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20:40, 25 February 2015
Court finds Nalchik resident guilty of involvement in IAF in Syria
The Nalchik City Court has sentenced a local resident to 1.5 years of imprisonment for involvement in the armed conflict in Syria on the side of the militants.
Map of the district of Dagestan. Photo: Yandex maps
20:14, 25 February 2015
Militants killed in Dagestan were members of Kizilyurt criminal grouping
Three militants shot dead during the special operation in Dagestan were members of the Kizilyurt terrorist grouping. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement bodies.
Law enforcer during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/12/26/v-sunzhenskom-raione-chechni-neitralizovan-bandit-obstrelyavshii-politseiskikh.html
19:22, 25 February 2015
Power agents report on killing three militants in Dagestan
According to the preliminary information, in Dagestan, during a special operation held in the Kizilyurt District, three members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) were shot and killed. This was reported by a source in the power structures of Dagestan.
17:19, 25 February 2015
In Azerbaijan, Court leaves Leyla Yunus in custody
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has left in custody human rights defender Leyla Yunus and dismissed her complaint about the extension of her detention.
17:04, 25 February 2015
Russian GPO agrees to consider request to extradite Valery Permyakov to Armenia
The Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has decided to consider the request for extradition of Valery Permyakov to the Armenian side and notified the Prosecutor's Office in Armenia about the decision.
Material evidence gathered in the course of a counterterrorism operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/10/07/v-dagestane-predotvrashchen-terakt-kotoryi-gotovili-bandity.html
11:07, 25 February 2015
In KBR, local resident sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment on charge of involvement in IAF
Eduard Khodorkovsky, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), is sentenced on charge of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF). The Supreme Court of Russia has upheld his sentence announced in the KBR.
Street in Tbilisi, February 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:31, 25 February 2015
In Tbilisi, many exchange offices stop selling US dollars
In Tbilisi, some exchange offices have temporarily stopped selling US dollars. The official exchange rate of Georgian lari to US dollar set up by the National Bank of Georgia reached 2.26.
A cover of the book by Alaudi Musaev "The Trial in a Dream". Photo by by Alaudi Musaev
05:13, 25 February 2015
Advocate of Kislovodsk Imam writes novel about prosecution of his client
A documentary novel based on the events of the prosecution and trial in the case against Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov charged with drug possession will be published in Moscow. This was reported by the author of the novel, advocate Alaudi Musaev.
Gadjimurad Omarov in the hospital. Photo: http://sevkavinform.ru/articles/godekan/intervyu-gadzhimurada-omarova-sevkavinformu/?sphrase_id=996
23:28, 24 February 2015
Gadjimurad Omarov accuses Deputy Minister of Dagestani government of involvement in attack on him
In Dagestan, the leader of the regional branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party has stated that an official from the local government was involved in the attack on him. According to the leader of the Dagestani branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" Party, attackers said that they "were sent by people from the leader of the republic."
The Saveliev family at their new 'home'. Photo by Alexei Saveliev
23:19, 24 February 2015
In Sochi, Court fines Saveliev family for failure to fulfil decision on demolition of their house
The Adler District Court has decided to fine the Saveliev family by 2500 roubles for the failure to fulfil the decision on demolition of unsanctioned buildings in Akatsij Street. The family members continue to live in the cottage, which they occupied illegally on February 23.
21:10, 24 February 2015
In Dagestani village of Shushiya, seven protesters still on hunger strike
In the village of Shushiya of the Novolak District of Dagestan, seven women continue their hunger strike with the demand to allocate land shares. Three other protesters have stopped their hunger strike because of deterioration of their health.
19:25, 24 February 2015
Rights defender Talekh Khasmamedov detained in Azerbaijan
The detention of the leader of the NGO "Law and Order" in the town of Goychay located 150 kilometres west of Baku was reported by Oktai Gyulalyev, the head of the Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without political prisoners", who referred to the family of the rights defender.
Khaiser Dzhemilev. Photo: http://fedpress.ru/sites/fedpress/files/kuskoff/news/dzhemilev.jpg
18:11, 24 February 2015
Krasnodar court decides to consider Dzhemilev's case with a jury
The Krasnodar Regional Court has ruled to consider the criminal case of Khaiser Dzhemilev, the son of Mustafa Dzhemilev, an MP of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the former head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, by means of a jury. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 3.
Gadjimurad Omarov. Photo: http://www.spravedlivo.ru/pictbank/009/00979002400320.jpg
14:37, 24 February 2015
Omarov beaten up in Dagestan hospitalized in Moscow with broken collarbone and brain concussion
Gadjimurad Omarov, the Chairman of the Board of the Dagestani Branch of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, has been hospitalized to the N. Sklifosovsky Research Institute in Moscow. Doctors plan to operate on his collarbone.
14:27, 24 February 2015
Trial in case of Sheikh al-Chirkawi postponed because of involvement of new advocate
In Dagestan, the court session on the case of the terror act committed in the house of Sheikh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi is postponed to February 26. The court has made such a decision to provide the new advocate with time to examine the materials.
A gunman involved in terrorism is neutralized. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/02/13/v-kbr-neitralizovan-bandit-prichastnyi-k-prestupleniyam-terroristicheskoi-napr.html
11:22, 24 February 2015
Dagestan: suspected militants killed in shootout identified
The suspected militants killed last night in a shootout at a police post in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, have been pre-identified.
Logo of the State Museum of the History of GULAG against a background with a barbed wire. Photo: screenshot of a web page of the site http://www.gmig.ru/
11:01, 24 February 2015
Memorial party of Vainakhs' deportation in Moscow presents archival documents from special settlements
On February 23, the State Museum of the History of GULAG in Moscow hosted a memorial party dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the deportation of Chechens and Ingushes. There, the archival documents were presented, which cover the life in special settlements; and a film about the deportation was screened.
03:41, 24 February 2015
Three persons killed in shootout in Dagestan
One policeman and two alleged attackers were killed near a police post in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Another law enforcer was wounded.
The Fatima Zahra Mosque in the Yasamal District of Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:06, 23 February 2015
Baku residents complain about closed stores and blocked credit cards
After the devaluation of the national currency – the manat, credit cards of Baku residents are blocked; and many shops are closed, said Eyub Guseinov, the chairman of the Union of Free Consumers.
15:36, 23 February 2015
Relatives of Avetisyan family demand to meet GPP of Armenia
Relatives of the Avetisyan family, massacred in Gyumri, have occupied the office of Raffi Aslanyan, the Public Prosecutor of the Shirak Region, demanding a meeting or a telephone talk with the General Public Prosecutor (GPP) of Armenia. Aslanyan has left his workplace.
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Transport links to a mountain village in Dagestan have been restored.

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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.