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Ramzan Kadyrov and parents who received the money. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: screenshots of the videos кадры из видео: https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/5418 and https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/5407

Kadyrov’s action results in demographic phenomenon

Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of a video: https://www.kremlin.ru/ Photo: https://president.az/ru/articles/view/42411

Russian analysts assess Aliev's harsh statements against Moscow

“Meydan TV” journalists. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/ru/

Human rights defenders launch campaign to protect arrested “Meydan TV” journalists

Zaira Pirova. Screenshot of a video posted on the Telegram channel of the “SK SOS Crisis Group” (included into the register of foreign agents) on January 9, 2025 https://t.me/sksosorg/1308

Zaira Pirova, who ran away from home, returns to her family in Dagestan

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KARABAKH ON THE MAP: WHAT AZERBAIJAN GAINS AFTER WAR
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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

"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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December 28, 2024 20:57

The crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny. Photo by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan

December 28 will be a day of mourning in Chechnya for those who perished in the aircraft crash near Aktau; entertainment events in the republic have been cancelled and state flags have been lowered.

December 27, 2024 21:16

A plane flying Baku-Grozny crashed. Photo: Baza / Telegram

An Embraer 190 aircraft flying on the Baku-Grozny route crashed near Aktau due to physical and technical external interference, Azerbaijan Airlines said, citing data from a preliminary investigation.

December 27, 2024 21:38

Inna Tishkina. Screenshot of a video posted on the “Smersh Kubani” Telegram channel on December 25, 2024 https://t.me/NKB_Smersh/125

Inna Tishkina from Krasnodar apologized for her posts on the X social networking service which were “discrediting the Russian Army.” The reason for the attention to the resident of Krasnodar was an...

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