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09:49, 16 December 2025

Alesker Mammadli remains in custody despite the need for treatment

A Baku court has refused to ease the pretrial detention of Toplum TV founder Alesker Mammadli, who is in need of surgery.

05:55, 16 December 2025

Turkish authorities have decided to deport Gultekin Hacibeyli

Gultekin Hajibeyli, a member of the Coordination Center of the National Council of Democratic Forces of Azerbaijan, received an official decision on her deportation from Turkey for five years.

02:58, 16 December 2025

Volunteers collected 128 bags of oil-contaminated sand in the Temryuk district in one day

In one day, five volunteers from the Dolphins headquarters collected 128 bags of a mixture of sand and fuel oil on the Tuzla Spit.

01:59, 16 December 2025

Activists called on the Catholicos to replace the head of the Karabakh diocese

More than 30 public figures from Nagorno-Karabakh called on Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II to consider replacing the head of the Artsakh (Karabakh) Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

01:14, 16 December 2025

The death of a patient at a Derbent maternity hospital has led to a criminal case

Investigators in Dagestan have found doctors to be at fault in the death of a 34-year-old Derbent resident during childbirth, despite the Ministry of Health citing a dangerous complication in her condition

22:55, 15 December 2025

A protester in Elista was arrested on terrorism charges

A Moscow court has arrested Eduard Baltykov, a 58-year-old businessman from Kalmykia who participated in protests in Elista. He is accused of participating in a terrorist organization.

22:14, 15 December 2025

Security forces perceived a threat in a complaint regarding the illegal demolition of houses in Kuban

Krasnodar Krai police issued a warning against "extremist" behavior and actions to a resident of the Anapa district, whom law enforcement officials believe is the organizer of a collective appeal to Putin.

21:32, 15 December 2025

The appellate court upheld the sentence of Grigory Melkonyants

The Moscow City Court upheld the five-year sentence for Grigory Melkonyants, co-chairman of the Golos* movement, rejecting his defense's arguments.

19:58, 15 December 2025

Activists in five countries honored the memory of Aishat Baimuradova

In memory of Aishat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who was murdered in Yerevan, rallies were held in Vilnius, Helsinki, Paris, Madrid, and Buenos Aires.

18:43, 15 December 2025

Azerbaijani activists praised the large-scale amnesty project

The amnesty proposed by Ilham Aliyev to mark Azerbaijan's Year of Constitution and Sovereignty will affect approximately 20,000 people. Local activists welcomed the amnesty initiative, noting that it will not resolve the issue of political prisoners.

17:25, 15 December 2025

The management of a sanatorium in Kabardino-Balkaria escaped punishment for infecting patients with hepatitis and HIV

A court in Nalchik sentenced a nurse at a private sanatorium to four years in prison, finding her guilty of mass infecting patients with dangerous diseases. The sanatorium's general director and doctor escaped punishment.

13:56, 15 December 2025

An Azerbaijani court has remanded an opposition activist into custody

The court remanded Vugar Gadirli, an activist with the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, in pretrial detention for three months. He is accused of illegal possession of weapons. The party claimed that security forces planted the weapons on him during a search.

13:00, 15 December 2025

Krasnodar Vice Mayor Netreba was sentenced to four years in prison

A court in Krasnodar sentenced former Deputy Mayor Vsevolod Netreba to a prison term and a large fine for attempted fraud. The official pleaded guilty in court.

10:06, 15 December 2025

Residents of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky were left without water after a drone strike

A pumping station in the Rostov region was knocked out after a drone attack, cutting off water supply to residents of a residential area in Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, the Maslovka village, and the Pogorelovo station.

07:10, 15 December 2025

Homes in Rostov Oblast damaged by drone attack

Drone attacks were recorded overnight in three cities and nine districts of the Rostov region, damaging roofs and windows in some homes.

Participants at the address to Putin. Photo from Alexander Safronov's Telegram channel https://t.me/redtemnik/6278

06:40, 15 December 2025

Krasnodar residents asked Putin to intervene in the embankment development situation

Residents of Krasnodar's Yubileyny microdistrict, protesting against embankment development, recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin. According to City Duma deputy Alexander Safronov, over a thousand people participated in the protest.

02:02, 15 December 2025

The destruction of monasteries in Karabakh has raised doubts among Azerbaijani analysts

Azerbaijani analysts have questioned the veracity of claims of vandalism at monasteries in Karabakh. They argue that Christian monuments in Azerbaijan are protected by the state.

21:17, 14 December 2025

Tour operators linked demand for holidays in Anapa to the opening of beaches

Demand for bookings in Anapa increased during the New Year holidays, but the prospects for the 2026 resort season depend on the authorities' decision to reopen the beaches, according to tour operators. The scientist believes it's too early to talk about a complete cleanup of the beaches.

19:22, 14 December 2025

The Dzhabiev case has affected the response to security forces violence in South Ossetia

The security officials involved in the beating of two young men in Tskhinvali in October have been dismissed; the boys' parents are not seeking a different punishment. The authorities' decision to dismiss those involved in the incident demonstrates a shift in attitudes toward violence in South Ossetia following the death of Inal Dzhabiev.

18:22, 14 December 2025

Kadyrov confirmed his readiness to run again for the post of head of Chechnya

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said during a live broadcast that he is fed up with power, but will run for the republic's presidency in 2026 if the president nominates him and the people support him.

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