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Real estate investors of the HC "Anit-City". Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:35, 26 January 2017
Real estate investors of HC "Anit-City" succeed in seeking institution of criminal proceedings against developer
The criminal case on embezzlement of funds of real estate investors of the Krasnodar housing company (HC) "Anit-City" has been filed against an unidentified employee of the company-developer. The real estate investors themselves treat the above as palliative. However, they made a decision not to renew yet their hunger strike.
Candidate of Historical Sciences Vladimir Bobrovnikov. Screenshot of a video by the user Polit ru https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luW6E3eVWVc
16:58, 26 January 2017
Experts treat Ramzan Kadyrov's statement on shooting without warning as populism
In Chechnya, policemen are not subordinates of Ramzan Kadyrov, and his call to open fire on suspected militants without warning is not an order, but populist rhetoric. This opinion was voiced by advocate Igor Trunov.
Magomednabi Magomedov. Photo: http://onkavkaz.com/articles/2377-chernovik-sotrudniki-cpe-dagestana-zaderzhali-imama-vostochnoi-mecheti-hasavyurta.html
15:42, 26 January 2017
Court upholds verdict of guilty for Imam Magomednabi Magomedov
The judicial board on case involving soldiers and officers under the Russian Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the appeal filed against the verdict to Imam Magomednabi Magomedov. This was reported by advocate Dagir Khasavov.
Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:11, 26 January 2017
One of policemen wounded in Grozny still stays in grave condition
The man, who opened fire at a police station in Grozny, pretended to be unconscious and took advantage of carelessness of law enforcers. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies. According to him, one of the policemen was seriously wounded.
Aleppo. January 2017. Photo http://mil.ru
12:07, 26 January 2017
19 Chechen residents joining Syrian militants detected by MIA in 2016
In 2016, 19 local residents left for Syria to join terrorist organizations. In total, more than 600 residents of Chechnya can stay in Syria now. Of them, more than 340 people are put on the international wanted list. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Russian militaries in Chechnya. Photo http://mil.ru
11:10, 26 January 2017
Chechen soldiers to stay longer in Syria
Soldiers of the military police battalion, sent in December 2016 to Syria from Chechnya, will stay there till March. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.
Tatiana Lebedeva, a field-and-track athlete. Photo http://www.eurosport.ru/athletics/story_sto6033860.shtml
10:59, 26 January 2017
Tatiana Lebedeva intends to appeal against charge of doping
Tatiana Lebedeva, a field-and-track athlete, who is now a senator from the Volgograd Region, will go to court to challenge the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to deprive her of her two silver medals won at the 2008 Olympic Games.
Miners. Photo http://bloknot-rostov.ru/news/gornyaki-obankrotivshegosya-kingkoula-v-rostovskoy-810964?sphrase_id=202790
09:57, 26 January 2017
Rostov government reports on payment of 5.8 million roubles to miners
On January 25, the "Regional Development Corporation" allocated the amount of 5.8 million roubles to pay debt to Rostov miners. This was reported by the government of the Rostov Region. The money was transferred to repay wage arrears to workers of "Coal Company 'Almaznaya'" for August 2015, reports the website of the government of the Rostov Region.
The 10-member Manukov household head shows an application with a request not to evict the family and switch off power supply. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:20, 26 January 2017
In Adler, tenants of "Neptune" vacation hotel report about threats to switch off power supply
Tenants of the "Neptune" vacation hotel, which rooms are allocated to Olympic settlers and people affected by natural disasters, have been warned about power supply switch off. Officials use this way in an attempt to evict people from the manoeuvrable fund housing.
The political prisoner Abbas Husseyn's sister speaks in front of the press. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:33, 26 January 2017
Azerbaijani activists call on PACE to appoint special rapporteur on political prisoners
A group of Azerbaijani activists have appealed to bodies of the Council of Europe (CE) with a call for help to solve the problem of political prisoners. The activists have claimed the need for restoration of the post of the PACE special rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Anatoly Bibilov. Photo: http://parliament-osetia.ru/index.php/main/search/art/4199
02:32, 26 January 2017
"United Ossetia" Party nominates Anatoly Bibilov as presidential candidate
Anatoly Bibilov has promised his party members to seek the reunification of Ossetia and to fight against corruption.
Soldiers of a military police battalion in Aleppo. Screenshot of a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxmYR6QQkI&feature=youtu.be
23:42, 25 January 2017
Felgenhauer and Malashenko doubt that Chechen soldiers in Syria obey to Kadyrov
Chechen soldiers who stay in Syria do not obey to orders of Ramzan Kadyrov. This was stated by Pavel Felgenhauer, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta". Alexei Malashenko, a member of the Scientific Council of the Moscow Carnegie Centre, has doubted the information that Ramzan Kadyrov every day receives reports from Syria.
A Circassian activist with a poster standing at the solo picket. Photo: RFE/RL
22:05, 25 January 2017
Circassian activists treat measures of state support for compatriots as insufficient
When moving to Russia, Circassians, who are citizens of Syria, face difficulties with finding jobs and accommodations, since they do not fall under the status of compatriots. This opinion was voiced by activists questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
Mardiros Demerchyan with his wife. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:57, 25 January 2017
"Public Verdict" associates Mardiros Demerchyan's case with Russia's failure to observe recommendations of UN Committee against Torture
The "Public Verdict" Foundation has included the case against Sochi builder Mardiros Demerchyan, accused of false denunciation for his report of torture at police, in the list of trials, proving that Russia has not solved the problem of torture and failed to observe the UN recommendations issued in 2012.
The riots in the village of Nardaran. November 26, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:13, 25 January 2017
Defendants in "Nardaran case" sentenced to 10-20 years of imprisonment
In Baku, the court has sentenced Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the movement "Muslim Unity", and his deputy Abbas Guseinov, accused in the case of the riots in the Azerbaijani village of Nardaran, to 20 years of imprisonment. Other 17 defendants were sentenced to 10-20 years of imprisonment.
17:12, 25 January 2017
Ramzan Kadyrov permits Chechen law enforcers to shoot without warning
On January 24, at a meeting of the board for the Chechen Republic of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) held in Grozny, Ramzan Kadyrov claimed the need to shoot without warning to avoid casualties among law enforcers. He also called on "to handle without gloves those whom they misled."
Imam Chumakov. Photo: RFE/RL
16:44, 25 January 2017
Imam Khamzat Chumakov discharged from Ingush hospital
The health status of Khamzat Chumakov, Imam of the Nasyr-Kort mosque, has stabilized; however, he needs further medical treatment in a specialized clinic. This was reported by a brother of the Imam.
Alexei Knedlyakovsky. Photo RFE/RL
15:26, 25 January 2017
Court upholds Alexei Knedlyakovsky's arrest
The Krasnodar Regional Court has dismissed the appeal field against the arrest of Alexei Knedlyakovsky, who was sentenced after he posted in social networks a photo of a monument to Dzerzhinsky with a Catholic cross attached it.
A poster of a solo picketer in support of Syrian Circassians in Maikop. September 2012. Photo © YUGA.ru
14:36, 25 January 2017
In KBR, rights defenders ask Russian General Prosecutor to treat Syrian Circassians as compatriots
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has appealed to Yuri Chaika, General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, with a request to check the refusal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to recognize Syrian Circassians as compatriots abroad.
Grozny. Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:24, 25 January 2017
Relatives cannot find out fate of militants detained in Grozny
According to relatives of the young people detained in the capital of Chechnya in December 2016 after the attacks on law enforcers, they still cannot get information about the detainees' whereabouts. Meanwhile, the detainees' relatives claim that they themselves have to go into hiding for fear of blood feud from family members of the killed policemen.
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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.