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FSB officers during the special operation held in Ingushetia on May 30, 2020. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC)
16:15, 4 June 2020
Special service veterans treat reports on CTOs in Ingushetia as truthful
Law enforcers' reports about frequented counterterrorist operations (CTOs) in Ingushetia reflect the real situation, and the growth of militants' activeness has to do with the spread of the ideology of radicalism in Russia, experts have suggested.
Magomed Daudov. Photo: Zelamkh https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magomed_Daudov
16:06, 4 June 2020
Daudov calls on Dagestani authorities to complete border demarcation with Chechnya
The inaction of the commissions, which should complete the demarcation of the Chechen-Dagestani border, increases the risk of republics' conflicts, Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has stated. Instagram users have supported his proposal to close the border issue.
Agil Gumbatov (on the left), Ilham Aliev. Screenshot of Gumbatov's video appeal to the president on March 13, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh0LMm-tKug&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3PY8cvlqNqF9R_PF0bdeuYgQ5EaJPdjYv1VhCkZYKpPgq70QQVOiQjo58
12:43, 4 June 2020
Azerbaijani activist Agil Gumbatov left in mental hospital for another month
Doctors have again extended the treatment period of Agil Gumbatov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), in a psychiatric clinic. His defence has filed a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the persecution of the activist.
Drawing up a report at the checkpoint at the entrance to Makhachkala. Screenshot of the post on all.dagestan account on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_KhmJ5AY5P/
12:42, 4 June 2020
Policemen treat public apologies as measure to maintain order in Dagestan
The authorities of Dagestan have lifted the restriction on car traffic between Makhachkala and Kaspiysk, and within the capital. Apologizing videos can educate the people, who aggressively express their anger about restrictions, the police assert.
Screenshot of the report "Akhmat-Haji Kadyrov Foundation has organized large-scale charity event", https://youtu.be/had09ll1aGI
11:23, 4 June 2020
Increase in donations questions efficiency of Kadyrov Foundation
Six billion roubles donated to the Kadyrov Foundation is a colossal amount; the investment thereof into the republic's economy should have an obvious result, Orientalists have noted. In his turn, Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, has suggested that the amount of donations was increased artificially in order to ascribe a number of charity actions to the Foundation.
Mekhman Guseinov in a hospital room. Screenshot of the video https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-azerbaijani-human-right-defender-fight-cancer?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link-tip
23:58, 3 June 2020
Over 44,000 US dollars raised for treatment of Azerbaijani oppositionist Mekhman Guseinov
Doctors diagnosed with cancer Mekhman Guseinov, an Azerbaijani blogger and oppositionist, and almost 76,800 US dollars are to be raised for his medical treatment, his brother reports. Human rights defenders supported the announced fundraising. They associated the Mekhman Guseinov's health state with his arrests and imprisonment.
The house where the murdered pensioners lived. Krasnodar Territory, 2019. Photo by Alina Desyatnichenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:55, 3 June 2020
Fellow villagers of gays killed in Kuban reject court's version about domestic conflict
The court sentenced a defendant accused of killing a same-sex couple of pensioners to 12 years of imprisonment. According to the court, the crime was provoked by a domestic conflict. Fellow villagers of the killed pensioners believe that homophobia was the motive of the crime, and the "Russian LGBT Network" emphasized that Russian courts did not take into account such versions.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
23:53, 3 June 2020
Chechen law enforcer succeeds in bringing case on torture to consideration at ECtHR
Law enforcers from Chechnya who beat their colleague 10 years ago were not punished because of an ineffective investigation, claimed former field investigator Alikhan Akhmedov. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged the Russian authorities to answer questions in the case on torture of Alikhan Akhmedov until November 19.
A family on a walk. Grozny, Chechnya. Screenshot of the video https://newsvideo.su/video/12844096
23:51, 3 June 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize restrictions on walking
It is an absurd requirement to force a person to wear a mask while walking in the fresh air, and two hours per day are not enough for walks, residents of Chechnya write on Instagram.
Women and children in a truck. Syria, October 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
17:51, 3 June 2020
Chechen woman accused of links with Syrian militants
Law enforcers have put a female resident of Chechnya, accused of links with militants in Syria, on the wanted list. She left Chechnya after her husband, who had fought for militants, and then disappeared with her children, her relatives assert.
Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1020&v=9Vg-EwCfivI&feature=emb_title
17:47, 3 June 2020
Chechen Speaker threatens to put violators to forced quarantine
Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, has announced the need for a medical mask regime and threatened violators and their family members with fines and a two-week-long forced quarantine. Residents of Chechnya have criticized such harsh measures.
A rally against political repressions held in Rostov-on-Don. May 5, 2019. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:43, 3 June 2020
Northern Caucasus is supplier of political prisoners
Russia witnesses a growth of the number of political prisoners, including from the regions of Northern Caucasus, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has noted in its report. Among those recognized as political prisoners are the Chechen human rights defender, Oyub Titiev, the journalist of the "Caucasian Knot", Zhalaudi Geriev, and the Dagestani journalist, Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
The border between Azerbaijan and Dagestan. Screenshot of the video by Median TV https://mediatv.az/cemiyyet/34609-gomrukde-28-min-eded-siqaret-musadire-olundu.html
11:32, 3 June 2020
120 Azerbaijani citizens back in homeland from Dagestan
More than 600 Azerbaijani citizens are still on the border with Dagestan after 120 of their countrymen were taken home, said Elnur Guseinov, the vice president of the Union of Russian Azerbaijanis. People are building self-made housing and suffer from heat and unsanitary conditions, Asim Tagiev, a resident of the campground, has informed.
Gyulnara Mekhtieva. Photo: Zəhra Kələndərova, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=901149183686999&set=a.369433100191946&type=1&theater
11:29, 3 June 2020
Three female activists detained after picket in defence of Azerbaijani students
Gyulnara Mekhtieva, the coordinator of the Azerbaijani feminist movement, has held a solo picket in support of the students, who had been sanctioned the day before after their action at the building of the Ministry of Education in Baku. She and two other female activists were detained.
Believers during a prayer. Photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
11:24, 3 June 2020
Dagestani and Ingush believers think that mosque reopening was premature
The proposal of the Russian Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) found no support among the Muslims of Dagestan and Ingushetia interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They believe that clergymen should not hope for the observance of security measures by believers visiting mosques. The Imams of Makhachkala mosques prefer to wait for epidemiologists' conclusions.
Statue of Themis. Photo: Yuri Grechko / Yugopolis
11:14, 3 June 2020
Dagestani resident convicted for financing IS
The Southern District Military Court has sentenced Ali Aliomarov, a resident of Dagestan, to three years in prison within a case of promoting terrorist activities.
The police officers. Armenia. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 2 June 2020
In Armenia, law enforcers arrest three persons suspected of kidnapping a local resident
In a case against residents of the town of Kajaran, whose detention provoked a protest action, three out of five defendants were arrested. The defence requested the court to release Babken Ambartsumyan on bail, because he took care of his family members, including his sick child. However, the court dismissed the motion filed by the defence.
Ingush activist Rezvan Ozdoev was set free on the day of his conviction. Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=266594117874960&set=a.127592205108486&type=3&theater
23:52, 2 June 2020
Ingush activist Rezvan Ozdoev set free on day of his conviction
In the Stavropol Territory, the court found Rezvan Ozdoev, a participant of a rally in Magas, guilty of attacking a law enforcer. The defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony, but was set free, because he had spent a year in a SIZO (pre-trial prison).
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
20:22, 2 June 2020
Ramzan Kadyrov's phrase about mass support of quarantine astonishes social network users
In Chechnya, 98% of residents support the authorities' measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus infection, Ramzan Kadyrov announces. While commenting on Instagram on his statement, local residents argue that people lost their incomes because of the quarantine regime, and the system of permits is excessively strict.
The man who apologized to inspectors of the patrol-and-post service (known as PPS) in Dagestan. Screenshot of the post on mvd.dagestan account on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CAz_J6nJrlF/
20:18, 2 June 2020
Forced apologies contradict traditions of Dagestan
While commenting on a video, in which a resident of Dagestan apologized for his harsh remarks addressed to policemen, retired law enforcers have noted that the practice of public apologies will not take root in Dagestan. Local traditions accept only the sincere recognition of one's mistakes, the leader of the Dagestani law enforcers' trade union emphasizes.
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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.