Three Azerbaijani residents convicted of financing terrorism November 26, 2025 06:09 A Baku court found Khagani Omarov, Anar Salamzade, and Elchin Azizov guilty of financing terrorism and sentenced them to terms of 10 to 11 years.
The prosecutor's office has demanded the seizure of the property of the former vice-governor of the Rostov region. November 26, 2025 05:36 The Prosecutor General's Office has filed a lawsuit against former Rostov Region Vice Governor Vladimir Okunev, his former deputy Svetlana Shapovalova, and their relatives. The office alleges that the officials have been operating a shadow auto business for many years.
Leaflets in support of Seda Suleimanova were posted in Moscow. November 26, 2025 04:54 Unknown activists posted leaflets in Moscow with the slogan "Seda was kidnapped" in support of Chechen native Seda Suleimanova.
The "Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners" was created by convicted activists in an Azerbaijani prison colony. November 26, 2025 02:56 Six journalists, experts, and activists serving prison sentences in Correctional Facility No. 2 in Baku have announced the creation of a "Committee for the Protection of Political Prisoners."
The court approved the seizure of property from Yuri Napso. November 26, 2025 02:27 The Krasnodar Regional Court reviewed the appeal against the transfer of property belonging to former deputy Yuri Napso to the state and rejected it.
A 49.4 billion ruble fine has been approved for the owner of the Volgoneft-212 tanker. November 26, 2025 01:28 The owner of the Volgoneft-212 tanker, which sank in the Kerch Strait, was unable to challenge the decision to collect over 49 billion rubles for damages caused to the Black Sea.
Participants in the Tbilisi march performed a handcuffed performance. November 25, 2025 23:57 On the 363rd day of protests in Tbilisi, protesters handcuffed themselves to each other to prevent police from detaining individual demonstrators. Isako Devidze, a hunger striker outside parliament, was detained on Rustaveli Avenue.
Social media users are outraged by the business on the mountain plateau in Karachay-Cherkessia. November 25, 2025 22:52 The access to the edge of the Bermamyt plateau is fenced with barbed wire and a barrier. Tenants are now demanding 100 rubles to enter the area, social media users reported.
Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in a military operation. November 25, 2025 22:26 Nurlubay Elmurzayev and Nur-Magomed Akkobekov were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 1,696 Dagestani soldiers have been officially reported killed there.
The ECHR ordered the Azerbaijani authorities to pay compensation to the opposition newspaper Azadlig. November 25, 2025 21:31 The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled that the fine imposed on the Azadlig newspaper for its 2012 publication on the operations of the Baku Metro was unlawful. The Azerbaijani government is obligated to pay the newspaper €29,500 in compensation.
A soldier killed in Ukraine has been buried in North Ossetia. November 25, 2025 20:22 Naib Slonov from the Mozdok district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 519 combatants from North Ossetia killed there.
The Georgian Parliament approved a ban on voting in elections from abroad. November 25, 2025 19:56 The Georgian Parliament supported the first reading of a new version of the Electoral Code, which stipulates that polling stations for emigrants will no longer be open during both municipal and parliamentary elections.
Patyaeva was left in police custody until the morning for picketing about the fate of Seda Suleimanova. November 25, 2025 18:48 Lena Patyaeva, a friend of kidnapped Chechen native Seda Suleimanova, who was detained for picketing in St. Petersburg, has been left in police custody pending a court hearing scheduled for November 26.
A former military police chief was sentenced to 11 years in Nalchik. November 25, 2025 18:14 A military court in Nalchik sentenced Major Vladimir Puzenko to a long prison term for falsifying the "exploits" and combat wounds of military personnel to obtain state awards.
A Dagestani resident is suspected of justifying terrorism. November 25, 2025 17:37 Videos posted on social media have led to the criminal prosecution of a Makhachkala resident.
A friend of Seda Suleimanova was detained at a picket in St. Petersburg. November 25, 2025 16:48 Security forces in St. Petersburg detained Lena Patyaeva, a friend of kidnapped Chechen native Seda Suleimanova, who was holding a picket outside a police station. The police officers "delivered Suleimanova to her death," the activist claimed.
Lawyers have ruled out criminal prosecution for a Kuban teenager who spat at a security officer. November 25, 2025 15:58 Spitting at a police officer is considered an insult to a public official, but the law does not allow a 15-year-old to be held criminally liable under this statute. Given his apology for his actions, the Krasnodar youth may escape punishment.
Sergei Les's arrest has been extended for a month. November 25, 2025 14:58 A court in Krasnodar has extended the pretrial detention of Sergei Les, the former head of the Krymsk region, who is accused of abuse of office.
A delegation from Yerevan was denied a meeting with fellow countrymen arrested in Baku. November 25, 2025 13:59 A second meeting between Azerbaijani and Armenian representatives was held in Baku, where the issue of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan was again discussed. Members of the Armenian delegation reported that a meeting with the prisoners was not possible.
A soldier from Stavropol was killed in Ukraine. November 25, 2025 12:58 Alexander Avdeyev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 846 soldiers from the Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.