At the trial of the case of Ulker Gashimova, a Makhachkala native, proofs are studied; the trial was delayed due to the judge replacement; the case had to be re-opened, said Nikita Buklov, an advocate.

The Cassation Court in Pyatigorsk has overturned the acquittal of Diana Tsipinova, an advocate from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) within the case of attacking a law enforcer. This was reported by the Russian Federal Bar Association in its Telegram channel.

Denis Djalaganiya, an animal rights defender from the Krasnodar Territory, was denied opening a criminal case against the men who beat him up during his visit to a dog shelter. According to law enforcers, Djalaganiya should personally file a lawsuit against his offenders in the magistrate's court.

Oleg Orlov*, a human rights defender, who was taken away from Russia as part of a prisoner exchange with Western countries, has stated that his human rights activities in the regions of the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD) were the reason for his staying in Russia despite his criminal prosecution.

A court in Yessentuki has sentenced Sergey Chudentsov, a local resident, to three years of conditional imprisonment (probation) for causing grave bodily harm, treating his participation in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine as a mitigating circumstance.

The paid teaching of the Koran and the Arabic language is in demand in Chechnya; and the demand to introduce free education at madrasahs was a Muftiate's attempt to gain control over this area, local residents and a Caucasus expert have stated.

The Ministry of Energy of Dagestan will conduct a check into the appeal to the head of Dagestan from residents of the village of Darkush-Kazmalyar, who are against the construction of a high-voltage power line.

Alexander Parkov, a Jehovah's Witness* from Rostov-on-Don, who was sentenced to 6.5 years in penal colony, has served his sentence and been released.

Relatives of Madina Ausheva, who died after giving birth to a child, are not informed about the inquiry progress; and authorities of Ingushetia have failed their promise to punish the perpetrators, Madina's relatives have complained.

The advocate for the parents of the murdered Magomed-Ali Sultanov from Kayakent has demanded from the court to appoint a new forensic examination, pointing out inaccuracies in the experts' conclusions.

The cassation instance has upheld the verdict to Baksan resident Asker Khamukov and his sister, who were convicted within the case of financing terrorism.

A young man in a Chechen unit has apologized for his words about the "Akhmat" fighters hiding behind conscripts in the Kursk Region.

Kirill Buzmakov, one of the figurants in the case of preparing to set fire to the Pyatigorsk military commissariat (registration and enlistment office), has died at home; he was released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in grave condition.

Zakhar Zaripov, sentenced to five years of imprisonment for addressing the leader of Chechnya, has been diagnosed with cancer. The appeal lodged against the Zakhar Zaripov’s sentence has not yet been considered, his advocate reports.

Ali Demilkhanov, a native of Chechnya, wounded two policemen on the road from Khasavyurt to Tlokh. The suspect is put on the wanted list. The man wears women’s clothing and a niqab as camouflage.

Temirlan Eskerkhanov, sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment in a penal colony for the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, has signed a one-year contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and entered an assault unit, a source reports.

The Southern Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Rasul Ibragimov, a prisoner in a penal colony in Adygea, to ten years of imprisonment, finding him guilty of aiding and abetting terrorist activities.

Amina Abakarova, a chess player from Dagestan, has been suspended from tournaments of the Russian Chess Federation after she spilled mercury under the board of her rival Umayganat Osmanova.