A rally in support of Ruben Vardanyan and other Karabakh leaders held in Baku was held in the Armenian region of Syunik. Demonstrators are calling on the Armenian government and diplomats accredited in the country to take real steps to release political prisoners.

On February 28, the European Court of Human Rights fully satisfied the request of the Social Justice Center and prohibited Georgia from extraditing journalist Afgan Sadigov to Azerbaijan until a final decision on his case is made. This was reported by the director of the organization, Tamta Mikeladze.

A blind Muslim from Crimea, Alexander Sizikov, who was sentenced to 17 years, was transported to a prison in Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. He has a Group I disability due to vision impairment. The man was blinded in a traffic accident in 2009.

26-year-old Chechen resident Ramzan Ismailov is accused of recruiting for participation in a terrorist organization or providing assistance to militants, including financing terrorism. He could have been kidnapped by security forces earlier.

A rally in support of Ruben Vardanyan and other captives and detainees in Baku was held in Yerevan near the Foreign Ministry building.

The Stavropol Territory Court sentenced another defendant in the case of the riots at the Makhachkala airport to long prison terms. Ramazan Abdullabekov, Ismail Amirov, Yasin Gadzhiev, Magomedali Omarov and Magomedgadzhi Chirgilaev received from 8 to 10 years.

A rally was held in front of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, calling for the non-deportation of Said-Sultan Khamzatov and Ruslan Meyriev to Russia.

According to a fingerprint examination, fingerprints of Crimean Tatar political prisoners were not found on the books confiscated from them and deemed "extremist". This information was presented by the defense in the Southern District Military Court.

The Karachay City Court sentenced the leaders of a cell of the extremist organization At-Takfir Wal-Hijra, banned in Russia, to 3 years and 2 months in prison. Another 12 people received sentences from 2 years to 3 years and 1 month.

Amendments have been made to the Georgian Criminal Code regarding the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, also known as the Law on Foreign Agents. According to the amendments, failure to comply with it will result in a fine or imprisonment for up to 5 years. The exact amount of the fine has not yet been determined.