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Zarema Yangulbaeva and the Chechen Ombudsperson Mansur Soltaev. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAL5i5JfKU/
11:15, 23 January 2022
Rights defenders demand to protect judge's family from Chechen law enforcers
The authorities of Chechnya have made kidnappings of the relatives of their opponents a constant practice, but the abduction of Zarema Yangulbaeva is something special, since she is the wife of a retired judge. Federal authorities must interfere, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Chechen policemen. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
19:14, 22 January 2022
Analysts reproach Chechen law enforcers for violating Russian MIA's subordination
Most likely, law enforcers from Nizhny Novgorod had known about the pre-planned abduction of Zarema Yangulbaeva by Chechen policemen, but they didn't dare to oppose them, since law enforcers in Chechnya, while bypassing Russian laws, obey directly the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and not the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
19:00, 22 January 2022
Krasnodar journalist claims beating up by law enforcers
Vladislav Kramskoy, a journalist, has stated that he was beaten up by law enforcers after he asked them to show their IDs and introduce themselves. As a result, he not only received traumas, but a protocol was drawn up against him for disobeying a law enforcer's lawful demand.
12:53, 22 January 2022
Advisor to Dagestani head extradited from Germany to Russia
German authorities have extradited to Russia Osman Makhachev, who worked as an adviser to the former head of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, and now is accused under the case of a large bribe.
Polad Aslanov. Photo: https://doshdu.com/azerbajdzhanskogo-zhurnalista-polada-aslanova-prigovorili-k-16-godam-lishenija-svobody/
12:32, 22 January 2022
Rights defenders assess chances for revising Polad Aslanov's verdict
When considering Polad Aslanov's case at the Supreme Court (SC), the Azeri General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) may advocate for a mitigation of his punishment, but one should not expect the Polad's acquittal, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
12:16, 22 January 2022
Protesters in Tbilisi demand dismissal of Culture Minister
Teya Tsulukiani, the Georgian Minister of Culture, is firing employees of her subordinate entities who have expressed dissatisfaction with her policies, protesters in Tbilisi have stated, adding that nearly 1500 people signed the petition demanding Tsulukiani's resignation.
Zarema Yangulbaeva. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAKOLSlcvd/
03:01, 22 January 2022
Chechen officials show video with Zarema Yangulbaeva
In the video clips released by Chechen authorities, Zarema Yangulbaeva, the mother of Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer from the North-Caucasian branch of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), states that she is being treated well and provided with insulin injections and other necessary medicines.
02:46, 22 January 2022
Kadyrov voiced direct threats against Yangulbaev family
The head of Chechnya has confirmed that Zarema Yangulbaeva had been taken to Grozny and stated that the woman had already "earned an article for herself." The Yangulbaevs are waiting for a place "in prison or in the ground," Kadyrov has threatened.
Eldar Gasanov. Photo: http://massa.az/news/az/13949/sgb-eldar-gasanov-zaderjan-podozrevaetsya-v-rastrate-byudjetnyh-sredstv
22:05, 21 January 2022
Eldar Gasanov sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment
Eldar Gasanov, the former Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Serbia, has been sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment on the charge of committing economic crimes, and the court has also ruled to confiscate the defendant’s property. Eldar Gasanov pleads not guilty.
Office of Mercedes-Benz RUS. Photo: https://www.mercedes-benz.ru
21:49, 21 January 2022
Social media users outraged by tender for Mercedes car purchase for 9 million roubles from budget of North Ossetia
After the information about the state contract for the procurement of a car by the authorities of North Ossetia for 9 million roubles at the expense of budget funds was released, Instagram users reminded the authorities of the republic of the social problems that have accumulated in North Ossetia.
Ruslan Gereev, Albert Esedov, Magomed Magomedov. Photo: personal Facebook page / Ruslan Gereev; official page of Albert Esedov http://esedov.ru/?p=13861, screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXFRIKWTuPs
19:02, 21 January 2022
Constant stream of public apologies devalues their significance for natives of Dagestan
Public apologies made en mass have led to the fact that remorse has become insincere and is perceived as a tribute to fashion. This was noted by experts interviewed by the “Caucasian Knot”.
Sergei Babinets, Natalia Dobronravova. Screenshot: https://t.me/against_torture, Arden Arkman / «Novaya Gazeta». Collage made by the Caucasian Knot
18:50, 21 January 2022
Lawyers complain about prosecutors’ inaction after kidnapping of Yangulbaeva
After a complaint about the kidnapping of Zarema Yangulbaeva, the police arrived only several hours later, and the prosecutor’s office of the Nizhny Novgorod Region refused to accept the complaint, said Sergey Babinets, a lawyer of the “Committee against Torture”, and advocate Natalia Dobronravova. According to them, the whereabouts of Zarema Yangulbaeva is still unknown.
Doctors in the red zone in City Clinical Hospital No. 1 of Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: https://minzdrav.kbr.ru/news/ministr-zdravookhraneniya-kbr-proveril-rabotu-bolnits-v-period-novogodnikh-kanikul.html
14:02, 21 January 2022
Idea to attract KBR students for combating "omicron" sparks disputes in social networks
Authorities of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have decided to involve students and teachers of medical educational establishments in the fight against the new coronavirus wave. However, some Instagram users have suggested that students had been on distance learning for a long time, and they lack medical knowledge for the mission.
Zarema Yangulbaeva and her son Abubakar Yangulbaev. Screenshot: t.me/against_torture. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot
13:42, 21 January 2022
AI calls for release of Abubakar Yangulbaev's mother
Russian authorities should intervene in the situation with the abduction of the mother of human rights defender, Abubakar Yangulbaev; this abduction continued the trend pursued by Chechen leadership of putting pressure on its opponents, the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) has stated.
Striking social workers demand meeting with Georgian Prime Minister, January 20, 2022. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
12:13, 21 January 2022
Striking social workers demand meeting with Georgian Prime Minister
In Tbilisi, the striking employees of the Social Security Agency demand a meeting with Irakli Garibashvili, the country's Premier, to discuss the issue of raising their salaries.
Polad Aslanov. Photo: https://xeberdar.net/9980-bu-gun-taninmish-jurnalistin-ad-gunudur.html
11:45, 21 January 2022
Penitentiary Service reacts to Polad Aslanov's complaints
Polad Aslanov, a journalist, has reported his complaints about the physical and psychological pressure in the colony to an employee of the Internal Investigation Department of the Penitentiary Service under the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Azerbaijan, who visited him in custody, Polad's wife said.
Bagautdin Myakiev. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=875182656580602&set=pcb.875182743247260
08:36, 21 January 2022
Myakiev treats verdict cancellation as obstacle for considering the case at ECtHR
The decision of the Fifth Cassation Court in Pyatigorsk to overturn the sentence of Bagaudin Myakiev, a protester in Magas, may prevent the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) from considering his complaint, the activist himself has suggested.
Law enforcers break into Saidi Yangulbaev's flat in Nizhny Novgorod. Screenshot: t.me/against_torture/1637
08:20, 21 January 2022
Law enforcers break into Saidi Yangulbaev's flat in Nizhny Novgorod
Cars with Chechen license plates took away Zarema Yangulbaeva, the wife of the federal judge, Saidi Yangulbaev; the wife was unconscious. They couldn't take Yangulbaev himself, since he has the status of a federal judge, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) reported on January 20.
23:32, 20 January 2022
Defendants in case on help to Saakashvili released on bail
The court released four persons accused of facilitating a secret border crossing by former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
Tenants of the Dagestani “Ogonyok” camp. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt3jPs02pBI
23:20, 20 January 2022
Ten Azerbaijani citizens wait in Dagestani camp for opening of state border
Ten Azerbaijani citizens still stay in the Dagestani “Ogonyok” (Spark) children’s camp, and the date of their departure to their homeland is not yet known, the Department for Dagestan of the Ministry for Emergencies reports.
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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.