volunteers are attracted by the promise of large remuneration or by pressure, some Instagram* users suggest.

May 06, 2022 23:47

• Forty-eight protesters detained in Yerevan

  The police violently dispersed a protest action near Victory Bridge in Yerevan, Ishkhan Sagatelyan, the deputy speaker of the Armenian parliament, reported. The police reported about 48 detainees, and according to the opposition, about 100 people were taken to police stations.

May 06, 2022 15:39

• State of Mississippi recognizes Armenian Genocide

  Mississippi has become the last, the 50th US state to recognize the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

May 06, 2022 15:34

• Azerbaijan defines places for two BCPs with Armenia

  The new border checkpoints (BCPs) will be set up in the dwelling settlements of Eivazly and Gazanchy in the south-western part of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border, the Azeri Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed.

May 06, 2022 15:29

• Nagorno-Karabakh opposition and activists support Yerevan protesters

  In Nagorno-Karabakh, people support the demands of the protesters in Yerevan, but due to the ban on mass events, they cannot express their solidarity with them, local oppositional activists have stated.