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A barrack. Photo: Eduard Kornienko, YUGA.ru
10:01, 21 December 2023
Human rights defenders report harsh sentences to men for leaving military units without permissions
Leaving a military unit without permission by a mobilized man is regarded as a crime, and there is a tendency towards tougher punishment. When commenting on the sentence of mobilized Adam Ivanov, convicted by a military court in Nalchik for leaving his military unit without permission, human rights defenders have noted that courts more often sentence deserters to five or more years of imprisonment.
Alexander Nemov. Photo: fparf.ru
21:12, 20 December 2023
Advocate Nemov refuses to travel to Chechnya to testify
Advocate Alexander Nemov, who was beaten in Chechnya, considered it unsafe for him to go there to testify in his case, reported Henry Reznik, the head of the lawyer’s commission. According to him, colleagues of Alexander Nemov have no illusions that the crime will be solved soon.
A colony. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:49, 20 December 2023
Mobilized resident of Kuban sentenced to imprisonment for desertion
In Sochi, a court sentenced mobilized Maxim Sukhobrus to seven years of imprisonment, finding him guilty of leaving without permission a military unit in the special military operation zone and desertion.
Ali Bataev. Photo: https://www.kavkazr.com/a/chechenskiy-bezhenets-obyavil-golodovku-v-deportatsionnom-tsentre-shveytsarii-v-rossii-emu-grozit-presledovanie/32503470.html
16:29, 20 December 2023
Chechen Ali Bataev released from deportation centre in Zurich
Ali Bataev, a native of Chechnya, who was facing deportation from Switzerland to his homeland, has been released from the deportation centre, human rights defenders have informed.
Nikita Zhuravel (on the right) in the courtroom. Photo: Dmitry Rogulin / "Gorodskie Vesti" (City News)
15:25, 20 December 2023
At Nikita Zhuravel's trial, court completes questioning suffered party
At a court session in Grozny, the last three of the 13 imams recognized as the suffered party in the case of the burning of the Koran by Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, were interrogated. One of the Imams has stated that Zhuravel's act caused him moral harm.
Azamat Shormanov. Photo https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=470121661794082&set=a.470121621794086 the activities of the Meta Company are banned in Russia
12:49, 20 December 2023
Kabardino-Balkarian authorities ignore activists’ appeals in defence of scientists
Authors of the appeal in defence of the scientists of the Institute for Humanitarian Research sent it to the leader and the government of Kabardino-Balkaria, the republic’s Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the prosecutor’s office, but received no response from all the above-mentioned institutions.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo https://ostwest.tv/news/espch-rassmatrivaet-isku-ukrainy-k-rossii/
22:53, 19 December 2023
ECtHR awards compensation to activists from Southern Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded compensations to the following activists from Rostov-on-Don: Olesya Bakhtiyarova, Konstantin Maklyak and Maxim Murugin; to activists from Volgograd, Vladimir Lygin and Vladimir Doronin; and Oleg Ivanov, an activist from Stavropol.
A criminal case. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
21:28, 19 December 2023
Rights defenders declare resident of Volgograd Region as political prisoner
The prosecution of Vasily Melnikov, a resident of the Kotelnikovsky District, on charges of spreading fake news about the Russian Army is unlawful and politically motivated. This was stated by the human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial", demanding to release the arrested man.
A "jihad" vehicle. Photo https://www.grozny-inform.ru
21:04, 19 December 2023
Chechen authorities announce launching date of mass production of "Jihad" vehicles
The start of mass production of "Jihad" vehicles for the needs of the special military operation (SMO) is planned in 2024 at the "Chechenavto", Chechen authorities have reported.
Vladislav Kushnir (on the left) with Anton Schurov, his representative. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:21, 19 December 2023
Resident of Volzhsky challenges decision to draft him into army
A conscript from Volzhsky filed a claim to court against the decisions of the military registration and enlistment offices, which declared him fit for military service, despite his serious illnesses.
Magomed Magomedov at a picket. Makhachkala, December 18, 2023. Photo from the Telegram channel of the "Chernovik" outlet
23:50, 18 December 2023
Law enforcers ask Gadjiev's acquaintances about their presence at picket venue
Policemen have demanded explanation from Abdulmumin Gadjiev's friends and colleagues, who came to the venue of the solo picket in Makhachkala held by Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet. The law enforcers' reaction to the picket itself was calm, Mr Magomedov has noted.
Residents of the village of Bogatyryovka have recorded a video message to Vladimir Putin. Screenshot of a video from the Telegram channel of the “Chernovik” (Rough Draft) newspaper https://t.me/chernovik/64870
23:16, 18 December 2023
Residents of village near Makhachkala complain to Putin about absence of water
In the village of Bogatyryovka, due to the lack of running water supply, people have to buy drinking water or use technical water from wells, while local authorities do not solve the problem. That has been reported by villagers in their appeal to President Putin.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, December 18, 2023. Photo from the Telegram channel of the "Chernovik" outlet
22:29, 18 December 2023
Journalist Gadjiev's colleague holds picket in Makhachkala
Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet, has held a solo picket in Makhachkala demanding the release of the convicted Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
21:31, 18 December 2023
Verdict to KBR resident for evading military service upheld
The appellate instance has upheld the sentence of Islam Margushev, who had been mobilized from the Zolsky District and earlier sentenced to five years in penal colony on charges of leaving his military unit without permission.
18:17, 18 December 2023
Reposting extremist material criticizing "United Russia" results in arrest of Pyatigorsk resident
A court in Pyatigorsk has found Oleg Vasilenko, a local resident, guilty of spreading extremist materials because of his posting a manifesto in a social network that recalled the promises of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party announced before the 2002 elections.
Dagestani villagers record a video message to Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Screenshot of the video https://vk.com/wall-74219800_2188663
16:27, 17 December 2023
Dagestani villagers complain to Putin about infrastructure problems
In their video message to Russian President, Vladimir Putin, migrants from the village of Tsumilyukh in the Tlyaratin District, who live in distant pastures in the Babayurt District, have asked him to help in solving the problems of bad roads, an emergency school and gasification of their village.
23:54, 16 December 2023
Vladikavkaz resident fined for discrediting Russian Army
The Promyshlenny District Court of Vladikavkaz has imposed a fine on Sergey Sidorenko, treating his words spoken in support of the people of Ukraine in the presence of his neighbours as discrediting the Russian Army.
Shakhban Abakargadjiev. Photo https://www.memopzk.org/figurant/abakargadzhiev-shahban-gadzhimagomedovich/
23:16, 16 December 2023
Rights defenders declare Dagestani resident convicted of fakes about Russian Army to be political prisoner
The prosecution of Shakhban Abakargadjiev, a Khasavyurt resident, under the article on fakes about the Russian Army is unlawful and politically motivated. This was stated by the human rights project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial", which has demanded to release the convict and stop the criminal case against him.
Marina Melikhova. Photo https://24krasnodar.ru/news/main/20325
22:54, 16 December 2023
Sochi activist sentenced for discrediting Russian Army
A court in the city of Adler has sentenced Marina Melikhova to 1.5 years in penal colony, treating the videos she had published in social networks as discrediting Russian militaries. This was reported by the human rights project "OVD-Info"* with reference to Maria Spasibukhova, an advocate.
SIZO (pre-trial prison), photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
20:36, 16 December 2023
Daniil Vodolagin, accused of fakes about Russian Army, left at Volgograd SIZO for six months
The Sovietsky District Court of Volgograd has extended the arrest of Daniil Vodolagin, accused of spreading fake news about the Russian Army, by six months. The judge has rejected the advocate's arguments in favour of mitigating the young man's freedom restriction measure.
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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.

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.

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.