Despite the defense's efforts, the Kutaisi Court of Appeals upheld the first-instance ruling that sentenced Mzia Amaglobeli, founder and director of the Batumelebi newspaper group, to two years in prison.

Dagestan residents Yuliana Aliyeva and Maryam Chunkova were found guilty by the republic's Supreme Court of publicly desecrating the memory of defenders of the Fatherland.

In Makhachkala, Murtazali Gasanguseinov held a solo picket in front of the Investigative Committee building, demanding justice in the investigation into the deaths of his sons. For several years, he has been seeking access to the case materials, but has been denied access.

Eldar Kabardaev, a native of Karachay-Cherkessia, was sentenced by the Military Court in St. Petersburg to six years in prison for inciting extremism. According to the prosecution, in 2022, he justified the activities of the Nogai and Cherkessk Battalions, designated terrorist organizations in Russia, in a Telegram chat.

The Anti-Corruption Court in Yerevan has remanded billionaire and Russian citizen Samvel Karapetyan in custody for another two months, rejecting his defense's appeal. The arrest was based on charges of "calls to overthrow the government."

Ali Karimli, one of the leaders of the Azerbaijani opposition, condemned the country's criminal prosecutions of journalists, bloggers, and activists living abroad. He believes that such actions are more of a propaganda effort and aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear within the country.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry responded to criticism from Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili regarding Kyiv's "ingratitude." In his statement, ministry spokesman Georgiy Tykhyi sarcastically noted Ukraine's "gratitude" to the Georgian government "for not imposing sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine and helping the common aggressor circumvent them, for turning their country away from the path of EU and NATO integration and toward the Russian yoke, and for making constant disparaging comments about Ukraine."

Aslan Yemkuzhev, the father of student Kazbek Yemkuzhev, convicted of terrorism after his abduction in Nalchik, addressed a video message to the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, and Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan.

The United States and Armenia have begun implementing the Trump Initiative for Peace and Development (TRIPP) by establishing a joint working group. This was announced by US Deputy Secretary of State Alison Hooker at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan.

Dagestani resident Eldar Nasrulaev was sentenced to five years in a general regime penal colony. Two years ago, an explosion at his premises killed 33 people.