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Guide
Tuapse. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
April 29, 2026 13:25

A series of attacks on Tuapse's oil infrastructure over the course of a month resulted in fires and environmental consequences. Following the strikes, the city was hit by "black rain"—precipitation containing particles of burnt oil products. Paradoxically, the "black rain" partially reduced the concentration of harmful substances in the air. For more information on the environmental disaster, see the "Caucasian Knot" report.

Flooding in Dagestan. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
April 09, 2026 21:03

Following heavy rains and flooding in Dagestan, the republic's government approved a payment procedure for victims. Compensation is provided from the reserve fund, and damage assessments are conducted by municipal commissions in conjunction with the Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Departments. Below is a detailed guide to help you understand who is eligible for payments, the amounts available, the required documents, and what to do if some documents are missing.

Flooding in Dagestan and Chechnya. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
April 01, 2026 15:32

At the end of March 2026, the North Caucasus experienced one of the most devastating floods in recent memory. Dagestan and Chechnya were hardest hit.

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
Mekhman Guseinov. Photo: Turkhan Karimov (RFE/RL)
March 13, 2019 15:37

Azerbaijani journalist and rights defender

Zhalaudi Geriev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
May 16, 2019 13:27

Zhalaudi Geriev is a Chechen journalist and a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot". On September 5, 2016, he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment on the charge of drug possession. The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" recognized Zhalaudi Geriev as a political prisoner.

Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/
December 06, 2019 20:30

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
October 25, 2019 23:12

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.

GAY ABOUT LIFE IN CHECHNYA AND FLIGHT FROM RUSSIA
A silhouette of a man. Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir “They will kill you anyway, be it family or strangers”: gay about life in Chechnya and flight from Russia

A homosexual from Chechnya, who left Russia after detention, told the "Caucasian Knot" how people with non-traditional sexual orientation live in the republic, and what the fate of his acquaintances from the LGBT community was after the start of mass raids on gays. According to the man, he managed to avoid torture, but his close friend was cruelly tortured by law enforcers, and his three familiar men were killed.

Interview
An election billboard criticizing the Georgian opposition on a street in Kutaisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot" Aage Borchgrevink: secrecy and freedom of elections in Georgia compromised

See below an interview with Aage Borchgrevink, a Senior Advisor to the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), who led the NHC mission to Georgia during the October 26 parliamentary elections. The mission consisted of four people, two of whom were in the group with the representatives of the European Platform for Democratic Elections, and two others – in the group of the Human Rights Centre.

"CHECHENIZATION" OF RUSSIA: KADYROV'S PEOPLE ENJOY TOTAL IMPUNITY
GUIDE
Kadyrov’s fighters in Ukraine, March 1, 2022. Screenshot of video posted at Ramzan Kadyrov’s Telegram Channel, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/1299 Factbox: Kadyrov’s fighters in Ukraine

During the six days of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, a lot of rumours and conjectures have appeared. What is really known about the participation of Chechen law enforcers, about their losses and statements of the republic's leadership, – read the details in the reference material of the "Caucasian Knot".