Timur Agrba's defense intends to seek an overturn of the sentence, which they believe was unfounded. Lawyer Victoria Novikova stated that most of the publications that served as the basis for the conviction concerned the recognition of Shamil Basayev as a hero of Abkhazia, a position confirmed by official Abkhaz authorities.

The criminal case against Magomed-Bek Uzhakhov, former head of the Bank of Russia's Ingushetia branch, has been sent to court. He is accused of abuse of office related to the theft of bank property by a relative.

Two teenagers from Kabardino-Balkaria, aged 15 and 17, have been arrested for attempting to manufacture explosives. Russian authorities claim they allegedly acted on instructions from a Ukrainian handler with whom they communicated via instant messaging.

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze congratulated the country's Muslim community on Ramadan. This year, the holiday fell on March 20. However, due to the death of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia on March 17, the festivities in Georgia were canceled.

Over the past 24 hours, 28 people were evacuated across the border between Iran and Azerbaijan, including two Azerbaijani citizens and two Russians. As of March 23, a total of 2,949 citizens from 76 countries have been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan.

Crimean Tatar human rights activist and journalist Server Mustafayev, sentenced to 14 years in prison, was transferred to a cell-type unit (PKT) in Penal Colony No. 1 in Tambov for one month. According to his wife, Maya Mustafayeva, her husband has been in strict conditions since February 2024. The prison administration previously attributed the tightening of measures to the "severity of the article."

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry is awaiting an official explanation from the Russian side following a statement made by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a recent briefing.

Estonian authorities have deported a Chechen native to Russia who had applied for international protection, according to Kavkaz.Realii, citing human rights activist and Ichkeria's representative abroad, Roza Dunayeva.

The Republic of Armenia has sent humanitarian aid to Iran. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan announced this at a parliamentary session.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a telephone conversation, focusing on current issues on the bilateral agenda and prospects for developing relations between the countries. The conversation took place at the initiative of the Armenian side.