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June 06, 2022 13:29

• Strikers block "Borjomi" factories

  Today, about 400 striking workers of the "Borjomi" mineral water bottling factories have blocked all the entrances to and exits from the factories, after which their work stopped.

June 06, 2022 11:47

• Tbilisi rally supports Georgia's accession to the EU

  On June 5, in Tbilisi, in Republic Square, an action was held under the motto "Together to Europe". The aim of the rally was to confirm the irreversible desire of the Georgian society for the European Union (EU), the organizers of the rally have explained.

June 06, 2022 11:31

• Military serviceman perishes in Azerbaijan

  The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) asserts that the conscript serviceman has committed suicide.

June 06, 2022 11:06

• Beglaryan confirms Russia's version of blocking RIA "Novosti" in Azerbaijan

  The RIA "Novosti" website has been blocked in Azerbaijan after posting an interview with Artak Beglaryan, State Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, the minister himself has explained, confirming the version of the Russian party.

June 06, 2022 10:50

• Activists demand to punish law enforcers for violence at protests in Yerevan

  On June 3, clashes near governmental dachas were provoked by law enforcers, who acted under authorities' orders; since those in power are afraid of revenge for betraying national interests, the audience of the Yerevan rally has claimed.

June 05, 2022 12:36

• Azerbaijan: activist, Rabiya Mamedova complains about pressure

  The mother of Rabiya Mamedova, an Azerbaijani activist, was beaten up by a woman at her workplace. Rabiya herself, who is advocating people's rights, including those of victims of domestic violence, is sure that the incident is related to her public activities.

June 05, 2022 12:30

• Ingush student, Ali Dzeitov, intends seeking compensation from Egyptian authorities

  Ali Dzeitov, a resident of Malgobek, acquitted by a court in Egypt under the case of extremism and espionage, has returned home; his flight was paid by his family. During his custody, his health deteriorated; he was also expelled from the university; and he would like to seek compensation from Egyptian authorities, Ali has stated.

June 05, 2022 12:28

• Armenian IC reports 13 detained oppositionists

  After clashes near the government residence in Yerevan, where 13 people were detained, a criminal case on mass riots is now being investigated. In its turn, the opposition claims that investigators are trying to reload responsibility for law enforcers' actions on activists.

June 05, 2022 12:27

• Authorities of Kalmykia appoint payment to volunteers sent to Ukraine

  A sum of 30,000 roubles will be paid in Kalmykia to those, who have signed an agreement to serve in a volunteer detachment during the special military operation in Donbass and Ukraine.

June 05, 2022 12:23

• Number of those who suffered at protests in Yerevan reaches 60

  A total of 39 policemen and 21 demonstrators received traumas in clashes of law enforcers with opposition supporters in Yerevan, the Armenian Ministry of Public Health has informed. The reason for such a large number of victims could be in the use of stun grenades with an expired shelf life, the opposition asserts.

June 04, 2022 23:48

• Rights defenders demand to simplify granting housing to IDPs in Batumi

  The forced migrants (or internally displaced persons – IDPs) living in the Batumi neighbourhood "Dream City" should receive new housing according to the criteria of their social vulnerability; the emphasis on granting housing based on registration is fraught with conflicts, activists of the NGO "Centre for Social Justice" assert.

June 04, 2022 14:31

• Eleven activists detained after protest in Armenia

  Law enforcers have detained activists at the protest action held near governmental dachas in Yerevan; policemen claim that they disobeyed law enforcers and attacked them, the Armenian Police assert. In its turn, the opposition accused authorities of provocation.

June 04, 2022 14:23

• About 50 suffer at protests in Yerevan

  At a protest action in Yerevan, at oppositionists' clashes with law enforcers, a total of 34 policemen and 16 demonstrators received traumas; one victim is in grave condition.

June 04, 2022 14:11

• Charges against Azerbaijani oppositionist Alyshov toughened

  Razi Alyshov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has his charges toughened; now, he faces up to 12 years in prison under an article on large-scale drug dealing. The activist claims that he was forced to confess under torture.

June 04, 2022 14:05

• Over 40 people suffered during protest in Armenia

  At the protest action held near governmental dachas in Yerevan, a total of 42 persons suffered, including 22 law enforcers, in clashes.

June 04, 2022 14:02

• Dagestan: authorities of Shamil District report military's death in Ukraine

  Magomed Nurmagomedov, a military serviceman from the village of Golotl, has perished in Ukraine, the administration of the Shamil District of Dagestan has informed. Since the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the deaths of at least 133 natives of Dagestan have been officially confirmed.

June 03, 2022 23:58

• Ingush resident sentenced to long term of imprisonment in a case on terrorism

  A court sentenced Turpal-Ali Dzeitov, a resident of Ingushetia, to 14 years of imprisonment on the charge of participating in the activities of terrorist organizations and recruiting people for them.

June 03, 2022 23:56

• Police use special equipment against demonstrators in Yerevan

  The police used stun grenades against supporters of the opposition near the Armenian government building and began to detain activists. According to the preliminary information, some people were injured.

June 03, 2022 23:53

• Opposition announces new wave of political repressions in Azerbaijan

  Pardoning a number of political prisoners was a small concession to Western demands for respect for human rights in Azerbaijan, but a new wave of political repression has begun in the country, and European institutions should intervene, the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) states.

June 03, 2022 22:52

• Natives of Northern Caucasus complain about bans on crossing Georgian border

  Some natives of Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan are not allowed to cross the Georgian border without explanation, tourists complain. There is no national subtext in the actions of Georgian border guards, the Ministry of National Policy of Ingushetia reports.