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Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video https://www.bbc.com/russian/media-48726736
14:50, 9 December 2022
Chechen activists doubt links of blogger Tumso's disappearance with presentation of his party
The establishment by Tumso Abdurakhmanov of his party could not significantly increase the threat to his security, since he had long been declared as Kadyrov's enemy, moreover that the new political force had no time to manifest itself.
A commemorative plaque in honor of the victims of the massacre in the Balkar village of Sautu. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkKBnwG1F4k
16:57, 8 December 2022
Rights defenders support renaming of two streets in Nalchik
The activists' demands to rename the Nalchik streets named in honour of Soviet generals Zakharov and Kozlov are reasonable, Valery Khatazhukov and Zaur Shokuev, activists of the human rights centre of Kabardino-Balkaria, have pointed out.
Elena Menchikova. Photo: https://jw-russia.org/news/2021/12/161559.html *Included by the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) into the register of foreign media, performing functions of a foreign agent
16:55, 8 December 2022
Case of believer from Cherkessk sent for reconsideration
A court in Pyatigorsk has overturned the verdict to Elena Menchikova, a resident of the city of Cherkessk, who was sentenced to five years of conditional imprisonment on charges of participation in an extremist organization, and sent the case for a new trial at the first-instance court.
The Grozny garrison military court. Photo: https://sudyrf.info
23:58, 7 December 2022
Chechen contract soldier from Chechnya loses case on dismissal for refusing to go to Ukraine
In Grozny, the garrison military court refused to reinstate contract soldier Magomed Elemkhanov, who was dismissed after he failed to comply with the order to leave “for a trip to perform service and combat missions.”
Soldiers. Photo: Eduard Kornienko, Yuga.ru
23:55, 7 December 2022
Ingush lawyer describes specific features of mobilization in Northern Caucasus
The religious factor has become a distinctive feature of mobilization in Northern Caucasus. In fact, the participation of religious figures in recruiting and the practice of putting pressure on relatives excluded the option of alternative service for residents of Chechnya, while in Ingushetia, it is possible against the background of a different position of religious leaders on the special military operation, the lawyer says.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Photo: instagram.com / tumsu_abdurakhmanov *On March 21, the Tverskoi Court of Moscow banned the activities in Russia of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, in connection with extremist activities
23:52, 7 December 2022
Human rights defenders associate silence of Tumso’s relatives with Chechen traditions and realities
When commenting on the silence of Tumso Abdurakhmanov’s relatives after the version of his murder had appeared, human rights defenders Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya and Caucasian expert Ruslan Kutaev have pointed out that according to the local traditions, no mourning events for a deceased person are held in Chechnya if the body of the deceased is not delivered home.
The built-up bank of Lake Ak-Gyol. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:45, 7 December 2022
Social network users support protest against development of park near Lake Ak-Gyol in Dagestan
Dagestani authorities have ignored townspeople's statements in defence of the park area near Lake Ak-Gyol; activists have stated in connection with the laying of a stone at the construction site of the temple in the park. Instagram* users have supported the call to build the temple elsewhere.
A female educator from the private kindergarten in Vladikavkaz beats a child. Screenshot of the video posted on Telegram
23:43, 7 December 2022
Parents complain about systemic torture at Vladikavkaz kindergarten
Children have returned more than once from a private kindergarten in Vladikavkaz with bruises and abrasions; they wouldn't go there, but only after watching video records, the fact of beating children up there became known for certain, parents have stated.
22:09, 7 December 2022
Rights defender Cherkasov treats threat to Chechen political emigrants in Europe as systemic
It is impossible to comment on the rumours about the murder of the Chechen oppositional blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, without relying on confirmed information, but Chechen political emigrants have been killed in Europe for more than a decade; however, European authorities fail to perceive the threat to their lives as systemic. This was stated by Alexander Cherkasov, a board member of the "Memorial" Centre for Defence of Human Rights*.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov (on the left) and Mokhamad Abdurakhmanov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYrP_i5EEyA Screenshot https://www.dw.com/
22:00, 7 December 2022
Human rights defenders lose contact with close relatives of Tumso and Mokhamad Abdurakhmanov
The law enforcement agencies of Germany do not comment on the whereabouts of Mokhamad, a brother of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, Deutsche Welle* reports. There is also no contact with the Abdurakhmanov brothers’ closest relatives, the ‘Vayfond” human rights association reports.
A law enforcer. Photo: epp.genproc.gov.ru
12:33, 7 December 2022
Law enforcers release Adler resident detained for pacifist sticker
Policemen have detained a resident of Adler because of a pacifist sticker on his car; they demanded to remove the sticker and released him without drawing up a protocol.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video from the AbuSaddamShishaniLIVE YouTube channel
12:30, 7 December 2022
Chechen authorities greet with silence reports about possible death of blogger Tumso
The authorities of Chechnya and the media do not comment on the possible death of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, although the assassination attempt on him two years ago caused a flurry of comments from propagandists. Lawyer Abubakar Yangulbaev suggests that Tumso Abdurakhmanov is under the protection of the Swedish authorities.
17:44, 6 December 2022
Disappearance of Chechen blogger Tumso gives rise to versions about special services' operations
Anzor Maskhadov, who has announced the death of the blogger, is not sure of the reliability of his sources; and Shamil Albakov, a member of the Assembly of European Chechens, hopes that an operation conducted by Swedish special services is behind the Tumso's disappearance.
Murad Daskiev. Screenshot of the video https://vk.com/video-137171573_456243236
17:38, 6 December 2022
Chairman of Ingush Council of Teips steps down
Murad Daskiev, who headed the Council of Teips (family clans) of Ingushetia after the arrest of Malsag Uzhakhov, has announced his resignation.
Mikhail Selitsky. Photo: Public Relations Center of the Russian Federal Security Service
16:30, 6 December 2022
Appellate instance upholds compulsory treatment for author of graffiti about Putin in Rostov-on-Don
The court of appeal has reduced by a month the term of freedom restriction of Mikhail Selitsky, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, under the case of vandalism motivated by political hostility, but upheld his compulsory psychiatric treatment.
Khadji-Murad Donogo. Screenshot of the video on the "Dag Istorik" (Dag Historian) YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SrneoiCgPo
16:25, 6 December 2022
Police ignore ultimatum on return of books and equipment to Dagestani historian Donogo
The equipment and information carriers confiscated during the search were promised to be returned only after their examination, but no terms of return were mentioned, Khadji-Murad Donogo said after the expiration of the activists’ ultimatum to the law enforcement bodies.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video by the user Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNPW31tczms
15:13, 6 December 2022
Silence of Chechen blogger Tumso’s relatives raises doubts about his death
Information about the murder of Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov was not confirmed by either relatives or the authorities of Sweden, note journalist Mairbek Vachagaev, lawyer Abubakar Yangulbaev, and Ingush journalist Isabella Evloeva.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, December 5, 2022. Photo by the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent
15:00, 6 December 2022
In Makhachkala, picket held by journalist Gadjiev’s colleague attracts attention of police and passers-by
Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the Dagestani weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), held a solo picket in Makhachkala in support of his colleague Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
A police officer reprimands the detainee. Screenshot of the video posted on the "ChP/Grozny" Telegram channel https://t.me/chpgrozny95/2334
23:34, 5 December 2022
Chechen law enforcers publicly scold driver for dangerous driving
In the Kurchaloi District of Chechnya, law enforcers detained and reprimanded to the video recording a young man who violated traffic rules.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video posted on the ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3yRZT4_WwU
21:45, 5 December 2022
Sources confirm Tumso Abdurakhmanov's murder
Information about the murder of the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, committed in Sweden has been confirmed by his associates.
News
A memorial plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's house. Photo: RusNews https://t.me/rusnews/80078 Activists have restored the memorial sign on Politkovskaya's house for the ninth time.

Kadyrov reported on the new dispatch of combatants to the front.

Participants in the conflict in the Luhansk basin. July 2025. Video screenshot: Maksym Divnich's Telegram channel. Divnich reported on the verdict for Alikhan Bersayev

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.