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Umar Salamov. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/umarsalamov95 *the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia
21:12, 26 December 2023
Chechen boxer Umar Salamov released after being kidnapped in Alkhan-Kala
Law enforcers released boxer Umar Salamov, who was kidnapped in January together with residents of the village of Alkhan-Kala. Most of the kidnapped people were convicted under the article of participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and are serving their sentences, the “Memorial” Centre for Defence of Human Rights reported.
Unrest in Makhachkala. Photo: https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/395641
19:16, 26 December 2023
Participant of clashes at Makhachkala airport charged with attempted murder of law enforcer
According to the information released by the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan, at least one of those arrested in connection with the unrest at an airport in Makhachkala has been charged with an attempt on the life of a law enforcer. The article provides for a penalty of up to life imprisonment.
15:44, 26 December 2023
Repressed residents of Kalmykia to receive one-time payments
Residents of Kalmykia who suffered from the Stalinist repressions were assigned one-time payments of 10,000 roubles to mark the 80th anniversary of the deportation of the Kalmyk people.
23:55, 25 December 2023
Shootout in Ingushetia with law enforcers becomes second armed incident within 20 days
An armed incident in the Sunzha District was preceded by a shelling attack on a police service car not far from the village of Yandare on December 5.
Journalist Idris Yusupov* at a solo picket. Makhachkala, December 25, 2023. Photo from the Telegram channel of the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft) *included into the register of foreign agents
23:10, 25 December 2023
Journalist Yusupov* notes decrease in Makhachkala residents’ interest in pickets for Palestine
Passers-by and drivers reacted less actively than earlier to the solo picket held by journalist Idris Yusupov* in support of Palestine. The picketer explained the decrease in the people’s interest by the emotional fatigue of the city residents from the news about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Handcuffs. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
21:24, 25 December 2023
Astrakhan resident succeeds in seeking cancellation of Grozny court’s verdict in case on escaping from military unit
A case against Samat Suleimanov, a mobilized resident of Astrakhan, sentenced for leaving his military unit without permission, has been returned for reconsideration. The judge in Grozny did not take into account that Samat Suleimanov was hospitalised after being beaten by his colleagues, the court of appeal indicated.
The SIZO (pre-trial prison). Photo by Yelena Sineok / Yuga.ru
19:59, 25 December 2023
Kuban resident complains about absence of medical care in SIZO
Nikolai Nabiev, a resident of Kuban, accused in a case on preparing to destroy cell phone towers, has complained that the administration of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in which he is being kept refuses to provide him with medical treatment.
19:45, 25 December 2023
Temryuk resident fined for his pacifist comments
Alexander Bershadsky, a resident of Temryuk, was fined 30,000 roubles for the pacifist comments he voiced while at work.
A courtroom. Photo: vk.com/yovsros
16:20, 25 December 2023
Sentence of Makhachkala resident upheld despite claim of case fabrication
A court of cassation upheld the verdict against Shamil Idrisov, a resident of Makhachkala, who was sentenced to six years of imprisonment on the charge of possessing a grenade. The court found unconvincing the arguments that the case materials were fabricated for Shamil Idrisov’s refusal to secretly cooperate with the law enforcement bodies.
Burnt car of the members of the "Committee against Torture". March 10, 2016. Photo courtesy of Djambulat Ozdoev, Ombudsman of Ingushetia
20:54, 24 December 2023
Rights defenders note no progress in case of attacking journalists in Ingushetia
For seven years, investigators have been unable to identify the attackers on journalists on the Chechen-Ingush border, the “Team against Torture” (TaT)* has stated.
20:51, 24 December 2023
Court again refuses to consider Debishev’s complaint about torture
A court in Grozny for the fourth time has refused to consider the complaint lodged by Timur Debishev, an actor, who is challenging the investigator’s decision not to initiate a criminal case about torture.
23:09, 23 December 2023
Volgograd resident fined for sticker on his car
The Sovietsky District Court of Volgograd has treated a pacifist sticker on the car window as discrediting the Russian Armed Forces and fined Oleg Moiseenko, a Volgograd resident, by 30,000 roubles.
22:13, 23 December 2023
Native of Chechnya convicted in Strasbourg for promoting terrorism
A court in Strasbourg has sentenced a native of Chechnya to 15 months in custody, finding him guilty of promoting terrorism due to his videos and songs of the “Islamic State” (IS)* posted n social networks.
Police cars. Photo: https://riadagestan.ru
19:52, 23 December 2023
Sources report increased security measures after calls for rally in Makhachkala
Additional police forces have been deployed to the streets of Makhachkala following calls for a rally posted online, and several streets have been cordoned off, sources report.
Mass riots at an airport in Makhachkala. Photo: https://twitter.com/Republic_Mag/status/1718701258935038204/video/2
19:37, 23 December 2023
Advocates criticize investigation into riots at Makhachkala airport
Most of those accused in criminal cases for participation in mass riots at an airport in Makhachkala have had their arrest periods extended until the end of March, while almost no investigative actions are being carried out, and a number of the arrestees are banned from being visited by their relatives and friends.
Alexander Nemov. Photo: https://dzen.ru/video/watch/642003618e063c1a4086bb66
16:28, 23 December 2023
Advocate Nemov, beaten in Chechnya, asks to transfer attack case to another region
Advocate Alexander Nemov, who was beaten in Chechnya, requested Alexander Bastrykin, the chair of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), to transfer the case on the attack to another region.
Kureish Timurziev. Photo https://fortanga.org/2023/12/muzh-glavy-fonda-kdl-prigovoryon-k-semi-godam-strogogo-rezhima-za-pokushenie-na-eyo-ubijstvo/
15:30, 23 December 2023
Sentence of Ingush resident for attempting to murder his wife highlights problem of domestic violence in Northern Caucasus
A court sentenced Kureish Timurziev to seven years of imprisonment for inflicting several knife wounds to his wife Nata Matieva, the head of the “Good People Club” charity foundation, because of her desire to get a divorce.
A plate at the entrance to the Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:05, 22 December 2023
In Rostov-on-Don, court pronounces verdict against Ukrainian combatant
In Rostov-on-Don, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Vladimir Udovik to imprisonment under the article on participation in a terrorist community, recognizing him as a shooter of the Ukrainian “Aidar” battalion*.
Tatiana Solomina. Photo: https://sotavision.world/ih-eshhe-ne-osudil-nikto-a-im-uzhe-pytayutsya-obespechit-ispolnenie-nakazaniya/
22:55, 22 December 2023
ICRF refuses to investigate threats from Chechnya against advocate
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has found no elements of the crime in the threats that advocate Tatiana Solomina received from a mother of her client from Chechnya. Investigators have refused to institute a criminal case. Tatiana Solomina intends to file an appeal against the ICRF’s decision.
A lesson in Arabic. Photo: https://startschool-msk.ru/arabskij-yazyk-dlya-detej
19:31, 22 December 2023
Orientalists and activists comment on idea of teaching Arabic in schools in Caucasus
Although the proposal to introduce Arabic into the school curriculum is politically motivated, it will be received positively in the republics of Northern Caucasus, where many parents of schoolchildren want their children to study Arabic.
News
Bakhruz Samedov. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1052981443502606&set=a.454678036666286&type=3 belongs to Meta, a company banned in Russia. Scientists and human rights activists have called for the release of Bakhruz Samedov

Gultekin Hajibeyli. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/ A Turkish court has rejected Hajibeyli's appeal against his detention in a deportation center

A man in a hospital bed. Illustration by the "Caucasian Knot" AI-generated program Copilot. The UN Special Rapporteur called for the release of Azerbaijani human rights activist Mammadli

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.