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A law enforcer. Photo: 23.мвд.рф
09:29, 25 April 2023
Resident of Sochi accused of discrediting Russian Armed Forces
A chat discussion about the special military operation in Ukraine and quotes from an investigation about President Vladimir Putin became the reason for the police to draw up a protocol on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces against a resident of Sochi.
Torchlight procession in Yerevan in memory of the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:58, 24 April 2023
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of April 17-23, 2023
Persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, continuation of the blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, celebrations of Eid al-Fitr, 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 April 17-23, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Aza Alieva, an advocate. Photo courtesy of Aza Alieva
22:15, 24 April 2023
Bar Association refuses to punish Dagestanis' advocate on FSIN's complaint
The Bar Association of the Saratov Region has rejected the demand of the regional branch of the FSIN (Russian Federal Penitentiary Service) to punish Aza Alieva, an advocate, who defends, among other clients, the natives of Dagestan who had suffered from torture in the Kalmyk colony.
Grozny. Photo by the press service of the city administration https://grozmer.ru/
19:52, 24 April 2023
Chechen authorities report reconciliation of 2395 divorced couples
In Chechnya, special commissions have reunited 2395 divorced couples, the administration of the head of the republic has reported. Commentators in the social networks have doubted the strength of marriages restored at authorities' demand.
The sanatorium 'Nalchik'. Screenshot from the official website of the sanatorium https://sannal-mvd.ru/
05:02, 23 April 2023
Moscow pensioner states that law enforcers distorted her words about Ukraine
Olga Slegina, a pensioner from Moscow, has stated that in Nalchik law enforcers had misinterpreted her words about Ukraine and Zelensky in order to accuse her of discrediting the Russian Army.
04:58, 23 April 2023
Resident of Dagestan fined for discrediting militaries
The court has found Ilyas Ziyaudinov, a resident of the Levashin District, guilty of discrediting the Russian Army and obliged him to pay a fine.
Fruit at the Berkat market In Grozny. Screenshot of the video on the YouTube channel 'TrueStory', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae4ofxqvT30
04:54, 23 April 2023
Rising prices before Eid al-Fitr anger residents of Chechnya
The growth of prices in Chechnya ahead of the Eid al-Fitr has led to a significant increase in people's expenses for the festive table and gifts, local residents have complained. They have felt that the prices of meat, vegetables and fruits had risen sharply.
The militaries. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
04:47, 23 April 2023
Report of KBR head on payments to militaries raised questions among social network users
Kazbek Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has reported that over 400 million roubles were sent to pay to the militaries taking part in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. Some republic's residents fail to achieve the promised payments, Instagram* users have stated.
Rustam Aguev (in the center) held a meeting with his subordinates on the eve of Eid al-Fitr. Screenshot of the video posted on Rustam Aguev's Instagram (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia) https://www.instagram.com/za_kra_rustam_aguev/
23:16, 22 April 2023
Head of police division in Chechnya calls on to seize cars from drivers during Eid al-Fitr
Rustam Aguev, the head of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division) in Chechnya, has threatened to take cars away from violators of traffic rules, explaining this by the intensified measures during the celebration of the Eid al-Fitr.
Abu Umar Sasitlinsky. Screenshot of the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1h7uEfgfpU
19:18, 22 April 2023
Rights defenders explain Interpol's decision to search for Dagestani preacher Abu Umar Sasitlinsky
The Interpol has stopped searching for Dagestani preacher Israil Akhmednabiev (Abu Umar Sasitlinsky), treating the arguments of Russian law enforcers in his case as unconvincing. However, this decision will not affect the course of criminal cases initiated against his fund in Russia, human rights defenders have noted.
The "Sahih al-Bukhari"* book, Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: Grozny Inform *the publication is recognized as extremist material and included in the federal list of materials prohibited from distribution
18:21, 22 April 2023
Kadyrov creates his image of a defender of Muslims due to lifted ban on publication of “Sahih al-Bukhari”*
The Court of Cassation lifted the ban on the publication of the “Sahih al-Bukhari”* book amid the statements voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, who is trying to position himself as the main defender of Muslims in Russia, religious experts Dmitry Mikulsky and Alexander Sotnikov point out.
At the site of the terror act in the village of Znamenskoye. July 19, 2005. Screenshot of the video https://www.1tv.ru/
17:17, 22 April 2023
Three Chechen law enforcers convicted in case on terror act in Znamenskoye
Rustam Buluev, Ruslan Namatov, and Arthur Ushaev, former employees of the antiterrorist centre of Chechnya, were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment on the charges of committing a terror act in the village of Znamenskoye in 2005.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: https://www.dw.com
17:24, 21 April 2023
ECtHR awards compensations to Krasnodar activists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized violations of the rights of six Krasnodar residents who were detained at rallies in Krasnodar in 2017 and 2018.
The Code of Administrative Offences of Russia. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:18, 21 April 2023
Rostov citizen suspected of discrediting militaries
Law enforcers have drawn up a protocol on discrediting the Russian Army against a resident of Rostov-on-Don for his post in a social network.
Irina Nikiforyak. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: Panpanlegitan https://ru.wiktionary.org, https://t.me/onf_kchr/501, ptzgovorit.ru
16:16, 21 April 2023
Tickets to circus instead firewood for KChR woman outrage social network users
Users of the "VKontakte" social network have sharply criticized officials after the complaint from a resident of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who had asked local authorities for firewood, but received tickets to the circus instead.
15:17, 21 April 2023
Patient of sanatorium in Kabardino-Balkaria fined for talking about Zelensky
In Moscow, a court fined 70-year-old Olga Slegina under the article about discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of her conversation about the President of Ukraine during a vacation in Kabardino-Balkaria.
15:06, 21 April 2023
Refusal to investigate Selimkhanov’s kidnapping recognized illegal for fourth time
Investigators four times refused to institute a criminal case on the kidnapping by Chechen law enforcers of Ibragim Selimkhanov, a native of Dagestan, and the prosecutor’s office once again recognized the above decision on refusal as illegal, the “SK SOS Crisis Group” reported.
The Supreme Court of Russia. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B8
19:22, 20 April 2023
SC upholds verdict to Dagestani Murad Dadashev
The Dagestani Supreme Court (SC) has refused to reduce the prison term of five year appointed to Murad Dadashev, a native of Dagestan, for his posts in the Internet. Dadashev himself has rejected his authorship of the posts.
19:17, 20 April 2023
Resident of Sochi claims beating by law enforcers
Policemen have beaten up Konstantin Beltyukov, a resident of Sochi, after he asked them to produce their IDs in response to their demand to give them his documents for examination.
The wife of the mobilized man in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/onf_kchr/501
19:11, 20 April 2023
Wife of mobilized man from KChR instead of help with firewood receives tickets to circus
Irina Nikiforyak, the wife of the mobilized man has complained that authorities of the Urupsky District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) brought her two tickets to the circus instead of firewood she has asked for.
News
March in Tbilisi. Screenshot of Mo Se's photo from May 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4297407353907337&set=pcb.4297408117240594 A march demanding medical treatment for children took place in Tbilisi.

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children be provided with medicine and food.

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.