In Moscow, activists have restored a memorial plaque for the 20th time on a building associated with Anna Politkovskaya. The original plaque, which had hung for nearly 20 years on the wall of the journalist's home on Lesnaya Street, was first destroyed on January 18. Since then, activists have repeatedly installed temporary plaques, which were quickly destroyed—usually within less than 24 hours.

Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev called the Baku Military Court's verdict against Ruben Vardanyan "restoration of justice and the end of a nearly 30-year conflict."

Teachers in Dagestan are being forced to force parents to install the national MAX messenger, requiring each school to have at least 1,000 subscribers.

The trial of Imam Muhammad Tamaskhanov, who is accused of failing to report a terrorist crime (Article 205.6 of the Russian Criminal Code), which began on February 18 in the Magas District Court of Ingushetia, has faced discontent from his supporters. At a hearing attended by over 100 people, Judge Rashid Tsitskiev postponed the case until March 11, citing technical difficulties.

The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Azerbaijan to pay €4,000 to human rights activist Rufat Safarov, finding a violation of his right to a fair trial in 2016.

The Southern District Military Court sentenced Magomed Kottoyev, a resident of Ingushetia, to 14 years in a maximum-security penal colony. He was convicted of aiding members of a terrorist organization and an illegal armed group.

The former head of the Nagorno-Karabakh government, former Russian citizen, and billionaire Ruben Vardanyan has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. The sentence was handed down by the Baku Military Court.

The Southern Federal Military Court has extended the pretrial detention of Rustem Aybazov, an activist from Karachay-Cherkessia and a father of five, for six months. He is accused of financing terrorism based on testimony from law enforcement and a secret witness.