According to the 2025 RIA Novosti rating, Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Dagestan demonstrated the lowest recorded crime rates among Russian regions. In Chechnya, the rate was 15.8 crimes per 10,000 residents, 37.4 in Ingushetia, and 41.6 in Dagestan.

A criminal case has been opened against Valeria Kichigina (née Fayzullina), editor and journalist of the opposition Russian TV channel Dozhd, for allegedly spreading "fakes" about the Russian army. She previously wrote that "20% of Georgia has been occupied by Russia for 15 years." It's worth noting that this is the first case under this article, and it concerns more than just the war in Ukraine.

The International Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the escalating crackdown on independent media in Azerbaijan and called on the authorities to stop persecuting journalists.

According to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, a traffic police officer has been found guilty of causing an accident in Grozny on January 16, in which Adam Kadyrov was allegedly injured. He is accused of failing to adequately block traffic for his motorcade.