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The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala ruled unlawful police inaction regarding the complaints of journalists Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov*, who were detained back in January 2023 during pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadzhiev. For nearly two years, security forces ignored the journalists' allegations of unlawful detention and failed to respond to their lawyers' requests.

The Leninsky District Court of the Rostov Region has sentenced Vladimir Okunev, the region's former deputy governor and former director of a state-owned enterprise, to in absentia. He is suspected of abuse of office and restricting competition.

The statute of limitations for holding police officers accountable for the torture of four Anapa residents has expired. No one has been punished for the torture in 10 years. The statute of limitations has also expired for the charges against the Anapa residents whose confessions were extracted by force.

The warning systems, which were tested for the third time this month in Chechnya, are operational, but there is no information on what to do in the event of a drone attack or missile strike, nor is there information on shelters, residents said. Human rights activists emphasized that the authorities are showing indifference to the fate of the republic's residents.

Shamil Magomedov, the former head of Dagestan's Untsukulsky District, who was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for extortion and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, failed to obtain a reduced sentence.

A Tuapse resident's apartment was completely destroyed by fire after a drone attack on November 25th, forcing her to live in rented accommodation. Neighboring apartments were also damaged, but a month later, authorities ordered only a plastic sheeting to replace the roof.

Aslan Tengizov, Amur Mashitlov, Ratmir Apshev, and five other fighters from the Baksan district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly acknowledged that at least 358 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been killed there.

Vladislav Ochir-Arayev and Chingiz Bembeyev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 204 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

Representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited all Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan. The visit focused on the prisoners' conditions of detention and their health.