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Viktor Pivovarov. Photo: shatologia.org
19:46, 31 January 2024
Case against priest Pivovarov comes to court
A criminal case against Viktor Pivovarov, Archbishop of the Slavyansk-on-Kuban and South Russian Russia’s Orthodox Church, has been submitted to the Slavyansk-on-Kuban City Court for consideration.
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:18, 31 January 2024
ECtHR awards compensation to son of murdered journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg recognized a violation of the right to life and obliged Russia to pay compensation of 26,000 euros to relatives of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a “Caucasian Knot” correspondent in Dagestan, who was shot dead in 2013.
Sofia Angel-Barokko. Photo posted on Sofia's page in the "VKontakte" social network on May 27, 2023 https://vk.com/tiamatgoddess?z=photo220081595_457264218%2Fphoto_feed220081595
17:27, 31 January 2024
Blogger from Adygea listed as extremist and terrorist
The "Rosfinmonitoring" (Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service) has included Sofia Angel-Barokko, a female blogger from Maykop (the capital of Adygea), accused of insulting believers' feelings and justifying terrorism, into the list of extremists and terrorists.
A pre-trial prison. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:50, 30 January 2024
Deputy head of FSIN's hospital convicted in Rostov-on-Don for torture
A court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Alexander Lyakh, a former deputy head of the tuberculosis hospital of the FSIN (Russian Federal Penitentiary Service), to 7.5 years in prison, finding him guilty of organizing patients' torture.
Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" about a domestic violence victim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyf1GcxSt48
22:54, 30 January 2024
Rights defenders note increase of domestic violence cases in Northern Caucasus
The situation with women's rights defence in the republics of Northern Caucasus is deteriorating, the participants of the conference "New trends in domestic violence situation in Northern Caucasus" have noted, especially stressing Ingushetia in this regard.
A detention facility. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:09, 30 January 2024
Maikop blogger complains about lack of medical care at SIZO
The administration of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Krasnodar denies a medical examination of Sofya Angel-Barokko, a blogger from Maikop, who suffers from asthma and who has been arrested in the case on insulting the feelings of believers and justifying terrorism.
A man unfolded a poster next to Idris Yusupov* (included into the register of foreign agents), who was holding a solo picket, so the journalist had to stop his protest action. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of the newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft) on January 29, 2024 https://t.me/chernovik/67013
19:14, 30 January 2024
Journalist Yusupov* claims interference with his solo picket in support of Gadjiev in Makhachkala
Journalist Idris Yusupov* traditionally went out on a solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, but the police interfered with the protest action three times until it had to be stopped, since another man unfolded a similar poster next to the picketer.
A brick factory located in the Dagestani city of Kaspiysk. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6i3j9p9Jc
16:29, 30 January 2024
In Kaspiysk, managers of brick factory suspected of using slave labour
Information about labour slavery of a Belarusian resident at a brick factory located in the Dagestani city of Kaspiysk has been confirmed, and a criminal investigation has been launched, investigators report.
The police detains people at a protest action against the family's eviction in Tbilisi. January 23, 2024. Photo: Paper Kartuli, https://t.me/paperkartuli/9649
23:53, 29 January 2024
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 22-28, 2024
Repressions in Azerbaijan and conflict with PACE, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, missing people, student unrest in Georgia, 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 January 22-28, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Domestic violence, photo: shutterstock.com
22:14, 29 January 2024
Woman from Nalchik demands to protect her grandson from bullying in family after his mother's death
A 59-year-old resident of Nalchik, the mother of a famous female athlete, is seeking guardianship over her seven-year-old grandson after her daughter's death. Psychologists and witnesses gave written testimonies that the boy was afraid of his father and complained of beatings and sexual violence. Despite this, the court refused to hand the child over to his grandmother.
A criminal code. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis
21:58, 29 January 2024
Mobilized man from Kuban convicted of evading service
A court in Maykop has sentenced Vladimir Litenkov, a military service man from the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban), to five years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission.
A detention facility. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:47, 29 January 2024
Pensioner from Rostov Region sentenced to colony for fakes about Russian Army
A court has sentenced the 72-year-old Evgenia Maiboroda to 5.5 years in penal colony, finding her reposts placed in a social network as fakes about the Russian Army and calls for extremism.
An old school building and the construction site of a new school in the village of Shinaz. Screenshot of a video posted on Murad Magomedov's Telegram channel on January 23, 2024 https://t.me/muradreporter/582
19:13, 29 January 2024
Residents of Dagestan treat Melikov's criticism of report on school problem as inappropriate
The contractor has suspended building a school in the village of Shinaz because of the discovery of a historical burial ground. Authorities refused the contractor to extend the construction term and abandoned the contract; it follows from the information on the government procurement website and the file of arbitration cases.
17:14, 29 January 2024
Woman from Kuban fined for discrediting Russian Army
The Apsheronsk District Court has fined Svetlana Lukashenko, treating her posts in a social network as discrediting the Russian Army.
A brick factory. Dagestan. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
22:50, 28 January 2024
Journalists point to severity decrease of labour slavery problem in Dagestan
In recent years, in Dagestan, the problem of labour slavery has become less acute, local journalists have pointed out. The practice of labour slavery is gaining momentum in the Rostov Region, Stavropol Territory and Adygea, an activist of the "Alternativa" anti-slavery public movement has stated.
Igor Nagavkin. Russian human rights organizations community, https://hrdco.org/news/pravozashhitnik-igor-nagavkin-derzhit-golodovku-v-sizo-iz-za-bezdejstviya-sledstviya/
20:58, 28 January 2024
Victims ignore court hearing in case against human rights defender Nagavkin
In the case against Igor Nagavkin, the court refused to watch the video recording of the incident in the cell in the absence of the victims, employees of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), who did not come to the court hearing without explaining the reasons for their non-appearance.
Alexander Nozdrinov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_ILUe1YRY
18:20, 28 January 2024
Defence appeals against journalist Alexander Nozdrinov's verdict
The court has violated the right of Alexander Nozdrinov, a journalist from the Krasnodar Territory, to defence and exhibited bias; while the verdict was based on conclusions of an unprofessional expertise, the advocate has stated. Alexander's wife has complained about the ban on visiting him.
Law enforcers. Grozny. Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
20:18, 27 January 2024
Chechnya enters top three in terms of number of missing people
In 2023, in Chechnya; 1608 people were reported missing. According to the indicator, the republic is second only to Moscow and the Moscow Region and is significantly ahead of other regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and Southern Federal District (SFD).
Daria Polyudova. Photo by Alexander Stepanov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:12, 27 January 2024
Mother of convicted activist Polyudova receives her daughter’s first letter within six months
Relatives of Krasnodar activist Daria Polyudova received her first letter within six months from the penal colony, in which the activist is serving her sentence in a case on extremism and justification of terrorism. Daria is still being kept in strict detention conditions, her mother reports.
Screenshot of a video about the release of a Belarusian resident from labour slavery near the city of Kaspiysk https://t.me/Rodnoy_05/6482
17:48, 27 January 2024
Dagestani authorities get interested in case of labour slavery
The head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has ordered to conduct a check after a video appeared in social networks about the release of a Belarusian resident from labour slavery near the city of Kaspiysk.
News
The Georgian Military Highway is open to all vehicles.

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.

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.