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19:07, 16 February 2014
Pickets against closing libraries held in Volgograd
Today in Volgograd, activists of the public movement named "The Essence of Time" and of the all-Russian public organization of family defence "All-Russian Parental Resistance" held pickets against the closure of libraries in Volgograd.
Baku, February 16, 2014. Rally by residents of Narimanov street (former Sovietskaya) and neighboring boroughs against demolition of their houses. In the centre – deputy head of Yasamal District of Baku Samed Islamov. Photo by Kyamal Ali for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:10, 16 February 2014
Baku hosts rally against demolition of 10,000 houses in city centre (+video)
On February 16, a rally was held in Baku by residents of the central city district consisting of old one- and two-storey private houses. The protesters were unhappy with the authorities' plan to demolish the district and build a park area instead.
14:14, 16 February 2014
Bogus: arrest of Asker Sokht to consolidate Circassian movement
The arrest of Asker Sokht, the Chair of the Krasnodar Territorial "Adyge-Khase", will consolidate the Circassian movement, since now even his critics speak in his support, said Adam Bogus, the chairman of "Adyge-Khase" of Adygea, who did not rule out that Circassian activists would hold a series of protest actions in support of Asker Sokht.
11:11, 16 February 2014
South Ossetia: explosion occurs in the yard of head of presidential administration
This morning, in the yard of Boris Chochiev, the head of the presidential administration of South Ossetia in Tskhinvali, an explosion occurred that hurt nobody, said a source from the administration.
Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: Vladimir Anosov, YUGA.ru
23:20, 15 February 2014
KBR resident says he was beaten and tortured by policemen
The mother and the advocate of Azamat Eguzhokov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), detained on suspicion of illegal possession of weapons, declare that he was exposed to unlawful methods of investigation.
21:44, 15 February 2014
Chairman of "Adyge-Khase" of Krasnodar Territory put behind bars
The court has ruled to place Asker Sokht, the head of the public organization "Adyge-Khase" of the Krasnodar Territory, into custody for eight days, users of social networks report. No official confirmation of this information has arrived.
Evgenia Chirikova at the solo picket in support of the ecologist Evgeny Vitishko. Moscow, December 25, 2013. Screenshot of a video at youtube.com
20:12, 15 February 2014
In Moscow, rally in support of ecologist Evgeny Vitishko was 100 people strong
In the Moscow's Gorky Park, in Pushkin Embankment, a picket in support of the ecologist Evgeny Vitishko took place. The action was attended by up to 100 people; the ecologist Evgenia Chirikova and activists of the "Yabloko" Party among them.
Participants of rally collect signatures against the incorporation of the Gorodische settlement into Volgograd. February 15, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:36, 15 February 2014
Participants of rally in Gorodische ask President not to let incorporation of their settlement into Volgograd
An appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin asking to help residents of the settlement of Gorodische in the Volgograd Region to overturn the decision to join the settlement to the city of Volgograd was adopted by the participants of the today's rally. In their opinion, the incorporation into the city will significantly damage the social status of Gorodische residents.
15:41, 15 February 2014
Circassian activists report detention of chairman of "Adyge-Khase" of Krasnodar Territory
Asker Sokht, the leader of the public organization "Adyge-Khase" of the Krasnodar Territory was detained on February 14 in Krasnodar, Circassian activists have reported.
Sumgait, Azerbaijan. Photo: Timur Mamedrzaev, http://en.wikipedia.org/
14:35, 15 February 2014
Azerbaijan: Karabakh War veteran attempts self-immolation
On February 14, Malik Medjidov, a veteran of the Karabakh War, made an attempt of self-immolation in front of the administration of the city of Sumgait in protest against non-provision of housing to his family. Eyewitnesses of the incident prevented him from setting fire to himself.
Lydia Petrova, 83, a participant of the hunger strike. Volgograd, February 7, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:03, 15 February 2014
Elderly Volgograd hunger-striker refused to move to social hotel
Volgograd officials offered Lydia Petrova, 83, who is taking part in the hunger strike of parents of many children and children with disabilities, and people without housing, to move to a social hotel. The woman disagrees with such solution of her housing problem.
04:40, 15 February 2014
HRW: IOC urged Russian government to pay wage debts to builders of Olympic venues
The Russia's government has promised to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pay the outstanding wage debts equivalent to 8.3 million US dollars to the builders of sports facilities and infrastructure of the Sochi Olympics, the international Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports.
03:56, 15 February 2014
Sochi: organizers of the action against "residence-based discrimination" agree with Mayoralty to jointly address city problems
On February 14, Roman Shikarev and Vladimir Kimaev, the organizers of a rally against "residence-based discrimination", held a roundtable in the Mayoralty of Sochi, at the request of the officials, instead of the rally scheduled for February 16. The parties expressed satisfaction with the format of the event and agreed to meet again in a month.
The building of the court built specially for the consideration of the case of the attack on Nalchik. Photo: Vladimir Trifonov, http://www.fsin.su/
00:50, 15 February 2014
Soblirov, defendant in Nalchik attack case, has other freedom restriction measure
Kazbek Dateev, Musa Soblirov's advocate, said that his client would now be under recognizance not to leave instead of custody. Kazbek Dateev said in his comment that Soblirov's disease belongs to the category, which prevents keeping a person in detention; however, the lawyer refused to specify it.
The gravestones monuments, which constituted the main part of the composition of the Memorial to victims of the deportation in 1944, are transferred to the territory of the complex, dedicated to the memory of the fallen employees of the Chechen power structures, located in Akhmat Kadyrov Square. Grozny, February 14, 2014. Photo by an eyewitness
23:50, 14 February 2014
Chechen authorities dismantle Memorial to deportation victims in Grozny
The Memorial to victims of the deportation in 1944 under Stalin's order, which was built in 1992 in Grozny, is now being dismantled. The gravestones monuments, which constituted the main part of the composition, are transferred to the territory of the complex, dedicated to the memory of the fallen employees of the Chechen power structures, located in Akhmat Kadyrov Square.
A queue to the Spectator registration centre, Sochi, February 13, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:17, 14 February 2014
Spectators of Winter Olympics in Sochi complain about long queues at ticket offices
Russian fans told about long queues at the ticket offices of the Olympics in Sochi at buying tickets to the events of the 2014 Games. At the same time, they praise the good organization of the Olympic Games, the work of volunteers and the creation of a barrier-free environment for invalids.
Policemen at the action undertaken in protest against the Olympics in Sochi. Nalchik, February 7, 2014. Photo http://www.aheku.org/
18:17, 14 February 2014
Students from Syria detained after anti-Olympic action in Nalchik deported from Russia
With regard to the three students from Syria, detained on February 7 in Nalchik, near the place of the action against the Olympics in Sochi, a decision was made to deport them from Russia, said one of the students. The public organization "Peryt" is preparing to appeal against the deportation.
17:41, 14 February 2014
Olympic Organizing Committee rejects fan's passport for oppositionist Maxim Katz
Maxim Katz, a Deputy of the Municipal Assembly of the town of Schukino and a member of the staff of Alexei Navalny at the election of Moscow Mayor, was denied a fan's passport for the Sochi Olympics by the decision of the Organizing Committee (OC).
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo http://www.ewnc.org/
15:52, 14 February 2014
Vitishko's defence prepares complaint on Tuapse Court decision to replace conditional term for real one
The advocates of Evgeny Vitishko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", are gathering materials for lodging a supervisory complaint against the decision of Court of Appeal, which has upheld the decision of the Tuapse Court to replace the ecologist's conditional term by the real deprivation of freedom in a settlement-colony.
Maikop, Adygea. Photo: Znanibus, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
14:06, 14 February 2014
Government of Adygea allocates 3.5 million roubles to build houses for repressed people
As reported by the republic's ministry of labour and social development, Adygea has allotted a total of 3.5 million roubles from the budget for acquisition of housing for rehabilitated persons and for the persons recognized as victims of political repressions.
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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....

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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

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