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Khusein Zakaev. Screenshot of the photo from Akhmed Dudaev's Telegram channel https://t.me/akhmeddudaev/2144
20:06, 22 August 2023
Chechnya: video with Zakaev's nephew is propaganda element
The nephew of Akhmed Zakaev, who had been sent to the special military operation (SMO) zone, has criticized his uncle, who supports Ukraine. 
Mansur Soltaev. Screenshot of the video posted on Soltaev's Telegram channel on August 19, 2023 https://t.me/chechombudsman/2227
19:32, 22 August 2023
Chechen Ombudsperson evades answering rights defenders' questions
At a meeting with Mansur Soltaev, the Ombudsperson for Chechnya, lawyers of the "Team against Torture" (TaT)* tried to find out how the security of the journalist, Elena Milashina, in Chechnya would be ensured, and how the inquiry into the beating of Nikita Zhuravel, a Volgograd resident, committed at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) was progressing. They failed to receive any specific answers to their questions.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video by the ROMB channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jex6a8-VIg
18:06, 22 August 2023
Colleagues of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev assess his chances for acquittal
There are some chances for the acquittal of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev, as well as of Kemal Tambiev and Abubakar Rizvanov, accused of financing terrorism, although the share of acquittals under terrorist articles is extremely small, Gadjiev's colleagues have noted.
Adam Elzhurkaev reprimands Roza Tsaralieva. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CwI3vAfJnDA/?hl=ru
23:18, 21 August 2023
Grozny woman detained for practicing witchcraft
In Grozny, the police detained local resident Roza Tsaralieva, after which Adam Elzhurkaev, the chief of the Centre for Islamic Medicine, reprimanded the woman for practicing the occult services, follows from a report released by the “Grozny” ChGTRK (State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company).
A detention facility. Photo: pixabay.com
22:15, 21 August 2023
Bagomedov brothers complain about torture in Dagestan
Law enforcers tortured Mukhtar and Magomedrasul Bagomedov brothers, who were arrested in Makhachkala, to force them to confess to making explosives, their mother Gulnara Bagomedova complains.
Imangazali Magomedov, photo by the “Kavkaz.Realii”* project *included into the register of foreign agents
19:49, 21 August 2023
Imangazali Magomedov, native of Dagestan, manages to avoid deportation to Russia
A year after his detention in Ukraine, Imangazali Magomedov, a native of Dagestan, has left the country for the European Union.
Mansur Movlaev, screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agMJzgNyGMo
18:16, 21 August 2023
Resident of Chechnya detained in Bishkek after trying to escape from Russia
At the Manas Airport, in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, law enforcers have detained Mansur Movlaev, a native of Chechnya, who was on the wanted list in Russia within in the case of financing extremism.
A protest action in Akushinsky Avenue in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video https://vk.com/wall-74219800_2039161
18:50, 20 August 2023
Because of water and power outages, Makhachkala townspeople block the street
Residents of the "Nauchny Gorodok" (Scientific Settlement) micro-district in Makhachkala have blocked motor traffic along Akushinsky Avenue, demanding from authorities and power engineers to solve the long-term problem with the supply of water and electricity to their homes.
Igor Paskar. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel of the "Sota" on July 13, 2023 https://t.me/sotaproject/62872
15:46, 20 August 2023
Igor Paskar, Volgograd resident, complains about beating at SIZO
Igor Paskar from Volgograd, sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for setting fire to a rug near the FSB building in Krasnodar, has been transferred to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Novocherkassk. The SIZO staff has placed him into a cell with supporters of the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine, who beat him up on the very first day, human rights defenders have informed.
A colony. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP0zsFC9bxU
23:51, 19 August 2023
Native of Dagestan complains about torture at Mordovian colony
Ramazan Gadjiev, a resident of Dagestan, has complained that employees of the colony in Mordovia, where he is serving his sentence, are poisoning him with bleach, dousing him with liquid from a fire extinguisher and spraying him with pepper spray.
Nikita Zhuravel. Photo by the press service of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation
22:07, 19 August 2023
Kadyrov's associates approve beating up of Volgograd man arrested for burning Koran
The Chechen officials close to Ramzan Kadyrov have praised his son after reports that he had beaten Nikita Zhuravel at the Grozny SIZO (pre-trial prison); Nikita was arrested in connection with the burning down of the Koran.
Oleg Orlov in the courtroom. Photo: https://memorialcenter.org/news/translyacziya-suda-nad-olegom-orlovym-3-iyulya included into the register of foreign agents
20:55, 19 August 2023
Witnesses in Orlov's case speak about importance of his work
The witnesses interrogated at trial have recalled Oleg Orlov's human rights and legislative work, as well as the fact that in Budyonnovsk he voluntarily offered himself as a hostage to Basaev in order to free the prisoners.
Abubakar Yangulbaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRoUt8TMuWI
19:23, 19 August 2023
Abubakar Yangulbaev reports two criminal cases against him
A criminal case under a terrorist article has been opened against Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer, who had earlier become a suspect in an extremism case. He believes that his comment about Akhmat Kadyrov's fate was the reason for initiated the new case.
Activists' meeting with residents of Makhachkala, screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYFZj1LY7Cg
17:08, 19 August 2023
Activists call on Makhachkala residents to complain about blackouts
Residents of Makhachkala should fight more actively for their rights with the help of official complaints about power outages, state activists. During a meeting with residents of the Reduktorny village, they explained the procedure for filing complaints to supervisory authorities.
Abdul-Malik Albagachiev. Photo from a personal archive
23:34, 18 August 2023
Relatives of prisoner Abdul-Malik Albagachiev in Ingushetia alarmed by his condition
Being in a penal colony, Abdul-Malik Albagachiev suffers from more and more frequent epilepsy attacks, his condition is affected by the consequences of torture to which he was subjected by law enforcers, claim relatives of the native of Ingushetia.
Oleg Orlov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HavLMnJYgTc
22:46, 18 August 2023
Court denied motion of Oleg Orlov's defence to question investigator
A court in Moscow has refused to grant the defence's request to interrogate the investigator who was in charge of the case of Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, about discrediting the Russian Army.
A gavel. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
22:13, 18 August 2023
Blogger from Vladikavkaz fined for discrediting Russian Army
A court in Vladikavkaz has found Batraz Tigiev, a blogger from Vladikavkaz, guilty in absentia of discrediting the Russian Army and fined him by 45,000 roubles. The blogger has stated that he was deprived of the right to defence, as he was not informed about the court session.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket in defence of Gadjiev. Photo https://chernovik.net
19:59, 18 August 2023
Court refuses to treat Magomedov's detention at picket as illegal
In court, the police have explained the detention of Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" outlet by the concern for his safety because of a possible brawl. Idris Yusupov, a journalist, has fully confirmed Magomedov's testimony, but the court sided with the defendant and refused to recognize the police's actions as illegal.
Zarema Musaeva. Screenshot of the video from the website "City Portals" https://ngs.ru/text/world/2023/07/04/72462722/
19:39, 18 August 2023
Zarema Musaeva returned to SIZO after hospital treatment
Zarema Musaeva underwent two weeks of medical treatment and examination in a Grozny hospital, after which she was returned to a SIZO (pre-trial prison), the “Team Against Torture”* reports. In a letter to her son, Zarema Musaeva wrote that her health state improved significantly, and doctors prescribed a surgery.
A protest action on Akushinsky Avenue in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the "Chernovik" (Draft) outlet on August 17, 2023 https://t.me/chernovik/58044?single
15:23, 18 August 2023
Residents of Makhachkala demand to resume electricity supply
On August 17, residents of the Semender village and Akushinsky Avenue blocked the streets in Makhachkala to protest against interruptions in the electricity supply. On Akushinsky Avenue, the supply of electricity has been restored, and the protest action has been stopped, the authorities report.
News
Two natives of Dagestan are accused of financing terrorism.

A Ukrainian citizen was convicted in Rostov-on-Don for participating in a terrorist organization.

One of the victims of the drone attack on Bataysk in December has died.

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.