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The "spiritual-moral certification" of young people. Photo http://www.magas.ru/content/dukhovno-nravstvennaya-pasportizatsiya-chechne-skrin-ankety-foto
15:08, 26 February 2016
Residents of Chechnya complain about "spiritual-moral certification" under guise of questioning
The Chechen authorities have not abandoned the idea of the "spiritual-moral certification" of young people. However, because of the public resonance, they implement it under the guise of questioning. This was reported by residents of Chechnya. According to them, Chechen young people are actually forced to denounce themselves.
10:27, 26 February 2016
In Dagestan, driver of foreign-made car killed in shootout with law enforcers
In the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan, policemen are engaged in identification of a driver of a passenger car. They shot and killed him when he opened fire on them. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement agencies.
The memorial to the victims of victims of Khojaly tragedy in the Khatain district of Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:59, 26 February 2016
Azerbaijani residents pay tribute to victims of Khojaly tragedy
Azerbaijan holds the mourning events dedicated to the 24th anniversary of the massacre of civilians in the town of Khojaly in Nagorno-Karabakh. Abroad, activists held memorial actions within the public campaign "Justice for Khojaly".
Gulag Museum in Moscow. Photo: http://gmig.ru/view/page/33
07:13, 26 February 2016
In Moscow, Gulag Museum marks anniversary of Vainakh deportation by lecture about fate of poets
At the memorial evening, devoted to the 72nd anniversary of deportation of the Chechen and Ingush peoples to Kazakhstan and Central Asia, a lecture was presented about the fates and works of poets, including Khevsur poet Gabriel Djabushanuri and Ingush poet Djemaldin Yandiev.
Mukhammad Magomedov. Photo http://www.svoboda.org/
04:59, 26 February 2016
Mukhammad Magomedov explains his arrest by his demand to return his belongings after search in Makhachkal
The court's decision to take in custody Mukhammad Magomedov, an activist of the NGO "League of the Just", will be challenged. This was announced by his relatives and friends.
The police in Yerevan 25.02.16. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:38, 26 February 2016
In Yerevan, police release all detained activists (+video)
Detained participants of the action of disobedience, held in front of the presidential residence and the building of the Armenian government, are released.
The rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus after release. Baku, December 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:15, 25 February 2016
Yunus spouses challenge the ban to leave Azerbaijan
The rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus are in need of high quality medical care, said their advocates. They insist that the ban to leave Azerbaijan imposed on the spouses is illegal and must be cancelled.
15:49, 25 February 2016
Advocate: inquiry into Akhmednabiyev's murder was stopped seven times
During two and a half years since the assassination of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot" and deputy editor-in-chief of the "Novoe Delo", investigators have failed to identify any suspects; and the inquiry as such was neither prompt, nor thorough and nor independent, said the advocate Tumas Misakyan.
15:24, 25 February 2016
Activist of "Union of the Just" placed in custody in Dagestan
Mukhammad Magomedov, an activist of the public organization "Union of the Just", who was under house arrest, has been placed in custody under demand of the FSB. His relatives find the decision unjustified.
The law enforcers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
14:45, 25 February 2016
"Meduza": conflict with Salafis in Dagestan is beneficial for power agents
The Salafi community in Dagestan feels a constant threat from law enforcement bodies, the parishioners of Salafi mosques told the edition named "Meduza". In their opinion, putting Salafis on police records allows power agents to extort bribes, while regular special operations in mosques – to have career promotions.
The participant of the anti-crisis rally in Baku. March 15, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:41, 25 February 2016
AI states deterioration of human rights situation in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan continues crackdown on the civil society and persecution of the political dissent: human rights organizations were unable to resume their work; and at least 18 "prisoners of conscience" are in custody. These are the conclusions of the Amnesty International (AI).
Khaiser Djemilev in the courtroom. Photo: http://qha.com.ua/krasnodarskii-sud-vnov-otlojil-rassmotrenie-dela-sina-djemileva-143147.html
13:25, 25 February 2016
Court rejects CER for Djemilev
Today, the Sovietsky District Court of Astrakhan has dismissed the petition to grant the conditional early relief (CER) to Khaiser Djemilev. The petition was lodged by his advocate Nikolai Polozov.
The defendant Zaur Dadaev. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
13:24, 25 February 2016
Complaint on Dadaev's torture lodged to ECtHR
Lawyers of the Inter-Regional Public Organization "Committee for the Prevention of Torture" (CPT) have sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) a complaint against unlawful physical violence against Zaur Dadaev, a figurant in Boris Nemtsov's murder case.
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:05, 25 February 2016
Trial on Akhmednabiyev's case postponed
The consideration of the advocate's complaint on Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev's murder case, which had been scheduled for today at the Sovietsky Court of Makhachkala, has failed, because of the absence of the prosecutor.
Aleppo, Syria. February 2014. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com
12:57, 25 February 2016
Rights defenders are concerned about expulsion of Syrian refugees from Russia
The deportation of three Syrian refugees from Russia, scheduled for today, will be a violation of the international law, said representatives of the "Civil Assistance" Committee.
A sing at the entrance to the "Sedin" Factory. Photo: http://krasnodar.bezformata.ru/listnews/na-territorii-krasnodarskogo-zavoda/4526822/
06:34, 25 February 2016
Over 100 workers of "Sedin" Factory in Krasnodar to be laid off
On February 25, 110 workers of the "Sedin" Factory in Krasnodar will lose their jobs; and the enterprise has no funds for their dismissal payments, said Alexei Kuznetsov, Deputy Chief Designer. Maxim Mukhanov, the head of the trade union organization said that the full settlement with the workers "exists only on paper."
The Georgian-South-Ossetian border. Photo: © Sputnik/ Ada Baghian, http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20160215/1311153.html
03:26, 25 February 2016
Georgia demands to release persons detained at South-Ossetian border
On February 24, at the 63rd meeting within the Mechanisms for Preventing and Responding to Incidents (MPRI), which took place in the village of Ergneti, representatives of South Ossetia stated eight violations of the border with Georgia. The Georgian party claimed detention of 10 persons; two of them remain in SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the city of Tskhinvali.
Djambulat Khatuov. Photo: http://pda.fedpress.ru/news/econom/runok/1423209575-vitse-gubernator-kubantsy-dolzhny-chuvstvovat-chto-situatsiya-s-tsenami-nakhoditsya-pod-kontrolem
01:45, 25 February 2016
Khatuov is again Tkachov's deputy
On February 24, Djambulat Khatuov was appointed to the post of Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia; earlier, for more than six years, he was First Vice-Governor of the Krasnodar Territory in the team of Alexander Tkachov.
Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova). Photo: the press service of the Lefortovo Court
23:58, 24 February 2016
Karaulova's defence files complaint to ECtHR
The advocates of Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova), a student of the Moscow State University (MSU), accused of an attempt to join the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organizations, banned in Russia, ask the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to consider the complaint in the priority order.
The residents of Chechnya carry photos of Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov during the celebration of the Republic Day. September 6, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:54, 24 February 2016
Political analysts: opposition's demands strengthen Kadyrov's positions
The calls of the opposition to dismiss Ramzan Kadyrov increase the likelihood that the Kremlin will leave him in the post of the head of Chechnya, the political analysts Alexei Makarkin and Mikhail Remizov believe. The probability of Kadyrov's resignation is extremely low, said the Forbes journalist Orkhan Jemal.
News
March in Tbilisi. Screenshot from the photo "Interpressnews" from 25.10.26, https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/178447-predstaviteli-oppozitsionnykh-partii-i-grazhdanskogo-obshchestva-provodiat-shestvie-ot-pervogo-korpusa-tgu/ The opposition announced the start of a new wave of protests in Georgia.

Police officers in Tbilisi. Photo: Nwsgeorgia/ https://www.newsgeorgia.ge/muljazh-bomby-i-strelba-prokuratura-raskryla-plan-po-napadeniju-na-shkolu-v-tbilisi/ Two teenagers have been detained on suspicion of preparing an attack on a school in Georgia.

Participants of the march in Tbilisi. Screenshot from photo by Georgy Mosiashvili dated 23.10.26, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4478239405824130&set=pcb.4478243209157083 (the activities of the company Meta, which owns the social network, are banned in Russia) Participants of the march in Tbilisi protested against one-party rule.

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.