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Ammunition. Photo from NAC archive, http://nac.gov.ru/
10:51, 26 February 2014
At border between Dagestan and Stavropol Territory, driver was detained on suspicion of possessing ammunition
Driver of a car stopped at the border between Dagestan and the Stavropol Territory was detained after policemen found ammunition for rifled-bore weapons in his vehicle. This was reported the GIBDD (road police) of the Stavropol Territory.
05:27, 26 February 2014
Journalist Roman Popkov questioned at the trial on Politkovskaya's murder case
On February 25, at the Moscow City Court (MCC), at the trial of the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", prosecutors continued presenting to the court the evidence against the defendants, despite the fact that one of the defence lawyers demanded to postpone the trial.
The Government building of the Republic of Dagestan. Photo: AbuUbajda, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
03:22, 26 February 2014
Representatives of 15 NGOs ask Vladimir Putin to dismiss Ramazan Abdulatipov; not all people support initiative
Following the "roundtable" "Are Priority Projects of Dagestan's President a Venture or Reality?", representatives of 15 NGOs, national communities, and political parties of Dagestan asked President Vladimir Putin to dismiss the Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov.
Civic activist David Khakim holds a solo picket in support of Evgeny Vitishko. Sochi, February 17, 2013. Photo by Semyon Simonov for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:40, 26 February 2014
Ecologists: Sochi court's decisions in administrative cases against Olga Noskovets and David Khakim are politically motivated (video)
The cases against Sochi activists Olga Noskovets and David Khakim were instituted to isolate them during the Olympic closing ceremony. This opinion was expressed by Dmitry Shevchenko, Deputy Coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus".
The Basmanny Court of Moscow. Photo: NVO, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
19:44, 25 February 2014
Figurants in Amirov's case complain about threat received from him, says investigator
Today, the Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended the custody of the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov until June 1 this year. The investigator has petitioned for the extension, because, according to his story, other defendants in the case give confessions, but complain that Amirov threatens them.
Olga Noskovets. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:15, 25 February 2014
Sochi court fines Olga Noskovets by 1000 roubles
Today, Judge Maslakova from the Khosta District Court has issued a decision on recognition of Olga Noskovets, an activist "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", guilty of disobeying the police.
Railway station "Krasnaya Polyana". View from the bottom station of the rope-way of the extreme park "Roza Khutor". Krasnodar region, February 19, 2014. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:51, 25 February 2014
On February 26, Russia starts Paralympic Torch Relay
On February 26, the Far-Eastern Primorsky Territory will start the Torch Relay of the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi. The Flame of the 2014 Paralympicswill visit eight regions of Russia and on March 6 will be lit at the "Roza Khutor" Sochi ski resort.
13:14, 25 February 2014
Cemal states that information about poisoning of Doku Umarov may be true
Until the body of Doku (Dokku) Umarov, the leader of "Imarat Kavkaz", is demonstrated, any rumours about his death will only be predictions, Orhan Cemal, a special correspondent of the newspaper "Izvestia", has noted in his comment on the information that appeared on the Internet that Umarov was poisoned. The reporter believes that the information about Umarov's death has the right to exist.
11:53, 25 February 2014
Owner of house blown up in Dagestan is suspected of aiding militants, says his lawyer
Alautdin Dadaev, a resident of the village of Agachaul, who was detained on February 17 and whose house was blown up on February 20, is suspected of aiding members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), said his lawyer Selim Magomedov.
Volgograd, July 26, 2012. Picket in the Lenin Square in support of the defendants of "Bolotnaya case". Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:53, 25 February 2014
Volgograd hosts solo pickets against verdict on "Bolotnaya case"
On February 24, Volgograd was the venue of a series of solo pickets against the verdict in the so-called "Bolotnaya case", Boris Stikhin, an activist of the International Union of Anarchists, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Volgograd, February 4, 2014. Second day of the hunger-strike of parents of many children and parents of disabled children. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:01, 25 February 2014
Volgograd hunger-strikers suspend everyday protest, but continue the "fan-type" one
As of today, the hunger-striking parents of many children and parents of disabled children suspend their endless action and announce the beginning of the so-called "fan-type" (intermittent) hunger strike. One of the reasons is the state of health of the majority of protesters.
The apartment building No. 16G in Porokhovaya Street. Astrakhan, February 2014. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:42, 25 February 2014
Astrakhan: three houses in Porokhovaya Street found dilapidated
In the city of Astrakhan, the apartment buildings Nos. 16, 16G and 18 in Porokhovaya Street, inhabited by more than 170 families, have been found to be in emergency condition and subject to demolition, said the Vice-Mayor Gennady Didenko. The tenants, who fought for resettlement for two years, should move into new flats until December 31, 2015.
Kizilyurt District of Dagestan. Photo by Asiyat Gimbatova, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
09:22, 25 February 2014
Kidnapped soldier found dead in Dagestan
In the outskirts of the village of Chontaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, the body of the soldier of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) was found; he was kidnapped by unknown masked men while hunting about a month ago, said a source from local law enforcement bodies.
07:16, 25 February 2014
Advocates challenge arrest of President of "Assembly of Caucasian Nations" at SC of Chechnya
On February 24, the advocates of Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the "Assembly of Caucasian Nations", detained on February 20 on suspicion of illegal possession of three grams of heroin, filed an appeal with the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya against the arrest of their client, said Igor Kalyapin, the chairman of the Interregional Public Organization "Committee against Torture".
Participant of the rally in support of Euromaidan. Yerevan, January 24, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:38, 25 February 2014
Armenia sets up solidarity committee with Ukrainian Maidan
On February 24, a group of Armenian public and political figures announced the establishment of the Euromaidan Solidarity Committee to provide "political and moral support" to Ukrainian oppositionists and disseminate the truthful information about events in Ukraine.
At the opening ceremony of Anna Politkovskaya memorial . Moscow, October 7, 2013. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:49, 24 February 2014
Witness Pavlyuchenkov identifies one of figurants in Politkovskaya's murder case
A former employee of the Moscow militia Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov said during the session of the Moscow City Court (MCC) that he had recognized one of the defendants, Rustam Makhmudov, in the video presented by the defence.
18:23, 24 February 2014
Russian Prime Minister opposes creation of gambling zone in Sochi Mountain Cluster
After the Winter Olympics, the Mountain Cluster of Sochi should be developed as a ski resort; there is no need to place a gambling zone there, said Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Lydia Lepsveridze held a protest in the centre of Sochi, February 24, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:46, 24 February 2014
In Sochi, 75-year-old Lydia Lepsveridze held protest in city centre
On Monday, Lydia Lepsveridze held a protest in Sochi against the decisions of the courts, which deprived her of housing and fined her after the picket she held near the residence of the Russian President.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: http://www.ewnc.org/
15:55, 24 February 2014
Evgeny Vitishko convoyed outside Krasnodar Territory
The convicted ecological activist Evgeny Vitishko has convoyed from SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Krasnodar to a colony outside the Krasnodar Territory, said Anna Mitrenko, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) for observance of human rights in places of detention.
15:42, 24 February 2014
"Adyge-Khase": students from Syria did not participate in anti-Olympic action
The public organization "Adyge-Khase" of the Republic of Adygea has addressed Yuri Kokov, the Acting head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) asking not to admit the deportation from Russia of the students from Syria, accused of involvement in the anti-Olympic action.
News
Azerbaijan's Parliament. Screenshot of the photo from Report? https://report.az/ru/vneshnyaya-politika/azerbajdzhan-priostanavlivaet-sotrudnichestvo-s-evroparlamentom The Azerbaijani Parliament has suspended relations with the European Parliament.

Activists in Yerevan burned the Turkish flag on the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Photo: News-Armenia / https://newsarmenia.am/news/armenia/uchastniki-fakelnogo-shestviya-k-godovshchine-genotsida-armyan-napravilis-k-tsitsernakaberdu-foto/ Activists in Yerevan burned a Turkish flag on the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

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.