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22:57, 12 January 2018
Fourteen people detained near Salafi mosque in Makhachkala
Law enforcers explain the detentions of parishioners of the mosque located in Omarov Street by the prophylactic measure.
The murdered Avetisyan family's house in Gyumri. January 14, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:04, 12 January 2018
Three years after family massacre in Gyumri: incidents involving soldiers continue
Over the past three years, the murder of the Avetisyan family members committed on January 12, 2015, for which Valery Permyakov, a Russian regular soldier, was sentenced, became the most resonant, but far from the only incident involving soldiers of the Russian military base in Gyumri.
Afghan Mukhtarly near the building of the court in Baku. May 31, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
15:33, 12 January 2018
In Azerbaijan, journalist Afghan Mukhtarly sentenced to six years of imprisonment
The Balaken District Court of Azerbaijan has found journalist Afghan Mukhtarly guilty of illegal crossing the border, smuggling and rendering resistance to a public official, reported his advocate.
The building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan. Photo © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/politics/20171205/413047705/gruzija-azerbajdzhan-diplomaticheskoe-otnoshenija-memedjarov-dzhanelizde.html
13:35, 12 January 2018
Chechen long-liver sent from Baku to Grozny
Tonight, a 104-year-old woman, found in the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan, has been sent to Grozny, reported the Baku shelter "Mother Teresa's Sisters".
Law enforcers. Photo by the user Radio Erkentyi (RFE/RL)
11:05, 12 January 2018
Head of charity organization disappears in Makhachkala
Relatives of Kazbek Abdurashidov, the head of the Dagestani charity organization "Nizam Centre", can not find him for nearly 24 hours, and do not rule out his kidnapping.
Georgian Patriarchat. Photo © Sputnik / Levan Avlabreli https://sputnik-georgia.ru/georgia/20171017/237778505/Pomilovanie-osuzhdennyh-za-dengi-Patriarhija-Gruzii-v-centre-skandala.html
10:03, 12 January 2018
Georgian Patriarchate opposes marijuana decriminalization
The draft law on decriminalization of soft narcotic drugs in Georgia fails to account important measures to prevent and combat the drug addiction, the Patriarchate has stated.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo: REUTERS/Host Photo Agency/RIA Novosti
06:04, 12 January 2018
Armenian rights defenders note a decrease in military losses in 2017
60 soldiers and officers of Armenia deceased in 2017. Of them, 22 were killed as a result of violation of the ceasefire regime and non-combat losses amounted to 38 people, reports the Vanadzor Office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly. According to the organization, in 2016, the losses of the Armenian armed forces amounted to 175 people.
Screenshot of a Chechen woman's video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of a video by the user ANTI KADYROV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8S57CdK8w4
05:52, 12 January 2018
Political analysts: residents of Chechnya tired of "leaderism" and criticize authorities
When residents of Chechnya dare to voice public appeals with criticism of the authorities or complaints, they are driven by despair and a desire to achieve justice. Exposing themselves at risk, authors of such appeals often underestimate the experience of other critics of the authorities, experts believe.
War in Syria. Damascus, January 6, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/ Bassam Khabieh
04:48, 12 January 2018
Experts report connection of military exercises in Northern Caucasus with conflict in Syria
A significant number of military exercises in the Southern Military District can be explained by the Russia's participation in the struggle against the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) in Syria.
Alexander Arzumanyan. Photo: screenshot of a video by azatutyun.am
03:24, 12 January 2018
Armenia's Ambassador to Denmark wins lawsuit against his country at ECtHR
Alexander Arzumanyan, the Armenia's Ambassador to Denmark and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has won a lawsuit against Armenia at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The court has obliged the Armenian authorities to pay him 2500 euros.
Yuri Shevchuk, Oleg Sitnikov, Yuri Dud. Photo: collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:49, 11 January 2018
Film about First Chechen War on YouTube scores over 2 million viewings in three days
In the film "The Man After the War" produced by video blogger Yuri Dud, Oleg Sitnikov, who fought in the First Chechen War, campaign, and Yuri Shevchuk, the leader of the DDT group, who came to Grozny in 1995, talk about the war and the life after it. The video helped Sitnikov to embody his dream of buying a new car.
The funeral of Temirlan Machalikashvili took place in the village of Duisi in the Pankisi Gorge. Photo: Sputnik/STRINGER https://sputnik-georgia.ru
17:41, 11 January 2018
Relatives of Temirlan Machalikashvili demand his rehabilitation
Today, the funeral of Temirlan Machalikashvili, who died after being wounded by law enforcers, took place in the village of Duisi in the Pankisi Gorge. His father appealed to the Georgian Prosecutor's Office demanding to assess law enforcers' actions.
Maria Lasitskene. Photo by the press service of the All-Russia Athletic Federation, rusathletics.info
17:31, 11 January 2018
Kabardino-Balkarian athlete Maria Lasitskene wins All-Russian tournament
Maria Lasitskene (Kuchina), an athlete from Kabardino-Balkaria, has won the All-Russian tournament in high jump and pole vaulting.
A young woman from North Ossetia, who posts in Instagram scandalous videos with dances in hijab. Screenshot of a video on her page on Instagram http://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/system/uploads/article_image/image/0014/148091/main_image_hidzh.jpg
15:45, 11 January 2018
Countrymen of hijab dancer treat a scandal with her videos as a PR step for promotion
The actions of a young woman from North Ossetia, who posts in Instagram scandalous videos with dances in hijab, show more desire for PR steps rather than insolence, her countrymen suggest. The young woman does not face any danger in her homeland, believe the local Deputy Mufti and a journalist.
Adam Ilyasov. Screenshot of a video by the user Imam. Adam_al.ashariy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxMzskPbJ3o
13:07, 11 January 2018
Chechen residents alarmed: critic of Wahhabism re-appointed Kadi of Grozny
The return of Adam Ilyasov to the position of the Islamic judge of Grozny may provoke a new surge of persecution of young men wearing beards, local residents believe.
A view of the Bezengi village. Kabardino-Balkaria. REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev
13:06, 11 January 2018
US Department of State warns tourists about danger of visiting Northern Caucasus
Tourists from the United States are advised not to travel to Northern Caucasus, Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/zaderzhan-rukovoditel-groznenskogo-predstavitelstva-pravozashchitnogo-centra-memorial
10:54, 11 January 2018
HRC "Memorial" reports threats to relatives of Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev
Law enforcers have demanded from relatives of Oyub Titiev, the detained Chechen rights defender, that his son and brother should appear at the police, otherwise they would face troubles. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Members of the Azerbaijani community held a rally near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kiev. January 10, 2017. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani community https://minval.az/news/123754143
10:41, 11 January 2018
At action in Kiev, Azerbaijanis demand to protect them from criminality
On January 10, members of the Azerbaijani community held a rally near the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ukraine in Kiev, demanding to investigate the crimes committed against Azerbaijani businessmen. The Ukrainian police promised to take measures.
On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo © Sputnik/ Ilya Pitalev https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/karabah/20180106/10065254/vystrely-v-novyj-god-azerbajdzhan-proizvel-po-armyanskim-poziciyam-2000-vystrelov.html
10:28, 11 January 2018
Azerbaijan accused Armenia of 125 bombardments per day
On January 10 and 11, during shelling on the contact line, Armenian militaries used sniper rifles, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
00:14, 11 January 2018
Elderly woman's story puzzles authorities of Azerbaijan and Chechnya
For the third week, the Azerbaijani and Chechen authorities cannot identify a 104-year-old woman found in the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan. The woman voiced her desire to leave for Chechnya after Ramzan Kadyrov had promised to help her.
News
Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 509 consecutive days.

Parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy complained about a ban on setting up tents in Tbilisi.

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.

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.