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Apti Alaudinov. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDcCMNpgNrA

Alaudinov's words about Anapa conflict show Chechen authorities' reaction to xenophobia

Magomed Chagaev, who told about torture by law enforcers. Screenshot of a video www.youtube.com/watch?=gfgW18_5mjk

Parents of Chechen native detained after his story about torture

"Beslan Mothers" at the office of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. September 11, 2024. Photo by the press service of the Investigating Committee

At background of journalistic investigation, "Beslan Mothers" tell about meeting with ICRF head

A raid aimed to find illegal migrants. Photo by the press service of the Russia's Federal Security Service in the Rostov region

Police report on distribution of summonses in Rostov Region

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KARABAKH ON THE MAP: WHAT AZERBAIJAN GAINS AFTER WAR
The story of struggle
MAP OF KARABAKH: WHAT AZERBAIJAN GAINS AFTER WAR
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Torchlight procession ‘Wake up Lao’
VEILED MUSLIM WOMEN HARASSED IN RUSSIA
GEORGIA’S ‘FOREIGN AGENT’ LAW

Law of Georgia "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" (bill with an explanatory note)

The Georgian Parliament. Photo: press service http://www.parliament.ge/en/saparlamento-saqmianoba/plenaruli-sxdomebi/plenaruli-sxdomebi_news/the-plenary-session-of-the-parliament8.page The Georgian ruling party, having a majority in the parliament, has approved the bill "On Transparency of Foreign Influence" in the first and second readings.
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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".
WHY NATIVES OF CAUCASUS LEAVE FOR EUROPE

Human rights defenders: why natives of Caucasus leave for Europe

Refugee. Photo: REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis The practice to deport natives of Northern Caucasus to Russia contradicts the principles of the international law. People who seek asylum in Europe are victims of domestic violence and unlawful criminal prosecution, as well as those who are being harassed in their homeland for their religious beliefs. This is stated in the report prepared by human rights defender Svetlana Gannushkina, extracts from which the "Caucasian Knot" publishes.
Young people fill the ranks of Chechen underground

Young people fill the ranks of Chechen underground

According to the statistics, the armed underground in Chechnya grew much younger In 2015-2018, in Chechnya, the armed underground grew much younger; even children were recruited into the ranks of militants. This follows from the statistics of the "Caucasian Knot" for those killed and wounded in clashes with law enforcers and in terror acts.
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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September 08, 2024 23:48

Ballot boxes. Photo: https://er.ru

Residents of the Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories have faced coercion to vote at the recent elections, voters have reported. From the Seversky District of the latter, the "Map of Election...

August 08, 2024 12:45

Kevin Lik. Screenshot of a video by the news channel DW https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=7E95OBciwKY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fyastatic.net%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjg2NjMsMTM3NzIxLDI4NjY2 Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has included Germany's news channel Deutsche Welle into the register of foreign agents

The transfer from the colony to the airport to participate in the exchange of prisoners with Western countries occurred suddenly, and before that, law enforcers offered to write a clemency...

September 04, 2024 21:54

investigators at the scene of the attack on law enforcers in Magas. Screenshot of a photo posted on the Telegram channel of the Investigative Committee of Ingushetia on September 3, 2024 https://t.me/su_skr06/2258

Lone militants make use of surprise factor to attack law enforcers, but the use of improvised means in the attack on the traffic police post in Magas became evidence of the weakening of the armed...

September 04, 2024 23:08

Askhabali Alibekov. Screenshot of a video posted on the “Dikiy Desantnik” (Wild Paratrooper) YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgXra9fVrsI

Askhabali Alibekov, a native of Dagestan, accused of using violence against a law enforcer, has been put on preventive registration by the administration of a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Kazan as a...

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