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Pre-trial prison. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
15:59, 26 February 2018
Resident of Nalchik identifies law enforcers who tortured him
None of the five law enforcers indicated by the resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) as his torturers, has not been dismissed, the Committee against Torture (CAT) has stated today.
Alexei Navalny. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
15:13, 26 February 2018
Russian regulator agrees to unblock Alexei Navalny's website
The register of prohibited materials excludes the pages of the Alexei Navalny's website about vacations of a top-ranking official on an oligarch's yacht, the publication of which was considered by the Kuban court as a reason for blocking the website.
CTO in Northern Caucasus. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-v-hode-kto-neytralizovan-glavar-1.html
10:00, 26 February 2018
On February 19-25, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of February 19-25, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Georgia-South Ossetia border. Photo: press service of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
09:44, 26 February 2018
EU offers assistance to Georgia to investigate Archil Tatunashvili's death
On February 25, the EU announced that the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) stood ready to support Georgia in the investigation into the circumstances of the death of a Georgian citizen detained in South Ossetia.
09:10, 26 February 2018
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 19-25
Mourning events to mark the anniversary of the deportation of Chechen and Ingush people; determination of the main candidate for the post of the Armenian President; AI's criticism of human rights situation in Russia and the countries of Southern Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 19-25, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Azerbaijani residents come to the Memorial to the Khojaly victims in Khatai district of Baku, February 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
02:23, 26 February 2018
Azerbaijan pays tribute to victims of Khojaly tragedy
Today, Azerbaijan marks the 26th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy. Throughout the week preceding the anniversary of the tragedy, the events to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the tragedy took place in Azerbaijan and abroad, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov in Rostov-on-Don, February 25, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
19:57, 25 February 2018
Rostov townspeople demand to commemorate Nemtsov's memory in their city
Today, in Rostov-on-Don, a rally in memory of the politician Boris Nemtsov attracted about 100 persons. The participants demanded to continue the inquiry into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, to find and bring to justice all the customers and organizers.
Rally of zoo-defenders in Krasnodar, February 24, 2018. Photo by Inessa Gonchar for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
18:24, 25 February 2018
Krasnodar zoo activists oppose "bloody football"
About fifty people went out to a picket in Krasnodar within the framework of the Fourth All-Russian campaign of zoo-defenders "The law is needed now!"
Rally participant holds banner demanding to find customers of Nemtsov's murder, Moscow, December 25, 2018. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:32, 25 February 2018
Moscow marchers blame authorities for Nemtsov's murder
Russian authorities are responsible for non-preventing the murder of the politician Boris Nemtsov; and the public should know the customer of this murder, the participants of the today's march in Moscow have stated.
Deportation of Chechen and Ingush natives. Screenshot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=diQFHSJTAno
09:21, 25 February 2018
Vainakh descendants report tragic fates of deportation victims
Participants in the memorial party for the victims of the Chechens' and Ingushes' deportation held in Saint Petersburg shared their relatives' memories about life in exile.
"Roza Khutor" Ski Resort. Photo: press service of "Roza Khutor"
02:52, 25 February 2018
Relatives of snowboarder who died in Sochi claim investigators' and doctors' inaction
Alexei Matveev, a resident of the city of Cheboksary, perished in Sochi mountains when riding his snowboard. According to his relatives, Alexei would have been alive if he had been provided with timely medical help.
A man in handcuffs. Photo © Sputnik / Anar Mustafayev https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20180220/414125415/byvshij-zek-avtomat-zaderzhan-baku.html
23:52, 24 February 2018
Sadygly's brother detained in Baku
In Azerbaijan, the police have detained Elgiz Sadygly, a brother of the activist Turad Sadygly, who lives in Europe. Then, the court appointed an administrative arrest for 30 days for Elgiz.
19:42, 24 February 2018
Two Georgian citizens released from prison in Tskhinvali
Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili have left a prison in Tskhinvali, but still stay in South Ossetia, the "Georgia Online" reports with reference to the State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia.
A memorial to people killed in political repression under Stalin in the village of Yaryk-Su. Photo from Imampasha Chergizbiev's personal archive for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:15, 24 February 2018
Akkin Chechens want to commemorate deportation victims on February 23
On February 23, local Chechens and residents of nearby villages of Chechnya visited a mourning event in the village of Yaryk-Su in the Novolak District of Dagestan. They have confirmed their intention to pay tribute to the memory of the deportation victims on the historical date, rather than on the date set up by the authorities of Chechnya.
Screenshot of a post of the article about Dina Tamukh written by the Kabardino-Balkarian human rights centre on Facebook. Photo https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdygeKhaseRA/permalink/2003446993243191/
16:01, 24 February 2018
Social network users raise money for treatment of Syrian Circassian in Russia
The Ministry for Public Health of Kabardino-Balkaria is willing to help Dina Tamukh, a resident of Syria, with medical treatment in Russia, but she needs to raise money to travel to the Russian Federation, the NGO "Ochag" (Hearth) reported.
An elderly woman near the photos of the victims of war and deportation. Photo: screenshot of the video on the YouTube channel vainakh38
05:49, 24 February 2018
Historians report connection between deportation of Vainakhs and modern conflicts
The deportation of Chechen and Ingush people was a part of the national policy of Stalinism, states Ingush historian Angela Matieva. People from neighbouring regions were resettled to houses of the repressed people, and thus the ground for future conflicts was built, notes Russian historian Sergey Arutyunov.
A boundary pillar on the border with Latvia. Photo by Roman Nuriev for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:20, 24 February 2018
Latvia bans Ramzan Kadyrov's entry
The ban on entry to Latvia has also been introduced for a number of law enforcement officials and subordinates of the Chechen leader.
Logo of the Bar Association of Azerbaijan. http://www.pia.az/Ilham_Eliyev_Iran_mudafie_-237079-xeber.html
02:16, 24 February 2018
Lawyers criticize Aliev's order on the Bar development in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has issued an order on the development of the legal profession (the Bar Association) in the country. However, the authorities have failed to envisage any mechanisms to protect the independence of lawyers; and the measures stipulated in the document will put the Bar under full government's control, the lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
The participants of the commemoration evening in Istanbul, February 23, 2018. Photo by Arslan Koch for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:03, 24 February 2018
In Istanbul, 500 people pay tribute to victims of Vainakh deportation
In Istanbul, members of the Chechen Diaspora have arranged an evening to pay tribute to the memory of the people who fell victim to the deportation of Chechen and Ingush people to Central Asia. The audience was showed footage from the film "Ordered to Forget", banned for screening in Russia.
An eternal flame in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:12, 23 February 2018
February 23 celebrations cause mixed emotions in Sochi residents
The authorities state about 10,000 participants of celebrations in Sochi. However, townspeople reacted ambiguously to the Fatherland's Defender Day: this is a reminder of those who perished at war, and an occasion to reflect on the country's foreign policy problems.
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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.