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18:38, 19 January 2019
Chechnya's SC overturns verdict to convict for aiding militants
The case of a resident of Grozny, sentenced to eight years in a colony within the case of helping members of the armed underground, has been sent for revision by a new composition of the court.
Military drills of the Azerbaijani Army. Winter 2018/2019. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/voinskoe-obedinenie-provelo-ucheniya-s-boevoj-strelboj-video-25075.html
18:32, 19 January 2019
Azerbaijan claims 20 shelling attacks from Armenia
Within the past 24 hours, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire regime on the troops contact line for 20 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Police cordoning off explosion site, Tbilisi, January 16, 2019. Photo: © Sputnik / STRINGERЧитать далее: https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20190117/243953425/Samye-krupnye-sluchai-vzryva-bytovogo-gaza-v-mire.html
18:21, 19 January 2019
Explosion in Tbilisi reveals imperfection of construction supervision
The nine-storey building, where four humans perished in gas explosion, was gasified and inhabited, but has not yet been commissioned, the Tbilisi Mayoralty has confessed. The relevant gaps in the legislation must be eliminated, the Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) has stated.
18:06, 19 January 2019
European countries protract ratification of partnership agreement with Armenia
The ratification of the Armenia-European Union (EU) agreement is delayed by European countries because of the change of power in Yerevan, said Ararat Mirzoyan, the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament.
Robert Kocharyan. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20180904/14244201/kocharyan-ne-smozhet-pokinut-armeniyu---sledstvie-ustanovilo-meru-presecheniya.html
11:59, 19 January 2019
Advocates warn about consequences of Kocharyan's case for Armenia's image
The court has refused to release Robert Kocharyan, the second Armenian President, and extended his arrest by two months. His defence has decided to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), stating that the prosecution of the second President of Armenia will affect the image of the country.
The Galanchozh lake. Photo: Max1771, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26540803
11:49, 19 January 2019
About 200 families wish moving to Galanchozh District
For the week that has passed since the start of the collection of information about those wishing to move to the Galanchozh District that is bordering on Ingushetia, about 200 families have declared their intention to return to the lands of their ancestral, said a source from the Ministry of Economic Development.
Arsen Mkrtchyan. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants
11:43, 19 January 2019
Grigoryan's opponents apologize to his advocate for pouring paint on the car
Activists have apologized to Arsen Mkrtchyan, an advocate of General Manvel Grigoryan, a former MP, for pouring paint on the advocate's car and preventing him from driving. However, they stated that the actions demanding to arrest of his client would be continued.
Akhmed Barakhoev (centre) and Magomed Mutsolgov (right) after handing signature lists over to the Kremlin. Photo by Tatiana Gantimurova for the Caucasian Knot
11:35, 19 January 2019
Ingush activists tell about obstacles to collecting signatures for Putin
The collection of signatures to the demand of the resignation of the head of Ingushetia, cancellation of the border agreement with Chechnya and return of the Prigorodny District began during the two-week-long rally in Magas, the capital, where provocateurs tried to destroy lists with signatures, the initiators of the appeal to President Putin told the "Caucasian Knot".
Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
08:33, 19 January 2019
Demand to write off Chechnya's debts creates precedent for Northern Caucasus
The mentioning of protest sentiments in the demand to write off Chechen debts for supplied natural gas will allow other regions of Northern Caucasus to put forward similar claims, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Marko Djurica
08:26, 19 January 2019
Woman from Dagestan suspected of links with Syrian militants
A search has been launched for a woman from the city of Dagestanskie Ogni, who has left for Syria, and who, in the opinion of investigators, had organized a transfer of raised money to militants, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has announced.
Residential building in Tbilisi partly destroyed by gas explosion, January 17, 2019. Photo: © Sputnik / Vladimir Umikashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20190117/243944486/Nochnaya-tragediya-kto-postroil-dom-v-Tbilisi-i-pochemu-progremel-vzryv.html
22:25, 18 January 2019
Two persons detained in Georgia in connection with residential house explosion
The Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has detained two persons, who had conducted an inspection in the Tbilisi high-rise residential building on the eve of the explosion, the MIA has stated.
Gas transmission system at 'Portovaya' station. Photo: http://www.gazprom.ru/f/posts/69/824859/portovaya-compressor-station.jpg
22:13, 18 January 2019
Gazprom refuses to forgive multibillion debts to residents of Chechnya
Today, the supplier of natural gas to Chechnya has announced its intent to appeal against the court judgement that obliges the company to write off the consumers' debts, which are "hopeless to collect".
Oyub Titiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
19:40, 18 January 2019
US Department of State calls on Chechen authorities to release Oyub Titiev
The US Department of State expressed concern about human rights violations in Chechnya and called on Russia to respond to reports of renewed attacks on members of the LGBT community in the republic and to release Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny.
Akhmed Barakhoev and Magomed Mutsolgov (right). Photo by Tatiana Gantimurova for the Caucasian Knot
19:30, 18 January 2019
More than 51,000 Ingush residents sign an appeal to President Putin
Today, Ingush activists have handed over to the Kremlin the letter signed by residents of the republic with the demand to cancel the agreement on the border with Chechnya and return the Prigorodny District to Ingushetia.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
19:18, 18 January 2019
Residents of Chechnya express scepticism about Kadyrov's promise to dismiss officials
On January 17, the leader of Chechnya announced his intention to dismiss the heads of departments and municipalities if their activities in the first quarter of 2019 would be ineffective. Instead of loud resignations, personnel changes of officials close to Ramzan Kadyrov are likely to be expected, local residents say.
Soldier of the Armenia Army near Martuni town (Nagorno-Karabakh). Photo: REUTERS/Stuff
19:08, 18 January 2019
Armenian authorities admit they cannot return prisoners from Azerbaijan
Today, one resident of Nagorno-Karabakh and two residents of Armenia are still being kept in Azerbaijani prisons. Armenia has no arguments to force Azerbaijan to return prisoners, notes MP Naira Zograbyan.
Soldier of the Armenia Army. Photo: REUTERS/ Reuters Staff
14:40, 18 January 2019
Azerbaijan registers 30 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh conflict zone were fired from machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
Police cordoning off explosion site in Tbilisi, January 16, 2019. Photo: STRINGER https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20190117/243952159/Krov-zastyla-v-zhilakh---tragediya-v-Tbilisi-shokirovala-vsyu-stranu.html
14:32, 18 January 2019
In Georgia, tenants of damaged house report gas inspections an hour before explosion
On the day of the explosion on the outskirts of Tbilisi, tenants of a nine-storey building several times called the emergency service because of the smell of gas at the block. However, officers of the emergency service did not detect any gas leak.
The meeting of the Russian Supreme Court. Photo: http://www.vsrf.ru
10:49, 18 January 2019
SC upholds Budaikhanova's conditional sentence
On January 17, the Russian Supreme Court (SC) refused to toughen the sentence to Victoria Budaikhanova, a native of Dagestan, sentenced to a conditional imprisonment after her return from Syria.
Mekhman Guseinov. Screenshot from video posted at Obyektiv Tv Youtube-Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=30&v=NT4HUjVPLUA
10:42, 18 January 2019
EP criticizes Azeri authorities for persecuting activists
The European Parliament has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release the blogger Mekhman Guseinov, as well as other detained activists and journalists, the resolution said on January 17.
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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.