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Ruslan Rakhaev. Photo: Publicverdict.org
23:57, 16 January 2024
ECtHR treats convoying conditions of Ruslan Rakhaev to colony as inhumane
For the torturous conditions of transporting to the colony, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded Ruslan Rakhaev, an ex-deputy head of the Cherkessk criminal investigation division, compensation of EUR 8500.
Riots at the Makhachkala airport. Screenshot of the video ISRAFILOF LiVe / T.me
23:17, 16 January 2024
Relatives of riot participants at Makhachkala airport invited for questioning
Elders and religious leaders are involved in preventive conversations with relatives of participants in the riots at an airport in Makhachkala, the administration of the Levashinsky District reports.
Igor Nagavkin. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:53, 16 January 2024
Human rights defender Nagavkin complains about torture of prisoners at SIZO
Human rights defender Igor Nagavkin, accused of disorganizing the operation of a SIZO (pre-trial prison), spoke in court about cases when prisoners were subjected to torture at the SIZO. The prosecutor’s office agreed to accept the human rights defender’s complaint for verification.
Magomed Magomedov. January 15, 2024. Photo https://t.me/chernovik/66414
17:37, 16 January 2024
Journalist Magomed Magomedov released after his detention at picket in support of Gadjiev
A court found no signs of wrongdoing in the actions of Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), who was detained at a solo picket in Makhachkala. The journalist has been released.
Alexandra Stepanischeva at the court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:31, 16 January 2024
In Volgograd, court refuses to recognize inaction of prosecutor’s office on claim of mobilized man’s wife
The Voroshilovsky District Court of Volgograd did not grant a lawsuit filed by a spouse of mobilized Anton Stepanischev against the military prosecutor’s office.
The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:27, 15 January 2024
Details of Vitaly Zhuravlyov's case disclosed
Vitaly Zhuravlyov, a resident of the Akhtubinsky District of the Astrakhan Region, has placed a photo of the Russian President in the VKontakte social network and criticism of Russians, after which the court fined him by 30,000 roubles, finding him guilty of discrediting the Russian Army.
A protest action in Tbilisi. Photo: Novosti Gruziya (Georgia News) https://t.me/NGnewsgeorgia/12161
23:16, 15 January 2024
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 8-14, 2024
Authorities and opposition in Azerbaijan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, scandal with an icon 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 8-14, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
A criminal case. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:09, 15 January 2024
Skorovarova's arrest for discrediting Russian Army challenged
The defence has appealed against the court ruling to place Irina Skorovarova, a resident of the city of Taganrog, under house arrest; she was accused within a criminal case of discrediting the Russian Army. Under house arrest, she cannot buy foodstuffs and medicines for her minor daughter and elderly grandmother, her advocate has stated.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, December 4, 2023. Photo from the Telegram channel of the "Chernovik" outlet
20:57, 15 January 2024
In Makhachkala, law enforcers disrupt a picket in Gadjiev's support
Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, tried to hold a solo picket in Makhachkala in support of his convicted colleague, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, but another picketer joined him, and law enforcers declared a violation of the rules for holding a solo action.
Abdurakhim Gakaev. Photo from the "ChP-Kavkaz" Telegram channel
19:27, 15 January 2024
Mullah killed in Chechnya in front of his own child
In the village of Voskresenovskoye, Shelkovskoi District of Chechnya, a mullah was stabbed to death in front of his child. According to sources, blood feud could be the motive. An oppositional channel has refuted this version.
Prisoners in a colony. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4R4RBy3Ukc
18:12, 15 January 2024
Convict from Ingushetia claims harassment in colony for namaz
Vakha Tsurov, a native of Ingushetia, has demanded monetary compensation from the colony administration, claiming that he had been subjected to disciplinary sanctions for performing namaz (Muslim prayer).
A video footage of a scandalous performance posted on Olga Kolesnikova's Telegram channel https://t.me/s/volyakolesnikova
23:59, 14 January 2024
After New Year performance, culture house staff fired in Kuban
Several employees of the culture house located in the Scherbinovsky District of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) have been fired after actors in a New Year performance imitated sex in front of spectators with children.
Riots in Makhachkala. Photo: https://twitter.com/Republic_Mag/status/1718701258935038204/video/2
23:11, 14 January 2024
Number of administrative cases against Makhachkala rioters reaches 901
Dagestani courts have received 901 administrative cases of offenses during the anti-Semitic action and riots in Makhachkala, the "Mediazona"* has informed.
A detention facility. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:15, 14 January 2024
Convict in the Hizb ut-Tahrir* case complains about conditions in Novocherkassk SIZO
The administration of the Novocherkassk colony refuses to satisfy requests for medical examination; and there is no water in the cell, and rats are running around it, Rustem Sheikhaliev, convicted for taking part in the Hizb ut-Tahrir*, has complained.
20:46, 14 January 2024
Woman from Taganrog arrested in criminal case of discrediting militaries
A court in Taganrog has placed Irina Skorovarova, who was detained within a criminal case for discrediting the Russian Army, under house arrest for two months.
Nikolai Karpyuk. Screenshot of the video published on the YouTube channel "Sejchas" (Now) on September 17, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXg9KDZsUcY
17:49, 14 January 2024
Compensation for torture in Vladikavkaz awarded to Ukrainian Karpyuk
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found Russia guilty of using evidence obtained under torture in court and obliged it to pay EUR 30,000 to the Ukrainian citizen, Nikolai Karpyuk.
Themis, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:58, 13 January 2024
Rights defenders explain heterogeneity of sentences for "USSR citizens"*
The severe sentence given to an elderly resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who declared herself a "USSR citizen"*, fits into the general picture of the persecution of supporters of this movement.
23:51, 13 January 2024
French court cancels extradition of native of Chechnya
Imran Albakov, a native of Chechnya, who was facing extradition to Russia from France, will be released, the court has agreed with a threat to his life and health in his homeland, Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer, has informed.
Natalia Garyaeva, screenshot of the video https://t.me/stplt/1762
23:36, 13 January 2024
Activist Garyaeva asks for protection from law enforcers' pressure and illegal persecution
Natalia Garyaeva, the leader of the "Poltavskaya against Dump" movement, has sent her appeals to the Russian Prosecutor General, the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the President, fearing that threats of violence against her would be carried out in the near future.
21:49, 13 January 2024
Resident of Rostov Region sentenced to long imprisonment on charge of high treason
In Bryansk, a court sentenced Pyotr Kolistratov, a resident of the Rostov Region, accused of attempting to defect to the side of Ukraine, to eight years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.
News
Ibrahim Yaganov (designated a foreign agent). Still from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Hsrl6Hcgo from January 30, 2026. Yaganov's* comments on the Lata tragedy sparked outrage in Abkhazia

Georgian citizen handed over to Russian security forces from Abkhazia

Journalist Nizfa Arshba* at a court hearing in Sukhumi, June 17, 2025. Still image of the video "Abaza-TV". Journalist Nizfa Arshba* refuses to disclose her sources to Abkhazian State Security Service

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.