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Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
14:38, 31 January 2019
Rights defenders report threat of armed underground's activation in Chechnya
Participants of a roundtable on the factors radicalizing residents of Northern Caucasus believe an increase in the number of armed incidents in Chechnya results from the authorities' repressive policy and formal approach to the prevention of extremism.
11:25, 31 January 2019
Rights defenders demand to interrogate head of Dagestan on Gasanguseinovs' case
The "Committee against Torture" (CaT) has appealed to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), asking to bring the head of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasiliev, as a witness to the murder case of Gasanguseinov brothers.
Robert Kocharyan. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20181228/16497967/sudebnoe-zasedanie-pereneseno-robert-kocharyan-provedet-novyj-god-za-reshetkoj.html
11:13, 31 January 2019
Kocharyan's supporters appeal to Merkel
At a protest rally in support of Robert Kocharyan, held in front of the German Embassy in Yerevan, activists handed over to the ambassador a letter to the country's Chancellor Angela Merkel, in which they spoke about the political motives for the prosecution of the second president of Armenia.
Rafael Guseinzade. Screenshot from the Caucasian Knot video
10:56, 31 January 2019
Authorities forbid Azeri activist to visit his arrested son
Information about the arrest of Rafael Guseinzade, detained after an action in support of political prisoners, became known to his relatives only on the fifth day after detention, his father, Fizuli Guseinov, an oppositionist, has stated.
Rauf Arashukov. Photo: press service of the Federation Council of Russia
08:20, 31 January 2019
Senator Arashukov suspected of attacking a Cherkessk deputy
Rauf Arashukov, a Senator (Member of the Russia's Federation Council) from the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who was detained on suspicion of involvement in resonant murders, is also suspected of attacking Ruslan Kardanov, a deputy of the City Duma of Cherkessk, in October 2018, a source said.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo: press service of RFE/RL
08:15, 31 January 2019
Mukhtarly complains about poor nutrition in Azerbaijani colony
Afghan Mukhtarly has asked his wife to voice out his appeal to Fikret Mamedov, the Azerbaijani Minister of Justice, inviting him to visit the colony, where the journalist is serving his sentence, and personally ask about the quality of prisoners' food.
Policeman. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis
22:54, 30 January 2019
Reports on bombs led to evacuations in Ingushetia and Stavropol Territory
Mass evacuations from schools and hospitals took place in Ingushetia and in Stavropol after receiving reports about mining; visitors to the marketplace and shopping centres were also evacuated.
Dog trainer with a dog. Photo: Yuri Grechko / Yugopolis
22:45, 30 January 2019
Thousands Kuban residents evacuated after false mining reports
Anonymous warnings about the bombs planted in schools, hospitals and local administrations in Krasnodar and other cities of the territory have proved to be false, authorities report. In the city of Ust-Labinsk only 5000 people were evacuated today.
Law enforcer. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
22:32, 30 January 2019
Attack on law enforcers in Sernovodskaya reminds of suicide bomber's blast in Grozny
The mobile police post was located in the outskirt of the village of Sernovodskaya, local residents report, noting that an attack of one person on law enforcers raises many questions.
Photo: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP.
17:37, 30 January 2019
Rights defenders name ways to combat radicalization in Northern Caucasus
To reduce the impact of radical ideas on residents of Northern Caucasus, the authorities of Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria should use a more creative approach, participate in solving family conflicts and support youth projects, says the report of the Conflict Analysis and Prevention Centre released today.
Rauf Arashukov. Photo: http://council.gov.ru/events/news/100988/
17:28, 30 January 2019
Senator Arashukov charged in two murder cases
Rauf Arashukov, Senator (Member of the Russia's Federation Council) from the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), has been detained today during a plenary session of the Council. He is accused of involvement in two murders, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports.
Khabib Nurmagomedov. Photo: REUTERS/Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
13:22, 30 January 2019
Out of solidarity with Tukhogov, Nurmagomedov refuses to compete until October
The Dagestani MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, disqualified for nine months, refused to appear at the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) until the expiration of the one-year disqualification of Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov, members of his team. He also intends to pay the fines awarded to them, the fighter's managers have stated.
Lecture at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow. Photo by Gor Aleksanyan for the Caucasian Knot
13:16, 30 January 2019
Lecture on Armenian history shows Muscovites' growing interest in Caucasus
About fifty people attended a lecture dedicated to the ancient state of Urartu and organized at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow. It was the first one in a series of lectures "Culture and Arts of the Caucasus". The listeners have noted that a cycle of nine lectures had interested them, as they want to expand their knowledge of the culture and arts of Armenia and Georgia.
11:22, 30 January 2019
Rights defenders name one of victims of gay persecution in Chechnya
In Chechnya, in the course of a new wave of detentions and torture of homosexuals, Bekkhan Yusupov was detained, the Russian LGBT Network has reported. This resident of the republic had earlier received asylum in France, but came to visit his relatives at homeland, the "Novaya Gazeta" has explained.
Protest rally in Baku, May 30, 2016. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:11, 30 January 2019
Transparency International sharply drops Azerbaijani rating in the Corruption Perception Index
The "Transparency International" (TI) has downgraded Azerbaijan in the 2018 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) – by six points against 2017.
Law enforcers in Magas during protest action against agreement on Ingush-Chechen border, October 8, 2018. Photo: REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov
10:58, 30 January 2019
Fixing borders in Caucasus marks new challenges for Kremlin
The clarification of regions' borders is a routine task for the "Rosreestr" (Russian Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography), but the Ingush-Chechen territorial dispute has forced the Kremlin to intensify the work. The federal centre is seeking to prevent new territorial conflicts, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
NATO's flag. Photo: REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
01:39, 30 January 2019
NDI poll indicates growth of pro-Western sentiments in Georgia
More than 80% of residents of Georgia are supporting the idea of joining the European Union (EU), while the share of opponents of Georgia's membership in the NATO dropped over the last six months from 17% to 13%, showed the survey conducted by the NDI (National Democratic Institute) and the CRRC (Caucasus Research Resources Centre).
Alikber Alikberov. Screenshot from video posted by user YaTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tatd-uIyqBs
01:35, 30 January 2019
Researchers of Caucasus explain the idea of video oath of those killed in Dagestan to IS* leader
The video showing the oath of allegiance to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, taken by the attackers on law enforcers in Dagestan, was intended to indicate their adherence to the ideas of the terrorist organization, the orientalists, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.
Eldar Iraziev. Screenshot from video posted by 'Gortsy ot Uma' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSsgkh_R_so
23:05, 29 January 2019
Blogger Eldar Iraziev leaves Dagestan after beating
Eldar Iraziev, who was beaten up in Makhachkala and received a trauma, has left the republic to undergo treatment outside it, Shamil Khadulaev, the head of the coordination council of non-commercial organizations of Dagestan, has informed.
Members of Gagiev's grouping convoyed to Moscow. Screenshot from video posted by Russia's Investigating Committee, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUnKTdYE0Q4
22:57, 29 January 2019
Members of Gagiev's grouping convoyed to Moscow
Twelve persons accused of being involved in the Aslan Gagiev's grouping have been taken to Moscow, where the trial was moved for the sake of the safety of the litigation parties.
News
Protesters outside the Georgian parliament. Screenshot from Publika photo from April 19, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1736237834442426&set=pcb.1736237931109083 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Protests in central Tbilisi continue for the 508th day in a row.

Protesters at the Georgian Chancellery. Photo screenshot by Publika. Animal rights activists demand humane treatment for stray animals in Georgia.

Protest march in Tbilisi. Screenshot of the photo "Mautskebeli" from April 18, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1622268069898640&set=pcb.1622282206563893 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Protesters in Georgia demanded treatment for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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.