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22:54, 19 February 2024
Police detain resident of Astrakhan at monument to victims of repression
In Astrakhan, the police detained Maria Poplavskaya, who laid flowers at the monument to the victims of political repression. After a conversation at a police station, the young woman was released with a warning.
22:09, 19 February 2024
Resident of Rostov-on-Don fined for failure to obey law enforcers’ request
In Rostov-on-Don, a court found Valentina Mrykhina, who was detained while laying flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny*, guilty of failure to obey a lawful request of law enforcers and fined her 2000 roubles.
A criminal case, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
19:58, 19 February 2024
Contract soldier from Maikop sentenced for leaving his military unit without permission
Contract soldier Vladimir Marchenko went twice absent from his military unit without leave, during one of which he acquired drugs. A court in Maikop sentenced Vladimir Marchenko to 7.5 years of imprisonment for the above offence. A court in Rostov-on-Don considered the appeal and upheld the verdict.
The memorial to Alexei Navalny* in Sochi. Photo courtesy of a local activist
19:13, 19 February 2024
Sochi residents continue bringing flowers to Navalny's* memorial
Local residents and activists continue bringing flowers to the memorial to Alexei Navalny* in Sochi, which was spontaneously formed near the monument to victims of political repressions. Law enforcers are questioning those who bring flowers and check their documents.
Relatives of the rioters at the Makhachkala Airport have recorded a video appeal to Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Screenshot of a video https://www.instagram.com/p/C3dNhO1MpWk/ (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia)
18:17, 19 February 2024
Relatives of rioters at Makhachkala Airport appeal to Putin
Relatives of the rioters at the Makhachkala Airport have asked Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for leniency. According to their version, the detainees fell victims to provocation and made a mistake.
Flowers laid at the monument to victims of political repressions in Stavropol. Photo courtesy of Vitaly Zubenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:07, 19 February 2024
Stavropol residents complain about mass detentions while laying flowers in Navalny's* memory
Those detained at the monument to victims of political repressions in Stavropol while laying flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny* said that dozens of people were taken to police stations. Law enforcers demanded from detainees to provide access to their phones and sign warnings about the inadmissibility of taking part in mass rallies.
Stalina Erlenbach. Screenshot of the photo posted on her Telegram channel on February 4, 2024 https://t.me/CBC_CK/1011
23:42, 18 February 2024
Stavropol activist links search with statement in support of Lada-Rus*
Stalina Erlenbach, an activist of the movement "Building Future Ourselves", has reported that during searching her home, law enforcers were looking for extremist materials; she has linked the search with her demand to nominate Svetlana Lada-Rus* as a candidate for Russia's presidency.
23:39, 18 February 2024
Krasnodar activist arrested for banner at picket in memory of Navalny*
A court in Krasnodar has arrested for 14 days Andrei Vyazov, an activist, having treated his use of a banner from Navalny's* presidential campaign during the picket as a demonstration of symbols of a banned organization.
Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, and Akhmat, a son of Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo from Magomed Daudov's Telegram channel https://t.me/s/MDaudov_95
21:35, 18 February 2024
Chechnya: Akhmat Kadyrov appointed Minister of Youth Affairs
The 18-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, Akhmat Kadyrov, has been appointed the republic's Minister of Youth Affairs. He was also awarded Chechnya's highest award, Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has announced.
Zarema Musaeva at a court. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Bakar Yangulbaev"
20:28, 18 February 2024
Zarema Musaeva transferred to Grozny SIZO
A decision was made to transfer Zarema Musaeva from the colony in Argun to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Grozny so that she could take part via video link in a court hearing, at which an appeal against her verdict will be considered, human rights defenders have informed.
Firearms. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
18:43, 18 February 2024
Analysts treat authorities' version of shootout in Stary Achkhoi as unreliable
The armed incident in the village of Stary Achkhoi, where law enforcers shot three people dead who had allegedly attacked them, could have been staged both by Chechen authorities in order to send fewer fighters to Ukraine, and by Chechen law enforcers to improve performance indicators, and then they gave it a new perspective, analysts have suggested.
17:13, 18 February 2024
Law enforcers prevent Sochi residents and guests of from laying flowers to commemorate Alexei Navalny*
Sochi townspeople and guests of the resort city wanted to lay flowers at the monument to victims of political repressions and honour the memory of Alexei Navalny*, but law enforcers interfered and removed flowers.
Flowers and a leaflet put at the memorial to the victims of fascism in Krasnodar. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Protokol.Krasnodar" on February 16, 2024 https://t.me/protokol_band/3894
10:14, 17 February 2024
In Krasnodar, activists pay tribute to Alexei Navalny* by laying flowers
In Krasnodar, supporters of Alexei Navalny* laid flowers in memory of him at the memorial to the victims of fascism.
Magomed-Ali Sultanov. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5o3KUH0RU
09:48, 17 February 2024
Accomplices in murder of young man near Kayakent remain witnesses in criminal case
An independent examination confirmed that more than one person participated in the murder of 19-year-old Magomed-Ali Sultanov, but two accomplices in the crime are involved in the criminal case only as witnesses. That was claimed by a lawyer representing the victims’ interests.
Alexei Navalny. Photo by the press service of the Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow
08:45, 17 February 2024
Social media users in Southern Russia condole over death of Navalny*
The custody conditions in the colony led to the death of Alexei Navalny*, some social network users in Southern Russia have noted; others doubt the natural reasons of his death. Commentators have expressed condolences to Alexei's family.
06:41, 17 February 2024
Native of Chechnya faces extradition from France to Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has refused to overturn the decision of French authorities to extradite a 55-year-old native of Chechnya to Russia. He himself insists that he faces torture in his homeland.
Oleg Orlov*. Photo: https://memohrc.org/ (included into the register of foreign agents)
04:57, 17 February 2024
Human rights defenders assess risks of imprisonment of their colleague Oleg Orlov*
Tightening of the charges against Oleg Orlov* after a re-investigation into the case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces has increased the chances of the prosecutor’s office to achieve imprisonment for the defendant, a lawyer and human rights defenders note.
A Chechen law enforcer, photo: grozny-inform.ru
04:51, 17 February 2024
Shootout version in Chechnya causes doubts
Villagers from Stary Achkhoi have treated the three men shot dead by law enforcers as newcomers, a local resident has stated. The investigators' version about a shootout raises doubts, Chechen activists and Internet users have pointed out.
Shamil Sadulaev. Photo courtesy of Sabina Sadulaeva
04:34, 17 February 2024
Mother of Makhachkala resident demands inquiry into his death at SIZO
Shamil Sadulaev, accused of calling for terrorism, has died at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Makhachkala; his body had numerous signs of injuries, his mother has stated. She believes that her son died a violent death.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: https://espch.site/
03:49, 17 February 2024
ECtHR finds rights violations of three convicts from Chechnya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has awarded compensations to three natives of Chechnya who had been exposed to inhumane treatment while being transported to their jails.
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.