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Irina Pidbolyachnaya and her advocate Denis Pluzhnoi, February 4, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:59, 5 February 2016
In Sochi, local women recognize their live mother as dead through request to Court
In Sochi, sisters Tatiana and Svetlana Pidbolyachnaya are accused of fraud in obtaining inheritance. According to investigators, the women filed a lawsuit to the court and succeeded in recognizing their mother as dead, although she was still alive, but lived in another city. According to the victim, she has lost her housing, since the house with a land plot belonging to her were sold and demolished during the construction of Olympic facilities.
22:51, 5 February 2016
Zakaev rejects Kadyrov's offer to return to Chechnya
Akhmed Zakaev, the head of the government of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, has treated the proposal to return home, made to him by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, as propaganda and having no connection with the reality.
20:59, 5 February 2016
Azeri theologian Bagirzade reports torture by police
The consideration of complaints about torture and violation of the rights of Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the Movement "Muslim Unity", who is kept in custody in Azerbaijan, has begun behind closed doors by the court. The Bagirzade's testimonies were heard.
Believes pray in the street in Khasavyurt, February 1, 2016. Screenshot from the video posted by Usma Tura, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYRN-CUHpAs
19:08, 5 February 2016
Imam of Khasavyurt mosque calls to stop pressing Salafis
Today, the members of the Salafi community of Dagestan have come to Khasavyurt to take part in the Friday namaz and sermon in the "Vostochnaya" (Eastern) mosque. The Imam of the mosque Magomednabi Magomedov stated the inadmissibility of further pressure of power agents on Salafis, and urged the members of the community to be united and seek protection of their rights by peaceful means.
17:08, 5 February 2016
MIA: at least 70 residents of Astrakhan Region fight for IS
The residents of the Astrakhan Region, fighting for the "Islamic State" (IS), are younger than 30, Oleg Agarkov, the head of the Regional Department of Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has stated today.
Buynaksk, Dagestan. Photo: Eldar Rasulov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
16:42, 5 February 2016
Number of protesters in Buynaksk exceeds 1500
The participants of the action in Buynaksk have expressed distrust to the Deputies of the City Assembly from the Party of Veterans.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BA7aar_yTg6/?tagged=евкуров
11:04, 5 February 2016
Ramzan Kadyrov opposes merger of Chechnya and Ingushetia
Today, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has stated that he opposes the merger of Chechnya and Ingushetia. He has also reported that he had agreed with Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov to combat extremism together.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
07:11, 5 February 2016
Dagestan: police pre-identify man killed in shootout as a member of armed underground
In Dagestan, according to the preliminary information, a man killed in the course of a shootout in the Kizilyurt District, was identified as a 38-year-old resident of the Tsumada District, a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF).
Portrait of Ramzan Kadyrov at the rally in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:01, 5 February 2016
Experts criticize Ramzan Kadyrov's ban on dialogue of followers of different concepts of Islam
Tough statements made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov concerning the impossibility of dialogue with Salafis undermine the stability in society and prevent development of mechanisms for peaceful coexistence of communities supporting different concepts of Islam. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Zayukovsky boarding school. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:26, 5 February 2016
In Kabardino-Balkaria, parents of minor girl who died in boarding school do not believe in official version of her death
Parents of an 11-year-old schoolgirl of the Zayukovsky boarding school, who died on December 23, 2015, stated that they did not believe in the version of the accident, since the girl's body bore signs of beating.
Isa Khamkhoev. Photo: http://www.islamrf.ru/news/russia/rusnews/33238/
04:45, 5 February 2016
Ingushetia: Council of Teips calls on Mufti Khamkhoev to resign after his speech at gathering in Grozny
Elders have responded to the participation of Mufti Isa Khamkhoev and Ingush religious figures at the gathering in Grozny, where resonant statements were made against theologians and leaders of Ingushetia.
Police car. Photo: http://www.riakchr.ru/dvukh-sotrudnikov-mvd-dagestana-mogut-uvolit-iz-za-snyatogo-video-porochashchem-dostoinstvo-kollegi-iz-chechni/
19:58, 4 February 2016
A man killed in shootout in Dagestan
The spokesman of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that on the highway Kizilyurt-Makhachkala a man, who opened fire on policemen, was killed during a shootout.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
19:54, 4 February 2016
CTO regime lifted in three districts of Dagestan
Today, the operative headquarters in Dagestan has taken a decision to lift the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime introduced on January 30 in the territory of the Buynaksk, Karabudakhkent and Kumtorkalin Districts.
Protester holds poster in support of Gilal Mamedov, Moscow, August 2012. Photo: http://www.talish.org
18:03, 4 February 2016
ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan to pay 15,500 euros to Gilal Mamedov
The Azerbaijani authorities had violated the rights of Gilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", guaranteed by the article of the ban on torture, the Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided.
Inna Blenaova. Photo: http://kbrria.ru
15:51, 4 February 2016
Nalchik: Inna Blenaova's case sent to court
Inna Blenaova, a resident of Nalchik, is accused of aiding Robert Zankishiev, the leader of the local branch of the "Islamic State" (IS), who was killed in a special operation on November 10, 2015. Her case was sent to the court for trial, said the Investigating Department for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.
Symbols of Azerbaijan Armed Forces. Photo: Sputnik/ Murad Orujov, http://ru.sputnik.az/karabakh/20160204/403612954.html
13:16, 4 February 2016
Azerbaijan reports death of four soldiers on Armenian border
Imran Mirzoev, a private of the Azerbaijani Army, and three Armenian soldiers were killed on the border, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today. Its Armenian counterpart has refuted the death of its soldiers.
Galina Akelieva. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:45, 4 February 2016
In Volgograd, pensioner Galina Akelieva stops her hunger strike
With the support of a local basketball club, Galina Akelieva, who was on a hunger strike in protest against the eviction of her family members, has managed to raise money for an apartment in Volgograd. The procedure of the deal is already underway.
Rally at the perinatal centre in Khasavyurt. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/incidents/
11:58, 4 February 2016
Abdulatipov urges not to use mother's death in Khasavyurt to foment dissent
Tragedies, like the incident in the perinatal centre of Khasavyurt, are used to foment dissent, said the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov, adding that the inquiry into the woman's death is under his personal control.
Andrei Arnautov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:09, 4 February 2016
In Sochi, family with minor girl evicted to street from vacant municipal house
In Sochi, by the court decision, pronounced at the lawsuit of the Mayor's Office, bailiffs evicted members of one family: a father, his 20-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter on the street from a municipal house vacant for many years, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
06:14, 4 February 2016
In Azerbaijan, advocate claims police pressure on Khalid Khanlarov
Colleagues of Khalid Khanlarov, an active Facebook user, subjected to a 25-day administrative arrest under the charge of disobeying police, believe that he was arrested on political grounds, and they associate his arrest with his activities on the Internet. The defence of Khalid Khanlarov has announced the intention to file a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
News
Volunteers posted footage of their cleanup efforts along the Kuban coastline on social media.

Environmentalists have pointed out the risks to residents of Tuapse due to the burning of petroleum products.

Volunteers clean the beach in Tyumen. Still from Roman Pukalov's Telegram channel, May 1, 2026, https://t.me/Roman_eco/1646 Volunteers complained that authorities were not providing sufficient assistance in cleaning beaches in Tuapse.

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.