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06:23, 31 October 2025

Volgograd Airport has resumed operations.

Rosaviatsiya has lifted restrictions on aircraft landing and exiting at Volgograd Airport.

05:25, 31 October 2025

Drones intercepted in three districts of Rostov Oblast

Air defense forces neutralized unmanned aerial vehicles in the Myasnikovsky, Millerovsky, and Chertkovsky districts.

03:44, 31 October 2025

Anastasia Zinovkina complained about the lack of medical care in prison.

The condition of Russian citizen Anastasia Zinovkina, convicted in a drug case in Georgia, worsened; for eight hours, she received no assistance from prison staff, despite being unable to move due to back pain.

02:45, 31 October 2025

The Council of Europe and the OSCE recalled political prisoners in Azerbaijan and Georgia.

On International Day of Political Prisoners, the Council of Europe and the OSCE highlighted the cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia, calling for their release and targeted sanctions against human rights violators.

01:47, 31 October 2025

Mezhiev's remarks about Jews outraged Russia's chief rabbi.

Russia's Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar called on leading Muslim figures to distance themselves from the anti-Semitic statements made by Chechen Mufti Salakh Mezhiyev, who called Jews "enemies of Allah." Following the rabbi's statement, the Chechen News Agency removed this portion of Mezhiyev's speech from its publication.

00:49, 31 October 2025

A Kislovodsk resident has been detained by security forces in connection with a case of involvement in terrorism.

FSB officers in the Stavropol Krai detained a suspected member of a terrorist organization in Kislovodsk. The detainee admitted to conducting "reconnaissance" at the local police station.

23:51, 30 October 2025

Rosaviatsiya has closed Volgograd Airport.

For the second time in 24 hours, the Volgograd airport stopped accepting and dispatching flights due to a threat to flight safety.

23:01, 30 October 2025

The Chechen Armed Forces declared the opposition movement NIYSO extremist.

A court in Chechnya has ruled to ban the Chechen opposition movement NIYSO throughout Russia, deeming it extremist.

21:59, 30 October 2025

Four activists were detained after blocking Rustaveli Avenue.

For the 337th day in a row, supporters of Georgia's European integration blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue, demanding the release of political prisoners and new parliamentary elections. At least four activists were detained after the road reopened.

21:35, 30 October 2025

New fuel oil emissions recorded in Kuban

Fuel oil emissions were detected near the village of Volna and on the Bugayskaya Spit; Anapa's beaches were not affected.

20:43, 30 October 2025

Those who died in the autumn of 1992 were remembered in North Ossetia.

Memorial events in Vladikavkaz and the Prigorodny district took place on the 33rd anniversary of the start of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict.

20:09, 30 October 2025

Yulia Melnichenko has been released from court.

The hearing to review the administrative protocol against Yulia Melnichenko, who was detained during a solitary picket outside the North Ossetian prosecutor's office, did not take place; she was released home.

19:43, 30 October 2025

Hurriyyet TV editor-in-chief detained after search

The State Security Service conducted a special operation at the editorial offices of the Hurriyet newspaper, the website Hurriyyet.az, and Hurriyyet TV. Editor-in-chief Vugar Mammadov was detained.

19:38, 30 October 2025

A witness in the Azer Gasimli case was pressured in court.

In Azerbaijan, during the trial of political scientist Azer Gasimli, the prosecutor pressured a witness, demanding he reveal his testimony during the investigation. The defense protested the prosecutor's actions. Gasimli's wife reported that the witnesses were confused in their testimony and contradicted their own statements.

Azer Gasimli. Photo: https://jam-news.net/ru

19:38, 30 October 2025

A witness in the Azer Gasimli case was pressured in court.

18:57, 30 October 2025

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for evading military service.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Marat Zagazezhev to five years in prison, finding him guilty of prolonged absence from his unit.

18:07, 30 October 2025

Kabardinka remembers victims of Stalin's repressions

At a rally in Kabardinka, those gathered remembered the victims of Stalin's repressions. During the Great Terror, NKVD officers arrested 13,500 Greeks, 11,000 of whom were executed, according to historian Ivan Dzhukha.

17:51, 30 October 2025

Investigators suspect a prisoner of plotting a terrorist attack in the Rostov region.

A prisoner in the Rostov region is suspected of preparing a terrorist attack and taking hostages at a prison facility; he was previously convicted of terrorism-related charges.

16:55, 30 October 2025

A report was drawn up against Melnichenko for violating Menyailo's decree.

The police filed a report against Yulia Melnichenko for violating the decree of the head of North Ossetia on the procedure for holding public events, although the decree does not apply to solo pickets. Melnichenko was taken to court.

16:10, 30 October 2025

Protesters in Yerevan demanded the attention of European Parliament members.

The rally in support of political prisoners took place against the backdrop of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly plenary session in Yerevan. Participants expressed hope that MEPs would intervene in the situation.

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