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Several protesters, including Elene Khoshtariya, the leader of the “Droa” Party, were detained near the Georgian Parliament on the 121st day of pro-European protests.

Concerts, exhibitions and public festivities dedicated to the Revival Day of the Balkar People were held in cities and villages of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). In the Chereksky District, more than 70 riders held a horse ride.

By order of the head of the “Rosgvardiya” (National Guard of Russia), Adam Kadyrov, a 17-year-old son of the leader of Chechnya, has been awarded with the medal "For Military Distinction”, which is awarded for participation in counter-terrorist operations (CTOs) and armed conflicts. The above information has been reported by the “Chechnya Today” news agency.

The court of appeal recognized a comment about the death of Akhmat Kadyrov as a justification of terrorism and approved a two-year term of imprisonment for pensioner Oleg Tyryshkin.

In Krasnodar, a court fined blogger Vladimir Vanyan 150,000 roubles for petty hooliganism and obscene remarks about participants of the special military operation (SMO) and FSB officers. Vladimir Vanyan admitted his guilt and apologized.

Said-Khusein Magomadov, a blogger, who had criticized Kadyrov, has appeared in a camouflage uniform in a video of a Chechen TV Company about sending fighters to the special military operation (SMO) zone from Grozny; the blogger has praised Chechen authorities for training fighters.

There are more than 36,000 people serving as law enforcers in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the region, has stated.

Lyudmila Borzilo, an activist from the Rostov Region, was forcibly placed in a closed psychiatric hospital and receives no medical care there after a miscarriage, and is deprived of telephone communication with her relatives.

In Krasnodar, a court sentenced blogger Vladimir Vanyan to administrative arrest, finding him guilty of failure to obey the police.

A female visitor to a restaurant in Krasnodar shouted a pro-Ukrainian slogan while listening to a patriotic song. Law enforcers identified her and found out during a conversation that she wanted to irritate other visitors.

Powerlifter Vladimir Vanyan*, detained after using foul language when speaking about FSB officers in a video stream on his YouTube channel, has apologized to the law enforcers. The athlete has stated that he “will serve with weapons in his hands in the SMO (special military operation).”

If Anna Tsomartova fails to declare that she has become a crime victim, the police in other countries can only notify Russia of her location, but not detain her.

In Novorossiysk, employees of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), tried to give out the body of Jehovah’s Witness* Valery Bailo to his relatives without a forensic examination. However, the relatives and defence requested the SIZO administration to disclose the cause of the man’s death.

The members of a public association that built an apartment building in Dagestan are being subjected to extortion and blackmail by law enforcers and judges who are preventing the building legalization. This was stated by Gadjimurad Abdulmazhidov, the initiator of the construction.

In the Stavropol Territory, two courts sentenced thirteen residents of Dagestan to terms of imprisonment ranging from 7 to 10.5 years. Two of the defendants, in addition to participating in mass riots and violating transport safety rules, have been found guilty of attacking police inspectors.

The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has overturned the decision of its employee who refused to provide the case materials on the disappearance of Movsar Umarov. This led to the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya stopping the consideration of the complaint of Umarov's mother.

Valery Bailo, a Jehovah's Witness* of 67, has died at the Novorossiysk SIZO (pre-trial prison). His relatives assert that he complained about his health, but no medical care was provided to him.

In Tbilisi, the activists seeking Georgia’s return to the path of European integration have been holding protest actions for the 115th day in a row. They have expressed their support for the US bill on sanctions against the Georgian leaders.

A student named Anna Tsomartova, who went missing in Kaspiysk, has been placed on the international wanted list after an examination found that she looked similar to a young woman spotted in Dubai.

The Vanadzor policemen, whom Tigran Ulubabyan, a refugee from Nagorno-Karabakh, has accused of beating and torturing him, have declared their innocence. Roman Yeritsyan, an advocate, has noted that much evidence was hidden or destroyed.