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Adam Kadyrov. Photo: RKadyrov_95 / Telegram
21:39, 4 April 2025
Adam Kadyrov's new position is a test of his fitness to take over the republic’s leadership after his father, while the post of curator of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) presupposes titles and competencies that Ramzan Kadyrov's 17-year-old son does not possess.
Tofig Yagublu at the background of a poster saying "Freedom!". Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:55, 3 April 2025
On the third day of his hunger strike, the health condition of Tofig Yagublu, an Azerbaijani oppositionist, sentenced to nine years in prison, has worsened, but he rejected his advocates' offer to stop his hunger strike.
A woman from Stavropol apologized for begging in Ingushetia. April 1, 2025. Screenshot of a video t.me/serdalo_ingushetii/54970
23:18, 3 April 2025
The public apologies of begging women were unlikely voluntary; therefore, they will not affect the situation with begging in streets, an Ingush journalist and a public figure assert.
Protesters in Tbilisi. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:57, 3 April 2025
Families of oppositionists arrested in connection with participation in pro-European protest actions have united in a public movement to demand the release of prisoners of conscience. The activists plan to start a 24-hour protest action in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi.
The parents and sister of Abubakar Rizvanov. Screenshot of a photo posted on Zumrud Rizvanova's Telegram channel on February 21, 2023 https://t.me/rizvanova/738
22:13, 3 April 2025
Two men came to the house of the parents of Abubakar Rizvanov, who was sentenced to imprisonment in a case on terrorism financing, and demanded the information about the place of residence of his children. A sister of Abubakar Rizvanov regarded the constant visits by law enforcers as pressure and demanded an answer about the legality of their actions.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo: the “Team against Torture”
21:58, 3 April 2025
In Chechnya, a court questioned Zarema Musaeva in a case on disruption of the activities of a penal colony. The version of physical harm inflicted to a penal colony employee is a pre-planned fabrication and revenge, Zarema Musaeva claims.
23:48, 2 April 2025
The initiation of a criminal case against Vladislav Poruchikov, a student from Taganrog, was preceded by a series of arrests, and the convict himself has reported pressure and torture.
Albert Khamkhoev. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:15, 2 April 2025
In Magas, a court dismissed a complaint filed by Albert Khamkhoev about the suspension of a criminal case on his torture. According to the human rights defenders’ information, the criminal case has already been suspended 19 times.
Alexei Schus. Photo: https://x.com/GLesyao/status/1828302673688633357
22:55, 2 April 2025
The appellate court has refused to change the sentence passed to Alexei Schus, a Sochi engineer, convicted on charges of spreading fake news about the Russian Army and making a slingshot.
Kurban Dalgatov. Photo courtesy of Dalgatov's relatives
21:15, 2 April 2025
The law enforcers guilty of the death of Kurban Dalgatov, a Makhachkala resident, are trying in every way to avoid punishment, while the judges are following their lead, the mother of Kurban, who died after being tortured by the police. The trial of Dalgatov's death case will continue on April 30 this year.
Adam Kadyrov at a meeting. March 31, 2025. Screenshot of a video https://rutube.ru/video/a4777c34bc900bab5f091736f7fffe81/?t=1503&r=plwd
23:59, 1 April 2025
The 17-year-old son of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, became the curator of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Ismail Nalgiev. Photo: "FortangaORG" https://fortanga.org/2023/08/poslednee-slovo-ismail-nalgiev/
23:58, 1 April 2025
Ismail Nalgiev, an Ingush activist, has served his full sentence within the case of an extremist community and was released from a colony located in the Stavropol Territory.
Stavropol women apologized for begging in Ingushetia. April 1, 2025. Screenshot of a video t.me/serdalo_ingushetii/54970
23:20, 1 April 2025
During the raids conducted in the Ingush city of Nazran, law enforcers have detained three women in Muslim clothing who were begging for alms and forced them to record apologies.
Anna Safronova. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/JwRussian/posts/4824173504337451/?paipv=0&eav=AfYn1BU8nnN1dnpIhKTUZEvCidLeg5Xpq0YQOk78RwtADuVp7Puwuld5ZbWW4QjWH5U&_rdr the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, are banned in Russia
22:38, 1 April 2025
In the Stavropol penal colony, convicted Jehovah’s Witness* Anna Safronova from Astrakhan is being sent to a punishment cell for long terms and forced to stand on her feet during 10-13 hours.
21:57, 1 April 2025
Sergey Yanovsky, an advocate of Jehovah’s Witness* Valery Bailo, who died in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), believes that the Public Oversight Commission (POC) fulfilled its duties in a formal way and that no assistance was provided to his client. A representative of the POC reported that deceased Valery Bailo complained of an acute toothache.
The Georgian Parliament. Photo: https://www.interpressnews.ge
21:42, 1 April 2025
In the third reading, members of the Georgian Parliament have adopted the “Act on the Registration of Foreign Agents” which introduces the concept of individuals-foreign agents.
Adam Kadyrov. Screenshot of a video posted by the “Rosgvardiya” (Russian National Guard) for Chechnya https://t.me/rosguard_chr/1809
23:38, 31 March 2025
The awarding Adam Kadyrov with the medal "For Battle Honours" became possible due to the arbitrary interpretation of his merits by the bosses of the “Rosgvardiya” (Russian National Guard), analysts have noted.
Akhmed Mamedli. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/grazhdanskij-aktivist-arestovan-posle-posta-s-kritikoj-prezidenta-strany/
22:55, 31 March 2025
Azeri border guards prevented Akhmed Mamedli, an activist, from leaving the country, detaining him at the Baku Airport. They cited the ban issued by the country’s General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), and the activist has claimed the ban was unjustified.
Award of Adam Kadyrov (right). March 27, 2025. Photo: https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/politic/170122/
21:57, 31 March 2025
In their comments on social media, users responded with ridicule to the recent award of a son of the leader of Chechnya. They believe that the medal “For Military Distinction” has been handed over to him groundlessly.
Namaz prayer at the cathedral mosque of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic. March 30, 2025. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of Rashid Temrezov, the leader of Karachay-Cherkessia https://t.me/rashid_temrezov/7931
21:49, 31 March 2025
Muslims of all regions of Northern Caucasus, except Dagestan, celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In Dagestan, Ramadan will end on March 31.
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.