×

Кавказский узел

Скачайте приложение — работает без VPN!
Скачать Скачать
RU EN
поиск
Menu
AbkhaziaAdjariaAdygeaArmeniaAstrakhan RegionAzerbaijanChechnyaDagestanGeorgiaIngushetiaKabardino-BalkariaKalmykiaKarachay-CherkessiaKrasnodar TerritoryNagorno-KarabakhNorth CaucasusNorth Ossetia-AlaniaNorth-Caucasian Federal DistrictRostov RegionRussiaSouth CaucasusSouth Federal DistrictSouth OssetiaStavropol RegionVolgograd Region
Homepage   /   News
A support group watching a live broadcast of the court hearing the case of Oleg Orlov*. Moscow, June 7, 2024
19:08, 8 June 2024
Oleg Orlov* reports to court violation of his rights after verdict
The transfer to Syzran after the verdict complicated consultations with a Moscow advocate and became a violation of the right to defence, complained Oleg Orlov*, the co-chair of the “Memorial” Centre for Human Rights Defence*. An advocate of the human rights defender requested court to return Oleg Orlov* to Moscow.
A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
18:58, 8 June 2024
Resident of Gorodischensky District fined for discrediting Russian Army
A court fined Yevgeny Omelchenko, a resident of the Gorodischensky District, 30,000 roubles, recognizing the man’s pacifist entry posted on a social network as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
Dmitry Novikov. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_frtEWrPeg
23:24, 7 June 2024
ECtHR recognizes violation of Sochi judge Novikov’s rights
In Strasbourg, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) awarded the compensation of 9750 euros to former Sochi judge Dmitry Novikov, recognizing his long detention and the use of a metal cage in the courtroom as ungrounded.
A criminal case, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:48, 7 June 2024
KChR resident convicted of using nickname in an online game
Experts have treated the pro-Ukrainian nickname that a resident of Cherkessk used to call himself in an online game as a demonstration of extremist organizations' symbols.
20:33, 7 June 2024
Kuban resident sentenced to term in colony under treason case
A court in Crimea has sentenced a resident of the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) to 6.5 years in penal colony, finding him guilty of trying to get to Ukraine to take part in hostilities against Russian troops.
Sergey Alyoshkin, Dorzhi Nuskhinov, Tsagan Khalgaeva, Ekaterina Menkova, Evgenia Smelova, Kishta Tutinova (from left to right). June 5, 2024. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
18:37, 7 June 2024
Defence of Kalmyk Jehovah's Witnesses* points to unproved accusations
The prosecutor has demanded from the Elista court to find Jehovah's Witnesses* Kishta Tutinova, Tsagan Khalgaeva and Ekaterina Menkova guilty of extremism and sentence them to various suspended (conditional) prison terms. The defence has demanded to acquit the defendants.
Idris Yusupov* is included in the list of foreign agents. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
16:14, 7 June 2024
Dagestani journalist Idris Yusupov* faces new claims from law enforcers
The police drew up a protocol against Idris Yusupov*, a journalist from Makhachkala, for ignoring the restrictions arising from the status of a foreign agent.
Mass unrest at an airport in Makhachkala. October 29, 2023. Screenshot of a video https://ru.euronews.com/2023/10/30/ru-russia-dagestan-airport-chaos
15:56, 7 June 2024
Man accused in case on riots at Makhachkala airport transferred to house arrest
Shakhban Magomedov, a resident of Dagestan, accused in a case on mass unrest at an airport in Makhachkala, has been transferred from a SIZO (pre-trial prison) to house arrest in connection with his disability and the need for medical treatment.
Kevin Lik. Photo: Sota https://sotavision.world/bolshoy-chelovek/
22:58, 6 June 2024
18-year-old Kevin Lik, convicted of treason, convoyed to colony
Kevin Lik, 18, a Maykop resident, convicted of treason, has been transferred to serve his sentence from Adygea to a penal colony located in the Arkhangelsk Region.
Maria Smelaya. Photo from her personal page on the "Odnoklassniki" social network https://ok.ru/
22:44, 6 June 2024
Maria Smelaya, escapee from her Chechen husband, reports problems with inquiry into child kidnapping
The police refused to take an application about kidnapping of her child by her husband, a native of Chechnya Sh., but the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has got interested in the case, Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, has informed.
Girls wearing hijabs at school. Photo by the "Chernovik" (Rough Draft) outlet https://chernovik.net/sites/default/files/styles/wide_1200_/public/2012/12/img_8613.jpg.webp?itok=IbDNb0MS
22:06, 6 June 2024
Islamic scholars and rights defenders treat draft to ban religious clothes in schools as discriminatory
The proposal put forward by Vladislav Davankov, the Russian State Duma Deputy Speaker, to ban religious clothing in schools is populist and discriminatory from the viewpoint of the law and is aimed against the Russian Muslim community, Islamic scholars, lawyers and human rights defenders have stated.
Vladimir Telpuk at a solo picket. Volgograd, August 20, 2023. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:21, 6 June 2024
Navalny supporter from Volgograd complains about propagandists' provocation
In memory of politician, Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Telpuk, an activist, has laid flowers at the monument to victims of political repressions in Volgograd. According to Vladimir, he was filmed by the hosts of a local TV channel, Sergey Mazanov and Roman Potolovsky, who asked him provocative questions.
Murat Khokonov. Screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel "Sdelano v KBR" (Made in KBR) on June 3, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JyMk-KleKB8&t=0s
20:44, 6 June 2024
Professor Khokonov suspended from work after being reinstated
Murat Khokonov, who after his dismissal achieved reinstatement in his position at the Kabardino-Balkarian State University, said that he had received an order suspending him from work.
The Khasavyurt City Court. Photo: RIA Dagestan http://www.riadagestan.ru/
19:55, 6 June 2024
Resident of Khasavyurt convicted in case on fakes about Russian Army
In Khasavyurt, after reconsideration of a criminal case, a court sentenced Shakhban Abakargadjiev to five years of forced labour, finding him guilty of spreading fake news about Russian militaries. The “OVD-Info”* human rights project reported about the verdict to Shakhban Abakargadjiev on its website.
A law enforcer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:32, 6 June 2024
In Krasnodar, solo picketer accused of discrediting Russian Army
In Krasnodar, the police drew up a protocol under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces against a man detained at a solo picket with a pacifist appeal near an administration building.
People came to support the Jehovah's Witnesses* from Elista. June 5, 2024. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:48, 5 June 2024
Dozens come to support Elista Jehovah's Witnesses* in court
About 30 people from different regions have come to the debate session on the case of three Jehovah's Witnesses* from Elista, accused of extremist activities.
A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
22:35, 5 June 2024
Case on Dagestani resident's involvement in "USSR"* sent to court
The inquiry into the case of Kadi Gadjiev, a resident of Dagestan, whom investigators treat as a cell member of the extremist organization "Union of Rus' Slavic Forces"*, is over.
Sergey Sopnev. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Q5tHtPcGQ
19:24, 5 June 2024
Court recognizes investigators’ inaction in case of Stavropol Territory resident hit by a car
A court concluded that an investigation into the case on a car hitting Sergey Sopnev, a resident of the Predgorny District, who as a result got his leg amputated and became disabled, was conducted ineffectively and led to a violation of the victim’s rights.
Pavel Prokudin, screenshot of a video by the MIA for the Volgograd Region press service
18:51, 5 June 2024
Volgograd blogger Prokudin fined
The court has fined Pavel Prokudin, a Volgograd blogger, by 60,000 roubles under administrative charges of discrediting the Russian Army and petty hooliganism.
16:20, 5 June 2024
Pensioner fined for damaging a ballot in Sochi
In Sochi, a court imposed a fine on pensioner Elena Yanmurzina in a criminal case for attempting to spoil ballots at a polling station.
News
A children's center in Paraul has been sealed after children were poisoned.

A cosmetologist from Dagestan was arrested for causing harm to a patient.

Memorial plaque to Nurulagu Omarov. Screenshot from the Kulinsky District Administration's Telegram channel, February 7, 2026, https://t.me/kulirayon/12574. A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.

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.