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Olympic Torch Relay in the city of Maikop, February 3, 2014. Photo by Oleg Chaly for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:52, 3 February 2014
On the day of Olympic Torch Relay Maikop was crowded, citizens report
A section of the Olympic Torch Relay was held today in the city of Maikop, the capital of Adygea. The festive event was held at elevated security measures; however, there were plenty of people in the streets, residents report.
Rally to protest Sochi Olympics, Istanbul, February 2, 2013. Photo by Irma Kreiten, http://sochi2014-nachgefragt.blogspot.com.tr/
21:31, 3 February 2014
In Istanbul, 700 Circassians rally against Sochi Olympics
On February 2, in Istanbul, at the building of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Turkey, a rally of the Circassian public against the Olympics in Sochi was held with the attendance of over 700 people.
19:49, 3 February 2014
Tuapse court arrests Vitishko for 15 days
Today, the ecologist Evgeny Vitishko has been sentenced in Tuapse to 15 days of administrative arrest. Evgeny was detained in the morning when leaving the building of the criminal-executive inspection. At detention, policemen alleged that Evgeny Vitishko was suspected of committing a theft, the lawyer Alexander Popkov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
19:19, 3 February 2014
At trial of Politkovskaya's murder case, jurors watch video from the doorway camera
Today, the prosecutors showed the jury of the Moscow City Court (MCC) the video record from the surveillance camera at the entrance to the house of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya, who was assassinated in the fall of 2006.
19:02, 3 February 2014
Detainee dies in ROVD in Karachay-Cherkessia, his relatives assert (+video)
Murat Borlakov, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, delivered today to the Ust-Djegutin ROVD (District Interior Division), has died there under unclear circumstances, according to his relatives. In demand to clear out what happened, his relatives and friends blocked Federal Highway A-155 Vladikavkaz-Dombay.
Law enforcers patrolling Sochi streets. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:43, 3 February 2014
Obama finds Sochi a safe city but can’t ‘discount’ terror threats
Although the risk of terror acts during the Olympic Games in Sochi is real, the capital city of the Games is safe, said the President of the United States Barack Obama.
A copy of the document posted in Navalny's blog says that the Krasnodar City Mayor Vladimir Evlanov asks Iosif Gamzaev, the Director of the Department of Education of the Krasnodar Administration, to ensure the presence of educators at the celebration of the Olympic Torch Relay on February 4, http://navalny.livejournal.com
08:57, 3 February 2014
Navalny: Krasnodar authorities send 30% of educators to Olympic Torch Relay
Alexei Navalny, a blogger and the leader of the unregistered "People's Alliance" Party, has spread information that the authorities of Krasnodar urge the bosses of the local Department of Education to ensure the presence of 30% of city teachers at the celebration of the Olympic Torch Relay on February 4.
Galina Arapova. Photo taken from 7х7 Internet-journal, http://7х7-journal.ru/
02:39, 3 February 2014
Arapova: there are no chances to challenge refusal of OC "Sochi-2014" to issue fan's passport
Those who go to court to sue "Sochi-2014" Organizing Committee (OC) demanding to repeal the provision in the rules on issuance of fan's passports, allowing to refuse to issue one without explanation, have no chance to win the trial, said Galina Arapova, the Director of the Centre for Defence of Media Rights.
Counterterrorist operation, photo: http://nac.gov.ru
02:02, 3 February 2014
From January 27 to February 2, seven persons fell victim to armed conflict in North Caucasus
In the course of the armed conflict in North Caucasus, during the week from January 27 to February 2, 2014, at least seven people suffered: five of them were killed and two wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
00:02, 3 February 2014
Picketers in Sochi demand a Law on "Children of War"
A branch of the public all-Russian organization "Children of War" was launched in Sochi. The first action of the branch was a picket held in support of the demand to pass a law on this category of citizens.
19:09, 2 February 2014
Activist of "The Other Russia" states that OC "Sochi-2014" refused to give him fan's passport
Pavel Nagibin, an activist of "The Other Russia" Party from Rostov-on-Don, claims the politically motivated actions of "Sochi-2014" Organizing Committee (OC), which has refused to issue a fan's passport to him, thus, prohibiting him to attend the Olympic Games in Sochi.
16:34, 2 February 2014
Azerbaijani "Dalga" movement intends to seek tougher punishment for bringing people to suicide
Since the start of 2014, Azerbaijan has registered 21 suicides and a few suicide attempts, including in the form of self-immolation, said a spokesman of the youth movement "Dalga" (Wave). Activists of the movement are going to demand from the authorities to toughen the penalties for bringing people to suicide.
Rally "Circassians extinguish Olympic Flame", Ankara, February 1, 2014. Photo: KAFFED, www.facebook.com/Kafkas.Dernekleri.Federasyonu
10:57, 2 February 2014
In Turkey, protest action "Circassians extinguish Olympic Flame" gathered 1200 people
The protest against the Sochi Olympics, held in Ankara on February 1 under the motto "Circassians extinguish Olympic Flame", was attended by 1200 people.
02:42, 2 February 2014
Suspect of false terror act report detained in Volgograd Region
As reported on February 1 by the press service of the Chief Department for the Region of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), a suspect of making a false telephone call about a terror act has been detained in the Volgograd Region.
00:12, 2 February 2014
Chechnya: mother of abducted girl complains about investigators' inaction
The mother of Khadizhat Elimkhanova, a 20-year-old resident of Grozny, abducted in Chechnya, has complained to the Prosecutor's Office about improper investigation into her daughter's abduction. The Office has stated that they will supervise the investigation.
Olympic Circles in Sochi. Photo http://www.krasnodar-region.com/
17:56, 1 February 2014
On the eve of Sochi Olympics, US Congressman Paskrell speaks in support of Circassians
A week before the 2014 Olympics, Bill Paskrell, a US Congressman, spoke in support of the Circassian people, urging his colleagues to condemn the Sochi Olympics and support the Circassians' struggle for their culture. Activists of Circassian organizations expressed gratitude to Paskrell and hope that other Congressmen would listen to him.
Picket in Atrakhan against rising prices and tariffs. February 1, 2014. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:02, 1 February 2014
Nine persons picket in Astrakhan against rising prices and tariffs
The action was coordinated with the authorities of the city, said Igor Stenin, the organizer and the leader of the association "Russians of Astrakhan". The picket was held near Swan Lake, not far from the offices of the LLC "Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhsk" and the CJSC "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz".
The campaigners of "Strategy 31" in Bratsky square near the monument "To the fighters for the Soviet power". Astrakhan, January 31, 2014. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:03, 1 February 2014
In Astrakhan, participants of "Strategy 31" are indignant with refusal to picket at "Gazprom" office
The campaigners of "Strategy 31", about 20 in number, held their rally on January 31 in Astrakhan. They believe that the city administration had violated their rights by banning their picket in front of the office of the "Gazprom".
The former Public Health Minister Ali Insanov at the court session. Baku, January 2014. Photo http://haqqin.az/
11:06, 1 February 2014
Azerbaijan starts hearings on the case of former Public Health Minister
On January 31, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Gadim Babaev, began the hearings on the merits of the case of the former Public Health Minister Ali Insanov. The case is considered in connection with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
The Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia Alexander Chikaidze destroys a CD with the files of the archive about the personal lives of citizens in a shredder. Tbilisi, September 5, 2013. Photo by the press service of the MIA of Georgia
05:24, 1 February 2014
Georgian MIA destructs part of archival records on citizens' private life
On January 31, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia destroyed two CDs with records of citizens' private life, which had been recorded in the course of secret surveillance. The destruction took place at the closing sitting of the temporary commission on illegal surveillance and secret recording.
News
Adygea judge Adam Voitlev has been charged with bribery.

The recovered weapon. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. During the week from February 2 to 8, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

Aslan Trakhov has been stripped of his judicial immunity.

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.