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Situation in front of the Georgian parliament building. Screenshot of a video posted by JamNews on December 18, 2024, https://t.me/jamnewsru/21194
21:10, 21 December 2024
The intensity of protests in Georgia is influenced by both the decisions of the authorities and the onset of cold weather and the approach of the New Year holidays. Given that protesters have been holding daily protest actions for 21 days already, another surge in activity can be expected on the day of the inauguration of the new president of Georgia.
Roman Murdiev (left) and Mansur Soltaev. Photo: https://chechombudsman.ru/
17:47, 21 December 2024
Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, has petitioned the court for state protection for the family of Roman Murdiev, because they are receiving many threats.
Magomed-Ali Sultanov. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5o3KUH0RU
17:30, 21 December 2024
The murder case of Magomed-Ali Sultanov, the 19-year-old resident of Kayakent, has been suspended, since the only accused person signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and asked to be sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine.
Ramzan Kadyrov and participants in mass riots at Makhachkala Airport. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of a video: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95 and screnshot of a video from the Telegram channel "Ranshe Vsekh"
23:18, 20 December 2024
Relatives of those accused and convicted within the case of riots at Makhachkala Airport intended to ask for help from the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, but were unable to get an appointment with him. At a meeting with the Dagestani Ombudsperson, they wrote a letter to Sergey Melikov (the head of Dagestan) and threatened protests in case of no reaction.
Protesters at the Georgian Parliament with photos of people beaten during the dispersal of protests. Screenshot of a photo posted on the Facebook page (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, are banned in Russia) of Publika on December 14, 2024 https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1323468535719360&set=pcb.1323472962385584
16:00, 20 December 2024
Thirteen Georgian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on country’s citizens to report about crimes and repressions amid the failure of public institutions to act under the law.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
14:30, 20 December 2024
Options for cooperation with Syria were voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov as part of a PR campaign by the Russian authorities, who are trying to save face after the fall of the Assad regime, analysts note.
A law enforcer. Photo: https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/140641/
12:13, 20 December 2024
In Chechnya, law enforcers have detained two relatives of the activist who has criticized the republic's authorities.
Zarema Musaeva and Alexander Savin at the Visaitovsky District Court of Grozny. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel of  the "Team against Torture" (into the register of foreign agents) on December 18, 2024 https://t.me/no_torture/3481
12:04, 20 December 2024
A court in Chechnya has sent Zarema Musaeva into custody within a new criminal case of disrupting the activities of a penal colony. A human rights defender has linked the new case to a social media post placed by one of Musaeva's sons.
A group of fighters at the Grozny Airport. Screenshot of a video posted on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on December 17, 2024, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/5336
23:58, 19 December 2024
Since the start of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, over 51,000 fighters have been sent from Chechnya, including 20,400 volunteers. About 10,000 fighters from Chechnya are in the combat zone, Ramzan Kadyrov has reported on the departure of a new group from the Grozny Airport.
Protesters in Tbilisi. October 7, 2024. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:37, 19 December 2024
The ban on wearing masks at protest actions violates freedom of expression and the Constitution of Georgia. Many demonstrators wear masks for fear of reprisals, and increasing fines for violating the ban is aimed at intimidating protesters, public organizations emphasize.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo: the “Team Against Torture”* https://pytkam.net/
23:08, 19 December 2024
Zarema Musaeva suffers from pain in her legs, but she does not receive medical treatment in a hospital. Human rights defenders believe that the new case on disorganization of the activities of the penal colony is not related to the motion for conditional early relief (CER) for Zarema Musaeva.
22:19, 19 December 2024
As soon as he returns to Makhachkala, Dagestani activist Isalmagomed Nabiev plans to visit the FSB Department, where he was summoned because of signing an appeal in defence of detained Ramazan Rabadanov. The activist suggests that the summoning is a method of pressure.
Nikolai Tsomartov. Photo https://botsman.org
21:55, 19 December 2024
Telegram channels are spreading defamatory information about the family of Anna Tsomartova, a missing athlete from North Ossetia; the check of this fact has been ongoing for the second month, Anna's father has stated.
Igor Nagavkin at the Volgograd Regional Court, September 12. Photo courtesy of Igor Nagavkin for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:01, 19 December 2024
A trial has been launched in the town of Uryupinsk against Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, who is serving his term at a penal colony there. According to Valentin Bogdan, also a human rights defender, the colony bosses have grossly violated the law by leaving Nagavkin in the dungeon (punishment cell) for two consecutive terms.
Handcuffs. Photo: "RIA Dagestan" https://riadagestan.ru/
23:36, 18 December 2024
The court has awarded Zainulabidin Mirzabekov, a Makhachkala resident, with compensation in the amount of 11 million roubles for his illegal criminal prosecution and eight years he spent behind bars. Mirzabekov, who had claimed 414 million roubles, intends to appeal against the court ruling.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/145320/
22:56, 18 December 2024
The leader of Chechnya voiced the idea of excluding the “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham”* grouping, which seized power in Syria, from the list of terrorist organizations. Ramzan Kadyrov also proposed sending Chechen law enforcers to Syria.
The police used water cannons to suppress a protest action. December 7, 2024. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:49, 18 December 2024
The authorities of Georgia have sanctioned human rights violations in the country, the “Amnesty International” (AI) human right organization claims in its report. Human rights defenders have called for an end to the violence, the release of detainees, and a thorough investigation into the attacks and beatings.
16:40, 18 December 2024
The “Amnesty International” and “Article19” human rights organizations condemned the arrests of journalists and called on the international community to respond to human rights violations in Azerbaijan.
A prison. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:37, 17 December 2024
A resident of the Stavropol Territory, convicted of participating in the "Islamic State" (IS)*, has stated that he had confessed under torture.
Isalmagomed Nabiev. Photo: Yevgeny Kostin / "Molodyozh Dagestana" (Dagestani Youth) https://md-gazeta.ru/mnenie/77581
22:51, 17 December 2024
Isalmagomed Nabiev, who has signed an appeal in defence of the detained Ramazan Rabadanov, received a summons to the Dagestani branch of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Service). The activist saw this as a chance to convince law enforcers to objectively investigate the Rabadanov's case.
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.