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The native of Chechnya, who had complained to Ramzan Kadyrov about the unfair prosecution of his compatriots in the Volgograd Region, has posted, after the sentencing, a video message stating that he had appealed to the head of Chechnya "on emotions" and was "misunderstood."

The Russian writer, Elizaveta Aleksandrova-Zorina, has held a picket in Moscow Arbat demanding to stop repressions in Ingushetia.

Over 2019, the Azerbaijani Army has violated the ceasefire for about 9000 times, the lowest figure since 2010, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported, claiming that there is no progress in resolving the conflict and accusing Azerbaijan thereof.

The video of the traffic accident, in which Ogtai Gyulyalyev was injured should be shown to the public, human rights defenders have stated in response to investigators' findings that the accident was not deliberate.

A Makhachkala court has extended for a month the arrest of Djabrail Ibnukhazharov, accused of helping militants and storing weapons. Ibnukhazharov complains of pains after torture, but medical examination has not yet been conducted, his advocate has stated.

On December 27, law enforcers stopped the picket held by the activist, Mekhman Guseinov, in support of the rapper, Parviz Guluzade; they took him out of the city and beat him up, Mr Guseinov has stated.

Vazha Gaprindashvili, convicted in South Ossetia for violating the border, has been released and returned to Georgia. President Anatoly Bibilov explained his decision by saying that Gaprindashvili had collaborated with investigators and personally asked for pardoning.

The words about Chechnya's readiness to hand the disputed land plots over to Dagestan were a Ramzan Kadyrov's attempt to reconcile, but to maintain the image of a strong leader, Caucasian scientists believe. Social network users have negatively perceived Kadyrov's "alms".

The wife of the arrested journalist, Polad Aslanov, has pointed out to the Azerbaijani President to the political motive for her husband's case and asked to stop persecuting him.

The only checkpoint on the border with Georgia will stop operating from December 30 to January 3, the KGB (State Security Committee) of South Ossetia has announced.

The consent of Alexander Emelianenko to fight against Ramzan Kadyrov has caused doubts among social network users that the fight will be fair. Fans have indicated that Emelianenko had dropped the honour of a professional athlete by accepting Kadyrov's challenge.

Law enforcers have deployed an additional post at the "Tangim" Mosque. The practice of detentions after Friday namaz (prayer) has been stopped, but mosque visitors are still put on the so-called "prophylactic registration", believers assert.

Without any explanations, law enforcers have detained Islam and Umar Djabrailov in the village of Yandi, Achkhoi-Martan District, and took them to some unknown place, a woman-resident of Chechnya has stated.

The parliamentary election campaign in Azerbaijan is held amid the restriction of political freedoms; while the decision to dissolve the parliament is contrary to the Constitution and international democratic practice. This was stated by the NGO "Institute of Democratic Initiatives" (IDI).

A court in the Volgograd Region found natives of Chechnya guilty of extortion, despite the appeal of a brother of the alleged organizer of the criminal grouping to Ramzan Kadyrov urging to somehow defend them.

On December 26, the court ruled to return the operative criminal investigator, suspected of torturing Musa Aliev, from the house arrest into the SIZO (pre-trial prison). The court plans to consider the arrest of the second suspect.

Parviz Guluzade, a rap singer, known under the pseudonym Paster, has been arrested in Azerbaijan for 30 days on charges of petty hooliganism and disobedience to the police. The persecution of the rapper has to do with his creativity and political views, oppositional activists have suggested.

The court has sentenced Mustafa Vyshegurov, an activist, to a year and five months in settlement colony after finding him as a participant of clashes with law enforcers during a rally in Magas. Vyshegurov has pled guilty, but noted that the court disregarded his repentance.

In the village of Kadi-Yurt, needy families have moved from barracks into the houses built in less than a month by the order of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

The Muftiate of Chechnya has re-elected Salakh Mezhiev as its head. Local residents associated the re-election of Salakh Mezhiev with his support for the policy of the republic's leaders.