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Chechen law enforcers have detained Sheima Makhmueva after her neighbours complained that she was rendering magical services. After her conversation with Adam Elzhurkaev, a theologian, Makhmueva stated that she repented of her engagement in occultism, the "Grozny" TV Channel reports.

The intercession for Said-Mukhammad Djumaev has shown that Chechen authorities are trying to control the Chechen youth not only in the republic, but also abroad, according to Svetlana Gannushkina, the head of the Civil Assistance Committee, and Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations.

Vaan Badasyan, the leader of the "United Armenia" Karabakh Party, was accused of calling to execute Nikol Pashinyan.

The murdered wife of a former prosecutor from North Ossetia, Igor Cheldiev, had complained of domestic violence to her friends and relatives, her sister, Kristina Anokhina, has stated. The problem of domestic violence is exacerbated in law enforcers' families, since the latter feel their impunity, said Agunda Bekoeva, a co-founder of the "Khotae" movement.

Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a student, had knowingly come to the protest action in Moscow, although a Chechen cannot support Alexei Navalny, Magomed Daudov, Speaker of Chechen Parliament, has stated. Daudov's subscribers have condemned Djumaev's "disobedience", since he had refused to use the help offered by Adam Delimkhanov. Other social media users have sympathizes with and admired Djumaev.

Until the early 2000s, the coast near Gelendzhik, where the "Putin's palace" is located, used to be a picturesque area of wild nature. At present, a unique sophisticated 16-level bunker is constructed in a rock on Cape Idokopas.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia launches an investigation into a criminal case on an attempt to seize the building of the Armenian government. Five participants of a protest action in Yerevan are detained.

After the Chechen Minister of Information and Press had been replaced, the number of comments in defence of Ramzan Kadyrov under his opponents' posts increased, the opposition 1Adat Movement reports. Blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov has also noticed the above-mentioned trend: his video appeal to the leader of Chechnya gained dozens of critical comments.

An investigation conducted by The Insider and Bellingcat has revealed new details in the case on the Nalchik human rights defender Timur Kuashev's death, a lawyer for the victim's family reports. The release of the journalistic investigation will not be a reason for law enforcers to reopen the investigation into his death, a father of Timur Kuashev suggests.

Today, 39-year-old Elmeddin Mirzoev has been injured during mine clearance in the Agdam District, and doctors had to amputate his foot, the Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported.

At a protest action in Yerevan, residents of the Kashatag District of Nagorno-Karabakh, who fled their homes after the autumn war, announced having problems with housing and demanded compensation for their lost property.

The announced February 2021 military exercises of Azerbaijan and Turkey evidence their readiness for a joint response in case of revenge from Armenia and Karabakh, analysts believe.

A court in Chechnya has found the arrest of the lawyer, Sergey Marakov, accused of hooliganism, to be legitimate. Marakov repeatedly helped his clients and colleagues for free, but after his arrest his family has faced financial difficulties, since there is practically no support, said the lawyer's wife.

Protesters in Kutaisi have demanded to resume the work of public transport, and reopen marketplaces and shopping centres. People cannot afford to get to workplaces by taxi; and workers in marketplaces and shops are left without livelihood, they have stated.

In Stepanakert, on the Day of Armenian Army and Fatherland Defender, clergymen held a memorial service for those who perished in the recent war; and local residents laid flowers and wreaths to the Memorial Complex.

Chechen officials from among Ramzan Kadyrov's relatives own apartments in an elite Moscow residential complex, but fail to mention them in their declarations, as follows from the investigation of the "Important Stories" media project. By non-disclosing the data about the real estate, these officials risk being fired for a loss of trust, the anti-corruption centre Transparency International has explained.

On Thursday (January 28), Azerbaijan returned five prisoners of war (POWs) to Armenia; and Yerevan handed one POW over to Baku, the commander of Russian peacemakers has informed. The total number of POWs returned to Armenia has reached 62, and to Azerbaijan – 15.

Responsibility for Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, who was detained after a brawl with law enforcers at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, rests on all his relatives, Djumaev's uncle told the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament.

Organizers of protests demanding to lift coronavirus restrictions in the tourism sector have lost hope of reaching an agreement with the Georgian authorities. They are preparing a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court. Hotel owners complained about the lack of guests.

Opponents of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not manage to break into the building of the Armenian government. Twenty-six activists were brought to police stations.