Russia has added Ruslan Suleymanov, an Azerbaijani orientalist and employee of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA) and the CBC-Azerbaijan television channel, to its list of foreign agents.

Political prisoner Darya Polyudova, serving her sentence in Correctional Colony No. 8 in Kostroma, has declared a hunger strike. She is drinking only water. This decision is due to the pressure she is facing in the prison colony.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia reported the arrest of three Gyumri mayor's office employees. They are accused of coercing citizens into participating in a protest in support of the arrested mayor, Vardan Ghukasyan.

The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine has admitted its involvement in the explosion that occurred on October 22 in Stavropol.

Mikhail Gutseriev, an Ingush billionaire, won his case in the European Court of Justice. He challenged EU sanctions imposed against him in 2024 due to his ties to the Belarusian leadership. The court found that the Council of the European Union relied on outdated data in its decision.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced the country's gradual lifting of the blockade. Speaking at an international forum in Tbilisi, he welcomed Azerbaijan's decision to lift export restrictions and thanked President Ilham Aliyev for this.

A blind Muslim, Alexander Sizikov, has been detained again in Crimea. A nighttime search of his home, conducted by approximately 20 security officials, resulted in the seizure of his equipment.

In Yerevan, a decision has been made to rename Leningradyan (Leningradskaya) Street. City officials cited the former name's associations with the Soviet era.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia reported that 13 participants in the mass unrest in the city of Gyumri have been taken into custody. One of the detainees, a minor, has been placed under house arrest.

Opposition Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov was detained under administrative law in the Georgian capital. This news was shared on social media by Tamta Mikeladze, a lawyer with the Center for Social Justice.