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16:25, 27 January 2020
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 20-26, 2020
Resonant statement on the completed demarcation of the Chechen border; ECtHR's decision on complaints filed by relatives of people disappeared in Northern Caucasus; appointment of the voting date for the elections in Nagorno-Karabakh, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 20-26, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Police and special forces. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-respublike-kalmykiya-4.html
14:59, 27 January 2020
On January 20-26, 2020, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of January 20-26, 2020, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Magomed Mutsolgov. Photo: Varvara Pakhomenko, https://www.hrw.org/ru/news/2015/11/10/283276
14:40, 27 January 2020
Human rights defender urges an end to prosecution of Ingush activists
Charges of extremism brought against Ingush activists are of political nature, declares Magomed Mutsolgov, the head of the human rights organization "Mashr". He believes that the case against the Ingush activists was fabricated.
Students dancing in Vladikavkaz. Screenshot from video posted by RIA Region Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T104cBjFTc4&feature=emb_logo
13:06, 27 January 2020
Students in Vladikavkaz publicly apologize for dancing
An African student and a girl publicly apologized for dancing in Vladikavkaz, which was regard as indecent by locals. Instagram users have argued whether the student who came from abroad should apologize in this case.
Alaudin Khangoshvili says he regrets committing theft. Screenshot of Instagram post made by public "ChP/Chechnya": https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vTw7gFge2/
12:46, 27 January 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize police for posting video with apologies of detainee
The video with apologies of the Grozny resident Alaudin Khangoshvili for the theft was made public in the popular Instagram account "ChP/Chechnya." The police have humiliated Khangoshvili by making public his apologies, social network users believe.
Law enforcer. Photo: Yulia Sematova, Yugopolis
12:23, 27 January 2020
25 people detained for photo collage with Kadyrov - report
Law enforcers have detained residents of Chechnya involved in distributing a photo collage with the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kavkaz.Realii reports.
Collage prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". The opening of the memorial sign to the Ottoman soldiers who died on November 5-7, 1918 in the battles for the liberation of Port Petrovsk, a portrait of A.P.Ermolov painted by P.Zakharov-Chechen, a monument to the ataman Grigory Rashpil. Photo: video frame of the Monument to Ottoman soldiers in Dagestan OK.ru, wikipedia.org, Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:43, 27 January 2020
Historians point to threat of conflict over monuments to conquerors in the Caucasus
The installation of controversial monuments in the regions of the Caucasus can be explained by the desire of the authorities to gain favor with the federal center, experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
Gaspar Avakyan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q679Dxy8Hpk&t=19s
11:44, 26 January 2020
Blogger Gaspar Avakyan pleads not guilty in court
During an interrogation, Rostov blogger Gaspar Avakyan, accused of extortion of money, pleaded not guilty to any episode.
Screenshot of a panoramic view of the shopping centre in Berlin where, according to investigators, the native of Dagestan planned to commit a terror act aixmedia.net/images/Panoramatour/Referenzen/Gesundbrunnen-Center
11:33, 26 January 2020
In Germany, native of Dagestan sentenced for plotting terror act
In Berlin, the court found a native of Dagestan guilty of plotting an explosion in a shopping centre and sentenced him to five years and four months of imprisonment.
11:22, 26 January 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionist Salaev needs surgery because of beating by law enforcers, his son reports
After the information about torture of Alizamin Salaev at a police station had been made public, the Azerbaijani activist was visited by staff members of the Ombudsman's Office. A son of the activist reports that Alizamin Salaev got his internal organs damaged and he needs surgery.
A square in front of the 28 May Baku Metro station. Photo by Faik Medjid for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:14, 25 January 2020
PACE delegation points Baku to restrictions of political freedoms
The election campaign in Azerbaijan is passing under restriction of the freedom of assembly and is accompanied by persecutions of oppositionists, which does not contribute to democratic parliamentary elections. This was stated by a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) after its trip to Baku.
Alexander Kananyan. Screenshot of the video by the CIVILNET channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvrxGsDoORw&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1GwWkT1ha9l9jfb7RCLIUGDfxMt433vetkwUomAZMqHFId_Czh67WvmQk
23:10, 25 January 2020
After meeting minister, Karabakh activist continues his hunger strike
On January 24, Alexander Kananyan, a political analyst, was visited by Grigory Martirosyan, a minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), and told him about the environmental threats of the operation of small hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Trtu River. Mr Kananyan refused to end his hunger strike, because no decision was made to stop the HPPs.
Logo of the Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org
09:19, 25 January 2020
Rights defenders point to domestic violence problems and LGBT people discrimination in Armenia
After the “velvet” revolution in Armenia, cases of domestic violence and discrimination against LGBT people and people with disabilities have not been eradicated, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has stated. The authorities do not deny these problems, but not everything is done to solve them, Yerevan rights defenders believe.
09:15, 25 January 2020
Gays’ murder case in Kuban reaches the court
The prosecutor’s office has sent to the court the case to a resident of Kuban (a common name of the Krasnodar Territory by the name of the main river), accused of killing a same-sex couple of pensioners in the Seversky District.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
07:27, 25 January 2020
Social network users ridicule law enforcers’ reaction to Kadyrov’s threats
Policemen have found no signs of an offense in Ramzan Kadyrov’s public appeals to crack down on authors of gossips about Chechnya, a Nizhny Novgorod journalist said. Facebook users have noted that they had expected no different response from law enforcers.
The “Tangim” Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo by Magomed Akhmedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:22, 25 January 2020
Believers tell about long raids at “Tangim” Mosque
On Friday, January 24, 2020, law enforcers began their raid at the “Tangim” Mosque in Makhachkala long before the Friday namaz (prayer); and it lasted longer than usual. Visitors to the mosque said that they are used to checks and take documents with them in advance.
Screenshot of the post by the Chechen Minister of Culture https://www.instagram.com/p/B7p7eNzl3tD/
07:08, 25 January 2020
Dagestan couple accused of provocation against Chechen culture
The Chechen Minister of Culture and Ramzan Kadyrov’s assistant have joined in condemning the spouses from Dagestan, who used Chechen music and a car in their wedding video. The minister called the video provocative.
Roza Murdalova, a resident of the Urus-Martan District. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV Channel ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vQ8Psr0yIw&feature=emb_title
22:12, 24 January 2020
Chechen woman publicly repents for practicing witchcraft
After a conversation with a theologian, Roza Murdalova, a resident of the Urus-Martan District, has repented of providing occult services, the "Grozny" TV Channel reports. The woman was forced to repent, some residents of Chechnya suggest.
A picture for the story of Pyatimat Yusupova drawn by Sergei Gretsky
22:10, 24 January 2020
Sister of Ingush victim of torture explains her claim to MIA for 20 million roubles
The woman said that in her struggle for a fair investigation into the case of her brother's death, she had to endure constant threats, surveillance, and slander. Despite her health problems, Pyatimat Yusupova intends to continue her human rights activities.
Khasdin Murtazaliev. Screenshot of the video posted at the semnasem YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWVwt7vYPpg
21:59, 24 January 2020
Human rights defenders call on prisoners from Caucasus to report facts of torture in colonies
A story of Chechen native Khasdin Murtazaliev, who succeeded in seeking prosecution of warders who beat him, shows that prisoners from the Caucasus should more actively defend their rights, human rights defenders note.
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LEGAL TEXTS
The illustration was created by the Caucasian Knot using AI The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

The “Caucasian Knot" publishes the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which was initialed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on August 8, 2025, through the mediation of US President Donald Trump. The meeting of Trump, Aliyev and Pashinyan took place on August 8 in Washington. Following the meeting, Pashinyan and Aliyev also signed a joint declaration. In addition to the agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump signed a number of separate memoranda with Aliyev and Pashinyan....

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 political asylum.