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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.
Zarema Musaeva in jail. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5bAexZDDykZSEyZ0qjGSGA
19:06, 15 February 2022
Defence reports about Musaeva’s refusal to be hospitalized
Despite deterioration of her health state, Zarema Musaeva refused to be transferred to a hospital for fear of contracting the coronavirus, her advocate said. According to the defender, Zarema Musaeva is being kept in a separate cell of the Grozny SIZO (pre-trial prison) under the supervision of doctors.
Relatives of the dead soldiers near the building of the presidential administration of Azerbaijan. Photo by Kyamal Ali for the Caucasian Knot
18:52, 15 February 2022
In Baku, journalists detained at picket site of soldiers’ relatives
The police pushed killed soldiers’ relatives who had come to a picket from the building of the presidential administration of Azerbaijan and detained three journalists who had come to cover the protest action.
Ministry of Defence of Armenia. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
18:39, 15 February 2022
Armenia refutes Azerbaijan’s accusation of a shelling attack
The information that Armenian soldiers shelled the Azerbaijani positions in the northeastern and eastern directions of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan does not correspond to reality, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.
Servicemen of the Armenian Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia
15:01, 15 February 2022
Azerbaijan announces shelling from Armenia
Units of the Armenian Armed Forces have shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed in the Kelbadjar and Tovuz Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Head of the Center for Islamic Medicine Adam Elzhurkaev (left) and residents of Chechnya who turned to the healer. Screenshot: ChGTRK ‘Grozny’
14:37, 15 February 2022
Chechen residents' address to healer results in public scolding
Two residents of the village of Engel-Yurt have turned to a healer in Kabardino-Balkaria with a request to improve their family life, after which they were detained in Chechnya by law enforcers; and they were publicly reprimanded by Adam Elzhurkaev, the head of the Centre for Islamic Medicine.
Blood feud. Animation made by the Caucasian Knot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxH47RW8GQ8
14:23, 15 February 2022
Blood feud becomes exceptional phenomenon in North Ossetia
In North Ossetia, blood feud killings are single cases; practically all conflicts are regulated within the legal field, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Mikhail Saakashvili in a courtroom. Screenshot: REN TV https://ren.tv/news/v-mire/909370-saakashvili-iz-zala-suda-prizval-storonnikov-prodolzhat-protesty
11:08, 15 February 2022
Saakashvili restricted in his right to see relatives
The administration of the Rustavi Prison has banned family members of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, from visiting him more than once a month.
Sevindj Vagifgyzy. Screenshot: Amerikanın Səsi / YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXAHM9xLj6Y
10:54, 15 February 2022
Court in Baku refuses to ban journalist Vagifgyzy from leaving Azerbaijan
The court has rejected the submission of court marshals, who asked to ban the Azerbaijani journalist Sevindj Vagifgyzy from leaving the country.
Moscow City Court. Photo: http://mos-gorsud.ru
08:48, 15 February 2022
HRC "Memorial"* appeals against court ruling on liquidation
The defence has filed an appeal against the decision of the Moscow City Court (MCC) to liquidate the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: Djtm https://ru.wikipedia.org
08:37, 15 February 2022
ECtHR obliges Russia to report on Musaeva's condition
Every two weeks, Russian authorities must send a report on the health condition of Zarema Musaeva to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Court has decided.
Salima Yusupkhadzhieva (left) and Alexander Zakuskin. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot; Photos from Elena Batova's Facebook page and from Elena Aruchidi's Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4811221168957431&set=pcb.4811384862274395
08:26, 15 February 2022
Analysts explain Delimkhanov's reaction to Zakuskin's incident with elderly Chechen woman
Law enforcement bodies should react to the incident of the Moscow deputy Alexander Zakuskin with the elderly Chechen woman Yusupkhadjieva and resolve the case according to the law so that the situation does not turn into an interethnic conflict, the Caucasian analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out, stressing that traditional response mechanisms to Zakuskin's actions have been engaged in the absence of timely reaction by the police.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: UP9 https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/; Grozny-Inform
21:13, 14 February 2022
Kadyrov softens his rhetoric on Ukraine after Kremlin’s remarks
Today, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has issued a new statement on Ukraine and significantly softened the tone of his statements in comparison with his previous words about the need to “take back Ukraine,” to which the Kremlin reacted.
Alexander Zakuskin (left) and Yuri Reinhimmel. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: press service of the Administration of the Meshchansky district of Moscow, https://vkfaces.com/vk/user/reinhimmel
20:53, 14 February 2022
Moscow delegate calls for Zakuskin’s resignation for his conflict with a native of Chechnya
Alexander Zakuskin should leave his post of the head of the council of delegates for the Meschansky District of Moscow because of his conflict with native of Chechnya Salima Yusupkhadjieva, says Yuri Reinhimmel, a delegate of the district council. He sent his colleagues a relevant draft decision.
19:58, 14 February 2022
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 7-13, 2022
Public outcry from the signatures under the petition for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov; shelling attacks in the Karabakh conflict zone and near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan; reports of law enforcers about the prevention of terror acts in Northern Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of February 7-13, 2022, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Investigative actions in the case on terror act preparation. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/vViCRCIKSsg?t=5
18:07, 14 February 2022
On February 7-13, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of February 7-13, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The village of Kavkazsky, Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo: Alexander Kroshev, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Karachay-Cherkessia#/media/File:Kavkazskiy,_Karachaevo-Cherkesskaya_Republits,_Russia
17:54, 14 February 2022
Karachay-Cherkessia becomes worst region of Southern Russia in terms of quality of life
In the rating of the Russian regions in terms of quality of life, the Krasnodar Territory took the fifth place, and Karachay-Cherkessia became the 84th.
Aslan Bzhania. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEzBT6bOiOs&t=49s
14:10, 14 February 2022
"Union of Veterans and Youth" declares distrust to President of Abkhazia
The public organization "Union of Veterans and Youth of Apsny" has declared itself as oppositional, explaining this by the loss of confidence in the President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhaniya.
News
Muradkhan Taibov. Photo: Khiva District Administration / Telegram A serviceman from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

Shchukin appointed Ramazanov as acting head of the Dagestan government.

Witnesses ignored the hearing in the Kardashov murder case.

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.