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21:11, 20 May 2024
Stavropol resident fined by 30,000 roubles for social network post
The court has found Artyom Babin, a Stavropol resident, guilty of discrediting the Russian Army for his pacifist post in the "VKontakte" social network.
18:11, 20 May 2024
Volgograd blogger Prokudin accused of discrediting Russian Army
Law enforcers have drawn up a protocol on the article of discrediting the Russian Army against the Volgograd blogger, Pavel Prokudin, who was arrested under a criminal case for inciting hatred towards Russian militaries.
Igor Nagavkin. Photo courtesy of Igor Nagavkin for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:52, 19 May 2024
Rights defender Nagavkin complains about violations during expertise of his case
The linguistic expertise, which has formed the basis of the case of disorganizing the work of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), was conducted with violations, Igor Nagavkin, a Volgograd human rights defender, has stated this in his complaint and asked that the experts be held accountable.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: CherryX per Wikimedia Commons
22:43, 19 May 2024
ECtHR finds violations of rights of Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don residents
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled to pay compensations to participants in protest actions in Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don, recognizing a violation of their right to an impartial trial.
Muaz Kibishev. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBYqNGclYKo July 25, 2022
22:22, 19 May 2024
KBR native suspected of treason
Criminal cases of spreading fakes about the Russian Army and treason have been opened against Muaz Kibishev, a native of the Kabardino Balkarian Republic (KBR), who is participating in hostilities against the Russian Army, human rights defenders have informed.
Liya Zaurbekova. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the “Marem” human rights group on May 16, 2024 https://t.me/marem_group/703
19:56, 19 May 2024
Rights defenders assess level of public attention to Liya Zaurbekova's case
The case of Liya Zaurbekova, an ethnic Chechen, who ran away from her relatives, has attracted attention of quite a lot of concerned people, human rights defenders have noted. Some came to the police station; others expressed their opinions on social networks, they have added.
Law enforcers. Photo by the press service of the Russia's MIA
14:52, 19 May 2024
Rights defenders give number of kidnapped people in Chechnya
At least 80 residents of Chechnya have been kidnapped after a car with a DUSTUM license plate was set on fire; volunteers have identified the names of a number of them. In the village of Starye Atagi, Urus-Martan District, about 50 members of the Saif-Islam Elmurzaev family, suspected of setting the above car on fire, have been kidnapped; and about 30 people have been kidnapped in the Shali District, the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence (CHRD)* has reported.
Kemal Tambiev, Abubakar Rizvanov, Abdulmumin Gadjiev (from left to right). Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:54, 18 May 2024
Rights defenders announce Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev as political prisoners
The case against Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev is politically motivated, human rights defenders have stated. They recognized Rizvanov and Tambiev as political prisoners, demanding that the criminal prosecution of those convicted on charges of financing terrorism be stopped and that they be released, as well as an inquiry into the torture of Kemal Tambiev.
Liya Zaurbekova. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of the “Marem” human rights group on May 17, 2024 https://t.me/marem_group/706
23:46, 18 May 2024
Escaped Chechen native Zaurbekova frightened by promise of Kadyrov’s associates to return her to her family
Liya Zaurbekova, a native of Chechnya, who fled the country, asked not to look for her and stated that she feared a forced return to her family, since her escape attracted the attention of Adam Delimkhanov.
Temirkhan Amakhanov at the Derbent Ciry Court, March 16, 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:46, 18 May 2024
Court doubles compensation to Dagestani Amakhanov for being beaten by police
A court of appeal has increased the amount of compensation for grievous bodily harm to Temirkhan Amakhanov, a resident of Derbent, who was beaten by the police, from 400,000 to 800,000 roubles. The above news has been reported by the “Traumpunkt” human rights project on its Telegram channel.
Zalina Marshenkulova. Photo: Instagram (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia) / mayachok_antihrista
21:33, 18 May 2024
Journalist Marshenkulova arrested in absentia on charges of justifying terrorism
In Moscow, a court granted an investigators’ request to arrest in absentia Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist from Kabardino-Balkaria, who was wanted on charges of justifying terrorism.
A Federal Security Service (FSB) officer. Photo: press service of the Russia's FSB http://nac.gov.ru/
19:59, 18 May 2024
Armed incident in KChR is third in 25 days
The shootout in the Nogai District, where law enforcers killed an alleged member of a terrorist organization, was preceded by attacks on police squads in Karachaevsk on April 22 and in the village of Mara-Ayagy on April 29 this year.
19:23, 18 May 2024
Journalist Vishnevetskaya files cassation complaint against her arrest in Dagestan
The defence of Yulia Vishnevetskaya, a journalist, has pointed out the absence of proofs of her participation in anti-mobilization protests in Makhachkala. Vishnevetskaya's rights to a fair trial were violated, the complaint states.
Liya Zaurbekova. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the “Marem” human rights group on May 16, 2024 https://t.me/marem_group/703
17:47, 18 May 2024
Advocate confirms departure of Chechen Zaurbekova from Russia
Liya Zaurbekova, a native of Chechnya, who escaped from her relatives, has left Russia and is in safety, her advocate has confirmed the information of a member of the Human Rights Council about the woman's departure from Russia.
Mikhail Balabanov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/solidarity.zone/p/CtZoFrfr6h1/ the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia
23:13, 17 May 2024
Prosecution demands nine years in jail for Mikhail Balabanov for commissariat arson
At the Southern District Military Court, the prosecutor has demanded to sentence Mikhail Balabanov, 21, to nine years in jail on charges of preparing to set fire to the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in Nevinnomyssk. Balabanov's guilt has not been proven; there are signs of falsification in the case, his defence has pointed out, demanding to acquit the defendant.
Movsar Umarov. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVqepeX_DEw
19:25, 17 May 2024
Rights defenders treat case of missing Movsar Umarov as typical for Chechnya
The decision of the Grozny court to provide Eset Umarova with the materials of the case of her son Movsar's disappearance gives some hope to his family, but investigators are unlikely to make the hope true. The fate of Chechen residents who disappeared like Umarov often remains unknown, human rights defenders have pointed out.
Liya Zaurbekova. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the “Marem” human rights group on May 16, 2024 https://t.me/marem_group/703
18:11, 17 May 2024
Police promise to protect Chechen woman Liya Zaurbekova, who escaped from domestic violence
The police promised human rights defenders and an advocate to ensure the safety of Liya Zaurbekova, a 19-year-old native of Chechnya, who fled from her family living in the Moscow Region. Liya Zaurbekova said she feared reprisals.
Vladimir Pliev, the former head physician of the Republican Clinical Emergency Hospital in Vladikavkaz. Screenshot of a video by "Gorodovoy" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jDs7NhGgsQ
22:49, 16 May 2024
Defendants accused of patients’ deaths in Vladikavkaz hospital refuse to admit their guilt
Vladimir Pliev and Oleg Morozov, the former head physician of the Republican Clinical Emergency Hospital in Vladikavkaz and the institution’s equipment engineer, respectively, refused to plead guilty to the deaths of nine patients with coronavirus caused by an accident in the institution’s oxygen supply system.
21:10, 16 May 2024
Human rights defenders report danger for Chechen native, who escaped from her family
The family of a 19-year-old native of Chechnya, who ran away from her family because of permanent pressure and the risk of being killed, put the girl on the wanted list and found her in Moscow. The girl was taken to a police station, and members of her family gathered around the building.
The Stavropol Territorial Court. Photo: https://wikimapia.org/14403386/ru/Ставропольский-краевой-суд#/photo/1581486
18:57, 16 May 2024
Court of Appeal upholds fine imposed on Mikhailovsk resident for discrediting Russian Army
The Stavropol Territorial Court has considered the appeal complaint lodged by Vitaly Fedorenko, a resident of the town of Mikhailovsk, against a fine imposed on him within the case of discrediting the Russian Army and upheld the punishment.
News
Special military operation in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense press service More than 8,600 fighters from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO zone.

Shootout in Dagestan. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT. During the week from January 26 to February 1, two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

The court has arrested former Sochi judge Valery Sluka.

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.