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Khadji-Murad Donogo. Screenshot https://chernovik.net/index.php/news/pismo-na-dolguyu-pamyat
23:13, 21 January 2023
The computer, flash drives, and mobile phone seized during the search were returned to Dagestani historian Khadji-Murad Donogo, but his books are still being checked. The historian noted that the police apologized to him.
Theologians undergoing military training. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/3287
22:27, 21 January 2023
The first group of theologians completed a seven-day training at the Russian Special Forces University, and in total, about 300 imams and qadis from Chechnya plan to take such a course, Ramzan Kadyrov stated.
Abubakar Yangulbaev, Ramzan Kadyrov, Zarema Musaeva (from left to right). Collage by the "Caucasian Knot." Photos: screenshot of the video posted on January 26, 2022, on the Facebook page of the Georgian media outlet Publika https://www.facebook.com/publika.ge/videos/521020109159708 * * the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia; Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru / Youtube
22:23, 21 January 2023
On the day when a year passed since the detention of Zarema Musaeva by Chechen law enforcers, her son Abubakar Yangulbaev called on Ramzan Kadyrov to release his mother on exchange terms.
Female students. Photo: stavropolye.tv https://www.newsru.com
05:53, 21 January 2023
In Novocherkassk, the teachers’ council of the medical college expelled five female students, including natives of Dagestan and Chechnya, for wearing hijabs.
The Krasnodar Garrison Military Court. Photo: http://gvs.krd.sudrf.ru
05:36, 21 January 2023
Lieutenant Colonel Roman Novikov from Krasnodar, who was called up for service in the course of the partial mobilization, obtained through the court the payment of his monetary allowance for almost a month of military service.
Kemal Tambiev, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, and Abubakar Rizvanov, December 23, 2021. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:51, 20 January 2023
Experts interrogated at trial of Abdulmumin Gadjiev have confirmed that no Sharia Law superiority was promoted in his publications. However, the arrest of the figurants in the case, Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov and Kemal Tambiev has been extended for another three months.
Militaries from  Chechnya. Photo by the "Chechnya Today"
15:46, 20 January 2023
For religious military servicemen, wearing beards is not only acceptable, but even desirable, Victor Sobolev, a State Duma MP and a member of the Defence Committee there, said after Ramzan Kadyrov's angry reaction to his words about soldiers' need to shave faces.
Chechen soldiers. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
15:38, 20 January 2023
The statement made by Victor Sobolev, a member of the Russian State Duma Defence Committee, about the need for military servicemen to shave their beards sounds ridiculous in the conditions of the special military operation (SMO), and is an attack on the warring Muslims, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.
Law enforcers. Photo by the FSB press service
15:31, 20 January 2023
During a search, law enforcers planted a grenade in the house of Akhmed Belkharoev, a son of Mustafa Belkharoev, a cousin of the chair of the Accounts Chamber, members of the Ingush religious brotherhood of the followers of Sheikh Batal-Khadji said.
15:04, 20 January 2023
The "Memorial" Centre for Defence of Human Rights has recognized the bloggers, Stanislav Andreev and Alexei Shamardin, from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) as political prisoners; they used to post videos about violations of the law by state officials in their YouTube channels.
A colony. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:53, 19 January 2023
Five employees of the colony in Kalmykia, where prisoners from Dagestan, Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov, were serving their prison terms, have been charged with abuse of power with using torture. This was informed by Djamal Aliev, the Dagestani Ombudsperson.
A fighter of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard). Screenshot t.me/rosgvard_krasnodar
23:11, 19 January 2023
The Court of Appeal has refused to satisfy the complaint of the "Rosgvardiya" (Russian National Guard) fighters from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), who were fired after refusing to go to Ukraine, said Mikhail Benyash*, an advocate, whose application for taking part in the procedure was not even considered by the court.
The village of Alkhan-Kala. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzL6WXieGKE
17:09, 19 January 2023
Reports about the kidnappings by Chechen law enforcers of at least 25 residents of the village of Alkhan-Kala have been confirmed, and the whereabouts of the kidnapped people have not been known for eleven days already, the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial” reported.
Snezhana Muntyan, the advocate of Daud Kuramagomedov, gives an interview to Vladimir Osechkin, the founder of the "Gulagu.net" project. January 17, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNDv3pLNc8Y
23:57, 18 January 2023
Relatives of Daud Kuramagomedov and Magomed Atimagomedov, the victims of torture in Kalmyk Colony No. 2, have no money to pay for advocates, the human rights project "Gulagu.net" has informed, calling on natives of Dagestan to help their fellow countrymen.
Alexander Valov, 2018. Photo by Konstantin Romanov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:52, 18 January 2023
The Angarsk City Court has satisfied the demand of the colony staff to establish supervision over Alexander Valov, a former editor-in-chief of the "BlogSochi" website, after his regaining freedom.
Zelimkhan O. Screenshot of the photo from Facebook of the “Vayfond” https://www.facebook.com/vayfond/posts/pfbid033LqD2TeKBaY5qvQsMC9CJb5C8LvAXsLGZHB4VQdT2X4DGUntTMP3DgpApsqrq69Kl * the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, are banned in Russia
22:47, 18 January 2023
Chechen refugee Zelimkhan O. may be deported to his homeland after being released from a French prison, human rights defenders report.
Vladimir Boldyrev (on the left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot" https://bloknot.ru/politika/e-ks-glava-suhoputny-h-vojsk-boldy-rev-otvetil-kady-rovu-na-generala-bla-bla-bla-1045294.html
14:30, 18 January 2023
Only the Defence Minister and the country's president can criticize the commander of a grouping of troops at the frontline, Vladimir Boldyrev, a former commander of the Russian Ground Forces, has told Ramzan Kadyrov, commenting on the criticism expressed by the head of Chechnya against Colonel General Lapin. Mr Boldyrev has suggested that Kadyrov's criticism of militaries' actions could be caused by the "undercover fuss."
Mikhail Benyash*. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru * included by the Russian Ministry of Justice into the register of foreign agents
06:45, 18 January 2023
In Krasnodar, a court suspended the decision of the Russian Ministry of Justice to include advocate Mikhail Benyash* in the register of foreign agents.
Theologians of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Chechnya undergoing military training at the Russian University of Special Forces in Gudermes. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
06:45, 18 January 2023
The military training of the staff of the Chechen Muftiate and theologians fits into the Ramzan Kadyrov’s policy of militarization and is hardly voluntary, Svetlana Gannushkina* and Oyub Titiev believe. They considered the probability of participation of religious figures in real battles doubtful.
Detention. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
06:42, 18 January 2023
Kazbek Ataev, a resident of Malgobek, who has served a long term in colony under a terrorist article, has been detained after a search of his house; explosives were found there.
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.