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21:00, 19 January 2009
Human rights activist accuses Ingushetian authorities of shadowing
Aslambek Apaev, expert of the Moscow Helsinki Group and Chairman of the Committee in Defence of Forced Migrants' Rights, told in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that after his meeting in Ingushetia with refugees from Northern Ossetia he and other human rights activists were shadowed by unknown people in a car that had no identification symbols.
20:00, 19 January 2009
Lawyer-consultant of "Memorial": Markelov was killed because of his professional activities
All the facts evidence that Stanislav Markelov was killed because of his professional work. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Cyril Koroteev, lawyer-consultant of the Human Rights Society "Memorial".
19:00, 19 January 2009
Khatazhukov: Markelov's murder is political
Valery Khatazhukov, head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Public Human Rights Centre, believes that the murder of Stanislav Markelov, advocate of the Kungaev family, is an attempt to intimidate human rights activists. This is a political murder, he is convinced.
18:00, 19 January 2009
Ponomaryov: Markelov received threats before being murdered
Stanislav Markelov, advocate of the Kungaev family, was shot dead today point-blank in the centre of Moscow. Yesterday, he took part in the press conference held at the Independent Press Centre on early release of former colonel Yuri Budanov from the colony, where he served his term for murdering Chechen girl Elza Kungaeva.
00:00, 19 January 2009
Kungaev family's advocate to lodge another complaint against Budanov's release
Today, Stanislav Markelov, advocate of the Kungaev family, plans to send a repeated complaint to the Ulyanovsk Regional Court with a demand to cancel the decision of the Dimitrovgrad District Court on Yuri Budanov's conditional early relief (CER). Mr Markelov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.
19:12, 17 January 2009
Budanov voices his regret for murdering Chechen girl Kungaeva
Former colonel Yuri Budanov has declared that he was sorry about his murder of Chechen girl Elza Kungaeva in 2000 in Chechnya. However, Elza's father does not believe him.
17:00, 17 January 2009
Muftis from Northern Caucasus visit Grozny
The capital of Chechnya was visited by a delegation of Moslem spiritual leaders from the republics of Northern Caucasus. They discussed the political situation in Northern Caucasus and Middle East with President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
15:00, 17 January 2009
Capital of Chechnya joins the anti-racist coalition
The administration of Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, has accepted the offer of the European Coalition of Cities against Racism to join the organization. The decision was passed by Muslim Khuchiev, Mayor of Grozny.
13:00, 17 January 2009
Georgian Minister on Diaspora Matters refused to come to Moscow
Iulon Gagoshidze, State Minister of Georgia on Diaspora Matters, will not take part in the "Congress of Georgians", planned on February 2 in Moscow, since he thinks that the Congress was designed "under the aegis of the government and personally Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, who had encroached on the territorial integrity of Georgia."
12:00, 17 January 2009
Dagestan Moslems gather assistance for Palestinians
On January 16, a rally was held in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, with a demand to stop bombardments of Gaza Strip by Israelis. A proposal was moved by the audience to start an assistant fund to help the Palestinian people. The rally was over 15-thousand strong.
11:13, 17 January 2009
Anti-crisis programme in labour market drafted for Rostov Region
A programme aimed to soothe tension in the labour market of the Rostov Region was developed and approved with the budget of 199 million roubles, to be allocated from the regional budget.
11:00, 17 January 2009
In Stavropol, court reconsiders the case on bus explosion in Nevinnomyssk
The Stavropol Territorial Court is holding a repeated hearing on charges moved against residents of Ingushetia Ruslan Kostoev and Zurab Tsuroev of blowing up the passenger bus "Pyatigorsk-Stavropol" committed at the bus station in the city of Nevinnomyssk on December 9, 2007.
10:11, 17 January 2009
Residents of Krasnodar Territory raise 5.7 million roubles for sick children
In the course of the charitable action "Let Us Help Children Together" launched last autumn by the territorial administration, residents of the Krasnodar Territory have raised 5.7 million roubles intended to help heavily sick children.
09:13, 17 January 2009
Azerbaijan: five persons killed by exploding house
An explosion of an apartment house in one of micro-districts of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, killed five persons.
08:09, 17 January 2009
Strasbourg Court grants priority to 7 complaints from South Ossetia
The European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has awarded a priority to seven claims against Georgia filed by residents of South Ossetia and a Russian Army soldier. They will be considered out of turn.
21:17, 16 January 2009
Authorities and public of Chechnya condemn Budanov's release
The early release from prison of former colonel Yuri Budanov, who has served his term for kidnapping and murder of a Chechen girl of 17, caused an extremely negative reaction in Chechnya.
21:00, 16 January 2009
Surgeon accused of child's death tried in Stavropol Territory
The Pyatigorsk City Court, Stavropol Territory, considers a criminal case against a surgeon of the Municipal Establishment of Public Health (MEPH) "Central City Hospital", accused of manslaughter because of improper execution of his professional duties.
00:00, 16 January 2009
Kidnapped resident of Gali District of Abkhazia released
Gocha Chaava, a resident of Bargebi village who was kidnapped in the Gali District of Abkhazia has been released and now is at home. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Laurens Kogoniya, head of the Gali ROVD.
00:00, 16 January 2009
Protesters clash with police in Armenia
On January 16, in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, at about 1 p.m. local time, in the Arshakunyants Avenue, a clash burst out between police units and participants of the protest action who rallied near the court building, where a session on the "Case of Seven" was held.
00:00, 16 January 2009
Armenian Ombudsman concerned of violence in prisons
Ombudsman Armen Arutyunyan plans to launch a detailed study of the cases of violence and torture, registered in Criminal-Corrective Establishments (CCEs) of Armenia.
News
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Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 509 consecutive days.

Parents of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy complained about a ban on setting up tents in Tbilisi.

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.