Day: May 13, 2024

On May 13, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that 20 people, including three foreign citizens, were arrested during the overnight protest against the draft law on foreign agents. Police say the arrests were made under administrative offenses of petty hooliganism and disobeying the lawful request of the police.

According to the MIA, the law enforcement officers repeatedly asked the demonstrators to leave the area around the Parliament building, but “some of the rally participants did not comply with the lawful request of the police, violated public order, resisted the law enforcement officers and insulted them.”

The MIA also says there are three foreign citizens among notes that three foreign citizens were arrested, giving only their initials: a 22-year-old from the Russian Federation, G.B.; a 29-year-old from the United States of America, P.H.; and another U.S. citizen who refused to give his identity and asked to be contacted by the U.S. Embassy. “The embassies of the United States of America and the Swiss Confederation [which represents the Russian interests in Georgia – eds.] have already been informed about the arrest of the mentioned persons,” – notes the release.

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Народный защитник Грузии реагирует на происходящие события возле парламента и насилие со стороны полиции в отношении протестующих. Иоселиани призывал МВД действовать в рамках закона. «К сожалению, вновь был зафиксирован факт предположительно ненадлежащего обращения с гражданами со стороны полиции», — указано в заявлении. Народный Защитник в очередной призывает МВД действовать в рамках закона и еще раз […]

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JAKARTA — Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupted on Monday morning, spewing thick columns of grey ash several kilometers into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said.

The volcano on the remote island of Halmahera erupted at 9:12 a.m. for about five minutes, projecting ash into the sky as high as 5 kilometers, officials said.

A smaller eruption was also recorded on Friday.

The alert status of the volcano remains at the second-highest level, Hendra Gunawan, head of Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre, said in a statement.

All activities within a 5-kilometer radius of the volcano were prohibited, he added.

“If it starts to rain ash, we recommend people who are near the volcano to wear a mask and glasses,” Hendra said.

Footage of the eruption shared by the center showed clouds of gray ash billowing from the crater. The official said a booming noise was also heard.

No evacuation of residents has been reported so far.

Indonesia sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and has 127 active volcanoes, according to the volcanology agency. 

In recent weeks North Sulawesi’s Ruang volcano has erupted, spewing incandescent lava as lightning flashed from its crater.

The eruption prompted authorities to evacuate more than 12,000 people living on a nearby island.

In December, more than 20 people were killed after Marapi volcano, one of Sumatra’s most active volcanoes, erupted and belched gray clouds of ash as high as 3 kilometers.

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