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21:22, 21 April 2025
Kadyrov's eldest son is honorary citizen of Grozny
For his significant contribution to sports development, Akhmat Kadyrov was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of the City of Grozny".
Muslims praying in the street. Screenshot of a video posted by NurTv Plus on June 29, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-IoMRQh-0
23:58, 19 April 2025
Kadyrov outraged by idea of banning namaz in one of districts in Stavropol Territory
When commenting on a document banning namaz (prayer) in the Andropovsky District of the Stavropol Territory that had already been cancelled by the district’s authorities, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has called the ban an “open discrimination and legal lawlessness.” The leader of Chechnya has suggested that the authorities of other regions should build more mosques if they do not want namaz in the street.
Ramzan Kadyrov (right) at a meeting. April 17, 2025. Photo: Kremlin.ru
23:40, 19 April 2025
Participation in meeting with Emir of Qatar emphasizes Kadyrov's role in Kremlin's Middle East policy
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, acts as an informal mediator in relations with Islamic states, but has little freedom of manoeuvre in building personal relations with Middle-Eastern leaders.
Vitaly Zhuravlyov. Screenshot of a photo posted on the Telegram channel of the "Support for Political Prisoners Memorial" (included into the register of foreign agents) on April 18, 2025, https://t.me/pzk_memorial/6370
23:17, 19 April 2025
Vitaly Zhuravlyov’s new case sent to court
Vitaly Zhuravlyov, a resident of Akhtubinsk, has been charged with two episodes of repeated discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces for his comments posted on a social network.
Law enforcers. Photo: "FortangaORG" https://fortanga.org/2025/04/fsb-prigrozila-ugolovnymi-delami-za-akczii-v-podderzhku-ingushskih-imamov-tamashanova-i-sultygova/
22:43, 19 April 2025
Analysts assess popularity of detained Ingush Imams
The Ingush Imams, Mukhammad Tamaskhanov and Magomed Sultygov, were released after detention under recognizance not to leave the place. Both of them are popular among the followers of Salafi Islam.
Anna Safronova at a court session via videoconference. Screenshot of a video posted on the website that collects information on the criminal cases initiated against Russian Jehovah's Witnesses*
21:44, 19 April 2025
Believer from Astrakhan returned to penal colony unit after 20 days in punishment cell
Anna Safronova, a Jehovah’s Witness* from Astrakhan, who complained about cruel treatment in a penal colony in Stavropol, has been released from a punishment cell. The administration of the penal colonies often uses placement to punishment cell specifically in relation to prisoners who are believers.
The Akhtubinsky District Court. Photo: https://akhtubinsk.fooby.ru/company/akhtubinskiy-rayonniy-sud-astrakhanskoy-oblasti-2978059
23:58, 18 April 2025
Vitaly Zhuravlyov, accused of discrediting Russian Army, declared political prisoner
Human rights defenders have recognized Vitaly Zhuravlyov, a resident of the Astrakhan Region, convicted under the article on repeated discrediting the Russian Army, as a political prisoner and demanded that his criminal prosecution be stopped and he be released.
The authors of the appeal in support of the Ingush imam Mukhammad Tamaskhanov. Screenshot of a video posted on the serdalo_ingushetii Telegram channel on April 17, 2025, https://t.me/serdalo_ingushetii/56588
23:56, 18 April 2025
Imams report about pressure on Tamaskhanov
Law enforcers used brute force to detain Imam Magomed Tamaskhanov and used pressure to get a confession from him concerning his alleged ties to a terrorist grouping, religious leaders claimed. They demanded from the Ingush authorities to intervene in the situation.
Teenagers in a courtroom. Picture made in Copilot
23:16, 18 April 2025
Lawyer names criteria for prosecuting Astrakhan teens under sabotage article
Schoolboys from the Astrakhan Region have pleaded guilty to committing a sabotage act. In order to prosecute them under this article, investigators must prove that the aim thereof was to undermine the country’s economic security, a lawyer has emphasized.
A detention facility. Photo by Yulia Simatova / Yugopolis
21:59, 18 April 2025
Makhachkala resident Olga Petrova recognized as political prisoner
Human rights defenders recognized Olga Petrova, a resident of Makhachkala, as a political prisoner. The woman was convicted in a case on financing terrorism despite arguments stating that she was not guilty.
The session of the Georgian Parliament on April 16, 2025. Screenshot of a live broadcast on the page of the Georgian Parliament on Facebook (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, are banned in Russia)
21:14, 18 April 2025
Georgian Parliament adopts amendments to Law “On Grants”
The Georgian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law “On Grants” in the final third reading, according to which grants can only be received with the permission of the country’s government. Not a single MP has voted against the amendments.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/zaderzhan-tofig-yagublu/
22:55, 17 April 2025
On 16th day of his hunger strike, Azerbaijani politician Tofig Yagublu is unable to walk
Tofig Yagublu, an Azeri oppositional politician, was unable to walk on his own on the 16th day of his hunger strike hr holds at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) and was taken to a meeting with his advocate in an electric car. During his hunger strike, Tofig has lost 10 kg of his body weight.
A man with a tire iron. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:14, 17 April 2025
Georgian activist tells of beating
Lekso Samkharadze, an activist, and Levan Kanchaveli, his comrade, have been attacked in Tbilisi. Both were hospitalized with serious traumas.
Seda Suleimanova. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYTS3l9FlWg
22:56, 16 April 2025
Volunteers report collection of signatures for investigation into Suleimanova’s kidnapping
The Seda Suleimanova’s support group has begun collecting signatures for an appeal demanding a fair investigation into her case. Almost 1300 electronic signatures were collected during the first day of the campaign. The appeal is planned to be submitted to the Russian presidential administration.
A road in Chechnya. Screenshot of a video posted on the Vezde Sami / Puteshestviya (Around the World by Ourselves / Trips) YouTube channel
22:37, 16 April 2025
After kidnapping in Chechnya, NIYSO activist’s relative remains with law enforcers
Chechen law enforcers have not released the nephew of Zelimkhan Mustafinov, one of the authors of the oppositional Telegram channel NIYSO; the nephew’s whereabouts after kidnapping are unknown. All the relatives of Said-Ali Abubakirov have been expelled from Chechnya; they have left Northern Caucasus.
The rally held near the body of the teenager killed during an attack on law enforcers. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of Tumso Abdurakhmanov* (included into the register of foreign agents) on April 9, 2025 https://t.me/abusaddamshishani/6578
21:18, 16 April 2025
Human rights defenders warn society of consequences after displaying body of participant in attack on law enforcers in Chechnya
A rally with a public display of the body of a teenager who killed a law enforcer in Achkhoi-Martan is an act of medieval savagery that has nothing in common with Chechen customs, activists of the “Memorial”* Centre for Human Rights Defence (CHRD) note.
Igor Khoroshilov. Photo by Yelena Kolmykova https://voicedaily.ru/zaderzhan-glavred-portala-voicedaily-igor-horoshilov/
22:13, 15 April 2025
Pre-planned nature is distinctive feature of attack on journalist Khoroshilov
The actions of the man who attacked Igor Khoroshilov, a Rostov journalist, were prepared in advance, which excludes any spontaneous conflict. At the same time, the absence of direct proofs of links of the attack with Igor’s professional activities will allow law enforcers to treat the incident as a domestic conflict, lawyers have pointed out.
The mosque of the village of Gikalo. Screenshot of a photo posted on the Grozny Inform website on September 15, 2021 https://www.grozny-inform.ru/multimedia/photos/131725
21:12, 15 April 2025
Law enforcers ostracized relatives of employees of Telegram channel opposed to Chechen authorities
Before deporting relatives of the NIYSO Telegram channel’s administrators and active commentators to Ingushetia, law enforcers gathered them and local residents in the mosque of the village of Gikalo and , where a “public curse ritual” was held there. The NIYSO activists considered the events an act of intimidation of the population.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:49, 14 April 2025
Rights defenders alarmed by deterioration of Azerbaijani oppositionist Yagublu’s health state during his hunger strike
The “Amnesty International” human rights organization has called on the authorities of Azerbaijan to release and provide medical care to convicted oppositionist Tofig Yagublu, whose health state has deteriorated during his hunger strike.
The rally held near the body of the teenager killed in Achkhoi-Martan during an attack on law enforcers. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of Tumso Abdurakhmanov* (included into the register of foreign agents) https://t.me/abusaddamshishani/6578
23:13, 14 April 2025
Activists report reprisals against relatives of teenager killed in Achkhoi-Martan
The relatives of the teenager killed during an attack on a road-and-patrol police service (known as DPS) checkpoint in Achkhoi-Martan are having their property confiscated. The reprisals affected even distant relatives of the killed young man, as well as relatives of administrators and commentators of the opposition NIYSO Telegram channel.
News
More than 13,000 claims for flood damages have been filed by Chechen residents.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Artsuyev's relatives demanded a personal meeting with the security forces' leadership.

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.