Azamat Maryshev was sentenced by the Nalchik Military Court to five years in a general regime penal colony for leaving his unit without leave during mobilization.

A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia received a suspended sentence for donations totaling less than two thousand rubles to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). This is Alexei Navalny's former project, which is designated as terrorist in Russia. According to the defendant, he decided to financially support the organization after watching its videos online, which included a donation link.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met with his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán (whom many consider a pro-Kremlin politician in Europe), in Budapest. As part of his visit, Kobakhidze also participated in the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).

Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II was denied permission to travel to Georgia to attend the funeral of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II. The investigator rejected the defense's motion to lift the pretrial restriction banning him from traveling abroad.

Azerbaijani opposition politician Tofig Yagublu has ended his 26-day hunger strike. This information was released by his daughter, Nigar Khezin. The decision to end the protest was made after contacting the prisoner.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sharply criticized opposition presidential candidates Robert Kocharyan, Samvel Karapetyan, and Gagik Tsarukyan. In a social media post, Pashinyan accused them of seeking to revise the peace treaty with Azerbaijan and, as he put it, "open the door to war."

In the international "2026 Happiness Index," Armenia ranked 89th out of 147 countries. Among the South Caucasus regions, it ranked ahead of Georgia (91st) and Azerbaijan (102nd). However, Armenia trailed several post-Soviet states, such as Lithuania (28th), Kazakhstan (33rd), and Russia (79th).

Since the escalation of the Middle East conflict, 2,853 citizens from 75 different countries have been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan.

Sheikh Allahshukur Pashazade, head of the Caucasus Muslim Board, commented on the sharp escalation of the conflict in the Middle East. The statement was made after the Eid prayer at the Tezepir Mosque in Baku, dedicated to Ramadan.

According to the latest report from Freedom House, an international organization that assesses freedoms and human rights, Georgia's freedom score declined by four points, dropping to 51 out of a possible 100. The main reasons cited for this deterioration were the large-scale anti-government protests that began in 2024 and continued into 2025.