Protesters in Tbilisi called on US senators to pass the MEGOBARI Act. November 18, 2025 23:42 Activists in Tbilisi dedicated the 356th day of continuous protest to US-Georgian friendship, unfurling US flags in support of the MEGOBARI Act at an evening march.
Dress code issues have highlighted other women's rights issues in Chechnya. November 18, 2025 22:53 The ban on masculine attributes in women's clothing, as announced by the Chechen Ministry of Culture, meets public demand, but the artificial struggle for "traditional values" and government control over all aspects of people's lives exacerbates the situation for women.
The hunger strike outside the Georgian parliament has continued for 22 days. November 18, 2025 22:35 Eight opposition members have been on hunger strike outside the Georgian parliament for 22 days, but the Ministry of Health has not responded to calls to send a medical team to the site.
Murtazali Gasanguseinov was released from police custody after a picket in Makhachkala. November 18, 2025 20:57 After an explanation, the police released Murtazali Gasanguseinov from the department in Makhachkala, who is demanding that those responsible for the murder of his two sons in 2016 be punished. The Investigative Committee employees did not respond to Gasanguseinov’s picket; the picketer recorded appeals to Bastrykin and Putin.
The Court of Appeal upheld Mzia Amaglobeli's sentence. November 18, 2025 19:41 The two-year sentence of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the publications Batumelebi and Netgazeti, appealed by both the defense and the prosecution, has been upheld. Georgia's third president, Mikheil Saakashvili, announced his nomination of Amaglobeli for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The case of an extremist group of Volgograd teenagers has reached court. November 18, 2025 18:53 The case of a 17-year-old student who organized the arson of cars with license plates from ethnic republics in Volgograd, motivated by ethnic hatred, has been referred to court. The case of his accomplices will be heard separately.
The sentence for two Dagestani women who drank coffee at the Eternal Flame has been increased. November 18, 2025 18:24 The Supreme Court of Dagestan fined two residents of the republic 2 million rubles each for insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland.
A soldier in Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of leaving his unit twice. November 18, 2025 17:51 A court in Nalchik sentenced Mukhamed Bavokov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.
Five soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine. November 18, 2025 16:52 Ruslan Shevletkhanov, Chingiz Kasumov, and three of their fellow countrymen from the Derbent district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,683 Dagestani combatants killed there.
The court denied Arashukov's request to question the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service. November 18, 2025 15:55 Former Senator from Karachay-Cherkessia Rauf Arashukov, accused of bribing prison staff, asked the court to question the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) for the Orenburg Region, but his request was denied. The court granted Arashukov's requests to question prison staff and inmates.
Gasanguseinov's picket was an attempt to speed up the long-running investigation into the murder of his sons. November 18, 2025 14:53 The investigation into the murder of the Gasanguseinov brothers by security forces has yielded no results for many years, stated Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the murdered brothers. His picketing attracted the attention of Makhachkala police.
Bakhtiyar Gadzhiev's sentence was upheld despite his defense's arguments. November 18, 2025 14:10 The Baku Court of Cassation upheld Bakhtiyar Hajiyev's 10-year prison sentence. The decision was made despite arguments about the activist's innocence and violations in the case.
Samvel Karapetyan's arrest has been extended for two months. November 18, 2025 13:15 An Armenian court has extended the pretrial detention of businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who is accused of calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order and economic crimes.
Gasanguseinov demanded a report on the investigation into the murder of his sons at a picket November 18, 2025 12:18 The father of Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the shepherd brothers killed by security forces, held a solitary picket in Makhachkala demanding that investigators provide information on the progress of the criminal investigation.
Kuban authorities have allocated over 439 million rubles for beach restoration. November 18, 2025 12:02 Over the next two years, Kuban authorities plan to transfer more than 439 million rubles to the budgets of Anapa and the Temryuk district to restore beaches after fuel oil spills.
A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in combat. November 18, 2025 11:04 Sergei Bakholdin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,503 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.
37 Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Khorovlu November 18, 2025 10:06 Today, members of 37 Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Khorovlu in the Jabrayil region.
Three drones were shot down in the Rostov region. November 18, 2025 09:10 The Ministry of Defense reported three drones shot down in the Rostov Region. No drone attacks were recorded in other regions of the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts last night.
A complaint about housing by orphans from Petrov Val resulted in a criminal case. November 18, 2025 08:33 Orphans from Petrov Val recorded a video message complaining about the substandard housing provided to them by the authorities. Investigators have opened a criminal case for negligence.
A drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region. November 18, 2025 07:35 Last night, at least one drone attack occurred in the Chertkovsky district of the Rostov region.