Six employees of an independent news channel were detained last Friday and remanded in custody on Sunday, December 8. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it condemned the detentions, “which are part of a systematic strategy to silence critical voices against the Aliyev regime,” and called for their immediate release.

Deputy Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces, commander of the Chechen unit "Akhmat" Apti Alaudinov received the rank of lieutenant general. In addition, Deputy Minister of Defense Yunus-Bek Yevkurov was awarded the rank of army general. This follows from the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that she personally told the leaders of all the world's leading democratic countries about what is happening in Georgia. In this context, she noted that the number of meetings and telephone conversations she has held is countless, and the number of interviews with foreign media has exceeded 300.

Fourteen citizens of the Russian Federation were detained at protests in Georgia from November 28 to December 9. The corresponding message was posted on the Facebook page of the Russian Interests Section at the Swiss Embassy.

Russia may provide payments to Abkhazia if it stops playing out agreements to the detriment of Moscow. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Konstantin Zatulin.

Over the past 10 days, Georgian police and special forces have harmed more than 70 journalists and cameramen covering protests in support of European integration. One of the high-profile episodes was the attack on the TV Pirveli film crew. This was announced by the Office of the Media Ombudsman of Georgia.

International human rights organizations have appealed to the Georgian authorities to prevent the extradition of journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan. The applicants include International Partnership for Human Rights, Open Contract Partnership, Crude Accountability and the Norwegian Human Rights House Foundation.

A blind Muslim, Alexander Sizikov, sentenced to 17 years, was transported from Crimea. This was reported by OVD-Info, citing the prisoner's mother, Elena Sizikova. According to her, the man was taken to Krasnodar, and from there, most likely, he will be delivered to the Vladimir region.