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Participants of the action to honour the deportation victims, held in the Novolaksky District of Dagestan. Screenshot of the video posted on the Instagram* (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia) account "Auh media" on February 23, 2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/C3rl19XscMi/
22:16, 24 February 2024
Participants of the action in Dagestani Novokuli honour deportation victims
Every Chechen family suffered from deportation, participants in the action held in the Novolaksky District of Dagestan have stated. According to their stories, the memory about the Vainakhs' deportation and about victims thereof is transferred from generation to generation.
Akhmed Dudaev and Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the photo posted on Dudaev's Telegram channel on December 9, 2023 https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2627
21:13, 24 February 2024
Chechen Minister Dudaev reacts to US sanctions
The US Treasury has included Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the Ministry of Nationalities of Chechnya, into the sanctions list. The Minister has stated that he fears only sanctions from Ramzan Kadyrov and the Almighty.
A documentary about the people who fell victim to kidnappings. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu-F0pYIZaM
20:23, 24 February 2024
"Memory Project" recalls problem of unpunished kidnappings in Chechnya
On the anniversary of Stalin's deportation of Vainakhs, the human rights "Memory Project" has issued a documentary about the people who fell victim to kidnappings and forced disappearances in Chechnya in the 2000s.
ECtHR. Photo: https://espch.site/
18:57, 24 February 2024
ECtHR awards compensations to three activists from Southern Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has awarded compensations to two Rostov and one Volgograd residents detained at protest actions in 2021 and 2022.
Vainakhs' deportation remembrance day. Photo: https://memohrc.org/ru/audio/23-fevralya-den-pamyati-o-deportacii-vaynahov-novyy-vypusk-podkasta (recognized as a foreign agent)
16:46, 24 February 2024
80 years since Vainakhs' deportation
February 23 marked the 80th anniversary of the deportation of Chechens and Ingushes to Kazakhstan and Central Asia. The head of Chechnya and republic's state-owned media have passed over this date in silence.
Relatives of the Dagestanis killed in Chechnya. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrPBnhzsOGM
15:31, 24 February 2024
Mothers of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya treat their struggle for justice as principle
The decision of the Russia's Supreme Court (SC), which has refused to acquit the eight residents of Dagestan killed in Chechnya in 2016, was expected for the casualties' mothers, but they have declared their commitment to continue their fight for justice.
Andrei Vyazov (on the left) at a rally. Photo: https://semnasem.org/articles/2024/02/22/boli-tak-mnogo-chto-ty-ne-mozhesh-molchat-istoriya-krasnodarskogo-aktivista-kotorogo-posadili-v-specpriemnik-iz-za-piketa-v-den-smerti-navalnogo
20:21, 23 February 2024
Defence appeals against arrest of Krasnodar activist Vyazov
The advocates of Andrei Vyazov, an activist, arrested in Krasnodar on February 17, after a rally in memory of Alexei Navalny, have filed a complaint against the arrest decision. Because of Vyazov's arrest, his elderly relatives were left without help, his girlfriend has informed.
Yevgeny Dunaev. Screenshot of a video posted on his Telegram on October 25, 2023 https://t.me/dunaeves/4745
19:57, 23 February 2024
Activists outraged by Astrakhan Regional Duma member’s initiative to recognize animal rights defenders as foreign agents
Political analysts and activists spoke out against an initiative to recognize animal rights defenders as foreign agents voiced by Yevgeny Dunaev, a member of the Astrakhan Regional Duma.
Open gates in Chechen-Aul on the anniversary of the deportation. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/chechen_aul_bastion/
19:10, 23 February 2024
Tradition of opening gates becomes way for residents of Chechnya to remember victims of deportation
The initiative of residents of Chechen-Aul to open gates on the anniversary of the deportation, as is done on days of mourning, has become a way for the people to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of deportation in the absence of the opportunity to organize mass events, human rights defenders note.
Apologies for a party. Screenshot of a video posted by the "ChP Vladikavkaz" Telegram channel on February 13, 2024 https://t.me/chpvladik/21399
18:43, 23 February 2024
Party in North Ossetia turns into harassment and public apologies
Video of the party on the Fiagdon River has given rise to an offer to ban the rental of houses and apartments by unmarried couples, as well as public apologies and harassment of alleged participants in social networks. According to Telegram channels, one party participant was beaten up.
A rally of the residents of the Aukh District to mark the anniversary of the deportation. Photo: Alzhana Satikhanova https://ru.wikipedia.org/
17:53, 23 February 2024
Chechens from Aukh warned about inadmissibility of unsanctioned actions
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Vainakhs' deportation during the Great Patriotic War (WW II), Muslim commemoration rites will be held in the Novolaksky District of Dagestan, the public organization "Aukh" has informed. It its turn, the local prosecutor's office has warned the organizers that it is inadmissible to hold any unsanctioned actions, including rallies and pickets.
The Maykop City Court. Photo: https://sovetskaya-adygeya.ru/
23:17, 22 February 2024
Student from Adygea fined for discrediting Russian Army
A court in Maykop has fined a student by 30,000 roubles for her comments in a social network "about the negative nature of using the Russian Armed Forces" during the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Oleg Orlov* at a court. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "RusNews" on February 21, 2024 https://t.me/rusnews/48983
21:06, 22 February 2024
Human rights defenders in Northern Caucasus call Oleg Orlov* “hope of Russia”
The court agreed to include in the case on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces instituted against Oleg Orlov*, the co-chair of the “Memorial” Centre for Defence of Human Rights, the character reference letters in which human rights defenders from Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria pointed out the importance of his activities to respect human rights in Northern Caucasus.
Nikita Zhuravel (on the right) at a court. Photo: Dmitry Rogulin / "Gorodskie Vesti" (City News)
20:20, 22 February 2024
Lawyers dispute on proportionality of punishment requested for Zhuravel for burning Koran
The punishment of 3.5 years in a penal colony, requested by the prosecutor for Nikita Zhuravel, a native of Volgograd, accused of burning the Koran, is severe by the standards of the Russian law enforcement practice; and the prosecution has incorrectly qualified the defendant's actions, Alexander Verkhovsky believes.
Law enforcers. Photo: https://fortanga.org/2020/09/ubit-nelzya-zaderzhivat-pochemu-siloviki-v-ingushetii-vo-vremya-speczoperaczij-tak-chasto-ubivayut-lyudej/
18:57, 22 February 2024
Law enforcers warn Ingush activists against taking part in unsanctioned actions
In Ingushetia, law enforcers have invited local activists for prophylactic talks and served them warnings against taking part in extremist and unsanctioned actions, a source has informed.
A criminal case, photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
15:42, 22 February 2024
Kabardino-Balkarian resident’s case on discrediting Russian Army brought to court again
In Chegem, a court returned to the police an administrative protocol on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces drawn up against Murat Kyagov due to violations.
Anti-terrorism exercise "Atom-21" held in Chechnya in February 2021. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-chechenskoy-respublike-0.html#&gid=1&pid=3"
23:21, 21 February 2024
On February 12-18, 2024, three people were killed and policeman wounded in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from February 12 to 18, 2024, during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, four persons were shot dead: three alleged militants were killed and a policeman was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Alexander Nozdrinov. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_ILUe1YRY
22:16, 21 February 2024
Blogger Nozdrinov's advocate claims ignoring defence's arguments by court
The arguments that the defence of Alexander Nozdrinov, a Krasnodar blogger, brought in the appeal were ignored, said Alexei Avanesyan, his advocate.
Igor Nagavkin at the Leninsky District Court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:57, 21 February 2024
Human rights defender Nagavkin accuses SIZO administration of illegal detention in solitary confinement
At a court hearing in a case on disorganization of the operation of a SIZO (pre-trial prison), Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender from Volgograd, complained being illegally kept in solitary confinement for more than 40 days.
Grigory Uchkurov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:09, 21 February 2024
Sochi residents outraged by law enforcers’ behaviour near memorial to Alexei Navalny*
Residents of Sochi brought flowers to the spontaneous memorial to Alexei Navalny* at the monument to the victims of political repression to express their grief, but the police regularly cleared the monument of flowers, a local activist has expressed his indignation.
News
A memorial picket for Aishat Baimuradova in Yerevan, Armenia, November 4, 2025. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot." Social media users supported the call for Armenian authorities to release Baimuradova's body for burial.

The authorities explained the ban on the use of jeeps in the forests of Chechnya by concern for the environment.

A memorial plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's house. Photo: RusNews https://t.me/rusnews/80078 Activists have restored the memorial sign on Politkovskaya's house for the ninth time.

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.