Interpol has removed 64-year-old Chechen native Muslim Madiyev from its wanted list. He is one of the commanders of the Dzhokhar Dudayev battalion fighting for Ukraine. It is unknown on what grounds and when exactly Madiyev was included in the wanted list.

Chechnya called for a review of the decision to block the Telegram messenger. Residents of the region have the same right to receive and disseminate information as other citizens of the Russian Federation, said Minister of National Policy, External Relations and Information Akhmed Dudayev.

Armenia and Azerbaijan are being asked to create an independent DNA database to search for those missing from the First and Second Karabakh Wars. The initiative was outlined in a report by the International Commission on Missing Persons.

In 2024, Ingushetia, Dagestan and Chechnya recorded the highest share of unemployed people in the Russian Federation from the total number of economically active population - 25.5%, 11.5% and 7.5%, respectively. These are the data of the research agency "RIA Rating" based on the results of the fourth quarter of last year.

President Mikheil Kavelashvili has scheduled local government elections in Georgia for October 2025. Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili is convinced that the opposition will participate in them, despite ongoing protests and the virtual absence of opponents of the government in parliament. In his opinion, the political statements of opposition representatives do not play a big role and they will ultimately be forced to participate in the elections, since the legislation adopted by parliament and the composition of the Central Election Commission will ensure their participation.

Diana Tsomartova, the mother of Anna, who went missing more than a year ago near the FSB sanatorium in Kaspiysk, Dagestan, has called for her daughter to be put on the international wanted list.

Since 2022, trade turnover between Iran and Dagestan has more than tripled. Tehran is also increasing its religious influence in the Russian region, the Special Eurasia think tank reported.

In 2024, Ulkyar Hashimova, a resident of Dagestan, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for comments in a Telegram channel against the Russian authorities and in support of Ukraine. The independent human rights project "Memorial" recognized the girl as a political prisoner.

The European Court of Human Rights decided to pay compensation in the amount of 16,000 euros to Ingushetia resident Leila Chemurziyeva, who was subjected to torture and threats by law enforcement officers.