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21:27, 13 February 2018
Prosecutor demands 9.5 years in prison for Zagidat Abakarova
At today's session of the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala, Zagidat Abakarova gave testimony, in which she stated that she had not participated in any warfare, and had not held any weapons in her hands.
Action of "Apricot Country" triggers brawl in Yerevan's Council of Elders, February 13, 2018, Still picture of video posted by user Factor tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWpEv1VdDQ4
18:46, 13 February 2018
Action of "Apricot Country" triggers brawl in Yerevan's Council of Elders
At today's sitting of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, activists of the "Apricot Country" brought cans with samples of sewage water taken from an open area near Nubarashen Prison, but were physically abused in the brawl with their colleagues.
18:30, 13 February 2018
HRC "Memorial": investigators fail to open case after beating teenagers in Chechnya
Investigators have refused to institute criminal proceedings after a release of a video showing the beating of teenagers in Chechnya and referred to the absence of the event of a crime, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported.
Kurchaloi. Photo: press service of RFE/RL
15:48, 13 February 2018
In Kurchaloi, announcement of house demolition lead to a massive eviction of people
Kurchaloi is not the first settlement in Chechnya, where people are being evicted from the centre because of reconstruction, reported an official of the district administration. He refused to mention the dates for the start of construction of new houses for them. Local residents complained about the inconvenience in connection with the forced relocation to their relatives' places. 
Sardar Babaev. Photo by user Maide Az https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvjENvcMmmM
14:45, 13 February 2018
Azerbaijani SC dismisses cassation appeal filed by theologian Sardar Babaev
The verdict pronounced against Sardar Babaev, sentenced to three years of imprisonment for violating the requirements of religious ceremonies, will be appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the theologian's defence has reported.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/news/yu_evkurov_ingushetiya_s_otkrytiem_vtoroy_ocheredi_zavoda_riak_naladit_postavki_v_strany_sng/
13:04, 13 February 2018
Ingush leader calls on militants' accomplices to surrender
After a counterterrorist operation (CTO) was carried out in the Nazran District, Yunus-Bek Evkurov instructed his subordinates to toughen inspections of the municipalities, as well as passengers arriving in the region and their luggage. Accomplices of the suspects killed in the special operation are promised leniency in case if they voluntarily surrender to the police, the press service of the Ingush leader reports.
Oyub Titiev and his advocate Petr Zaikin in the courtroom. Photo by the 'Caucasian Knot' correspondent.
12:47, 13 February 2018
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Oyub Titiev as a political prisoner
Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has announced that Oyub Titiev is being prosecuted because of his human rights activities and demanded to release him.
06:56, 13 February 2018
NGO members claim election of Azerbaijani President to be undemocratic
On February 12, the Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Centre (EMDSC) released its statement in connection with the fact that the early presidential election were scheduled for April 11, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Backyard of the house that belongs to one of detained members of Dagestani government. Screenshot of video at: www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=58&v=8_SZ_0qeI10
06:30, 13 February 2018
Yuri Chaika notes houses of Dagestani officials too late, journalists believe
The statement voiced by General Prosecutor Yuri Chaika about houses of officials in Dagestan located on the Caspian Sea coast was preceded by a long silence of the Prosecutor's Office on the issue. Meanwhile, the information about those houses was available to the public long ago, said journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
06:11, 13 February 2018
Magomedtagir Gadjiev's defence appeals against taking him into custody
The defence of Magomedtagir Gadjiev has appealed against the decision of the court to select against a truck driver, suspected of possession of weapons, the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of detention in custody. Relatives and fellow villagers of Magomedtagir Gadjiev believe he is not guilty.
Central cathedral mosque in Cherkessk. Photo: Shkhashefij https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Черкесск
05:52, 13 February 2018
Cathedral Mosque of Cherkessk accepts first believers
The first prayer took place in the cathedral mosque still under construction in Cherkessk.
04:28, 13 February 2018
Rallies and marches in honour of the 30th anniversary of liberation movement held in NKR cities
The events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the start of the liberation movement began in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
Gasanbek Shikhakhmedov, father of disappeared Aslan Shikhakhmedov, February 11, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot.
20:57, 12 February 2018
Shikhakhmedov's defence tells about his refusal to defame Dagestani officials
Aslan Shikhakhmedov, a former employee of the Derbent District Administration, whose kidnapping was reported by his relatives, was found in a Makhachkala SIZO (pre-trial prison), his advocate Murad Velikhanov has stated, adding that law enforcers demanded from Shikhakhmedov to testify against officials of the Derbent District Administration.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
20:49, 12 February 2018
KBR's Public Prosecutor reports return of 17 militants from Syria
Four of the returnees from international terrorist organizations acting in Syria were killed, 13 others were convicted, Oleg Zharikov, the Public Prosecutor of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has stated today.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo
19:11, 12 February 2018
Ukraine reports Saakashvili's extradition to Poland
Today, employees of the State Border Service of Ukraine have returned Mikhail Saakashvili to the country, from where he penetrated into the Ukrainian territory. "The person was in Ukraine illegally, and therefore, with the observance of all legal formalities, he was returned to the country, from where he arrived with violation of the law," says the statement posted on the website of the Service.
Rally by Gukovo miners, February 2018. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.
16:00, 12 February 2018
Gukovo miners start receiving coal for heating
Today, 50 tons of coal have been shipped to former employees of the "Kingcoal" Group of Companies, the Information Policy Department of the Government of the Rostov Region has stated.
Screenshot of video released by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_SZ_0qeI10
15:01, 12 February 2018
Journalists voice scepticism about video with luxury items in Dagestani officials' houses
Reports about the wealth of detained officials and a gold pistol found at the Abdusamid Gamidov's house are a traditional way to attract public attention to the activities of investigators. This opinion was voiced by journalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
A car is on fire in conflict zone. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
09:07, 12 February 2018
Azerbaijan claims shelling of six villages in Karabakh conflict zone
Units of the Armenian Armed Forces have violated the ceasefire regime in various directions of the front 135 times during a day, the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports today.
09:00, 12 February 2018
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 5-11
Detention of the Dagestani Prime Minister and his deputies and formation of a new Cabinet of Ministers in the region; announcement of the date for the early presidential election in Azerbaijan; special operation in Ingushetia, in which two suspected militants were killed, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 5-11, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of missing Derbent resident come to a protest action, Derbent, February 11, 2018. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent
01:14, 12 February 2018
Relatives of missing Derbent resident come to a protest action
On February 11, relatives and friends of Aslan Shikhakhmedov, a former official of the Derbent administration, who disappeared on February 8, gathered in front of the FSB Department in Derbent. The protestors believe that Aslan Shikhakhmedov could be detained in connection with police raids in Dagestan and demanded from law enforcers to report his whereabouts.
News
Pashinyan at a concert in Gyumri. Screenshot from News.Am photo from April 20, 2026, https://news.am/rus/news/944772.html. Observers considered concerts featuring Pashinyan to be propaganda.

Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

The Central Election Commission of Armenia has completed accepting documents for participation in the elections.

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.