Imprisoned scholar and activist Bahruz Samedov reported inhumane conditions. He said he is confined to his cell 24/7, with the exception of two-hour walks on a meter-wide balcony.

Adam Kadyrov, the 18-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, made his first public appearance since reports of a possible car accident involving him in mid-January. Ramzan Kadyrov dismissed earlier reports of the accident and Adam's injuries, including a spleen removal, a broken jaw, and the need for a strict diet, as "fakes."

Crimean political prisoner Eskender Abdulganiyev, sentenced to 12 years, reported being placed in solitary confinement twice after being transferred from Kemerovo Correctional Colony No. 29 to Penal Colony No. 41 in Yurga. No reason was given for his placement in solitary confinement.

The FSB Public Relations Center (PRC) reported the arrest of three individuals in Ingushetia who allegedly operated a communications center for a Ukrainian fraudulent call center. Those arrested range in age from 17 to 30. According to the FSB, their activities resulted in the theft of 1.3 million rubles.

The case of Nikita Zhuravel, convicted in Chechnya of desecrating the Koran and charged with treason in Volgograd, has taken a new turn: the young man disappeared while being transported. Lawyer Andrei Sabinin reported that there has been no news of Zhuravel since December 24, the day his family received a letter from Ulyanovsk, from where he was transferred.

According to the Nalchik Garrison Military Court, serviceman Temirkan Bakhov was found guilty of failing to report for duty. He was sentenced to three years and six months in a general regime penal colony.

Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan confirmed that the negotiation process between Armenia and Turkey is ongoing. According to him, the last contact with Turkish Special Representative Serdar Kılıç took place the day before, but there is currently no new information on this issue.

Representatives of the Chechen diaspora held a rally outside a prison in the Austrian city of Krems. The main demand was for independent, transparent, and effective investigations into all cases of death, violence, and possible human rights violations in Austrian prisons, according to Roza Dunaeva, a human rights activist and representative of Ichkeria abroad.

The European Union has approved the deployment of a rapid response team to Armenia to counter hybrid threats. The mission, consisting of 9 to 14 members, is expected to arrive in late March or early April for a period of 10-15 working days.

The international human rights organization Freedom Now has once again drawn attention to the case of Azerbaijani opposition figure Tofig Yagublu, highlighting the rapid deterioration of his health.