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Protesters in the city of Akhaltsikhe. Screenshot of the video https://tv9news.ge/ka/akhali-ambebi/ganathleba/article/41887-meore-sajaro-skolasthan-saprotesto-aqcia-gaimartha
23:27, 20 November 2023
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 13-19, 2023
Protests in Georgia, echoes of the riots in Makhachkala, Adam Kadyrov’s new awards, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, trial in the Nikita Zhuravel’s case, 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 November 13-19, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
23:12, 20 November 2023
Case of Dagestani law enforcers on abductions and torture sent for reconsideration
After verdict overturning, the district court of Dagestan has the case of five policemen accused of kidnapping and torturing a female detainee returned.
A colony, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:15, 20 November 2023
Court denies Volgograd resident's claim about torture in colonies
The Volgograd Regional Court has rejected the lawsuit lodged by Vladimir Khlyntsev, a serviceman for the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC) against two penal colonies and the Russian Ministry of Finance (MoF) concerning torturous custody conditions.
The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia, photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
20:13, 20 November 2023
Details of Magomedova's administrative case of discrediting Russian Army released
Asiyat Magomedova, a resident of Kizlyar, was fined under the article on discrediting the Russian Army for watching Ukrainian TV channels and posting a video on the WhatsApp* about the situation in Avdeevka.
Mansur Movlaev, photo: https://vc.ru/u/2204954-aleksey-pravozashchitnik/791998-movlaev-mansur-biografiya
18:55, 20 November 2023
Court in Bishkek liberates Chechen Mansur Movlaev
Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, has been released after a court hearing held in the city of Bishkek, but the decision to expel him from Kyrgyzstan was upheld, his advocate has informed.
The riots at the Makhachkala Airport. October 29, 2023. Screenshot of the video from the Telegram channel "Ranshe vsekh. Nu pochti" (Before anyone. Well, almost)
15:47, 20 November 2023
After Makhachkala riots, over 400 people brought to responsibility
Dagestani courts have received administrative cases against 412 people accused of offenses during the anti-Semitic action and riots at the Makhachkala Airport. This was reported by the "Mediazona"*.
Nikita Zhuravel. Photo: "Chechnya Segodnya" (Chechnya Today)
21:14, 19 November 2023
Rights defenders explain Chechen Imams' failure to appear at trial of Zhuravel's case
Chechen Imams have become the suffered party in Nikita Zhuravel's case against their will, and ignore court sessions, because they received no instructions on their testimonies, Svetlana Gannushkina* believes.
The town of Prokhladny. Photo: Racurs07 https://ru.wikipedia.org
23:57, 18 November 2023
Lawyers and rights defenders criticize arson version of commissariat in Prokhladny
Lawyers and human rights defenders have found distrustful the version that instructions from some curator were found in the phone of the person detained for setting fire to the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in the town of Prokhladny.
The Pyatigorsk Garrison Military Court. Photo: https://kbsu.ru
23:15, 18 November 2023
KBR: soldier convicted for evading service
A court in Nalchik has sentenced Isa Malsagov, a military serviceman, to five years of conditional freedom deprivation, finding him guilty of leaving his military unit without permission.
Mass riots in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video
22:33, 18 November 2023
Twenty-seven complaints against arrests after mass unrests in Makhachkala arrive in courts
At least 27 people have been arrested within a criminal case regarding mass riots in Makhachkala, who have appealed against their arrest in the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan. The SC has already upheld arrests on 17 complaints.
Saida Sirazhudinova, photo from Saida Sirazhudinova's account on social media
21:22, 18 November 2023
Comment about unrests in Makhachkala causes denunciation of Saida Sirazhudinova
After posting her comment on anti-Semitic actions in Dagestan for some Western editions, Saida Sirazhudinova, the President of the Centre for Studying Global Modernity Issues and Regional Problems "Caucasus. World. Development", has attracted attention of a well-known informer.
Adam Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
19:25, 18 November 2023
After beating up Zhuravel, Adam Kadyrov adds public medal to his collection of awards
Activists of the all-Russian organization "Russia's Labour Valour" have decorated Adam Kadyrov, a son of the head of Chechnya, who had beaten up the arrested Nikita Zhuravel, with their public award. Adam has also received the medal "For Contribution to Development of Russian Special Forces University".
Anna Kolmagortseva. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube/com/watch?v=F-hXcoMUDjQ
17:35, 18 November 2023
Activist from Sochi fined for insulting Russian president
In Sochi, a court fined activist Anna Kolmagortseva 40,000 roubles under the article on petty hooliganism for posting a video allegedly insulting the Russian president. The court’s decision will be challenged, since the video was filmed and posted by another user, the activist states.
Domestic violence. Photo: Aziz Karimov
16:55, 18 November 2023
Human rights defenders treat report on victims of domestic violence in Northern Caucasus as relevant
Human rights defenders have noted that among the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the problem with evacuation of victims of domestic violence is most acute in Dagestan, Ingushetia, and Chechnya, since in those republics, the authorities and the law enforcement bodies take the side of family aggressors.
A man in handcuffs, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:13, 17 November 2023
Krasnodar resident detained for justifying terror act
Agents of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) have detained a man in Krasnodar who spoke favourably about the explosion on the Crimean Bridge in a social network.
Yakub Gogiev. Photo: https://dzurdzuki.com/2019/05/31/yakub-gogiev-stal-laureatom-vserossijskogo-konkursa-zhurnalistskih-rabot-pravda-i-spravedlivost/
21:30, 17 November 2023
Source reports search of founder of Ingush scientific society
Law enforcers have seized books and computers during conducting a search of Yakub Gogiev, the founder of the "Dzurdzuki" Ingush historical and geographical society.
Riots in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video https://ru.euronews.com/2023/10/30/ru-russia-dagestan-airport-chaos
20:58, 17 November 2023
After riots in Makhachkala, 17 people appeal against their arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has received complaints about the arrest of 17 rioters at the Makhachkala Airport; the SC has already considered nine of them and upheld the awarded freedom restriction measures.
Fatima Zurabova. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/chertamedia/4972
20:45, 17 November 2023
Police instructed to ensure safety of Fatima Zurabova, escapee from domestic violence
Fatima Zurabova was brought in for questioning in connection with an application about her disappearance, the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has informed. The police are tasked with ensuring the safety of a native of Ingushetia, who had escaped from domestic violence.
Nikita Zhuravel. Screenshot of the video/Kadyrov_95
19:18, 17 November 2023
Human rights defenders recognize Nikita Zhuravel as a political prisoner
The persecution of Nikita Zhuravel is politically motivated and aimed at intimidating the public, states the human rights project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial.” The human rights defenders requested the authorities to immediately release the resident of Volgograd and launch an investigation into his beating by a son of Ramzan Kadyrov.
Residents of Dagestan at an airport in Makhachkala with the flags of Palestine, screenshot of the video https://vk.com/wall-123538639_3900165?ysclid=los24evydo99880292
16:34, 17 November 2023
HRW criticizes authorities’ leniency towards participants in anti-Semitic protests in Caucasus
The authorities of Russia did not recognize the anti-Semitic nature of the riots at an airport in Makhachkala and the arson of the Jewish cultural centre under construction in Nalchik, noted the international organization “Human Rights Watch” (HRW).
News
Alexander Sherchenkov's solo picket. Yerevan, February 7, 2026. Photo: RusNews https://t.me/rusnews/80111 A picketer in Yerevan called for the release of a man arrested in the Tyumen case.

The Armenian Defense Ministry reported the death of a soldier.

Protest in Yerevan. February 7, 2025. Still from News.am video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqvKNytZWPQ Protesters in Yerevan complained about the developer.

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.