Chechnya

January 28, 2026 00:24

• Activists have restored the memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya for the eighth time.

  Another temporary plaque on the home of murdered Moscow journalist Anna Politkovskaya was destroyed on the morning of January 27. That afternoon, Yabloko activists installed a new memorial.

January 27, 2026 21:47

• More than 70 people supported the call to bury Aishat Baimuradova in Armenia.

  A petition calling for the return of the body of Chechen woman Ayshat Baimuradova, murdered in Yerevan, to her friends for burial in Armenia has garnered 73 signatures in just one day.

January 27, 2026 02:17

• The memorial plaque on Politkovskaya's house has been restored for the seventh time.

  Moscow activists have restored the memorial plaque on Anna Politkovskaya's house for the seventh time, also installing a portrait of the murdered journalist on the wall.

January 27, 2026 01:33

• During the week from January 19 to 25, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

  During the week of January 19–25, 2026, two casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia: one person was killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

January 26, 2026 22:33

• Kutayev* and Orlov* became participants in the dialogue platform at PACE

  Chechen political scientist Ruslan Kutayev* and human rights activist Oleg Orlov*, who worked in Chechnya during the military conflict, became participants in a platform for dialogue with Russian democratic forces at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

January 26, 2026 20:32

• Adam Kadyrov has not appeared in public ten days after reports of the accident.

  Eleven days after reports of a traffic accident involving Adam Kadyrov in Grozny, the third son of the Chechen leader maintains a relatively low profile on social media, but has not posted any new images of himself.

January 26, 2026 18:08

• The memorial plaque has disappeared again from Politkovskaya's house.

  The fifth temporary memorial plaque on journalist Anna Politkovskaya's Moscow home lasted less than a day. Activists also tore down the "Last Address" plaques installed on the same building.

January 26, 2026 16:58

• Human rights activists have called on Armenian authorities to return Aishat Baimuradova's body to her friends.

  Friends of Ayshat Baimuradova, a Chechen woman murdered in Yerevan, are ready to give her a proper funeral, human rights activists said, calling on Armenian authorities to return her body. They have published a petition asking for Baimuradova's remains to be returned to those willing to bury her.

January 26, 2026 00:54

• Adam Kadyrov's video demonstrates disregard for the law

  The third son of the head of Chechnya posted a video on social media showing himself firing an automatic rifle into the air. Such violations are punishable by a fine, and a Chechen security official suggested sending offenders to the special military unit. The video was recorded during the warmer months and does not contain any up-to-date information about Adam Kadyrov's whereabouts or condition.

January 25, 2026 21:54

• A temporary plaque has reappeared on Politkovskaya's house.

  This evening, activists restored a plaque commemorating Anna Politkovskaya. This is the fifth temporary plaque installed since the original was destroyed. A handwritten plaque was also placed next to the restored "Last Address" sign. It reads, "Here they are repressing the memorial plaque of Anna Politkovskaya, who lived here."

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