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The village of Shatili. Photo: Paata (www.paata.ge) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/paata/1813158428/
22:50, 18 February 2019
Georgian political analysts are sceptical about Kadyrov's idea of border crossing
The construction of a Chechnya-Georgia border crossing, proposed by Ramzan Kadyrov, promises no economic benefits, and will give no military-strategic advantage either to Russia or Georgia, experts say.
A law enforcer handcuffs a detainee. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
20:54, 18 February 2019
Law enforcers set free two detained residents of Chechnya
The detention of residents of the settlement of Tersky had to do with a discussion of the situation in Syria, their relatives have informed.
Muslim Khuchiev and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo" press service of the Ministry for Economic and Territorial Development and Trade of the Chechen Republic; press service of the Kremlin Sources: http://economy-chr.ru/?p=1450 http://kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/146/events/57797
15:58, 18 February 2019
Ramzan Kadyrov appoints his successor
Ramzan Kadyrov appointed Chechen government's chairman Muslim Khuchiev the acting leader of the republic for the period of his inability to work.
15:55, 18 February 2019
Backstage process of reconciling borders with Chechnya provokes Dagestanis' concern
Experts, NGOs, and independent media should be involved in the coordination of borders between Dagestan and Chechnya, believe authors of the appeal to the authorities of the Russian Federation. The authorities should take into account the negative experience of work in Ingushetia, note Dagestani journalists.
15:52, 18 February 2019
Arrest of athlete for beating wife recalls problems with domestic violence in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani kick-boxer Anar Suleimanov is arrested for 20 days for beating his wife. Domestic violence against women is widespread, and recently the attitude of the police towards the problem has changed, notes Mekhriban Zeinalova, the head of the NGO "Clean World". Every year 30-40 victims of domestic violence seek help, reports Novella Djafaroglu, the head of the Association for the Protection of Women's Rights.
13:01, 18 February 2019
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 11-17, 2019
Attack on a Kuban journalist; strike of minibus drivers in Makhachkala; completion of the investigation into the "March 1" case and adoption of a new government programme in Armenia; events in Southern Russia on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 11-17, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
12:00, 18 February 2019
Source links Mirzekhanov's detention with mass brawl in Moscow
A native of Dagestan, Alibek Mirzekhanov, has been detained on suspicion of involvement in the brawl in the "Neolit" Cafe, a law enforcement source has informed. Mirzekhanov's subscribers have posted the hashtag #свободуалибеку (Freedom to Alibek) on the Instagram.
Alibek Mirzekhanov. Photo: screenshot of the video on the Ali Mir YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=pKc36e7gMyo
11:58, 18 February 2019
Blogger Alibek Mirzekhanov disappears in Moscow after law enforcers' visit
Alibek Mirzekhanov, a blogger, has disappeared after law enforcers visited his apartment in Moscow, where he lived with his family.
Soslan Khosonov, the brother of Oleg Khosonov, came to a rally in his support. Beslan, February 16, 2019. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:56, 18 February 2019
Rally in support of person accused of double killing held in Beslan
According to police estimates, over 400 people came to a rally in support of Oleg Khosonov, accused of the murder of Bichenov brothers in Beslan in June 2018. Oleg's relatives assert that his shooting was an act of self-defence.
Robert Kocharyan. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM)
00:00, 18 February 2019
Robert Kocharyan's son accused of money laundering
Sedrak Kocharyan, the elder son of Robert Kocharyan, the former President of Armenia, has informed that he is under recognizance not to leave, because of charges of money laundering and tax evasion.
Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj). Photo: Bilal Randeree https://www.flickr.com
11:31, 17 February 2019
Chechen Muftiate announces novelties for pilgrims
On February 15, Chechnya began receiving documents from those who wish to make a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. This year, it has been decided to increase the number of theologians who will accompany the pilgrims; and each participant of the Hajj will receive religious literature and will be able to bring home five litres of water from the holy source, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya has announced.
Banners with portrait of the leader of "Muslim Unity" Talekh Bagirzade, Baku, April 8, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:19, 17 February 2019
Rights defenders persuade Talekh Bagirzade to stop hunger strike in jail
Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity" Movement, has agreed to stop his hunger strike, the co-chairs of the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Inmates-Believers (CPRIB), who visited Talekh in an Azerbaijani prison, have informed.
11:09, 17 February 2019
Political analysts point to dying conflict around monument to Avagyan in Georgia
After the protests, Georgian officials got convinced not to dismantle the monument to Mikhail Avagyan, a Karabakh War veteran, local politicians of Armenian origin have reported. The Georgian authorities will not let go of a conflict of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Diasporas, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
10:57, 17 February 2019
NKR claims 220 shelling attacks during the week
On February 10-16, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than 1700 shots at the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
10:48, 17 February 2019
Workers of Armenian smelter stop their protest
After the meeting with the Armenian Vice-Premier, workers of the Alaverdi Copper Smelter unblocked the Yerevan-Tbilisi railway, agreeing to wait for the outcomes of the talks on the resumption of the factory operation.
16:55, 16 February 2019
Law enforcers release one of detained residents of Grozny District
One of the three residents of Tersky was released without charging, two others are suspected of having links with militants, their relatives have informed.
Central Street in the dwelling settlement of Ilsky where the killed pensioners lived, Krasnodar Territory, 2019. Photo: Alina Desyatnichenko for the Caucasian Knot
16:45, 16 February 2019
Kuban residents support version of homophobia-based murder of fellow villagers
Two residents of the dwelling settlement of Ilsky were killed because of their sexual orientation, their fellow villagers are convinced. The fact that investigators have voiced out this version as one of the basic ones is a rare case, activists of the Russian LGBT Network have noted.
Khizri Shikhsaidov. Photo: Nsrdag, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=57159500
16:25, 16 February 2019
Dagestani activists show disputable territories on Chechen border to Shikhsaidov
Members of the Dagestani Public Commission on the border with Chechnya have shown Khizri Shikhsaidov, the Speaker of the Dagestani Parliament, the potentially disputable territories for the demarcation. In his turn, he has assured that Dagestan has no intent to give any land to Chechnya.
16:09, 16 February 2019
Azerbaijani and Chechen authorities withdraw from interethnic conflict in Moscow
The parties in the mass brawl in the Pechatniki Moscow district were natives of Chechnya and Azerbaijan; mutual insults kindled the conflict, sources have reported. Employees of the Chechnya's permanent mission and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow did not contact the parties, said the sources from both institutions.
13:25, 16 February 2019
Investigation of the "March 1" case over in Armenia
The Special Investigating Service (SIS) of Armenia has completed the inquiry into the case of riots in Yerevan on March 1-2, 2008, and presented charges against the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, and other officials.
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A Dagestani woman has been accused of financing an extremist organization.

The Makhachkala bypass is closed due to road damage.

Residents of Dagestan and journalists praised the role of bloggers in helping flood victims.

LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

Personalities
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/ Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.