In 14 Russian regions, including Ingushetia and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, a number of commercial medical institutions have renounced their licenses to perform abortions. This was announced by Priest Fyodor Lukyanov, Chairman of the Patriarchal Commission on Family Issues, Motherhood, and Childhood.

The Tbilisi City Court has ordered pretrial detention in absentia for the leader of the "Gakharia for Georgia!" party and former prime minister in the so-called "Chorchana" incident.

Faig Nagiyev, a member of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been sentenced to 30 days of administrative detention. The party stated that this is the third such incident against its activists in the past week, calling it political persecution.

According to a statement from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 65th round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on November 11-12, was disrupted by the Russian side. The Georgian delegation focused on Moscow's fulfillment of its obligations under the August 12, 2008, ceasefire agreement, as well as on ensuring the safe return of internally displaced persons and refugees to the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Tbilisi considers to be under Russian occupation.

New information has emerged in the investigation into the crash of a Turkish C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft in Georgia. Experts have determined that the disintegration began with the separation of the tail section of the aircraft.

Mikheil Saakashvili, former Georgian President and one of the opposition leaders, was discharged from the Vivamed Clinic and returned to Prison No. 12. The Special Penitentiary Service reported that his health is assessed as satisfactory and does not require further inpatient treatment.

Dagestan senator and billionaire Suleiman Kerimov has stopped attending the Federation Council due to a conflict with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. This is one of the findings of an investigation conducted by Proekt.

The European Union intends to impose sanctions against the leadership and staff of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) for the Rostov region in connection with the death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchina. This was reported by the investigative project "Sistema," created by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Current Time.

The Georgian Prosecutor's Office has brought charges against the leader of the "Gakharia for Georgia!" party and former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia. The criminal case against him concerns the events of June 20-21, 2019, near the parliament building in Tbilisi and the establishment of a checkpoint in the village of Chorchana.

Nalchik resident Timur Zhambekov claims he was tortured by security forces in 2017 and subsequently convicted of a crime he confessed to under duress. The "Team Against Torture" notes that since then, the Investigative Committee has refused to open a criminal case for torture 34 times.