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CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
07:11, 5 February 2016
In Dagestan, according to the preliminary information, a man killed in the course of a shootout in the Kizilyurt District, was identified as a 38-year-old resident of the Tsumada District, a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF).
Portrait of Ramzan Kadyrov at the rally in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:01, 5 February 2016
Tough statements made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov concerning the impossibility of dialogue with Salafis undermine the stability in society and prevent development of mechanisms for peaceful coexistence of communities supporting different concepts of Islam. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Zayukovsky boarding school. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:26, 5 February 2016
Parents of an 11-year-old schoolgirl of the Zayukovsky boarding school, who died on December 23, 2015, stated that they did not believe in the version of the accident, since the girl's body bore signs of beating.
Isa Khamkhoev. Photo: http://www.islamrf.ru/news/russia/rusnews/33238/
04:45, 5 February 2016
Elders have responded to the participation of Mufti Isa Khamkhoev and Ingush religious figures at the gathering in Grozny, where resonant statements were made against theologians and leaders of Ingushetia.
Police car. Photo: http://www.riakchr.ru/dvukh-sotrudnikov-mvd-dagestana-mogut-uvolit-iz-za-snyatogo-video-porochashchem-dostoinstvo-kollegi-iz-chechni/
19:58, 4 February 2016
The spokesman of the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported that on the highway Kizilyurt-Makhachkala a man, who opened fire on policemen, was killed during a shootout.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
19:54, 4 February 2016
Today, the operative headquarters in Dagestan has taken a decision to lift the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime introduced on January 30 in the territory of the Buynaksk, Karabudakhkent and Kumtorkalin Districts.
Protester holds poster in support of Gilal Mamedov, Moscow, August 2012. Photo: http://www.talish.org
18:03, 4 February 2016
The Azerbaijani authorities had violated the rights of Gilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado", guaranteed by the article of the ban on torture, the Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has decided.
Inna Blenaova. Photo: http://kbrria.ru
15:51, 4 February 2016
Inna Blenaova, a resident of Nalchik, is accused of aiding Robert Zankishiev, the leader of the local branch of the "Islamic State" (IS), who was killed in a special operation on November 10, 2015. Her case was sent to the court for trial, said the Investigating Department for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.
Symbols of Azerbaijan Armed Forces. Photo: Sputnik/ Murad Orujov, http://ru.sputnik.az/karabakh/20160204/403612954.html
13:16, 4 February 2016
Imran Mirzoev, a private of the Azerbaijani Army, and three Armenian soldiers were killed on the border, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today. Its Armenian counterpart has refuted the death of its soldiers.
Galina Akelieva. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:45, 4 February 2016
With the support of a local basketball club, Galina Akelieva, who was on a hunger strike in protest against the eviction of her family members, has managed to raise money for an apartment in Volgograd. The procedure of the deal is already underway.
Rally at the perinatal centre in Khasavyurt. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/incidents/
11:58, 4 February 2016
Tragedies, like the incident in the perinatal centre of Khasavyurt, are used to foment dissent, said the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov, adding that the inquiry into the woman's death is under his personal control.
Andrei Arnautov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:09, 4 February 2016
In Sochi, by the court decision, pronounced at the lawsuit of the Mayor's Office, bailiffs evicted members of one family: a father, his 20-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter on the street from a municipal house vacant for many years, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
06:14, 4 February 2016
Colleagues of Khalid Khanlarov, an active Facebook user, subjected to a 25-day administrative arrest under the charge of disobeying police, believe that he was arrested on political grounds, and they associate his arrest with his activities on the Internet. The defence of Khalid Khanlarov has announced the intention to file a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Imam of Nasyt-Kort mosque of Ingushetia Khamzat Chumakov. Photo: RFE/RL
05:05, 4 February 2016
The statements made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov against Ingush theologians are absurd, and, meanwhile, such threats are voiced not for the first time, and they are becoming tougher and tougher. This was stated by Isa Tsechoev and Khamzat Chumakov.
Mass rally at the perinatal centre in Khasavyurt, February 3, 2016. Photo: http://chernovik.net/content/foto-bez-kommentariev/7-yanvarya-v-hasavyurte-u-zdaniya-nedavno-otkryvshegosya?page=0%2C0%2C156
01:35, 4 February 2016
In Dagestan, investigators have started to investigate the case on maternity patient's death caused by negligence at the perinatal centre in Khasavyurt.
Nadezhda Savchenko in Donetsk City Court, February 2, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:45, 3 February 2016
Today, Pavel Karpov, a former employee of the Russian Presidential Administration and now a member of the Public Chamber of Moscow, has refuted his acquaintance with the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko. According to his version, he did not take Savchenko to Russia.
102nd Russian military base in Gyumri. Photo: Sergey Khazov-Cassia (RFE/RL)
19:42, 3 February 2016
The Russian military base poses a serious threat to residents of Gyumri, the Armenian MPs Martun Grigoryan and Zaruhi Postanjyan believe.
Mikhail Kasyanov. Photo: RFE/RL
14:15, 3 February 2016
Mikhail Kasyanov, Chairman of the PARNAS Party, has addressed the Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) and the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a demand to open a criminal case against Kadyrov because of the movie posted by him on the Instagram.
Zeinal Bagirzade. Photo: RFE/RL
12:45, 3 February 2016
In the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), Zeinal Bagirzade, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment. His relatives and party colleagues claim political motives for prosecution of the activist.
Rally at the perinatal centre in Khasavyurt. Photo: Ruslan Aliberov, http://chernovik.net/content/foto-bez-kommentariev/7-yanvarya-v-hasavyurte-u-zdaniya-nedavno-otkryvshegosya?page=0%2C0%2C156
10:39, 3 February 2016
This morning, in Khasavyurt, relatives of a local woman, who died on January 29 after deliveries in hospital, have come to the building of the perinatal centre. People have claimed that the woman's death was caused by doctors' fault and demanded a meeting with the head physician of the clinic.
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.