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At the place where Alexei Omaev was killed, Kaspiysk, January 15, 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot.
18:11, 16 January 2018
Relatives of assassinated Omaev doubt he could attack law enforcers
Alexei Omaev, who was shot dead by law enforcers in Kaspiysk, could not attack policemen as he was partially paralyzed, his relatives told the "Caucasian Knot".
Oyub Titiev. Photo: Yulia Orlova / HRC 'Memorial'
16:30, 16 January 2018
Oyub Titiev pleads not guilty in his appeal to Russian President
In his appeal to President Putin and the chiefs of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) and the Russian FSB, rights defender Oyub Titiev, arrested in Chechnya, has claimed a fabrication of the criminal case against him and forgery of evidence.
Law enforcers. Photo: NAC press service, http//nac.gov.ru
15:10, 16 January 2018
Law enforcers call suspect killed in Kaspiysk a militant recruiter
Alexei Omaev, killed in Kaspiysk, was suspected of acting as a militant intermediary and recruiting young people for the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia by the court. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies.
Combat position in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
14:15, 16 January 2018
Soldier dies in Nagorno-Karabakh
Investigators are studying the circumstances of the death of the serviceman Arutyun Khachatryan, who was mortally wounded this night, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported.
Village of Plievo, Ingushetia. Photo: Targimov, https://ru.wikipedia.org
10:45, 16 January 2018
Participant of conflict with policeman's murder shot dead in Ingushetia
In the evening on January 15, a resident of Ingushetia was killed in the village of Plievo. The murder could be motivated by revenge of relatives of a policeman killed as a result of a domestic conflict in Magas in 2016, a source in the security forces said.
Madina Alieva. Photo: press service of 'Grozny' State TV Company, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=ZEG9ihdhttw
10:41, 16 January 2018
Residents of Chechnya see pretence in authorities' help to long-liver
The authorities of Chechnya have reported the delivery of keys from a new house to 104-year-old Madina Alieva, who was found in Azerbaijan. Local residents interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested that the Chechen authorities use the story of the elderly woman for self-promotion.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
07:32, 16 January 2018
UNM demands making state expenses for Mikhail Saakashvili public
Zaza Bibilashvili, one of the leaders of the opposition "United National Movement" (UNM), has filed an appeal to the administration of the Georgian President with the demand to make public the expenses of the State Security Service for the period for which former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is accused of embezzlement.
Dairy products. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayantshttps://ru.armeniasputnik.am/society/20170406/6932760/kurit-vredno-pit-protivno-ceny-v-armenii-rastut.html
06:45, 16 January 2018
Armenians criticize authorities for price growth
Residents of Armenia have complained about the rise in prices for many goods. The opposition bloc "Elk" has urged citizens to go to protest against the growth of prices.
04:38, 16 January 2018
Lithuania imposes sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and some of his subordinates have been included by Lithuania in the Magnitsky List of sanctions.
Screenshot of a Chechen woman’s video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov published on ANTI MASSACRE KADYROV YouTube Channel.
02:47, 16 January 2018
Chechen natives claim danger for author of video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov
A woman who posted on YouTube video appeals to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and his mother is in danger. This opinion was voiced by natives of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents.
Alexei Tyurin holds solo picket in support of Maxim Panfilov. Photo by Elena Grebenyk for the Caucasian Knot.
01:48, 16 January 2018
Astrakhan activists hold solo pickets in support of Maxim Panfilov
Astrakhan activists Alexei Tyurin, Mikhail Anisenko, and Igor Stenin have held solo pickets in support of Maxim Panfilov, who was sentenced in the case of involvement in mass riots in Bolotnaya Square.
00:47, 16 January 2018
Man killed in shootout in Kaspiysk
Police have killed the man who opened fire on them in Kaspiysk, a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) has reported.
00:45, 16 January 2018
Video on behalf of IS* reminds of special services' role in killing rights defenders
The video spread in social networks on behalf of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by a court decision, calling to kill Russian rights defenders, will help the authorities to reload responsibility for such killings on extremists and marginalized people, the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.
21:47, 15 January 2018
Former National Guard commander shot dead in Georgian marketplace
Samson Kutateladze, a former high-ranking military and a Georgian MP, was found dead today in his office on the "Istanbul" marketplace in the city Rustavi.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by "Civil Assistance" Committee.
20:52, 15 January 2018
Titiev's defence reports non-admission of doctor to Oyub
Investigators refused to let a doctor to the arrested rights defender Oyub Titiev, who cannot eat any hard food without his dentures, his advocate Pyotr Zaikin and Oleg Orlov, a Board Member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", have stated.
Miners' rally in Gukovo. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.
19:05, 15 January 2018
Gukovo miners demand to provide them with coal
According to organizers, the picket was 47 people strong. The miners demanded to allocate coal for heating their houses.
Photo of Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
16:23, 15 January 2018
Rights defenders count 161 political prisoners in Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Centre for Protection of Political Prisoners (CPPP) has updated the list of political prisoners by adding three new convicts and eliminating one released.
Mockery of Ramzan Kadyrov. Video by user Danila Poperechny https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=51&v=OL5_MY2vHpk
16:18, 15 January 2018
Humorous video about Kadyrov gains almost one million views per day
A video entitled "Chief Assistant" was posted by video blogger Danila Poperechny on the YouTube on January 14. By 4:00 p.m. on January 15, it gained 921,745 pageviews and more than 111,000 likes against 3000 dislikes.
16:07, 15 January 2018
Internet posts photos made before attack on Andrei Rudomakha
Activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) made photos within the fenced area in the forest near Gelendzhik. After that, they were exposed to beating. The photos taken by them and published today by the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper prove the construction of capital buildings that is underway inside the fenced territory.
Madina Alieva. Photo: press service of State TV Company 'Grozny' https://grozny.tv/
13:41, 15 January 2018
Chechen long-liver placed to a social centre in Chechnya
Madina Alieva, who was found in Azerbaijan and who introduced herself as a 104-year-old Chechen woman, was placed to a social centre in the Chechen village of Alpatovo.
News
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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.