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Screenshot of a Chechen woman's video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of a video by the user ANTI KADYROV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8S57CdK8w4
05:52, 12 January 2018
Political analysts: residents of Chechnya tired of "leaderism" and criticize authorities
When residents of Chechnya dare to voice public appeals with criticism of the authorities or complaints, they are driven by despair and a desire to achieve justice. Exposing themselves at risk, authors of such appeals often underestimate the experience of other critics of the authorities, experts believe.
War in Syria. Damascus, January 6, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
04:48, 12 January 2018
Experts report connection of military exercises in Northern Caucasus with conflict in Syria
A significant number of military exercises in the Southern Military District can be explained by the Russia's participation in the struggle against the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) in Syria.
Alexander Arzumanyan. Photo: screenshot of a video by azatutyun.am
03:24, 12 January 2018
Armenia's Ambassador to Denmark wins lawsuit against his country at ECtHR
Alexander Arzumanyan, the Armenia's Ambassador to Denmark and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has won a lawsuit against Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The court has obliged the Armenian authorities to pay him 2500 euros.
Yuri Shevchuk, Oleg Sitnikov, Yuri Dud. Photo: collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:49, 11 January 2018
Film about First Chechen War on YouTube scores over 2 million viewings in three days
In the film "The Man After the War" produced by video blogger Yuri Dud, Oleg Sitnikov, who fought in the First Chechen War, campaign, and Yuri Shevchuk, the leader of the DDT group, who came to Grozny in 1995, talk about the war and the life after it. The video helped Sitnikov to embody his dream of buying a new car.
The funeral of Temirlan Machalikashvili took place in the village of Duisi in the Pankisi Gorge. Photo: Sputnik/STRINGER https://sputnik-georgia.ru
17:41, 11 January 2018
Relatives of Temirlan Machalikashvili demand his rehabilitation
Today, the funeral of Temirlan Machalikashvili, who died after being wounded by law enforcers, took place in the village of Duisi in the Pankisi Gorge. His father appealed to the Georgian Prosecutor's Office demanding to assess law enforcers' actions.
Maria Lasitskene. Photo by the press service of the All-Russia Athletic Federation, rusathletics.info
17:31, 11 January 2018
Kabardino-Balkarian athlete Maria Lasitskene wins All-Russian tournament
Maria Lasitskene (Kuchina), an athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria, has won the All-Russian tournament in high jump and pole vaulting.
A young woman from North Ossetia, who posts in Instagram scandalous videos with dances in hijab. Screenshot of a video on her page on Instagram http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/system/uploads/article_image/image/0014/148091/main_image_hidzh.jpg
15:45, 11 January 2018
Countrymen of hijab dancer treat a scandal with her videos as a PR step for promotion
The actions of a young woman from North Ossetia, who posts in Instagram scandalous videos with dances in hijab, show more desire for PR steps rather than insolence, her countrymen suggest. The young woman does not face any danger in her homeland, believe the local Deputy Mufti and a journalist.
Adam Ilyasov. Screenshot of a video by the user Imam. Adam_al.ashariy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxMzskPbJ3o
13:07, 11 January 2018
Chechen residents alarmed: critic of Wahhabism re-appointed Kadi of Grozny
The return of Adam Ilyasov to the position of the Islamic judge of Grozny may provoke a new surge of persecution of young men wearing beards, local residents believe.
A view of the Bezengi village. Kabardino-Balkaria. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev
13:06, 11 January 2018
US Department of State warns tourists about danger of visiting Northern Caucasus
Tourists from the United States are advised not to travel to Northern Caucasus, Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/zaderzhan-rukovoditel-groznenskogo-predstavitelstva-pravozashchitnogo-centra-memorial
10:54, 11 January 2018
HRC "Memorial" reports threats to relatives of Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev
Law enforcers have demanded from relatives of Oyub Titiev, the detained Chechen rights defender, that his son and brother should appear at the police, otherwise they would face troubles. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Members of the Azerbaijani community held a rally near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kiev. January 10, 2017. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani community https://minval.az/news/123754143
10:41, 11 January 2018
At action in Kiev, Azerbaijanis demand to protect them from criminality
On January 10, members of the Azerbaijani community held a rally near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ukraine in Kiev, demanding to investigate the crimes committed against Azerbaijani businessmen. The Ukrainian police promised to take measures.
On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalev https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20180106/10065254/vystrely-v-novyj-god-azerbajdzhan-proizvel-po-armyanskim-poziciyam-2000-vystrelov.html
10:28, 11 January 2018
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 125 bombardments per day
On January 10 and 11, during shelling on the contact line, Armenian militaries used sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
00:14, 11 January 2018
Elderly woman's story puzzles authorities of Azerbaijan and Chechnya
For the third week, the Azerbaijani and Chechen authorities cannot identify a 104-year-old woman found in the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan. The woman voiced her desire to leave for Chechnya after Ramzan Kadyrov had promised to help her.
22:49, 10 January 2018
In Stavropol Territory, village council head accused of recruiting fighters for IS
A case against the head of the Kucherlinsky village council, accused of recruiting a resident of the Stavropol Territory to the ranks of Syrian militants, was brought to court.
20:49, 10 January 2018
Pankisi detainee accused of aiding and abetting terrorists
Zurab Idoidze, a resident of Georgia, was accused of aiding and abetting Akhmed Chataev and members of his grouping. The detainee pleads not guilty, his advocate reported.
A law enforcer. Turkey. Photo: REUTERS/Murad Sezer
20:18, 10 January 2018
Turkish authorities arrest Georgian citizen acquainted with Akhmed Chataev
Gocha Saginadze, a Georgian citizen, detained in Turkey on the charge of having connections with terrorists, has been taken into custody. His wife is to be deported from the country, the agency "Interpressnews" reports with reference to Milliyet.
A group of 70 Azerbaijani soldiers was sent to Afghanistan. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence for Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az/
19:07, 10 January 2018
Azerbaijan scales up its forces in Afghanistan at US' request
Military analysts have treated the increase of the number of Azerbaijani peacekeepers in Afghanistan as making overtures to the USA. According to their forecasts, such an increase will not lead to a deepening of the Azerbaijan-NATO partnership.
A police car. Photo © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20171203/238413570/Pokushenie-soversheno-na-deputata-sakrebulo-Ahalcihe.html
17:44, 10 January 2018
Activist Zviad Kuprava and his wife beaten in Tbilisi
Zviad Kuprava, the leader of the "Centre for Law Enforcement Reform", and his wife were injured as a result of an attack.
Screenshot of a Chechen woman's video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of a video by the user ANTI KADYROV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GCPq_cu9ng
16:06, 10 January 2018
Chechen woman calls on Ramzan Kadyrov to stop kidnappings
In her video appeals to Ramzan Kadyrov and his mother Aimani Kadyrova, a woman who introduced herself as a resident of Chechnya, has requested to stop kidnappings and persecution of people in the Chechen Republic.
Residents of the village of Duisi (Georgia) held a protest action against the actions of the law enforcers who wounded 19-year-old Temirlan Machalikashvili. December 207. Photo: North Caucasus Service (RFE/RL)
09:37, 10 January 2018
Temirlan Machalikashvili dies in hospital
Today, a 19-year-old resident of the Pankisi Gorge, severely wounded by law enforcers during a special operation in the Pankisi Gorge on December 26, 2017, has died. This was reported by a doctor.
News
Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains. Photo: Fortanga / Telegram channel Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains.

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.