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Special operation in Dagestan. Photo by NAC
01:04, 13 February 2014
In Dagestan, power agent wounded during a special operation in Khasavyurt District
According to a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, a power agent received a fragmental wound during the special operation conducted in the village of Bammatyurt, the Khasavyurt District; there is no threat to his life.
19:13, 12 February 2014
RWB downgrade Azerbaijan's position in the ranking of media freedom
The international journalistic organization "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has published its regular annual "2014 World Press Freedom Index", in which Azerbaijan, along with Russia and the countries of Central Asia, have been put on the list of countries with unfavourable situation with the freedom of the press.
Dagestan, Makhachkala. Photo from the site http://ebaskakov.narod.ru/
18:12, 12 February 2014
In Makhachkala, unidentified persons shoot 14-year-old son of slain businessman dead
On February 11, unidentified killers shot dead a 14-year-old boy, whose father and cousin were killed last July. Investigators link the murder of the teen with earlier received threats from members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), a source from the above ID of the ICRF told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Special operation in Dagestan. December 2013. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/
17:19, 12 February 2014
Three suspected militants killed in special operation in Dagestan
In the course of a special operation conducted in the village of Bammatyurt, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, three suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) were killed, said a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Participant of the hunger-strike Olga Stepanova. Volgograd, February 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:30, 12 February 2014
Volgograd hunger-striker needs medical care
On Wednesday, Olga Stepanova, a mother of many children, who is taking part in a hunger strike in Volgograd, needed medical help, said another protester Georgy Goryachevskiy. According to his story, they called an ambulance to the woman, but she refused from hospitalization.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: RFE/RL
15:10, 12 February 2014
Vitishko's defence claims absence of notification about dismissal of complaint against ecologist's administrative arrest
It was back on February 6 that the Krasnodar Territorial Court dismissed the complaint lodged by Evgeny Vitishko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", against his administrative arrest for 15 days, said the court. However, neither Vitishko, nor his lawyer, according to them, knew about this decision until February 12.
Evgeny Vitishko. March 2012. Photo: http://oleg-kozyrev.livejournal.com/4074689.html
13:53, 12 February 2014
Krasnodar Court upholds punishment to Vitishko as colony-settlement
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has dismissed the complaint lodged by Evgeny Vitishko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for North Caucasus" (EcoWatch), against the change of his conditional verdict by the real deprivation of freedom in the case of damaging the fence of the so-called "Tkachov's summer cottage".
13:35, 12 February 2014
AI: IOC must emphasize human rights violations because of Olympics in Sochi
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should stop ignoring serious human rights violations associated with the preparation and holding of the Olympic Games in Sochi, says an open letter to the IOC President Thomas Bach from the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI).
Nadezhda Tsapok. Photo: Gennadiy Anosov / Yugopolis
13:13, 12 February 2014
Court upholds the conviction of Nadezhda Tsapok
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has dismissed the complaint of Nadezhda Tsapok against the verdict of the first instance, under which she was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of fraud, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
08:16, 12 February 2014
SAM of North Ossetia offers to set up a body to combat extremism
Hadji Murat Gatsalov, the Mufti of North Ossetia has proposed to establish a joint permanent body including religious, public and state structures that will supervise and monitor the situation with extremism in the republic.
03:43, 12 February 2014
Turkish authorities decide to deport Azerbaijani journalist
The Turkish authorities have decided to deport Makhir Zeinalov, 28, a citizen of Azerbaijan and a journalist from the country. Ankara has accused him of violating the Turkish laws. Zeinalov rejects the accusation and treats his deportations as a violation of the freedom of speech.
Astrakhan. Photo from the site http://www.astrobl.ru/ by Vladimir Tyukaev
02:43, 12 February 2014
Initiator of rally in memory of terror victims claims violation of constitutional rights in refusal of Astrakhan Mayoralty to sanction the action
Igor Stenin, the organizer of the rally in memory of those killed in the terror acts in Volgograd, which was scheduled in Astrakhan for February 6, has filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office against the Mayoralty of Astrakhan, which abolished the earlier issued permit.
View from a window of a demolished house in central Baku. March 2012. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:42, 12 February 2014
Demolition of 10,000 houses in central Baku planned by authorities violates people's rights, NGO activists assert
In central Baku, they have started mass resettlement of residents; they plan to demolish about 10,000 old buildings inhabited by about 40,000 people, the authorities of the Azerbaijani capital have stated. They explain these measures by the need to improve the city and plan to create greenery zones there.
Ski jumping competition at the Olympic Games in Sochi. February 9, 2014. Photo: Atos International, http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/atosorigin
23:56, 11 February 2014
Fourth day of Olympics added one medal to Russian team's stock
On the fourth day of the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, eight sets of medals were competed. The only medal of the Russian team was the silver medal won by the speed skater Olga Fatkulina in the women's 500-meter race.
Zarema Bagautdinova. Photo: video from www.youtube.com
17:17, 11 February 2014
At trial in Dagestan, secret witness testified against Zarema Bagavutdinova
At the court session on the case of Zarema Bagavutdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), a testimony of another "secret witness" was presented. He said that Zarema had recruited a native of Dagestan for participation in illegal armed formations (IAFs).
Participant of the hunger-strike Yelena Levina. Volgograd, February 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:31, 11 February 2014
Investigators and prosecutors question Volgograd hunger-strikers
In Volgograd, parents with many children and parents of children with disabilities are on their hunger strike for the eighth day already. On February 10, the venue of the protest action was visited by investigators of the Regional Investigating Committee, who interviewed the protesters. On Tuesday, the hunger-strikers, some of whom have continued health worsening, were visited by employees of the Prosecutor's Office.
Tickets for the Olympic competitions. Photo http://www.krasnodar-region.com/
14:38, 11 February 2014
OC "Sochi 2014" sold nearly million tickets to Olympic events
To date, the spectators of the Winter Olympics in Sochi have bought 925,000 tickets, said Dmitry Perlin, the ticketing programme director of the Organizing Committee (OC) "Sochi-2014". Empty seats during competitions are filled in by volunteers, said Alexandra Kosterina, the spokesperson of the OC.
Opponents of homosexuality came out in Sochi to the central railway station with posters in English. Sochi, February 10, 2014. Photo: http://ipolk.ru/
12:48, 11 February 2014
Opponents of homosexuality come out in Sochi with posters in English
At the central railway station in Sochi, an unsanctioned picket against the promotion of homosexuality was held, local residents report, arguing that its participants and organizers were the visiting Americans.
Ruslan Martagov. Photo: RFE/RL
08:41, 11 February 2014
Terror threat to Sochi Olympics persists, experts say
The probability of terror acts and provocations during the Winter Olympics in Sochi cannot be ruled out, said the politicians, human rights activists, lawyers and journalists, questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to their answers, at the maximum concentration of anti-terrorist forces in Sochi and its vicinities, other regions of Russia remain vulnerable.
Collection exhibits, presented in the "Adyg's House" in the Olympic Park. Sochi, February 2014. Photo http://www.privetsochi.ru/
07:15, 11 February 2014
"Adyg's House" in Sochi Olympic Park was visited by about 30 members of Circassian Diasporas
The Olympic Park in Sochi has launched the "Adyg's House" and the "Circassian Yard", representing the culture of the Adyg nation – the indigenous population of the Black Sea coast. Within a few days, the "Adyg's House" was attended by about 30 representatives of the Circassian Diasporas, who came to the Olympic Games in Sochi from Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Germany, Israel, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.
News
A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

Three soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

The Russian Investigative Committee's work at the scene of the attack on a medical worker in Makhachkala. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Dagestan/Teegram The doctor injured in the attack in Makhachkala has been discharged from the hospital.

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.