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In Chechnya, the coronavirus operative headquarters has decided to limit the occupancy rate of mosques and temples by 50%, provided that parishioners wear masks and present their vaccination certificates, the TASS informs with reference to Rita Termulaeva, the head of “Rospotrebnadzor” branch in Chechnya.

Twelve Armenian military servicemen will be set free in Azerbaijan according to a Baku court decision. They were found guilty of illegally crossing the Azerbaijani border, while charges of committing grave crimes have been dropped from them.

With Russia’s mediation, in exchange for minefield maps in Fizuli and Zangilan, Azerbaijan handed over to Armenia 15 prisoners of war (POWs) sentenced to imprisonment by the court, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has informed.

In Chechnya, some pharmacies refuse to serve the customers who have no vaccination certificates against coronavirus. Pharmacy workers explained that they had received such instructions from their bosses.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime introduced in Nalchik and Baksan has been lifted, the regional operative headquarters has informed.

The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime announced today in the cities of Nalchik and Baksan became the first such case in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) since the CTO conducted in September 2019.

In Abkhazia, law enforcers would not let advocates to see their clients, refuse to acquaint them with case materials, and also put pressure on them, the local bar association has stated. After the case with detention of Zhanna Shenkao, the bar has demanded from the authorities to introduce criminal liability for interfering with their activities.

Vladimir Khubulov, a midfielder of the “Alania” Football Club (FC) from the city of Vladikavkaz, the capital of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, posted an offensive messages addressed to the Russian tennis player, Darya Kasatkina, after her unsuccessful play at the Wimbledon tournament.

In the areas of conducting a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the cities of Nalchik and Baksan, the sounds of explosions and shootings are heard; helicopters are seen in the air. Residents of nearby houses were not notified about the CTO, Instagram users have written.

Afghan Sadygov, a journalist convicted in Azerbaijan under an extortion case, has agreed to his relatives’ persuasions and stopped rejecting food on the 240th day of his protest hunger strike, his wife has informed.

Eldar Gasanov, a former Public Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan, has been transferred to hospital after the repeated decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to provide him with the necessary high-quality medical care. The ECtHR’s decision was fulfilled with a delay; and this has aggravated Gasanov's health condition, his defence asserts.

Residents of Chechnya are forced to get vaccinated against coronavirus by threats to evacuate one’s car, refusal to provide medical care or issue some documents, sources told the “Caucasian Knot”. People who have already been vaccinated are involved in promoting vaccination.

An idea of director Zaur Dzgoev to make a film about a female sex worker in North Ossetia to draw attention to the problem of violence against women and the violation of their rights provoked angry responses on social media. The Ossetian society needs artistic statements on the topic, when authors correctly understand the problem, analysts say.

In Anapa, young women left a hotel after its owner raised a stink in response to their complaints about a dirty room. The woman explained her act by the behaviour of the guests, whom she suspected of non-traditional sexual orientation.

A girl who came to Dagestan from Sweden to visit her relatives was forcibly kept at home, and her family members were forcing her to agree to marry a man unknown to her, human rights defenders report. The girl left Russia after her relatives threatened her with murder.

Russian soldiers have started clearing agricultural fields in the Martuni District from unexploded ordnance, including at the request of local residents, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.

The Azerbaijani Supreme Court (SC) has partially satisfied the complaint lodged by journalist Afghan Sadygov by reducing his prison term from six to four years. The journalist's wife called this decision a "death sentence" to her husband.

After clashes with law enforcers at the rally against the "LGBT Week" in Tbilisi, already 20 people have been detained; they are accused of insubordination to the police and hooliganism, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has informed.

During a special operation conducted in the village of the Astrakhan Region, a supporter of the "Islamic State" (IS)* was killed; and his accomplice was detained in Moscow, the Russian FSB has reported. Both of them had been preparing terror acts in public places, law enforcers have reported.

Law enforcers have detained participants of the action against the "LGBT Week" in Tbilisi for disobeying policemen’ demands and hooliganism. During the disorders, one policeman suffered.