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21:00, 13 February 2009
Armenian Ombudsman: investigation of disorders in Yerevan has thousand questions
One of these days, they plan to extend the authorities of the temporary parliamentary commission in charge of investigating the tragic consequences of disorders in Yerevan on last March 1-2. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Armen Arutyunyan, Ombudsman of Armenia and a member of the commission.
21:00, 13 February 2009
In Armenia, litigation can now take place without defendants
Today, a law was passed in Armenia, according to which the judge has now the right to remove defendants out of the courtroom for exhibiting disrespect of the court. Should any advocates refuse to take part in the trial, the judge has powers to appoint new advocates. The law has come into force after ratification by President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan (Sarkisyan).
Special operation in Nazran (photo of Inbox.ru website)
21:00, 13 February 2009
Mutaliev assassinated in Ingushetia had asked for help in searching his brother
One of the casualties of the explosion in Nazran (Ingushetia) - Khasan Mutaliev, declared by power agents to be terrorist, in 2007 addressed human rights activist for help in searching his brother and defending his rights.
19:00, 13 February 2009
In Ingushetia, Gatagazhev family complain that FSB agents planted a bomb into their house
The members of Gatagazhev family, who live in Sagopshi village, Malgobek District of Ingushetia, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that employees of the Department of FSB (DFSB) for Ingushetia, who searched their house, had first planted an explosive and then declared it detected.
23:00, 12 February 2009
USA is ready to give air to Azerbaijani broadcasters in exchange of foreign broadcasting in Azerbaijan
The US Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is ready to provide space for Azerbaijani broadcasters in the Azerbaijani and English languages over the States in exchange of renewal of broadcasting of foreign radio stations over Azerbaijan. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that this statement was made on February 11 by Ann Dears, US Ambassador in Baku.
22:00, 12 February 2009
In Armenia, trial on "Case of Seven" postponed till February 26
The trial of Armenian oppositionists, known as the "Case of Seven", is postponed till February 26. The judge motivated his decision by the fact that after the start of the session the defendants refused to take their seats.
21:00, 12 February 2009
Data on special operation in Ingushetia is contradictory
The data about the course of the special operation conducted in Ingushetia, as presented by various sources, are highly different. The count of casualties and details are unknown. According to the latest information, four militiamen were lost.
20:00, 12 February 2009
In Kabardino-Balkaria, casualties of special operation are being identified
The process of identification is underway in Kabardino-Balkaria, where on February 11 in the vicinity of Nalchik seven persons were killed.
19:00, 12 February 2009
Russian Public Chamber tries to clear out the fate of persons kidnapped in Dagestan
In mid-March, the members of the Public Chamber and human rights activists plan to arrive to Dagestan and consider in situ the situation in the Republic with kidnappings. The delegation will be headed by Nikolai Svanidze, chairman of the commission for interethnic relations and freedom of conscience.
18:00, 12 February 2009
Russian President grants Order of Courage posthumously to Dagestan journalist
Dmitri Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation, has signed a decree on awarding former head of the GTRK "Dagestan" Gadzhi Abashilov, assassinated in March 2008, with the Order of Courage.
23:00, 11 February 2009
Human rights activists speak about torturing Chechens in Russian prisons
At a press conference in Moscow on February 10, human rights activists reported that natives from Chechnya, who had been tortured with the aim to knock out evidences and then sentenced to long imprisonment terms, are still tortured in prisons out of hatred.
22:00, 11 February 2009
Commander of Azerbaijani Air Forces assassinated in Baku
Today, at about 8 a.m. in Baku, General-Lieutenant Rail Rzaev, Commander of the Air Forces and Air Defence Troops of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan was killed.
21:00, 11 February 2009
Georgia's MIA states invasion of Russian militaries into Georgian village
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia asserts that Russian troops have entered the Georgian village of Kvemo-Nikozi in the border with South Ossetia.
16:00, 11 February 2009
Putin sets up Russian embassies in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed an order to establish in 2009 Russian embassies in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The order defined the order of funding the new diplomatic missions, as the press service of Russian government reports.
15:00, 11 February 2009
Cutting electricity supply to "Azersu" threatens to leave several cities of Azerbaijan without water
The company named "Sumgaiytelectricshebeke" promises to stop, on February 16 at 3:00 p.m. Baku time, its electricity supply to the pump stations of the Joint-Stock Company "Azersu", which is delivering drinking and technical water to Baku, Sumgait and other regions of Azerbaijan.
11:00, 11 February 2009
Kabardino-Balkaria: seven casualties in special operation
Today at 2:00 p.m. in Kabardino-Balkaria, not far from Gerpegezh village, in the vicinity of Nalchik, a fight burst out between law enforcers and, presumably, militants, as a result of which seven persons were killed. One militiaman was wounded.
10:00, 11 February 2009
Burial of militaries found in mountains of Chechnya
A source in law enforcement bodies of Chechnya has reported that on February 10, in the woody district in Chechen mountains, in the border between the villages of Selmentauzen and Sharo-Argun, a burial with bodies of two militaries was detected.
10:00, 11 February 2009
Suspected killer of Mayor of the capital of North Ossetia was UBOP worker
The spokesman of the Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office for North Ossetia has reported that one of the suspects of murdering Mayor of Vladikavkaz Vitaly Karaev was, at the moment of murder, an employee of the Department for Fighting Organized Crime (the so-called "UBOP").
08:00, 11 February 2009
Azerbaijan passes the law on fighting money-laundering and funding terrorism
On February 10, the National Assembly of Azerbaijan passed, in its third final reading, the Law "On Counteracting Legalization of Funds and Property Obtained in Criminal Way and Funding Terrorism". Adoption of this law was among Azerbaijani obligations before the Council of Europe.
07:00, 11 February 2009
Car with 4 million contraband dollars detained in Rostov Region
In the Rostov Region, in the Russian-Ukrainian border, a car was detained in which two citizens of Ukraine tried to carry four million US dollars as contraband.
News
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A combatant from Kotovo was killed in combat.

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.