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The court sitting within the case of the death of Vladimir Tskaev. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:49, 9 November 2022
North Ossetia: release of those convicted for Tskaev's death outrages social network users
Social networks users have treated the court judgement on the conditional early relief (CER) of two law enforcers convicted within the case of the death of Vladimir Tskaev, a Vladikavkaz citizen, as unfair.
Flowers in memory of those who were killed in the dwelling settlement of Novye Aldy. Photo by Yelena Lukyanova https://novayagazeta.spb.ru
17:39, 9 November 2022
Case on massacres in Novye Aldy Chechen settlement returned to investigator
For more than 22 years, law enforcement bodies cannot establish who killed about 60 local residents.
The policemen convicted in the case on Tskaev’s death in the courtroom. Screenshot of the video by the Russian TV channel https://alaniatv.ru/verhovnyj-sud-rso-a-smyagchil-prigovory-shesti-osuzhdyonnym-po-delu-tskaeva/
17:33, 9 November 2022
Policemen sentenced for killing North Ossetian Tskaev released early
Spartak Buzoev and Alan Bigaev has been released on conditional early relief (CER). This is reported by the human rights project “Axioma” on its Telegram channel.
The special military operation in Ukraine. Photo: https://function.mil.ru
17:14, 9 November 2022
Death toll among natives of Southern Russia in Ukraine officially reaches 900
The authorities have confirmed the information about at least 900 residents of Southern Russia perished in Ukraine since the beginning of the special military operation, including 570 natives of the North-Caucasian Federal District and 330 natives of the South Federal District.
Mansur Soltaev. Photo: https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/135683/
19:19, 8 November 2022
Chechen Ombudsperson demonstratively rejects UN remarks on human rights violations
The authorities of Chechnya have disregarded the remarks of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) for a long time; the problems with human rights highlighted therein have been created artificially, Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has stated.
19:14, 8 November 2022
Criticism of Putin results in fine imposed on Kislovodsk woman
A court in Kislovodsk has fined a local woman by 30,000 roubles, finding her post in the social network criticizing the actions of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, as discredited the Russian Army.
The five-storey house in Sochi, where three people died after a balcony collapsed. Photo by the Russian Ministry for Emergencies
19:08, 8 November 2022
Sochi townspeople treat deaths of three persons under collapsed balcony as result of authorities' inaction
The five-storey house in Sochi, where three people died after a balcony collapsed, has long been in need of repairs, but tenants' appeals to authorities have yielded no results, locals assert.
The POWs' exchange. Screenshot of the video posted on Kadyrov's Telegram channel Kadyrov_95 on November 5, 2022
18:56, 8 November 2022
Participation in POWs' exchange is Kadyrov's publicity
Ramzan Kadyrov's involvement in the Russian-Ukrainian exchange prisoner of war (POWs) looks like an action coordinated with the Kremlin; and the head of Chechnya is using his role for self-promotion, intended not only for the Chechen audience, analysts assert.
The police. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
18:45, 8 November 2022
Russian MIA for Northern Caucasus to purchase new fences for rallies
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Northern Caucasus plans to purchase 3000 mobile fences for mass events, and the initial price of the tender is 13.2 million roubles.
The flag of Croatia. Photo: https://golosislama.com
18:37, 8 November 2022
Human rights defenders express their concern over detentions of Chechen natives in Croatia
In Croatia, the police detained at least 15 natives of Chechnya who arrived from Russia and subjected them to violence with the demand to refuse asylum requests. This was reported on Telegram channel of the Chechen human rights association “Vayfond”, based in Sweden.
AlexMerser's concert in Volgograd. Photo: https://v102.ru/news/112935.html
23:59, 7 November 2022
Calls to fight against Satanism result in dispersal of rap concert in Volgograd
After complaints made by the head of the centre for patriotic education, who has treated the performers' works as immoral and propaganda of Western values, law enforcers in Volgograd have broke up a concert of rap singers.
A monument dedicated to the victims of political repressions. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:57, 7 November 2022
Repression victims complained to CC about non-enforcement of its decisions
Three years ago, the Russian Constitutional Court (CC) recognized the rights of the people born in families of repressed nations from different regions, including Southern Russia, the right to return home and receive housing.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://www.grozny-inform.ru
23:52, 7 November 2022
Kadyrov announces new POW exchanges with Ukraine
The head of Chechnya has expressed satisfaction with the return of 107 Russian prisoners of war (POWs) from Ukraine to their homeland and said that new lists had been drawn up for further exchanges.
Tenants of the unfinished residential complex in Dagestan asked the Mayor of Makhachkala and the head of Dagestan for help. Screenshot of their video appeal https://vk.com/golos_dagestan?w=wall-74219800_1655405
23:31, 7 November 2022
Tenants of unfinished residential complex in Dagestan ask authorities for help
Two unfinished houses in the Makhachkala residential complex are already partially occupied, but the apartments are not heated in winter, and other owners cannot move into their apartments they had bought, where there is no electricity and water, residents have complained.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Apti Alaudinov. Screenshot of the video posted on Kadyrov's Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/2597
23:18, 7 November 2022
New appointment of Security Council's ex-secretary is Kadyrov's attempt to expand his influence
The appointment of Apti Alaudinov, a former secretary of the Chechen Security Council, to a post in the militia of the LPR (Lugansk People's Republic) has become an element of Ramzan Kadyrov's strategy aimed at expanding his sphere of influence by means of a loyal person.
18:38, 5 November 2022
Kuban resident banned to return home prior to consideration of his mobilization complaint
The lawsuit concerning mobilization lodged by Alexei Abramov, a resident of Goryachiy Klyuch, who was diagnosed with multiple spinal injuries, against the military commissariat, has been accepted for consideration, Mikhail Benyash*, an advocate, has informed.
The Jony's concert in Grozny. Screenshot of the photo posted on the website of the Grozny Inform news agency, November 4, 2022, https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/145325/
18:33, 5 November 2022
Prior to concert in Grozny, Chechen Ministry of Culture examined Jony's songs
All the songs of the singer Jony of Azerbaijani origin that he performed in Grozny had been censored, Elina Murtazova, assistant to the Minister of Culture of Chechnya, has stated.
Amina Gerikhanova, screenshot of the video posted on the CHECHENEC YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-ZOZ9dFcZY
18:29, 5 November 2022
Amina Gerikhanova receives refugee status
Amina Gerikhanova, a native of Chechnya, who was put on the wanted list by Russia as a participant in hostilities in Syria, has received refugee status in Romania. This was reported by the Swedish-based "Vayfond" human rights association.
A rally against mobilization. Makhachkala, September 2002. Photo: https://zona.media
23:56, 4 November 2022
UN draws attention to human rights violations in Chechnya and Dagestan
The UN Human Rights Committee pointed to human rights violations in Northern Caucasus and highlighted cases of persecution of Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, brothers from Chechnya, who were sentenced to imprisonment for aiding and abetting a militant, as well as the suppression of protests against mobilization in Russia.
The four sisters from Dagestan who fled domestic violence. Screenshot of the video by the "Dozhd" TV Channel* * The publication has been put by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on the register of media performing the functions of a foreign agent
21:35, 4 November 2022
Flight to Georgia is not end to persecution threats for four Dagestani sisters
The four sisters from Dagestan who fled domestic violence are safe in Georgia, but the threat of persecution by their relatives has not ended; the girls need psychological help, human rights defenders believe.
News
A native of Dagestan was convicted of promoting terrorism.

Makhachkala. Screenshot from Yandex.Maps https://yandex.ru/maps/org/mechet_imeni_ali_khadzhi_akushinskogo/231878760168/panorama/?ll=47.554475%2C42.958692&panorama%5Bdirection%5D=-137.400000%2C10.000000&panorama%5Bfull%5D=true&panorama%5Bpoint%5D=47.554787%2C42.958910&panorama%5Bspan%5D=0.000000%2C0.000000&z=15 Residents of Dagestan criticized a report on energy sector improvements

Voltmeter readings. Still frame from a video sent by a Caucasian Knot reader to the feedback bot. Residents of a Dagestani village complained of regular power outages

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.