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19:41, 18 November 2025

The Court of Appeal upheld Mzia Amaglobeli's sentence.

The two-year sentence of Mzia Amaglobeli, founder of the publications Batumelebi and Netgazeti, appealed by both the defense and the prosecution, has been upheld. Georgia's third president, Mikheil Saakashvili, announced his nomination of Amaglobeli for the Nobel Peace Prize.

A search of the garage where the group members gathered. Video still from June 30, 2025. Photo: https://34.xn--b1aew.xn--p1ai

18:53, 18 November 2025

The case of an extremist group of Volgograd teenagers has reached court.

The case of a 17-year-old student who organized the arson of cars with license plates from ethnic republics in Volgograd, motivated by ethnic hatred, has been referred to court. The case of his accomplices will be heard separately.

18:24, 18 November 2025

The sentence for two Dagestani women who drank coffee at the Eternal Flame has been increased.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan fined two residents of the republic 2 million rubles each for insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland.

17:51, 18 November 2025

A soldier in Kabardino-Balkaria was convicted of leaving his unit twice.

A court in Nalchik sentenced Mukhamed Bavokov to six years in prison, finding him guilty of evading military service during mobilization.

16:52, 18 November 2025

Five soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Ruslan Shevletkhanov, Chingiz Kasumov, and three of their fellow countrymen from the Derbent district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,683 Dagestani combatants killed there.

Rauf Arashukov in the courtroom. Photo: https://vk.com/@-212013304-sudom-prodolzhaetsya-rassmetrenie-ugolovnogo-dela-v-otnoshen?subtype=primary

15:55, 18 November 2025

The court denied Arashukov's request to question the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service.

Former Senator from Karachay-Cherkessia Rauf Arashukov, accused of bribing prison staff, asked the court to question the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) for the Orenburg Region, but his request was denied. The court granted Arashukov's requests to question prison staff and inmates.

14:53, 18 November 2025

Gasanguseinov's picket was an attempt to speed up the long-running investigation into the murder of his sons.

The investigation into the murder of the Gasanguseinov brothers by security forces has yielded no results for many years, stated Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the murdered brothers. His picketing attracted the attention of Makhachkala police.

14:10, 18 November 2025

Bakhtiyar Gadzhiev's sentence was upheld despite his defense's arguments.

The Baku Court of Cassation upheld Bakhtiyar Hajiyev's 10-year prison sentence. The decision was made despite arguments about the activist's innocence and violations in the case.

13:15, 18 November 2025

Samvel Karapetyan's arrest has been extended for two months.

An Armenian court has extended the pretrial detention of businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who is accused of calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order and economic crimes.

Murtazali Gasanguseinov at a solo picket. Screenshot from the "Caucasian Knot"

12:18, 18 November 2025

Gasanguseinov demanded a report on the investigation into the murder of his sons at a picket

The father of Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the shepherd brothers killed by security forces, held a solitary picket in Makhachkala demanding that investigators provide information on the progress of the criminal investigation.

Beach in the Temryuk district. November 16, 2025. Photo: https://t.me/opershtab23/14441

12:02, 18 November 2025

Kuban authorities have allocated over 439 million rubles for beach restoration.

Over the next two years, Kuban authorities plan to transfer more than 439 million rubles to the budgets of Anapa and the Temryuk district to restore beaches after fuel oil spills.

11:04, 18 November 2025

A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in combat.

Sergei Bakholdin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,503 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Former internally displaced persons return to Khorovlu. November 18, 2025. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/v-selo-horovlu-vyehala-ocherednaya-gruppa-byvshih-vynuzhdennyh-pereselencev

10:06, 18 November 2025

37 Azerbaijani families returned to the village of Khorovlu

Today, members of 37 Azerbaijani families who fled the village during the Karabakh conflict returned to the village of Khorovlu in the Jabrayil region.

09:10, 18 November 2025

Three drones were shot down in the Rostov region.

The Ministry of Defense reported three drones shot down in the Rostov Region. No drone attacks were recorded in other regions of the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts last night.

A still from a video message from orphans from Petrov Val to Alexander Bastrykin: https://vk.com/wall-62316332_11939

08:33, 18 November 2025

A complaint about housing by orphans from Petrov Val resulted in a criminal case.

Orphans from Petrov Val recorded a video message complaining about the substandard housing provided to them by the authorities. Investigators have opened a criminal case for negligence.

07:35, 18 November 2025

A drone attack was recorded in the Rostov region.

Last night, at least one drone attack occurred in the Chertkovsky district of the Rostov region.

05:49, 18 November 2025

Shostak was fined for interfering with the work of the electoral commission.

The court fined Goryachy Klyuch City Council candidate Valentina Shostak 2,000 rubles, finding her guilty of interfering with the work of the electoral commission during the September 12-14 elections. Shostak's case is typical of how pressure is exerted on independent candidates and observers, the lawyer believes.

04:50, 18 November 2025

Georgian authorities have ruled out handing Saakashvili over to Ukraine.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that there is no chance of former President Mikheil Saakashvili being handed over to Ukraine.

03:51, 18 November 2025

North Ossetia native Sergei Guriev* has been added to the list of terrorists and extremists.

Sergei Guriev*, a native of North Ossetia and an economist, has been added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists.

02:52, 18 November 2025

A man accused of bribing Rostov judges has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

A court in Krasnodar granted a motion filed by Albert Romanov, the representative of the Chechen leader in Kaliningrad, who is accused of bribing Rostov judges, to suspend proceedings due to the signing of a contract with the Ministry of Defense and his deployment to the SVO zone.

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