A criminal case has begun in a Baku court against Novruz Taghiyev, an activist with the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), accused of fraud and document forgery. Taghiyev is also known as a pro bono security guard for PFPA leader Ali Karimli.

Activist Tamara Mearakishvili filed a cassation appeal against the Tskhinvali City Court's decision to deport her to Georgia. In the appeal, she challenges the legality and validity of the court's decision, alleging a violation of her constitutional rights. Mearakishvili emphasizes that she has been a citizen of South Ossetia since 2013, having previously renounced her Georgian citizenship.

A 19-year-old conscript soldier from Dagestan has suffered memory loss after suffering a severe head injury, allegedly as a result of a beating at a military unit in the Voronezh Region. He is currently undergoing treatment in Moscow.

Croatian authorities attempted to extradite Magomed Amin Gatagazhev, a native of Ingushetia, who is accused in Russia of participating in illegal armed groups due to his stay in Syria. Human rights activists, seeking to prevent his extradition, filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

The daughter of Azerbaijani opposition figure and political prisoner Tofig Yagublu published a statement written by her father, in which he commented on the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Yagublu called Maduro's abduction by US authorities a positive step toward removing an illegitimate, corrupt, and anti-democratic leader, but noted that this raises serious legal questions.

In Nizhnevartovsk, Adam Korigov, a native of Ingushetia, was fined 20,000 rubles for speaking out against the "Russian Community."

A court in Tskhinvali has sentenced civil activist Tamara Mearakishvili, accused of spying for Georgia. Citing the court ruling, the online resource "Sapa" reports that the sentence is "immediate expulsion" and a fine of 2,000 rubles, equivalent to more than $24. The ruling was made on December 31, and the Georgian citizen was tried under the article "on violation of the stay regulations by foreigners."

Ossetian activist Tamara Mearakishvili stated that she was persecuted in South Ossetia on charges of espionage for posting a photo on Instagram of a cell phone tower. According to the prosecution, the tower could have been used by intelligence agencies or could have been a target for them.

Georgian citizen Tamara Mearakishvili, detained in South Ossetia on charges of "espionage," has been released. The Georgian State Security Service reported this. It is noted that the activist is currently in territory controlled by the central government.

Kazakh authorities denied asylum to Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev, human rights activist Murat Adam reported. He claims Movlaev was deemed "not to meet the criteria" for asylum.