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The Sultan Ahmet Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:22, 8 January 2017
Istanbul: Chechen Diaspora denies detention of its members for attempting to join IS
There are no Chechens among the detained foreigners suspected of an attempt to join militants in Syria. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by members of the Chechen Diaspora in Istanbul. Journalist Saslanbek Isaev associates frequent references to Chechens in the Turkish media with the preparation for mass extradition of immigrants from Northern Caucasus at the request of Russia.
Christmas in the Temple of Archangel Michael in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:11, 8 January 2017
Residents of Southern Russia celebrate Christmas with mass liturgies and festivities
On the Christmas Eve, tens of thousands of residents of the Southern Federal District (SFD) and the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) visited solemn worship services at Orthodox churches. In many cities of the south of Russia, the celebrations were continued with mass festivities, entertainments, concerts, and sporting events.
Memorial at the Southern Jetty in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
23:58, 7 January 2017
Sochi: memorial to victims of Tu-154 crash removed from Southern Jetty
At night on January 7, the temporary memorial, created of flowers, wreaths and candles in memory of the victims of the aircraft crash near Sochi was removed by the staff of the "Mayak" Beach and workers engaged in paving the seafront promenade. People continue bringing flowers to the site of the memorial and throw them into the sea.
21:52, 7 January 2017
Director General of "Rustavi-2" states being attacked in Tbilisi
The attack on Nika Gvaramiya, Director General of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company, was committed in one of the restaurants in the capital of Georgia. The victim said that he lost consciousness from the blow on his head.
18:20, 7 January 2017
Safarov transferred from SIZO to colony
Rufat Safarov, a former investigator, convicted for bribe-taking, has been transferred from SIZO (pre-trial prison) to Colony No. 9 inAzerbaijan. There is no more threat to his safety, his advocate said.
Protest action of miners in Gukovo, June 27, 2016. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
16:59, 7 January 2017
2016 outcomes in SFD: farmers' and miners' protests, spy mania and pressure on activists
Protests of Kuban farmers and miners in Rostov Region; disappointment in the Governor at the background of social problems in Volgograd Region; abolition of direct election of head of Adygea; interethnic conflict in Kalmykia; pressure on Circassian activists and environmentalists, – these and other events marked 2016 in the Southern Federal District (SFD) of Russia.
Screenshot of the 'Caucasian Knot' video 'Kadyrov threatens emigrants from Chechnya'
16:14, 7 January 2017
Rights defenders state Kadyrov's stronger influence on Chechen Diasporas
In 2016, the influence of the Chechen leadership on Diaspora members in 2016 grew stronger due to the use of the collective responsibility method, rights defenders told the "Caucasian Knot". According to their version, refugees never forget that their relatives are still in Chechnya and may be exposed to pressure.
Christmas liturgy. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:47, 7 January 2017
Christmas services held in five Orthodox Churches of Azerbaijan (+video)
At night on January 7, the Azerbaijani Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas; liturgies were served in three churches in Baku, and churches in Ganja and Khachmaz.
Detention during special operation. Photo: National Anti-terrorism Committee
13:25, 7 January 2017
All relatives of those killed in CTO in Grozny released from police
The last one out of the detained relatives of the young people killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Grozny was released from police on January 5; thus, all the relatives are back at large.
Screenshot of video record posted on Youtube on January 5
13:02, 7 January 2017
Azerbaijani Ombudsperson finds violation of children's rights in court marshals' actions
Court marshals have used force while separating a ten-year girl with her aunt, who had brought her up in the Guba District, which violated the girl's rights, said the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan.
04:48, 7 January 2017
Baku residents hold rally against unfair judgments
In Baku, a group of citizens has held a protest action with complaints about the judicial decisions, by which they had been subjected to illegal arrests and deprived of their property.
00:54, 7 January 2017
ICRF: Krasnodar resident opens fire in central city and commits suicide
A resident of Krasnodar was found dead in the passage under the central street of Krasnodar. The investigators have established that he fired several shots at his girlfriend, and then committed suicide.
21:48, 6 January 2017
POC members complain about non-admission to Makhachkala SIZO
Today, Bagrat Musaev Magomed Gadjiev, members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Dagestan could not hold inspection of SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Makhachkala. The local department of the Russian Penitentiary Service (know as FSIN) has explained the non-admission by "regime activities."
19:56, 6 January 2017
Arrest of Akhmedli and Amirov extended by two months
The Nasimi District Court of Baku has extended until March 12 the detention of oppositionists Faig Amirov and Fuad Akhmedli. Their defence has announced its intention to lodge an appeal and challenge the arrest at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
19:42, 6 January 2017
Gigi Ugulava is back at large
Today, the Tbilisi Court of Appeal (CoA) has reclassified the charge of Gigi Ugulava, the former Mayor of the capital of Georgia, from embezzlement into abuse of office and sentenced him to 1 year, 3 months and 22 days in jail. Tonight, Gigi Ugulava has left the jail building.
18:00, 6 January 2017
Relatives of Azerbaijani rapper Jamal Ali released from police
Policemen have released the mother and four relatives of Jamal Ali, the author of the song criticizing the Azerbaijani authorities, after asking them to influence the rapper, so that he no longer admit insults. The musician himself has reported this.
Police car. Photo: Alex Imedashvili, Newsgeorgia
16:02, 6 January 2017
Figurants in case of secret video filming released in Georgia
Three former employees of the Department of Constitutional Security of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), arrested for videoing private life of a number of Georgian politicians, have been released after expiry of the term of pre-trial detention.
Jamal Ali. Photo: http://artsfreedom.org/?p=63
15:11, 6 January 2017
Azerbaijani rapper Jamal Ali reports pressure on his relatives for video clip
The mother and several relatives of the Azerbaijani rapper Jamal Ali, who is in political emigration in Germany, are questioned by law enforcers, who demand from the musician to remove from the Internet the video clip "Grandpa Monument", which contains criticism of the Azerbaijani authorities. The rapper wrote about it in his Facebook profile.
Sochi beach. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
12:07, 6 January 2017
Kondratiev urges businessmen to make holidays in Sochi more accessible
Veniamin Kondratiev, the Governor of the Krasnodar Territory, has called, within the visit of the Premier Dmitri Medvedev, at a sitting on tourism industry, on local businessmen to make price rates of vacations in Sochi more affordable.
Meeting of residents of Ingush village of Nesterovskoe, January 2017. Photo: http://gazetaingush.ru/news/ubiyce-ingushskogo-zhurnalista-i-ego-otcu-ne-rekomenduyut-vozvrashchatsya-v-selo
10:59, 6 January 2017
Nesterovskoe residents demand from Kotiev's relatives to leave the village
Residents of the Ingush village of Nesterovskoe have held a rally and stated that the members of the family of Rizvan Kotiev, a suspect of killing the journalist Amerkhan Kokurkhoev, must change their residence in order to avoid conflicts. This was reported by an official of the administration.
News
The recovered weapon. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. During the week from February 2 to 8, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

Albina Sexova. Photo: Reylano. https://ru.wikipedia.org Underground singer from Saint Petersburg fined for song about sex with natives of Caucasus

Infographics. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in May 2023 under the data of the Caucasian Knot

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.