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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.
A military man in a court. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:55, 17 December 2024
The Izobilnensky District Court has sentenced Vasily Pogrebitsky, a former participant in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, to 1.5 years of conditional imprisonment, finding him guilty of threatening to kill and robbery.
19:35, 17 December 2024
A court in Sochi has found Vladimir Atamanchuk, a local activist, guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 160 hours of community works, as well as a fine in favour of the suffered party – Valery Baev, a lawyer.
23:53, 16 December 2024
Forced migrants from Chechnya living in Ingushetia have asked authorities to solve their housing problems by the 30th anniversary of the First Chechen War – to index payments due to them or return the status of forced migrants.
Diana Tsomartova. Screenshot of a video https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4BnBLvtkvm the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia
22:52, 16 December 2024
The mother of Anna Tsomartova, a North-Ossetian athlete who went missing, has complained that she is being threatened with dismissal from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for criticizing law enforcement bodies for inefficient inquiry into her daughter's disappearance.
A pensioner woman behind the bars. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:20, 16 December 2024
Activists sent money and postcards to the arrested pensioners accused of creating an illegal armed formation. The group of three pensioners does not meet the definition of an illegal armed formation (IAF), lawyers point out.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo: https://www.topnews.ru/news_id_739397.html
21:06, 16 December 2024
Zarema Musaeva has been accused of disrupting the operation of the penal colony. She faces up to five years of imprisonment.
Igor Nagavkin. Photo courtesy of Igor Nagavkin for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:45, 14 December 2024
Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, was not released from the dungeon (punishment cell), although his second consecutive placement there has expired. The colony administration in the town of Uryupinsk has refused to inform Igor's sister about his health condition.
A Cossack with a leather lash (nagaika). Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:34, 14 December 2024
The idea of the authorities of the Rostov Region to involve law enforcers in checking Roma and Cossacks by questioning their neighbours violates the laws and tramples on the rights of the Roma population. At the same time, there are no tension hotbeds in relations with Roma in the region; and the work with communities should be conducted through their leaders.
A detainee collapsed. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
00:06, 14 December 2024
In Vladikavkaz, a driver got into a road traffic accident because of his deteriorated health state. According to the investigators’ version, instead of sending the man to a hospital, law enforcers took him to a police station, and the man later died.
Roman Murdiev. Photo: the “Chechnya Segodnya” (Chechnya Today) news agency https://chechnyatoday.com/
23:19, 13 December 2024
In her appeal to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), a mother of Chechen teenager Roman Murdiev claimed that she had repeatedly filed complaints, but received refusals.
Nadezhda Kevorkova. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD-zuPAWVcQ
22:50, 13 December 2024
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has left Nadezhda Kevorkova, a journalist, accused of justifying terrorism, in custody until March 3, 2025.
22:27, 13 December 2024
Ruslan Nurushev, a Volgograd lawyer, has been brought final charges under the article on spreading fakes about the Russian Army. The defence has asked the court to schedule a preliminary hearing and consider the issue of Nurushev's release.
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.