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The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the criminal prosecution of prominent Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova in 2014-2015 was unlawful and ordered her to be paid 16,000 euros in compensation.

The regional control center in Dagestan reported on an inspection of a dog shelter in Derbent. The shelter's administration assured a city hall official that they have everything necessary for the animals.

Another temporary plaque on the home of murdered Moscow journalist Anna Politkovskaya was destroyed on the morning of January 27. That afternoon, Yabloko activists installed a new memorial.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration gathered for a protest outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 426th consecutive day. Lasha Chkhartishvili, one of the leaders of the Workers' Party, faces criminal charges for repeatedly blocking a sidewalk.

A mining farm operating in Chegem, despite the ban on cryptocurrency mining in Kabardino-Balkaria, has been disconnected from the power grid.

Investigators in Stavropol suspect a local resident of providing financial support to members of a terrorist organization. A court ordered her remanded in custody.

A petition calling for the return of the body of Chechen woman Ayshat Baimuradova, murdered in Yerevan, to her friends for burial in Armenia has garnered 73 signatures in just one day.

Residents of the Admiralteysky residential complex in the Krasnoarmeysky District complained about a permit issued for the construction of a new residential development next to apartment buildings. Concerned residents recorded a video message to Bastrykin and the Volgograd Region Governor asking them to ban the construction.

Azerbaijani actor Akhmed Akhmedov, known for his critical writings about the country's authorities, spent several days in a Baku police station and died.

Residents of the village of Leninkent reported that due to a shortage of space at the local school, they are forced to send their children to schools in Makhachkala. Furthermore, children are forced to cross the dangerous federal highway between Makhachkala and Buynaksk.

Several dozen activists held signs outside the Georgian Special Penitentiary Service building in Tbilisi, demanding medical care for political prisoners Anastasia Zinovkina and Nana Sander. Teacher Nino Datashvili, who also sought medical care in prison, joined the protest.

The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan rejected activist Mohyaddin Orujov's appeal, upholding his three-year sentence in a drug case. His defense intends to appeal the conviction to the ECHR.

Dmitry Belkin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,639 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

At a Moscow court hearing, the prosecution requested a five-year, 11-month prison sentence and a 300,000-ruble fine for Yeysk stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin. The maximum sentence under the extremism charge is six years in prison.

The consequences of the water main break in Makhachkala have been cleared and water supply has resumed, the water supply operator reported. Commenters noted that water was still not restored to homes several hours after the announcement.

Law enforcement sources reported that security forces are conducting an investigation into former Kuban Deputy Governor Anna Minkova.

At the court hearing of Azerbaijani human rights activist Rufat Safarov, the victim admitted that he had not undergone a medical examination, despite the investigation file containing a medical report. The victim's testimony further confirmed the theory that the case was fabricated and Safarov's innocence.

A Makhachkala resident has become a suspect in a criminal case involving the torture of a child. According to sources, the suspect is a teacher who beat the student with a belt.

Three Azerbaijani residents have been taken into custody; according to investigators, they were preparing a terrorist attack on a foreign embassy in Baku.

Library and educational institution staff, as well as representatives of Jewish communities in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts, held lectures, meetings, and other informational events to mark Holocaust Remembrance Week.