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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.
Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the "Novaya Gazeta". Photo: Irina Chevtaeva (RFE/RL)
11:13, 14 February 2014
Chief editor of "Novaya Gazeta" confirms that Politkovskaya was killed for her professional activities
The journalist Anna Politkovskaya systematically received threats, and her murder was linked to her professional activities, Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the "Novaya Gazeta", said at a session of the Moscow City Court (MCC).
Special operation in Dagestan. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/
09:47, 14 February 2014
Sheikh-Akhmed Baisuev killed in Dagestan was known to power agents as "Amir of Gudermes"
A native of Chechen Sheikh-Akhmed Baisuev, who was killed in Dagestan on February 11, was known to power agents as "Amir" of the city of Gudermes, said a law enforcement source. Earlier, his family earlier was subjected to pressure from power agents, human rights defenders assert.
04:06, 14 February 2014
Armenian NGOs declare obstruction of journalistic activity by the police
The Committee to Protect the Freedom of Expression, the Yerevan Press Club, the Institute of Diverse Information and the Helsinki Committee of Armenia have issued a statement condemning the actions of law enforcement officers who violate the rights of journalists and hindering their professional activities, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
03:07, 14 February 2014
Detained ANC activists are suspected of hooliganism, Police of Armenia reports
The Police of Armenia have opened a criminal case on hooliganism against the ANC activists who were disseminating leaflets on February 12 in Mashtots Avenue with information about the rally upcoming on March 1. Earlier, the police refuted the information about a criminal case against the activists.
02:07, 14 February 2014
Catherine Ashton and Štefan Füle call on the Azerbaijani authorities to remove obstacles to free operation of NGOs
Catherine Ashton, the EU High Commissioner for Foreign Policy, and Štefan Füle, the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, have expressed their concern about the adoption in Azerbaijan of amendments to the legislation restricting the activities of NGOs.
23:16, 13 February 2014
Whereabouts of two Magomedovs detained in Dagestan still unknown, advocate says
Relatives of the natives of Dagestan Shamsudin and Oka Magomedov, detainees on February 12, have addressed the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravizaschita" (Advocacy) asking to help in stopping the harassment by law enforcement bodies. Their advocate said that he could not meet them. The Dagestani MIA denies the detention of the Magomedovs.
20:28, 13 February 2014
Baku: blast at fuel station kills two people
The explosion occurred on Thursday at a fuel station in the capital of Azerbaijan. One person was killed and another one wounded, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by the on duty officer of the Khatai District Police Department.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: EWNC, commons.wikimedia.org
19:26, 13 February 2014
EU and IOC concerned about court's refusal to cancel real term for Vitishko
The refusal of the Krasnodar Territorial Court to satisfy the complaint lodged by Evgeny Vitishko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who asked to cancel the replacement of his conditional imprisonment with a real deprivation of freedom in the case of the so-called "Governor Tkachov's summer cottage", has caused concern of the European Union (EU) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The building of the main media centre in Sochi. Summer 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:30, 13 February 2014
Bloomberg: Sochi Olympic infrastructure needs 7 billion US dollars of investments
In the next three years, the support of the Sochi Olympic infrastructure will cost 7 billion US dollars, said the Bloomberg referring to two Russian officials. The costs are caused by the uncertain future of Olympic facilities.
Queues for tickets to the events of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. February 13, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:27, 13 February 2014
OC "Sochi-2014": problem of queuing for tickets settled
The problem with queues for tickets formed by fans who want to get to the events of the Winter Olympics in Sochi has been resolved, said Alexandra Kosterina, the vice-president of the Organizing Committee (OC) "Sochi-2014". She promised that the operation to buy a ticket would take no more than 20 minutes.
Lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova at Radio "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala" tells about the progress in investigating her beating, January 12, 2011. Photo: zakir05.livejournal.com
16:13, 13 February 2014
Dagestani lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova reports detention of her brother by policemen
On February 12, Magomedrasul Magomedov, a brother of the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova was detained in Khasavyurt. According to Sapiyat, her brother is suspected of raping a local woman. She treats his detention as a provocation and associates it with the pressure on her.
15:43, 13 February 2014
Armenian Police denied initiation of cases against ANC activists
The Armenian police spokesman said that no criminal case was opened against the activists of the "Armenian National Congress" (ANC), detained for distributing leaflets on February 12; their actions are studied within the framework of the preliminary investigation.
Participants of the hunger-strike Galina Akelyeva and Yelene Samoshina (to the right). Volgograd, February 3, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:30, 13 February 2014
Volgograd hunger strikers demand first persons of the region as negotiators
Today is the 10th day of the hunger strike held by parents with many children and parents of disabled children in Volgograd. The protesters reports that their personal problems began being solved; however, they want to hold negotiations with the top officials of the region to address all the raised issues.
Construction of the Olympic objects in the place of the swamp in the Imereti Valley. Sochi, June 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:17, 13 February 2014
"EcoWatch": Sochi Olympics have caused irreparable damage to environment
The Winter Sochi Olympic Games had been planned not as a sporting, but as a commercial project; its goal being to capture the expensive land of the Black Sea shore, the activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" ("EcoWatch" or EWNC) at the presentation of their report "Sochi-2014: Ten Years without Right to the Law: How They Built Better World".
The lawyer Namizad Safarov, a member of the NCDF. Photo: RFE/RL
03:11, 13 February 2014
Opposition: increase of suicides is linked with unaddressed social problems and human rights violations
In the last five years, Azerbaijan has seen a steadily increasing number of suicides, about 80 percent of which are caused by social problems, bureaucratic arbitrariness and human rights violations.
Special operation in Dagestan. Photo by NAC
01:04, 13 February 2014
In Dagestan, power agent wounded during a special operation in Khasavyurt District
According to a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, a power agent received a fragmental wound during the special operation conducted in the village of Bammatyurt, the Khasavyurt District; there is no threat to his life.
19:13, 12 February 2014
RWB downgrade Azerbaijan's position in the ranking of media freedom
The international journalistic organization "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has published its regular annual "2014 World Press Freedom Index", in which Azerbaijan, along with Russia and the countries of Central Asia, have been put on the list of countries with unfavourable situation with the freedom of the press.
Dagestan, Makhachkala. Photo from the site http://ebaskakov.narod.ru/
18:12, 12 February 2014
In Makhachkala, unidentified persons shoot 14-year-old son of slain businessman dead
On February 11, unidentified killers shot dead a 14-year-old boy, whose father and cousin were killed last July. Investigators link the murder of the teen with earlier received threats from members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), a source from the above ID of the ICRF told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
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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.