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Migration prison in Ježevo, Croatia. Photo: https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/

03:54, 5 February 2026

North Caucasians end hunger strike in Croatian immigration prison

Ingush native Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev, who faces extradition to Russia from Croatia, required medical attention after his hunger strike. Gatagazhev's fellow countrymen ended their protest at his request.

02:55, 5 February 2026

Six fighters from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Kizlyar authorities presented awards to the families of six soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,801 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

Shootout in Dagestan. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT.

01:57, 5 February 2026

During the week from January 26 to February 1, two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

During the week of January 26 to February 1, 2026, two casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia. These are the results of the "Caucasian Knot" calculations based on its own materials and information from other open sources.

01:22, 5 February 2026

Timofeev's defense called the denial of asylum and the plans for deportation from Georgia unlawful.

Georgian authorities ignored the position of authoritative international organizations regarding the case of Russian politician Mikhail Timofeev, refusing to consider his prosecution politically motivated. Timofeev was arrested in Georgia based on a revoked Interpol request.

Zaur Kaituev after the beating. Photo courtesy of the "Caucasian Knot."

00:23, 5 February 2026

Lawyer Kaituev reported pressure from security forces after the beating.

Zaur Kaituev, a lawyer with the Makhachkala Bar Association who was beaten outside a law enforcement agency building in June 2025, complained to Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, about the delays in the investigation and the significant pressure being placed on him and his family.

The court has arrested a suspect in the woman's murder (behind bars). Still from video from February 4, 2026, https://t.me/Femida_Dagestana/366

00:10, 5 February 2026

A mullah suspected of murdering a Muslim has been remanded in custody for two months by a court in Dagestan.

A court has remanded in custody for two months a man suspected of murdering a mother of four in Dagestan. According to sources, he previously served as imam of the Tarumovskaya mosque and had a reputation as a righteous man.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 434th day in a row. Photo: TV Pirveli/https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/politika/120643-srul-tsinaagmdegobashi-mova-evrointegratsiastan-briuselis-reaqtsia-grantebis

23:20, 4 February 2026

Protesters in Tbilisi supported the students' demands.

Supporters of Georgia's European integration protested outside the parliament building in Tbilisi for the 434th day in a row. In addition to demanding new elections and the release of political prisoners, they also demanded the repeal of the education reform.

22:54, 4 February 2026

A court in Kuban has sentenced someone for funding a banned organization.

The Belorechensky District Court sentenced Ksenia Belova, a native of the Chelyabinsk region, to one year and six months in prison for financing the activities of an organization banned in Russia.

Ibrahim Yaganov (designated a foreign agent). Still from video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Hsrl6Hcgo from January 30, 2026.

21:54, 4 February 2026

Yaganov's* comments on the Lata tragedy sparked outrage in Abkhazia

The President of Abkhazia called Ibragim Yaganov's* suggestion that the Russian helicopter carrying civilians shot down over the village of Lata could have been a military target blasphemous. The prosecutor's office reported on its investigation.

Frame of Karabudakhkent central district hospital. Photo: RIA Dagestan / https://riadagestan.ru/news/society/gospitalizirovannye_posle_otravleniya_ugarnym_gazom_deti_v_sele_paraul_vypisany_iz_bolnitsy

21:04, 4 February 2026

Preschoolers from Paraul have been discharged from the hospital.

All children hospitalized after carbon monoxide poisoning at a kindergarten in the village of Paraul in the Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan have been discharged from the hospital.

20:18, 4 February 2026

The FSB reported the prevention of a terrorist attack in a penal colony in Kuban.

An attempted terrorist attack at a correctional facility in the Krasnodar Region has been thwarted. According to security officials, the inmate was planning an armed attack on administration staff and arson.

19:53, 4 February 2026

Residents of a mountain village in Dagestan had to carry the deceased for several kilometers.

Roads in the Tsuntinsky District were blocked by snow due to avalanches. Residents were forced to carry the body for burial in their home village and manually dig out ambulances. Dagestanavtodor reported on the road clearing.

18:53, 4 February 2026

A Dagestani resident's terrorism charges have been increased.

A resident of Dagestan, previously accused of preparing a terrorist attack, is also accused of teaching terrorism and participating in the activities of a terrorist organization.

17:53, 4 February 2026

Security forces reported the second murder of a mother of many children in Dagestan this week.

A mother of four from the village of Krasny Voskhod was murdered by her partner out of jealousy. The suspect has been detained, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. According to sources, the detained mullah regularly beat the woman. A week earlier, it was reported that a suspect in the murder of Malvina Magomedova, a mother of three, had been detained.

16:53, 4 February 2026

Kuban security officials convicted of torturing were sent to a penal colony.

The security officers from Krasnodar Krai convicted of beating security guard Fyodor Valko will serve their sentences in a penal colony for former law enforcement officers. They could be released on parole as early as April.

15:53, 4 February 2026

Stand-up comedian Ostanin* sentenced to lengthy prison term for jokes

Artemy Ostanin was sentenced to five years and nine months for monologues about a legless man and an imaginary dialogue with Jesus Christ. The comedian pleaded not guilty.

Ilkin Suleimanov. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/

15:29, 4 February 2026

The ECHR drew attention to the case of an Azerbaijani resident who alleged torture.

The European Court of Human Rights has begun communication on the high-profile case in Azerbaijan of Ilkin Suleymanov, convicted of murdering a 10-year-old girl. According to his defense, Suleymanov did not commit the crime.

13:01, 4 February 2026

The head of Rospotrebnadzor called Anapa's beaches unsuitable for recreation.

The beaches of Anapa and the Temryuk district are still unsuitable for recreation following the fuel oil spill, according to the head of Rospotrebnadzor. She did not rule out that the situation could change by the start of the summer season.

12:48, 4 February 2026

Trade cooperation was a topic of discussion at the meeting between Aliyev and Pashinyan.

The President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia discussed the ongoing economic cooperation at a meeting in the UAE and agreed to explore opportunities to expand trade between the two countries.

11:52, 4 February 2026

Chechen residents' indifference to Adam Kadyrov's condition has sparked a response from social media users.

Predictably, the condition of the Chechen leader's son following the accident hasn't drawn the attention of ordinary residents of the republic, according to many social media users. Some commenters questioned the indifference of Chechen residents.

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Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Nino Kikvadze / Publika

Pro-European protests in Georgia have continued for 474 days.

Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili is detained. Photo: https://newshub.ge/ru/news/incidents/v-okkupirovannoi-abxazii-zaderzan-grazdanin-gruzii-po-podozreniyu-v-spionaze

Security forces' theory about a Georgian spy in Abkhazia has surprised Facebook users*

Mikautadze was sentenced to a long prison term despite his innocence.

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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

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

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

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.