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A rally of the residents of the Aukh District to mark the anniversary of the deportation. Photo: Alzhana Satikhanova https://ru.wikipedia.org/
17:53, 23 February 2024
Chechens from Aukh warned about inadmissibility of unsanctioned actions
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Vainakhs' deportation during the Great Patriotic War (WW II), Muslim commemoration rites will be held in the Novolaksky District of Dagestan, the public organization "Aukh" has informed. It its turn, the local prosecutor's office has warned the organizers that it is inadmissible to hold any unsanctioned actions, including rallies and pickets.
The Maykop City Court. Photo: https://sovetskaya-adygeya.ru/
23:17, 22 February 2024
Student from Adygea fined for discrediting Russian Army
A court in Maykop has fined a student by 30,000 roubles for her comments in a social network "about the negative nature of using the Russian Armed Forces" during the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Oleg Orlov* at a court. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "RusNews" on February 21, 2024 https://t.me/rusnews/48983
21:06, 22 February 2024
Human rights defenders in Northern Caucasus call Oleg Orlov* “hope of Russia”
The court agreed to include in the case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces instituted against Oleg Orlov*, the co-chair of the “Memorial” Centre for Defence of Human Rights, the character reference letters in which human rights defenders from Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria pointed out the importance of his activities to respect human rights in Northern Caucasus.
Nikita Zhuravel (on the right) at a court. Photo: Dmitry Rogulin / "Gorodskie Vesti" (City News)
20:20, 22 February 2024
Lawyers dispute on proportionality of punishment requested for Zhuravel for burning Koran
The punishment of 3.5 years in a penal colony, requested by the prosecutor for Nikita Zhuravel, a native of Volgograd, accused of burning the Koran, is severe by the standards of the Russian law enforcement practice; and the prosecution has incorrectly qualified the defendant's actions, Alexander Verkhovsky believes.
Law enforcers. Photo: https://fortanga.org/2020/09/ubit-nelzya-zaderzhivat-pochemu-siloviki-v-ingushetii-vo-vremya-speczoperaczij-tak-chasto-ubivayut-lyudej/
18:57, 22 February 2024
Law enforcers warn Ingush activists against taking part in unsanctioned actions
In Ingushetia, law enforcers have invited local activists for prophylactic talks and served them warnings against taking part in extremist and unsanctioned actions, a source has informed.
A criminal case, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
15:42, 22 February 2024
Kabardino-Balkarian resident’s case on discrediting Russian Army brought to court again
In Chegem, a court returned to the police an administrative protocol on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces drawn up against Murat Kyagov due to violations.
Anti-terrorism exercise "Atom-21" held in Chechnya in February 2021. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-chechenskoy-respublike-0.html#&gid=1&pid=3"
23:21, 21 February 2024
On February 12-18, 2024, three people were killed and policeman wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from February 12 to 18, 2024, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, four persons were shot dead: three alleged militants were killed and a policeman was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Alexander Nozdrinov. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_ILUe1YRY
22:16, 21 February 2024
Blogger Nozdrinov's advocate claims ignoring defence's arguments by court
The arguments that the defence of Alexander Nozdrinov, a Krasnodar blogger, brought in the appeal were ignored, said Alexei Avanesyan, his advocate.
Igor Nagavkin at the Leninsky District Court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:57, 21 February 2024
Human rights defender Nagavkin accuses SIZO administration of illegal detention in solitary confinement
At a court hearing in a case on disorganization of the operation of a SIZO (pre-trial prison), Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender from Volgograd, complained being illegally kept in solitary confinement for more than 40 days.
Grigory Uchkurov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:09, 21 February 2024
Sochi residents outraged by law enforcers’ behaviour near memorial to Alexei Navalny*
Residents of Sochi brought flowers to the spontaneous memorial to Alexei Navalny* at the monument to the victims of political repression to express their grief, but the police regularly cleared the monument of flowers, a local activist has expressed his indignation.
Flowers laid at the memorial to fascism victims in Krasnodar. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Protokol Krasnodar" on February 16, 2024 https://t.me/protokol_band/3894
19:54, 21 February 2024
Political analysts voice meaning of actions in memory of Alexei Navalny* for Southern Russia and countries of Caucasus
In Southern Russia, law enforcers are suppressing the laying of flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny* and persecuting activists, although the law does not prohibit such citizens’ actions, lawyers point out.
Nikita Zhuravel. Screenshot from the Telegram channel Kadyrov_95
17:50, 21 February 2024
Public prosecutor requests 3.5 years of imprisonment for Nikita Zhuravel, accused of burning Koran
A public prosecutor has requested the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny to find Nikita Zhuravel, who burned the Koran, guilty of violating the right to religion and hooliganism and sentence him to three years and six months of imprisonment in a penal colony. That has been reported by the “Chechnya Segodnya” (Chechnya Today) news agency with reference to public prosecutor Milana Baitaeva.
Askhabali Alibekov. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX2nwXIhjSM
16:19, 21 February 2024
Blogger Askhabali Alibekov arrested for 15 days for disobeying police
A court in Kazan has arrested Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan and the author of the YouTube channel "Wild Paratrooper", for 15 days. An ambulance was called to his trial because of a suspected brain concussion.
Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
21:14, 20 February 2024
Lawyers stress PO's right to challenge the appointment of Kadyrov's son to ministerial post
The Civil Service Law provides for the need for higher education in order to hold the position of minister; the Prosecutor's Office (PO) can eliminate the discrepancy on their own initiative or at citizens' request. Lawyers stated this when commenting on the appointment of Akhmat Kadyrov to the post of Minister of Youth Affairs.
Participants in Navalny's commemoration. Screenshot of a video https://ru.euronews.com/video/2024/02/17/navalny-reax-update
19:46, 20 February 2024
Police reports about prophylactic talks with participants in Navalny's commemoration
Policemen have conducted prophylactic talks with 14 residents of Vladikavkaz, who, in memory of Alexei Navalny, tried to lay flowers at the memorial to victims of political repressions.
Abdurakhmanov (on the left) and Goncharenko at a court. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel of the human rights organization "Solidarity Zone" https://t.me/solidarity_zone/1895
18:59, 20 February 2024
Defence of suspects of setting fire to military commissariat in Kuban hopes for leniency
The employee of the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in the town of Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Territory, interrogated in the case of the building arson, has failed to confirm any significant damage caused to the commissariat by fire. This gives hope for the mitigation of charges against Boris Goncharenko and Bogdan Abdurakhmanov, their advocate has stated.
The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
18:57, 20 February 2024
Kuban resident fined for evading military service
The court has sentenced Vladimir Barzykin, a resident of the town of Korenovsk, the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) to a fine, finding him guilty of evading military service.
Unrest at an airport in Makhachkala. Photo: https://report.az
18:09, 20 February 2024
Lawyers assess chances of returning rioters' case to Dagestan
The transfer of the case of five Makhachkala rioters to Krasnodar Territory can be challenged, but success is unlikely, lawyers have indicated. Many residents of Dagestan sympathize with the defendants, but refrain from public support, Magomed Magomedov, a journalist, and Shamil Khadulaev, an activist, have informed.
Alexander Nozdrinov. Screenshot of a video posted on the “Sanya Novokubansk” YouTube channel
17:49, 20 February 2024
Court refuses to commute sentence of journalist Alexander Nozdrinov in fake case
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has upheld the sentence of Alexander Nozdrinov, a journalist and blogger, sentenced to 8.5 years in jail for spreading fake news about the Russian Army, the human rights project "OVD Info"* has informed.
“The Alexei Navalny* memorial” in Sochi. Photo courtesy of a local activist
23:16, 19 February 2024
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 12-18, 2024
Death of Alexei Navalny* and Caucasus, shooting on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, reshuffles in government bodies and a shootout in Chechnya, 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 February 12-18, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
News
Special military operation in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense press service More than 8,600 fighters from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO zone.

Shootout in Dagestan. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT. During the week from January 26 to February 1, two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

In January 2026, three people were 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.