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Marina Ivanova. Photo courtesy of Liza Alert
19:06, 17 February 2022
Internet users call on to investigate disappearance of a resident of Stavropol Territory
Investigators instituted a criminal case under the article on murder in connection with the unsuccessful search for Marina Ivanova, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, whose disappearance was previously associated with posts on the 1Adat* Telegram channel. Internet users have called for an investigation into the disappearance of Marina Ivanova.
Cathedral of the Holy Christ the All-Savior in the city of Shushi after shelling. Photo taken on October 20, 2020 by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
13:24, 17 February 2022
Karabakh historians urge to perpetuate lost monuments
The new website Monuments of Artsakh, which presents Armenian monuments, will draw international community's attention to the problem of preserving Armenian cultural monuments located in the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh that have come under Azerbaijan's control, historians believe.
Istanbul. Photo: Carlos Delgado https://wiki2.org/ru/Стамбул#/media/File:Topkapı_-_01.jpg
13:08, 17 February 2022
Turkish media give details of plotting attacks on Chechen oppositionists
Eight people, whose case has been brought to court in Turkey, had been plotting assassination attempts on political emigrants. One of the defendants, according to investigators, maintained contacts with Adam Delimkhanov, a Russian State Duma MP, Turkish media have reported.
Activists demand from the UN to ensure preservation of the Armenian cultural heritage in the territories controlled by Azerbaijan. Yerevan, February 16, 2022. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:27, 17 February 2022
Activists demand from UN to ensure preservation of Armenian cultural monuments
At their action in Yerevan, protesters have demanded from the UN to stop the destruction of the Armenian cultural heritage located in the territories of Nagorno-Karabakh that came under Azerbaijan's control, and urgently send UNESCO officials there.
Screenshot of video with a refutation of the information of the Telegram channel: www.instagram.com/p/CZ_ihh8NiRP/
11:12, 17 February 2022
Kadyrov people launch disinformation war with oppositional Telegram channel
Authorities of Chechnya are trying to undermine the credibility of the messages posted by the oppositional "1Adat"* channel, that is why they refute its information and may deliberately misinform its authors, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Zakuskin personally apologizes to Salima Yusupkhadjieva. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaC-LaKtEp0/
10:58, 17 February 2022
Zakuskin apologizes to elderly Chechen woman Yusupkhadjieva
On February 16, Alexander Zakuskin, the head of the council of deputies of the Meschansky District of Moscow, personally met Salima Yusupkhadjieva and apologized to her for the incident at the mosque. Yusupkhadjieva forgave him, as follows from the video of their meeting.
Marina Ivanova, a resident of the Stavropol Territory. Photo: stavropol.sledcom.ru
08:40, 17 February 2022
Sources link disappearance of Stavropol woman with "1Adat"* operation
Marina Ivanova, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, could have been abducted and taken to Chechnya due to her publications in the "1Adat"* Telegram channel, the "Baza" has reported with reference to investigators' data.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny-Inform
08:21, 17 February 2022
Growth in number of signatures to petition for Kadyrov's resignation slows down
The growth rate of signatures to the petition for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov from the post of the head of Chechnya has slowed down significantly compared to the first days after the publication of the petition, the "Caucasian Knot" has analyzed.
22:42, 16 February 2022
Prosecutors order law enforcers to investigate kidnapping of a native of Dagestan in Moscow
In Moscow, the Prosecutor’s Office has recognized illegal the refusal of investigators to institute a criminal case on the kidnapping by Chechen law enforcers of Ibragim Selimkhanov, a native of Dagestan, his advocates report.
Ramazan Dugiev. Photo courtesy of Ramazan Dugiev’s relatives
22:28, 16 February 2022
Ramazan Dugiev arrested in a Magas protest case
In Nalchik, a court has placed under arrest until March 24 Ramazan Dugiev, an Ingush sign language interpreter, who is accused of causing grievous bodily harm to law enforcers during protests in Magas in 2019, advocate Visit Tsoroev reports.
Abdul-Kerim Edilov, Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/health/90524/, kremlin.ru/ Collage made by the Caucasian Knot
17:54, 16 February 2022
Appointment of Vice-Premier of Chechnya highlights principles of Kadyrov’s personnel policy
Abdul-Kerim Edilov, the head of the secretariat of the leader of Chechnya and former coach of Ramzan Kadyrov’s children, has been appointed the vice-premier of the republic. The appointment of Abdul-Kerim Edilov has continued the trend of the creation by Ramzan Kadyrov of a power vertical built on close relationships.
Khelvachauri, Georgia. Photo: Gaga.vaa - https://wiki2.org/en/Khelvachauri_Municipality#/media/File:Erge.jpg
17:43, 16 February 2022
Historians report about search for remains of victims of Stalinist terror in Khelvachauri
Signs on the remains from a mass grave in Khelvachauri indicate that they belong to victims of the Stalinist repressions, scientists point out. Among the victims of terror in Adzharia were not only Georgians, but also Abkhazians, Russians, Germans, and Poles.
A tractor that was shelled on February 15, 2022 in the Askeran region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: Nagorno-Karabakh Police
13:33, 16 February 2022
Nagorno-Karabakh accused Azerbaijan of shelling a villager
A resident of the village of Khramort was shelled from the Azerbaijani side while doing his agricultural works; the bullets damaged his tractor, the Nagorno-Karabakh police have informed.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSr3Be3K73o/
13:19, 16 February 2022
Abdulmumin Gadjiev tells details of life in SIZO
In his interview with the "Kavkaz.Realii"* outlet from the SIZO (pre-trial prison), Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a Dagestani journalist, told about his custody conditions, and on how he manages to post his materials on the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal and in the Instagram. Gadjiev said that the support of the society helps him to defend both his own rights and other inmates' rights.
Relatives of the dead soldiers near the building of the presidential administration of Azerbaijan. Photo by Kyamal Ali for the Caucasian Knot
11:32, 16 February 2022
Azerbaijani soldiers' relatives achieve authorities' attention
The protesters in Baku, who demanded that their sons be given the status of shahids (martyrs), have been invited to the presidential administration, and their applications were taken, protesters have informed.
Screenshot of the petition on the Change.Org website demanding the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov, made at 23:23 msk on February 15, 2022. https://www.change.org/p/кадырова-в-отставку
11:18, 16 February 2022
Within last 24 hours, almost 3000 new signatories demand Kadyrov's resignation
The electronic petition to Vladimir Putin demanding the resignation of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has gained more than 216,000 signatures; over the last 24 hours, the number of signatories has grown by 2928.
08:32, 16 February 2022
Stepanakert announces serviceman's wounding
Khachatur Khachatryan, a military serviceman, was wounded by shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. Its counterpart, the Azeri MoD, has treated this information as a fake.
Alexander Zakuskin. Photo: press service of the Council of the Meschansky municipal district of Moscow
08:20, 16 February 2022
Advocates outline prospects for criminal proceedings against Zakuskin
The actions of Alexander Zakuskin, a deputy of the Meschansky municipal district of Moscow, who used a gas spray against a pensioner from Chechnya, contain signs of inflicting harm to one's health and abuse of power, Nadezhda Ermolaeva, an advocate, believes. Zelimkhan Arapiev, another advocate, has added that Zakuskin may be released from criminal liability because of reconciliation or compensation for damage.
Idrak Mirzalizade. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywqdLKMlO8
21:31, 15 February 2022
Comic Mirzalizade’s ban on entry into Russia reduced to 14 years
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) enforced the decision of the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow by cancelling a life-long ban on entry into Russia for Talysh comic Idrak Mirzalizade. The ban expires on August 27, 2035, comic’s advocate Sergey Badamshin reports.
Fatima Movlanly. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/az/article/missing-opposition-activist-returns-home-update/?ref=article-related-artciles
21:17, 15 February 2022
Journalists complain about being beaten after their detention in Baku
Law enforcers beat freelance journalists Fatima Movlanly and Sevindj Sadykhova, who were detained for filming videos near the building of the presidential administration of Azerbaijan, the victims themselves said.
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Activists reported a lack of information about Belkisa Mintsayeva.

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.