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Murad Bichuev, a coach, in his new car. Screenshot of a video posted on Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel on February 10, 2024, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/4462
16:16, 11 February 2024
Kadyrov reports on giving money and awards to athletes
The coaches of Chechen sports clubs have received a million roubles each; the athletes were awarded 500,000 roubles each; and the coach of the "Akhmat" Fighting Club was also presented with a car. This was reported by the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, who added that the coaches and athletes were encouraged at the expense of the Kadyrov Fund.
A criminal case, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:11, 10 February 2024
Resident of Adygea accused of desertion
A court in Adygea has placed in custody a local resident who, according to investigators, failed to show up for military service after his vacation.
19:50, 10 February 2024
Interregional public organization of free legal assistance "Patient's Monitor" closes its offices in Ingushetia and KBR
Free legal aid organizations "Patient's Monitor" and "ZhKKh (Housing and Communal Services) Monitor" were forced to close their offices in Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) due to lack of funds; their work continues in Dagestan.
Three participants in a mass brawl in Nevinnomyssk have apologized to the participant in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of a video https://t.me/bloknot_stavropol/18838
18:50, 10 February 2024
Residents of Stavropol Territory apologize for beating up SMO fighter
Three participants in a mass brawl in Nevinnomyssk have apologized to the participant in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, who was beaten up in a bar, and to "the entire city." The attackers have been arrested, and a case of hooliganism is being investigated.
18:37, 10 February 2024
Putin decorates Kadyrov with another order
Vladimir Putin has awarded Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, the Order of Merit for Fatherland, Degree II, emphasizing his "great contribution to statehood strengthening."
The Vladikavkaz Garrison Military Court. Photo by the court's press service http://gvs.wlk.sudrf.ru/modules.php?name=info_court&id=12
16:35, 10 February 2024
Contract soldier from North Ossetia convicted of absence from unit
The Vladikavkaz Garrison Military Court has sentenced Marat Khabalov to 5.5 years in penal colony for his two-month absence from his military unit. His defence has challenged the verdict.
Zelimkhan Tsuroev. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Wanted Ingushetia" on February 2, 2024 https://t.me/rozyskRI/15122
15:24, 10 February 2024
Relatives of resident of Ingushetia urge him to surrender to law enforcers
Relatives of Zelimkhan Tsuroev, accused of publicly justifying terrorism, have asked him not to let his family down, but to return home and surrender to law enforcers. Tsuroev, who was under recognizance not to leave the place, testified during the investigation about the wanted men, Amirkhan Gurazhev and Adam Ozdoev and after a while ran away from home, a Telegram channel associated with law enforcers has informed.
Igor Nagavkin. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:47, 10 February 2024
Human rights defender Nagavkin’s advocate claims gross violations in theft case
Investigators and court did not conduct an examination of the jewellery items seized from the convicts, did not establish the amount of damage, and all the defendants in the criminal case were defended by one lawyer, claimed an advocate of human rights defender Igor Nagavkin, convicted of stealing the jewellery.
The Dagestan State Medical University. Photo from the Telegram channel of the “Insan” charitable foundation
23:10, 9 February 2024
Dagestan organizes retraining of healthcare workers from Palestine
The Ministry for Public Health and the Medical University of Dagestan organized retraining courses for refugees from Palestine who decided to work for the republic’s healthcare system. The “Insan” charitable foundation has announced its willingness to pay for the above retraining.
Seda Suleimanova. Photo: the “SK SOS Crisis Group”* (included into the register of foreign agents)
22:13, 9 February 2024
Caucasian experts question version of Suleimanova’s murder
The long absence of information about the fate of Seda Suleimanova, who was taken to Chechnya, does not give reason to believe that she was killed, experts point out. They explain that “honour killings” are not committed for lack of religiosity, and relatives could just isolate the young woman from the world.
Oleg Orlov*. Photo: https://memohrc.org/ru/specials/orlov-oleg-petrovich * included by the Russian Ministry of Justice into the register of foreign agents
20:57, 9 February 2024
Date of trial of rights defender Oleg Orlov* announced
The first court hearing of the case of repeated discrediting the Russian Army initiated against Oleg Orlov*, a co-chair of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"**, is scheduled for February 16 at the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow.
Temirkhan Amakhanov near the Derbent City Court. March 16, 2021. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:38, 9 February 2024
Dagestan resident, Temirkhan Amakhanov, achieves compensation for beating by law enforcers
A court has obliged the police to pay 400,000 roubles in compensation to Temirkhan Amakhanov, a resident of Derbent, who had to have his spleen removed after being beaten up by law enforcers. Amakhanov claimed five million roubles as compensation for his moral harm; now, he intends to challenge the above sum, the "Travmunkt" legal assistance project has informed in its Telegram channel.
The Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Photo: elbrus.press
19:10, 9 February 2024
KBR resident convicted of treason
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced a local resident, who had planned to take part in the special military operation (SMO) on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), to six years in a penal colony.
Leyla Gatagazheva (on the right). Screenshot of a video by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
17:51, 9 February 2024
Young mother from Ingushetia Leyla Gatagazheva left in custody despite mitigation of charges
Investigators have excluded one of the articles of accusation from the case against Leyla Gatagazheva, a native of Ingushetia. The young mother of two children is no longer charged with complicity in terrorism. However, Leyla Gatagazheva is still being kept in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) despite the arguments submitted by her advocates.
17:30, 9 February 2024
Court sends Novocherkassk resident to mental hospital for calling for extremism
A resident of Novocherkassk wanted to join a terrorist organization and promoted its activities on a social network, but was not aware of his actions due to insanity, a court ruled.
Vitaly Votanovsky*. Photo by Vitaly Votanovsky* https://prosleduet.media
16:18, 9 February 2024
Activist Vitaly Votanovsky* requests asylum in Croatia
Vitaly Votanovsky*, an activist from Krasnodar, who left Russia because of the threat of criminal prosecution, appealed to the authorities of Croatia with a request to grant him political asylum.
A penal colony. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:56, 8 February 2024
Natives of Dagestan convicted for murder in Kalmyk colony
The Supreme Court (SC) of Kalmykia has found natives of Dagestan, Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov, guilty of attempting to escape, murder and attempted murder, and disrupting the colony's work. Atimagomedov has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, and Kuramagomedov – to life-long imprisonment.
Themis. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:14, 8 February 2024
Resident of Ingushetia fined for discrediting Russian Army
A court in the city of Magas (the capital of Ingushetia) has found Nazir Tsechoev's posts on the Telegram as discrediting the Russian Army and imposed a fine on him.
Beating of Nikita Zhuravel. Screenshot of a video posted by Akmed Dudaev on September 25, 2023 https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2259
22:12, 8 February 2024
Chechen police refuse to institute criminal case on beating of Zhuravel
Based on the results of the inspection, the Chechen police have refused to institute a criminal case on beating of Nikita Zhuravel due to the absence of a criminal act, the Russian Ombudsperson’s Office reports.
ECtHR. Photo: https://espch.site/
18:52, 8 February 2024
ECtHR awards compensations to participants of protests in support of Navalny* in Kuban
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) awarded compensation to activists from Anapa and Sochi who participated in rallies in support of Alexei Navalny* in January 2021.
News
The leaders of a Kalmyk prison colony received lengthy sentences in the case of a terrorist cell

Voltmeter readings. Still frame from a video sent by a Caucasian Knot reader to the feedback bot. Residents of a Dagestani village complained of regular power outages

Those accused of murdering the editor-in-chief of Chernovik are insisting on overturning the sentence

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.