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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).
Imam of Nasyt-Kort mosque of Ingushetia Khamzat Chumakov. Photo: RFE/RL
05:05, 4 February 2016
Ingush theologians claim absurdity of accusations voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov
The statements made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov against Ingush theologians are absurd, and, meanwhile, such threats are voiced not for the first time, and they are becoming tougher and tougher. This was stated by Isa Tsechoev and Khamzat Chumakov.
Mass rally at the perinatal centre in Khasavyurt, February 3, 2016. Photo: http://chernovik.net/content/foto-bez-kommentariev/7-yanvarya-v-hasavyurte-u-zdaniya-nedavno-otkryvshegosya?page=0%2C0%2C156
01:35, 4 February 2016
In Dagestan, investigators institute case on Zalina Dalieva's death caused by negligence
In Dagestan, investigators have started to investigate the case on maternity patient's death caused by negligence at the perinatal centre in Khasavyurt.
Nadezhda Savchenko in Donetsk City Court, February 2, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:45, 3 February 2016
Karpov states his non-involvement in abduction of Savchenko
Today, Pavel Karpov, a former employee of the Russian Presidential Administration and now a member of the Public Chamber of Moscow, has refuted his acquaintance with the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. According to his version, he did not take Savchenko to Russia.
102nd Russian military base in Gyumri. Photo: Sergey Khazov-Cassia (RFE/RL)
19:42, 3 February 2016
Armenian MPs call for stronger control over 102nd base
The Russian military base poses a serious threat to residents of Gyumri, the Armenian MPs Martun Grigoryan and Zaruhi Postanjyan believe.
Mikhail Kasyanov. Photo: RFE/RL
14:15, 3 February 2016
Kasyanov complains to FSB and ICRF about video in Kadyrov's Instagram
Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the PARNAS Party, has addressed the Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a demand to open a criminal case against Kadyrov because of the movie posted by him on the Instagram.
Zeinal Bagirzade. Photo: RFE/RL
12:45, 3 February 2016
Nakhichevan Court sentences Zeinal Bagirzade to eight years of imprisonment
In the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), Zeinal Bagirzade, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment. His relatives and party colleagues claim political motives for prosecution of the activist.
Rally at the perinatal centre in Khasavyurt. Photo: Ruslan Aliberov, http://chernovik.net/content/foto-bez-kommentariev/7-yanvarya-v-hasavyurte-u-zdaniya-nedavno-otkryvshegosya?page=0%2C0%2C156
10:39, 3 February 2016
In Khasavyurt, relatives of woman who died in hospital come to rally (+video)
This morning, in Khasavyurt, relatives of a local woman, who died on January 29 after deliveries in hospital, have come to the building of the perinatal centre. People have claimed that the woman's death was caused by doctors' fault and demanded a meeting with the head physician of the clinic.
Mosque of Mafakhable village where Circassian repatriates live, Agygeia. Photo: http://islamcenter.ru/?item=914#prettyPhoto
06:36, 3 February 2016
Circassian repatriates call on authorities of Russia and Turkey to resume cooperation
Members of more than 150 families of Circassian repatriates living in Adygea and Kabardino-Balkaria have addressed the Presidents of Russia and Turkey with a request to resume cooperation between the countries.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BBTD0wLCRn-/?taken-by=kadyrov_95
06:22, 3 February 2016
Ramzan Kadyrov's rating falls two months before expiration of his term
At the final rating of governors in 2015 compiled by the pro-Kremlin "FoRGO" Foundation, the positions of Ramzan Kadyrov declined. The decrease in the rating occurred before the end of his term as the Chechen leader.
04:08, 3 February 2016
Law enforcers identify a man killed in car shelling in Nazran
In the evening of February 2, at the centre of Nazran, a car was shelled near the shopping complex "21st Century". As a result, a man and a woman inside the car were killed. The killed man has been preliminary identified as Abuyazit Buzurtanov, a 30-year-old resident of Ingushetia.
Gathering of followers of tarikats (Sufi brotherhoods) of Naqshbandi and Kadarin Grozny, February 2, 2016. Photo: screenshot of video footage by TV company ‘Grozny’, http://grozny.tv/news.php?id=10397
03:46, 3 February 2016
Ramzan Kadyrov bans dialogue between different concepts of Islam in Chechnya
On February 2, inGrozny, the central mosque named after Akhmad Kadyrov hosted the gathering of followers of tarikats (Sufi brotherhoods) of Naqshbandi and Kadar. The event was attended by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the Muftis of Chechnya and Ingushetia, and followers of different Sufi concepts, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Protest march to the City Administration of Khasavyurt. Photo: Magomed M.
02:22, 3 February 2016
In Khasavyurt, new Imam appointed to "Severnaya" mosque
On February 2, in Khasavyurt, believers of Salafi mosque "Severnaya" (Northern) elected a new Imam.
00:11, 3 February 2016
Defence of Amur Khakulov, sentenced in case of attack on Nalchik, reports on his critical condition
Amur Khakulov, sentenced in the case of the attack on Nalchik, is seriously ill and he will hardly survive the transfer to a penal colony. This was stated by his advocates and his wife. According to doctors, Amur Khakulov urgently needs haemodialysis. However, the court refused to release him for medical treatment.
News
A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

Three soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

The Russian Investigative Committee's work at the scene of the attack on a medical worker in Makhachkala. Photo: Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Dagestan/Teegram The doctor injured in the attack in Makhachkala has been discharged from the hospital.

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.