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In North Ossetia, the head of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and three of his subordinates are suspected of accepting bribes; one of them has been taken into custody, and the others are under house arrest.

The screening of the film "The Maid" in Makhachkala cinemas with its erotic scenes edited out has raised eyebrows among analysts, who have suggested that religious people avoid such screenings. There have been previous instances of criticism of cultural events, and such a moral crusade is rather superficial.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Tokmak resident Denis Shevchenko to seven years in a general regime penal colony for comments calling for terrorism and spreading false information about the Russian military.

Chechen activists in Warsaw and Vienna held pickets outside the Kazakh embassies, demanding that the decision to extradite Mansur Movlayev to Russia be reversed. They also demanded protection for Zelimkhan Murtazov, a deserter from Chechnya.

Since 2022, dilapidated dormitories on Musukayeva and Ingushskaya Streets in Nalchik have been included in the municipal targeted resettlement program, which has been unfunded for a year. Residents of these buildings are asking officials to expedite the resettlement, complaining of dire living conditions.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 433rd day in a row. A court sentenced two more participants in the December protests on Rustaveli Avenue to administrative arrest.

The Georgian Parliament passed the first reading of amendments to the Law on Higher Education and a package of amendments restricting foreign funding. The adoption of the amendments occurred amid public and student protests.

Representatives of the Armenian Investigative Committee have officially named the suspects in the murder of Chechen native Ayshat Baimuradova for the first time, confirming the information provided by human rights activists. A request for their assistance was sent to Interpol, but Russia ignored the request.

Makhachkala city administration officials and the housing and utilities department are under investigation for negligence following an incident involving a car that drove into the October Revolution Canal. Residents have repeatedly called for the road to be made safer following numerous incidents of cars falling into the canal.

Chechen native Zelimkhan Murtazov, who arrived in Astana in December, has been held in the airport transit zone for over a month while his asylum application is being processed. According to his brother, Zelimkhan deserted from military service, so returning to Russia risks imprisonment and torture.

Orkhan Bakhysh, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has been placed under administrative arrest for 30 days. The court found him guilty of petty hooliganism and disobeying police. The party believes Bakhysh's arrest is politically motivated.

The Pervomaisky District Court of Krasnodar has arrested former Sochi judge Valery Sluka on charges of abuse of power. Investigators have conducted searches of the former judge's homes in the Krasnodar Krai and North Ossetia.

The funeral of Atsamaz Burayev, killed in combat, was held in South Ossetia. At least 42 South Ossetian fighters have been killed there since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine.

A court in Kaspiysk sentenced local resident Zakarya Ismailov to two years in prison, finding him involved in the activities of the banned extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra*.

A Russian court in Donetsk sentenced former Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze in absentia to 6.5 years for participating in military operations on the Ukrainian side.

The stability of Ramzan Kadyrov's clan, which served as one of Putin's key regional power bases, has come into question amid reports of health problems for Kadyrov Sr. and his desired successor, Adam Kadyrov.

Evgeny Yakovtsov, Alexander Trampoltsev, and two of their fellow countrymen from Novoshakhtinsk were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 844 servicemen from the Rostov region killed there.

A court in Krasnodar found Mikhail Savva*, who left Russia 11 years ago, guilty of failing to fulfill his duties as a foreign agent.

Lawyers have appealed the Kazakh prosecutor's office's decision to extradite Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia.

The Kuban Prosecutor's Office asked the court to seize property worth over 250 million rubles belonging to former district head Maxim Bondarenko, who is known for his lawsuit against a pensioner over a comment about an "overzealous official." The court seized Bondarenko's houses, land, and cars.