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The updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, compiled by human rights activists, includes 392 individuals. Over the past four months, 17 people have been added to the list. The list's authors identified the active persecution of women for political reasons as a new trend.

According to the head of the department, Grigory Sobaev, the prosecutor's office requested a harsher sentence for the security forces accused of Inal Dzhabiev's death.

A court sentenced Svetlana Ogoreva, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, to a suspended sentence, deeming her attendance at Jehovah's Witnesses* services to constitute membership in an extremist organization. The defendant denied the extremism charge.

The Dustum sports complex, opened in the village of Gvardeyskoye in the Nadterechny District, is named after Adam Kadyrov, the third son of the Chechen leader. The complex was opened personally by Adam Kadyrov, who became an "honorary citizen" of the district.

Residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg today laid flowers at the grave of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Novaya Gazeta office, and a memorial to the victims of repression. Some of those convicted in her murder have already been released, but the mastermind behind the attack remains unconvicted, Politkovskaya's colleagues recalled on the 19th anniversary of her death.

Arsen Ghukasyan was arrested on charges of hooliganism during a protest by relatives of soldiers missing in action during the Karabakh war. The second detainee, Apijan Sargsyan, was released on bail.

An Azerbaijani court sentenced Elkhan Mirzoyev to administrative arrest, finding him guilty of drug possession. The animal rights activist denied the charges.

Despite their lawyers' requests, the court remanded five opposition members detained after a protest in Tbilisi into custody. All five denied charges of organizing group violence, calling for the overthrow of the government, and attempting to seize the presidential palace.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called Vladimir Putin and congratulated him on his birthday amid worsening relations between Russia and Azerbaijan.

Vakho Pitskhelauri, detained after a protest in Tbilisi, told his lawyer that he faced physical violence, insults, and threats during his arrest.

CPSU General Secretary Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev received numerous awards, but, unlike Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, he did not award them to himself. Kadyrov's repeated award of the Hero of Chechnya title likely serves a compensatory function.

A Kuban court fined local residents Anton and Svetlana Petrenko 30,000 rubles each for singing along to a Ukrainian-language song at a birthday party. Anton Petrenko previously apologized to his fellow citizens, stating that he had not intended to offend anyone.

Vyacheslav Sviridenko and Sergei Pustovalov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,379 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Obstruction of video surveillance and carousel voting were observed at polling stations in Tbilisi during municipal elections, while vote-buying was observed in Batumi.

Last night, the military shot down 16 drones in the Volgograd region and 11 in the Rostov region. Two more drones were neutralized over the Black Sea.

Polling stations have opened in Georgia for mayoral and local council elections. The vote is taking place amid a boycott by eight opposition parties.

Landscape fires occurred in two regions of the Southern Federal District as a result of drone attacks, and residents of three settlements in the Rostov Region were left without power.

Landscape fires occurred in two regions of the Southern Federal District as a result of drone attacks, and residents of three settlements in the Rostov Region were left without power.

A court in Makhachkala has completed its examination of the prosecution's evidence in the death of Kurban Dalgatov, who was detained by police. The victim's mother suggested the investigation is being artificially delayed.

Volgograd Airport has lifted flight restrictions imposed due to flight safety concerns.