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Kevin Lik. Screenshot of the photo posted on his Telegram channel on August 2, 2024, https://t.me/istoriakevina/67
21:38, 3 September 2024
MIA refuses to confirm Kevin Lik's release
Kevin Lik's conviction has not been expunged, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Adygea has informed.
21:13, 3 September 2024
Law enforcers sentenced for beating Timur Derbichev and bribe-taking
Idris Fargiev, a policeman, has been sentenced to five years in penal colony within the case of beating Timur Derbichev in the city of Magas (the capital of Ingushetia). Two other policemen were sentenced for bribe-taking for refusing to initiate a criminal case against Derbichev on charges of drug possession, to which he was forced to confess.
The abuse of patients at the mental hospital located in the village of Psedakh. Photo from the page "ChP Tyumen" on the VKontakte https://m.vk.com/wall-143712105_143173
17:10, 3 September 2024
Ingush Govt reacts to allegations of abusing mental hospital patients
Appeals to the Prosecutor's Office (PO) in connection with the abuse of patients at the mental hospital located in the village of Psedakh (Malgobek District of Ingushetia) yielded no fruit, while there are still patients there, who have no relatives or whose families have no way to transfer them to another place.
Alexander Cherkasov, Svetlana Gannushkina (included into the register of foreign agents), photo from the website of the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence (included into the register of foreign agents), collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
15:58, 3 September 2024
Rights defenders point to difficulties of recording kidnappings in Chechnya
No kidnapping statistics is currently run in Chechnya, as relatives of missing people are afraid to make disappearances public, human rights defenders have pointed out. Illegal detentions in Chechnya continue, but only most resonant cases become known.
Magomed Magomedov at a picket. Makhachkala, September 2, 2024. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:59, 2 September 2024
Makhachkala residents interested in information about journalist Gadjiev’s case
Many passers-by took pictures of the picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev and scanned a QR code to learn more about his persecution, reported Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft). Abdulmumin Gadjiev continues to write articles under arrest and publish them in the “Chernovik”.
A girl wearing niqab. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvfEBnWiXds
23:56, 2 September 2024
Analysts associate Shoigu’s words about strengthening Sharia with criticism of republics’ leaders in NCFD
The statements voiced by the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu about radicals’ attempts to displace secular laws in Northern Caucasus with Sharia norms are a signal to the leaders and officials of the regions, analysts note.
School No. 1 in Beslan. Photo: report.az https://report.az/ru/v-regione/sk-rossii-spustya-19-let-ustanovil-lichnost-boevika-sovershivshego-terakt-v-beslane/
23:28, 2 September 2024
Journalists remind authorities about absence of inquiry results into Beslan terror act
After 20 years, the authorities have still failed to give a specific answer to how terrorists managed to organize the school capture in Beslan in 2004, where more than three hundred people perished, journalists have stated.
Voting at a polling station in Baku. September 1, 2024. Photo by Faik Medjid for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:14, 2 September 2024
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 26-September 1, 2024
Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, fires and drones in the Caucasus, parliamentary elections in Georgia, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, anniversary of the terror act in Beslan, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of August 26-September 1, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
The cultural and patriotic centre for the prevention of terrorism "Beslan. School No. 1". Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WCYWviUOto
20:36, 2 September 2024
Mourning events held in Beslan on the 20th anniversary of school capture
Mourning events were held in North Ossetia to mark the 20th anniversary of school capture in Beslan. There, at School No. 1, the mourning ceremony began with the ringing of the school bell; its participants commemorated the victims of the terror act.
Aslan Naptugov, screenshot of a video posted on Naptugov's page on Facebook (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, are banned in Russia) https://www.facebook.com/naptugov/videos/989663278304020 Oleko Kuzhev, screenshot of a video posted on the YouTube channel "Svoboda Slova" (Freedom of Speech) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irhCTyyDvk8 Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
19:12, 2 September 2024
Defence treats criminal prosecution of Naptugov and Kuzhev, Cherkessk residents, as unjustified
The case materials on an extremist community contain no proofs of the guilt of Aslan Naptugov and Oleko Kuzhev, residents of the city of Cherkessk, their advocates have stated. Naptugov treats his criminal case as political persecution.
An online conference discussing the kidnappings in Northern Caucasus. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdVZgZKljug
23:58, 1 September 2024
Online conference discusses kidnapping practices in Northern Caucasus
The practices of kidnapping and enforced disappearances in the regions of Northern Caucasus, primarily in Chechnya, are a legacy of two Chechen campaigns. This issue is very acute due to authorities' repressions, but the fight against these practices must be continued. This was stated by the participants of the online conference of human rights defenders, organized by the "Memory Project" team jointly with the "Vyorstka" (Layout)* outlet.
Dmitry Shevchenko. Screenshot of a video https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=540510700184175 the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, are banned in Russia
23:38, 1 September 2024
MoJ repeatedly declares Kuban ecological NCO foreign agent
The non-commercial organization (NCO) "Civil Initiative against Environmental Crime"* has been added to the register of foreign agents, the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has informed.
The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:05, 1 September 2024
Comments in social network result in fine imposed on resident of Slavyansk-on-Kuban
The Slavyansk-on-Kuban City Court has fined a local resident by 30,000 roubles, treating his comments posted in the "VKontakte" social network as discredited the Russian Army.
Andzor Kudaev. Photo by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" (included into the register of foreign agents and liquidated by the court's decision)
23:36, 31 August 2024
Verdict to KBR resident Andzor Kudaev upheld despite torture claim
The cassation instance has upheld the sentence of Andzor Kudaev, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who was sentenced to six years in penal colony on charges of aiding terrorism and possessing weapons. The instance has found the defence's arguments that Kudaev had confessed under torture to be untenable.
A law enforcer. Photo by Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru
22:45, 31 August 2024
Ingush law enforcer sentenced to 4.5 years of imprisonment for beating a detainee
Sulumbek Yandyrkhanov, a former employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has been sentenced to four and a half years of imprisonment for beating a detained resident of Magas. The above information is reported on the Telegram channel of the “Travmpunkt” human rights project.
Alexei Schus. Photo: https://x.com/GLesyao/status/1828302673688633357
21:36, 31 August 2024
Arrest of Sochi resident Schus for fakes about Russian Army extended
The court has extended the arrest of Alexei Schus, a Sochi resident, accused of distributing fakes about Russian Army.
The Sovietsky ROVD (District Interior Division) in Makhachkala, photo: riaderbent.ru
20:04, 31 August 2024
Rights defenders link detainees' falls from windows with fear of torture at police
Cases of detainees jumping from windows of police buildings are rare in Russia and are associated with the fear of becoming a victim of torture, human rights defenders have stated after an incident at the Makhachkala police station.
Alexei Schus, photo courtesy of his relatives
18:13, 31 August 2024
Alexei Schus, accused in case on fakes about Russian Army, complains about conditions of detention in SIZO
Alexei Schus, an engineer from Sochi, accused of disseminating fakes about the Russian Army and making a weapon, has complained that the conditions of detention at a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Krasnodar are torture. There are not enough sleeping places for prisoners, and they are not taken out for walks.
Law enforcers. Photo by the press service of the National Guard of Russia
23:38, 30 August 2024
After hostage-taking in Surovikino and Rostov-on-Don, law enforcers point to FSIN's blunders
The institutions of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) have staff deficit; and those who work there with great overloads have modest salaries, which contributes to corruption and violation of safety rules for personal gains. This was stated by law enforcers in their comments on the hostage-taking incidents that occurred in Surovikino and Rostov-on-Don.
The militants' attacks in Dagestan. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMxq44sNPUk
23:38, 30 August 2024
Arrest of Zaur Magomedov, accused of militants' attacks in Dagestan, extended by three months
The court has extended the custody of Zaur Magomedov, accused of involvement in the militants' attacks committed in Derbent and Makhachkala, by three months. It was done despite the complaints from Magomedov's defence that the proofs in the case had been falsified, the advocate has stated.
News
In January 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

Two people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2025.

In December 2025, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

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.