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23:20, 29 January 2010
Terror act kills three and wounds six in Gali District of Abkhazia
One employee of the criminal inquiry unit of the Gali District Interior Division was lost and his four colleagues were wounded as a result of a terror act committed today in the village of Chuburkhindzh, Gali District. Besides, two civilians were killed and three wounded.
23:10, 29 January 2010
Kadyrov's version of Berezovsky's role in Estemirova's murder criticized in Chechnya
The statement of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about Boris Berezovsky's involvement in the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" caused bewilderment in Natalia's friends and colleagues.
22:20, 29 January 2010
Case on disappearance of Maksharip Aushev's relatives opened under the murder article
The Investigatory Department for St Petersburg of the ICPO has initiated a criminal case under the article of "murder of two and more persons" in connection with disappearance in this city of four natives of Ingushetia, relatives of the widow of Maksharip Aushev, a human rights activist, who was shot dead last October.
Frozen water supply point in Makhachkala, January 28, 2010. Photo by Dagestan Ministry of Emergency situations press service.
21:00, 29 January 2010
Makhachkala: a communal catastrophe
More than 50,000 residents of the capital of Dagestan remain without heat and water for the fifth day already. Electricity is also cut off all the time. The authorities and municipal services are unable to remedy the situation, and residents have started their protest action.
20:00, 29 January 2010
Dzhafarov: hazing caused mass execution in military unit
The reason of the armed incident in one of military units of Azerbaijan, where six servicemen were killed and two more wounded, is in impunity for hazing and non-manual relation in the army. This was stated by retired colonel-lieutenant and former employee of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Uzeir Dzhafarov.
19:00, 29 January 2010
Killer of father and son Khazhaliev searched in KBR
Certain details of murder of Arthur and Yusuf Khazhaliev committed on January 28 in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have become known. The Investigatory Division for the city of Nalchik of the Investigatory Department for the KBR of the ICPO (Investigatory Committee under the Prosecutor's Office) of the Russian Federation has initiated a criminal case under the articles of "murder" and " illegal circulation of firearms".
19:00, 29 January 2010
"Voice of Beslan" plans to make Movement "For Status of Terror Victims" international
On February 12, Ella Kesaeva, head of the All-Russian Public Organization "Voice of Beslan", and Irina Khalai, head of the Volgodonsk public organization of terror victims, will go to Spain to take part in the congress of terror victims. Ms Kesaeva is going to suggest there to make the Movement "For Status of Terror Victims" international.
18:00, 29 January 2010
Political prisoner Mkrtich Sapeyan released in Armenia
Activist of the opposition Mkrtich Sapeyan was welcomed by his relatives and colleagues, including former political prisoners, when he was released from the prison hospital after expiry of his term.
10:00, 29 January 2010
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 18-24
Creation of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) in Russia and appointment of Alexander Khloponin as President's plenipotentiary in the District; reaction of regional authorities and the public to this news; political storms in Derbent, Dagestan; verdict to Armenian oppositionist Nikol Pashinyan, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of January 18-24, 2010, in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:30, 28 January 2010
"Adyge Khasse" wants to find out who prohibited Adyge Dzhegu on New Year night in Maikop
The public organization "Adyge Khasse" has sent a letter to President of Adygea Aslan Tkhakushinov in connection with the incident, when militia stopped the national dance Adyge Dzhegu in the central square of Maikop on the New Year night. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Arambi Khapai, leader of the organization.
Dagestan, Derbent administration building. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 28 January 2010
SC of Dagestan: Derbent Mayor to be elected in October
Today the Supreme Court of Dagestan rejected the petition lodged by candidates for Mayor of Derbent Elkhan Kazimov, Salikh Ramazanov and voter Shakhban Gapizov to appoint the election on March 14, 2010.
Armenia, Tsakhkadzor. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
23:00, 28 January 2010
Wolfgang Ion: economy boost will bring peace to Southern Caucasus
Southern Caucasus sees a deficit of economic development. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from Wolfgang Ion, head of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Germany) for Southern Caucasus, which was one of the organizers of the seminar "New Economic Thinking", held in Armenia.
22:20, 28 January 2010
Defendant in Nalchik attack case needs doctor in courtroom
Today, at the session of the Supreme Court of Kabardino-Balkaria on the criminal case about the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, defendant Ahmed Khupsergenov felt bad.
Azerbaijan, Baku. National Library. Photo by http://en.wikipedia.org
22:10, 28 January 2010
PACE calls Azerbaijani authorities to respect freedom of mass media
The situation in Azerbaijan with the freedom of the press continues to worsen; the country sees the practice of persecuting journalists by law enforcement bodies on fabricated criminal charges. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from Strasbourg that it was stated on January 27 by Miklos Harasti, special representative of the OSCE for the freedom of mass media at a press conference in the headquarters of the Council of Europe (СЕ).
22:00, 28 January 2010
Tsotne Gamsakhurdia accused of being Russia's spy
In Georgia, the son of the former President Zviad Gamsakhurdia - Tsotne, who is already in custody accused of a murder attempt, saw new charges of espionage in favour of Russia and participation in an anti-governmental plot.
Ingushetia. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
21:00, 28 January 2010
Mutsolgov: Ingush resettlers to Urals will face hard labour
As reported by Adam Malsagov, acting Minister of Economy of Ingushetia, about 400 Ingush families want to move for employment to the Sverdlovsk Region.
20:00, 28 January 2010
Novorossisk: flats of Dymovskiy's relatives are searched
Operative agents came to search apartments of Alexei Dymovskiy's common law wife and his stepbrother.
19:00, 28 January 2010
The Daily Telegraph: to transform Chechnya into resort, they need to catch Doku Umarov
If Chechnya copes with turning into a mounting skiing resort, as President Ramzan Kadyrov dreams, then, in the opinion of western experts, "it will be one of the most radical breakthroughs in global tourism."
18:00, 28 January 2010
Trutnev: ecology problems at Sochi Olympic objects lifted
On January 27, Yuri Trutnev, head of the Russian Ministry for Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources (known as "MinPrirody"), reported to his Premier Vladimir Putin that all the ecological issues, which had been raised in connection with construction of future objects of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, were settled.
23:50, 27 January 2010
In 2009, Chechnya saw migrants' growth
The number of migrant present in the territory of Chechnya grew last year by three thousand persons and now makes 8682 persons. The data was presented by the Department for Chechnya of the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia. Most of the migrants originate from CIS countries.
News
More than 8,850 combatants from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO.

Teenagers set fire to a relay cabinet. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. No casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts from February 23 to March 8.

Future conscripts from the North Caucasus Federal District have not noticed any changes in the conscription rules.

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.