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January 01, 2025 23:56

• On the 30th anniversary of storming Grozny, eyewitnesses share memories

  The New Year's assault of Grozny, launched by Russian militaries 30 years ago, forced residents to hide from shelling in basements and share leftover food with each other.

January 01, 2025 22:59

• In Tbilisi, protesters set up festive tables in front of parliament building

  In Tbilisi, participants of the protest campaign celebrated the New Year holiday at festive tables that they set up in front of the parliament building.

January 01, 2025 22:55

• Punishments for protesters have been tightened in Georgia

  Immediately after his inauguration, new President of Georgia Mikhail Kavelashvili has signed all the amendments to the Georgian laws that tighten the punishment for violations during protest actions and also simplify the process of dismissing and hiring persons for public service.

January 01, 2025 22:05

• Verdict to Kizilyurt law enforcers continues trend of lenient punishments for using torture

  The court ruling that sentenced two law enforcers to conditional sentences for beating a female detainee is another episode in the widespread Russian practice of lenient punishments in torture cases.

January 01, 2025 18:40

• Chechen MP Delimkhanov threatens to treat illegal crypto miners as terrorists

  Russian State Duma member Adam Delimkhanov has claimed that illegal cryptocurrency miners who create problems with the power supply of districts and cities in Chechnya will be treated as terrorists.

December 31, 2024 23:57

• Public prosecutors fail to present evidence of defendants’ guilt in case on riots at Makhachkala airport

  The case on the riots at an airport in Makhachkala should be further investigated, since at the next trial, public prosecutors presented evidence of defendants’ guilt with general wording, without examining the guilt and actions of each of the defendants. The above opinion has been voiced by advocates.

December 31, 2024 23:39

• Chechen authorities boast about activities of public sector employees on social networking services

  Over the past three months, more than 23.7 million reactions and comments have been left under the posts organized by the Chechen authorities on social networking services.

December 31, 2024 23:15

• During year, number of attacks on journalists in Georgia has increased fivefold

  In 2024, as compared with 2023, the number of attacks on journalists in Georgia has increased fivefold and exceeded 200 cases, the NGO (non-governmental organization) "International Transparency-Georgia" has informed.

December 31, 2024 21:33

• Analysts view Baku's statements on plane crash as warning to Russia

  Azerbaijan will seek Russia's recognition of responsibility for the plane crash, although persistence won't result in any serious problems in mutual relations. If Moscow fails to react, then some diplomatic response is possible.

December 31, 2024 19:31

• Aliev demands compensation from Russia for plane crash

  The Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliev, has demanded from Russia to admit its guilt in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane, punish those responsible and pay compensation.

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