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Following a court hearing in the case of Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and his supporters, security forces detained the priest's lawyer, Alexander Kochubaev. The Investigative Committee cited a criminal case for disclosing defamatory information as the reason. The human rights activist believes the case against Kochubaev is politically motivated.

The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia upheld the sentence of a local resident whose faulty car injured several tourists.

Activists in the Yubileiny microdistrict reported that they were unable to participate in the in-person discussion of the green space development on the embankment. They are holding pickets and distributing leaflets against the church construction, urging residents to submit their opinions online. They disagreed with the location of the rally proposed by the authorities.

Activists in Tbilisi continued their lengthy protest outside the Georgian parliament building despite tougher penalties for participating in demonstrations.

Ruslan Konstantinov and Sergey Kiselev were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,425 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

A mother of many children from the Kizilyurt district of Dagestan is suspected of abusing her three children, the eldest of whom is only four years old. The children have been handed over to child protection authorities.

State Duma deputy Shamsail Saraliev's claims of several hundred Ukrainian prisoners in Chechnya are questionable, and analysts point out that there is no reliable data. They also didn't rule out the possibility that Kadyrov is building his own fund for exchanges outside of those conducted with the Ministry of Defense's involvement.

The Georgian Parliament has expeditiously reviewed and adopted in three readings legislative amendments that increase penalties for violations during protests. A package of laws allowing parties to be declared unconstitutional was also adopted.

A lawyer for Inal Dzhabiyev's family has asked the South Ossetian Supreme Court to increase the sentence in the case of his death.

A lawyer for Inal Dzhabiyev's family has asked the South Ossetian Supreme Court to increase the sentence in the case of his death.

The trials of researchers Igbal Abilov and Bahruz Samedov equated academic research, peace advocacy, and the promotion of minority cultural identity with treason, UN special rapporteurs said, calling on Azerbaijani authorities to review the cases.

Some commentators called for reprisals against a woman they believed was practicing witchcraft on a beach in Dagestan. Others doubted the elderly woman had actually cast a spell.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov received the Order of the Group of Forces in Germany, and a similar award was presented to the speaker of the republic's parliament.

Finnish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Elina Valtonen was fined 5,000 lari for participating in a protest on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi.

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.

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. 

Zamid Chalayev, commander of the Akhmat Kadyrov Special Police Regiment, posted a collection of approximately 80 orders and medals on social media, along with a photo of a slain militant.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Azerbaijani presidential administration's ignoring of journalist Ramin Deko's requests, which were sent in 2012, constitutes obstruction of the journalist's professional activities.

Former Makhachkala Mayor Magomed Suleimanov, who is on the international wanted list, is accused of accepting a bribe of 74.5 million rubles and issuing 78 illegal permits for the construction of high-rise buildings. 

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.