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Nikita Zhuravel, November 28, 2023. Photo: grozny-news.net
19:09, 1 February 2024
Lawyers treat accusation of Zhuravel, who burned Koran, of ties with Ukraine as propaganda element
The state prosecution's statements about links of Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, with Ukraine have no legal value, since he is charged with a different crime, lawyers have stated, believing that such false accusations are made by the prosecution for propaganda purposes.
Vladimir Sevrinovsky. Photo: Vladsevr. https://ru.wikipedia.org
18:48, 1 February 2024
Makhachkala court stops proceedings on complaint of journalist Sevrinovsky against investigators
The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala has stopped proceedings on the complaint lodged by Vladimir Sevrinovsky, a journalist, about investigators' inaction. For more than a year they refused to register his application about his illegal detention in September 2022, at an anti-mobilization rally.
Irina Skorovarova. Screenshot https://www.memopzk.org/figurant/skorovarova-irina-anatolevna/ * included into the register of foreign agents
18:09, 1 February 2024
Irina Skorovarova, accused of discrediting Russian Army, left under house arrest
The appellate instance has upheld the ruling to place Irina Skorovarova, a resident of Taganrog, under house arrest; she is accused within a criminal case of discrediting the Russian Army. This was reported by the human rights project "OVD-Info"* with reference to Sergey Kovalevich, Irina's advocate.
Darya Polyudova. Screenshot of the photo from the activist's page on Facebook* (the activities of the Meta Company, owning the Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=906651747097234&set=t.100008675319596&type=3
17:36, 1 February 2024
Rights defenders call to help Darya Polyudova, activist, kept in colony
In the penal colony, where she is kept, Darya Polyudova is subject to pressure from the administration and other prisoners; one of cellmates had beaten her up, human rights defenders have reported, announcing fundraising aimed at legal help to Darya.
A colony. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
16:37, 1 February 2024
Pyatigorsk court sentences military serviceman to six years in colony for being absent from his unit
In Pyatigorsk, the garrison military court has sentenced a military serviceman to six years in penal colony for his three-month absence from his military unit.
Nikita Zhuravel. Photo: screenshot of a video / Kadyrov_95
23:55, 31 January 2024
Prosecutors submits to court psychiatric examination of Zhuravel, who burned Koran
Public prosecutors have submitted to a court in Grozny, as evidence of guilt, the results of a forensic psychiatric examination that found Nikita Zhuravel, a resident of Volgograd, accused of burning the Koran, mentally healthy.
Galina Arapova* (included into the register of foreign agents), Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: Roman Demyanenko, https://ru.wikipedia.org/, https://chernovik.net/
23:11, 31 January 2024
Lawyer Arapova* blames authorities for inefficient inquiry into murders of journalists Akhmednabiev and Kamalov
Authorities are responsible for the inefficient investigation of journalists' murders; the atmosphere of impunity gives a free hand to those who disagree with sharp journalistic publications, Galina Arapova*, a lawyer, has commented on the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the claims lodged by relatives of the murdered journalists, Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev and Khadjimurad Kamalov.
The Volgograd Regional Court building. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:17, 31 January 2024
Sentence to Volzhsky pensioners for extremism approved
The Volgograd Regional Court has upheld the sentence of three pensioners, members of the Volzhsky branch of the "Russia's Security Committee", convicted to three years of freedom deprivation each within the case of taking part in an extremist community.
Oleg Orlov. Photo: Anna Artemyeva, "Novaya Gazeta" https://ru.wikipedia.org/
19:53, 31 January 2024
Rights defender Orlov criticizes expertise conclusions in his case
The investigator has announced the completion of the re-investigation in the case of Oleg Orlov; and the motives of hatred and enmity have been added to the imputed charges of discrediting the Russian Army.
Viktor Pivovarov. Photo: shatologia.org
19:46, 31 January 2024
Case against priest Pivovarov comes to court
A criminal case against Viktor Pivovarov, Archbishop of the Slavyansk-on-Kuban and South Russian Russia’s Orthodox Church, has been submitted to the Slavyansk-on-Kuban City Court for consideration.
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:18, 31 January 2024
ECtHR awards compensation to son of murdered journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg recognized a violation of the right to life and obliged Russia to pay compensation of 26,000 euros to relatives of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, a “Caucasian Knot” correspondent in Dagestan, who was shot dead in 2013.
Sofia Angel-Barokko. Photo posted on Sofia's page in the "VKontakte" social network on May 27, 2023 https://vk.com/tiamatgoddess?z=photo220081595_457264218%2Fphoto_feed220081595
17:27, 31 January 2024
Blogger from Adygea listed as extremist and terrorist
The "Rosfinmonitoring" (Russian Federal Financial Monitoring Service) has included Sofia Angel-Barokko, a female blogger from Maykop (the capital of Adygea), accused of insulting believers' feelings and justifying terrorism, into the list of extremists and terrorists.
A pre-trial prison. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:50, 30 January 2024
Deputy head of FSIN's hospital convicted in Rostov-on-Don for torture
A court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Alexander Lyakh, a former deputy head of the tuberculosis hospital of the FSIN (Russian Federal Penitentiary Service), to 7.5 years in prison, finding him guilty of organizing patients' torture.
Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" about a domestic violence victim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyf1GcxSt48
22:54, 30 January 2024
Rights defenders note increase of domestic violence cases in Northern Caucasus
The situation with women's rights defence in the republics of Northern Caucasus is deteriorating, the participants of the conference "New trends in domestic violence situation in Northern Caucasus" have noted, especially stressing Ingushetia in this regard.
A detention facility. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:09, 30 January 2024
Maikop blogger complains about lack of medical care at SIZO
The administration of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Krasnodar denies a medical examination of Sofya Angel-Barokko, a blogger from Maikop, who suffers from asthma and who has been arrested in the case on insulting the feelings of believers and justifying terrorism.
A man unfolded a poster next to Idris Yusupov* (included into the register of foreign agents), who was holding a solo picket, so the journalist had to stop his protest action. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of the newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft) on January 29, 2024 https://t.me/chernovik/67013
19:14, 30 January 2024
Journalist Yusupov* claims interference with his solo picket in support of Gadjiev in Makhachkala
Journalist Idris Yusupov* traditionally went out on a solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, but the police interfered with the protest action three times until it had to be stopped, since another man unfolded a similar poster next to the picketer.
A brick factory located in the Dagestani city of Kaspiysk. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl6i3j9p9Jc
16:29, 30 January 2024
In Kaspiysk, managers of brick factory suspected of using slave labour
Information about labour slavery of a Belarusian resident at a brick factory located in the Dagestani city of Kaspiysk has been confirmed, and a criminal investigation has been launched, investigators report.
Domestic violence, photo: shutterstock.com
22:14, 29 January 2024
Woman from Nalchik demands to protect her grandson from bullying in family after his mother's death
A 59-year-old resident of Nalchik, the mother of a famous female athlete, is seeking guardianship over her seven-year-old grandson after her daughter's death. Psychologists and witnesses gave written testimonies that the boy was afraid of his father and complained of beatings and sexual violence. Despite this, the court refused to hand the child over to his grandmother.
A criminal code. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis
21:58, 29 January 2024
Mobilized man from Kuban convicted of evading service
A court in Maykop has sentenced Vladimir Litenkov, a military service man from the Krasnodar Territory (also known as Kuban), to five years in a penal colony, finding him guilty of leaving his unit without permission.
A detention facility. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:47, 29 January 2024
Pensioner from Rostov Region sentenced to colony for fakes about Russian Army
A court has sentenced the 72-year-old Evgenia Maiboroda to 5.5 years in penal colony, finding her reposts placed in a social network as fakes about the Russian Army and calls for extremism.
News
The death of a patient at a Derbent maternity hospital has led to a criminal case

The verdict in the murder case of the editor-in-chief of Chernovik has been upheld

he number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 8,250

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.