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The Dagestan State Medical University. Photo from the Telegram channel of the “Insan” charitable foundation
23:10, 9 February 2024
Dagestan organizes retraining of healthcare workers from Palestine
The Ministry for Public Health and the Medical University of Dagestan organized retraining courses for refugees from Palestine who decided to work for the republic’s healthcare system. The “Insan” charitable foundation has announced its willingness to pay for the above retraining.
Seda Suleimanova. Photo: the “SK SOS Crisis Group”* (included into the register of foreign agents)
22:13, 9 February 2024
Caucasian experts question version of Suleimanova’s murder
The long absence of information about the fate of Seda Suleimanova, who was taken to Chechnya, does not give reason to believe that she was killed, experts point out. They explain that “honour killings” are not committed for lack of religiosity, and relatives could just isolate the young woman from the world.
Oleg Orlov*. Photo: https://memohrc.org/ru/specials/orlov-oleg-petrovich * included by the Russian Ministry of Justice into the register of foreign agents
20:57, 9 February 2024
Date of trial of rights defender Oleg Orlov* announced
The first court hearing of the case of repeated discrediting the Russian Army initiated against Oleg Orlov*, a co-chair of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"**, is scheduled for February 16 at the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow.
Temirkhan Amakhanov near the Derbent City Court. March 16, 2021. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:38, 9 February 2024
Dagestan resident, Temirkhan Amakhanov, achieves compensation for beating by law enforcers
A court has obliged the police to pay 400,000 roubles in compensation to Temirkhan Amakhanov, a resident of Derbent, who had to have his spleen removed after being beaten up by law enforcers. Amakhanov claimed five million roubles as compensation for his moral harm; now, he intends to challenge the above sum, the "Travmunkt" legal assistance project has informed in its Telegram channel.
The Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Photo: elbrus.press
19:10, 9 February 2024
KBR resident convicted of treason
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced a local resident, who had planned to take part in the special military operation (SMO) on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), to six years in a penal colony.
Leyla Gatagazheva (on the right). Screenshot of a video by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
17:51, 9 February 2024
Young mother from Ingushetia Leyla Gatagazheva left in custody despite mitigation of charges
Investigators have excluded one of the articles of accusation from the case against Leyla Gatagazheva, a native of Ingushetia. The young mother of two children is no longer charged with complicity in terrorism. However, Leyla Gatagazheva is still being kept in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) despite the arguments submitted by her advocates.
17:30, 9 February 2024
Court sends Novocherkassk resident to mental hospital for calling for extremism
A resident of Novocherkassk wanted to join a terrorist organization and promoted its activities on a social network, but was not aware of his actions due to insanity, a court ruled.
Vitaly Votanovsky*. Photo by Vitaly Votanovsky* https://prosleduet.media
16:18, 9 February 2024
Activist Vitaly Votanovsky* requests asylum in Croatia
Vitaly Votanovsky*, an activist from Krasnodar, who left Russia because of the threat of criminal prosecution, appealed to the authorities of Croatia with a request to grant him political asylum.
A penal colony. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:56, 8 February 2024
Natives of Dagestan convicted for murder in Kalmyk colony
The Supreme Court (SC) of Kalmykia has found natives of Dagestan, Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov, guilty of attempting to escape, murder and attempted murder, and disrupting the colony's work. Atimagomedov has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, and Kuramagomedov – to life-long imprisonment.
Themis. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:14, 8 February 2024
Resident of Ingushetia fined for discrediting Russian Army
A court in the city of Magas (the capital of Ingushetia) has found Nazir Tsechoev's posts on the Telegram as discrediting the Russian Army and imposed a fine on him.
Beating of Nikita Zhuravel. Screenshot of a video posted by Akmed Dudaev on September 25, 2023 https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2259
22:12, 8 February 2024
Chechen police refuse to institute criminal case on beating of Zhuravel
Based on the results of the inspection, the Chechen police have refused to institute a criminal case on beating of Nikita Zhuravel due to the absence of a criminal act, the Russian Ombudsperson’s Office reports.
ECtHR. Photo: https://espch.site/
18:52, 8 February 2024
ECtHR awards compensations to participants of protests in support of Navalny* in Kuban
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) awarded compensation to activists from Anapa and Sochi who participated in rallies in support of Alexei Navalny* in January 2021.
18:49, 8 February 2024
Two Krasnodar residents apologize for their video with kiss
A Krasnodar female blogger and her girlfriend made a video in which one of them proposed to the other, after which they were kissing each other with passion. The police drew up protocols against the both young women for promoting non-traditional sexual relations.
The Makhachkala Garrison Military Court. Photo from the website http://mgvs.dag.sudrf.ru/
14:08, 8 February 2024
Contract soldier convicted in Makhachkala for refusing to take part in hostilities
The Makhachkala Garrison Military Court has sentenced Akhmed Kurbanov, a contract soldier, to two years in penal colony, finding him guilty of refusing to take part in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. The judge has treated the defendant's argument that his contract expired in 2022 as unconvincing.
Seda Suleimanova. Photo by the SK SOS Crisis Group* (included into the register of foreign agents)
14:06, 8 February 2024
Rights defenders demand to check version of Seda Suleimanova's murder
Sources in Chechnya has voiced out the version that Seda Suleimanova was killed by her relatives, the SK SOS Crisis Group* has reported and demanded from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to conduct a check.
Albert Atmurzaev. Photo from the Telegram channel "Baza"
18:03, 7 February 2024
Murder of Lieutenant Colonel results from law enforcers’ impunity in Chechnya
When commenting on the information about the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Albert Atmurzaev in Grozny, lawyers have noted that law enforcers have the right to use firearms when there is a threat to society.
Natalia Dorozhnova. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:01, 7 February 2024
Activist Natalia Dorozhnova challenges her fine for repeatedly discrediting Russian Army
Natalia Dorozhnova, an activist from Volgograd, filed an appeal against the decision of the Central District Court, which imposed a fine on her for repeatedly discrediting the Russian Armed Forces. The statistics confirm that the chances of the fine being cancelled are high, notes Maria Chaschilova, a lawyer at the human rights project “OVD-Info”*.
Zarema Musaeva at a court. Screenshot of a photo posted on the Telegram channel "Bakar Yangulbaev"
16:57, 7 February 2024
Zarema Musaeva transferred to another colony
A court in Pyatigorsk has postponed the consideration of the appeal against the verdict of Zarema Musaeva for a month due to her inability to take part in the court session via video conferencing.
A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
00:00, 7 February 2024
In Nalchik, mobilized man repeatedly convicted for evading military service
The Nalchik Garrison Military Court sentenced a mobilized local resident to eight years of imprisonment for evading military service. Earlier, the man has been sentenced to a probation under the same article.
The "Akhmat" battalion. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
21:37, 6 February 2024
Alaudinov attacks critics of idea of "Akhmat" Children's Academy
Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the "Akhmat" Special Forces, has treated those who criticised the idea of the "Akhmat" People's Friendship Academy as "armchair heroes", suspecting them of having links with Ukraine and LGBT* people. Activists of the "Rusich" unit, commenting on Alaudinov's indignation towards "Russian nationalists", refused to apologize.
News
A memorial picket for Aishat Baimuradova in Yerevan, Armenia, November 4, 2025. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot." Social media users supported the call for Armenian authorities to release Baimuradova's body for burial.

The authorities explained the ban on the use of jeeps in the forests of Chechnya by concern for the environment.

A memorial plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's house. Photo: RusNews https://t.me/rusnews/80078 Activists have restored the memorial sign on Politkovskaya's house for the ninth time.

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.