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20:00, 16 February 2015
Resident of Dagestan complains to rights defenders about torture at police
Ganipa Akaev, a resident of Dagestan, has reported that he was beaten up and tortured in one of the Makhachkala district police stations; he has addressed his complaint to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
19:56, 16 February 2015
Ten hunger-strikers continue their protest in Dagestan
Ten persons continue their hunger strike in the village of Shushiya, the Novolak District of Dagestan, with a demand to allocate land plots to local residents. One of the hunger-strikers has quitted the action because of her health problems.
13:36, 16 February 2015
On February 9-15, at least one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from February 9 to February 15, 2015, at least one person was lost in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
12:20, 16 February 2015
Adviser to "Musavat" Party chairman returned from hospital to colony prematurely
The treatment of Yadigyar Sadygov, an adviser to the chairman of the Azerbaijani "Musavat" Party, was halted; and he was brought back to the colony, despite the fact that doctors diagnosed him with a heart disease, said Elman Fattakh, Deputy Chairman of the "Musavat" Party.
09:23, 16 February 2015
Investigators get access to phones calls of Permyakov and Avetisyan family
The Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia has received printouts from mobile operators of the calls made from and to telephones of Valery Permyakov and members of the Avetisyan family prior to the mass murder.
The building where the office of the Joint Mobile Group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) is located, after the fire. Grozny, December 14, 2014. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot".
09:05, 16 February 2015
Criminal case opened on incidents around JMG office in Chechnya
A criminal case into the arson of the office of the Joint Mobile Group (SMG) of rights defenders in Grozny, and the detention by policemen of Sergey Babinets and Dmitry Dimitrov, the employees of the JMG, was opened by investigating authorities.
Letter of recognition handed to the defendant by the city head in 2010. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:50, 16 February 2015
Sochi resident accused of treason cannot see his relatives for a year
Relatives of Pyotr Parpulov, an employee of the Sochi Airport, detained last March on suspicion of treason, could not meet him since then. His advocate Oleg Eliseev said that his client would not plead guilty and seeks rehabilitation.
Flags of Georgia. Photo: http://newsgeorgia.ru/politics/20141221/217225827.html
02:02, 16 February 2015
Since start of Ukrainian conflict, 450 citizens of Ukraine asked for asylum in Georgia
About 450 citizens of Ukraine have appealed to the authorities of Georgia with requests for asylum, said Irakli Kokaya, the head of the Department for Repatriation and Refugees of the Ministry for the Matters of Refugees and Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories.
Rally in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:51, 15 February 2015
Picket against warfare in Ukraine held in Volgograd
Today, ten persons have taken part in a protest picket in Volgograd against the war in Ukraine. The picketers stated the inadmissibility of military aggression against Ukraine.
Car of Chechen MIA in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:16, 15 February 2015
Residents of Chechnya report systematic detentions of men with beards
The practice of detaining young men wearing beards is systematic in Chechnya, local residents report. Observers note that the number of such detentions increases sharply after statements made by the head of Chechnya.
09:41, 15 February 2015
Police names four residents of Chechnya participating in warfare in Syria
Chechen law enforcers have identified four local residents, who take part in warfare in Syria. According to the spokesman of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the database of the Chechen warriors in Syria is "constantly updated."
06:11, 15 February 2015
Criminal case against Kuban Vice-Governor has to do with energy projects in Sochi, investigators assert
Investigators suspect Vadim Lukoyanov, the Vice-Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, of interfering into the investment programme of the "Kubanenergo" in Sochi.
01:21, 15 February 2015
Armenian society starts own inquiry into massacre of Avetisyan family
The participants of the public hearing on the investigation into the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri have announced their intention to draft a plan of their own investigation.
Wedding lezghinka performed by the participants of the festival Tsamauri 2014, Dagestan. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/fotoreportagh/tsamauri-2014/
22:26, 14 February 2015
Dagestan: abductor of minor for marriage is at large
In Dagestan, an abductor of a minor girl with the aim to marry her was not detained. The girl has confessed that she had voluntarily agreed to be abducted; therefore, no criminal case was opened on this fact, the law enforcement bodies of the republic have reported.
20:03, 14 February 2015
Two hunger-strikers in Novolak District of Dagestan receive health care
The health status of two women – Zumrud Gazieva and Salikhat Bagirchaeva – who are hunger-striking in the village of Shushiya, Novolak District of Dagestan, has deteriorated because of increased blood tension; doctors gave emergency care to them.
18:41, 14 February 2015
Head of Derbent administration resigns
Mavsum Ragimov has left the post of head of the administration of the city of Derbent by submitting his resignation application. Azad Ragimov was appointed to be the acting head of the administration.
16:26, 14 February 2015
NKR's MoD accuses Azerbaijan of 1200 shootings during the week
As reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), on February 8-14, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone for more than 1200 times.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
15:51, 14 February 2015
CTO regime lifted in Derbent and Tabasaran Districts of Dagestan
Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has been cancelled in the Derbent and Tabasaran Districts of Dagestan; it was in force there since February 4.
Khaiser Dzhemilev. Photo: http://www.segodnya.ua/tags/%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%80%20%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2/p2.html
15:29, 14 February 2015
Keeping Khaiser Dzhemilev in Krasnodar SIZO violates his rights, says the defence
As stated by Nikolai Polozov, the advocate of Khaiser Dzhemilev, the detention of his client, who is a Ukrainian citizen and a son of Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of Crimean Tatars, in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Krasnodar, and the consideration of his case by Russian investigative and judicial authorities violate the legal norms of the Russian Federation and the European Convention.
House in Gyumri, Armenia. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:20, 14 February 2015
To solve housing problems of Gyumri, the city must have special status, says its Mayor
The housing problems of the Armenian city of Gyumri, which was severely damaged in 1988 by the Spitak earthquake, still remain unresolved. Samvel Balasanyan, the Mayor, said that in order to solve them, Gyumri should be awarded a special status that assumes special funding.
News
In April 2026, 4 victims were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

"Immortal Regiment" in Makhachkala. Screenshot from a photo by the State Archives of the Dagestan ... Residents of southern Russia faced restrictions on mobile internet and communications on Victory Day.

In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

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.