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The Grozny garrison military court. Photo: https://sudyrf.info
23:58, 7 December 2022
In Grozny, the garrison military court refused to reinstate contract soldier Magomed Elemkhanov, who was dismissed after he failed to comply with the order to leave “for a trip to perform service and combat missions.”
Soldiers. Photo: Eduard Kornienko, Yuga.ru
23:55, 7 December 2022
The religious factor has become a distinctive feature of mobilization in Northern Caucasus. In fact, the participation of religious figures in recruiting and the practice of putting pressure on relatives excluded the option of alternative service for residents of Chechnya, while in Ingushetia, it is possible against the background of a different position of religious leaders on the special military operation, the lawyer says.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Photo: instagram.com / tumsu_abdurakhmanov *On March 21, the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities
23:52, 7 December 2022
When commenting on the silence of Tumso Abdurakhmanov’s relatives after the version of his murder had appeared, human rights defenders Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya and Caucasian expert Ruslan Kutaev have pointed out that according to the local traditions, no mourning events for a deceased person are held in Chechnya if the body of the deceased is not delivered home.
The built-up bank of Lake Ak-Gyol. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:45, 7 December 2022
Dagestani authorities have ignored townspeople's statements in defence of the park area near Lake Ak-Gyol; activists have stated in connection with the laying of a stone at the construction site of the temple in the park. Instagram* users have supported the call to build the temple elsewhere.
A female educator from the private kindergarten in Vladikavkaz beats a child. Screenshot of the video posted on Telegram
23:43, 7 December 2022
Children have returned more than once from a private kindergarten in Vladikavkaz with bruises and abrasions; they wouldn't go there, but only after watching video records, the fact of beating children up there became known for certain, parents have stated.
22:09, 7 December 2022
It is impossible to comment on the rumours about the murder of the Chechen oppositional blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, without relying on confirmed information, but Chechen political emigrants have been killed in Europe for more than a decade; however, European authorities fail to perceive the threat to their lives as systemic. This was stated by Alexander Cherkasov, a board member of the "Memorial" Centre for Defence of Human Rights*.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov (on the left) and Mokhamad Abdurakhmanov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYrP_i5EEyA Screenshot https://www.dw.com/
22:00, 7 December 2022
The law enforcement agencies of Germany do not comment on the whereabouts of Mokhamad, a brother of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, Deutsche Welle* reports. There is also no contact with the Abdurakhmanov brothers’ closest relatives, the ‘Vayfond” human rights association reports.
A law enforcer. Photo: epp.genproc.gov.ru
12:33, 7 December 2022
Policemen have detained a resident of Adler because of a pacifist sticker on his car; they demanded to remove the sticker and released him without drawing up a protocol.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video from the AbuSaddamShishaniLIVE YouTube channel
12:30, 7 December 2022
The authorities of Chechnya and the media do not comment on the possible death of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, although the assassination attempt on him two years ago caused a flurry of comments from propagandists. Lawyer Abubakar Yangulbaev suggests that Tumso Abdurakhmanov is under the protection of the Swedish authorities.
17:44, 6 December 2022
Anzor Maskhadov, who has announced the death of the blogger, is not sure of the reliability of his sources; and Shamil Albakov, a member of the Assembly of European Chechens, hopes that an operation conducted by Swedish special services is behind the Tumso's disappearance.
Murad Daskiev. Screenshot of the video https://vk.com/video-137171573_456243236
17:38, 6 December 2022
Murad Daskiev, who headed the Council of Teips (family clans) of Ingushetia after the arrest of Malsag Uzhakhov, has announced his resignation.
Ziyavudin (on the left) and Magomed Magomedov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
16:36, 6 December 2022
Reports on the murder of a Chechen blogger; change of power in Makhachkala; sentence to Magomedov brothers and their partners; Leyla Gireeva's statements about domestic violence; and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – read about these events in the review of the developments in the Caucasus prepared by the "Caucasian Knot" for the week from November 28 to December 4, 2022.
Mikhail Selitsky. Photo: Public Relations Center of the Russian Federal Security Service
16:30, 6 December 2022
The court of appeal has reduced by a month the term of freedom restriction of Mikhail Selitsky, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, under the case of vandalism motivated by political hostility, but upheld his compulsory psychiatric treatment.
Khadji-Murad Donogo. Screenshot of the video on the "Dag Istorik" (Dag Historian) YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrneoiCgPo
16:25, 6 December 2022
The equipment and information carriers confiscated during the search were promised to be returned only after their examination, but no terms of return were mentioned, Khadji-Murad Donogo said after the expiration of the activists’ ultimatum to the law enforcement bodies.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video by the user Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNPW31tczms
15:13, 6 December 2022
Information about the murder of Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov was not confirmed by either relatives or the authorities of Sweden, note journalist Mairbek Vachagaev, lawyer Abubakar Yangulbaev, and Ingush journalist Isabella Evloeva.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, December 5, 2022. Photo by the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent
15:00, 6 December 2022
Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), held a solo picket in Makhachkala in support of his colleague Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
A police officer reprimands the detainee. Screenshot of the video posted on the "ChP/Grozny" Telegram channel https://t.me/chpgrozny95/2334
23:34, 5 December 2022
In the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya, law enforcers detained and reprimanded to the video recording a young man who violated traffic rules.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video posted  on the ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3yRZT4_WwU
21:45, 5 December 2022
Information about the murder of the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, committed in Sweden has been confirmed by his associates.
A group of prisoners of war returned home. Screenshot of the video posted on Kadyrov's Telegram channel on December 3, 2022 https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3167
18:16, 5 December 2022
A group of prisoners of war (POWs), including an officer from Kalmykia, has returned home thanks to the competent negotiating work performed by Shamsail Saraliev, a Russian State Duma MP from Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has proudly stated.
Leyla Gireeva. Screenshot of the video by the “CK SOS Crisis Group” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5EbY_NMSAg
15:10, 4 December 2022
Islam envisions no forced exorcism, moreover with the use of force, Leonid Syukiyainen, an Islamic scholar, and Imam Rasul Akhmadov have pointed out after the complaint announced by Leyla Gireeva, a native of Ingushetia, about attempts by her relatives to expel genies from her with the help of violence.
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.