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A petition by human rights activists calling for the release of the body of Chechen woman Aishat Baimuradova, killed in Yerevan, for burial by her friends has garnered over 180 signatures.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Yusuf Manukov from Buynaksk to nine years in prison, finding him guilty of aiding terrorist activity and publicly calling for terrorism.

The Russian Embassy in Abkhazia announced that the offices for issuing internal Russian passports, which opened in January, will be suspended after political figures in the republic questioned their legality. Southern Federal University professor Irakli Bzhinava, who expressed similar concerns, was detained in Rostov-on-Don.

A case has been sent to the Southern District Military Court against Karachay-Cherkess activist and father of five, Rustem Aybazov, accused of financing terrorism for transferring money to a woman in Syria. In fact, according to his family and friends, the prosecution began after a large-scale fundraising effort for humanitarian aid to residents of the Gaza Strip, some of which was seized and subsequently donated to the SVO.

Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a decree setting the date for the next elections to the National Assembly.

Elnur Gasanov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan serving a prison sentence, has had his prison conditions tightened and he has been transferred to the closed section of the Umbaki Penitentiary Complex. His associates believe that Gasanov's conditions are being worsened for political reasons.

Kazakh authorities are seeking to force Chechen native Zelimkhan Murtazov, who has been living at Astana airport for a month, to leave the transit zone voluntarily. However, due to the lack of a passport, he can only fly to countries where he faces a high risk of extradition to Russia, according to his brother, who has appealed to human rights organizations for assistance.

Social media users have stated that the man who kidnapped a schoolgirl for marriage in Abkhazia must be held accountable under the law. They believe the incident itself should draw attention to both the safety of children in schools and the inadmissibility of reviving old customs.

Some social media users pointed out that the harsh sentence for Karabakh's military and political leadership was prompted not only by accusations of war crimes but also by Baku's intention to use them in negotiations with Armenia. Some believe that Azerbaijan could, on the contrary, release the convicted to demonstrate its commitment to peace.

The company agreed to raise wages for Rustavi Azot employees, partially fulfilling their demands and setting an annual salary increase. The strike lasted nine days.