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A hair of Prophet Muhammad. Photo courtesy of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Dagestan
05:38, 26 January 2015
Sacred Islamic relic brought from Makhachkala to Moscow
On January 25, a hair of Prophet Muhammad was delivered from Makhachkala to Moscow for public observation at the gala party "Mawlid al-Nabi".
14:42, 25 January 2015
Police release natives of Dagestan detainees at Vnukovo
The natives of Dagestan Shuaib Shuaibov and Isa Abdusamadov, who were detained at Vnukovo Airport have been released from the police after a check, said Aisha Selimkhanova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy).
08:59, 25 January 2015
Adaptation commission returns guy who was going to fight in Syria back to Ingushetia
As reported by Adam Tsechoev, the head of the Malgobek District, through the efforts of the district adaptation commission they managed to return a local guy, who was in the way to war in Syria, from Turkey to Ingushetia.
06:37, 25 January 2015
ECtHR's decision in Yusupova's case evidences poor investigation of disappearances in Chechnya, advocates assert
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case "Malika Yusupova at al versus Russia" has proved that the investigatory authorities did not want to inquire into people's applications about disappearances in Chechnya, said the lawyer Dokku Itslaev.
01:22, 25 January 2015
Two natives of Dagestan detained in Moscow on return from Egypt
The natives of Dagestan Shuaib Shuaibov and Isa Abdusamadov were detained on their arrival from Egypt to Moscow and then sent to Makhachkala, said the wife of Shuaibov. According to her story, Shuaibov and Abdusamadov were questioned on suspicion of the men's participation in the hostilities in Syria. However, the local MIA did not confirm this information.
23:53, 24 January 2015
Sister of Babaev who died in Azerbaijani colony disagrees with examination
Elshad Babaev, who was kept in a colony of Azerbaijan, has died a natural death, medical experts have concluded. However, his relatives assert that Elshad died from torture, while law enforcers fail to conduct an objective investigation.
23:10, 24 January 2015
Builder of Olympic facilities asks Sochi City Council to support cheated workers
Nikolai Belugin, a pensioner, has asked the members of the Sochi City Council to organize a charity event with the aim to collect funds to help the builders of Olympic facilities, who have failed to receive their wages at the companies that belonged to one of the council members.
21:27, 24 January 2015
Solo picket against hostilities in Ukraine held in Volgograd
Today in Volgograd, Boris Stikhin, a member of the International Union of Anarchists, has held a solo picket against the warfare in Eastern Ukraine.
Participant of protest actions in Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:01, 24 January 2015
Demand to extradite Permyakov to Armenian law enforcement bodies signed by 8000
Since January 23, 8000 people have signed the demand to give the Russian soldier Valery Permyakov, who is accused of massacring the Avetisyan family, out to law enforcement bodies of Armenia.
16:47, 24 January 2015
Armenia's MoD states liquidation of subversive group on border with Azerbaijan
An Azerbaijani subversive group was almost completely liquidated while trying to attack military positions of the Armenian armed forces in the pre-border Tavush Region, Artsrun Ovannisyan, the spokesman of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD), has stated today, adding that the Armenian party suffered no losses.
13:00, 24 January 2015
Five pupils of rehabilitation centre disappear in Rostov-on-Don
Policemen in Rostov-on-Don are searching for five missing pupils of the social rehabilitation centre.
12:21, 24 January 2015
Advocate of Yuri Vazagashvili demands removal of investigators in his son's death case
Gigi Mosiashvili, the defender of the deceased Yuri Vazagashvili, has moved a demand to replace the investigators in the case of the earlier killed Zurab Vazagashvili.
11:05, 24 January 2015
Teen wounded in Chechnya from policeman's pistol
Law enforcement bodies of Chechnya are investigating the incident with a wound in the head of an 11-year-old boy in the city of Argun. The boy was shot from a pistol belonging to a policeman.
05:08, 24 January 2015
CoA finds former head of Georgia's Military Police guilty of torture
On January 23, the Tbilisi Court of Appeal (CoA) found Megis Kardava, the ex-head of the Department of Military Police of the Georgia's Ministry of Defence (MoD) guilty of sexual assault and torture of the officer Sergo Tetradze and sentenced him in absentia to 9 years in prison.
Sergei Reznik's advocates Tumas Misakyan and Jeanna Pavlova. Photo by Olesya Dianova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:59, 24 January 2015
Journalistic community perplexed with verdict to Reznik
On January 23, participants of the press conference at the Central House of Journalists in Moscow discussed the guilty verdict passed to the Rostov journalist Sergey Reznik, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. The speakers said that the guilty verdict to the journalist and blogger Sergey Reznik caused their bewilderment.
All-republic's mavlid in central Juma-Mosque of Dagestan. Makhachkala, January 23, 2015. Photo by Timur Isaev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:22, 23 January 2015
Dagestani authorities report 20,000-strong nationwide mawlid
Today, the Makhachkala Juma-Mosque has hosted the all-republic's mawlid condemning the caricatures on Prophet Muhammad. The participants have treated the publication of caricatures as a provocation aimed at strengthening anti-Muslim sentiments.
16:43, 23 January 2015
Two Armenian soldiers perished in Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict zone
Today, two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Armenia perished on the border with Azerbaijan, said the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia. One Armenian soldier was heavily wounded.
Sergey Reznik talking to his advocate Jeanna Pavlova in the court. Rostov-on-Don, January 22, 2015. Photo by Olesya Dianova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:15, 23 January 2015
At press conference in Moscow, Reznik's defence states violation of his rights
The defence of the Rostov journalist Sergey Reznik, who was convicted on charges of false denunciation and insulting the authorities, has stated a violation of his right to the freedom of expression and promised to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
Toys and candles at the gates of the Avetisyans’ house. Gyumri, January 20, 2015. Photo by Narek Tumasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:14, 23 January 2015
Psychiatric examination appointed to Valery Permyakov, accused of massacring family in Gyumri
According to a source close to the inquiry into the killing of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, the accused Russian soldier Valery Permyakov will undergo a psychological and psychiatric examination.
13:54, 23 January 2015
Policeman suspected of abuse of office in Nevinnomyssk
In the city of Nevinnomyssk, policemen became figurants in the case about beating up a local resident. They are charged with abuse of power.
News
From left to right: Irakli Nadiradze, Paata Manzhgaladze, Paata Burchuladze, Murtaz Zodelava, Lasha Beridze at the rally 04.10.25. Screenshot of photo "Interpressnews" https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/174819-po-delu-4-oktiabria-paata-burchuladze-murtaz-zodelava-iraklii-nadiradze-lasha-beridze-i-paata-ma ndzhgaladze-prigovoreny-k-7-tornike-mchedlishvili-nika-gventsadze-iraklii-chkhvirkiia-k-5-a-iraklii-shaishmelashvili-k-2-godam-lisheniia-svobody. The defense called the verdict in the case of the storming of the presidential palace in Georgia illegal.

Pollution on Primorsky Beach in Tuapse. Screenshot from the Telegram channel "My Tuapse" from May 7, 2026, https://t.me/my_tuapse/35084 Calls for Tuapse residents to become more actively involved in beach cleanups are being made on social media.

Three soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in Ukraine.

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.