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Two men detained on suspicion of taking part in the attack of Basaev's and Khattab's grouping on Dagestan in 1999. Screenshot of the video by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) https://sledcom.ru/news/item/1642760/
22:22, 27 December 2021
Two natives of Stavropol Territory detained within the case of Basaev's raid on Dagestan
Kairbek Bakiev and Ilkhan Kanmurzaev, natives of the Stavropol Territory, have been detained on suspicion of taking part in the attack of Basaev's and Khattab's grouping on Dagestan in 1999, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo from his official page on the "VKontakte"
22:15, 27 December 2021
Kadyrov invites emigrants to Mitsaeva and return to Chechnya
The natives of Chechnya living in Europe, except for a few persons, may return to their homeland, like Rubati Mitsaeva, a former supporter of Akhmed Zakaev, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.
Ramzan Kadyrov at a press conference in Grozny on December 26, 2021. Screenshot of the video posted at the YouTube channel of the "Grozny" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKDFXscmVcw
12:22, 27 December 2021
Kadyrov blames those Chechens who claim kidnappings of their relatives of supporting terrorism
The information about the mass kidnappings of relatives in Chechnya is being spread by the bloggers who are trying to slander the authorities, and who support terrorism, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.
A cell. Photo by Yelena Sineok, "Yuga.ru"
12:13, 27 December 2021
Rights defenders treat practice of torturing detainees in Kuban as systemic
The situation with torture of detainees in Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory is named in this way by the name of the main river) stands out among other Russian regions; this practice has become systemic there, human rights defenders have stated in their comments on the pre-mortal statement of Evgeny Ipatov, a Sochi resident, about his torture at a law enforcement structure.
Screenshot of the video which a resident of Chechnya had to apologize for https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ-bHKIQiF9WkPDb0Zay_Vw
12:05, 27 December 2021
Resident of Chechnya apologizes for criticizing New Year Tree
A resident of Chechnya has filmed a video with a crooked New Year Tree and posted it on the TikTok; later, he had to apologize for his joke treating it as an unworthy deed.
Abubakar Yangulbaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CTMV4sFICpP/
11:44, 27 December 2021
Some kidnapped Abubakar Yangulbaev's relatives released in Chechnya
Some of the kidnapped relatives of Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), have returned home. The resonance triggered in the media by their kidnapping has affected their fate, Abubakar Yangulbaev believes.
Participants of a hunger strike in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:36, 27 December 2021
Tbilisi: several hunger-strikers turn to doctors
The capital of Georgia is hosting a mass hunger strike of supporters of Mikhail Saakashvili, a former President of Georgia. It total, there are 150 hunger-strikers; and yesterday, three of them stopped their protest action following doctors' recommendation. Over the past 24 hours, several hunger-strikers had increased blood tension; and doctors rendered medical help to them.
Screenshot of video posted on Aishat Kadyrova's Instagram page on December 24, 2021, https://www.instagram.com/p/CX4Lk26NYNq/
11:46, 26 December 2021
Amid mass kidnappings, Kadyrov's daughter awarded for defence of human rights
Aishat Kadyrova, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Culture, has received a medal "For the Protection of Human Rights", the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) reported on December 25. However, the Kadyrova's Instagram page contains no human rights statements, including no comments on kidnappings of relatives of her father's critics.
11:24, 26 December 2021
Abubakar Yangulbaev, rights defender, reports kidnapping his relatives in Chechnya
A total of 37 relatives have been kidnapped by Chechen law enforcers and kept for two days at ROVDs (District Interior Divisions), Abubakar Yangulbaev, a rights defender from the Committee against Torture (CaT) has informed.
Screenshot of video posted on Instagram by abavka05 on December 12, 2021
11:10, 26 December 2021
Social network users outraged by Dagestani officials' inaction in purchases for sick children
Children with type one diabetes began receiving sensors for flash monitoring systems only after the intervention of Sergey Melikov, said Magomed Beibulatov, the father of a child with diabetes. Instagram users were outraged by the fact that involvement of the region head is needed to solve such problems.
Tbilisi authorities seal the Bassiani nightclub. Screenshot: https://rustavi2.ge/ka/news/218024
17:02, 25 December 2021
Three nightclubs closed in Tbilisi for violating anti-covid restrictions
With the support of law enforcers, local authorities have sealed up the popular nightclubs "Bassiani", "Khidi" and "Mtkvarze" in Tbilisi for violating the anti-covid restrictions. The club owners and their supporters tried to hamper the officials' actions, which led to clashes with policemen.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CX4HAe3pqYK/
16:16, 25 December 2021
Instruction to Mishustin to deal with energy crisis encourages Dagestani residents
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Mikhail Mishustin, the country's Prime Minister, to deal with the problems in Dagestan with the supplies of water, gas and electricity. After the instruction, the situation with long-standing problems will probably get off the ground, residents of Dagestan have suggested on the Instagram.
15:32, 25 December 2021
Akhmed Pogorov's arrest extended by two months
The Yessentuki City Court has extended the custody of Akhmed Pogorov, a co-chairman of the World Congress of the Ingush People, until February 25, 2022. His defence has treated the ruling as unjustified and will appeal against it.
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”.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Relatives of prisoners in the Taganrog pretrial detention center fear for their health.

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.