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Rally of the LGBT activists. Tbilisi, May 17, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
20:50, 6 February 2018
Two Tbilisi residents suspected of attacking transgender people
Georgian policemen detained two men on suspicion of beating up three transgender women in Tbilisi.
The OSCE mission car in the Karabakh conflict zone. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:17, 6 February 2018
OSCE monitoring finds no violations in Karabakh conflict zone
By the monitoring outcomes, the OSCE mission found no violations in the Karabakh conflict zone.
The Moscow District Military Court. Photo: press service of the administration of the Republic of Ingushetia http://www.magas.ru
16:39, 6 February 2018
Shamil Nurmagomedov, who tried to rescue his brother from IS in Syria, sentenced to seven years
The Moscow District Military Court has sentenced Shamil Nurmagomedov, a native of Dagestan, to seven years in prison on charges of financing the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court.
Customs control at the Sochi airport. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
15:55, 6 February 2018
More than 22,000 residents of Chechnya are banned from travelling abroad
By the end of January, the number of residents of Chechnya, who are banned from leaving Russia because of their debts, amounted to 22,000, the Federal Court Marshal Service (FCMS) has reported. Some local residents find the restriction disproportionate to the debt amounts.
Doha. Qatar. Photo: press service of the head of the Republic of Ingushetia http://www.ingushetia.ru/
13:14, 6 February 2018
Ingush authorities offer Qatar share in mini-HPP construction
The Qatar's Minister of Energy is interested in the proposal of the head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov to attract investors to the construction of mini hydraulic power plants (mini-HPPs) in the republic. In will allow unloading the Ingush energy system, Musa Tsitskiev, the acting head of the republic's committee for industry and energy, explained to the "Caucasian Knot".
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo Reuters/Stringer
12:07, 6 February 2018
Possible Mikhail Saakashvili's extradition causes fears of mass protests in Georgia
After he was denied the refugee status in Ukraine, the former president of Georgia may be extradited to his homeland, if he continues his oppositional activities in Ukraine, Stanislav Fedorchuk, a Ukrainian political analyst, believes. Extradition of Saakashvili will cause disapproval of the West and trigger mass protests in Georgia, Nika Chitadze and Gela Vasadze, Georgian political analysts, are convinced.
Personnel of the motorized rifle divisions of the Russian military base in Abkhazia, the Southern Military District (SMD), took part in combat firing. Photo http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20180205/1023082441/pod-ognem-pechenegov-rossijskie-strelki-porazili-celi-v-abxazii.html © Photo: press service of the SMD
09:51, 6 February 2018
Large-scale exercises held at Russian base in Abkhazia
About 1000 militaries and 100 units of equipment took part in combat firing at the Russian military base in Abkhazia, the Southern Military District (SMD) has reported.
Oleg Orlov. Photo: RFE/RL
03:26, 6 February 2018
Rights defenders: European Parliament takes special note on Oyub Titiev's case
On February 8, the European Parliament plans to discuss the arrest of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Chechen branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". The HRC has handed the materials on the Titiev's case to the European Parliament, said Oleg Orlov, a member of the board of the HRC "Memorial".
02:44, 6 February 2018
Six unexploded ordnances found in Azerbaijani village
Experts of the Azerbaijani National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) found three grenades, two packages with explosives and an artillery shell in a village of the Agstafa District.
Mothers, whose sons had disappeared in Dagestan, have appealed to the acting head of the republic Vladimir Vasiliev and Russian President Vladimir Putin with a demand to investigate the disappearance of their sons. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:52, 5 February 2018
Dagestani women demand information about their missing sons
Fifteen mothers, whose sons had disappeared in Dagestan, have appealed to the acting head of the republic Vladimir Vasiliev and Russian President Vladimir Putin with a demand to investigate the disappearance of their sons.
The residents of the village gather stones and bars in Imam Huseyn Square. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:05, 5 February 2018
Two supporters of "Muslim Unity" arrested in Azerbaijan
Samir Babaev and Makhir Guliev, activists of the "Muslim Unity", have been arrested in Azerbaijan for illegal drug dealing and disobeying the police.
Ilham Aliev. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:01, 5 February 2018
Threat of economic crisis advances presidential election in Azerbaijan
The decision to hold the presidential election in Azerbaijan six months ahead of schedule was caused by the anticipation of an economic crisis and the intention to make use of the situation in Russia, the economist Natig Djafarli and the journalist Khadija Ismayilova believe.
A refugee camp. Photo REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
16:17, 5 February 2018
Chechen authorities announce return of child from Iraq
In Iraq, a one-year-old girl was found, whose three brothers has been returned to Chechnya, the office of the head and the government of Chechnya has reported. However, public organizations of Chechnya assert that the return of women and children from the Middle East has stalled.
Abdusamad Gamidov. Photo http://www.e-dag.ru/novosti/novosti-pravitelstva/vrio-premer-ministra-zatreboval-otchet-u-glav-mo-o-vyplate-zarabotnoj-platy-rabotnikam-byudzhetnoj-sfery.html
14:58, 5 February 2018
Dagestani officials detained within embezzlement case
Abdusamad Gamidov, the head of the government of Dagestan, his deputies and the former minister of education were involved in embezzling the money allocated for the implementation of social programmes, investigators believe. The officials will be delivered to Moscow.
Abdusamad Gamidov. Photo http://мо-кизилюрт.рф/press-tsentr/abdusamad-gamidov-s-rabochim-vizitom-posetil-gorod-kizilyurt
09:42, 5 February 2018
Law enforcers search houses of Dagestani Prime Minister and his deputies
FSB agents started searches at the places of Abdusamad Gamidov, the acting government head, and his deputies Shamil Isaev and Rayudin Yusufov. This was reported by sources of the "Chernovik" (Draft) in the law enforcement bodies.
09:10, 5 February 2018
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 29-February 4
Collapse of the ceiling at the "Varketili" metro station in Tbilisi; Volgograd parade in honour of the 75th anniversary of the victory at Stalingrad; detention of the chief architect in Makhachkala; election of the new Mayor in the capital of Adygea; detention in custody of the plenipotentiary of the Governor for the Stavropol territory; inclusion in the US "Kremlin list" of officials and businessmen from the Caucasus, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 29-February 4, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
02:38, 5 February 2018
Relatives of two Makhachkala residents complain of their kidnappings
Relatives of Ali Umarov and Rasul Tatamgadjiev cannot locate their whereabouts and assume that they had been kidnapped by law enforcers. Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan claimed knowing nothing about the young people, advocate Selim Magomedov reported.
Georgy Elbakiev. Photo https://www.judo.ru/news/6896/
01:39, 5 February 2018
Judokas from regions of Northern Caucasus win two gold medals of European Cup
At the Judo European Cup held in Bulgaria, Ismail Chasygov from Ingushetia and Georgy Elbakiev from North Ossetia won gold medals.
Law enforcers during operational activities. Photo by the press service of NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-dagestane-v-rezultate-kto-neytralizovany-troe.html
00:40, 5 February 2018
On January 29-February 4, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of January 29-February 4, 2018, 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.
After his victory, the boxer Murat Gassiev thanked his fans for support on his Instagram. Photo: screenshot of the page on Gassiev's Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/murat_gassiev/
13:21, 4 February 2018
Vladikavkaz residents celebrate Gassiev's victory with dancing and shooting
The victory of boxer Murat Gassiev in the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series was marked by residents of Vladikavkaz with shooting in the streets and festivities.
News
Alipat Sultanbegova, an activist. Photo: SOTA https://t.me/sotaproject/54465 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 7-13, 2022

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 1-7, 2021

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.