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22:00, 3 February 2012
In Novorossiysk, court considers case of sailor's death after his beating by colleague
The Military Court of Novorossiysk started consideration of the case against the soldier of the army unit in Novorossiysk, who is charged of the fact that in August 2011 he beat several colleagues, one of whom, a 21-year-old sailor, died.
21:30, 3 February 2012
Stavropol hosts spontaneous rally against corruption
This morning, about a hundred persons gathered near the city administration of Stavropol in protest against corruption among bureaucrats. Citizens began expressing their dissatisfaction after the head of the administration Igor Bestuzhij was detained on February 2 on suspicion of bribe-taking.
Aik Gevorkyan, economic observer of "Aikakan Zhamanak", November 2011. Courtesy of the Noratert.am
21:10, 3 February 2012
Journalist of oppositional "Aikakan Zhamanak" arrested in Armenia
The police have arrested Aik Gevorkyan, the economic observer of the oppositional "Aikakan Zhamanak" (Armenian Time). His colleagues associate his arrest with Gevorkyan's journalism.
21:00, 3 February 2012
Volgograd Region: businessmen and former policeman charged with illegal deprivation of freedom
The criminal case initiated against Vasily Styazhkin, the director of the factory of wall materials, and Andrei Knippel, the former deputy commander of the separate battalion of patrol-and-road service (PRS) at the UVD (Interior Department) for Kamyshin and Kamyshin District, has been forwarded to the court.
20:00, 3 February 2012
Defence: figurants in Nalchik attack case did not write appeals to participants of Moscow rallies
The advocates of the defendants in the case of the attack on Nalchik in October 2005 deny any involvement of their clients in the appeal to the participants of protest rallies in Moscow, written on behalf of the defendants.
20:00, 3 February 2012
Gimry villager reports beating his neighbours by law enforcers
The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed today by Shamil Magomedov, a resident of the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, that in the course of operative-search actions law enforcers detained three local residents, who were later beaten.
19:00, 3 February 2012
Residents of Dagestan report disappearance of three men
This morning, under unknown circumstances, three men disappeared from the village of Shamkhal in Dagestan, as Shamil Magomedov, a villager, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
18:00, 3 February 2012
In Astrakhan, court leaves lawsuit claiming to deprive Drobinskaya of custody over disabled children without consideration
Today, the Trusov District Court of Astrakhan has held a session for considering the lawsuit lodged by the Centre of Social Support of Population on withdrawal of minors from the custody care of a resident of the city Vera Drobinskaya. According to the defendant's attorney Svetlana Tornitsoy, the claim was left by the court without consideration.
23:00, 2 February 2012
During the week of January 23-29, 15 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the period of January 23-29, at least 15 persons were killed and 5 persons were wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.
22:50, 2 February 2012
Disappeared girl found in Ingushetia
Khava Esmurzieva, a minor female resident of the village of Sagopshi of the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, who disappeared at the end of last year, was found alive. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Maryam Arutyunyan with her daughter Tatev, a tenant of the Charity House of the Fund "Paros" (Lighthouse), which provides shelter to women-victims of domestic violence, Armenia, Ptkhunk village, 2012. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:40, 2 February 2012
Armenia implements programme to support women-victims of domestic violence
During seven months, the "Paros" (Lighthouse) Charitable Foundation that has been operating in Armenia for 15 years implements a programme to support women-victims of domestic violence. The staff psychologist of the Foundation emphasizes that women-victims of domestic violence were in psychologically dependent from the wills of their husbands; and the lawyer advises not to endure beatings and contact the police.
22:30, 2 February 2012
Russia marks 69 years after the end of Stalingrad Battle
Today, Russia celebrates the 69th anniversary of the defeat of fascist troops in Stalingrad. The main events will take place in the City Hero of Volgograd.
22:20, 2 February 2012
Five suspects of raping and killing a girl detained in Karachay-Cherkessia
Policemen have detained five residents of Karachay-Cherkessia suspected of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl who disappeared in 2008, said today the Chief Department of Criminal Search of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The date of detention is not reported.
22:10, 2 February 2012
Tskhinvali hands five detained citizens of Georgia over to Tbilisi
On February 1, the authorities of South Ossetia handed five Georgians detained by Russian border guards on charges of illegally crossing the border over to the Georgian party.
A Makarov pistol. Photo byTripleL, www.thehighroad.org
22:00, 2 February 2012
Relatives of Dagestani resident claim fabrication of criminal case
An advocate and human rights defenders complain about numerous violations of the investigation into the criminal case brought against Marcel Gamidov, a resident of the village of Karlanyurt, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, suspected of illegal possession of firearms.
21:00, 2 February 2012
Dagestan: child injured by terror act dies in Makhachkala
Today, the 8-year-old Haji Nasrutdinov, who was wounded in a bomb blast in the capital of Dagestan on January 28, has died in the Republic's Clinical Hospital in Makhachkala died.
20:00, 2 February 2012
Widow of local culture figure disappears in Sochi, neighbours assert
Tenants of No. 36 in Constitution Street of Sochi report disappearance of their 87-year old neighbour Antonina Maevskaya, the widow of the well-known cultural figure Iossif Maevskiy.
19:00, 2 February 2012
Armavir SIZO bosses suspected of beating a Sochi resident
In Armavir, the head of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2 of the UFSIN (Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Corrective Service), and two deputy heads of SIZO divisions are suspected of abuse of power with use of violence. A criminal case was opened against them.
Participants of protest action of Sochi bloggers and civil activists against DDOS-attacks on local civil Internet resources, Sochi, February 2, 2012. Photo by Semyon Simonov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 2 February 2012
Sochi bloggers stage protest against attacks on local websites
An action was held today in front of Sochi city administration in protest against DDOS-attacks on local public Internet resources. The protesters taped their mouths with stickers "Censorship" and held laptops in their hands with crossed inscription "Freedom of speech" on the monitors.
23:30, 1 February 2012
Members of Syrian Circassians' community come to Kabardino-Balkaria
Three representatives of the Circassian community of Syria arrived to Kabardino-Balkaria. Yesterday, on January 31, they met journalists at the office of the International Circassian Association.
News
Activists have reported the destruction of a memorial to victims of the Armenian Genocide in Karabakh.

Analysts have assessed the consequences for Baku of breaking off relations with the European Parliament.

Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

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.