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01:21, 15 February 2015
Armenian society starts own inquiry into massacre of Avetisyan family
The participants of the public hearing on the investigation into the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri have announced their intention to draft a plan of their own investigation.
Wedding lezghinka performed by the participants of the festival Tsamauri 2014, Dagestan. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/fotoreportagh/tsamauri-2014/
22:26, 14 February 2015
Dagestan: abductor of minor for marriage is at large
In Dagestan, an abductor of a minor girl with the aim to marry her was not detained. The girl has confessed that she had voluntarily agreed to be abducted; therefore, no criminal case was opened on this fact, the law enforcement bodies of the republic have reported.
20:03, 14 February 2015
Two hunger-strikers in Novolak District of Dagestan receive health care
The health status of two women – Zumrud Gazieva and Salikhat Bagirchaeva – who are hunger-striking in the village of Shushiya, Novolak District of Dagestan, has deteriorated because of increased blood tension; doctors gave emergency care to them.
18:41, 14 February 2015
Head of Derbent administration resigns
Mavsum Ragimov has left the post of head of the administration of the city of Derbent by submitting his resignation application. Azad Ragimov was appointed to be the acting head of the administration.
16:26, 14 February 2015
NKR's MoD accuses Azerbaijan of 1200 shootings during the week
As reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), on February 8-14, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for more than 1200 times.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
15:51, 14 February 2015
CTO regime lifted in Derbent and Tabasaran Districts of Dagestan
Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been cancelled in the Derbent and Tabasaran Districts of Dagestan; it was in force there since February 4.
Khaiser Dzhemilev. Photo: http://www.segodnya.ua/tags/%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%20%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2/p2.html
15:29, 14 February 2015
Keeping Khaiser Dzhemilev in Krasnodar SIZO violates his rights, says the defence
As stated by Nikolai Polozov, the advocate of Khaiser Dzhemilev, the detention of his client, who is a Ukrainian citizen and a son of Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of Crimean Tatars, in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Krasnodar, and the consideration of his case by Russian investigative and judicial authorities violate the legal norms of the Russian Federation and the European Convention.
House in Gyumri, Armenia. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:20, 14 February 2015
To solve housing problems of Gyumri, the city must have special status, says its Mayor
The housing problems of the Armenian city of Gyumri, which was severely damaged in 1988 by the Spitak earthquake, still remain unresolved. Samvel Balasanyan, the Mayor, said that in order to solve them, Gyumri should be awarded a special status that assumes special funding.
Village in the Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo: Nurmagomed Abakarov //21.10.2006, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=50&com=photogallery
08:46, 14 February 2015
Residents of Untsukul District complain about frequent power outages
From the beginning of 2015, the population of the Untsukul District of Dagestan is regularly suffering from electric power outages, which result, as locals report, in broken domestic appliances in many households. The district division of the city department of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) said that they have received no complaints on the matter.
07:41, 14 February 2015
Appearance of graffiti with IS symbols in Chechnya is a sign of protest moods, experts say
The appearance of jihadist symbols in Chechnya is a form of protest, said the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot", who believe that local youth was involved in drawing the graffiti.
Utility services payment queue at the unified cash center in Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:23, 14 February 2015
Chechnya conducts large-scale raids aimed to collect debts for utility services
Communal officials and court marshals of Chechnya are conducting large-scale raids with the aim to collect debts for utility services. Locals say about frequent visits of communal officials to their homes.
Raymond Kevorkian. Photo: http://civilnet.am/2013/11/04/թուրքիան-ցեղասպանության-100-ամյակին-ընդ/raymond-kevorkian2/
00:42, 14 February 2015
Book "The Armenian Genocide. A Complete History" published in Russia
Russia has published, for the first time in the Russian language the book of the French historian of Armenian origin Raymond Kevorkian "The Armenian Genocide. A Complete History". The book is a comprehensive study covering over nine hundred pages.
23:18, 13 February 2015
Yakhya Belkhoroev associates search in his house with his nephew's case
Yakhya Belkhoroev, a member of the Ingush Parliament, has reported that, according to the resolution presented by law enforcers, a searched of his house is connected with the investigation into the case against his nephew Abdul Belkhoroev.
Albi, France. Photo: Marion Schneider & Christoph Aistleitner https://ru.wikipedia.org
19:59, 13 February 2015
Six natives of Chechnya arrested in France on terrorism charges, Le Figaro reports
Six natives of Chechnya, detained in Paris on charges of involvement in recruiting militants for the warfare in Syria, have been arrested in France, the Le Figaro has reported.
18:38, 13 February 2015
Court in Stavropol extends custody of accused recruiters of militants
The court in Stavropol has extended the custody of Magomed Aliev and five other persons accused in promoting terrorism until April 13.
Pyatigorsk. Photo: Alexei Budko https://ru.wikipedia.org/
14:48, 13 February 2015
Case on terror act in Pyatigorsk sent to court
The case against six residents of Dagestan, accused of involvement in the terror act in Pyatigorsk in December 2013, has been sent to the court.
Imam Yaraliev. Photo: http://www.moidagestan.ru/news/politics/1377
13:13, 13 February 2015
Investigators confirm initiation of criminal case against Mayor of Derbent
The Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the ICRF has confirmed the initiation of a criminal case against Imam Yaraliev, the head of Derbent; however, no charges have been presented to him yet.
An image of the flag used by the militants of the "Islamic State" (recognized on December 29, 2014, by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation as a terrorist organization) on a wall of the building in the village of Khosi-Yurt. Photo: screenshot of a video ISIS in Khosi-Yurt / IG in Chechnya, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2sVCqLfPp0
12:47, 13 February 2015
Chechen power agents detain three young men on suspicion of drawing militants' symbols
Three young men were detained in the Chechen village of Tsentaroy on suspicion of painting the flag used by militants of the "Islamic State" of the wall of one of the buildings, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Staropromyslov highway. Bus 4 route. Grozny, February 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov
09:47, 13 February 2015
Grozny residents report detentions of young men with beards in public transport
On February 12, in Grozny, employees of law enforcement bodies detained and took to some unknown place three young men with beards and shaved-off moustaches. Eyewitnesses reported that the young men were taken away from a regular bus.
Components of an improvised explosive device (IED). Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/2268.JPG
09:07, 13 February 2015
IED components found in the car of man killed in KBR
The man who was killed near the city of Nartkala at night on February 12 was identified as a 35-year-old resident of Nalchik. In his car, components of an improvised explosive device (IED), stuffed with dowels, were found by policemen.
News
Ibrahim Yaganov (designated a foreign agent). Still from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Hsrl6Hcgo from January 30, 2026. Yaganov's* comments on the Lata tragedy sparked outrage in Abkhazia

Larisa Tuptsokova. Video frame https://www.youtube.com/live/eFSqZwT4xt0 Georgian scientists and cultural figures have stood up for Larisa Tuptsokova.

Larisa Tuptsokova. Screenshot from Circassian Media / YouTube Human rights activists have called for the case against the Circassian activist to be dropped.

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.