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A criminal case, photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
19:47, 7 September 2023
Relatives of "Wagner" fighter from KBR accuse law enforcers of case fabrication
Law enforcers have planted drugs, grenades and weapons on Asker Shortanov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who returned from the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine, where he was a fighter of the "Wagner" Private Military Company (PMC), said his advocate.
16:37, 7 September 2023
Lawyer reports pressure on Abramov from Krasnodar in his military unit
Alexei Abramov, a resident of Krasnodar, who refused to take part in hostilities due to his health problems, walks on crutches, said Mikhail Benyash*, a lawyer. He has noted that the command of Alexei's military unit is dissatisfied with the publicity of his case and is putting pressure on Abramov.
Valery Khatazhukov, Oleg Orlov, Ruslan Mutsolgov, photo: screenshot of the video on YouTube, teletype.in, collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:07, 6 September 2023
Human rights defenders highlight historical significance of “Ingush case”
The authorities’ response to protests in Ingushetia, after which elders and activists were convicted of extremism, has become one of the first signs of an increase in repressive practices across the country, human rights defenders note.
The press conference participants (from left to right): Bashir Tochiev, Oleg Orlov, Ruslan Mutsolgov, Magomed Bekov, Andrei Sabinin. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
22:34, 6 September 2023
Advocates of Ingush activists point to obstacles to their CER
The likelihood that the convicted Ingush oppositionists will be released on the conditional early relief (CER) is quite small, their advocates believe.
21:55, 6 September 2023
Compensation for Krasnodar resident's death in prison hospital awarded to his widow
A court in Rostov-on-Don has ordered the medical unit of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) to pay 300,000 roubles to Natalia Baksheeva, a resident of Krasnodar, who had claimed compensation for her husband's death in a prison hospital.
Abdul-Malik Albagachiev. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnxX7i5dN3k
21:10, 6 September 2023
Advocate of Ingush prisoner Albagachiev claims obstacles to communicating with him
The administration of the penal colony did not hand over to advocate the letters from Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, a native of Ingushetia, in which he wrote about his state of health and the lack of medical care, advocate Irina Biryukova stated.
Mansur Soltaev and Seda Suleimanova, screenshot of the video https://t.me/sotaproject/65748
20:35, 6 September 2023
Chechen Ombudsman reports his second visit to Suleimanova, who fled from her family
Chechen Ombudsman Mansur Soltaev again visited Seda Suleimanova and reported that she was in a good mood. Meanwhile, in the video that Mansur Soltaev posted on his Telegram channel, Seda Suleimanova simply escorts him to the gate of her parents’ house, with the music in the video.
Tatiana Solomina. Screenshot of the post on Facebook (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia)
17:11, 6 September 2023
Advocate complains about threats from Chechnya
After Tatiana Solomina, an advocate, provided legal help to a Chechen resident who fled domestic violence, she and her son began receiving threats.
Keyboard, residents of CHechnya with Kadyrov's portrait. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot." Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot", Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:57, 5 September 2023
"Baza": in Chechnya, state servants are forced to put "Likes" to their bosses
Chechen ministries force their employees to put "Likes" and comments to ministries' publications. Some of state servants have left hundreds of "Likes" under official publications, the "Baza" project has reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
23:12, 5 September 2023
Putin awards Kadyrov's daughter "For Merits to Fatherland"
By a Vladimir Putin's decree, Aishat Kadyrova, the Chechen Minister of Culture, has been awarded the medal of the Order "For Merits to Fatherland". This was announced by Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister of Press, in his Telegram channel.
22:50, 5 September 2023
Wife of Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, loses hope for his acquittal
After the arrest of the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, his family was sure that it was some misunderstanding; but now, four years later, he is still under arrest, his wife, Dana Sakieva, has stated. According to her story, she has no hope for an acquittal, but she believes that her husband will receive a minimum prison term.
A gavel. Photo: ekb-pravo.ru
21:36, 5 September 2023
Court suspends case on beating of Volgograd schoolboy by law enforcer
In Volgograd, a court has suspended proceedings in a case against a policeman accused of beating a 14-year-old teenager. The court’s decision has been explained by the impossibility of the policeman’s participation in the trial.
Screenshot of the video of an attack on a native of Northern Caucasus in New Moscow https://t.me/ostorozhno_moskva/8318
20:09, 5 September 2023
North-Caucasian woman complains about being attacked in New Moscow because of wearing hijab
The police received a complaint about an attack on a native of Northern Caucasus, who was walking with her children on a playground. The woman was seriously injured and reported insults on religious and national grounds.
Mourning events to commemorate the victims of the terror act in Beslan. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:15, 4 September 2023
In North Ossetia, people united by memory of terror act in Beslan
Mourning events dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the terror act in Beslan ended in North Ossetia. People who came to the school No. 1 in Beslan lit candles, carried flowers in memory of the dead, brought bottles of water, opened them and left them in a school gym.
Mourning events to commemorate the victims of the terror act in Beslan. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:09, 4 September 2023
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 28-September 3, 2023
Mourning in Beslan, persecution of pacifists and activists in Southern Russia, fire in Gelendzhik, blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, impeachment proceedings against Zurabishvili, 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 August 28-September 3, 2023, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Pills, photo: shutterstock.com
22:57, 4 September 2023
Residents of Northern Caucasus consume more antidepressants
The sale volumes of antidepressants have increased in Dagestan, Chechnya, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. Residents of these republics have become more nervous about the pandemic; and people have also become more anxious amid the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, a psychologist believes.
Alexei Abramov and his wife Ksenia. Photo by Ksenia Abramova
21:10, 4 September 2023
Abramov, resident of Krasnodar, refuses to return to SMO
Alexei Abramov, a resident of Krasnodar, who received an order from the command of his military unit in Dagestan to return to the special military operation zone (SMO) in Ukraine, has refused to take part in hostilities. He explained this by his state of health caused by a grave backbone disease.
In the building of the school No. 1 in Beslan. September 1, 2023. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
19:11, 4 September 2023
"Beslan Mothers" call on to speed up inquiry into terror act
The investigation of the criminal case on the terror act committed in Beslan has not yet been completed, activists of the "Beslan Mothers" have stated on the 19th anniversary of the school seizure. They called for speeding up the investigation and announced an appeal to the court to lift the ban on criminal prosecution of the members of the hostage rescue operative headquarters.
Mairbek Vachagaev. Screenshot of the post on Vachagaev's Telegram channel https://t.me/s/mairbekv
18:54, 3 September 2023
Chechen historian, Mairbek Vachagaev*, put on list of foreign agents
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia has entered Mairbek Vachagaev*, a Chechen historian and journalist, into the register of foreign agents.
Ksenia Abramova with her husband. January 8, 2023. Photo by Ksenia Abramova
16:13, 3 September 2023
Krasnodar resident Abramov receives order to return to SMO zone
Alexei Abramov, a resident of Krasnodar, who was mobilized despite his backbone hernia, has received a travel certificate from the command of his military unit in Dagestan to return to the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine, his wife has informed.
News
Inmate in a prison cell. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. The prosecutor of Chechnya reported on the observance of the rights of inmates in the colony in the Naursky district.

Russian military. Frame from a video by the Ministry of Defense of Russia dated 12.04.25, https://t.me/mod_russia/51226 The authorities have recognized at least 9650 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine.

Gas station in Nalchik. Photo "Caucasian Knot" Drivers from Kabardino-Balkaria pointed out the price difference for gasoline with neighboring regions.

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.