Abkhazia

July 06, 2025 11:55

June 24, 2025 18:17

  • Court of Appeal overturns Ardzinba's arrest

    The court in Adler has ruled to release Adgur Ardzinba, an Abkhaz oppositionist, from custody. The decision was made amid an intention to hold a public meeting in support of the politician.

June 19, 2025 16:46

June 18, 2025 18:23

  • Georgian priest detained in Abkhazia

    A Georgian priest, Father Pimen (Roman Kardava), has been detained in Abkhazia. According to the Abkhaz Orthodox Church, he had promoted "nationalist ideas" among the local population.

June 17, 2025 17:23

June 17, 2025 15:09

  • Adgur Kharaziya arrested for two months

    The Sukhumi City Court pronounced a pre-trial restriction measure in the form of arrest for Adgur Kharaziya, a former member of the Abkhazian parliament. The man is accused of killing another member of the parliament.

June 10, 2025 18:54

June 03, 2025 00:00

  • Russian citizen expelled from Abkhazia due to video clip

    During his visit to Sukhum, Otari Kobakhidze, a Russian citizen, filmed a video clip, in which he stated that he had returned to his homeland after 33 years. This caused a negative reaction in the Abkhaz society, after which special services detained the man and escorted him out of the country.

May 18, 2025 20:34

May 05, 2025 15:47

  • Activists from NCFD demand not to adopt draft law on repatriation

    More than eighty human rights defenders, activists, and cultural figures from the republics of Northern Caucasus have sent an appeal to the President of Russia with a call to stop the adoption of the draft law “On Repatriation to the Russian Federation”. It will become an obstacle to repatriation of people and will weaken the loyalty of the diasporas, activists believe.

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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.
WEEK IN THE CAUCASUS

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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