Imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist Farid Mehralizade has been awarded the 2025 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, presented by the National Press Club. Congressman James McGovern called for Mehralizade's release and the dismissal of charges against his wife.

According to a report by the French Ministry of Defense presented to Parliament, Armenia and France signed arms supply contracts worth a total of €274.5 million between 2023 and 2024. The document emphasizes that equipment exports, military exercises, and joint operations are exclusively defensive in nature.

Doctors' salaries vary greatly across Russia's regions, according to the "To Be Precise" study. 

The brother and nephew of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, Gevorg Nersisyan and Hambardzum Nersisyan, have been detained in Armenia.

In Kabardino-Balkaria, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) is negotiating with school administrations regarding the permissibility of wearing hijabs in educational institutions.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has included billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder of Georgia's ruling party, on its list of "Predators of Press Freedom 2025." The list also includes the leaders of Russia, Belarus, and China—Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, and Xi Jinping.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court heard the case of serviceman Inylyv, accused of evading military service during mobilization. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

The forced expulsion of the Karachay people from their native lands, which began on November 2, 1943, was a continuation of the total deportation of certain peoples of the North Caucasus, the Volga region, and the Crimean Tatars. Over three days, from November 2 to 5, by order of the Soviet authorities, approximately 69,000 people, including women, children, and the elderly, were forcibly deported to Kazakhstan and Central Asia, where they would spend 14 long years.

The defense team for Vardan Ghukasyan, the mayor of Gyumri, the second-largest city in Armenia, has demanded his immediate release. His lawyers claim that Ghukasyan's detention for the past 12 days is illegal.

The Neftekumsk City Court in Stavropol Krai sentenced Osman Kundugdyev, the former imam of the village of Kok-Bas, to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony. He was accused of organizing an extremist group.