In Georgia, there has been an increase in inspections of bars and restaurants, during which the migration service identifies foreign nationals working without permits. Those detained are pressured to leave the country voluntarily, under the threat of prolonged detention. Such incidents in Tbilisi and Batumi have been reported by the human rights platform APUS.

Three Russian citizens of Chechen origin, who were held in the transit zone of Tbilisi Airport for several days without explanation, have been sent away on flights to Turkey and Italy. A lawyer, who requested anonymity, told *Kavkazsky Uzel* (Caucasian Knot) that the conditions described by the men may constitute a violation of Georgian law.

The Netherlands will provide new financial assistance to support efforts to locate people who went missing during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. The funding will be channelled through the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), which works to locate burial sites, identify human remains and develop mechanisms to establish the fate of missing people.

Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev, a 20-year-old native of Ingushetia accused by Russian authorities of terrorism, has been taken into custody in Bosnia and Herzegovina, just four months after his release from a Croatian prison. He has been living in Bosnia with his family while awaiting a decision on his asylum application. His story was reported by the Balkan Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

During the prisoner-of-war exchange between Ukraine and Russia on October 23—a "270-for-270" swap—not a single Crimean prisoner of war or political prisoner returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory. Meanwhile, six Russian service members from Crimea were sent to Russia. This was reported on October 24 by Eskender Bariiev, head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, in a Facebook post citing information from Yana Lantratova, a Russian official involved in human rights matters.

A rally organised by members of Circassian diaspora communities took place in Berlin on 24 October. Participants called for Circassians and their descendants to be granted the right to return to their historic homeland in the North Caucasus. The demonstrators gathered at the Brandenburg Gate, marched through the city streets and then headed to the Russian embassy.

Eric Ciotti, the mayor of the French city of Nice, has proposed granting honorary citizenship to 20 Armenian prisoners serving lengthy sentences in Azerbaijan. He made the announcement at a rally in their support. Ciotti also called for their immediate and unconditional release.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia is exploring the theory that there may have been multiple masterminds behind the murder of Aishat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who had fled domestic violence. The agency disclosed this in response to an inquiry from the outlet "Vot Tak," which also reported that the Russian side has, for the second time, failed to respond to a request from Armenian investigators for assistance with the case.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced six Crimean Tatars from Bakhchysarai to prison terms ranging from 15 to 19 years, to be served in a strict-regime penal colony, in a case involving alleged ties to the organization Hizb ut-Tahrir. In their final statements, five of the defendants asserted that the criminal prosecution is a form of pressure exerted on Crimean Tatars due to their religion and ethnicity. Remzi Nimetulaev declined to make a statement.

In the settlement of Nardaran, located in the Sabunchu district on the outskirts of Baku, 88 people have been detained for protesting against restrictions on wearing the hijab. According to Alamdar Bunyatov—an activist with the European branch of the "Muslim Unity Movement"—criminal cases have been initiated against the majority of those detained. This information was reported by the independent media outlet *Qəzetçi* (Gazetchi).