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Liya Zaurbekova. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of the “Marem” human rights group on May 17, 2024 https://t.me/marem_group/706
23:46, 18 May 2024
Escaped Chechen native Zaurbekova frightened by promise of Kadyrov’s associates to return her to her family
Liya Zaurbekova, a native of Chechnya, who fled the country, asked not to look for her and stated that she feared a forced return to her family, since her escape attracted the attention of Adam Delimkhanov.
Temirkhan Amakhanov at the Derbent Ciry Court, March 16, 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:46, 18 May 2024
Court doubles compensation to Dagestani Amakhanov for being beaten by police
A court of appeal has increased the amount of compensation for grievous bodily harm to Temirkhan Amakhanov, a resident of Derbent, who was beaten by the police, from 400,000 to 800,000 roubles. The above news has been reported by the “Traumpunkt” human rights project on its Telegram channel.
Zalina Marshenkulova. Photo: Instagram (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia) / mayachok_antihrista
21:33, 18 May 2024
Journalist Marshenkulova arrested in absentia on charges of justifying terrorism
In Moscow, a court granted an investigators’ request to arrest in absentia Zalina Marshenkulova, a journalist from Kabardino-Balkaria, who was wanted on charges of justifying terrorism.
A Federal Security Service (FSB) officer. Photo: press service of the Russia's FSB http://nac.gov.ru/
19:59, 18 May 2024
Armed incident in KChR is third in 25 days
The shootout in the Nogai District, where law enforcers killed an alleged member of a terrorist organization, was preceded by attacks on police squads in Karachaevsk on April 22 and in the village of Mara-Ayagy on April 29 this year.
19:23, 18 May 2024
Journalist Vishnevetskaya files cassation complaint against her arrest in Dagestan
The defence of Yulia Vishnevetskaya, a journalist, has pointed out the absence of proofs of her participation in anti-mobilization protests in Makhachkala. Vishnevetskaya's rights to a fair trial were violated, the complaint states.
Liya Zaurbekova. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the “Marem” human rights group on May 16, 2024 https://t.me/marem_group/703
17:47, 18 May 2024
Advocate confirms departure of Chechen Zaurbekova from Russia
Liya Zaurbekova, a native of Chechnya, who escaped from her relatives, has left Russia and is in safety, her advocate has confirmed the information of a member of the Human Rights Council about the woman's departure from Russia.
Mikhail Balabanov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/solidarity.zone/p/CtZoFrfr6h1/ the activities of the Meta Company, owning Instagram, are banned in Russia
23:13, 17 May 2024
Prosecution demands nine years in jail for Mikhail Balabanov for commissariat arson
At the Southern District Military Court, the prosecutor has demanded to sentence Mikhail Balabanov, 21, to nine years in jail on charges of preparing to set fire to the military commissariat (registration and enlistment office) in Nevinnomyssk. Balabanov's guilt has not been proven; there are signs of falsification in the case, his defence has pointed out, demanding to acquit the defendant.
Movsar Umarov. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVqepeX_DEw
19:25, 17 May 2024
Rights defenders treat case of missing Movsar Umarov as typical for Chechnya
The decision of the Grozny court to provide Eset Umarova with the materials of the case of her son Movsar's disappearance gives some hope to his family, but investigators are unlikely to make the hope true. The fate of Chechen residents who disappeared like Umarov often remains unknown, human rights defenders have pointed out.
Liya Zaurbekova. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the “Marem” human rights group on May 16, 2024 https://t.me/marem_group/703
18:11, 17 May 2024
Police promise to protect Chechen woman Liya Zaurbekova, who escaped from domestic violence
The police promised human rights defenders and an advocate to ensure the safety of Liya Zaurbekova, a 19-year-old native of Chechnya, who fled from her family living in the Moscow Region. Liya Zaurbekova said she feared reprisals.
Vladimir Pliev, the former head physician of the Republican Clinical Emergency Hospital in Vladikavkaz. Screenshot of a video by "Gorodovoy" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jDs7NhGgsQ
22:49, 16 May 2024
Defendants accused of patients’ deaths in Vladikavkaz hospital refuse to admit their guilt
Vladimir Pliev and Oleg Morozov, the former head physician of the Republican Clinical Emergency Hospital in Vladikavkaz and the institution’s equipment engineer, respectively, refused to plead guilty to the deaths of nine patients with coronavirus caused by an accident in the institution’s oxygen supply system.
21:10, 16 May 2024
Human rights defenders report danger for Chechen native, who escaped from her family
The family of a 19-year-old native of Chechnya, who ran away from her family because of permanent pressure and the risk of being killed, put the girl on the wanted list and found her in Moscow. The girl was taken to a police station, and members of her family gathered around the building.
The Stavropol Territorial Court. Photo: https://wikimapia.org/14403386/ru/Ставропольский-краевой-суд#/photo/1581486
18:57, 16 May 2024
Court of Appeal upholds fine imposed on Mikhailovsk resident for discrediting Russian Army
The Stavropol Territorial Court has considered the appeal complaint lodged by Vitaly Fedorenko, a resident of the town of Mikhailovsk, against a fine imposed on him within the case of discrediting the Russian Army and upheld the punishment.
The Eternal Flame memorial in Krasnodar. Screenshot of a video kuban24.tv https://kuban24.tv/item/memorial-nomu-kompleksu-vechnyj-ogon-v-krasnodare-ispolnilos-50-let-184419
17:47, 16 May 2024
Woman from Maykop accused of damaging memorial in Krasnodar
The case of a woman, a native of Maykop, the capital of Adygea, accused of damaging the Eternal Flame memorial in Krasnodar and desecrating a symbol of military glory has been brought to court, investigators have informed.
Magomed Daudov. Photo: Chechen Television and Radio Company "Grozny" https://grozny.tv/news/politics/61651
23:24, 15 May 2024
Daudov announces his resignation as Speaker of Chechen Parliament
After a meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov, Magomed Daudov, the chair of the Chechen Parliament, has announced the early termination of his powers.
Zarema Musaeva. Photo https://www.vgoroden.ru/novosti/prokuratura-sochla-neobosnovannym-soobshheniya-o-prestuplenii-po-delu-musaevoy-iz-nizhnego-novgoroda-v-chechnyu-id369414
22:13, 15 May 2024
Defence succeeds in seeking treatment for Zarema Musaeva
Zarema Musaeva, who is serving her imprisonment term in a penal colony in Argun, is undergoing medical treatment in a day hospital, her advocate reports.
Car arson in Grozny, screenshot of a video posted on MAKALOV YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/shorts/emxd1IgZlyM
21:13, 15 May 2024
Rights defenders link kidnappings with car arson in Grozny
In Grozny, an unknown person has set fire to a car with a DUSTUM license plate and the inscription K13 on the door. A resident of the Chechen capital was detained on suspicion of committing the arson; he surrendered himself after the kidnapping of his family, the Chechen oppositional Telegram channel has reported.
Leila Gatagazheva (right). Screenshot of a video by the Russian MIA
18:58, 15 May 2024
Leila Gatagazheva's defence treats her return to SIZO as unjustified cruelty
Leila Gatagazheva, who has been returned from house arrest to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for the second time in a row, needs medical treatment; her health was undermined back in the Iraqi prison, her relative and advocates assert.
Olga Begretova (Efendieva), photo: the "Memorial" Centre for Human Rights Defence (CHRD) https://memorialcenter.org/news/byvshaya-sotrudnicza-memoriala-pozhalovalas-na-pogranichnikov
17:37, 15 May 2024
Activist from KBR tries to sue FSB
Olga Begretova, a female activist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who was subjected to forced fingerprinting by border guards, has demanded to treat the refusal of the republic's branch of the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) to provide the information collected about as illegal and to oblige the branch to eliminate the violations.
Maria Smelaya. Screenshot of the video posted on the Telegram channel of the “Caucasus Without a Mother” human rights project on May 12, 2024 https://t.me/heda_media/981
23:52, 14 May 2024
Abduction of Maria Smelaya reminds of legal vulnerability of women in shelters
The employees of the shelter from which Maria Smelaya was abducted decided not to apply to the police, but moved their clients to a safe place. Human rights defenders have emphasized the need of legal mechanisms and tools to protect shelter clients.
The FSB officers. Photo by the FSB press service
22:57, 14 May 2024
Three IS* supporters sentenced for preparing a terror act in Cherkessk
In Karachay-Cherkessia, a court found three persons guilty of preparing a terror act and participating in the activities of the “Islamic State” (IS)*. The defendants were sentenced to 18.5 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.
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Abkhaz lawyer Irakli Bzhinava has been arrested in Rostov-on-Don.

Facebook* users consider the initiative for a railway through Abkhazia premature

Russian passport. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Abkhaz authorities have proposed obtaining Russian passports in Sochi.

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.