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A man with carnations. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:17, 28 January 2025
In Volgograd, rally participants honour memory of Holocaust victims
In Volgograd, a rally, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, was attended by members of the Jewish community, local officials, and guests of the city. Some participants of the rally have claimed that the tragedy of the Holocaust is not being sufficiently covered in educational institutions’ programmes.
Armoured Changan pickups. Photo: https://grozny.tv/news/main/66919
22:38, 28 January 2025
Kadyrov boasts about sending armoured pickups to SMO zone
Five armoured Changan pickups have been sent to fighters of the Chechen military units.
A shocker. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:47, 28 January 2025
Dagestani native Magomed Magomedov achieves public outcry around his case on torture at police
Magomed Magomedov, a native of Dagestan, who complained about torture at a police station, has been visited in a temporary detention facility (IVS) in Moscow by officials from the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the prosecutor’s office. Human rights defenders have also visited the defendant in the IVS.
A police officer institutes a criminal case. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:11, 28 January 2025
Makhachkala resident complains about falsification of terrorism case
Devlet Ismailov, a resident of Makhachkala, has claimed that the law enforcement bodies fabricated a case against him for creating a terrorist organization and that a court arrested him without any grounds.
The detention of an activist in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:00, 27 January 2025
AI points to worsening human rights situation in Azerbaijan
The human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has noted the intensification of repressions against journalists and activists in Azerbaijan and called on the international community to condemn human rights violations.
21:59, 27 January 2025
Rights activists point to worsening political freedoms in Azerbaijan
In 2024, the human rights situation in Azerbaijan worsened in all the parameters of political freedoms; repressions against journalists and activists intensified, and custody conditions in detention places grew poorer.
The detention of a man. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:56, 27 January 2025
Native of Dagestan blames law enforcers of torture
Magomed Magomedov, a native of Dagestan, who lives in Moscow, has claimed that he was tortured after being detained on suspicion of upgrading weapons.
A man in a colony. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:49, 25 January 2025
Relatives claim fabrication of criminal case against Chechen resident
Khamidulla Yapov, a resident of Chechnya, has served two sentences for his links with Chechen militants in 1999-2000; but after his terms were over, he was charged with new accusations.
A girl standing next to a window. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:42, 25 January 2025
After working with Zaira Pirova, the SK SOS Crisis Group* has to change shelter
During the stay at the shelter of Zaira Pirova, who later left for Georgia and from there returned to Dagestan to her relatives, unknown people tried to enter the shelter for violence victims. The SK SOS Crisis Group* changed the address of the shelter; since human rights defenders found it useless to turn to the police.
Sevindj Vagifgyzy. Photo Meydan.tv https://www.meydan.tv
16:46, 25 January 2025
“Abzas Media” editor-in-chief complains about pressure in SIZO
Sevindj Vagifgyzy, the editor-in-chief of the “Abzas Media”, who was arrested in Baku, claimed that she again faced physical violence and discrimination from warders.
An alley of memory for perished journalists. Makhachkala, January 22, 2025. Photo: RIA "Dagestan" https://riadagestan.ru/
23:32, 24 January 2025
Alley of memory for perished journalists opened in Makhachkala
The journalists’ community of Dagestan has long sought to open a monument in Makhachkala to pay tribute to media workers who perished while performing their professional duties.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo: https://www.topnews.ru/news_id_739397.html
22:56, 24 January 2025
Musaeva’s health state worsened in SIZO
Zarema Musaeva, who is being kept at a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Grozny, has experienced worsening knee pain.
A protest action in support of Mziya Amaglobeli. Tbilisi, January 22, 2025. Photo: screenshot of a video https://t.me/Tbilisi_life
21:52, 24 January 2025
European journalists speak out in support of Mziya Amaglobeli
European organizations of journalists have issued an appeal to the authorities of Georgia calling them on to stop persecuting Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the “Netgazeti” and “Batumelebi”online publications, and to investigate the brutal treatment to which she had been subjected.
The riots at Makhachkala Airport. October 2023. Photo: xakac.info
21:47, 24 January 2025
Defendants in Makhachkala riot case complain of beatings
Magomedgadji Chirgilaev and Yasin Gadjiev, figurants in the case of the riots at Makhachkala Airport, have reported that they had been beaten up to force them to incriminate themselves.
A march in Tbilisi. January 25, 2025. Photo: Tabula https://t.me/Tbilisi_life/36401
21:31, 24 January 2025
Tbilisi marchers demand to release detainees
Students and teachers from two higher schools have marched through the streets of Tbilisi demanding the release of those detained during protests.
Askhabali Alibekov. Photo: Telegram channel @novorosstoday
23:50, 23 January 2025
Lawyers assess blogger Alibekov’s chances for CER
Askhabali Alibekov, a blogger from the city of Novorossiysk, can hope for conditional early relief (CER), if he has no violations and the suffered policeman agrees to this, lawyers have indicated in their comments on the reduction of Askhabali’s punishment.
Car window tinting. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/148458/
22:46, 23 January 2025
Rights defenders assess new wave of fight against car window tinting in Chechnya
The new stage of counteracting car window tinting in Chechnya entails additional risks for drivers, but residents of the republic mainly tint their cars when they use then outside the republic’s borders.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Photo: Adrian Grycuk. https://ru.wikipedia.org/
22:45, 23 January 2025
Rights activists call on PACE to get Baku to release political prisoners
International human rights organizations have called on the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to confirm the suspension of Azerbaijan's powers and establish criteria for restoring them, including the release of political prisoners and enforcement of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Protesters near the Georgian Parliament. Screenshot of a photo posted by Publika on January 22, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1353914396008107&set=pcb.1353914472674766 the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, are banned in Russia
22:16, 23 January 2025
Protests against Georgian authorities’ policies and Amaglobeli’s arrest continue in Tbilisi
On the 56th day of protests against the suspension of European integration, protesters blocked traffic near the Georgian Parliament. A rally in support of Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the "Batumelebi" and "Netgazeti" outlets, was held near the Georgia’s legislative body (Parliament).
Alexei Abramov. Photo courtesy of Kseniya Abramova
21:17, 23 January 2025
Wife of mobilized soldier Abramov worries about absence of communication with him
Numerous requests to demobilize Alexei Abramov, a Krasnodar resident, for his health reasons remain unanswered. He is in the special military operation (SMO) zone and has not been in touch for a month, his wife has informed.
News
Two people were injured in Kuban when UAV debris fell

On the anniversary of the tanker disaster, the problem of pollution of Kuban beaches remains relevant

Participants at the address to Putin. Photo from Alexander Safronov's Telegram channel https://t.me/redtemnik/6278 Krasnodar residents asked Putin to intervene in the embankment development situation

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.