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The parishioners of mosque in Shamkhala. Photo: Islamcenter.ru/
00:05, 13 February 2016
Parishioners of mosque in Shamkhala report about ban of Friday namaz
The Salafi mosque in Shamkhala, a suburban settlement of Makhachkala, earlier closed power agents, is now functioning, but neither on February 5, nor on February 12 the authorities did not allowed to hold the Friday namaz (prayer) there, said the congregation.
21:36, 12 February 2016
Relatives are searching for detained resident of Dagestan
Zurab Mamedov, a resident of Makhachkala, was taken to the police and told his relatives that he was forced to give a DNA assay. Law enforcement bodies deny Mamedov's detention.
20:45, 12 February 2016
Parishioners of Derbent mosque are put by power agents on database
Today, power agents have checked the parishioners of the Salafi mosque, delivered to the police of Derbent, by their database, questioned them about the reasons for their visiting the mosque, and then released them. Those, who had not been registered earlier, were recorded on special cards, said one of the detainees.
The pre-trial prison No. 2 (SIZO No. 2). Moscow. Photo http://wikimapia.org/
19:41, 12 February 2016
Court rejects claim of Karaulova's advocates against SIZO
The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has found legitimate the actions of the administration of SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2, who banned access to the arrested student of the Moscow State University (MSU) Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova).
War in Syria. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com
18:22, 12 February 2016
Nine residents of Dagestan suspected of terrorism
The investigating bodies have started an inquiry into the case of nine residents of Dagestan, suspected of illegal involvement in warfare in Syria. One of them was detained.
Khasavyurt. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:19, 12 February 2016
CTO has not affected daily life in Khasavyurt District
Villagers of Novomekhelta, Siukh and Pervomaiskoe said that they feel no restrictions because of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime announced in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.
Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:26, 12 February 2016
Parishioners of Derbent mosque report about mass detentions
Power agents detained those, who were going to the prayer to the Salafi mosque located in the neighbourhood named "Airport". The access road to the mosque was blocked, said the mosque-goers. At least 10 believers were taken for check to the Derbent GOVD (City Interior Division), but they are already at large, said a source from the GOVD.
Sergey Minasyan, political scientist. Photo http://www.panarmenian.net/
16:44, 12 February 2016
Experts doubt Russia's denunciation of treaty with Turkey
The initiative to denounce the Moscow Treaty is another Russia's attempt to exert pressure on Turkey in "Syrian issue", Armenian experts believe. According to their version, the cancellation of the Treaty "will lead to global problems for the countries of Southern Caucasus."
Ambulance in "Domodedovo". Moscow, January 24, 2011. Photo: Yuri Timofeyev (RFE/RL)
13:40, 12 February 2016
Prosecutor challenges arrest of "Domodedovo" bosses in case of terror act
The Prosecutor's Office has appealed against the decision of the court to arrest Vyacheslav Nekrasov, a former director of the Airport "Domodedovo"; Andrei Danilov, a former director of Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Domodedovo Airport Aviation Security"; and Svetlana Trishina, a former head of the Russian representative office of the company "Airport Management Company Limited", who are accused in the case of the 2011 terror act.
Еhe village of Vazgenashen, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: https://hetq.am/rus/news/56387/vazgenashen-kogda-krestyane-predpochitayut-rabotat-za-ezhednevnuyu-oplatu-a-ne-obrabatiyvat-sobstvennuyu-zemlyu.html/
13:00, 12 February 2016
Shepherd killed in Karabakh conflict zone
A resident of the village of Vazgenashen, Martuni District of Nagorno-Karabakh, was fatally wounded by a sniper's shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
The alleged members of a conspiratorial network which disseminated the ideas of Wahhabism, extremism and terrorism. Photo: screenshot of a video https://vk.com/ramzan?z=video279938622_171602852%2F38058b0ab37baf4cae%2Fpl_wall_279938622
11:40, 12 February 2016
Kadyrov keelhauls residents of Chechnya professing Salafism*
Chechnya has revealed a group, which made use of a conspiratorial network to disseminate the ideas of Wahhabism, extremism and terrorism, the head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. He has posted his talk with the detainees on the Instagram.
A meat seller in a Sochi market. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:50, 12 February 2016
NCFD residents note sharp rise in foodstuff prices since start of year
On the average, the foodstuff price growth in the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) since the beginning of 2016 made no more than 20 percent, said officials from regional authorities and statistical bodies. But, according to their data, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Stavropol Territory, the jump of prices was much higher.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/ukryvavshiysya-v-blokirovannom-dome-bandit.html
07:34, 12 February 2016
CTO regime introduced in Dagestan
In the territory of the Khasavyurt District, power agents began searching for members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), said the spokesman of the operative headquarters of Dagestan.
A view of Derbent. Photo: http://flnka.ru/novosti/12345-bolee-300-chelovek-protestuyut-protiv-zaderzhaniya-imama-mecheti-v-derbente.html
04:31, 12 February 2016
Derbent mosque reopens after detention of Imam and mosque-goers' protests
In Derbent, some of the supporters of the Imam of the mosque located in the neighbourhood named "Airport", who were detained on February 10 during a protest action, are not at large yet, said local residents. A mosque employee said that the mosque works as usual.
Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk in the courtroom. Photo: facebook Oleg Mezencev, http://www.ekhokavkaza.com/content/article/27410239.html
19:13, 11 February 2016
Participant of combat action in Grozny testifies in case against Karpyuk and Klykh
In the case against Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk, a victim testified that during the assault of Grozny, he and his colleagues failed to reach the city centre. This was reported by advocate Marina Dubrovina.
Picket in support of the direct election of the leader of KchR, Moscow, February 11, 2016. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
17:47, 11 February 2016
Moscow protesters demand to hold referendum in KChR
Participants of action in Moscow and solo pickets in Cherkessk have voiced the demand to hold a referendum in order to return the direct election of the leader of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KchR). According to the organizers of the protest action, it was attended by 100 people, while officials deny the figure.
Talekh Khasmamedov. Photo: RFE/RL
16:04, 11 February 2016
Wife of Talekh Khasmamedov claims threat to his life in penal colony
Talekh Khasmamedov, who is serving his sentence in prison in Azerbaijan, needs serious medical treatment. This was reported by Fakhriya Khasmamedova, the wife of the human rights defender.
Leyla and Arif Yunus spouses. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:54, 11 February 2016
Court would not let Yunus spouses to leave Azerbaijan
A Baku court has refused to provide a permit to Leyla and Arif Yunus to leave the country for medical treatment abroad.
Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:06, 11 February 2016
68 residents of Derbent included in lists of flood victims
In Derbent, bailiffs have obliged the city authorities to include additional 68 persons in the waiting list for housing certificates. These people lost their houses as a result of the flood of 2012, and they are eligible for financial assistance.
Sergey Deviatov. Photo: http://www.grozny-inform.ru/main.mhtml?Part=11&PubID=65816&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
13:19, 11 February 2016
Head of ICRF Department for Chechnya dismissed
Sergey Deviatov has lost the post of the head of the Chechen Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) under a decree of Russian president. His term of office was two years.
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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.