Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev, a native of Ingushetia, remains in custody in Croatia, despite the revocation of the decision to extradite him to Russia at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office. His total detention period exceeds eight months.

Five political prisoners—Emir Kurtnezirov, Abibulla Smedlyaev, Rustem Mustafayev, Mirzali Tazhibayev, and Bakhtiyar Ablaev—have been transferred from Rostov Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 to a Novocherkassk pretrial detention center. This was announced by Emir Kurtnezirov's wife. According to her, the judge at the last hearing explained the transfer as a need to free up space in Rostov pretrial detention centers.

The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) expressed concern at its meeting in Tallinn about the systematic suppression of dissent in Azerbaijan.

The Moscow City Court upheld the arrest of Alina Dzhikayeva, editor-in-chief of Sapa Media, accused of bribing a police officer.

Servet Gaziyev, a 66-year-old Crimean Tatar political prisoner, was hospitalized in the medical unit located at Penal Colony No. 5 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. His condition worsened due to a critical spike in blood pressure.

Transparency International Georgia has published a legal analysis of the criminal case against eight Georgian opposition leaders and concluded that this trial could become one of the most difficult and symbolic episodes in the country's recent political history.

Appeals proceedings for the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh are beginning in Baku. They previously received prison sentences in Azerbaijan, including life imprisonment.

The Khasavyurt City Court of Dagestan has issued a verdict against police officers Shamil Aliyev and Ramazan Saypulayev, as well as operational commissioner Maya Akhmedova. Their case concerned accusations of torture and fabricated criminal charges against Yulduz Kurashova, according to the "Team Against Torture."

On the night of May 26, opposition journalist Afgan Sadigov posted a video message from Baku airport, claiming that authorities had prevented him from leaving Azerbaijan.

A court in Cherkessk (Karabakh-Cherkess Republic) fined Jamal Bostanov three thousand rubles. The local resident was found guilty of distributing materials deemed extremist (Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).