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A gavel. Photo: ekb-pravo.ru
21:36, 5 September 2023
Court suspends case on beating of Volgograd schoolboy by law enforcer
In Volgograd, a court has suspended proceedings in a case against a policeman accused of beating a 14-year-old teenager. The court’s decision has been explained by the impossibility of the policeman’s participation in the trial.
Screenshot of the video of an attack on a native of Northern Caucasus in New Moscow https://t.me/ostorozhno_moskva/8318
20:09, 5 September 2023
North-Caucasian woman complains about being attacked in New Moscow because of wearing hijab
The police received a complaint about an attack on a native of Northern Caucasus, who was walking with her children on a playground. The woman was seriously injured and reported insults on religious and national grounds.
Mourning events to commemorate the victims of the terror act in Beslan. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:15, 4 September 2023
In North Ossetia, people united by memory of terror act in Beslan
Mourning events dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the terror act in Beslan ended in North Ossetia. People who came to the school No. 1 in Beslan lit candles, carried flowers in memory of the dead, brought bottles of water, opened them and left them in a school gym.
Pills, photo: shutterstock.com
22:57, 4 September 2023
Residents of Northern Caucasus consume more antidepressants
The sale volumes of antidepressants have increased in Dagestan, Chechnya, North Ossetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. Residents of these republics have become more nervous about the pandemic; and people have also become more anxious amid the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, a psychologist believes.
Alexei Abramov and his wife Ksenia. Photo by Ksenia Abramova
21:10, 4 September 2023
Abramov, resident of Krasnodar, refuses to return to SMO
Alexei Abramov, a resident of Krasnodar, who received an order from the command of his military unit in Dagestan to return to the special military operation zone (SMO) in Ukraine, has refused to take part in hostilities. He explained this by his state of health caused by a grave backbone disease.
In the building of the school No. 1 in Beslan. September 1, 2023. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
19:11, 4 September 2023
"Beslan Mothers" call on to speed up inquiry into terror act
The investigation of the criminal case on the terror act committed in Beslan has not yet been completed, activists of the "Beslan Mothers" have stated on the 19th anniversary of the school seizure. They called for speeding up the investigation and announced an appeal to the court to lift the ban on criminal prosecution of the members of the hostage rescue operative headquarters.
Mairbek Vachagaev. Screenshot of the post on Vachagaev's Telegram channel https://t.me/s/mairbekv
18:54, 3 September 2023
Chechen historian, Mairbek Vachagaev*, put on list of foreign agents
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia has entered Mairbek Vachagaev*, a Chechen historian and journalist, into the register of foreign agents.
Ksenia Abramova with her husband. January 8, 2023. Photo by Ksenia Abramova
16:13, 3 September 2023
Krasnodar resident Abramov receives order to return to SMO zone
Alexei Abramov, a resident of Krasnodar, who was mobilized despite his backbone hernia, has received a travel certificate from the command of his military unit in Dagestan to return to the special military operation (SMO) zone in Ukraine, his wife has informed.
School No. 1 in Beslan. Photo from the website http://bbratstvo.com
21:57, 2 September 2023
Relatives of victims of Beslan terror act find creating new museum important
The director of the school museum dedicated to the Beslan tragedy is ready to share the exhibits with the new museum, which is being created directly on the site of the terror act. The victims and victims' relatives hope that the new museum will help preserve the memory of what happened.
Abdul-Malik Albagachiev. Photo: https://fortanga.org
18:09, 2 September 2023
In Ingushetia, investigators refuse to check prisoner Albagachiev’s complaint
A complaint about insufficient medical care in a penal colony to Abdul-Malik Albagachiev, a native of Ingushetia, and about the beating of another prisoner, was redirected to the prosecutor’s office. The convict’s defence decided to appeal against the refusal to conduct an inspection.
Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3859
23:36, 1 September 2023
Kadyrov reacts to US sanctions against his mother
The head of Chechnya said that he would not forgive the US sanctions imposed on his mother, Aimani Kadyrova, and demanded that they be lifted, while treating the sanctions as "painless."
22:57, 1 September 2023
Home of Volgograd painter Philippenzo searched
Law enforcers have searched the apartment and studio of the Volgograd street painter, Philip Kozlov, known under the pseudonym of Philippenzo.
Law enforcers, photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
22:15, 1 September 2023
Rights defenders point to impunity of those responsible for enforced disappearances in Northern Caucasus
During the second Chechen campaign alone, up to 5000 people fell victim of enforced disappearances, and over the past 30 years, about 8000 people have disappeared in Northern Caucasus.
20:38, 1 September 2023
Two KBR law enforcers detained on suspicion of violence
Two employees of the road-and-patrol service of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) (known as DPS) have been detained within the case of abuse of power. They demanded that a resident of Nalchik confess to drug dealing, and when he refused, they used force against him, investigators have suggested.
Timur Arslanbekov. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRrSmz1MrrA
19:30, 1 September 2023
Appeals in support of Dagestani coach Arslanbekov left without response
Officials and law enforcement bodies did not respond to requests to close the criminal case against Timur Arslanbekov, a coach from Buynaksk, for attacking a law enforcer. The defence has repeatedly filed appeals against the refusals to investigate the beating of Timur Arslanbekov by the police, but has not succeeded in seeking an institution of a criminal case.
SIZO (pre-trial prison), photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:08, 31 August 2023
Gamid Dataev, native of Dagestan, goes on hunger strike at SIZO
Gamid Dataev, who was recognized by human rights defenders as a political prisoner, has gone on a hunger strike at the Yekaterinburg SIZO (pre-trial prison). He insists that the case of the terrorist community has been fabricated.
Zarema Musaeva in the courtroom. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:09, 31 August 2023
Resident of Saint Petersburg fined for picketing in support of Zarema Musaeva
In Saint Petersburg, law enforcers have detained and then fined Dmitry Kuzmin, a local resident, for violating the anti-COVID restrictions, when he went out to the city administration building with a picket in support of Zarema Musaeva.
19:51, 31 August 2023
Court stops case against KBR resident on discrediting Russian Army
The Elbrus District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has terminated the proceedings on the case of an administrative offense against Vladimir Kryachko due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
The Maykop City Court. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXKIH3uEKyk
18:50, 31 August 2023
Woman from Maykop arrested for protest against military operation
A Maykop court has arrested Tatiana Moskalenko, a local resident, within the case of calls for protests against the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Sergey Semushin, an advocate, at the court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:47, 31 August 2023
Volgograd court denies pacifist's right to alternative service
The appellate instance has upheld the decision of the district court to refuse to recognize the right of Bogdan Letunov, a zoo activist and pacifist from Volgograd, to an alternative army service. The instance has failed to take into account the violation by the conscription commission of the requirements of the law on the alternative service, a human rights defender has pointed out.
News
The announcement of the verdict against the Karabakh leadership in Baku. Screenshot from the "Report" photo from February 5, 2026, https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/lejla-alieva-podelilas-publikaciej-o-poezdke-v-gyojgyol-s-alenoj-alievoj#gallery_0cbbef4f9e6ba8e172d990a01ae0637a-8. Activists expressed hope for US intervention in the fate of convicted Karabakh leaders.

Karabakh residents rebuked Armenia's Minister of Labor for a publication about displaced persons.

Vagif Khachatryan underwent surgery in Yerevan.

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.