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Defendants in the case of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya - Lom-Ali Gaitukaev, Rustam Makhmudov and Sergey Khadjikurbanov at the Moscow Court, June 4, 2013. Screenshot from video records of the Moscow Court press-service.
13:22, 19 February 2014
MCC extends custody of figurants in Politkovskaya's murder case by other three months
Today, the Moscow City Court (MCC) has extended the detention of all five defendants in the murder case of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya. Thus, the judge has granted the petition of the prosecutor Boris Loktionov.
Detention of Pussy Riot members in Sochi on February 18, 2014. Photo from the Twitter account of ‘Voina’ group activists, http://twitter.com/gruppa_voina/status/435830304725794816/
10:23, 19 February 2014
Tolokonnikova: Pussy Riot members were detained in Sochi on three days in a row
On February 18, Sochi law enforcers detained the member of the Pussy Riot group for the third time during their stay in the city, said Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a group member.
Rally by relatives of people missing in Chechnya. Chechnya, Grozny, November 2010. Photo by Isa Khusainov, ‘DOSH’ magazine, N4(30) 2010.
10:10, 19 February 2014
ECtHR's decision on four disappearance cases in Chechnya and Ingushetia comes into force
As stated by the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on four cases related to disappearances and deaths of residents of Chechnya and Ingushetia in 2000-2005 published on February 18, the decision has come into force.
08:00, 19 February 2014
Gold mine workers hold protest in Bolnisi and demand from TV to objectively cover events
The striking workers of the RMG-Gold and RMG-Copper have held a protest in front of the TV Company "Public Broadcaster of Georgia" with a demand to media people to be objective in reporting the situation at the enterprises.
Soldiers of Nagorny Karabakh Defense Army. Photo from the archive of Nagorny Karabakh Defense Army press-service, http://nkrmil.am
03:27, 19 February 2014
Incidents at Armenian-Azerbaijani border cannot turn into full-scale war, experts believe
Military experts polled by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent believe that recent more frequent violations of the ceasefire in the conflict zone in Nagorno-Karabakh will not lead to a resumption of a full-scale warfare.
01:18, 19 February 2014
Journalist of "Caucasian Policy" found guilty of involvement in extremist organization
The Magistrate Court of Judicial Precinct 406 of the Nizhny-Novgorod District of Moscow has found Rustam Djalilov, an observer of the edition "Caucasian Policy", guilty of involvement in the extremist organization "Hizb ut-Tahrir", which is banned in the territory of Russia.
Vladimir Sokolov, a native of Sochi, a member of the Public Anti-Corruption Committee, was not admitted to the Olympics with a fan's passport. Sochi, February 18, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:22, 18 February 2014
Sochi: member of Anti-Corruption Committee associates non-admittance to Olympics with his activities
Vladimir Sokolov, a native of Sochi, a member of the Public Anti-Corruption Committee, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he was not admitted to the Olympics, although he had his fan's passport and a ticket. Sokolov suggested that the decision was associated with his social activities.
19:17, 18 February 2014
Italian transgender activist asserts that she was twice detained in Sochi
Vladimir Luxuriya, an ex-deputy of the Italian Parliament and a transgender activist, said that he was twice detained by the police in Sochi. The latter denies the detentions.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: Anastasia Kirillenko (RFE/RL)
16:21, 18 February 2014
Ecologist Evgeny Vitishko sent from Tuapse detention to Krasnodar SIZO
Evgeny Vitishko, a convicted activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), has been convoyed from the special detention facility of the Tuapse OVD (Interior Division) to the Krasnodar SIZO (pre-trial prison), where he will wait for his departure to a colony-settlement.
Khadidja Ismailova. Courtesy image of http://www.radioazadlyg.org
16:03, 18 February 2014
Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova summoned to GPO on charges of disclosing state secrets
In Azerbaijan, Khadija Ismayilova, a well-known investigative journalist and an employee of the Azerbaijani service of Radio Liberty, was summoned to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) as a witness in the criminal case instituted in connection with the material posted by her on the Facebook. The Office saw divulging state secrets in the material and opened a criminal case.
Patimat Abakargadzhieva, mother of Magomed Piraev, at the picket against the abuse of power by the national security service. Makhachkala, July 24, 2013. Photo by Natalya Kraynova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:01, 18 February 2014
In Dagestan, parents of policeman accused of robbery ask authorities to take inquiry under control
The parents of Magomed Piraev, a former policeman of Kizilyurt, have appealed to the President and Prime Minister of Russia, as well as to the leaders of the country's law enforcement bodies, asking them to supervise the investigation of the criminal case initiated against their son.
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. Photo: Denis Bochkarev, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
14:32, 18 February 2014
Sochi UVD: Pussy Riot members were questioned in connection with hotel theft
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, members of the punk band Pussy Riot, have been questioned in connection with a report about a theft at the hotel, the Sochi UVD (Interior Department) reports.
12:03, 18 February 2014
Athletes and guests of Sochi Games can attend prayer houses of world's major religions organized in all Olympic Villages
In Sochi, the three Olympic Villages located in the Imereti Lowland and in Krasnaya Polyana, opened – for the days of the Olympic Games – special prayer rooms, serviced by volunteers and clergymen, representing the world's major religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Protestantism.
Evgeny Vitishko at the special detention facility in the city of Tuapse. February 16, 2014. Screenshot of a video made by the members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Krasnodar Territory, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfi_m9WTmOI
09:56, 18 February 2014
On Tuesday, Evgeny Vitishko's administrative arrest has expired
The term of the administrative arrest imposed on the ecologist Evgeny Vitishko, currently kept at the special detention facility in the city of Tuapse, has expired on Tuesday at 1:20 p.m. Moscow time, said the lawyer Alexander Popkov.
Olga Noskovets. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:31, 18 February 2014
Olga Noskovets, "EcoWatch" activist, released from Sochi police
On Tuesday, Olga Noskovets, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) and a member of the City Council of the "Yabloko" Party, was set free from the police division of the micro-district of Blinovo in Sochi.
Asker Sokht. Photo from the personal page of Asker Sokht at http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/
01:26, 18 February 2014
Adygea: Circassian activists demand to release Asker Sokht
The Maikop city public organization "Adyge-Khase-Circassian Council" has demanded the release Asker Sokht, the head of the public organization "Adyge-Khase" of the Krasnodar Territory, from custody. The demand was supported by Ilyas Soobtsokov, the ex-chairman of the Adygea regional public organization for revival of national traditions of the Circassian nation "Adyge-Khase".
22:52, 17 February 2014
Ex-policeman Pavlyuchenkov testifies against defendants in Politkovskaya's murder case
Today, the former police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who had been sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment under the case of the murder of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya, performed as a witness, and repeated his earlier testimony about the preparation for the crime.
Activist David Khakim in solo picket in support of ecologist Evgeny Vitishko. Sochi, February 17, 2014. Photo by Semen Simonov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:45, 17 February 2014
Sochi court sentences activist David Khakim to correctional labour
Tonight, the Magistrate Court in Sochi has decided to punish the Sochi activist David Khakim with 30 hours of correctional works, said the lawyer Alexander Popkov.
Pyatigorsk. Photo: http://pyatigorsk.org/
18:25, 17 February 2014
Pyatigorsk is dismantling minaret of unfinished mosque
The Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Stavropol Territory has begun implementing the decision of the City Court about dismantling of the minaret of the unfinished mosque in Pyatigorsk, the Muftiat of the Territory said on February 16.
Hunger strikers. Volgograd, February 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:09, 17 February 2014
26 people continue hunger strike in Volgograd
As reported by Elena Samoshina, a hunger-striker, the action in Volgograd is continued by 26 parents of many children and parents of children with disabilities. Today, the protesters were visited by representative of Russia's Investigating Committee and State Duma Deputy.
News
Analysts explained the significance of the decision in the Gubarev case.

Kadyrov secured Putin's support ahead of the next Chechen presidential election.

A still from Aishat Khizrieva's video message about leaving Russia: https://t.me/marem_group/1658 Khizrieva's escape sparked a social media debate about domestic violence in Chechnya.

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.