Bakhruz Samedov complained about the restriction of his rights in prison. January 16, 2026 23:45 Researcher Bahruz Samedov, convicted in Azerbaijan, is being denied access to a notary to issue a power of attorney to manage the property of his only relative.
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 415 consecutive days. January 16, 2026 23:20 Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 415th day in a row. Security forces detained activist Nino Bardzimishvili, who had been sentenced to jail for blocking a sidewalk.
Information about a traffic accident involving Adam Kadyrov has spread across Chechen social media. January 16, 2026 22:22 The motorcade of Ramzan Kadyrov's third son was involved in a traffic accident in Grozny. Adam Kadyrov and his entourage were injured, sources claim. Official media outlets subsequently refuted reports of UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev's death in the accident.
A soldier from Ingushetia was killed in Ukraine. January 16, 2026 21:33 Gapur Dzhimkhanov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 178 fighters from Ingushetia have been officially recognized as killed there.
An Ingushetia resident asked Bastrykin to intervene in his family's dispute with officials. January 16, 2026 20:57 Officials and security forces are pressuring the Tochiyev family, attempting to evict them from their home in the village of Verkhnie Achaluki, Ibragim Tochiyev stated in a letter to the head of the Investigative Committee. According to Tochiyev, the village administration managed to illegally revoke the family's title deeds to the land and house.
The case of the former head of the Dakhadaevsky district has reached court. January 16, 2026 20:18 The prosecutor's office approved the indictment in the criminal case against the former head of the Dakhadayevsky district of Dagestan, Dzharulla Omarov, and four residents of the republic.
Arrested Aidiev dismissed from his post as head of the Lak Resettlement Department January 16, 2026 19:35 Dagestan's Head, Sergei Melikov, has dismissed Magomed-Gadzhi Aidiev, head of the Dagestan government's department for resettlement of residents of the Novolaksky District and restoration of the Aukhovsky District.
A Stavropol resident received a prison sentence in a case involving the financing of the Anti-Corruption Foundation*. January 16, 2026 18:57 A court in Budyonnovsk sentenced Konstantin Bernatov to three years in prison, finding him guilty of financing extremist activity.
A court in Kuban fined a teacher from Dagestan for comments about Russians. January 16, 2026 18:27 The Sovetsky District Court of Krasnodar fined Alijadzhi Magomedov 20,000 rubles for making an offensive statement about Russians. Magomedov apologized in court for using the offensive language.
Authorities reported the cleanup of fuel oil along 3,000 kilometers of coastline. January 16, 2026 17:41 As part of the cleanup effort following the fuel oil spill near Anapa, three thousand kilometers of coastline have been cleaned, including a second time. 793 people are participating in the cleanup, according to the Russian Deputy Prime Minister.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the arrest of members of a neo-Nazi group. January 16, 2026 17:40 Sixteen people, including ten minors, have been arrested by police in Tbilisi as members of a neo-Nazi group. At least ten people were injured by the radicals' actions, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated.
One of Movlaev's Kazakh lawyers has had his license revoked. January 16, 2026 16:42 A court in Kazakhstan has disbarred Murat Adam, one of the defense attorneys for Chechen native Mansur Movlaev. Adam called the decision politically motivated and intends to appeal it.
Three fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine. January 16, 2026 15:55 Fyodor Zaburunov, Igor Kuznetsov, and Dmitry Malikov were killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 1,625 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
Samvel Karapetyan has been placed under arrest again. January 16, 2026 14:55 Armenia's Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals overturned the decision to place Tashir Group owner Savmevl Karapetyan under house arrest. He has been held for two months.
Those convicted in the Makhachkala airport riots received sentences under a new article. January 16, 2026 13:56 A court in Georgievsk found Anvarbek Atayev and Rabadan Radzhabov guilty of failing to comply with transport safety regulations during the unrest at Uytash Airport and sentenced them to prison terms ranging from 8.5 to 10 years. They had previously been convicted of mass riots and violence against a security officer.
Birds in fuel oil continue to be found amid reports of no emissions in Kuban January 16, 2026 12:56 Birds covered in fresh fuel oil continue to arrive at the Zhemchuzhnaya rehabilitation center, although no official reports of fuel oil emissions have been made.
Two soldiers from Stavropol were killed in a military operation. January 16, 2026 11:56 Ibrahim Musaib and Alexander Skoromets were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 896 fighters from Stavropol have been officially recognized as killed.
Baimuradova's friend is seeking the release of her body for burial. January 16, 2026 10:56 Three months after her death, the body of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova remains in the morgue. Armenian authorities are not releasing it to her friend. He said he identified her literally by the color of her manicure, because "there was nothing else to identify."
Despite protests from residents, Krasnodar City Hall approved the construction of a church on the embankment. January 16, 2026 09:56 The mayor of Krasnodar approved the planning plan for Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in the Yubileiny microdistrict, where a church is planned to be built, which residents have been protesting against.
Anna Smirnova only managed to temporarily return her children who had been taken to the North Caucasus Federal District. January 16, 2026 08:56 Anna Smirnova, a resident of the Moscow region, found her sons in North Ossetia, whom her ex-husband had previously hidden in Dagestan and Chechnya. In December 2025, she managed to retrieve the children, but two weeks later, their father took the boys again to an unknown location. Bailiffs reopened enforcement proceedings.