Politics

June 04, 2025 15:51

• Nagorno-Karabakh parliament not decided on presidential candidates

  The factions of the National Assembly of Nagorno-Karabakh have not nominated a single candidate for the presidency of the unrecognized republic three weeks after the termination of the Samvel Shakhramanyan’s powers.

June 03, 2025 18:35

• Analysts assess prospects for switching to new self-government model for regions of Southern Russia

  The switch to a single-level model of self-government is unfit for the republics of Northern Caucasus, as it breaks the established political alignments. However, even in the event of a transition to a new model, the negative effect for the republics of Southern Russia will be less than for other regions.

June 01, 2025 17:36

• Kobakhidze announces four coup attempts

  While congratulating Georgian policemen on their professional holiday, Irakli Kobakhidze, the country’s Premier, has stated that within the last four years, law enforcers have prevented four attempts to encroach on Georgia’s sovereignty and a coup d'etat.

June 01, 2025 17:24

• Pashinyan's statements about AAHC result in demand for apologies

  The insults to the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church (AAHC) and interference into its activities by the Prime Minister of Armenia are unacceptable, politicians and churchmen have stated, demanding an apology. The "Ayakve" Initiative has demanded that a criminal case be opened against Nikol Pashinyan.

May 31, 2025 18:11

• Activists comment on Melikov’s statement about “Gunib” sanatorium

  Taking into account his statement about the “Gunib” sanatorium, Sergey Melikov, the leader of Dagestan, has not touched on the topic of the urban development in Gunib, which has been going on for more than one year. The accusations of activists from the “Gorod Nash” (The City is Ours) movement in disseminating enemy information are groundless.

May 29, 2025 18:24

• Tourist season in Anapa sparks disputes among local residents

  Despite the warnings made by the “Rospotrebnadzor” (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) and official bans on bathing, tourists continue filling the beaches of the city of Anapa. Disputes continue in the information field: some local bloggers assure that the sea is clean and everything is safe, while environmentalists and guest house owners, on the contrary, are voicing out alarms and talking about manipulations.

May 27, 2025 14:01

• Two natives of Chechnya extradited from Austria

  The authorities of Austria have extradited to Russia two natives of Chechnya who requested asylum and complained about forced mobilization.

May 27, 2025 13:58

• Zurabishvili speaks to supporters of European integration on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi

  On Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, Salome Zurabishvili, the fifth President of Georgia, has congratulated on Independence Day the participants of the daily action in support of the country’s European integration.

May 26, 2025 18:54

• On Independence Day, Georgian activists hold marches

  In central Tbilisi, activists have held marches to mark the 107th anniversary of the Georgia's declaration of independence. Participants in one of the marches have called on the authorities to release those detained during protests.

May 26, 2025 14:28

• Apti Alaudinov explains Orthodox cross on flag of “Akhmat” special forces

  When explaining the appearance of the Orthodox cross on the flag of the “Akhmat” special forces, Apti Alaudinov has emphasized that initially, the unit consisted only of Chechen. However, at present, natives of Chechnya make up only 25% of the personnel in the “Akhmat” units, while 50% of the fighters are Russians, and the rest are of other nationalities.

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