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A mother of many children from the Kizilyurt district of Dagestan is suspected of abusing her three children, the eldest of whom is only four years old. The children have been handed over to child protection authorities.

State Duma deputy Shamsail Saraliev's claims of several hundred Ukrainian prisoners in Chechnya are questionable, and analysts point out that there is no reliable data. They also didn't rule out the possibility that Kadyrov is building his own fund for exchanges outside of those conducted with the Ministry of Defense's involvement.

The Georgian Parliament has expeditiously reviewed and adopted in three readings legislative amendments that increase penalties for violations during protests. A package of laws allowing parties to be declared unconstitutional was also adopted.

A lawyer for Inal Dzhabiyev's family has asked the South Ossetian Supreme Court to increase the sentence in the case of his death.

A lawyer for Inal Dzhabiyev's family has asked the South Ossetian Supreme Court to increase the sentence in the case of his death.

The trials of researchers Igbal Abilov and Bahruz Samedov equated academic research, peace advocacy, and the promotion of minority cultural identity with treason, UN special rapporteurs said, calling on Azerbaijani authorities to review the cases.

Some commentators called for reprisals against a woman they believed was practicing witchcraft on a beach in Dagestan. Others doubted the elderly woman had actually cast a spell.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov received the Order of the Group of Forces in Germany, and a similar award was presented to the speaker of the republic's parliament.

Finnish Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Elina Valtonen was fined 5,000 lari for participating in a protest on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi.

Sergei Gurin, accused of intentionally running over a police officer, explained his actions by citing his disagreement with the special military operation in which his brother died.

The head of the Aragatsotn Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan, and priest Garegin Arsenyan have been arrested on charges of coercion to participate in meetings. 

Zamid Chalayev, commander of the Akhmat Kadyrov Special Police Regiment, posted a collection of approximately 80 orders and medals on social media, along with a photo of a slain militant.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Azerbaijani presidential administration's ignoring of journalist Ramin Deko's requests, which were sent in 2012, constitutes obstruction of the journalist's professional activities.

Former Makhachkala Mayor Magomed Suleimanov, who is on the international wanted list, is accused of accepting a bribe of 74.5 million rubles and issuing 78 illegal permits for the construction of high-rise buildings. 

A court in Ingushetia sentenced Akhmed Sakalov, who was found guilty of plotting sabotage at a fuel and energy facility and illegally possessing explosive devices.

Eleven soldiers from the Zelenchuksky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 174 soldiers from Karachay-Cherkessia killed there.

In Armenia, a bishop and six clergymen, as well as several civilians, have been detained on suspicion of abuse of office to organize mass protests

Security forces in Baku prevented Ulviya Ali's mother from visiting her after she came to congratulate her on her birthday. Such restrictions are not common in Azerbaijan and could be seen as pressure on the journalist, the lawyer noted.

An Armenian court held an eight-hour hearing on extending the detention of businessman Samvel Karapetyan, but postponed its decision. The hearing took place amid a protest by Karapetyan's relatives and supporters.

The head of the Investigative Committee ordered a report on the violation of the rights of residents of the village of Novokuli to high-quality road infrastructure.