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Avaz Khafizli. Photo https://twitter.com/HamidaGiyas/status/1496132016772952066
14:32, 23 February 2022
Colleagues associate murder of an Azerbaijani journalist with his activity in defence of LGBT rights
Azerbaijani journalist Avaz Shikhmamedov, also known as Avaz Khafizli, was killed, and his cousin is suspected of the crime. Colleagues of the murdered journalist note that Avaz Shikhmamedov spoke out in defence of the rights of sexual minorities, which caused discontent in his family.
The Azerbaijan’s State Border Guard Service. Screenshot of the video by SR NEWS 2050 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg_M70GslRA
21:41, 22 February 2022
Two Azerbaijani border guards wounded in a shootout
Border guards were injured while detaining drug trafficking suspects near the border with Iran, the State Border Guard Service of Azerbaijan reported.
Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev (on the left). Screenshot of the post from The Insider https://www.facebook.com/TheInsiderRussia/photos/1851919648306295
21:36, 22 February 2022
Chechen gays Magamadov and Isaev sentenced to long terms of imprisonment
In Chechnya, a court sentenced Salekh Magamadov to eight and Ismail Isaev to six years of imprisonment. The case against the brothers has been fabricated, and the defence will appeal against the verdict, says advocate Alexander Nemov.
Mikhail Saakashvili's portrait in Freedom Square, Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:29, 22 February 2022
Eight Saakashvili’s supporters detained in Tbilisi
In Tbilisi, participants of a protest action demanding the release of former president of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili tried to block the road and get a meeting with the Prime Minister of Georgia. The police detained eight protesters for disobedience.
Residents of Donbass in the Rostov Region. Military vehicles. Photos: screenshot of the video by the Rostov Channel One https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74VVHsibuLA ; press service of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
20:44, 22 February 2022
Amid Russian troops' invasion into DPR and LPR, over 20,000 refugees arrive in Rostov Region
During the past 24 hours, more than 20,000 residents of Donbass arrived in the Rostov Region, the border guards have informed. The refugees' inflow into Russia continued amid the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) and the decision to send Russian troops to these regions.
Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev (on the left). Screenshot of the post from The Insider https://www.facebook.com/TheInsiderRussia/photos/1851919648306295
20:38, 22 February 2022
AI calls for release of Chechen gays Magamadov and Isaev
The belonging to the LGBTI community is not a crime; the suffering of the natives of Chechnya, Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev, must be stopped immediately, Marie Struthers, the director of the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The demining works were carried out in the Agdam District. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:33, 22 February 2022
Azerbaijani sappers report about found mines
In the territories that passed under Azerbaijan's control after the 2020 autumn war, during the past week, sappers from the ANAMA (the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency) found more than 40 anti-personnel and anti-tank mines.
The bullet hit the house of Arev Gabrielyan during the shelling of the village by the Azerbaijani military on February 11. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:17, 22 February 2022
Krasny Bazar residents tell details of living under shelling
Residential buildings in the Karabakh village of Krasny Bazar continue to be shelled by Azerbaijani militaries despite the fact that the village has a peacemakers' base, local residents have complained. Shelling keeps people in constant fear; their livestock is stolen.
The detention of an activist in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:59, 22 February 2022
Rights defenders count 126 political prisoners in Azerbaijan
The Union "For Freedom of Azerbaijani Political Prisoners" has included 126 people into the list of activists persecuted by authorities. The list has grown four-fold within two months.
17:57, 22 February 2022
Social network users dispute on the need to place refugees from Donbass in Dagestan
The Mayor of Makhachkala has announced the city readiness to accommodate 200 refugees in a boarding house in the suburb of the capital of Dagestan. Some social network users have supported the call to help refugees, while others called for resettling those who came from Donbass in those regions of Russia where the culture and mentality are closer to theirs.
Mikhail Saakashvili (on the right) in the courtroom. Screenshot of the video by the News on First Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtb5QF28d6Q
15:23, 22 February 2022
Saakashvili announces start of an indefinite hunger strike
Mikhail Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, went on an indefinite hunger strike with the demand for proper medical treatment. The decision on hunger strike is made despite the doctor’s warning about the risk of death, Mikhail Saakashvili says in court.
A participant of a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev holding a poster. Photo by Idris Yusupov for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:10, 22 February 2022
Colleagues of journalist Gadjiev support him with pickets in Makhachkala
During solo pickets in Makhachkala, colleagues of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, accused of financing terrorism, demanded to release him from arrest and stop pressure on journalists. Residents of Makhachkala demonstrate their interest in the Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s case and support the picketers, participants of the protests note.
The detention of the man who planned a terror act. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhuKTHFPrxA
23:14, 21 February 2022
On February 14-20, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of February 14-20, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
A bullet hole in the window of a home in the village of Krasny Bazar. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 21 February 2022
Azerbaijan reports about a shelling attack on villages in Nagorno-Karabakh
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the villages of Shushakend and Tagavard were shelled from the territory controlled by Russian peacekeepers, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Five soldiers held captive in Azerbaijan returned to Armenia. Photo Facebook / European Union in Armenia https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=287779630055425&set=pcb.287772106722844
22:49, 21 February 2022
Armenian opposition demands from EU to react to problem with return of POWs
The European Union (EU) exerts insufficient pressure on Azerbaijan concerning the return of Armenian prisoners of war (POWs), opposition activists say. They called on their supporters to organize a protest action during a meeting in Yerevan of the bureau and commissions of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly.
The Memorial Complex in Stepanakert, February 20, 2022. Photo by the press service of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Artsakh https://www.facebook.com/ArtsakhPolice/photos/pcb.1546898515676687/1546897995676739
15:34, 21 February 2022
At action in Stepanakert, Karabakh residents demand reunification with Armenia
Nagorno-Karabakh activists have marked the 34th anniversary of the liberation movement by laying flowers and wreaths at the Memorial Complex in Stepanakert. It is necessary to consolidate the Armenians and return to the main idea of the national liberation movement – reunification with Armenia, the activists have stated.
Refugees from Donbass in the town of Krasny Sulin. February 20, 2022. Photo by Sergey Snezhin for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:33, 21 February 2022
Refugees from Donbass tell about their desire to return home
The residents of Donbass, accommodated in the Rostov Region, have shared their fears for their relatives who remained at home, and expressed their desire to return to them as soon as possible.
A monument to Stalin. Photo by the press service of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), http://m.sibkray.ru/news/1/896937/
15:25, 21 February 2022
Residents of Georgian village install monument to Stalin
In the village of Variani, Gori municipality, a monument to Joseph Stalin was erected. No one objected to the erection thereof, local residents assert.
Participants of the rally in Graz, Austria. Photo: https://t.me/abusaddamshishani
12:08, 21 February 2022
Activists of Chechen Diaspora in Europe speak in support of Ukraine
The Ukrainian Diaspora has held actions in Austria and Germany calling on European politicians to support Ukraine. Members of local Chechen communities have supported the participants.
Buses with the refugees from Donbass in Rostov Region. February 19, 2022. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
12:01, 21 February 2022
Social network users draw parallels between evacuation from Donbass and start of Chechen war
The idea to accommodate refugees from eastern Ukraine in Chechnya was supported by many Instagram users, who recalled that residents of Chechnya themselves had survived two military campaigns.
News
Kadyrov secured Putin's support ahead of the next Chechen presidential election.

A still from Aishat Khizrieva's video message about leaving Russia: https://t.me/marem_group/1658 Khizrieva's escape sparked a social media debate about domestic violence in Chechnya.

Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

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.