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Eduard Ataev. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/videos/6658
12:53, 16 February 2023
There are signs of falsification in the materials of the case instituted against Eduard Ataev, the former coordinator of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny’s* office in Makhachkala, accused of possessing an explosive device and drugs, the defence points out.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform www.grozny-inform.ru
12:49, 16 February 2023
The heads of the regions should not report about the number of compatriots who perished in the special military operation in Ukraine, but they should simply provide assistance to the families of the deceased, states Ramzan Kadyrov.
A Chechen family in the streets of Grozny. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/130296/
17:19, 15 February 2023
Chechnya, along with Dagestan and Ingushetia, was among the regions where the number of divorces increased sharply in 2022, while the number of new marriages decreased, the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal State Statistics Service) has informed amid authorities' assurances about their successful work of reconciling spouses in Chechnya.
Screenshot of the video "Employees of the "E" Centre (Centre for Combating Extremism) in Ingushetia have summoned my father. Ruslan Youloy (February 14, 2023)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4JbSDMwcII
17:09, 15 February 2023
Law enforcers have summoned the elderly father of Ruslan Youloy, a blogger and an activist, for questioning. Ruslan links this interrogation with his oppositional statements.
A law enforcer. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
17:07, 15 February 2023
By using torture, law enforcers have forced Khasan Islamov, a resident of Chechnya, to confess to organizing an illegal armed formation (IAF). The court sentenced him to 6.5 years in colony by ignoring Islamov's statements about torture and his innocence.
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny* on January 23, 2021. Screenshot of the video by Anews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtasot6gdA4
16:10, 15 February 2023
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, sentenced to five years in prison for using violence against law enforcers, has been placed into the dungeon (punishment cell) for the second time within a month.
A Chechen wedding. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/116927/"
14:51, 15 February 2023
The commission for the harmonization of family relations created by the authorities of Chechnya helps to reduce the number of divorces, the republic’s Muftiate announces. In Chechnya, the problem of preserving families was previously solved thanks to the traditions of reconciling spouses without the participation of officials, an NGO activist notes.
 Stepan Kosolapov. Screenshot https://t.me/ovdinfolive/18381
14:43, 15 February 2023
The Oktyabrsky District Court of Novorossiysk obliged single father Stepan Kosolapov to pay a fine of 40,000 roubles for holding a pacifist picket in front of the city administration.
A special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
19:58, 14 February 2023
During the week from February 6 to February 12, 2023, at least four people perished during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there were no reports about any wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Zarema Musaeva at the court. Photo from the Telegram channel "Bakar Yangulbaev"
17:21, 14 February 2023
Zarema Musaeva's health condition has deteriorated at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where she is not receiving the necessary medical treatment, her advocate has stated.
A prison cell. Photo: https://fsin.ru
17:16, 14 February 2023
The sentence to Daud Davydov, the head of the Makhachkala SIZO (pre-trial prison), and his subordinates rendered within the case of extortion and torture is unique for Dagestan and will contribute to the observance of prisoners' rights, journalists have noted.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket in Gadjiev's support. Makhachkala, February 13, 2023. Photo: https://t.me/chernovik/45910
03:32, 14 February 2023
Journalists Magomed Magomedov and Idris Yusupov held solo pickets in Makhachkala with the demand to stop the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft).
The earthquake in Turkey. Photo: Dsns.gov.ua https://ru.wikipedia.org
03:26, 14 February 2023
At least 150 Circassians were killed as a result of the earthquake in Turkey, reported the head of the “Circassian Congress”.
The Aukh District, Dagestan. Photo by Dagirov Umar https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ауховский_район#/media/Файл:ГӀурий_а,_Сал-хи_а_вовшахкхетар,_аьтту_агӀора_ГӀурий,_аьрру_–_Сал-хи.jpg
16:37, 13 February 2023
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has upheld the denial of compensation to Surupasha Khakiev, a resident of the Novolaksky District, for his house confiscated during the Stalinist deportation of the Akkin Chechens.
16:35, 13 February 2023
The command of the military was right by dismissing Zaur Kaimov, a contract soldier, for refusing to go on a service trip, a court in Grozny has ruled.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Apti Alaudinov. Photo from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3343
16:19, 13 February 2023
Apti Alaudinov, the commander of the "Akhmat" special unit, and two adjutants have been hospitalized in a Moscow clinic after their contact with an envelope soaked in a poisonous substance, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has stated.
Stele "Takhtamukai." Photo by the press service of the administration of the Takhtamukai District https://vk.com/public200468972
11:23, 13 February 2023
A mother of a large family from the Takhtamukai District of the Republic of Adygea has complained to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) that authorities would not improve her living conditions.
Akhmed Dudaev talking to the Ukrainian prisoners of war. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the Grozny Inform on February 11, 2023 https://t.me/groznyinform/18902
03:52, 13 February 2023
Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Press, has held a talk about religion with Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), during which he showed them footage of a gay pride parade in Kiev and explained that the goal of Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine is to counter the "Western ideology" and "non-traditional values."
A special operation. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/
15:54, 12 February 2023
Petrovsky Khutor, where a counterterrorist operation took place, is no different in terms of its ethnic composition, and local residents are mainly engaged in agriculture, analysts emphasize. According to them, the counterterrorist operation in Petrovsky Khutor went unnoticed by most residents of the Stavropol Territory.
Aider Rustemov. Photo: Musa urdun https://uk.wikipedia.org
23:37, 11 February 2023
Ramzan Kadyrov has reacted sharply to the video of a conversation with the Chechens-prisoner of war (POWs), because this video has received resonance in the Internet, Aider Rustemov, a Ukrainian Mufti, believes. He has noted that he is not afraid of threats, although he understands the reality thereof.
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.