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Law enforcers near the office of the HRC "Memorial."* Photo: https://memohrc.org ** *The organization was included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the register of NCOs, performing the functions of a foreign agent, and was liquidated by a court’s decision
23:57, 21 March 2023
Employees of “Memorial” detained after searches in case on rehabilitation of Nazism
The police came with searches to the house of Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial”, who paid much attention to the problem of kidnappings in Northern Caucasus and victims among the civilian population in Chechnya and Ingushetia.
The Chegem District Court, photo by the RIA Karachay-Cherkessia
17:30, 21 March 2023
Court in Chegem refuses to consider case of discrediting army
The Chegem District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has returned the administrative protocol on discrediting the Russian Army back to the police due to identified shortcomings.
Daud Mamilov at the court, June 2019. Photo courtesy of Zakriy Mamilov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:24, 21 March 2023
Court of Appeal points to violations in Ingush Daud Mamilov's case
The Court of Appeal has returned the case of Daud Mamilov, a native of Ingushetia, who was found guilty of involvement in the activities of the "Islamic State"* and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Law enforcers. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru
16:19, 21 March 2023
Chechen police report two militants killed in 2022
In Chechnya, law enforcers uncovered a terrorist cell and killed two militants, the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) stated in a 2022 report, although Ramzan Kadyrov announced back in 2021 that the armed underground in Chechnya had been liquidated.
The Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Photo: elbrus.press
16:15, 21 March 2023
KBR court mitigates sentence to law enforcer for beating up two people
The court of appeal has reduced the sentence and decided to release Beslan Kagermazov, a former policeman from the Prokhladnensky District, who was convicted of beating two persons and extorting a bribe.
Magomed Magomedov at a solo picket. Makhachkala, March 20, 2023. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
16:11, 21 March 2023
Journalists tell about aims of pickets in support of Dagestani journalist Gadjiev
Pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev remind of his case and the demand of his colleagues-journalists to release him from custody, Magomed Magomedov, one of the picketers, have stated.
Ismail Sabanchiev, the chair of the "Council of Elders of the Balkar People." Photo: Vladimir Kardanov http://kavkazblog.ru/
23:59, 20 March 2023
Activists consider liquidation of “Council of Elders of Balkar People” illegal
The court’s decision to liquidate the “Council of Elders of the Balkar People” is groundless, since the organization complied with its charter provisions, members of the council emphasize. They intend to file an appeal against the court’s decision.
Abdul-Malik Albagachiev. Photo from a personal archive https://zona.media/article/2018/05/31/e-ingushetia-2*
23:55, 20 March 2023
Human rights defenders claim torture conditions in penal colony for Ingush native Albagachiev
Prisoner Abdul-Malik Albagachiev is being kept under torture conditions in the penal colony of Astrakhan, the “Public Verdict” Foundation* claimed.
The Supreme Court of Chechnya, photo: grozny-inform.ru
20:10, 20 March 2023
Court halves compensation to resident of Chechnya for his illegal criminal prosecution
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has halved Salakh Vakhaev's compensation for several years of illegal criminal prosecution – from 300,000 roubles down to 150,000 roubles.
A Berlin synagogue, photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0_(%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD)
19:58, 20 March 2023
Inquiry into plotting by native of Chechnya attack on Berlin synagogue stopped
The German General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has closed the consideration of the case on plotting a terror act on a Berlin synagogue, initiated against Zelimkhan Baisagurov, the "Vayfond" Chechen Human Rights Association has informed.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5eSCfOXdg4
18:43, 19 March 2023
Kadyrov's threats to Koran burners remind social media users of extrajudicial executions
The promise announced by Ramzan Kadyrov to reward for killing or capturing the authors of the Koran-burning video has opened up wide opportunities for punishing those who had nothing to do with the filming of the video, while the mass executions of residents of Chechen during military campaigns went unpunished, social media users have pointed out.
A law enforcer. Photo: epp.genproc.gov.ru
17:04, 19 March 2023
KBR resident suspected of discrediting militaries
Law enforcers have drawn up a protocol on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces against Islam Mambetov, a resident of the Zolsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR). The case has been sent to court.
Apti Visaev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Protection Centre "Memorial" * included in the register of the foreign agents
21:17, 18 March 2023
Transfer of Visaev's case to Khabarovsk creates problems for his relatives
The case of Apti Visaev, a native of Chechnya, who is accused of plotting a terror act, has been transferred from Krasnoyarsk to the military court in Khabarovsk, his wife has informed and complained that paying for advocates' travels to the trial would hurt the family's budget.
Larisa Baragunova. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO_xvn3ggCY
17:14, 18 March 2023
After a complaint to presidential envoy, woman from KBR arrested
Larisa Baragunova, the head of the NGO entitled "Union SSR Trade Union", who had complained about a search in her apartment to the presidential envoy in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), has been arrested for two months.
Khutmat Kadyrova. Photo: grozny-inform
17:10, 18 March 2023
Khutmat Kadyrova's artificial post emphasizes clannish nature of power in Chechnya
The post of a curator, to which the 20-year-old Khutmat Kadyrova has been appointed to oversee, on behalf of her father, the decisions of the Chechen Ministry of Public Health, does not exist in the Russian system of state administration, analysts assert, not ruling out that one of Kadyrov's children could succeed him in his post even before the age of 30.
Akhmed Gataev. Screenshot https://telegra.ph/istochniki-Centra-Memorial-podtverdili-dva-ubijstva-v-otdelah-policii--v-CHechne-03-17
16:49, 18 March 2023
Human rights defenders report about deaths of two Chechen residents after their detentions by law enforcers
Residents of Chechnya Gilani Dukhaev and Akhmed Gataev were detained by law enforcers in late 2022, and after some time their bodies were returned to their relatives, the Human Rights Protection Centre “Memorial” reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/
16:43, 18 March 2023
Kadyrov promises reward for execution of participants in video about burning of page from Koran
The leader of Chechnya promised to pay 5 million roubles for the “liquidation” of participants in the video, in which a page from the Koran was used to light a fire, and 10 million roubles for their capturing alive.
A lesson at the Muslim school. Photo: https://realnoevremya.ru/articles/80170-mrakobesy-protiv-shkol
17:15, 17 March 2023
Ingush MPs offer to deprive schools of right to define pupils' dress code
The members of the Parliament of Ingushetia have supported the idea of making amendments to the law "On Education" that prohibit the educational establishments from restricting the pupils' right to wear clothes in accordance with their religion.
Ismail Sabanchiev, the head of the "Council of Elders of the Balkar People." Photo: Vladimir Kardanov http://kavkazblog.ru/
17:10, 17 March 2023
Court abolishes Balkar nation's Council of Elders
The public organization "Council of Elders of the Balkar People" has failed to hold congresses and keep its records, while its leader, Ismail Sabanchiev, made an extremist call; therefore, the Nalchik City Court has declared the organization liquidated.
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo: https://vk.com/primorsky.sledcom
16:08, 17 March 2023
Resident of Ingushetia suspected of discrediting the Russian Army
The suspect is accused of posting statements in a social network aimed at discrediting the use of the Russian Armed Forces; this became the reason for initiating a criminal case against him.
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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.