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12:33, 15 February 2018
Zagidat Abakarova sentenced to eight years in colony
Today, a Makhachkala court has sentenced Zagidat Abakarova, a resident of Dagestan, detained after her voluntary return from Syria, to imprisonment.
Abdusamad Gamidov during detention. Photo: 'Novoye delo' 'Detention of member of Dagestani govt' https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=Lm-n6HmJatA
09:27, 15 February 2018
Petitions in support of Gamidov and Yusufov gain more than 1600 votes
A petition calling to release Abdusamad Gamidov, the chair of the Dagestani government, gained 908 signatures for a week. For the same period, 766 signatures were left under a petition in support of Rayudin Yusufov, Deputy of Abdusamad Gamidov.
"A Colonel of the Dagestani MIA celebrates a holiday at the workplace". Still picture of video posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGOh7zNKKXs
08:59, 15 February 2018
MIA starts investigation into a video with police officers' dances in Dagestan
A video showing police officers who arranged a feast and dancing at their office appeared on the Internet. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan started an official investigation.
04:09, 15 February 2018
In Austria, Court finds two immigrants from Chechnya guilty of plotting a terror act
The Vienna Court (Landesgericht für Strafsachen Wien) has recognized three men, two of whom are natives of Chechnya, guilty of creating an IS* unit and plotting an attack on policemen.
Evkurov meets forced migrants, Karabulak, July 2, 2014. Screenshot of the Caucasian Knot video
01:05, 15 February 2018
Migrants' picket in Moscow evokes Evkurov's anger
Today, a group of forced migrants from Chechnya has held a picket outside the State Duma in Moscow, complaining about Ingush officials because of problems with obtaining housing. The head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, accused the picketers of trying to "swing the situation", saying that Ingush authorities are trying to solve their problems.
00:44, 15 February 2018
Israel refuses to officially recognize Armenian Genocide
The Israeli parliament has rejected the legislative initiative of the MP, who offered to recognize the Armenian Genocide and reminded about the Holocaust.
Nubarashen Prison. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
18:45, 14 February 2018
Yerevan residents achieve repair of prison sewage
The protests of Yerevan townspeople and the action of the "Apricot Country" Party in the Council of Elders have forced the city bosses to start repairing the sewage system of the Nubarashen Prison.
Vladimir Vasiliev and Artyom Zdunov, Makhachkala, February 14, 2018. Photo: press service of Dagestani leadership
18:05, 14 February 2018
Vasiliev approves reduction of Dagestani Govt
Today, Vladimir Vasiliev has supported the proposal of Artyom Zdunov, the Prime Minister of Dagestan, to reduce the republic's government.
Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan. Photo: © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/azerbaijan/20180206/413931732/cik-prezidentskie-vibori-data.html
17:00, 14 February 2018
Azerbaijani CEC approves nomination of five presidential candidates
Today, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan has approved nomination of the incumbent President Ilham Aliev, Fuad Aliev, the Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, and three self-nominees as presidential candidates.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
15:47, 14 February 2018
ECtHR asks Russian authorities about two persons missing in Chechnya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked Russia to investigate the disappearance of Khusein Badurgov and Khadizhat Elimkhanova in Chechnya in 2012 and 2013, the Committee against Torture (CAT) has stated today.
Alexei Navalny. Screenshot of video investigation by Navalny's Anti-Corruption Fund
12:42, 14 February 2018
Navalny's inquiry into oligarch's and official's links with prostitutes sent to Kuban court
Lawyers of the Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Fund (ACF) have appealed against the decision of the Ust-Labinsk District Court to block the ACF's anti-corruption investigation, telling about an influential official spending his holiday on a yacht with an oligarch and prostitutes.
Varketili metro station, Tbilisi. Photo: © Sputnik / Denis Aslanov https://sputnik-georgia.ru/Tbilisi/20180131/239128012/remont-vsex-stancij-tbilisskogo-metro-vremenno-priostanovili.html
12:11, 14 February 2018
Tbilisi Mayor demands dismissals after metro accident
The repair of the Varketili metro station before the ceiling collapsed there was carried out with violations, Kakha Kaladze, the Tbilisi Mayor has stated, suggesting firing the employees, who had accepted the project.
Ibragim Kazibekov, Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of Dagestan. Screenshot of video posted by ‘Dagestan’ TV company YouTube channel.
04:43, 14 February 2018
ICRF: man accused of kidnapping Minister in Dagestan concludes a plea bargain
In Dagestan, investigators have completed an investigation into the criminal case against Zalkip Aliskantov, a 39-year-old resident of the Tlaratin District. According to the investigators, he was one of the accomplices in the kidnapping of Ibragim Kazibekov, Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing.
Talekh Bagirzade. Screenshot of video posted at YouTube Taleh Bagirzade Channel
02:40, 14 February 2018
Talekh Bagirzade sentenced to five months in prison for keeping memory cards in his cell
Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the "Muslim Unity" movement, who is serving his 20-year term for the riots in Nardaran, was sentenced to additional five months on charges of keeping prohibited items in his prison cell.
Participant of a march on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh liberation movement, Nagorno-Karabakh, February 13, 2018. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
01:50, 14 February 2018
More than 15,000 people take part in a march in Stepanakert
In Stepanakert, activists organize a march and a rally on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh liberation movement.
Yerevan Mayoralty. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
00:31, 14 February 2018
Action in defence of women held at Yerevan Mayoralty
An action against violence applied to women was a response to a brawl that occurred in the sitting hall of the Yerevan Council of Elders and a statement made by activists of the "Apricot Country" Party about the violence used by men against them.
21:27, 13 February 2018
Prosecutor demands 9.5 years in prison for Zagidat Abakarova
At today's session of the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala, Zagidat Abakarova gave testimony, in which she stated that she had not participated in any warfare, and had not held any weapons in her hands.
Action of "Apricot Country" triggers brawl in Yerevan's Council of Elders, February 13, 2018, Still picture of video posted by user Factor tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWpEv1VdDQ4
18:46, 13 February 2018
Action of "Apricot Country" triggers brawl in Yerevan's Council of Elders
At today's sitting of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, activists of the "Apricot Country" brought cans with samples of sewage water taken from an open area near Nubarashen Prison, but were physically abused in the brawl with their colleagues.
18:30, 13 February 2018
HRC "Memorial": investigators fail to open case after beating teenagers in Chechnya
Investigators have refused to institute criminal proceedings after a release of a video showing the beating of teenagers in Chechnya and referred to the absence of the event of a crime, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported.
Kurchaloi. Photo: press service of RFE/RL
15:48, 13 February 2018
In Kurchaloi, announcement of house demolition lead to a massive eviction of people
Kurchaloi is not the first settlement in Chechnya, where people are being evicted from the centre because of reconstruction, reported an official of the district administration. He refused to mention the dates for the start of construction of new houses for them. Local residents complained about the inconvenience in connection with the forced relocation to their relatives' places. 
News
Pashinyan at a concert in Gyumri. Screenshot from News.Am photo from April 20, 2026, https://news.am/rus/news/944772.html. Observers considered concerts featuring Pashinyan to be propaganda.

Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

The Central Election Commission of Armenia has completed accepting documents for participation in the elections.

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.