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The Tbilisi City Court rejected Mikhail Timofeev's claim for political asylum, ignoring a petition from the UN Special Rapporteur. The defense intends to appeal the decision to the Tbilisi Court of Appeal and also to appeal to the ECHR in the event of further refusal.

A fire caused by a drone attack has been extinguished at the Afipsky Oil Refinery. UAV wreckage has been found in Anapa and Krasnodar, authorities reported.

Security forces saw a justification for terrorism in an audio recording that a Dagestani resident published online.

Chechen authorities are pressuring retailers during raids against rising prices, even though food producers and wholesalers are the ones raising prices. Grozny entrepreneurs complained that the price hike ban is not accompanied by any compensation.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Dmitry Kushch to five years in prison, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission during mobilization.

Vladimir Gimos from the Mozdok district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 565 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

The military destroyed drones in the Astrakhan, Volgograd, and Rostov regions and in the Krasnodar Territory. Drones were also shot down over the Black and Azov Seas.

The director of the Azerbaijani publication Abzas Media pleaded not guilty at the cassation appeal hearing and demanded that the verdict be overturned. He stated that the publication's journalists were persecuted for their anti-corruption investigations.

A Yerevan court extended the house arrest of Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan. The businessman's arrest is hindering the party's preparations for the June parliamentary elections, his lawyer stated.

The military shot down drones in two districts of the Rostov region. According to the governor, there were no injuries.

A local resident has been detained in Gelendzhik. According to security services, he posted calls for terrorist activity against Russian military personnel on a messenger app.

A single ski pass unites the Veduchi ski resort in Chechnya, Elbrus in Kabardino-Balkaria, and Mamison in North Ossetia.

A criminal case against the head of a village has been sent to the Gudermes District Court. He is accused of using a false deed to give a local resident a plot of land, which the resident subsequently registered as his own.

The influx of refugees from Iran into Armenia will negatively impact the country's economy and social sphere, social media commentators believe. Other users stated the need to help those in need. Some also believe the refugees will seriously impact relations between countries in the region.

Three people were injured in a drone attack at the Kavkaz port and hospitalized. A crashed drone fragment caused a fire at the Afip Oil Refinery.

Two disabled brothers from Dagestan, suffering from spinal muscular atrophy, were able to obtain an expensive medication only after contacting lawyers from the human rights project "Patient Monitor and Housing and Utilities."

The fighting in Iran threatens Armenia with an influx of refugees, the spread of war to the Caucasus, and renders the Zangezur transport corridor project obsolete.

Azerbaijani opposition leader Tofig Yagublu fainted on the 18th day of his hunger strike in pretrial detention. His condition is deteriorating daily, according to his daughter and lawyer.

Ivan Lvov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, at least 385 servicemen from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

The film "The Cage Seeks a Bird" by Chechen director Malika Musayeva will be shown on March 14 in Berlin as part of the "Symbol of Freedom" exhibition organized by human rights activists. A meeting with the film's director is scheduled after the screening.