Acc to mediazzzona there is an ongoing hostage situation in a prison in Rostov, Russia - the hostage takers say they are #IS#daesh#isis#IslamicState members. Shootouts at checkpoints and targeting of policemen has been the main method the IS #Caucasus branch has kept active since the loss of the #caliphate
In its latest special, #Theglobaljigsaw has looked into IS' evolution and re-emergence - some quotes to follow in a thread
As one of the convenors of the Medieval Caucasus Network, we've released a joint statement in support of the current protest movement in #Georgia, which stands against the recent government "foreign agents" legislation.
It's important that the international community be heard on this to increase pressure to repeal this very intrusive bill and protect Georgian civil society and democracy.
"We are witnessing a historic process -- Russians are leaving for the first time in two centuries," independent Azerbaijani analyst Elhan Shahinoglu told AFP.
As you all know, today marks 9 years since the death of Boris #Nemtsov, one of the main opposition politicians of the 21st century
And looking at the #russian opposition 9 years later, it is obvious that there are practically no people like #Nemtsov left
Despite the presence of progressive leaders such as Garry #Kasparov or Igor #Yakovenko, most representatives of the opposition, including FBK, Mikhail #Khodorkovsky and #MaximKatz, ⏩
"The #Caucasus, for example, is our area of responsibility, so when #Azerbaijan is at war with #Armenia, we must come and say, you must resolve everything peacefully, otherwise you will deal with the #russian army...And #Sevastopol is the base of the #russian_fleet." ⏩
#Putin's megalomania has finally killed 40% of a million Orc soldiers, let alone #Ukraine soldiers and civilians, and all the other deceased from all his other wars - proxy or otherwise - in the #Caucasus, the #MiddleEast, and of course....#Gaza