Crime

October 16, 2025 13:54

• Investigators have ruled the accident involving a hit-and-run of a security officer in Krasnodar an act of terrorism

  Sergei Gurin, accused of intentionally running over a police officer, explained his actions by citing his disagreement with the special military operation in which his brother died.

October 16, 2025 13:50

• A Yerevan court has arrested Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan

  The head of the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, and priest Garegin Arsenyan have been arrested on charges of coercion to participate in meetings. 

October 16, 2025 13:16

• An Ingushetia resident was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted sabotage

  A court in Ingushetia sentenced Akhmed Sakalov, who was found guilty of plotting sabotage at a fuel and energy facility and illegally possessing explosive devices.

October 15, 2025 16:04

• Security forces detained seven priests of the Armenian Apostolic Church

  In Armenia, a bishop and six clergymen, as well as several civilians, have been detained on suspicion of abuse of office to organize mass protests

October 15, 2025 15:57

• The court hearing on Karapetyan's case took place against the backdrop of a solidarity rally

  An Armenian court held an eight-hour hearing on extending the detention of businessman Samvel Karapetyan, but postponed its decision. The hearing took place amid a protest by Karapetyan's relatives and supporters.

October 14, 2025 17:35

• Kavelashvili pardoned 70 convicts

  On the occasion of Svetitskhovloba holiday, Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili pardoned 70 convicts.

October 14, 2025 17:12

• Areg Shchepikhin explained hostile statements about Jews and Caucasians as threats and harassment

  Blogger Areg Shchepikhin, arrested for extremism after being abducted by Chechen security forces from a Moscow train station, told the court that he had been receiving threats from rivals for a long time and recorded a video with ethnic insults to urge them to "stay away."

October 14, 2025 17:07

• Participants in a rally in Nalchik honored the memory of the victims of the militant attack

  Those killed during the attack on the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria 20 years ago were remembered during a memorial service held in Nalchik.

October 13, 2025 22:39

• Three ISIS* members have been detained in Georgia

  Georgian intelligence agencies announced the arrest of three individuals who planned to create a base for members of the Islamic State*, specifically to provide logistical services to like-minded individuals.

October 13, 2025 22:35

• Areg Shchepikhin was sentenced to a prison term

  A Moscow court sentenced blogger Areg Shchepikhin to five years in prison after he was abducted by Chechen security forces at a Moscow train station.

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