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Laying flowers at the site of the murder of Stanislav Markelov, an advocate, and Anastasia Baburova, a journalist of the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”. Moscow, January 19, 2015. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:40, 20 January 2024
Fifteen years pass since murder of advocate Markelov and journalist Baburova
On the 15th anniversary of the murder of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, Moscow activists called for laying flowers at the place of their deaths and announced the screening of a film about the murdered journalist.
A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
17:27, 20 January 2024
Resident of Dagestan found guilty of extremism
In Makhachkala, a court found Ruslan Abdullaev guilty of involvement in a cell of the “USSR Citizens”* and sentenced him to imprisonment in a penal colony. However, taking into account the time spent under arrest, the defendant was released in the courtroom.
A collective prayer. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel "ChP Grozny" on January 17, 2024 https://t.me/chpgrozny_95/7769
16:10, 20 January 2024
Resonance of Gakaev's murder accelerates families' reconciliation
The reconciliation of Abdurakhim Gakaev's relatives with the killer's family took place without any coercion; the apology is not a disgrace to the family and is usually accepted; and the promise of renouncing blood feud cannot be broken, experts on the Caucasus have indicated.
The Russian Ministry of Justice. Photo: https://minjust-rso.org/
23:14, 19 January 2024
"Ingush Independence Committee"* included into register of foreign agents
The Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has added the "Ingush Independence Committee"* to the list of foreign agents, justifying this decision with the calls for violating the territorial integrity of Russia and creating Russia's negative image.
Kurban Dalgatov's photo at his parents' home. Photo by the "Chernovik" outlet https://chernovik.net/news/zakryl-kurtkoy-obzor-videokamery-i-telo-kurbana-potaschili-vniz
23:12, 19 January 2024
Dalgatov’s relatives express their indignation at leniency to those involved in case on his death
Eleven law enforcers are involved in a criminal case on the death of Kurban Dalgatov, and four of them are placed under house arrest, including Bulat Medjidov, whose pre-trial restriction measure was changed on January 17. A Kurban Dalgatov’s widow requested investigators to return all the defendants to a SIZO (pre-trial prison).
Rizvan Dadaev. Screenshot of the video https://parniplus.com/lgbt-movement/rizvan-dadaev/
23:08, 19 January 2024
Grozny resident manages to leave Russia after being tortured because of his sexual orientation
Rizvan Dadaev, a resident of Grozny, who had been missing for a long time after his detention because of his sexual orientation, had been tortured in captivity for months. He has managed to leave Russia now.
Natalia Dorozhnova. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:50, 19 January 2024
Second protocol on discrediting Russian Army drawn up against Natalia Dorozhnova
Law enforcers have drawn up a second protocol on discrediting the Russian Army against Natalia Dorozhnova, a Volgograd activist. The reason to persecute her was Dorozhnova's statements in an interview after the trial, which fined her under the same article, the human rights project "OVD-Info"* has informed.
Abdurakhim Gakaev. Screenshot https://vk.com/wall-201224353_853076
19:14, 19 January 2024
Rights defenders hold Chechen authorities responsible for Gakaev's murder
The authorities and law enforcers should have paid attention to Turpal-Ali Shamurzaev's posts about his fight against witches and react to them; this could have prevented the murder of Mullah Gakaev, human rights defenders have stated.
The reconciliation of the Gakaevs and relatives of Turpal-Ali Shamurzaev, accused of killing the Mullah. Screenshot of the video posted on the Instagram page (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia) "Tut Chechnya" (Chechnya Here) on January 17, 2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/C2NqwqpLVLP/
17:12, 19 January 2024
Gakaevs reconcile with family of the man accused of killing Mullah
The reconciliation of relatives of Turpal-Ali Shamurzaev, accused of killing the Mullah, Abdurakhim Gakaev, and the latter's family occurred in the village of Kadi-Yurt, a resident of the Gudermes District has informed.
Zarema Musaeva in the court room. Photo from the Telegram channel "Krovavaya Barynya" (Blood Lady)
14:50, 19 January 2024
Zarema Musaeva reprimanded in penal colony
The colony bosses have reprimanded Zarema Musaeva for not wearing a badge; she walked ten meters down the corridor without it. The reprimand may cause non-release of Musaeva under the conditional early relief (CER), an advocate has stated.
Logo of the “Amnesty International”. Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org
23:39, 18 January 2024
AI urges authorities in European states to stop deportation of natives of Northern Caucasus
Authorities in European states must immediately halt the transfer of refugees and asylum seekers from Northern Caucasus back to Russia where they are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment, the “Amnesty International” (AI) has declared.
Memorial to the victims of the deportation of Karachay people. Photo from the website of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee https://www.nhc.no/en/80-years-since-the-mass-deportations-of-the-karachays/
22:38, 18 January 2024
Norwegian Helsinki Committee remembers mass deportation of repressed peoples in USSR
A series of articles reporting about the deportation of peoples during the years of Soviet power has been prepared by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. The articles contain, in particular, memories of Karachay and Kalmyk people about deportation from their native places and years in exile.
Sergey Artyushkov, an advocate. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:23, 18 January 2024
Advocate points to violations during search at Vyacheslav Yaschenko
The law enforcers' actions when conducting a search of the home of Vyacheslav Yaschenko, a "Caucasian Knot" journalist, in Volgograd were at odds with the search order signed by the investigator, the advocate has stated.
Vyacheslav Yaschenko. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?x+YPNmGt8thHc
17:17, 18 January 2024
Law enforcers conduct searched at "Caucasian Knot" journalist
Today, policemen have searched the home of Vyacheslav Yaschenko, a "Caucasian Knot" journalist, and took away his laptop and storage media. They explained that the search was conducted within the case of the activist, Evgeny Kochegin*, accused of spreading fakes about the Russian Army.
The riots at the Makhachkala Airport. Photo: https://tehnowar.ru/
17:02, 18 January 2024
Defence claims falsification of riots case at Makhachkala Airport
Gerei Djamalutdinov was detained after the riots at the Makhachkala Airport; law enforcers forced him to self-incriminate; and no the witness' interrogation data, who state that he saw Djamalutdinov at the airport could be found in the case files, the advocate has stated.
A colony. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
16:02, 18 January 2024
KBR's POC announces check after arson in penal colony
The prisoners who had set fire to mattresses in a colony in the Chegem District were placed into the dungeon (punishment cell) legally, a check is underway, the Department for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) and the local Public Oversight Commission (POC) have reported.
Screenshot of a video with apologies from relatives of man suspected of Gakaev’s murder from the Telegram channel of the “ChP Chechnya” public
15:57, 18 January 2024
Video with apologies from relatives of man suspected of Gakaev’s murder posted on Internet
Relatives of a resident of Chechnya, suspected of murdering mullah Abdurakhim Gakaev, asked for forgiveness from relatives of the murdered man.
People at the gathering in the village of Komsomolskoye. Screenshot of a video posted in the Telegram channel "ChP Grozny" on January 17, 2024 https://t.me/chpgrozny_95/7767
10:16, 18 January 2024
Relatives of suspect in killing Mullah offer reconciliation to Gakaevs
Relatives of the man accused of murdering the Mullah, Abdurakhim Gakaev, have stated that they were disgraced by their relative's actions and expressed a desire to reconcile with Mullah's relatives. It follows from the video record of the gathering that took place in the village of Komsomolskoye.
A statue of Themis. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:59, 17 January 2024
Resident of Volgograd Region convicted for fakes about Russian Army
The Kotelnikovsky District Court of Volgograd has sentenced Vasily Melnikov, a local resident, to five years in jail with a three-year-long ban on administering Internet sites within the case of spreading fakes about the Russian Army.
Nikita Zhuravel. Photo from the Telegram channel Kadyrov_95
23:51, 17 January 2024
At trial in Zhuravel’s case, court listens to testimonies of two prosecution witnesses
A fellow student of Nikita Zhuravel has stated in his testimony that he did not ask the defendant about his attitude to Islam and does not know on whose instructions Nikita Zhuravel burned the Koran.
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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.