Russian political scientist Sergei Markov has been given the status of a "foreign agent". This was preceded by criticism on Z-channels against him for compliments to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) together with Azerbaijani media launched a solidarity campaign called "Blow Them Out with a Fan" in support of Azerbaijani journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi and her colleagues at Abzas Media.

Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov reported that in honor of the Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation, the region is decorated with a tricolor with an area of ​​150 square meters as a sign of unity with Russia. The flag decorates streets, squares and houses.

The Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia has presented a report on the case of beating of former head of the Co-Investment Fund Giorgi Bachiashvili. Recall that the incident occurred on July 11 in prison #8, where he was placed in the same cell with prisoner Kakha Metreveli. A conflict arose between them, which ended with an attack on Bachiashvili.

65 Ukrainian citizens forcibly taken by Russia to the border with Georgia have returned home. This was reported by the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Igor Klimenko.

A court in Crimea sentenced Crimean Tatar Lera Dzhemilova to 15 years in prison on treason charges.

The Chechen opposition movement NIYSO reported the kidnapping of 26-year-old Mansur Rasuyev in Chechnya. According to the organization, Rasuyev, a medical student from Moscow, was detained by security forces. The reasons for the detention and the whereabouts of the young man are unknown.

The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow received a petition to extend the arrest of French political scientist Laurent Vinatier. Last year, he was sentenced to three years in prison in a criminal case on failure to submit documents for inclusion in the register of foreign agents. Now the French citizen, who was researching the North Caucasus, including Chechnya, is accused of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

In the 2nd quarter of 2025, the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD) still distinguished itself with the most affordable apartments in new buildings in Russia.

Lenur Khalilov, convicted in the case of the "Alushta group" of the Islamic party "Hizb ut-Tahrir" and former chairman of the Muslim community "Alushta", was released from serving his sentence due to his serious health condition.