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The detention of Askhabali Alibekov. Screenshot of the operation video published by the Investigation Department of Russia's Investigation Committee for Krasnodar Territory https://kuban.sledcom.ru/news/item/1727286/
22:46, 30 September 2022
Blogger Alibekov arrested within case on fakes
Askhabali Alibekov, a blogger from Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), who was initially placed under recognizance not to leave within the case of spreading fakes about Russian militaries, has been placed in custody.
Murad Muradov.* Photo https://www.kavkazr.com/a/zhurnalista-iz-dagestana-vnesli-v-spisok-inostrannyh-agentov/31781882.html * The publication has been included into the register of the foreign media performing the functions of a foreign agent.
22:39, 30 September 2022
Murad Muradov*, "Caucasian Knot" journalist, escapes arrest thanks to editorial assignment
At the trial, the defence has presented an editorial assignment to cover the anti-mobilization action in Makhachkala and the photos, which evidence that Murad Muradov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, was doing his reporter work; and this convinced the court to dismiss the case.
Aina Gamzatova. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hyvlr8Re4Y
22:30, 30 September 2022
Social network users dispute about appeal of wife of Dagestani Mufti to Putin
By asking for a mobilization delay for residents of the republic, Aina Gamzatova, an adviser and the wife of the Mufti of Dagestan, has stated what men were afraid to say, some network users have noted.
Men from Derbent have been called through loudspeakers to urgently appear at military registration and enlistment offices. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/truedagestan/2339
23:59, 29 September 2022
Dagestani leader promises punishment for calls for mass coming to Derbent military registration and enlistment office
Today, men from Derbent have been called through loudspeakers to urgently appear at military registration and enlistment offices. Dagestani leader Sergey Melikov called the actions of the Derbent authorities the “utter” stupidity and promised to punish those responsible.
Aina Gamzatova. Photo https://chernovik.net/content/lenta-novostey/ayna-gamzatova-raskritikovala-deyatelnost-vladimira-vasileva
23:55, 29 September 2022
Spouse of Dagestani Mufti asks Putin to postpone mobilization in republic
In her appeal to Vladimir Putin, Aina Gamzatova, an adviser and a spouse of the Mufti of Dagestan, noted that young people unprepared for military operations were being mobilized in the republic. Aina Gamzatova asked the President of Russia to give the region six months to train recruits.
Mukhammad Mokaev, Magomed Ismailov, Amirkhan Oev. Photos: hardcore-fighting.ru, collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:48, 29 September 2022
Dagestani athletes criticize law enforcers for violent dispersal of rally in Makhachkala
Law enforcers have dispersed anti-mobilization protesters in Makhachkala with excessive cruelty and by unreasonably using force against a woman, the mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters Magomed Ismailov, Mukhammad Mokaev and Amirkhan Oev have pointed out.
23:46, 29 September 2022
Resident of Rostov Region accused of discrediting militaries
The case against Valery Anufriev, a resident of the Tsimliansky District, accused of discrediting the Russian Army, has arrived at the court.
A law enforcer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:24, 29 September 2022
Dagestan chooses violence against mobilization opponents
Authorities of Dagestan have chosen a forceful method of suppressing actions against mobilization and bringing their participants to justice, including the criminal liability.
A criminal case. Photo by Vlad Alexandrov, Yuga.ru
17:42, 29 September 2022
Rights defenders report dozens of criminal cases initiated after protests in Makhachkala
About 30 criminal cases on the use of violence against power officials are being investigated in Makhachkala in connection with protests against mobilization; two people have been arrested, human rights defenders report.
17:36, 29 September 2022
UN calls for release of detainees at anti-mobilization protests in Dagestan
During two days of protests against mobilization in Makhachkala, dozens of people were detained and arrested, an official of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner has pointed out and called for the release of those arrested.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny Inform https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEUK521diNk
16:29, 29 September 2022
Political analysts consider Kadyrov’s call to mobilize half of Russian law enforcers a trick
The Kremlin will not reduce the staff of the law enforcement bodies to send them to Ukraine, and the proposal of Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as his refusal to mobilize new fighters in Chechnya, was announced to calm residents of the republic, Dmitry Oreshkin and Alexei Malashenko point out.
Maxim Rachkov https://t.me/pzk_memorial/903
16:26, 29 September 2022
Human rights defenders recognize Rostov activist as political prisoner
Maxim Rachkov, a resident of Rostov-on-Don, was unreasonably arrested in a case on dissemination of fakes about the Russian Armed Forces, human rights defenders announced.
Yulia Vishnevetskaya. Photo: spektr.co
16:26, 28 September 2022
Journalist Vishnevetskaya arrested in Makhachkala
A court in Makhachkala has arrested Yulia Vishnevetskaya, a correspondent for the Radio Liberty*, who was covering an anti-mobilization action against, for five days.
Djamal Aliev. Photo by the press service of the Dagestani Ombudsperson
16:21, 28 September 2022
Dagestani Ombudsperson calls on opponents of mobilization to go to Ukraine
Residents of Dagestan should not try to avoid mobilization by taking part in protest actions, but take part in the special operation, Djamal Aliev, the republic's Ombudsperson, has stated.
Law enforcers during the detention. Makhachkala, September 26, 2022. Screenshot of the video published on the "Chernovik" (Draft) Telegram channel
16:13, 28 September 2022
Journalist claims law enforcers' unjustified toughness during dispersing rally in Makhachkala
Law enforcers have used excessive harshness while detaining protesters in Makhachkala, where on September 26 opponents of the mobilization gathered.
At the building of the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala. September 27, 2022. Photo: https://chernovik.net
16:08, 28 September 2022
Makhachkala: four protesters against mobilization arrested
A court in Makhachkala has sentenced four participants of the anti-mobilization action to five days of arrest each.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
23:59, 27 September 2022
New Zealand imposes sanctions against Kadyrov
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of New Zealand announced imposing sanctions against Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in connection with the special military operation in Ukraine.
The police detains people at a protest action. Makhachkala, September 26, 2022. Screenshot of the video published on the Podval Dagestana (Dagestan Basement) Telegram channel
23:57, 27 September 2022
Law enforcers beat paramedic at protest action against mobilization in Makhachkala
Ratmir Sovzikhanov, a paramedic from Makhachkala, was taken to a hospital after he was beaten by law enforcers, who believed that he was filming on his mobile phone a protest action against mobilization. Ratmir Sovzikhanov was accompanying a patient in an ambulance.
Chechen fighters. Photo by the Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
23:55, 27 September 2022
Kadyrov reports on sending "Yug-Akhmat" fighters and volunteers to Donbass
The second part of the personnel of the "Yug-Akhmat" battalion and volunteers have departed to the special operation zone in the Donbass; the day before the first group of the "Yug-Akhmat" went there, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has informed.
The military enlistment office in Makhachkala. Photo by the press service of the Government of Dagestan
23:53, 27 September 2022
Residents of Dagestan speak out against mobilization of non-professionals
Military commissariats summons are often served to those who have no combat experience and have not undergone any army service, while only professional militaries should be sent to the combat zone.
News
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A memorial picket for Aishat Baimuradova in Yerevan, Armenia, November 4, 2025. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot." Social media users supported the call for Armenian authorities to release Baimuradova's body for burial.

The authorities explained the ban on the use of jeeps in the forests of Chechnya by concern for the environment.

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.