At a ceremony in Abu Dhabi, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity from the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The leaders of the two countries were awarded for their consistent advancement of the peace agenda and their commitment to ensuring cooperation and stability in the region.

As a result of a broken jaw following a car accident, Adam Kadyrov, the son of the head of Chechnya, is forced to remain in a Moscow hospital on a strict, gentle diet, according to the Telegram channel of the Chechen opposition movement NIYSO (designated extremist in Russia). During this period, he is allowed to consume only liquid foods—primarily broths, soups, and nutritional formulas—since proper chewing is impossible.

About 50 asylum seekers, primarily from Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan, held in the Ezevo immigration prison in Croatia, have ended their hunger strike. The strike was previously launched in protest against the possible extradition of 19-year-old Ingush native Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev to Russia and the violation of their rights.

In its report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) noted a "sharp deterioration" in the human rights situation in Georgia through 2025. The document highlights a number of problems.