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Adam Kadyrov. Screenshot of a photo posted by the "Chechnya Segodnya" (Chechnya Today) on November 5, 2024, https://t.me/chechnyatoday/25009

Absence of Adam Kadyrov’s official appointment to new post underscores nepotism in Chechnya

Seda Suleimanova. Screenshot of a photo posted on the "Where Is Seda?" Telegram channel on August 23, 2024 https://t.me/helpseda/204

“SK SOS” Crisis Group* names motives for campaigning to submit appeals in Chechen Suleimanova’s case

Ramzan Kadyrov (right) at a meeting. April 17, 2025. Photo: Kremlin.ru

Participation in meeting with Emir of Qatar emphasizes Kadyrov's role in Kremlin's Middle East policy

The session of the Georgian Parliament on April 16, 2025. Screenshot of a live broadcast on the page of the Georgian Parliament on Facebook (the activities of the Meta Company, owning Facebook, are banned in Russia)

Georgian Parliament adopts amendments to Law “On Grants”

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KARABAKH ON THE MAP: WHAT AZERBAIJAN GAINS AFTER WAR
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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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April 11, 2025 23:31

The teenager who attacked the road-and-patrol police post in Achkhoi-Martan. April 7, 2025. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: groznytv / Telegram, Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru

The day before, the teenager who attacked the road-and-patrol (DPS) police post in Achkhoi-Martan had a conflict with the law enforcer on duty there. The young man planned to take revenge on the...

April 10, 2025 23:58

The rally held near the body of the teenager killed in Achkhoi-Martan. Screenshot of a video posted by the Chechen opposition Telegram channel

The public demonstration of the body of the killed participant in the attack on a road-and-patrol police service (known as DPS) checkpoint in Achkhoi-Martan contradicts Islam and common sense, as...

April 09, 2025 23:50

The attack on law enforcers in Achkhoi-Martan. April 7, 2025. Photo by the Chechen Branch of the of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation

The authorities' attempt to identify a "Ukrainian trace" in the attack on law enforcers in Achkhoi-Martan raises doubts, while the incident itself gave Kadyrov a pretext to intensify repressions,...

April 07, 2025 23:48

Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of a video posted on his Telegram channel on April 5, 2025 https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/5618

The murder of Suleiman Imurzaev was the fulfilment of a vow of blood feud for the death of Akhmat Kadyrov in a terror act, Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, has stated.

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