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The blocking of the Telegram. Picture made in Copilot by the "Caucasian Knot"

Telegram blocking announcement surprises residents of Dagestan and Chechnya

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Rights defenders treat authorities’ help to domestic violence victims in Caucasus as insufficient

The police blocked the journalists' way to the Toplum TV office. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"

European human rights defenders alarmed by persecution of journalists in Azerbaijan

A counterterrorist operation. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvqkunIRxIc&feature=emb_logo

Four people killed in shootout with law enforcers in Makhachkala

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KARABAKH ON THE MAP: WHAT AZERBAIJAN GAINS AFTER WAR
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WHAT CAUSED THE AZAL PLANE CRASH? HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN GEORGIA

Parliamentary elections in Georgia

The Parliament of Georgia. Photo: https://www.interpressnews.ge https://ru.wikipedia.org/ Georgia held its parliamentary elections on October 26, 2024, amid a sharp confrontation of the ruling party versus the opposition, the parliament versus the president, and the European way of the country's development versus the pro-Russian one. The elections had a number of peculiarities and novelties related to the amendments made in the Electoral Code. The following report by the "Caucasian Knot" tells about the 2024 election campaign in Georgia.
GEORGIA'S ELECTIONS MARRED BY ALLEGED BREACH OF VOTE SECRECY

Aage Borchgrevink: secrecy and freedom of elections in Georgia compromised

An election billboard criticizing the Georgian opposition on a street in Kutaisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot" See below an interview with Aage Borchgrevink, a Senior Advisor to the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC), who led the NHC mission to Georgia during the October 26 parliamentary elections. The mission consisted of four people, two of whom were in the group with the representatives of the European Platform for Democratic Elections, and two others – in the group of the Human Rights Centre.
VEILED MUSLIM WOMEN HARASSED IN RUSSIA
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Factbox: Kadyrov’s fighters in Ukraine

Kadyrov’s fighters in Ukraine, March 1, 2022. Screenshot of video posted at Ramzan Kadyrov’s Telegram Channel, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/1299 During the six days of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, a lot of rumours and conjectures have appeared. What is really known about the participation of Chechen law enforcers, about their losses and statements of the republic's leadership, – read the details in the reference material of the "Caucasian Knot".
GAY ABOUT LIFE IN CHECHNYA AND FLIGHT FROM RUSSIA

“They will kill you anyway, be it family or strangers”: gay about life in Chechnya and flight from Russia

A silhouette of a man. Photo: REUTERS/Francois Lenoir A homosexual from Chechnya, who left Russia after detention, told the "Caucasian Knot" how people with non-traditional sexual orientation live in the republic, and what the fate of his acquaintances from the LGBT community was after the start of mass raids on gays. According to the man, he managed to avoid torture, but his close friend was cruelly tortured by law enforcers, and his three familiar men were killed.
"CHECHENIZATION" OF RUSSIA: KADYROV'S PEOPLE ENJOY TOTAL IMPUNITY
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Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power?

Navalny’s volunteers: paid up PR-campaigns or a new political power? Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny intends to run for presidency in the upcoming elections to be held on March 18, 2018. His team has already opened 63 regional campaign offices. The "Сaucasian Knot" correspondent visited five offices in Astrakhan, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, and Stavropol. The correspondent also met Navalny’s opponents in the regions - representatives of the Communist Party and the movement "All-Russian People's Front". They analyzed the work of the volunteers and Navalny's campaign offices, and expressed their opinions about what prompts young people to take part in the movement, and how this relates to the volunteers' families and friends. Read about that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot".
Relatives of Chechen young men shocked by secret verdict
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"Safari in Syrian Way": A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL*

Safari in Syrian Way: A tale of a former militant who escaped from the ISIL A native of Dagestan, who was successful in Moscow, tells why he had quitted his job, home, family and went to Syria, where he joined the ranks of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (banned in Russia). The story of the battles, in which the base of the 17th Division of the Syrian Army was defeated; about how militants organized the "Safari in Syrian Way" by hunting the retreating soldiers of al-Assad in the desert; why those who come to Syria later get disappointed in militants’ ideas, – read about all that in the material of the "Caucasian Knot". *IS, ISIL has been recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL* to return the son

Bring back alive: from Dagestan to ISIL to return the son Inside glimpse into realities of Islamic State and illegal border crossing business. Motivations of young people going to Syria and factors affecting such decisions by Dagestani youth. What are the true values of Islam, parental duties, nuances of family relations — Kazim Nurmagomedov, who managed to return his son from ISIL, talks about these topics in his interview with the ’Caucasian Knot’. *IS, or ISIL has been recognized a terrorist organization; its activities are forbidden in Russia.
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February 17, 2025 23:41

Carnations at a memorial. Picture made in Photoshop by the "Caucasian Knot"

On the anniversary of Alexei Navalny's death, his associates have honoured the politician's memory in Russian cities, as well as in the capitals of Armenia and Georgia.

February 19, 2025 22:47

Mziya Amaglobeli. Photo: https://ru.netgazeti.ge/66694/

Mziya Amaglobeli, the founder of the “Netgazeti” and “Batumelebi” online publications, agreed to stop her hunger strike. The journalist has called on the activists who held protests in her support...

February 20, 2025 23:59

Cars in the streets of Grozny. Photo: https://grozny-inform.ru/news/society/167841/

Chechen law enforcers are monitoring social networks and reveal violators of traffic rules, who may face both public reprimand and sending to the special military operation (SMO) zone. The effect...

February 21, 2025 21:10

Signing a contract. Picture made in Copilot

The detention of volunteers willing to sign a contract in Chechnya and coercion to sign contracts are typical for the republic, but in other regions, the authorities also use pressure to replenish...

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