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Investigative actions in the case on terror act preparation. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/vViCRCIKSsg?t=5
18:07, 14 February 2022
On February 7-13, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of February 7-13, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The village of Kavkazsky, Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo: Alexander Kroshev, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Karachay-Cherkessia#/media/File:Kavkazskiy,_Karachaevo-Cherkesskaya_Republits,_Russia
17:54, 14 February 2022
Karachay-Cherkessia becomes worst region of Southern Russia in terms of quality of life
In the rating of the Russian regions in terms of quality of life, the Krasnodar Territory took the fifth place, and Karachay-Cherkessia became the 84th.
Aslan Bzhania. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEzBT6bOiOs&t=49s
14:10, 14 February 2022
"Union of Veterans and Youth" declares distrust to President of Abkhazia
The public organization "Union of Veterans and Youth of Apsny" has declared itself as oppositional, explaining this by the loss of confidence in the President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhaniya.
Alexander Zakuskin, screenshot of video posted by M.U.K.I Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESQGnTEhs0A&t=1s
13:57, 14 February 2022
Moscow deputy apologizes to elderly Chechen woman
The Internet has posted a video by Alexander Zakuskin, the head of the council of deputies of the Meschansky District of Moscow, in which he apologizes to an elderly Chechen woman, Salima Yusupkhadjieva, for the conflict that occurred near the mosque. Because of the received death threats, the deputy was forced to change his residence and wrote an application to the police.
Screenshot of the petition on the Change.Org website demanding the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov, as of February 13, 2022, 22:43 msk, https://www.change.org/p/кадырова-в-отставку
11:36, 14 February 2022
473 flash mob posts for Kadyrov against 210,000 signatures on his resignation
The number of signatures to the online petition for the resignation of Ramzan Kadyrov increased by more than 5500 in almost two days and has reached 210,000, while the number of posts on the Instagram with the hashtag #YapekhotinetsKadyrova (I'm Kadyrov's infantry soldier) as part of the flash mob in support of Kadyrov increased by 45 over the same period.
11:25, 14 February 2022
Four high-ranking militaries arrested in Baku within embezzlement case
A court in Baku has sent four high-ranking officers of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) into custody on charges of embezzling the equivalent of nearly USD 6 million.
Salima Yusupkhadzhieva (photo from Elena Aruchidi's Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4811221168957431&set=pcb.4811384862274395), Adam Delimkhanov (screenshot: https://www.instagram.com /p/CZb2JJ7qBQU/), Zarema Musaeva (screenshot of video posted by ChGTRK ‘Grozny’; https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAL5i5JfKU/). The Caucasian Knot collage
11:12, 14 February 2022
After his reaction to incident with Chechen woman, Delimkhanov reminded of Musaeva's case
Adam Delimkhanov, an advisor to the head of Chechnya, and Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson, have criticized Alexander Zakuskin, a Moscow deputy, for the latter's conflict with an elderly Chechen woman; however, they had reacted completely differently to the kidnapping of Zarema Musaeva by Chechen law enforcers, Instagram users and readers of the "Caucasian Knot" have pointed out.
A detainee in the case of blackmail in the police department. Screenshot of a video posted by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Dagestan, https://www.instagram.com/p/CZkMkbLKpah/
10:59, 14 February 2022
Resident of Dagestan accused of blackmail blames law enforcers of torturing
A resident of the Khasavyurt District, detained on a complaint from a Makhachkala woman about extorting eight million roubles from her, has stated that he was tortured with electric current, by means of which law enforcers tried to obtain a confession from him, Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, has stated.
Adam Delimkhanov (on the left), Alexander Zakuskin. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbnYk0E72lY, photo by the press service of the Meshchansky District administration (Moscow) https://meschanka.mos.ru/upload/medialibrary/7da/22.jpg
12:31, 13 February 2022
Delimkhanov justifies threats against deputy after his conflict with Chechen woman
Alexander Zakuskin, a Moscow deputy, has admitted, in his conversation with Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP from Chechnya, that he "overdid it" during the incident with an elderly Chechen woman and announced his apology. Delimkhanov, in response to Zakuskin's words about the threats, said that they would not end until the issue was resolved.
Central Juma Mosque, Makhachkala. Photo by the press service of the Central Juma Mosque in Makhachkala
12:28, 13 February 2022
Dagestani believers ignore restrictions on Friday prayers
On February 11, collective Friday prayers were held in Makhachkala mosques, despite the recommendation of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Field of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing) not to hold worship services with believers' crowds.
Malsag Uzhakhov, Zarifa Sautieva and Akhmed Barakhoev (fro mleft to right) before the court session. March 2021. Photo by Bagaudin Myakiev
12:25, 13 February 2022
Health condition of Ingush elders worsens at SIZO
The Ingush activists convicted within the Magas protest case are studying the case files in order to challenge the verdict, their advocates have informed. Malsag Uzhakhov has new health problems while at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), while Akhmed Barakhoev's chronic illness has worsened, the advocates have added.
Activists of the youth wing of the ARF (Armenian Revolutionary Federation) "Dashnaktsutyun" at a rally in Yerevan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5553McSRSJM&feature=emb_imp_woyt
19:28, 12 February 2022
Yerevan: activists hold action in support of political prisoners
At the building of the representative office of the European Union (EU) in Yerevan, several dozen activists of the youth wing of the ARF (Armenian Revolutionary Federation) "Dashnaktsutyun" have held an action, expressing support for political prisoners and urging the EU to pay attention to the human rights situation in Armenia.
19:25, 12 February 2022
Azerbaijani President approves Shusha declaration
Ilham Aliev has signed a law approving the Shusha declaration on alliance with Turkey. The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has also approved the document, which includes an agreement on mutual military assistance.
18:58, 12 February 2022
Number of signatories to petition demanding Kadyrov's resignation exceeds 200,000
Within a week, the electronic petition addressed to Vladimir Putin and demanding the resignation of the head of Chechnya gained more than 200,000 signatures.
18:51, 12 February 2022
After refusal to soften Musaeva's freedom restriction measure, Yangulbaev shames judges
In Chechnya, judges rule under orders received from Ramzan Kadyrov's administration; and there is completely no judiciary in the republic, Saidi Yangulbaev, a retired Russian federal judge, has commented on the refusal of the Chechen Supreme Court (SC) to transfer his wife, Zarema Musaeva, under house arrest.
A shell hole in a window after the shelling attack on residential buildings. Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4556946357768076&set=pcb.4556946581101387
18:28, 12 February 2022
Houses of two Nagorno-Karabakh communities damaged by shelling
On Friday (February 11), Azerbaijani militaries shelled residential buildings in the communities of Tagavard and Karmir Shouka (Red Bazaar), in which they damaged windows, roofs and walls; however, the situation in the villages is calm, Gegam Stepanyan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson, has informed.
Vladimir Osechkin. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mrvk5zVzCw
15:29, 12 February 2022
Osechkin reminds Delimkhanov about Chechens' torture in jails
Akhmed Dudaev, the Minister for National Policy, Foreign Relations, Press and Information of Chechnya, has treated the statement about the impending assassination attempt on Vladimir Osechkin as absurd. In his turn, Osechkin thanked the Chechens, who had informed him about the prepared attempt, and invited Adam Delimkhanov to personally discuss the claims against the work of human rights defenders.
Zarema Musaeva. Screenshot of the video on Instagram of the Grozny TV channel https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAL5i5JfKU/
15:21, 12 February 2022
Musaeva assesses her health condition as pre-mortal
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has ignored the words of Zarema Musaeva, who asked to place her under house arrest due to her poor health. The arrest of Musaeva, who suffers from severe diabetes, is against Russian law, her son Abubakar Yangulbaev has stated.
A post with the hashtag #ЯпехотинецКадырова (#I’m Kadyrov’s infantryman) on Instagram. Screenshot https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ1FqHTqarC/
04:14, 12 February 2022
Supporters of Kadyrov respond with a flash mob to a petition for his resignation
About 400 posts with the hashtag # YapekhotinetsKadyrova (“I’m Kadyrov’s infantryman) appeared on Instagram as part of a flash mob launched by an assistant to the leader of Chechnya. The petition for the Ramzan Kadyrov’s resignation has already gained 200,000 signatures.
Salekh Magamadov (on the right) and Ismail Isaev. Photo by the press service of the HRC "Memorial" https://memohrc.org
04:11, 12 February 2022
Prosecutor requests long terms of imprisonment for Chechen gays Magamadov and Isaev
A public prosecutor requested the court to sentence Salekh Magamadov to 8.5 years and Ismail Isaev to 6.5 years of imprisonment in a case on aiding and abetting a militant. The prosecutors’ version has not been even indirectly confirmed, and there is no evidence that the brothers were familiar with the militant, their advocate notes.
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A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district due to landslides.

The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

Residents reported on the condition of homes and infrastructure in Dagestan villages after landslides.

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.