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Maria Smelaya. Screenshot of the post from the Telegram channel of the “Caucasus Without a Mother” human rights project https://t.me/heda_media/975
18:45, 13 May 2024
After reports of her abduction, Maria Smelaya records her video appeal
In her video appeal, Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, who had complained about violence in her family with a native of Chechnya, has refuted the information that her husband had beaten her up. Thus, at least it is known that at the time of recording the video, Maria was alive and not injured, human rights defenders have noted.
A criminal case, photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:48, 11 May 2024
ICRF head demands to open criminal case against Volgograd resident for his Nazi salute
During the festive events on the Victory Day, a Volgograd resident was marching with his hand raised in a Nazi salute and didn't react to people's remarks. He later apologized, treating his actions as "apery."
A resident of Krasnodar, who suffered from violence. Screenshot of the post from the Telegram channel of the “Caucasus Without a Mother” human rights project https://t.me/heda_media/975
22:24, 11 May 2024
Message on behalf of abducted Krasnodar woman sparks distrust among Telegram users
The text message posted on behalf of Maria Smelaya, a Krasnodar resident, that she had left for Moscow and was not abducted from a shelter by a native of Chechnya looks like a fake, Telegram users have pointed out.
Adam Kadyrov shooting at the Russian Special Forces University. Screenshot of the video posted on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on May 11, 2024 https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/4764
20:51, 11 May 2024
Head of Chechnya boasts about his son's shooting skills to Guinea-Bissau President
The President of Guinea-Bissau has visited the Russian Special Forces University and was impressed by the shooting skills of Adam Kadyrov, Ramzan's son and the university curator.
Celebration of the Victory Day. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
18:18, 11 May 2024
Sochi residents criticize militaristic pathos of May 9 official celebrations
During the 1941-1945 war, Sochi, which was not affected by hostilities, was known as a "hospital city," but modern officials suggest that citizens celebrate May 9 by donning submachine guns, helmets and the roles of machine gunners, local residents have complained.
Buying armoured foreign made cars for Chechen fighters. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/svo/160732/
21:37, 10 May 2024
Kadyrov boasts of buying armoured foreign made cars for Chechen fighters
For the Chechen units fighting in the special military operation (SMO) zone, 30 armoured foreign made vehicles have been bought for the money from the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund, the head of Chechnya has reported.
A resident of Krasnodar, who suffered from violence. Screenshot of the post from the Telegram channel of the “Caucasus Without a Mother” human rights project https://t.me/heda_media/975
18:49, 10 May 2024
Human rights defenders report about kidnapping of Krasnodar resident from shelter
A resident of Krasnodar, who complained about violence in the family of a native of Chechnya, stopped communicating with her friends and acquaintances after her husband with his accomplices kidnapped her from a shelter, human rights defenders reported.
Marina Melikhova. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXk1Nw0eRvY
17:41, 10 May 2024
Public outcry helps improve conditions of detention of activist Melikhova at SIZO
Marina Melikhova, convicted in a case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, thanked activists for their support and publicity of the violation of her rights, since thanks to the people’s support and public outcry, the administration of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Armavir improved the conditions of detention.
Yulduz Kurashova. Photo: "Team against Torture" https://pytkam.net/
23:51, 9 May 2024
Yulduz Kurashova, torture victim, challenges acquittal of policewoman
Yulduz Kurashova, a woman from Khasavyurt, the victim in the torture case, intends to seek to bring Maya Akhmedova, an operative agent, to justice; she was acquitted by the court during the retrial of the case.
Nadezhda Kevorkova in a courtroom. May 7, 2024. Photo: newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft) https://chernovik.net/news/zhurnalist-nadezhda-kevorkova-arestovana-na-dva-mesyaca-sud-otkazalsya-doprosit-maksima
23:39, 9 May 2024
Lawyer analyses findings of examination in journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova’s case
When commenting on the criminal prosecution of journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova, advocate Timofei Shirokov has pointed out that psychological and linguistic examination has become a punitive tool and that, without clear criteria determined, investigators can easily use such examination to confirm the conclusions they need.
23:26, 9 May 2024
Prosecution has no more proofs in Kalmyk Jehovah's Witnesses'* case
Two of the prosecution witnesses in the case of Kishta Tutinova, Tsagan Khalgaeva and Ekaterina Menkova have failed to appear in court, but the prosecutor did not insist on their appearance. Tutinova is under threat of up to ten years in jail; Khalgaeva and Menkova – up to six years.
Nadezhda Kevorkova. Screenshot of the video by the "Alif TV", September 4, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_J-lCtZ-8&list=PLRALUa8Cg90ObrcFX6I2C_FeaXWX2V1Zt&index=11
20:30, 9 May 2024
Journalist Maxim Shevchenko rejects any Kevorkova's possibility of supporting terrorism
Nadezhda Kevorkova's publications about the events in Nalchik in 2005 dealt with the torture of detainees; they irritated law enforcers. However, "she didn't support terrorism in any form," Maxim Shevchenko, a journalist, has stated in his comment on Kevorkova's arrest for allegedly justifying terrorism.
Danil Suvorov, sentenced on charges of extremism. Screenshot of a website that collects information about criminal cases against Jehovah's Witnesses *
17:05, 9 May 2024
Verdict to Jehovah's Witness* Suvorov from Sochi upheld
The appellate instance has denied the appeal complaint against the sentence of Jehovah's Witness* from Sochi, Danil Suvorov, who was sentenced to six years in penal colony on charges of extremism.
Riots in Makhachkala. October 2023. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel "Ranshe vsekh. Nu pochti" (Earlier than anyone. Well, almost)
23:51, 8 May 2024
Charges toughened against four arrested for riots in Makhachkala
Four people arrested in connection with the riots at Makhachkala Airport have been additionally charged with violating transport security requirements. This was reported by the "Mediazona"*.
Diana Tsipinova. Screenshot of a video by the Council of Young Lawyers of the Moscow Region https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyhDZqaCy5I
23:10, 8 May 2024
Prosecutor’s office files a cassation against verdict to Diana Tsipinova
In its complaint, the prosecutor’s office insists that the acquittal of Diana Tsipinova, an advocate from Kabardino-Balkaria, should be cancelled and the case should be returned to court.
Nina Tseretilova. Screenshot of a video https://www.instagram.com/p/CNhgcXdHEUd/ the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia
22:52, 8 May 2024
Three children of Nina Tseretilova return to Dagestan
In Kaliningrad, a court has upheld the refusal to limit parental rights of Nina Tseretilova, but after the court’s decision, she herself offered to return the children to her husband’s relatives in Dagestan, a children’s grandfather states.
Nadezhda Kevorkova, photo: https://islamnews.ru
22:34, 8 May 2024
Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova rejects accusation of justifying terrorism
During questioning, journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova, who was involved as a witness for the defence in the case on the attack on Nalchik, refused to admit guilt in justifying terrorism, an advocate reported. That was reported by the TASS with reference to advocate Kaloi Akhilgov.
An attack on a squad of the patrol-and-post police service (known as PPS) in the village of Mara-Ayagy. April 29, 2024. Photo by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation
21:30, 8 May 2024
On April 29-May 5, seven persons killed and four wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from April 28 to May 5, 2024, five suspected militants and two policemen were killed, and four other policemen were wounded during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot”, based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
An illustration in a printed edition of Jehovah’s Witnesses*. Photo by M. Kuznetsova for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:04, 8 May 2024
Witnesses in case against believers in Kalmykia reject investigators’ version
None of the witnesses questioned at a public prosecutor’s request confirmed that Jehovah’s Witnesses* from Kalmykia Kishta Tutunova, Tsagan Khalgaeva, and Yekaterina Menkova voiced any extremist statements. That was reported by an advocate of Kishta Tutunova.
Nadezhda Kevorkova at a court. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
17:42, 8 May 2024
Defence treats arrest of journalist Kevorkova as unlawful
The text by Orkhan Djemal, the publication of which became the reason for accusing Nadezhda Kevorkova, a journalist, of justifying terrorism, had not been declared illegal earlier. The argument that the publication on Kevorkova's Telegram channel was accessible does not correspond to reality, her advocate has emphasized.
News
A UAV in the sky. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Residents' homes in Rostov Oblast damaged by drone attack

A fighter from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine.

Buildings of the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G. M. Beriev. Photo: Alexandr Meshkov. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ad15/24256861025/sizes/o/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58186801 An airstrike near an aircraft factory in Taganrog sparked debate on social media.

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.