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Participants in a rally outside the Georgian Parliament on the 576th day of continuous protests reiterated their solidarity with victims of torture. The rally on Rustaveli Avenue was preceded by protests outside Gldani Prison, where political prisoners are held.

The Rostov-on-Don Military Court sentenced Dmitry Papenko, Vladimir Makarenko, and Grigory Sinchenko to lengthy prison terms, finding them guilty of plotting a terrorist attack in a Rostov-on-Don pretrial detention center.

Rustam Atayev and two of his fellow countrymen from Kaspiysk were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 2,021 Dagestani combatants killed there.

Today, the Constitutional Court of Armenia began hearing a case challenging the results of the parliamentary elections held on June 7. A decision will be issued no later than July 4, with the next hearing scheduled for Saturday, June 27.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Kropotkin resident Ilya Saprunov to a lengthy prison term for plotting a terrorist attack on a railway.

Gasoline prices are rising in the Volgograd region, with lines forming at gas stations in rural areas, and restrictions on fuel sales have been introduced. This situation is causing farmers to worry about their ability to harvest and transport their crops, drivers reported.

The "We and Our Mountains" monument was erected in Karabakh when it was part of the Azerbaijani SSR and has no cultural or historical value, Baku-based analysts have pointed out, emphasizing Azerbaijan's right to decide the monument's fate. They believe the dissemination of the fake news about the monument's demolition was orchestrated to benefit the Armenian opposition.

Authorities reported the reopening of 72 beaches in Anapa, but are silent about the work to pump fuel oil from sunken tankers, Telegram users reported.

A 160-for-160 prisoner of war exchange between Russia and Ukraine was conducted today through the mediation of the UAE, a State Duma deputy from Chechnya announced.

Eighteen years have passed since the Five-Day War, and when the ECHR ruled that Russia was responsible for the deaths and torture of Georgian prisoners, Moscow had already refused to recognize and enforce the court's decisions, social media users pointed out.

Andrey Dikov, Maksim Panchenko, Vladimir Saprykin, and two other fighters from Volzhsky were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,809 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

The Cassation Court has once again overturned the acquittal of Kabardino-Balkaria lawyer Diana Tsipinova in the case of assaulting a security officer, and the case has been remanded for a new trial. The court sided with the prosecution's position, which lacked evidence, the defense stated.

Ali Karimli, chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, has limited access to information – his television and radio are turned off in his cell, he is not receiving newspapers, and he has been denied the right to make phone calls, according to his associates. The Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights expressed concern about Karimli's persecution and treatment.

A 17-year-old teenager used social media communities to plot mass murders of schoolchildren in various regions of Russia. He also claimed to be cooperating with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and organizing arson attacks in the United States and Europe. Investigators announced his arrest.

Authorities prefer to keep torture under wraps, and in cases that do come to light, it can take years to bring law enforcement officers to justice, according to stories from torture victims in southern Russia. The "26 Rubles Against Torture" campaign, timed to coincide with the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, has already raised over 800,000 rubles.

Zakir Kurbanov was killed in combat. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 2,018 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced serviceman Sergei Monetov, who signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense from prison, to eleven years in prison for failing to report to his military unit and leaving his duty station without permission.

A clinic in Leninkent has been built, but residents still haven't received adequate medical care. For two years now, the facility has been experiencing a shortage of specialists and equipment. Officials from the Dagestan Ministry of Health have promised to open a children's testing clinic at the clinic.

The Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don extended the pretrial detention of former head of the Rostov-on-Don administration, Alexei Logvinenko, until September 23.

Oleg Koshevoy, Dmitry Eremenko, Alexey Kovalevsky, and six other soldiers from the Salsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 909 Don soldiers killed there.