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A clinic no. 2 in Nalchik. Photo: https://nalchik.fooby.ru/company/gbuz-gorodskaya-poliklinika-2-go-nalchik-4682304
23:13, 13 April 2024
Health condition of Nalchik woman worsens due to clinic's refusal to provide medication
A court in Nalchik has obliged the clinic to prescribe the necessary medication to a patient with epilepsy, but doctors refused to do so, and the girl's health condition has worsened, her mother has informed.
The FSB officers. Photo: report.az https://report.az/ru/v-regione/fsb-rossii-soobshila-o-zaderzhanii-yaponskogo-konsula/
23:09, 13 April 2024
Anapa resident suspected of collaborating with Ukrainian intelligence services
The police detained a resident of Anapa suspected of collaborating with the Ukrainian intelligence services, the FSB reported.
A counterterrorist operation in Nalchik. April 11, 2024. Photo by the Federal Security Service of Russia
22:34, 13 April 2024
Suspects killed during CTO in Nalchik identified
Two persons killed by law enforcers during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Nalchik have been identified as residents of Kabardino-Balkaria, investigators report.
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:07, 13 April 2024
Investigators report on new criminal cases against Jehovah's Witnesses* from Cherkessk
An investigation has been launched into the criminal cases initiated against a Jehovah's Witness* from Cherkessk for his involvement in the activities of an extremist organization. He is also charged with organizing the work of a local believers' community, investigators have reported.
Zalina Marshenkulova. Photo: instagram.com/mayachok_antihrista the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia
19:57, 13 April 2024
Human rights defenders doubt connection between Marshenkulova’s case and fight for women’s rights
A criminal case against journalist Zalina Marshenkulova, accused of justifying terrorism, is not related to her participation in defending women’s rights in Kabardino-Balkaria, human rights defenders note.
Zalina Marshenkulova. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel "Zhenskaya Vlast" (The Power of Women) on March 8, 2024 https://t.me/vlast_Zh/12208
19:07, 13 April 2024
Journalist Marshenkulova treats accusations of justifying terrorism as unjustified
Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist and activist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who lives in Germany, has treated the accusations against her of justifying terrorism as absurd and linked her persecution with her political position.
Roman Melnichenko. Photo courtesy of Roman Melnichenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:08, 13 April 2024
PO reacts to Melnichenko's complaint about disclosure of his personal data
The Prosecutor's Office (PO) of the Tsentralny District of Volgograd has invited the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to consider on the merits the appeal lodged of Roman Melnichenko about the disclosure of his personal data on air of the local TV Company.
16:49, 13 April 2024
Chechen woman requests compensation for her husband kidnapped in 2000
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has restored the right to file an appeal against a court’s decision for Chechen resident Saikhat Susaeva, whose husband disappeared after being detained by Russian militaries in 2000.
Igor Nagavkin. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:58, 12 April 2024
Rights defender Nagavkin achieves prosecutor's visit to SIZO
Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, convicted within a theft case, has achieved a visit of a prosecutor's office employee and members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Leninsk, where Igor is kept.
A counterterrorist operation in Nalchik. April 11, 2024. Photo: Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) http://nac.gov.ru
23:11, 12 April 2024
Residents of Nalchik summer cottage villages alarmed by CTO
Residents of Volny Aul and other villages located not far from Nalchik reported that they were awakened by submachine gun fire and explosions. Some people decided not to let their children go to school.
A criminal case. Photo: tv2.today
21:35, 12 April 2024
In Vladikavkaz, court arrests man suspected of high treason
In North Ossetia, law enforcers detained a man who, according to the investigators’ version, intended to join a Ukrainian armed formation. A case on attempted high treason is being investigated and the suspect has been arrested.
The counterterrorist operation. Photo by the Russia's National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC)
19:57, 12 April 2024
CTO regime introduced in KBR for the first time since 2021
The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, introduced in the territory of Nalchik and the Cherek District, was preceded by the CTO, announced on July 3, 2021, in the cities of Nalchik and Baksan. Then, law enforcers killed five suspected militants.
19:26, 12 April 2024
Student detained in Rostov Region on treason case
In the Rostov Region, law enforcers have reported detention of a student from one of Moscow higher schools suspected of being an accomplice of Ukrainian special services.
Kurban Dalgatov at his parents' house. Photo by the "Chernovik" outlet https://chernovik.net/news/zakryl-kurtkoy-obzor-videokamery-i-telo-kurbana-potaschili-vniz
16:25, 12 April 2024
Three policemen arrested under death case of detainee Dalgatov
A court in Makhachkala has tightened the freedom restriction measure for three policemen, who had been under house arrest within the death case of the detainee Kurban Dalgatov.
Seda Suleimanova. Photo courtesy of the “SK SOS Crisis Group” (included into the register of foreign agents)
23:54, 11 April 2024
Relatives’ words aggravate suspicions about possible murder of Seda Suleimanova
The likelihood that Seda Suleimanova, a native of Chechnya, is dead is quite high, and the suspicions are intensified after a statement of her repeated escape voiced by her relatives, suggests Seda’s friend Lena Patyaeva.
A police raid for migrants documents' check in the Rostov Region. Screenshot of the video posted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Rostov Region on April 4, 2024 https://t.me/gumvdro/186
21:45, 11 April 2024
Human rights defenders note stagy fight for legal migration after terror act at Crocus City Hall
Migrants in the regions of Southern Russia complain about violations of their rights during police raids after the terror act at the Crocus City Hall, but those raids are not as large-scale as the raids on foreigners after political conflicts with post-Soviet republics, human rights defenders note.
A polling station in Grozny. Photo: grozny.tv https://grozny.tv/news/main/60494
20:56, 11 April 2024
Chechen authorities admit use of administrative resources at presidential election
The visiting rate of employees of the Chechen Ministry for Nationalities and of its subordinate institutions at polling stations in Grozny on the days of the presidential election was ensured in accordance with the Mayoralty's plan, which was ultimately exceeded, the ministry has informed.
Oleg Orlov (included into the register of foreign agents). Photo: https://memorialcenter.org/ru/news/ideologicheskaya-vrazhda-protiv-duhovno-nravstvennyh-czennostej (the “Memorial” CHRD (included into the register of foreign agents))
20:09, 11 April 2024
Court denies request to ensure Oleg Orlov's* presence at trial on status of foreign agent
The defence has demanded the personal presence of Oleg Orlov* when the court considers his complaint about being recognized as a foreign agent, but the judge has denied this request. The trial has been postponed until April 25.
Zalina Marshenkulova. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel "Zhenskaya Vlast" (Power of Women) on February 9, 2024 https://t.me/vlast_Zh/12092
19:07, 11 April 2024
Journalist Zalina Marshenkulova accused of justifying terrorism
Investigators have accused in absentia Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), for placing posts justifying terrorism in her Telegram channel.
18:58, 11 April 2024
Elderly believer from Kholmskaya village sent to SIZO
Law enforcers have searched the home of Valery Bailo, a 66-year-old Jehovah's Witness* from the Krasnodar Territory, after which he was placed into custody.
News
Protesters in Tbilisi. Photo: Publika Protesters in Tbilisi supported the demands of parents of children with Duchenne syndrome.

The body of a Georgian soldier has been delivered to Tbilisi. Screenshot from Publika's photo from April 26, 2026. The participation of Georgian fighters in fighting in Ukraine has raised questions about their motivations.

Three candidates for the post of Catholicos of Georgia have been identified.

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.