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Mansur Sadulaev. Photo: North Caucasus Service https://www.ekhokavkaza.com
11:52, 25 December 2021
Mansur Sadulaev's activeness drop fails to save his relatives from kidnapping
Mansur Sadulaev, the founder of the "Vayfond" Association that is in opposition to Kadyrov, has stated that during the last year he significantly reduced his activeness in social networks, but Chechen law enforcers have still kidnapped his maternal relatives.
Test tube for PCR test for coronavirus. Photo: pixabay.com
11:30, 25 December 2021
Armenia's CC forbids imposing payment for PCR tests on employees
The Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia has declared unconstitutional the provision of the order issued by the Ministry of Public Health (MPH), which obliges unvaccinated employees to pay for PCR tests.
Aslan Artsuyev. Screenshot: YouTube Channel REALITY – HRCI youtu.be/lXOhmJ5Dv18
08:41, 25 December 2021
Emigrant Aslan Artsuev reports kidnapping of his relatives in Chechnya
Aslan Artsuev, the director of the organization "Human Rights Centre Ichkeria", has stated that Chechen authorities are trying to exert pressure on him by kidnapping four relatives, but this won't affect his political position and actions.
A march demanding the release of all those arrested in the case of beating up journalists at a protest against gay pride parade. Tbilisi, December 24, 2021. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
08:29, 25 December 2021
Tbilisi: opponents of gay parade demand to release rioters
On December 24, central Tbilisi hosted a march demanding to release until the trial all those arrested within the case of beating up journalists at a protest against the gay parade.
Akhmed Dudaev. Photo: grozny.tv
22:52, 24 December 2021
Akhmed Dudaev settles scores with critics of regime contrary to President Putin’s position
Chechen Press and Information Minister Akhmed Dudaev has insulted critics of the authorities for lack of respect for Ramzan Kadyrov and his followers. Thus, he has ignored the President Putin’s statement about the unacceptability of settling scores.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot https://www.bbc.com/russian/media-51691609
22:19, 24 December 2021
Blogger Tumso reports about kidnapping of his wife’s female relatives in Astrakhan
Today, a mother and a sister of a Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov’s wife have been kidnapped in Astrakhan, and three of earlier kidnapped relatives are also being held hostage in Chechnya, the blogger reports.
Participants of a protest action in Baku, December 24, 2021. Photo by Kyamal Ali for the Caucasian Knot
22:03, 24 December 2021
Participants of protest action in Baku urge to revise draft law “On Media”
At a protest action in Baku, activists say the provisions that infringe on the rights of journalists to receive and publish information should be excluded from the draft law “On Media”.
Ismail Isaev (left) and Salekh Magamadov. Screenshot: https://ren.tv/news/v-rossii/800000-v-groznom-zaderzhali-dvoikh-predpolagaemykh-posobnikov-bandy-biutukaeva
18:47, 24 December 2021
Magamadov and Isaev feel worse during hunger strike
On the fourth day of their hunger strike in a SIZO (pre-trial prison), brothers Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev look exhausted, but they intend to continue their protest against the court’s refusal to send their case to a court outside Chechnya, employees of the “SK SOS” Crisis Group report.
New apartment house. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
18:12, 24 December 2021
Georgian authorities report about allocation of housing to forced migrants
In Georgia, more than 7000 families of temporary displaced persons have received new housing during the past two years, reports Ekaterine Tikaradze, Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia.
Khasan Khalitov. Photo: https://doshdu.com/prozhivajushhij-v-gruzii-chechenskij-bezhenec-soobshhil-chto-ego-hotjat-ubit/
14:32, 24 December 2021
Khasan Khalitov reports about kidnapping of his relatives in Chechnya
Khasan Khalitov, a critic of Chechen authorities living in Turkey, has reported today about the kidnapping of at least five his relatives living in Northern Caucasus.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot: https://www.bbc.com/russian/media-48726736
14:09, 24 December 2021
Tumso reports about liberation of his six relatives in Chechnya
Six out of the nine relatives of Tumso Abdurakhmanov kidnapped in Chechnya have been set free; the whereabouts of his uncle, cousin and nephew remain unknown, the blogger has informed today.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: press service of the head of Chechnya, https://vk.com/ramzan?z=photo279938622_457288113/photos279938622
12:28, 24 December 2021
Turkish media point to Kadyrov's tactlessness
In their publications about Ramzan Kadyrov's statement addressed to Recep Erdogan regarding the opening of the Dudaev Park, Turkish media have emphasized the tactless tone of the head of Chechnya.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot: ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mWxQGxRM_8
10:01, 24 December 2021
Tumso rejects Kadyrov people's ultimatum
Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a blogger, has refused to stop criticizing Chechen authorities, despite repression threats against his kidnapped relatives.
Supporters of the HRC 'Memorial' at the Moscow Court, December 23, 2021. Photo: press service of the HRC 'Memorial'
08:42, 24 December 2021
Court refusal to question defence-invited witnesses from the Caucasus angers "Memorial"* supporters
The refusal to interrogate within the "Memorial"* case those who founded this organization and is working therein, as well as the witnesses from Northern Caucasus declared by the defence, indicates the court's unwillingness to impartially delve into the essence of the case, human rights defenders have commented on the outcomes of the next court session.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot: https://www.bbc.com/russian/media-48726736
08:25, 24 December 2021
Journalists ignore Tumso's request to ask Putin about kidnappings in Chechnya
Tumso Abdurakhmanov, a Chechen blogger, had asked journalists to ask Russian President, Vladimir Putin, at his annual press conference held on December 23, about kidnappings of relatives, but this issue was not raised there.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov (left) and Minkail Malizayev, bloggers who reported the kidnapping of their relatives in Chechnya. Screenshot: YouTube TV Caucasus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnL7tcElXpU
00:04, 24 December 2021
Human rights defenders analyze context of kidnapping of relatives of blogger Tumso and other critics of Ramzan Kadyrov
Kidnapping of relatives of blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov and other critics of the Chechen authorities was committed against the background of the trials against the “Memorials”* NGOs, when the main attention of Russian and foreign human rights defenders is focused on those trials and somewhat distracted from Chechnya, human rights defenders note. They call the kidnapping of relatives a historically alien practice in the Caucasus.
Journalists interview participants in the trial of the Human Rights Center 'Memorial'* in the Moscow City Court. December 23, 2021 Photo: press service of the HRC 'Memorial'
23:46, 23 December 2021
At trial, “Memorial”* reminds of importance of its activities in Northern Caucasus
Today, in a case on the liquidation of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial’*, the defence reminded the court that people affected by construction of the Irganai hydroelectric power plant (HPP) and migrants from Chechnya to Ingushetia received support from “Memorial”* in defending their rights in court.
Murtazali Gasanguseinov. Screenshot of the video posted by the Caucasian Knot at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_MNnpzcd6I
19:49, 23 December 2021
Murtazali Gasanguseinov considers lawsuit against “Memorial”* not fair
Murtazali Gasanguseinov, a father of Dagestani shepherds Nabi and Gasangusein Gasanguseinov, who were killed in 2016, arrived in Moscow to attend the today’s court hearing on a lawsuit to liquidate the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*. According to Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the “stigma of terrorists” was removed from his killed sons thanks to the HRC “Memorial”*.
The opening of Dudaev Park in the city of Korfez (Turkey). Screenshot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0x16Snj2a0
17:58, 23 December 2021
Muftiate of Chechnya reproaches President Erdoğan for violating Islamic traditions by Dudayev park
According to the Spiritual Administration of Chechnya, the opening in Turkey of a park named after Dzhokhar Dudayev, the first president of Ichkeria, is at odds with the Muslim traditions that condemn terrorism.
Protesters in Tbilisi. Screenshot: https://rustavi2.ge/ka/news/217854
14:13, 23 December 2021
Nightclub owners threaten Georgian authorities with large-scale protests
In the evening on December 22, several dozen nightclub employees held a protest action in Tbilisi, during which they demanded not to extend the restrictions imposed due to coronavirus. They stressed that should the authorities fail to meet their demands, they will be forced to hold larger-scale protests, the "Rustavi-2" TV Company has reported on its website today.
News
Analysts considered the heroization of Kadyrov's sons a factor of irritation.

Khalid Nakaev (left) and Ismail Denilkhanov. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. The election commission of Chechnya has registered formal opponents of Kadyrov.

Daudov reported on funding for flood victims in Chechnya.

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.