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Lawyers of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture have sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) for the benefit of Murad Amriev, a resident of Chechnya, who claimed being kidnapped and tortured by law enforcers. The human rights defenders also seek to achieve an effective investigation at the national level.

The authorities of the Volgograd Region have reported on readiness of documents for the resettlement of 67 families from the house in Cosmonauts Street deprived of housing as a result of an explosion.

In the town of Siyazan in the north of Azerbaijan, clashes occurred between policemen and participants of protest actions against rising prices and unemployment. Some protestors were detained.

In the case of reclassification of the case of shelling of people in Derbent, victims can receive financial assistance from the state. This was noted by advocate Zaurbek Sadakhanov. According to Ruslan Magomedov, the militants' claim on responsibility for the shelling speaks in favour of the demand voiced by the victims.

Kusama Maskhadova, a widow of Aslan Maskhadov, a Chechen militant leader, has got a Russian passport and returned home. This was reported by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. A source from the Chechen law enforcement bodies has noted that Kusama Maskhadova may stay in the Nadterechny District, where her relatives live.

The Russian General Prosecutor's Office has dismissed the request of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Ukraine for the extradition of Khaiser Djemilev, who is sentenced in the Krasnodar Territory and who is a son of Mustafa Djemilev, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. This was reported by advocate Nikolai Polozov.

On January 12, in Gyumri, people held a commemorative event in connection with the anniversary of the killing of the Avetisyan family members. Relatives of the Avetisyan family and politicians have voiced the need to carry out hearings on the case in the building of the Armenian court. They believe it depends on the venue of the trial whether the public will know the truth of the case.

On January 13, Georgi Mgebrishvili, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), will explain the reasons for resignation of his deputies David Khutsishvili and Temur Mgebrishvili.

The protest action was attended by more than 100 residents of the Azerbaijani town of Liman, who then dispersed after speaking to officials.

In his application submitted to the court in Sochi, a disabled 75-year-old Vadim Urkunov claims his right to the garage and land plot. In his opinion, the refusal of the Mayoralty to register his property rights is unjustified.

In Dagestan, in the village of Kvanada of the Tsumada District, the quarter where the shootout occurred on January 11, is still cordoned off. This was reported by a local resident. According to him, a convoy of soldiers approached the village, and policemen left the village.

The Moscow police search for Makhmud Akhmedov suspected of disorderly conduct with the use of an explosive device, resulting in injuries for five persons.

The Russian Embassy in Turkey has no information about Russian citizens injured in the explosion in Istanbul.

Recruiting entrants to the Derbent Branch of the Dagestan State University (DSU) is prohibited because of failure to fulfil the demands of the supervising authority – the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Sciences (Rosobrnadzor).

Residents of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have felt a tremor registered in Azerbaijan. According to the preliminary information, there are no victims or destructions in all three regions of the South Caucasus.

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported that militants in Syria, including fighters from Northern Caucasus, receive assistance from the territory of Turkey. The Turkish media report about the detention of 33 people, who tried to join the grouping "Islamic State" (IS), including a female citizen of Russia.

Persons wounded in the shelling of Derbent are in need of financial assistance. This was claimed by victims and their relatives. According to them, during the first hours after the shelling, law enforcers did not dare to go up to the observation deck, and at the hospital, relatives of victims had to buy the necessary medicines.

An advocate of the Nemtsov family members of murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has filed a complaint to the Moscow City Court about the refusal to oblige investigators to investigate the case under Article "attempt on the life of a state or public figure".

Andrei Busygin, a freelance journalist, whose whereabouts is unknown since December 31, was not employed by the "STV" TV Channel. This was reported by the spokesperson of the "STV" TV Channel.

In Volgograd, the multi-storey building collapsed in the explosion will not be demolished through blasting. This was reported by an official of the administration of the Volgograd Region.