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Igor Nagavkin. Photo by Vyacheslav Lemkus SOTAvision https://sotavision.world
16:47, 20 April 2024
Prosecutor’s Office proposes to release human rights defender Nagavkin from punishment
Volgograd human rights defender Igor Nagavkin should have his sentence commuted in the theft case and released from further punishment due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, the Prosecutor’s Office states.
A colony, photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:44, 19 April 2024
Rostov supporter of "Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami"* sentenced to seven years of strict custody regime
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has announced the verdict passed to Khaidarali Ashurov, accused of attempting to organize terrorist activities for studying the ideology of the "Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami"*.
Alikhan Tsakaev, photo: grozny-inform.ru
22:56, 19 April 2024
Lawyers treat law enforcers' actions during detention of Kadyrov's General Tsakaev as lawful
The traffic police inspectors had the right to stop the car and detain the driver, including by using force, if his behaviour threatens road users and inspectors themselves. This was stated by lawyers after the harsh detention of Chechen General Alikhan Tsakaev in Dagestan.
Daniil Zinkovsky. Screenshot of a video by the joint press service of the courts of the Krasnodar Territory https://t.me/opskuban/855
22:22, 19 April 2024
Kuban resident convicted in treason case
The court has sentenced Daniil Zinkovsky, a resident of the Leningradskaya village, to seven years of freedom deprivation, finding him guilty of attempting to defect to the Ukrainian side and join one of the armed formations there.
Screenshot of a video of the incident with Alikhan Tsakaev at the Gerzel checkpoint between Dagestan and Chechnya https://youtu.be/4HBaaINQFp4
21:08, 19 April 2024
Kadyrov demands dismissals from Dagestani authorities after incident with his general
The head of Chechnya has treated the incident with Alikhan Tsakaev, the head of the Chechen Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), as a provocation and demanded that the leadership of Dagestan to fire those who forcibly pulled the minister out of his car.
The detention of Alikhan Tsakaev in Dagestan. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel “Podem” (Rise) on April 17, 2024 https://t.me/pdmnews/69241
16:07, 19 April 2024
Kadyrov’s law enforcer harshly detained in Dagestan
In Dagestan, at least six persons took part in the detention of a driver in a state of alcoholic intoxication. According to media reports, the drunk driver was identified as Major General Alikhan Tsakaev, Chechen Minister for Emergencies, a classmate of Ramzan Kadyrov.
Vitaly Votanovsky*. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel "Protokol. Krasnodar"
16:03, 19 April 2024
Activist Votanovsky* accused of ignoring foreign agent marking
The police drew up two protocols against Vitaly Votanovsky*, an activist from Krasnodar, accusing him of ignoring the requirement to mark his entries on the Internet with a note that they were produced by a foreign agent.
Boris Goncharenko (on the left) and Bogdan Abdurakhmanov. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=362891449914551&set=a.113632768173755 (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, are banned in Russia)
15:01, 19 April 2024
Bogdan Abdurakhmanov confesses to idea of setting fire to military registration and enlistment office
Bogdan Abdurakhmanov, accused in a case on arson of a military registration and enlistment office building in the city of Goryachy Klyuch, confirmed the testimony voiced by Boris Goncharenko, the second defendant in the case. Bogdan Abdurakhmanov said he was ready to carry out the plan alone.
A detention facility. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:58, 18 April 2024
Rights defenders declare Valery Bailo as political prisoner
In violation of international legal norms, Valery Bailo, a Jehovah's Witness* from the Krasnodar Territory, was arrested on charges of extremism. The human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has stated that his prosecution is politically motivated.
Law enforcers. Photo: Shamil Maziev / Grozny Inform
23:49, 18 April 2024
"Memory Project" reports consequences of forced disappearances in Chechnya
The traumatic experience obtained by relatives of those who went missing in Chechnya doesn't pass without traceless. Families find themselves in a difficult financial situation; and children of those missing often face problems with law enforcement bodies, since authorities classify them as at risk of radicalization.
The massive raids conducted by law enforcers in the Rostov Region. Photo by the Russian Federal Security Service
23:27, 18 April 2024
Rights defenders don't treat sending migrants from Rostov Region to front as massive
Sending migrants to the front does not look like a mass phenomenon, human rights defenders have pointed out in their comments to Rostov law enforcers' reports about serving summonses to local migrants following the raids conducted after the terror act at the Crocus City Hall.
20:44, 18 April 2024
Blogger from Anapa punished with fine and public apologies for his words about Russian militaries
The official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) posted a video with apologies voiced by a blogger from Anapa, who was charged under the administrative article for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces for his statements voiced during video streaming.
A Chechen dance. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
17:28, 18 April 2024
Analysts link scandal around music tempo in Chechnya to poor professionalism of idea authors
The initiative of subordinates of the head of Chechnya to limit the tempo of Chechen national music was intended to demonstrate their importance, but due to officials' low professionalism the initiative resulted in Kadyrov's apologies, analysts believe.
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:24, 18 April 2024
Jehovah's Witness* from Cherkessk arrested on charges of extremism
The court has placed into custody a Jehovah's Witness* from Cherkessk, suspected of taking part in activities of an extremist organization and involving his girlfriend in it.
Oleg Orlov in a courtroom. Photo: SOTAvision // Antonina Favorskaya (included into the register of foreign agents)
23:47, 17 April 2024
Advocate checks conditions of Orlov*’s detention at SIZO
Oleg Orlov* has been placed in a three-person cell in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Samara, and the human rights defender does not complain about the conditions of his detention, an advocate reports. The defender suggests that Oleg Orlov* will be transferred to Syzran or Togliatti.
Participants of a rally in support of Putin. Screenshot of the video posted on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on March 10, 2024 https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/4579
23:43, 17 April 2024
Creation of Putin District strengthens cult of Russian President in Chechnya
In the conditions of tyranny with the implantation of the cults of Kadyrov's family and Russian President, the residents of Chechnya could not speak out against the creation of the Putin District, human rights defenders have stated after the report of the Grozny Mayoralty on almost unanimous approval of the above initiative.
Zalina Marshenkulova. Photo: mayachok_antihrista / Instagram the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia
23:07, 17 April 2024
Zalina Marshenkulova put on federal wanted list
Investigators have put Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist from Kabardino-Balkaria, on the federal wanted list. The journalist is accused in absentia of justifying terrorism in public.
CTO in Nalchik. April 11, 2024. Photo: the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) http://nac.gov.ru
19:38, 17 April 2024
From April 8 to April 14, two persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from April 8 to April 14, 2024, two suspected militants were killed during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot”, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
19:07, 17 April 2024
KBR native accused of treason
The case of Vladislav Poruchikov, a native of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), accused of attempted treason and links with a terrorist organization located in the territory of Ukraine, has arrived at a Moscow court.
Dmitry Setrakov. Photo https://sotavision.world/mobilizovannogo-zaderzhannogo-v-armenii-za-samovolnoe-ostavlenie-chasti-deportirovali-v-rossiyu/
22:37, 16 April 2024
Lawyers assess chances of man mobilized in Rostov Region to avoid prison
Mobilized Dmitry Setrakov, a native of the Rostov Region, who was taken out of Armenia by Russian law enforcers, has agreed to cooperate with investigators, but this fact is unlikely to help him avoid criminal prosecution, notes an activist of the “Idite Lesom” (Get Lost!) project.
News
A Ukrainian citizen was convicted in Rostov-on-Don for participating in a terrorist organization.

One of the victims of the drone attack on Bataysk in December has died.

A drone over the city. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. 52 drones were shot down in three regions of the Southern Federal District.

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.