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07:01, 21 February 2015
Dagestani hunger-strikers need no hospitalization, medics believe
The health condition of the 10 villagers of Shushiya, who hold a hunger strike in support of their demand to allocate land, causes no doctor's concern, Minazhat Gadjieva, a nurse of the Shushiya feldsher-midwife station, told the "Caucasian Knot".
20:52, 20 February 2015
Human rights organizations ready to support Mikhail Savva in immigration
The international human rights organizations "Amnesty International" (AI) and "Human Rights Watch" (HRW) have expressed their readiness to help Professor Mikhail Savva, the Director of Grant Programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC), who was forced to leave Russia for fear of further prosecution.
20:41, 20 February 2015
Leaders of "Heritage" Party announce collapse of the opposition trio in Armenia
The opposition political trio no longer exists in Armenia, Raffi Ovannisyan, the head of the "Heritage" Party, has stated today at a rally in Yerevan.
18:35, 20 February 2015
Azerbaijan: son of "Free Speech" editor put under home arrest
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has changed the freedom restraint measure of Elgiz Sadygly, a brother of the political emigrant Turad Sadygly, and a son of the ex-members of the "Musavat" Party and editor of the portal "Free Speech" Alovsat Sadygly, by putting him under home arrest.
Police car in Rostov-on-Don. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:26, 20 February 2015
Two policemen receive traumas in mass brawl in Rostov-on-Don
Two policemen were hospitalized because of bodily injuries received during the suppression of a mass brawl in Rostov-on-Don. At the present time, all the fighters have been identified; some of them are minors.
Hospitilization of Lyudmila Bogatenkova. Photo: http://www.realarmy.org/?s=%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0
15:01, 20 February 2015
Investigators blame Bogatenkova's advocates of protracting preliminary inquiry
Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the Chair of the Stavropol Committee of Soldiers' Mothers named "Prikumye Mothers", and her advocates have not begun to get acquainted with the materials of the criminal case opened against the woman. Investigators accuse the advocates of protracting the preliminary investigation.
12:19, 20 February 2015
Russia's MfE brings humanitarian aid to Donbas residents
A motor convoy of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), consisting of 30 trucks, has brought more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid to Lugansk and Donetsk.
11:50, 20 February 2015
Baku politicians and experts see need for cooperation of Azerbaijan with USA in human rights sphere
The need for Azerbaijan's cooperation with the United States in the sphere of democracy and human rights was emphasized by Azeri politicians and civil society experts.
11:43, 20 February 2015
Complaint against arrest of Alexander Ivanov rejected by court in Krasnodar
Alexander Ivanov, the former vice-governor of the Krasnodar Territory, accused of abuse of office, was left in custody under the decision of the Krasnodar Territorial Court.
Mikhail Savva. Photo: Yuri Grechko/Yugopolis, http://www.yugopolis.ru/data/mediadb/2383/0000/1148/114815/466x10000_out__.jpg
09:18, 20 February 2015
Mikhail Savva left Russia for fear of further prosecution
Professor Mikhail Savva, sentenced to conditional imprisonment on charges of a fraud, has confirmed his departure from Russia. According to his version, he took the decision after being questioned by the police on the case of the director of the Krasnodar centre "Levados".
07:02, 20 February 2015
Shelling of Khazbievs' house in Ingushetia was not an attempt, experts believe
The shelling of the Khazbievs' house became not the first case in Ingushetia, which can be qualified as violent pressure on political opponents, said Sarazhdin Sultygov, an activist of the "Mekhk-Khel".
Hunger strikers in the village of Shushiya, Novolak District of Dagestan. Photo: Khusein Jakhbarov.
21:28, 19 February 2015
Dagestani hunger-strikers demand three hectares back from authorities
The participants of the hunger strike continued in the village of Shushiya, Novolak District of Dagestan, have declared their readiness to stop the protest, should the authorities allocate land plots to them with the total area of three hectares.
20:48, 19 February 2015
Court in Chechnya restricts access to websites with instructions on making explosives
The Leninsky District Court of Grozny has ruled to restrict access to the two Internet websites, which posted instructions for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
18:49, 19 February 2015
Krasnodar UFSIN demands to send Mikhail Savva to colony
The Criminal-Executive Inspectorate (known as UFSIN) has appealed to the court of Krasnodar with a demand to send Professor Mikhail Savva, sentenced to conditional imprisonment for a fraud, to a colony.
Palm tree in Sochi severely damaged by insects. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
18:23, 19 February 2015
Sochi put under state of emergency
The local state of emergency has been introduced in Sochi in connection with the massive spread of pests.
18:02, 19 February 2015
Detained activist Faradj Kerimli rejects appointed advocate
The preparatory session at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, which intended to consider the case of Faradj Kerimli, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, was postponed today, because the defendant has rejected the appointed state advocate.
Sergey Melikov. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/politics/sergey_melikov_i_ramazan_abdulatipov_proveli_vstrechu_s_predstavitelyami_molodezhnykh_i_obshchestvennykh_organizatsiy/
16:45, 19 February 2015
Melikov praises Chechen authorities for prompt restoration of Grozny objects destroyed during militants' attacks
Sergey Melikov, the Plenipotentiary Envoy of Russia President in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), took part in the sitting of the Council on Youth Policy in Grozny; and at the start thereof he expressed his satisfaction with the prompt restoration of the House of Press and School No. 20 after the militants' attack.
14:03, 19 February 2015
Four ECtHR's decisions oblige Russia to pay 2.6 million euros to residents of Chechnya
Four decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on complaints received from residents of Chechnya have entered into force. According to them, Russia shall pay 2,651,000 euros of compensation to the applicants.
10:55, 19 February 2015
ECtHR's decision obliging to pay 24,000 euros to relatives of woman lost in Chechnya comes into force
On February 16, the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the case of the death of Raisa Kosumova, a resident of Chechnya, killed in 2003 under fire, came into force. According to the court decision, the Russian authorities shall pay 24,000 euros of compensation to her relatives.
Participants of the hearings in Tbilisi. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:35, 19 February 2015
Independent media of Southern Caucasus cannot confront Russia, participants of hearing in Tbilisi assert
The informational influence of Russia in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan is strong, while independent mass media are unable to create an alternative platform for covering the events – this is the opinion of the participants of the hearing "Russia's informational influence in Southern Caucasus", held in Tbilisi.
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Transport links to a mountain village in Dagestan have been restored.

Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Sergei Melikov resigned

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.