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Zaur Dadaev. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
22:15, 26 February 2020
Court finds Zaur Dadaev's transfer from penal colony to prison as lawful
The court of appeal dismissed a complaint filed by Zaur Dadaev about the decision to toughen the terms of his punishment for the murder of Boris Nemtsov.
A detainee suspected of stealing a mobile phone. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=LCYrSwqngM8&feature=emb_logo
21:42, 26 February 2020
Chechen TV Channel reports detainee's public repentance for theft
On February 25, a detainee repented on the air of the "Grozny" TV Channel of stealing a mobile phone. Residents of Chechnya found his repentance forced.
21:37, 26 February 2020
Relatives report return of kidnapped Chechen residents
Four residents of the Urus-Martan District, kidnapped three weeks ago, returned home after a 10-day arrest in Grozny, their relatives reported.
Makhi Idrisov (on the left) and Ramzan Kadyrov, screenshot of the post https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=492547614270539&set=pb.100005459130534.-2207520000..&type=3&theater
17:09, 26 February 2020
Makhi Idrisov's escape recalls his ties with authorities of Chechnya
Eduard Urazaev, a political analyst, and Gadjimurad Sagitov, a journalist, have expressed different opinions on what Idrisov's ties with Ramzan Kadyrov were.
Advocate near the Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:07, 26 February 2020
Dagestan: Kurbanov brothers denied initiating torture case
Investigators refused to institute a criminal case against the law enforcers, whom the brothers, Mukhtar and Ismail Kurbanov, have accused of torturing them in an attempt to knock out confessions to their participation in the Syrian conflict on the side of militants.
Rally in memory of victims of the Khojaly tragedy, Baku, February 26, 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
09:23, 26 February 2020
Residents of Azerbaijan commemorate victims of massacre in Khojaly
On the eve of the 28th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy, during the assault of which over 600 people perished, mourning events were held in Azerbaijan and abroad.
Aishat Kadyrova. Screenshot of the video posted at the Firdaws FH YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW7uL5EsYsw&feature=youtu.be
09:19, 26 February 2020
Visit of Kadyrov's daughter to Paris gives rise to scepticism among Chechen refugees
Amid human rights violations in Chechnya, Aishat Kadyrova's participation in a fashion show in Paris looks strange, Chechen refugees believe. In the opinion of Sasha Kulaeva, a rights defender, and Galina Akerman, a publicist, this visit was devised as a sort of rehabilitation of what is happening in Chechnya.
Ibragim Dugiev (on the left) and Visit Tsoroev. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:59, 26 February 2020
Court sentences Ingush activist Dugiev to 14 months in colony
The court has sentenced Ibragim Dugiev to one year and two months of imprisonment for assaulting a policeman during a rally in Magas. On Tuesday, February 25, Mustafa Vysegurov, an activist, was set free from the SIZO (pre-trial prison).
Participants of the official mourning rally in Grozny on February 23, 2020. Screenshot of the video on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B86iC4Do2CN
08:57, 26 February 2020
Social network users urge residents of Northern Caucasus to refuse from celebrating February 23
In solidarity with all affected nations, residents of Northern Caucasus should refuse to celebrate the Russian state holiday on February 23, the date of the start of Vainakhs' deportation, the Instagram users believe.
Participants of the rally in support of the journalists of the Adjara TV. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:50, 26 February 2020
TI demands to stop pressing journalists in Adjara
The staff of the Adjara TV are going to strike, an NGO "Transparency International (TI)-Georgia" has informed urging the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) investigate the alleged pressure on journalists.
Nillan Aliev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/B8xHEHBKpoT/
22:38, 25 February 2020
Mother of Dagestani man disappeared in Chechnya appeals to Ramzan Kadyrov
In Derbent, a mother of Nillan Aliev held a picket with an appeal to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Her son stopped contacting his relatives and friends after a trip to Grozny with his two acquaintances. Till present, the search for the disappeared men has not brought any results, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan reports.
Serzh Sargsyan. Photo: REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
22:36, 25 February 2020
Trial in former Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan's case started amid protest action
At a rally held in front of the courthouse, supporters of Serzh Sargsyan, the third President of Armenia, called him a victim of political persecution. The defence claimed the biased attitude of the public prosecutor and demanded his challenge.
Bagaudin Khautiev. Photo https://fortanga.org/2019/04/na-bagaudina-hautieva-zaveli-dva-ugolovnyh-dela
22:30, 25 February 2020
HRC "Memorial" recognizes Ingush activist Bagaudin Khatiev as political prisoner
According to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", Bagaudin Khautiev, the head of the Council of Ingush Youth Organizations, was called for political reasons an organizer of an extremist community and clashes with law enforcers. The human rights defenders demand to release the activist.
The detention of Mikhail Kalandiya. Screenshot of the video posted at the YouTube პირველი არხი Georgian Public Broadcaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmvggRz3Q-Q&feature=emb_logo
22:20, 25 February 2020
In Tbilisi, man accused in case on schoolboys' murder sentenced to long-term imprisonment
In Tbilisi, the court found Mikhail Kalandiya guilty of killing schoolchildren and sentenced him to 11 years and three months of imprisonment. The defence decided to appeal against the verdict.
The detention of Ali Kerimli. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:41, 25 February 2020
Ali Kerimli appeals against refusal to investigate torture after his detention in Baku
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan has found no grounds for initiating a criminal case on the statement of Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), about the torture he had suffered after being detained at a protest rally in Baku. Mr Kerimli has demanded to oblige the GPO to conduct an inquiry.
Adam Elzhurkaev talks to the detained women and their sons. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziKQdQCjkqA"
17:33, 25 February 2020
Hunt for sorcerers in Chechnya results in repentances of detainees' children
The apologies of the residents of Chechnya detained for providing occult services were complemented by the "Grozny" TV Channel with repentances of their sons, who confessed to failure to keep track of their parents. The involvement of young people in persecuting their relatives was treated as excessive by residents of Chechnya and Instagram users.
A studio at the Adjara TV. Photo http://media.ge/en/portal/articles/301249/
11:50, 25 February 2020
Journalists of Adjara TV treat dismissal of their colleagues as unfair
An action against the actions of the new leadership of the Adjara TV was held in Batumi. Protesters claimed the unfair dismissal of the TV channel's employees, in particular, of Maya Merkviladze, the deputy director of the news service.
At the rally of Akkin Chechens held on February 23, 2020. Photo courtesy of Imampashi Chergezbiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:48, 25 February 2020
Akkin Chechens blame Dagestani authorities for obstructing their rehabilitation
Authorities of Dagestan are unwilling to address the issue of restoring the Aukh District; while the programme adopted in the republic supports only the technical part for the resettlement of the Laks, activists from among Akkin Chechens assert. Journalists argue about the possibility of Chechnya's claims to the Aukh District in the future.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Magomed Daudov at the mourning rally on February 23, 2020. Screenshot of the video on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B86iC4Do2CN/
11:45, 25 February 2020
After February 23 action, residents of Chechnya rebuke Kadyrov of inconsistency
Chechen authorities have acted inconsistently by organizing a mourning rally on the 76th anniversary of Vainakhs' deportation after the earlier ban on commemorative events imposed on residents of Chechnya on that day. The rally was not announced; and only officials and law enforcers took part in it, local residents have complained.
11:43, 25 February 2020
Political analysts argue about reasons for cyber attack on Georgia
The October 2019 cyber attack on Georgian agencies and media portals posed a threat to the country's security and was similar to a military attack, officials and the expert, Mamuka Zhgenti, believe. Georgia was targeted as part of standard militaries' cyber exercises, Vakhtang Maisaya, a doctor of political science, has stated in his turn.
News
Volunteers clean the beach in Tuapse. Screenshot from the Dolphins headquarters Telegram channel, May 2, 2026, https://t.me/shtab_delfin/2580 Tuapse authorities have attempted to limit volunteer beach cleanup efforts.

Oil spill response in the Tuapse District. Still from the Kuban Emergency Response Center video: https://t.me/opershtab23/15926 A claim about clean water and air in Tuapse has sparked disbelief among Telegram users.

The threat of an attack by unmanned boats in Tuapse has been cancelled.

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.