After the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions, the Georgian customs service prevented the import of imported products intended for export to the Russian Federation 1,770 times. This was stated by Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili.

The State Duma approved amendments to the law on countering extremism. Its stated purpose is to protect religious literature from unjustified bans and prosecutions.

Over the year, in Adygea and Kabardino-Balkaria, eggs have almost doubled in price - the increase was 97% and 93%, respectively, Rosstat reports.

A council of doctors of the Public Defender of Georgia checked the health of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili. He is being held in the Vivamedi clinic in Tbilisi after a long hunger strike.

Member of the Human Rights Council Kirill Kabanov called for strengthening the fight against “historical extremism” in the national republics of the Russian Federation.

The Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum has published a ranking of post-Soviet countries in terms of democratic development and European integration.

Chechnya took second place after Moscow among the regions of the Russian Federation in terms of the number of missing people in 2023. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, their number reached 1608 and 2014, respectively. At the same time, Chechnya is nine times smaller than the capital in terms of population.

In Moscow, Igor Strelkov (Girkin) was sentenced to four years in prison in the case of calls for extremism. He was also banned from administering websites and pages on social networks for three years.

A court in Karachay-Cherkessia sentenced 59-year-old Jehovah's Witness Elena Menchikova to 4.5 years of suspended imprisonment. She was found guilty under the article on participation in extremist activities.

The Azerbaijani authorities have extended the arrest of the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh Ruben Vardanyan for four months.