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An old school building and the construction site of a new school in the village of Shinaz. Screenshot of a video posted on Murad Magomedov's Telegram channel on January 23, 2024 https://t.me/muradreporter/582
19:13, 29 January 2024
Residents of Dagestan treat Melikov's criticism of report on school problem as inappropriate
The contractor has suspended building a school in the village of Shinaz because of the discovery of a historical burial ground. Authorities refused the contractor to extend the construction term and abandoned the contract; it follows from the information on the government procurement website and the file of arbitration cases.
17:14, 29 January 2024
Woman from Kuban fined for discrediting Russian Army
The Apsheronsk District Court has fined Svetlana Lukashenko, treating her posts in a social network as discrediting the Russian Army.
A brick factory. Dagestan. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
22:50, 28 January 2024
Journalists point to severity decrease of labour slavery problem in Dagestan
In recent years, in Dagestan, the problem of labour slavery has become less acute, local journalists have pointed out. The practice of labour slavery is gaining momentum in the Rostov Region, Stavropol Territory and Adygea, an activist of the "Alternativa" anti-slavery public movement has stated.
Igor Nagavkin. Russian human rights organizations community, https://hrdco.org/news/pravozashhitnik-igor-nagavkin-derzhit-golodovku-v-sizo-iz-za-bezdejstviya-sledstviya/
20:58, 28 January 2024
Victims ignore court hearing in case against human rights defender Nagavkin
In the case against Igor Nagavkin, the court refused to watch the video recording of the incident in the cell in the absence of the victims, employees of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), who did not come to the court hearing without explaining the reasons for their non-appearance.
Alexander Nozdrinov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_ILUe1YRY
18:20, 28 January 2024
Defence appeals against journalist Alexander Nozdrinov's verdict
The court has violated the right of Alexander Nozdrinov, a journalist from the Krasnodar Territory, to defence and exhibited bias; while the verdict was based on conclusions of an unprofessional expertise, the advocate has stated. Alexander's wife has complained about the ban on visiting him.
Law enforcers. Grozny. Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
20:18, 27 January 2024
Chechnya enters top three in terms of number of missing people
In 2023, in Chechnya; 1608 people were reported missing. According to the indicator, the republic is second only to Moscow and the Moscow Region and is significantly ahead of other regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and Southern Federal District (SFD).
Daria Polyudova. Photo by Alexander Stepanov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:12, 27 January 2024
Mother of convicted activist Polyudova receives her daughter’s first letter within six months
Relatives of Krasnodar activist Daria Polyudova received her first letter within six months from the penal colony, in which the activist is serving her sentence in a case on extremism and justification of terrorism. Daria is still being kept in strict detention conditions, her mother reports.
Screenshot of a video about the release of a Belarusian resident from labour slavery near the city of Kaspiysk https://t.me/Rodnoy_05/6482
17:48, 27 January 2024
Dagestani authorities get interested in case of labour slavery
The head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has ordered to conduct a check after a video appeared in social networks about the release of a Belarusian resident from labour slavery near the city of Kaspiysk.
A Chechen family. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
06:35, 27 January 2024
Report of Chechnya's Muftiate on families' reunification sparks local residents' scepticism
The data on the reunification of 6000 families, announced by the Muftiate of Chechnya, looks inflated; and the clergy's role in this process is exaggerated, local residents believe.
A meeting of the state Duma. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
22:53, 26 January 2024
State Duma adopts Kadyrov's amendments to law on extremist materials
The Russian State Duma MPs have approved the amendments to the law on countering extremism, suggested by the Chechen Parliament at Ramzan Kadyrov's initiative. The bill, the alleged aim thereof is to protect religious literature from unjustified bans, was adopted despite the initial critical conclusion of the State Duma legal department.
Boris Nadezhdin. Photo: twitter.com/borbornad
21:15, 26 January 2024
Activists link low number of signatures for presidential candidate Nadezhdin in Northern Caucasus with fear of persecution
Law enforcers have summoned the head of Boris Nadezhdin's electoral office in Ingushetia for a conversation; the signature collectors from Dagestan and the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have stated that there was no pressure on them.
Chechen militaries in a combined military detachment. Screenshot of a video posted by the Grozny TV channel on January 22, 2024, https://t.me/groznytv/21343
18:49, 26 January 2024
Policemen from Chechnya forcibly sent to SMO zone, human rights defenders believe
Employees of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) sent to the special military operation zone in a combined military detachment have hardly left for Ukraine by their own will, but their refusal could lead to persecution of them and their relatives, human rights defenders believe.
Marina Yandieva. Screenshot from the Telegram channel of the “SK SOS Crisis Group” (included into the register of foreign agents)
16:47, 26 January 2024
Marina Yandieva leaves Russia after fleeing domestic violence in Ingushetia
Marina Yandieva, a native of Ingushetia, who fled domestic violence, is safe outside Russia, human rights defenders report.
Police officers. Photo: Nikolay Khizhnyak / Yugopolis
14:21, 26 January 2024
In Krasnodar and Volgograd, supporters of presidential candidate Nadezhdin face law enforcers' opposition
In Krasnodar, a signature collector for the presidential candidate, Boris Nadezhdin, has spent several hours in police custody. In Volgograd, a café director called the police when several activists came to his café to have lunch.
Vyacheslav Yaschenko, screenshot of a video by the “Radio KP Volgograd” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zISACHkyE6c&t=585s
23:38, 25 January 2024
Masked men intimidate family of "Caucasian Knot" journalist
Unknown persons in masks, introducing themselves as "veterans", tried to break down the door to the apartment of Vyacheslav Yaschenko, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, after which they turned off electricity on the entire house floor. When they arrived, only the journalist's wife was at home; and she called the police.
A school building in the village of Shinaz. Screenshot of a TV report by Murad Magomedov https://t.me/muradreporter/582
22:17, 25 January 2024
Melikov angered by critical report on federal TV channel about Dagestani school
Sergey Melikov, the leader of Dagestan, has claimed that the report of a Dagestani journalist about a dilapidated school building in the village of Shinaz, released on the federal TV channel, is biased. The leader of the republic has emphasized that he has been monitoring the situation with the school for two years already.
Elena Menchikova at the court. Screenshot of the website containing information about criminal cases against Jehovah's Witnesses* in Russia (Russian organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses are recognized as extremist, and their activities in Russia are banned by court's decision)
21:14, 25 January 2024
Court in Cherkessk refuses to sentence Jehovah's Witnesses* to real prison term
By the outcomes of cassation and retrial of her case by the first-instance court, Elena Menchikova, a Jehovah's Witness* from the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), was sentenced to 4.5 years of (conditional imprisonment (probation), contrary to the prosecutor's demand for five years of real imprisonment.
A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
17:31, 25 January 2024
Kizilyurt resident with many children sentenced to suspended imprisonment for connections with militants
In Kizilyurt, a court found local resident Zulfiya Dengalova guilty of participating in an illegal armed formation (IAF) in Syria. Taking into account her repentance and the fact that the woman is raising four children alone, the court sentenced her to suspended imprisonment for five years.
The Armavir SIZO (pre-trial prison). Photo: http://prezident.org/
15:25, 25 January 2024
SIZO bosses reject Melikhova's statement about custody conditions
The administration of the Armavir SIZO (pre-trial prison) has denied the problem with heating in the cells, which Marina Melikhova complained about, her defence has reported.
Irina Skorovarova. Screenshot https://www.memopzk.org/figurant/skorovarova-irina-anatolevna recognized as a foreign agent
23:58, 24 January 2024
Rights defenders recognize Irina Skorovarova as political prisoner
For her pacifist position, Irina Skorovarova, a resident of the city of Taganrog, is accused of discrediting the Russian Army, the human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" has informed demanding to stop her criminal case.
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A drone attack threat has been declared in Novorossiysk.

Usman Nurmagomedov after his fight with Davis. Photo: UFC Russia https://t.me/s/UFCRussiaFight/6772 Usman Nurmagomedov defended his PFL title.

Military personnel. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Six fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in combat.

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.