18-year-old Said Murtazaliev from Dagestan was forcibly recruited into the army and sent to the front in Ukraine. As his mother Leyla Nakhshunova told the publication "Ponyano.Media", the young man was detained in the Moscow region in early January on suspicion of fraud. At the police station, he was offered to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. When he refused, they began to torture him - they put a gas mask on his head and squeezed his chest, causing him to lose consciousness.

After drawing up a new charge, the prosecutor's office returned the criminal case on the death of local resident Vladimir Tsakaev in the police department to the Leninsky District Court of Vladikavkaz for consideration.

Georgian citizen Nikolas Berianidze, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the "DPR", has been recognized as a political prisoner. This was reported by the independent human rights project "Memorial".

A court in Makhachkala sentenced activist and blogger Ramazan Rabadanov to three years and two months of suspended imprisonment. He was found guilty of possessing weapons and ammunition. The activist was also fined 50,000 rubles.

Timur Yalkabov, sentenced to 17 years, was transferred to strict conditions in IK-17 in Murmansk. According to his wife, the reason was allegedly that the prisoner did not work in his previous place of detention - the prison in the city of Dimitrovgrad in the Ulyanovsk region.

The Shali City Court of Chechnya continued to consider the criminal case against Zarema Musayeva. She is accused of disrupting the activities of the colony. According to the investigation, the seriously ill woman allegedly attacked the guard who was escorting her to the hospital, scratched his neck and tore off his shoulder strap.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a serviceman named Elberdov to five years in prison. He was accused of unauthorized abandonment of his unit under Part 5 of Article 337 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a serviceman named Zakoroev to five years in prison. He was accused of leaving his unit without permission.

The Tbilisi City Court sentenced 21-year-old medical student and civil activist Giorgi Mindadze to 5 years in prison. He was found guilty of "assaulting a police officer" (Article 353 of the Criminal Code). The article provides for 4 to 7 years in prison.

Crimean Tatar Seyran Saliev was held in the punishment cell of IK-4 in the Tula region for more than four months. His wife was informed that he was recognized as a “malicious violator of the established order.” However, the administration of the colony did not explain what violations were in question.