Armenia does not take part in the meeting of the CSTO Council of Defense Ministers in Almaty. Previously, Yerevan refused to be present at all sites of this military-political bloc under the auspices of Russia.

The Magassky District Court of Ingushetia awarded compensation in the amount of 1.5 million rubles to the Ministry of Internal Affairs pensioner and disabled person Timur Derbichev. He suffered violence at the hands of police officers.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned the unfriendly statements of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. It is noted that his statements recently “are difficult to distinguish from the rhetoric of the Russian leadership.”

After being transferred to a prison in the Chelyabinsk region, activist Ruslan Suleymanov was placed on preventive registration for “adherence to extremist ideology, a tendency to escape and attack.” He was also warned twice for sitting on the bed.

Non-governmental organizations (NGO) of Georgia have announced their intention to fight against the law on foreign agents in the Constitutional Court. If this does not produce results, the dispute will continue in the European Court.

In Moscow, a court arrested the property of the deputy head of the Dagestan Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rufat Ismailov. He registered eight land plots with a total area of ​​several thousand square meters, as well as three buildings and six cars, in the name of dummies.

In Yerevan, on Republic Square, a clash occurred between the police and supporters of the Tavush for the Motherland movement. The rally participants tried to block some streets in Yerevan. After this, the security forces decided to forcibly unblock them.

The US State Department is releasing a statement in connection with the news that the Anaklia port in Georgia may be built by a Chinese state consortium.

Independent journalists, human rights defenders and activists have been arrested on politically motivated charges in Azerbaijan in recent months. In particular, representatives of such independent media as Abzas Media, Toplum TV, Channel 11 and Channel 13, and participants in political movements were arrested. The press service for foreign affairs and security of the European Union recalled this.

Six residents of Karachay-Cherkessia were sent to a pre-trial detention center in connection with the case of involvement in At-Takfir wal-Hijra. They are accused of participating in an extremist organization.