The Supreme Court of Russia’s North Ossetia republic has rejected an appeal filed by the defense of 27-year-old Vladikavkaz resident Zarina Tomaeva, leaving her in pretrial detention. Her lawyers had sought to have the preventive measure changed to house arrest, citing her deteriorating health.

Rustam Khuazhev, a member of the presidium of the German-based League of Free Nations, stated that the international conference held in Shusha, Azerbaijan, marked the starting point of a new phase in the campaign for recognition of the "genocide of the Circassian people" during the Russo-Caucasian War.

Laura Gappoeva, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia and a mother of nine, recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin complaining about the actions of local authorities. In the video, she asks the president to intervene, claiming that the Karachayevsky District administration is violating her family's rights and has failed to address their housing issue for ten years.

In just two months, a fundraising campaign to support Zarema Musaeva—the wife of former federal judge Saidi Yangulbaev and mother of opposition activists, currently serving a sentence in a penal settlement—has successfully met its goal. By July 16, over 250,000 rubles had been raised on the "Zaodno" platform; this amount is sufficient to cover approximately five months of care packages containing medication, food, and hygiene products.

The defense team for Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, has appealed to Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General, Berik Asylov, demanding an end to his continued detention pending extradition. According to the defense, the statutory time limit has expired, and Kazakh authorities no longer have legal grounds to hold Movlaev in custody.

The city court in the capital of Karachay-Cherkessia has sentenced public figure Kase Kik in absentia to seven years in prison under the statute prohibiting the dissemination of false information about the Russian army. The activist, who is currently outside Russia, called the verdict politically motivated and stated that he has no intention of ceasing his civic activities.

A court in Kazakhstan has extended the extradition detention of Chechnya native Mansur Movlaev until January 13, 2027. Human rights activist Maxim Rudnev reported the news, noting that the hearing took place without the participation of Movlaev himself or his lawyers.

Georgia is among the countries whose scores in the Global Freedom and Prosperity Index have declined most significantly in recent years, according to the Atlantic Council's 2026 report, which covers 171 countries.

Instagram accounts linked to Muslim Murdiev’s relatives have published a video of his release. The footage shows the young man walking out of the penal colony, where he is met by his mother and other family members.

Opposition politician Aleko Elisashvili has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in Georgia for attempting to commit a terrorist act. The sentence was handed down by Judge Giorgi Gelashvili during a closed-door hearing at the capital's court.