Political prisoner Shaban Umerov, sentenced to 18 years in prison, needs urgent dental treatment, including dentures. His wife, Zarema Umerova, reported this after a visit at Penal Colony No. 17 in Murmansk.

Ramazan Mkhtse, a lawyer and activist from Cherkessk, has become the subject of new criminal cases. He has been charged with publicly calling for attacks on state security and publicly disseminating "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces.

Following a ruling by the Supreme Court of the Republic to review the case, the Shali City Court of Chechnya reduced the prison sentence of Zarema Musayeva, the mother of opposition activists, from four years to three years and 10 months. In her final statement, as in all previous hearings, she denied guilt in attacking an FSIN officer, the Team Against Torture reported.

The international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a statement on the case of Farid Mehralizade, an economist and contributor to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. RSF emphasizes that his appeal will be heard on March 6 and calls for the immediate release of Mehralizade, as well as all other journalists in custody in Azerbaijan.