The pre-election campaign for the presidential elections in Azerbaijan starts today. Candidates can campaign until February 6.

A native of Ingushetia, Vakha Tsurov filed more than 20 lawsuits against the correctional institutions where he served his sentence since 2012. In particular, he demanded compensation in the amount of 100 thousand rubles because the administration of the Karelian colony imposed disciplinary sanctions on him for performing namaz.

Today Georgia celebrates National Flag Day. Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili congratulated the population on the holiday. “The flag preserves our great history and directs the unshakable will of the citizens of Georgia towards one goal - to protect and strengthen our freedom.

With the release of Mikheil Saakashvili, it will be possible to reduce polarization in Georgia, which is the demand of its European friends and a significant part of the Georgian people. Citizens of the country living in the United States addressed Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili with this appeal.

Crimean Tatar Teymur Abdullaev, held in a colony in Salavat (Bashkortostan), complained of severe headaches and pain in his eyes. His mother demanded that the head of the colony's medical service examine her son.

In Makhachkala, two policemen were detained suspected of torture and murder of local resident Kurban Dalgatov at the police department. A criminal case has been filed against them for abuse of power. In total, nine security officials are already under investigation in this case.

The permanent base of the Russian navy in Abkhazia may begin operating as early as 2024. Russia has assumed obligations to ensure the security of Abkhazia, and it is already clear how they are being fulfilled. This was announced by the Secretary of the Security Council of the self-proclaimed republic Sergei Shamba.

The imam of the village of Privetnoye, Kirov region of Crimea, Ismail Yurdamov, was fined 8 thousand rubles on charges of “illegal missionary activity.” The judge refused to question defense witnesses - parishioners of the mosque where the imam conducts prayers.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova commented on the statement of the Armenian leadership that Russian peacekeepers did not protect the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh and allowed ethnic cleansing.

The European Court ordered the Russian authorities to pay 30 thousand euros as compensation for moral damage to 59-year-old Ukrainian citizen Nikolai Karpyuk. Previously, he was found guilty of allegedly fighting against Russia in the first war in Chechnya.