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Boris Stomakhin in the courtroom. Screenshot of a video by the user sevikazia http://www.youtube.com/"
10:14, 9 April 2015
At trial of Boris Stomakhin, court questions his cellmate and linguistics expert
On April 8, at the trial in the case against journalist Boris Stomakhin accused of public justification of the terror acts in Volgograd, the court questioned two people. A former cellmate of the defendant told the court that the journalist expresses his joy about the terror act in Volgograd.
Power agents cordon off a shop in Baksan. Photo: screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot"
04:25, 9 April 2015
Asya Khandokhova fears provocations after power agents cordoned off shop in Baksan (+video)
Asya Khandokhova, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, has claimed being subjected to pressure by power agents during the incident with blocking of a shop in Baksan. The young woman has also added that she fears provocations in her address.
21:27, 8 April 2015
Zaur Dadaev's advocate complains about non-admission to his client
Shamsudin Tsakaev, an advocate of Zaur Dadaev, one of the defendants accused of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, has sent a complaint to the Basmanny District Court of Moscow about the barriers in the defence of his client.
Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:47, 8 April 2015
Chechen resident Sultan Daurbekov confesses of killing his daughter
In Chechnya, Sultan Daurbekov, a defendant in the case of "honour killing", has told the court that he had killed his daughter in the heat of passion. When justifying the crime, one of the witnesses referred to the statements of Ramzan Kadyrov, the HRC "Memorial" reports.
The Krasnodar Region Court. Photo: Yury Grechko / Yugopolis
20:35, 8 April 2015
Krasnodar Territorial Court refuses to release Khaiser Djemilev from custody
The Krasnodar Court has dismissed the appeal filed by an advocate of Khaiser Djemilev about the decision to extend the period of detention of his client. The Court has also formed a jury.
Poster of the participants of a rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov. Moscow, March 1, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:25, 8 April 2015
False information in Boris Nemtsov's case does not distract investigators' attention from Chechnya
Three versions of the murder of Boris Nemtsov originally voiced by investigators and officials have been reduced to the arrest of natives of Chechnya and the search for the organizers of the crime in the territory of the region.
16:09, 8 April 2015
Trial in BORN's case postponed until April 14
The trial in the case against the "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (BORN), which takes place in the Moscow Regional Court, has been postponed. The Court decided to wait for characteristics for the three defendants to be received from the SIZO (pre-trial prison).
15:45, 8 April 2015
Policeman killed in Ingushetia
In the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, policemen found a policeman shot dead and a wounded resident of the republic.
The protest action of the members of the "Founding Parliament". Yerevan, April 7, 2015. Photo: Founding Parliament https://vk.com/pre.parliament
13:53, 8 April 2015
Supporters of arrested oppositionists hold rally in Yerevan
In the capital of Armenia, about 200 members of the "Founding Parliament" carry out a protest action with the demand to stop the prosecution of activists of the opposition movement.
13:09, 8 April 2015
Examination finds two defendants in BORN's case mentally healthy
The Moscow Regional Court has started discussing the jury's verdict in the case of the "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as BORN). The psychiatric examination has found out that two defendants are healthy and aware of their own actions.
At the court session in the Stavropol Regional Court. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:44, 8 April 2015
Stavropol Court attaches examination of witnesses' testimonies to Kurman-Ali Baichorov's case
The Stavropol Regional Court has granted the motion filed by the defence of Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov to attach to the case materials the results of the psycho-linguistic examination of the testimonies given by prosecution witnesses.
09:46, 8 April 2015
"Kommersant": in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder, investigators search for evidence against Ruslan Geremeev
In the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder, investigators attempt to reveal the connection between Ruslan Geremeev, the ex-officer of the Chechen battalion "Sever" (North), and the suspected perpetrators of the crime. This has been reported today by the "Kommersant".
06:14, 8 April 2015
Makhachkala resident charged with inciting extremism
The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has sent to the court a criminal case against a Makhachkala resident accused of posting in one of the social networks a video record and texts calling for extremist actions.
Romani refugees from Ukraine in the Rostov Region. Photo courtesy of the ADC "Memorial"
00:36, 8 April 2015
ADC "Memorial" presents report on status of Romani refugees in Rostov Region and other regions accepting unwilling emigrants from Ukraine
Today, on the International Romani Day, the Anti-Discrimination Centre (ADC) "Memorial" presents its report "Romani and war. Romani residents of eastern Ukraine affected by war: refugees, migrants, and victims of violence." The report has been prepared by ADC experts on the basis of field investigations and interviews with dozens of Romani refugees held in the Rostov Region and other regions.
23:56, 7 April 2015
Nalchik resident suspected of aiding and abetting militants
A resident of Nalchik has become involved in the case of the transfer of clothing, money, and food to militants.
Evgeny Vitishko in the courtroom of the Kirsanov District Court. March 31, 2015. Photo: http://ewnc.org/node/17696
23:36, 7 April 2015
Ecologist Evgeny Vitishko goes on hunger strike
The Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko has declared a hunger strike to protest against the refusal of the Supreme Court (SC) to consider his appeal.
22:58, 7 April 2015
Power agents unblock Baksan shop
In Baksan, power agents have unblocked a shop and let Asya Khandokhova out of it. This was reported by Ibragim Sultigov, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Civil activists in Krasnodar have unfolded a banner with a portrait of Boris Nemtsov. April 7, 2015. Screenshot of a video by the user Kuban! OPEN YOUR EYES! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATlPtrL8aeY
19:04, 7 April 2015
Sochi and Krasnodar activists hold rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov
In Krasnodar and Sochi, local activists held an action in memory of Boris Nemtsov by joining the all-Russian action "One Minute of Non-silence".
Shikhmirza Labazanov, a defendant in the case of the terror act committed in the house of Sheikh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi. Photo: the cultural and information site of the village of Gimry http://gimry.ucoz.com/?page3
17:49, 7 April 2015
Prosecutors ask to sentence three defendants in Sheikh al-Chirkawi's murder case to life imprisonment
A public prosecutor has asked the court to sentence to life imprisonment three defendants in the case of the terror act committed in the house of Sheikh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi in Dagestan. Besides, the public prosecutor has asked the court to sentence the fourth defendant to 15 years of imprisonment.
16:53, 7 April 2015
Dagestani SC acquits Ibragim Askhabaliev
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has acquitted Ibragim Askhabaliev, a resident of the Khasavyurt District, a defendant in the case of murder, involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and illegal possession of weapons.
News
Security forces in Karachay-Cherkessia are detaining members of a gay dating group en masse.

A Cherkessk resident has been accused of extremism and calls for terrorism.

In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

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.