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21:00, 20 January 2011
MIA head: average bribe in North Ossetia in 2010 was 70,000 roubles
While in 2008, the average bribe in North Ossetia, by the revealed corruption crimes, was 16,000 roubles, in 2009 - 29,000 roubles, in 2010 it reached 70,000 roubles, whereas the average bribe in Russian regions is 27,000 roubles, said Arthur Ahmetkhanov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.
20:00, 20 January 2011
Woman from Krasnodar Territory claims illegal prosecution of her father
As stated by Asya Gevorkyan, a resident of the Novopokrovskiy District of the Krasnodar Territory, a criminal case about beating is falsified against her father - Gayk Gevorkyan, 50, - while he himself is a victim.
19:00, 20 January 2011
Norwegian court decides to deport Maria Ameli before January 27
Maria Ameli (real name Madina Salamova), 25, a writer and a native of North Ossetia, does not lose hope, after the decision to deport her has stirred up the Norwegian society, to stay in Norway. Human rights activists and Maria's friends are sure that the trial and deportation decision were acts of retaliation from the authorities for exposure of corruption among bureaucrats in her book "Illegal Norwegian".
18:00, 20 January 2011
Russia loses in Strasbourg on complaint of "Memorial" employee who worked with Estemirova
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has passed a decision on the complaint of the employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who worked with Natalia Estemirova. The complaint concerned abduction in 2003 in Grozny of a certain Gisaev by Russian militaries. The court has obliged Russia to pay a compensation of 55,000 euros for moral harm to the complainant and 1957 euros to his representatives for rendered legal services.
23:20, 19 January 2011
Ombudsman on Children's Rights to appear in Chechnya
On January 18, the Parliament of Chechnya considered a bill, which assumes creating the post of Ombudsman on Children's Rights.
23:00, 19 January 2011
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 10-16
Walk to the sea was fatal for three small children in the Rostov Region; residents of Shakhty evaluate their Mayor differently; Georgian-Russian relations are fuelled up by another "spy scandal", - look these and other events in the review of the week of January 10-16, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:00, 19 January 2011
Head of Krasnoarmeiskiy District of Volgograd is suspected of abuse of power
As reported by the Investigatory Department (ID) for the Volgograd Region of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation, a criminal case was initiated against Alexander Gorbunov, head of the administration of the Krasnoarmeiskiy District of Volgograd, and his deputy Roman Karatanov, suspected of abuse of office.
In the territory of the monument of nature "Upstream of Pshekha and Pshekhashkha Rivers", April 10, 2008. Courtesy of the "NABU-Kavkaz" Nature-Protection Centre
22:40, 19 January 2011
Head of Forestry Administration of Adygea finds Khatukai's accusation of negligence erroneous
Rashid Belmekhov, head of the Forestry Administration of Adygea, has treated the accusation of negligence moved against Madzhit Khatukai, head of the Maikop Forestry, as undeserved attitude and a mistake.
22:30, 19 January 2011
Trial on the case "Krasnenkov vs. Memorial" postponed on claimant's request
The court session on the lawsuit of the representative of the head of Chechnya Andrei Krasnenkov against the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" on protection of his business reputation, to be held today at the Tver Court of Moscow, did not take place. Mr Krasnenkov asked to postpone the trial.
Temporary Accommodation Centre (TAC) for displaced persons in Grozny, 2003. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
22:10, 19 January 2011
Residents evicted from hostel in Grozny have no city registration, authorities assert
The inhabitants of the hostel, located in Mayakovsky Settlement, Staropromyslovskiy District of Grozny, who are registered in different parts of the republic, did not want to go to the places of their residence, despite all the conditions in place for their return, the city officials assert.
21:00, 19 January 2011
Rostov Regional Prosecutor's Office starts inquiry into threats against journalist
The Office has initiated criminal cases on insults and death threats to Natalia Shelimova, correspondent of the newspaper "Nashe Vremya" (Our Time).
20:00, 19 January 2011
More than 20 persons detained at rally in memory of Markelov and Baburova in Moscow
In the course of the rally in Pushkin Square in Moscow in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova assassinated two years ago 21 persons were detained.
19:00, 19 January 2011
Picket in memory of Markelov and Baburova in St Petersburg was 200 persons strong
About 200 persons came to commemorate lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, assassinated two years ago in St Petersburg.
18:00, 19 January 2011
Court in Ulan-Ude fines journalists accused of inciting hatred against power agents
On January 19, the Soviet District Court of the city of Ulan-Ude (Buryatia) found Tatiana Stetsura and Nadezhda Nizovkina guilty of inciting hatred and enmity to militaries and employees of law enforcement bodies and fined each of them by 100,000 roubles.
23:30, 18 January 2011
Drivers of public transport in Chechnya are banned to smoke at driving
The Ministry of Transports and Communications of the Chechen Republic has introduced a ban on smoking during driving for drivers of regular buses and fixed-route taxis. Violators will face dismissal. This innovation, according to the ministry, should reduce the risk of traffic accidents.
23:10, 18 January 2011
In Armenia, unidentified persons burn down car of editor-in-chief of "Lori" TV Company
In the Lori Region of Armenia unidentified persons set the car belonging to Narine Avetisyan, editor-in-chief of the "Lori" TV Company, on fire. The Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly treats this fact as another attack on the journalist.
23:00, 18 January 2011
Eviction of hostel residents suspended in Grozny
After human rights activists have spread information about forced eviction by power agents of residents from the hostel in Mayakovsky Street in Grozny, the process was suspended; however, several residents have not got their keys back.
22:20, 18 January 2011
Two persons kidnapped in Grozny
As reported by a source from law enforcement bodies, in the Oktiabrskiy District of Grozny, a group of armed men in camouflage captured and taken away two men.
Egle Kusaite at the Vilnius Regional Court, January 2011. Photo: Rita Geciunaite, www.alfa.lt
22:10, 18 January 2011
Thomas Chivas: Lithuanian special services used Kusaite as bait for Muslims
The special service VSD (Lithuanian State Security Police) dealt with Egle Kusaite, starting several years before her arrest, as a sort of "bait" to find out the intentions of Muslims in the country. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by the Lithuanian journalist Thomas Chivas, who is covering Egle Kusaite's case and attending court sessions in Vilnius.
22:00, 18 January 2011
Rostov Region: water supply employee is accused of negligence resulting in poisonings
Vladimir Finenko, head of the water supply shop at the Municipal Unitary Enterprise (MUE) "Vodokanal" of the city of Semikarakorsk, Rostov Region, for whose fault, according to investigators, 96 citizens got poisoned with drinking water, will face trial. The criminal case against him was sent to the Semikarakorsk District Court for consideration on the merits.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Russian troops in a combat zone. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://mil.ru/news/1b9c3525-a768-4ce0-81c3-4b4a885d8335 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,750.

A Russian soldier. Still from a Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/59569. The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,700.

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.