The Muftiate of Dagestan will ban the niqab, a women's head covering that hides the face. Mufti Akhmad Abdulaev advised “keep your wives at home” to men who want to hide them from prying eyes. Recent terrorist attacks are cited as justification for the ban in Dagestan. More details in our video.

The head of the Center for Monitoring Elections and Teaching Democracy (CMETD), Anar Mammadli, who is being held in Baku Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1, began to be bothered by back pain. This was announced by his lawyer Elmar Suleymanov after meeting with him in the pre-trial detention center. As for the investigation, the defense lawyer noted that it is underway, but slowly.

The Elbrus District Court of Kabardino-Balkaria decided to fine Vladimir Kryachko in two administrative cases under the article on “discrediting” the Russian army. Each fine amounted to 15 thousand rubles.

A court in Vladimir refused to release Crimean Tatar journalist Amet Suleymanov, sentenced to 12 years, from prison for health reasons. He needs a heart valve replacement and is also suffering from shortness of breath, lung pain, leg swelling and high blood pressure.

The chief mufti of Dagestan, Akhmed-haji Abdulaev, said that the republic’s muftiate is preparing a religious decision (fatwa) to ban the niqab. He spoke about this at a meeting of representatives of civil society and religious communities with the participation of the head of Dagestan Sergei Melikov in Makhachkala.

A criminal case was opened against a 30-year-old resident of the village of Arkhonskaya (North Ossetia) Georgy G. for public calls for terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2). The reason was a spoiled ballot in the Russian presidential elections in March of this year.

If high-ranking officials at the level of Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin allow themselves to make statements about “Islamist terrorists,” this could end extremely badly for the socio-political situation in the country. The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, wrote about this in his Telegram channel.

At the St. Petersburg Legal Forum, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, was asked about a possible ban on niqabs and other religious clothing that covers the face. In response, he said that such clothing should be banned, and recommended that the question be redirected to the State Duma.

As part of the exchange process, Ukraine was able to return 10 civilians from the Russian Federation, including those detained before the start of the SVO. Among those released is the deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Jelal, who was arrested in Crimea in 2021. Previously, the Memorial human rights center recognized him as a political prisoner.

Three residents of the Stavropol Territory - Kairbek Bakiev, Ilkhan Kanmurzaev and Eldar Mashaev - were sentenced to terms of 14 to 16 years in a maximum security colony. They were found guilty of attacking and killing 33 Russian military personnel during the second Russian-Chechen war.