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Khamzat Kadyrov. Photo: https://chechnya.gov.ru/
23:53, 26 December 2024
Khamzat Kadyrov confirms drone attack on Chechnya
Secretary of the Chechen Security Council Khamzat Kadyrov has posted on a social networking service a video of the destruction of a drone. The Chechen official has also added that all the drones launched today to attack the republic had been shot down.
Women wearing Muslim dress, photo: shutterstock.com
23:24, 26 December 2024
Analysts dispute about aims of polygamy fatwa
The withdrawal of the fatwa on polygamy does not cancel the fact that it is enshrined in the Koran; while its main purpose is to clarify the procedure and responsibility for concluding a religious marriage, a representative of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) and an Islamic scholar believe.
Alexei Schus. Photo: https://x.com/GLesyao/status/1828302673688633357
21:47, 26 December 2024
Prosecution demands over seven years in colony for Sochi engineer
The state prosecutor has demanded seven years and seven months of imprisonment for Alexei Schus, a Sochi engineer, accused of spreading fake news about the Russian Army and of manufacturing weapons.
20:51, 26 December 2024
Defence asks to overturn sentence of lawyer Fedorenko
The actions of Natalia Fedorenko, a lawyer, contained no violation of privacy of private life, her defence has stated. The Commission for the Protection of Lawyers' Professional Rights of the Bar Association of Krasnodar Territory has concluded that Fedorenko is being prosecuted for performing her professional duties.
Karina Moskalenko. Photo: New America https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:04, 25 December 2024
Human rights defenders recall achievements of “Centre for Assistance to International Protection”
The creation of the “Centre for Assistance to International Protection” organization 30 years ago was an important event for the development of human rights protection in Russia, and the “Centre” itself won hundreds of cases in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) when defending people whose rights were violated.
The police uses water cannons at a protest action. December 7, 2024. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:46, 25 December 2024
Human rights defenders condemn Georgian authorities for persecuting protesters
In Georgia, law enforcers brutally beat protesters, and criminal cases are being instituted against activists on formal grounds.
A colony. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
20:53, 25 December 2024
Public prosecutor requests over six years of imprisonment for Jehovah’s Witness* from Karachay-Cherkessia
A public prosecutor requested six and a half years of imprisonment for Aleksei Pasynkov, a Jehovah’s Witness* from Karachay-Cherkessia, in a case on organizing extremist activity. Criminal cases have also been instituted against a wife and a mother of Aleksei Pasynkov, the “OVD-Info”* human rights project reports.
Drivers' checks. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:56, 24 December 2024
Chechen drivers tell about law enforcers' raids on roads
The vehicle gas cylinder equipment (GCE) often breaks down and poses a danger, experts said after reports of checks on Chechen roads. Drivers linked the raids with the fight against car window tinting; and GCE checks are conducted in parallel.
Polygamy. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:36, 24 December 2024
Russian SAM revokes fatwa on permissibility of polygamy among Muslims
The Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has made a submission to the Chairman of the Russia Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) on the need to eliminate violations of the law in connection with the fatwa on the permissibility of polygamy. Citing this submission and the reaction of the public, the SAM has revoked the fatwa.
Law enforcers' raid in Urus-Martan, photo taken by an eyewitness
21:15, 24 December 2024
Law enforcers' raid in Urus-Martan surprises natives of Chechnya
In the city of Urus-Martan, law enforcers conducted searches in the empty houses of Musa Vatsuev and Lecha Elmurzaev, who left Chechnya long ago. Both natives of the republic treat such law enforcers' attention as unexpected.
Protesters organized motorcycle rally. Tbilisi, December 22, 2024. Photo: Interpressnews https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/165458-v-tbilisi-prokhodit-marsh-dvukhkolesnykh
20:47, 24 December 2024
Protesters organize motorcycle rally in Tbilisi
Activists demanding to hold repeated parliamentary elections and release those detained at protest actions have organized a motorcycle rally through the streets of Tbilisi.
A heavy truck in Iran. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:43, 23 December 2024
Russian diplomats call on to punish murderers of Dagestani native in Iran
The Russian Embassy has called on to find and punish the persons responsible for the murder of a heavy truck driver from Dagestan, who was found shot dead in Iran.
A soldier signs a contract. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:47, 23 December 2024
Researchers name action motives and methods of Caucasian draft dodgers
Researchers have found out how men who are in areas at risk of conscription and mobilization into the Russian Army, but would not take part in military operations, choose their life strategies. They have also compared the motives and methods of action of residents of Russian central regions with those in Northern Caucasus.
A girl in a court. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:12, 23 December 2024
Comment in messenger results in fine imposed on Gelendjik woman
The Gelendjik City Court has fined a local resident by treating her comment posted in a messenger as discrediting the Russian Army.
Polygamy. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:54, 22 December 2024
Russian SAM names conditions for permissible polygamy for Muslims
As follows from a fatwa (a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (sharia), – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) of the Ulema Council of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Russia, polygamy is permissible for Muslim men in Russia, and a Muslim can be in a religious marriage with four women with fair and equal treatment of all his wives.
The riots at an airport in Makhachkala. October 23, 2023. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8wl_GWpzDk
20:13, 22 December 2024
Five more participants of riots at Makhachkala airport sentenced to imprisonment
Five residents of Dagestan have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 8 years 6 months to 8 years 8 months in a penal colony in a case on the riots at an airport in Makhachkala.
Mukhtar Mishaev. Photo: https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/obvinenie-po-delu-uchastnika-mitinga-v-magase-hamhoeva-oglasilo-pokazaniya-svideteley
19:11, 22 December 2024
Compensation decrease for illegal prosecution violates rights of KBR resident
The court ruling, which awarded Madin Gubzhokov compensation of 30,000 roubles for unlawful criminal prosecution, is incomparable with the moral harm caused by the actions of Azamat Kyaov, a former law enforcer. The amount is ridiculous and should be appealed against, lawyers and human rights defenders have stated.
Police officers at a protest action in Tbilisi. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:47, 22 December 2024
Rights defenders criticize law enforcers' awarding after dispersing protests in Tbilisi
The Georgian Government has decided to award the Order of Honour to eleven high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Human rights defenders have pointed out that on November 28, MIA's employees had held a deliberate dispersal of the protest; and one of the awardees was involved in the abuse of detainees.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Sergey Melikov. Photo: https://t.me/melikov05 Screenshot of a video: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95
23:48, 21 December 2024
Families of convicts and defendants in airport riot case have to address Kadyrov because of Melikov’s position
The authorities of Dagestan did not respond to requests from relatives of the people convicted and accused in the case on riots at an airport in Makhachkala, so they had to appeal to the leader of Chechnya for help. Analysts believe that Ramzan Kadyrov refused the meeting due to his unwillingness to conflict with Sergey Melikov and to be known as the defender of the pogrom participants.
Volunteers have managed to free Vladimir from labour slavery in the city of Baksan. Screenshot of a photo posted on the Telegram channel of the "Alternativa" Movement on November 20, 2024 https://t.me/alternative_help/2696
23:18, 21 December 2024
Activists report man's release from labour slavery in Baksan
In the city of Baksan, volunteers of the "Alternativa" Movement have managed to free a man from labour slavery, who had been held by a gypsy family for about four months. Labour slavery is not typical for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR); only individual cases are reported, analysts believe.
News
The death of a patient at a Derbent maternity hospital has led to a criminal case

The verdict in the murder case of the editor-in-chief of Chernovik has been upheld

he number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 8,250

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.