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Screenshot from video record of policemen actions posted on Instagram by politika09. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8wdw6SqiYW/?igshid=xhv0b06oozkw
11:37, 23 February 2020
Karachayevsk woman complains about law enforcers' actions at disconnecting her house from gas supply
During an attempt of gas workers to disconnect the house from gas supply, policemen used force against the owners, Irina Baskaeva, a resident of Karachayevsk, has stated. The gas service refers to Baskaevs' indebtedness, but the latter deny it.
Scarlett (Shamil Malkanduev). Screenshot of the singer's Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8e9i8thwOd/
11:21, 23 February 2020
Singer from Nalchik suffers from harassment after sex change
Shamil Malkanduev, a singer, having become a transgender, has disgraced his kin, commentators on the Instagram public "Nalchik" believe. Other debaters treat his decision as his private matter, and urged not to condemn him.
Screenshot from video 'Untended facilities in Grozny to be seized from owners' posted by ChGTRK 'Grozny', https://youtu.be/U74CG8Hi09M
11:06, 23 February 2020
Instagram users point to illegality of seizing land plots from Grozny residents
By having ordered to seize untended land plots in Grozny, Ramzan Kadyrov encroaches on the private property right, some Instagram users believe, while others consider that by such measures, the Chechen authorities are solving the pressing city problem.
20:02, 22 February 2020
NKR counts 190 shelling attacks within week
Since February 16, Azerbaijani soldiers fired about 1800 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated today.
Boris Nemtsov. Screenshot from video posted at: https://youtu.be/-b09lBiZWKE
19:38, 22 February 2020
Kremlin refuses to help international inquiry into Nemtsov's murder
International investigations into the murder of Boris Nemtsov should not be conducted in Russia, the press secretary of the Russian president said in response to the claims of the OSCE, which pointed to Russian authorities' refusal to give access to the case files.
19:24, 22 February 2020
Inquiry into death of Russian militaries in Abkhazia stopped
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) with Russian military servicemen fell into a gorge in Abkhazia due to a driver's fault, investigators have concluded. The criminal case has been stopped, because the driver was one of the three casualties of the road accident.
Russian Embassy in the United States. Photo: press service of the Embassy, https://washington.mid.ru/ru/
19:09, 22 February 2020
Russian diplomats criticize US for accusations of cyber attack on Georgia
US authorities have unreasonably accused Russia of a cyber attack on Georgia, the Russian Embassy in Washington has stated.
Soldier of the Armenian Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am
18:52, 22 February 2020
Azerbaijan fixes 22 shelling attacks on the frontline
The positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.
12:18, 22 February 2020
Azerbaijani opposition journalist reports preparation of attempt on him
Tyurkel Alisoy has said that Dutch law enforcement agencies have taken his family under guard in connection with information about the preparation of the assassination attempts on political emigrants from Azerbaijan.
Grozny. Photo: press service of the Grozny Mayoralty, http://grozmer.ru/v-blogah/groznyi.html
12:07, 22 February 2020
Incident with disappearance of Derbent residents worsened Chechen authorities' image
The police have failed to find the three residents of Derbent who stopped to get contacted during their trip to Grozny, said the wife of one of the missing people. Their disappearance undermines the image of Chechen authorities, the residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
11:53, 22 February 2020
Analysts explain detentions of district officials in Azerbaijan
Ismail Veliev, a former head of the Neftchala District, and his subordinates have been detained under the case of bribes and embezzlements, the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan has informed. As noted by the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", the resonant officials' are intended to distract people's attention from falsifications at parliamentary elections.
Zalina Marshenkulova. Screenshot from 'Navalny LIVE' Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wltuaJguUlM
11:39, 22 February 2020
Baksan woman claims threats received from VBON members
Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist and an activist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), has turned to human rights defenders because of the threats she received on behalf of the community "For the Good of the Common People" (known as VBON).
Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Rasul Yarichev
08:44, 22 February 2020
Residents of Chechnya associate absence of salary growth with employers' tricks
Real salaries and wages in Chechnya are lower than those declared, local residents assert amid a report of the "Chechenstat" about the growth of local citizens' earnings.
Roki tunnel connecting Russia and Transcaucasia. © Photo: Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru
08:28, 22 February 2020
Entrepreneurs stop importing large batches of goods into South Ossetia
In order to bypass strict rules of Russian customs, entrepreneurs bring goods to South Ossetia in passenger cars, which led to price growth.
Makhi Idrisov (left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/mahi_idrisov/?hl=ru
21:41, 21 February 2020
Makhi Idrisov flees arrest in Makhachkala
Ramzan Kadyrov's friend Makhi Idrisov, who was placed under house arrest in a case on illicit arms trafficking, fled investigation. Makhi Idrisov was put on the federal wanted list, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan reports today.
Isropil Nalgiev. Screenshot from YouTube video posted by "galga ing": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM008dAdx60
21:27, 21 February 2020
Court refuses to release two Magas protesters
On February 20, the Supreme Court (SC) of Kabardino-Balkaria dismissed a complaint filed about arrests of Isropil Nalgiev and Amirkhan Bekov. The activists were taken into custody on suspicion of using violence against law enforcers during a rally in Magas, an advocate reported.
A woman using force against Zhalya Bairamova at a polling station during the parliamentary elections. Screenshot from video "Ibad Bayramov" posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZkgGtKwicU#action=share
18:32, 21 February 2020
Opposition activist shocked by police refusal to investigate use of force at Azerbaijani elections
The Azerbaijani law enforcement bodies refuse to institute criminal proceedings in a case on the use of force against Zhalya Bairamova at a polling station during parliamentary elections. This was stated by her father, opposition politician Gubad Ibadoglu.
Participants of a rally in Elista. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the Caucasian Knot
18:20, 21 February 2020
Reaction of Edinaya Rossiya to Shtygashev's phrase provokes new protest in Kalmykia
Kalmyk activists expressed their dissatisfaction with a party penalty as the only response to the statement about the deportation of Kalmyks voiced by Vladimir Shtygashev, the speaker of the parliament of Khakassia, a member of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party. The activists announced holding a next action.
Participant of Sochi rally lighting a candle in memory of Boris Nemtsov, February 27, 2018. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot
18:07, 21 February 2020
Authorities refuse to sanction rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov in centre of Volgograd
The Volgograd administration did not sanction a rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov in the city centre with reference to an alleged need for cleaning and landscaping.
October District of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
13:50, 21 February 2020
People alarmed about Ramzan Kadyrov's decision to take away Grozny residents' houses
Ramzan Kadyrov has ordered the Grozny City Mayoralty to seize private houses looking like abandoned if owners do not agree to put them in order. Residents of Grozny are concerned over the officials' plans.
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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.