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Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/dagestanskiy-zhurnalist-abdulmumin-gadzhiev-ostanetsya-pod-strazhey included into the register of foreign agents
23:40, 7 February 2025
ECtHR states violation of Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev’s rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has awarded compensation in the amount of EUR 6000 to Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a Dagestani journalist, for his rights violations after his detention.
Elza Soltaeva. Screenshot of a video posted by the "Marem" Movement
23:40, 7 February 2025
Rights defenders treat Kazakhstan as unsafe country for Chechen Elza Soltaeva
It is difficult to obtain refugee status in Kazakhstan; and although Elza Soltaeva has every reason to ask for it, local state bodies are closely cooperating with Russia; while the large local Vainakh Diaspora is expanding chances for Elza’s relatives to find her.
Bagaudin Khautiev. Photo: http://www.mashr.org/?p=8199
22:16, 7 February 2025
Ingush activist Bagaudin Khautiev released
Ingush activist Bagaudin Khautiev has served his full sentence in a case on an extremist community and has been released from a penal colony in the Stavropol Territory.
Maria Smelaya. Photo from her profile on the "Odnoklassniki" (Classmates) social network https://ok.ru
21:48, 7 February 2025
Smelaya, being victim of domestic violence, explains her decision to travel to Chechnya
During her trip to Chechnya, Krasnodar resident Maria Smelaya wants to get confirmation that her son does not live at the address where her former husband registered the child. The woman needs the information about the child’s place of registration to provide it to court to get a decision on guardianship.
Elza Soltaeva. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of the "Marem" human rights group on February 5, 2025 https://t.me/marem_group/971
23:47, 6 February 2025
Law enforcers help Elza Soltaeva, who fled Chechnya, reach shelter in Kazakhstan
With the help of the police, Elza Soltaeva, a native of Chechnya, could reach a shelter; law enforcers escorted her to the place and stopped a car with people from Chechnya who were pursuing Elza.
Mziya Amaglobeli. Photo: https://ru.netgazeti.ge/66828/
23:16, 6 February 2025
Amaglobeli’s advocate reports pressure on his client in hospital
In a hospital, employees demonstratively offer food to Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the “Batumelebi” and “Netgazeti” online publications, who is on a hunger strike for the third week.
A prison. Picture made in Copilot by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:09, 6 February 2025
Court in Novorossiysk sentences military to colony for refusing to go to SMO
Sergey Belim, a military serviceman has been sentenced to two years in penal colony for his refusal to take in the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
Shamshad Aga. Photo: https://avtosfer.az/ru/aktualnye-novosti/zaderzhan-zhurnalist-shamshad-aga-271972
22:30, 6 February 2025
Rights defenders condemn detentions of journalists in Azerbaijan
On February 5, Shamshad Aga, the head of the arqument.az news site, was detained; his home was searched, and his computer and mobile phones were seized. He was charged with "smuggling" within the “Meydan TV” case.
21:37, 6 February 2025
Relatives and colleagues report disappearance of Rostov activist Borzilo
Lyudmila Borzilo, an activist from the Rostov Region, has stopped communicating with her relatives and associates. Earlier, the activist complained about an unfounded criminal case instituted against her and the law enforcement bodies’ demand to undergo a psychiatric examination.
Ramazan Rabadanov. Photo: khadulaev/Telegram
23:18, 5 February 2025
Dagestani activist Rabadanov’s office closed as price for release, his colleagues believe
The closure of a studio run by Dagestani activist Ramazan Rabadanov has become one of the conditions for his transfer to house arrest, and failure to comply threatened to return him to a SIZO (pre-trial prison).
Elza Soltaeva. Screenshot of a video posted by the "Marem" human rights group
23:09, 5 February 2025
Elza Soltaeva detained in Kazakhstan after escaping from Chechnya
Elza Soltaeva, a native of Chechnya, who had fled domestic violence, has been detained by the police in Kazakhstan. She has stated that her relatives were persecuting her, and she feared for her life.
The site of the Baku-Grozny flight crash. December 25, 2024. Photo: Akimat of the Mangystau Region
21:05, 5 February 2025
Baku analysts consider AZAL Embraer crash report overly cautious
In a preliminary report on the Baku-Grozny flight crash, Kazakhstan has not provided any clear conclusions about the causes of the plane crash. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Transportation has also commented on the report with excessive delicacy.
A protest action in Tbilisi. February 2, 2025. Photo: https://ru.apa.az/evropa/situaciya-na-mitinge-u-tc-tbilisi-moll-v-stolice-gruzii-spokoinaya-601794
09:19, 5 February 2025
In Tbilisi, protest action marked by attacks on journalists
Law enforcers beat up employees of several Georgian publications covering a protest action which took place in front of the “Tbilisi Mall” shopping centre.
Detentions in Tbilisi on February 2, photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:58, 4 February 2025
At least five activists hospitalized after being beaten in Tbilisi
In Georgia, at least five persons who were beaten during a protest action in Tbilisi or after their detention have been hospitalized. Politician Nika Meliya, who was released after being detained, claimed that a law enforcer kicked him while he was handcuffed. In total, about 30 people were arrested at the protest actions.
A shocker. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:54, 4 February 2025
Oppositional Telegram channels report death of a Chechen after torture
Law enforcers have detained a native of the village of Serzhen-Yurt for putting a “Like” to a post that was unfavourable to authorities and tortured him, oppositional Telegram channels have informed.
Elena Patyaeva, a friend of Seda Suleimanova. Screenshot of a video posted on the Sota Telegram channel on April 8, 2024 https://t.me/sotaproject/78934
23:48, 4 February 2025
Rights activists explain logic behind persecuting Elena Patyaeva
To justify the administrative prosecution of Elena Patyaeva, a Seda Suleimanova's friend, the court has announced the poster she was holding to be a collapsible structure. This is reported by the “Slovo Zaschite” (Floor to Defence) Telegram channel.
Kseniya Abramova with her husband Alexei. January 8, 2023. Photo by Kseniya Abramova
23:31, 4 February 2025
Alexei Abramov sent to SMO with traumas declared missing
The wife of mobilized Krasnodar resident Alexei Abramov was informed that her husband, whose demobilization from the special military operation (SMO) zone she was seeking, has been considered missing since January 24.
Magomed Alkhanov. Screenshot of a video by koekto1984 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDPXQIAc8fI
22:22, 4 February 2025
Wife of Chechen Alkhanov calls case of preparing terror act unexpected
The new criminal case against Magomed Alkhanov, a convicted native of Chechnya, came as a surprise to his wife. The appellate court has upheld the Alkhanov's sentence in the case of the attack on the Pskov paratroopers.
The crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane. Photo: https://musavat.com/news/opasnyj-dlya-zdorovya-preparat-svobodno-otpuskaetsya-aptekami_1142012.html
21:09, 4 February 2025
Baku analysts explain authorities' silence on plane crash reasons
The absence of statements on the causes of the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane may be explained by the fact that Baku and Moscow are looking for compromise wording of the investigation results.
The Code of Administrative Offenses of Russia, photo by Yelena Sineok, "Yuga.ru"
23:29, 3 February 2025
Volgograd resident fined for discrediting Russian Army
The court has fined Victor Femelidi, a Volgograd resident, treating him guilty of discrediting Russian militaries.
News
Road construction and the Kremlin. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. Armenia rejects Moscow and Tehran's claims regarding the "Trump Route"

Church and flag of Nagorno-Karabakh. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in Copilot. Activists called on the Catholicos to replace the head of the Karabakh diocese

Aishat Baymuradova. Screenshot https://theins.ru/news/285975 Activists in five countries honored the memory of Aishat Baimuradova

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.