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Ruslan Kutaev, December 20, 2017. Screeshot of video posted by 'Dozhd' TV Channel.

Ruslan Kutaev: I will return to Russian politics

Solo picket in defence of Igor Stenin. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the Caucasian Knot.

Court re-dismisses Igor Stenin's appeal

Sergey Reznik. Photo from journalist's personal page at Vk.com

Sergey Reznik back at large

Khadija Ismayilova. Photo by Fargan Novruzov http://ann.az/

Court dismisses Khadija Ismayilova's lawsuit against Prosecutor's Office

Igor Stenin. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

Defence of Igor Stenin requests SC to verify prisoner's arguments

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September 26, 2020 11:57

  • HRC "Memorial" demands to stop persecution of Semyon Simonov

    Semyon Simonov, an expert from the Moscow Helsinki Group, who was suspected of failing to admit the fine, imposed on the "Southern Human Rights Centre" headed by him in the Krasnodar Territory, is being prosecuted for political reasons. This was stated by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".

January 26, 2020 11:44

May 29, 2019 09:35

December 21, 2017 03:46

  • Ruslan Kutaev: I will return to Russian politics

    Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, who has liberated from colony in Chechnya, said he was not afraid of persecutions and intended to get back into Russian political life after the expiry of the term of his administrative supervision.

December 20, 2017 11:57

October 16, 2017 19:54

  • Ruslan Gvashev announces intent to go on struggling for his rights

    Ruslan Gvashev’s defenders and relatives have treated the decision of the Krasnodar Territorial Court on his case as unjustified and absurd. Gvashev himself said that he was gaining strength for the further struggle for his rights, but he would not plan go on a hunger strike.

October 16, 2017 17:22

  • Abkhazian group of Gvashev’s supporters detained in Adygea for four hours

    Today, fifteen supporters of Ruslan Gvashev from Abkhazia, who were travelling to Krasnodar in order to attend the trial of his case, spent four hours at the police station of the village of Enem in the Republic of Adygea. Activists from Kabardino-Balkaria were allowed by the police to continue their travel after the trial was over.

October 05, 2017 21:59

October 05, 2017 20:22

  • Ruslan Gvashev stops his hunger strike

    Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev has stopped his hunger strike at a request voiced by participants in a rally in his support. More than 200 people came to the action in front of the court building in Krasnodar.

October 03, 2017 20:31

  • Construction plans at Tulip Tree outrage Gvashev

    The Sochi authorities want to build restaurants and hotels at the Tulip Tree, sacred for Adygs, said Ruslan Gvashev, a Circassian activist, who is on a hunger strike since September 11 in protest against the fine imposed on him for praying at the Tree on the Adygs' Memory Day.

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"Hero of the Caucasus-2015" winners

November 30, 2016 15:25

Khachim Zheligashtov. Photo from personal page in http://vk.com

In 2015, Khachim Zheligashtov, a public figure from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), helped repatriates from Syria and low-income families in the KBR. He organized several charity actions.

December 11, 2016 04:28

Semyon Ateev. Photo: http://ekgazeta.ru/articles/1130-mezhdu-nami-zabor

In 2015, human rights defender Semyon Ateev publicly criticized the national policy in Kalmykia; he stated the infringement of the rights of the Kalmyk language.

November 30, 2016 16:26

Toma Tsechoeva

Toma Tsechoeva, an Ingush human rights defender, protected the rights of Magomed Aushev, who had been tortured by law enforcers after his detention on suspicion of opening fire from a car of a...

March 01, 2017 10:58

Svetlana Anokhina. Photo from Svetlana Anokhina's personal archive

Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist from Dagestan, has published a book "There Was Such A City. Makhachkala". In 2015, she continued her publicist project in other books of the series. Ms Anokhina is...

December 11, 2016 04:32

Zaurbiy Chundyshko. Photo: http://tuapsepress.com/full.php?id=680

In 2015, Zaurbiy Chundyshko, a public figure from Adygea, held a solo picket in memory of Judy Maf, an 11-year-old Circassian girl, who lived with her parents in the Adyg village of Marj Alsultan...

December 11, 2016 04:28

Semyon Ateev. Photo: http://ekgazeta.ru/articles/1130-mezhdu-nami-zabor

In 2015, human rights defender Semyon Ateev publicly criticized the national policy in Kalmykia; he stated the infringement of the rights of the Kalmyk language.

December 11, 2016 04:24

Alexander Saveliev. Photo: http://golos-kubani.ru/

In 2015, Alexander Saveliev, an activist of the "Environmental Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) from Krasnodar, a blogger and rights defender, supported the political prisoner and ecologist...

December 21, 2016 23:16

Gyunay Ismayilova. Photo: http://www.amerikaninsesi.org/a/gunay_ismayilova/2614206.html

Gyunay Ismayilova is one of the most active members of the Azerbaijani NGO "Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety" (IRFS). In 2015, despite the pressure and persecutions, she organized, on...

December 21, 2016 22:54

Albert Voskanyan. Photo: http://nashasreda.ru/albert-voskanyan/

In 2015, the social activist Albert Voskanyan achieved the resumption of monitoring the penitentiary establishments of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). He defended prisoners’ rights and was...

December 21, 2016 22:38

Tamta Mikeladze. Photo: http://dfwatch.net/did-the-police-action-on-may-26-comply-with-international-standards-98798-3072/tamta-mikeladze-1

In 2015, Tamta Mikeladze, a lawyer from Ajara and an employee of the NGO “Centre for Training and Human Rights Monitoring”; defended the interests of the owner of the children’s Muslim boarding...

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Laureates of Phase Three of "Hero of the Caucasus-2015"

December 21, 2016 23:16

Gyunay Ismayilova. Photo: http://www.amerikaninsesi.org/a/gunay_ismayilova/2614206.html

Gyunay Ismayilova is one of the most active members of the Azerbaijani NGO "Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety" (IRFS). In 2015, despite the pressure and persecutions, she organized, on...

December 21, 2016 22:54

Albert Voskanyan. Photo: http://nashasreda.ru/albert-voskanyan/

In 2015, the social activist Albert Voskanyan achieved the resumption of monitoring the penitentiary establishments of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). He defended prisoners’ rights and was...

December 21, 2016 23:19

Gerbert Gevorgyan. Screenshot o video posted by user Epress. am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HetZA5fpvqY

Gerbert Gevorgyan is a member of Yerevan art group “Counterstrike”, which responds to resonant events in the society, both in Armenia and abroad. In 2015, he actively participated in graffiti...

December 21, 2016 22:40

Gela Nikolaishvili. Photo: Mzia Saganelidze (RFE/RL)

Gela Nikolaishvili was nominated for the “Hero of the Caucasus-2015” contest of the “Caucasian Knot” for achieving particular results in helping people.

December 21, 2016 22:38

Tamta Mikeladze. Photo: http://dfwatch.net/did-the-police-action-on-may-26-comply-with-international-standards-98798-3072/tamta-mikeladze-1

In 2015, Tamta Mikeladze, a lawyer from Ajara and an employee of the NGO “Centre for Training and Human Rights Monitoring”; defended the interests of the owner of the children’s Muslim boarding...

December 21, 2016 22:58

Elena Zavodskaya. Photo|: http://apsnyteka.org/690-zavodskaiya_e_izbrannye_statji.html

Elena Zavodskaya, an Abkhazian journalist, has covered the legal proceedings at courts of the Russian Gulgaz Mamedova, from whom her husband’s relatives had taken away took a child, and of Liana...

December 21, 2016 22:47

Dina Alborova. Photo: http://www.arnews.ru/news/1615055.html

Over a long period of time, Dina Alborova, an activist and political analyst, has fought for the rights of non-government organizations (NGOs) of South Ossetia, which were under pressure from the...

‹ › Gyunay Ismayilova elected first among equal at Phase Three of the contest "Hero of the Caucasus-2015"
Laureates of Phase Two of "Hero of the Caucasus-2015"

December 11, 2016 04:32

Zaurbiy Chundyshko. Photo: http://tuapsepress.com/full.php?id=680

In 2015, Zaurbiy Chundyshko, a public figure from Adygea, held a solo picket in memory of Judy Maf, an 11-year-old Circassian girl, who lived with her parents in the Adyg village of Marj Alsultan...

December 11, 2016 04:28

Semyon Ateev. Photo: http://ekgazeta.ru/articles/1130-mezhdu-nami-zabor

In 2015, human rights defender Semyon Ateev publicly criticized the national policy in Kalmykia; he stated the infringement of the rights of the Kalmyk language.

December 11, 2016 04:28

Valery Dyakonov. Photo: DonNews.ru

In 2015, Valery Dyakonov, a public activist from the Rostov Region protected the rights of deceived citizens, who received in the city clinical hospital invalid certificates for obtaining driver's...

December 11, 2016 04:31

Igor Stenin. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the 'Caucasian Knot'.

In 2015, Igor Stenin, a public activist from Astrakhan, openly stated rights violations of Russian residents of the region and organized an action in support of the rights of the Russian population.

December 11, 2016 04:23

Valery Kotelnikov. Photo by Vladimir Titov

In 2015, Valery Kotelnikov from Volgograd was addressing the problems of illegal city development and preservation of architectural monuments.

December 11, 2016 04:24

Alexander Saveliev. Photo: http://golos-kubani.ru/

In 2015, Alexander Saveliev, an activist of the "Environmental Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) from Krasnodar, a blogger and rights defender, supported the political prisoner and ecologist...

‹ › Zaurbiy Chundyshko elected the first among equal at Phase Two of the contest "Hero of the Caucasus-2015"
Laureates of Phase One of "Hero of the Caucasus-2015"

November 30, 2016 15:25

Khachim Zheligashtov. Photo from personal page in http://vk.com

In 2015, Khachim Zheligashtov, a public figure from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), helped repatriates from Syria and low-income families in the KBR. He organized several charity actions.

November 30, 2016 16:26

Toma Tsechoeva

Toma Tsechoeva, an Ingush human rights defender, protected the rights of Magomed Aushev, who had been tortured by law enforcers after his detention on suspicion of opening fire from a car of a...

March 01, 2017 10:58

Svetlana Anokhina. Photo from Svetlana Anokhina's personal archive

Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist from Dagestan, has published a book "There Was Such A City. Makhachkala". In 2015, she continued her publicist project in other books of the series. Ms Anokhina is...

November 30, 2016 15:19

Ruslan Martagov. Photo: RFE/RL

In 2015, Ruslan Martagov, a political analyst from Chechnya, made a number of statements on arbitrariness of the authorities of the Chechen Republic and persecutions of the dissent.

November 30, 2016 15:33

Ruslan Dauev. Photo from personal archive.

In 2015, Ruslan Dauev, a lawyer from Vladikavkaz, defended the rights of the family of Ruslan Tskaev, detained on suspicion of attempted murder of a policeman, who died due to abuse of power of...

November 30, 2016 15:15

Ruslan Kambiev. Photo: RFE/RL

In 2015, Ruslan Kambiev, a blogger and human rights defender, initiated the creation of an independent North-Caucasian expert-analytical centre, which united human rights defenders, journalists and...

November 30, 2016 16:19

Alaudi Musaev. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

In 2015, the lawyer Alaudi Musaev defended the rights of Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam from the city of Kislovodsk, openly stating the lawlessness of power agents. He filed a complaint to the...

‹ › Khachim Zheligashtov elected the first among equal at Phase One of the contest "Hero of the Caucasus-2015"
Personalities

July 08, 2020 13:51

Anzor Umarov. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/jJQXwiUtbfU?t=554

A Chechen refugee in Austria and a harsh Kadyrov's critic; a former investigator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), who collaborated with special services; was assassinated in Vienna on...

December 06, 2019 20:30

Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photo courtesy of press service of HRC 'Memorial', http://memohrc.org/

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

June 11, 2019 23:31

Movsar Eskerkhanov. Photo: screenshot of the video by КАВКАЗ LIFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRVKVnK_wkg

He is a native of Chechnya, who is trying to get refugee status in Germany. In September 2017, he became the first native of the republic to confess to his homosexuality.

May 16, 2019 13:27

Zhalaudi Geriev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

Zhalaudi Geriev is a Chechen journalist and a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot". On September 5, 2016, he was sentenced to 3 years of imprisonment on the charge of drug possession. The Human...

March 14, 2019 23:12

Magomed Daudov. Photo: screenshot of the video http://video.agaclip.com/w=atDtPvLYH9o

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

March 14, 2019 16:14

Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot from video posted by Abu-Saddam Shishani [LIVE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIR3s7AB0Uw

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get...

March 13, 2019 15:37

Mekhman Guseinov. Photo: Turkhan Karimov (RFE/RL)

Azerbaijani journalist and rights defender

November 07, 2018 23:28

Ramzan Kadyrov

Ramzan Kadyrov is a Chechen politician, a son of Akhmat Kadyrov, the first president of the Chechen Republic. Since 2011, Ramzan Kadyrov has been the leader of Chechnya.

October 24, 2018 09:35

Khabib Nurmagomedov. Photo: Sputnik/Anton Denisov

A Russian MMA fighter, a native of Dagestan. After a battle with Al Iaquinta in April 2018, Khabib Nurmagomedov became the first Russian citizen in UFC with a champion title. On October 6, 2018, he...

October 24, 2018 09:25

Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"

On July 9, 2013, Akhmednabi Akhmednabiev, our colleague, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, was killed in the suburb of Makhachkala.

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WEEK IN THE CAUCASUS

October 28, 2024 23:58

The site of an attack on law enforcers in Chechnya. Screenshot of a video posted on October 24, 2024 https://www.rbc.ru/politics/24/10/2024/671a89b99a7947250f0d7f8d

The killing of a fighter of the “Rosgvardiya” (National Guard of Russia) in Chechnya may indicate the activation of the armed underground, but it is unlikely to affect the reputation of Ramzan...

October 25, 2024 22:12

Law enforcer at the car after shelling. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel RusNews on October 24, 2024 https://t.me/rusnews/61330

An attack on a car with fighters of the “Rosgvardia” (National Guard of Russia) in Chechnya was preceded by an attack on a policeman in the Achkhoi-Martanovsky District in February. The information...

October 24, 2024 15:39

Vladimir Atamanchuk, an activist from Sochi, is serving a sentence within a slander case as a janitor at the hospital where he had worked as a doctor before retirement. A new case against...

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