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19:56, 1 April 2024
A court sentenced Vladimir Dronov, a resident of Volzhsky, to a fine, recognizing the inscription left by the defendant on a street banner depicting Russian militaries as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
A special fighter of the FSB. Photo by the NAC information center http://nac.gov.ru/sites/default/files/styles/full_size/public/epizod_08.00_03_24_10.nepodvizhnoe_izobrazhenie035.jpg
18:57, 1 April 2024
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) announced in Makhachkala and the neighbouring Kaspiysk was the first since May 2022, when law enforcers killed two people in a CTO introduced in the Leninsky District of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan.
18:14, 1 April 2024
Islam Albakov, a native of Chechnya, who had been kept in a deportation prison in Belgium since 2019, has been released, the "Vayfond" human rights association has in its Telegram channel.
The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:37, 1 April 2024
Evgenia Opalich, a former teacher of the branch of the All-Russian State Justice University, has managed to cancel the fine of 40,000 roubles imposed on her.
23:56, 30 March 2024
The “Memorial” Centre for Human Rights Defence** recognized Jehovah’s Witness* Vladimir Fomin from Cherkessk as a prisoner of conscience. The court placed the man in custody in a case on extremism, despite his disability.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo: SOTAvision (included into the register of foreign agents) // Antonina Favorskaya https://sotavision.world/zaremu-musaevu-ne-podklyuchili-po-vks-k-kassaczii-na-prigovor-ee-etapiruyut-v-druguyu-koloniyu/
23:24, 30 March 2024
The deterioration of Zarema Musaeva's health condition is another reason to apply CER (conditional early relief) to her, but she is actually being held hostage by Chechen authorities, human rights defenders have pointed out. Her diabetic cataract requires treatment at a specialized clinic, the doctor asserts.
23:10, 30 March 2024
Aida Milaidi, around whose apartment in Derbent a local deputy has built a shopping centre, has reported that she received state protection in Makhachkala. However, she is dissatisfied with the reaction of law enforcement bodies to her appeals regarding threats.
A book fair organized on the occasion of the revival day of the Balkar people. Screenshot of the video by the "Vesti Kabardino-Balkaria" (Kabardino-Balkaria News), March 28, 2024 https://smotrim.ru/video/2782191
19:20, 30 March 2024
The Ministry of Culture of Kabardino-Balkaria explained the cancellation of entertainment events on the occasion of the revival day of the Balkar region by the terror act at the Crocus City Hall. Residents of the republic said that this year they refrained from celebrating because of the tragedy which occurred in the Moscow Region.
23:17, 29 March 2024
A court fined Alexander Goncharov, a resident of Sochi, 50,000 roubles for reposting in Telegram critical publications about the authorities of Russia.
Oleg Orlov*. Photo: https://memorialcenter.org * included into the register of foreign agents
22:57, 29 March 2024
Oleg Orlov*, a human rights defender, sentenced to 2.5 years in penal colony for his pacifist position, is deprived of hot meals and subjected to gruelling daily trips from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) to the court, says his advocates' complaint.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo: TopNews https://www.topnews.ru/news_id_739397.html
22:36, 29 March 2024
Zarema Musaeva's sense of vision has sharply deteriorated in the colony in Argun; and she also suffers from swellings and severe pain, his advocate has informed.
A law enforcer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:10, 29 March 2024
Torture is a grave crime; and the court ruling to sentence a law enforcer from the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban by the name of the main river) to a fine of 50,000 roubles for beating up Andrei Popov is excessively lenient, human rights defenders have noted.
A mourning ceremony in memory of Alexei Navalny. Screeshot of the video published on the Telegram channel "Dozor Volgograda" (Volgograd Watch), March 26, 2024 https://t.me/vashdozor/5668
17:24, 29 March 2024
The Volgograd residents, whose personal data were disclosed on air of the "Volgograd-1" TV channel, intend to file complaints with law enforcement bodies.
22:50, 28 March 2024
A court in the Krasnodar Territory has fined Evgeny Volkov, a policeman, by 50,000 roubles under the case of torturing Andrei Popov, who was detained on suspicion of theft.
Alyona Agafonova's arrest. Screenshot of a video by the "United Press", March 27, 2024 https://t.me/vlgsud/2010
22:19, 28 March 2024
Alyona Agafonova, a blogger from Samara, accused of desecrating a symbol of military glory because of her video filmed near the monument "The Motherland is Calling!" has been left in custody until June 19.
Alisher Kasimov. Photo by the Moscow City Court
22:16, 28 March 2024
A court in Moscow arrested Alisher Kasimov, a native of Kyrgyzstan, on the charge of involvement in organizing the terror act at the Crocus City Hall.
Askhabali Alibekov's detention. Photo by the press service of the Investigative Committee of the Krasnodar Territory
22:13, 28 March 2024
In Tatarstan, the court of appeal upheld the decision to arrest Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan, suspected of using violence against a policeman.
Removal of debris at the Crocus City Hall. Photo: Mchs.gov.ru https://ru.wikipedia.org
22:03, 28 March 2024
In Russia, the status of victims of terror acts should be legislated and state assistance should be guaranteed to them, human rights defenders claim after the terror act at the Crocus City Hall. According to the human rights defenders, the authorities still do not provide full-scale assistance to the victims of the terror act in Beslan and the militant attack on Nalchik.
Screenshot of a video of the awarding of “Akhmat” fighters, published on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel t.me/RKadyrov_95/4615
23:47, 27 March 2024
A report on the awarding of “Akhmat” fighters for the detention of the suspects accused of committing the terror act at the Crocus City Hall looks like an attempt to artificially increase the importance of the Chechen military unit. That has been noted by military experts interviewed.
Flowers laid to the monument to the victims of political repressions. Volgograd, October 28, 2023. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:35, 27 March 2024
In Volgograd, a local TV channel has disclosed the names of people who brought flowers to the monument to the victims of political repressions in memory of Alexei Navalny, calling them potential “saboteurs.”
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.