The International Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the escalating crackdown on independent media in Azerbaijan and called on the authorities to stop persecuting journalists.

According to the VChK-OGPU Telegram channel, a traffic police officer has been found guilty of causing an accident in Grozny on January 16, in which Adam Kadyrov was allegedly injured. He is accused of failing to adequately block traffic for his motorcade.

The Moscow branch of the Civil Initiative party announced the installation of a temporary memorial plaque on the Moscow building where journalist Anna Politkovskaya lived and was murdered. The party called on the authorities to hold those who destroyed the previous memorial accountable.

Two days after media and Telegram channel reports of an accident involving the son of Chechen leader Adam Kadyrov, official sources have provided no information on the matter.

Debris from a drone crashed onto the roof of a five-story residential building in Beslan. The incident damaged the roof and windows. No fire occurred.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, published a video of a meeting with his son, Adam, today, amid reports that he had been in a car accident and taken to Moscow.

Georgia will not be represented at the Davos Economic Forum this year. Georgian media, citing the Government Administration, report that Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze did not receive an invitation.

A 16-year-old boy has been detained in Kabardino-Balkaria on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack against law enforcement officers.

A car accident involving high-ranking officials occurred in Grozny, according to several sources, including the opposition movement Niyso. The son of the Chechen leader, 18-year-old Adam Kadyrov, was reportedly hospitalized and then flown to Moscow. According to Niyso, Grozny was cordoned off, and the new republican hospital was closed, "all for the sake of one man."

Murat Adam, a lawyer with the Almaty City Bar Association who defended Chechen refugee Mansur Movlaev, has been disbarred. He considers the decision politically motivated and intends to appeal it.