Crimean Tatar political prisoner Servet Gaziyev, 64, sentenced to 13 years, disappeared during transfer. In early December 2024, Gaziyev told his sister by phone that he would soon be transferred from Vladimir Central to a maximum security penal colony, but his relatives have not been able to contact him for over a month.

A resident of the Magaramkent district of Dagestan, Badirkhan Makiev, was sentenced to five years in prison. He was found guilty of leaving his unit without permission.

In the colony No. 9 of Petrozavodsk, the Crimean Tatar activist Rustem Seytkhalilov, sentenced to 14 years, is not allowed to perform morning prayer. This was reported on the Facebook page of the human rights organization "Crimean Solidarity".

Today, February 1, the fifth President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili arrived in Batumi to support the protesters gathered at Shota Rustaveli State University. Hundreds of university students and activists organized a rally under the slogan "No to the Russian regime", demanding the release of the founder and director of the publishing group "Batumelebi Newspaper" Mzia Amaglobeli.

The Gudermes City Court has ruled that the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs' refusal to issue Maria Gebertuyeva a rehabilitation certificate, which would allow her to receive social benefits, was illegal. The agency had previously denied her this right, citing the lack of all documents. The woman was born in Kazakhstan, where her parents were sent during Stalin's deportation.

The Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny extended the arrest of Zarema Musayeva until February 24. She is accused of disrupting the activities of the colony (Part 2 of Article 321 of the Criminal Code). According to the defense, the investigation and the court referred to Musayeva's previous unexpunged conviction for intentional crimes.

Крымчанина Али Федорова, который с 29 ноября находился в ШИЗО ИК-5 по Удмуртии, перевели в другую колонию – в ИК-8 того же региона. На новом месте его снова поместили в изолятор до конца февраля.

The Supreme Court of Karachay-Cherkessia recognized the actions of the fascists in the region during the Great Patriotic War as genocide. The resolution states that during the occupation, crimes were committed against at least 7,500 civilians and prisoners of war.

Akhmed Tsitskiev, who served under contract in one of the Chechen units, was sentenced to six years in prison. Despite having a concussion and a wound, he was found guilty of abandoning the military unit.

Ex-judge Elena Khakhaleva, detained in Azerbaijan, will be extradited to Russia after a court decision. She tried to fly from Baku to Dubai, but Azerbaijani security forces prevented her.