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Abubakar Yangulbaev responded to the leader of Chechnya to accusations that the Yangulbaev family allegedly supported terrorism. Screenshot of the video posted on Facebook by the Georgian outlet “Publika”, January 26, 2022 https://www.facebook.com/publika.ge/videos/521020109159708
17:06, 27 January 2022
Yangulbaev responds to Kadyrov’s accusations of supporting terrorism
Human rights defender Abubakar Yangulbaev responded from Georgia to the leader of Chechnya to accusations that the Yangulbaev family allegedly supported terrorism. Abubakar Yangulbaev called the kidnapping of his elderly mother by Chechen law enforcers an act of terrorism.
13:36, 27 January 2022
Court rules to release Karabakh war veteran Ashot Minasyan
According to the court’s decision, Ashot Minasyan, a participant in three Karabakh wars, accused of illegal possession of firearms, will be released after bail is paid. Ashot Minasyan pleads not guilty.
Ramzan Kadyrov; the flag of Ukraine. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: "Grozny Inform" news agency; https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Украина
11:25, 27 January 2022
Kadyrov’s statement about Ukraine demonstrates his sense of immunity
For years, Ramzan Kadyrov allows himself to make judgments about the Russia’s foreign policy, including the situation with Ukraine, despite the Kremlin’s statements about the need for subordination in such matters. The Kremlin’s reaction to the repeated call to annex Ukraine to Russia voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov looks formal, political analysts note.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the post on the "Кадыров 95" channel https://web.telegram.org/z/#-1141171940
18:33, 26 January 2022
Kadyrov explains his words about Ukraine
The statements on the Ukrainian issue are the personal viewpoint of an ordinary citizen, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated, adding that if there are no people in Ukraine who will help the country to resist the United States, Russia should come to the rescue.
Eduard Ataev (on the right) and Murad Manapov. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" https://memohrc.org
18:28, 26 January 2022
Police refuse to inform Ataev about reasons for his detention at picket
Eduard Ataev and Ruslan Magomedov, who were detained at solo pickets, spent the night at a police station in Makhachkala. Eduard Ataev has been taken to court, but he does not know what he is accused of, the activist says. Today, the police have again refused to allow an advocate visit Ruslan Magomedov, his defender reports.
Khasan Khalitov. Screenshot of the video by Havaj Dudaev https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Gi1t6TVS5hc
18:25, 26 January 2022
Chechen blogger Khalitov names blackmailer
Khasan Khalitov, an oppositional blogger has identified the person who had demanded from him to stop criticizing Chechen authorities under the threat of publicizing the degrading photos of his sister.
The Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh. Screenshot of the post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=305075531638622&set=a.204085841737592
18:18, 26 January 2022
Military's remains found in Nagorno-Karabakh
Near the city of Djabrail, Karabakh rescuers have found remains of an Armenian military serviceman who perished in hostilities in November 2020. The total number of found bodies and remains has reached 1708, the Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh has reported.
A poster and candles lit in memory of Natalia Estemirova on Lermontov Square, Moscow. July 15, 2015. Photo by Gor Alexanyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:06, 26 January 2022
Rights defenders criticize ECtHR for decision on Estemirova's case
After the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) refused to reconsider the murder case of the Chechen human rights defender, Natalia Estemirova, her relatives and colleagues have exhausted all the chances at the national and international levels to bring her killers to justice, Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, has stated.
Screenshot of the video appeal of the relatives of Khasan Khalitov published on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CZHwyZ9IvCm/
15:04, 26 January 2022
Rights defenders doubt sincerity of blogger Khalitov's relatives
Relatives of Kadyrov's critics are recording videos, in which they refute that their words were uttered under pressure; a video with Khasan Khalitov's relatives confirms this, human rights defenders assert.
Law enforcers detain Zarema Musaeva. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CZHKjIooFWA/
15:02, 26 January 2022
Kadyrov's appeal to Yangulbaev brothers reveals his aim of abducting their mother
By ostentatious violence over Zarema Musaeva, her relatives are provoked to illegal actions in order to have a reason to punish them, analysts have commented on Ramzan Kadyrov's call to the woman's sons to come to Chechnya.
Aziz Mamiev. Photo: https://www.turan.az/ext/news/2022/1/free/Social/ru/714.htm/001
23:59, 25 January 2022
Azerbaijani oppositionist treats summon to police as pressure on him
Aziz Mamiev, a member of the youth organization of the “Musavat” Party, was summoned to the Baku police for reposting a video on TikTok. According to the activist, the police warned him against posts with criticism of the country’s authorities.
Khasan Khalitov. Screenshot: KHASAN KHALITOV / YouTube
23:56, 25 January 2022
Relatives of Chechen blogger Khalitov refute information about kidnapping of his sister
A sister of Khasan Khalitov was not kidnapped in Chechnya and was not photographed in the nude, said blogger’s relatives. They urged him to stop criticizing the authorities of Chechnya.
Polad Aslanov. Photo https://xeberdar.net/9980-bu-gun-taninmish-jurnalistin-ad-gunudur.html
23:46, 25 January 2022
Polad Aslanov stops his hunger strike on 20th day
Journalist Polad Aslanov stopped his hunger strike on the 20th day after urgent recommendations of doctors, his spouse reported. The woman believes that her husband’s protest action has partially achieved its goal, since the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan appointed a date for the consideration of an appeal.
Dmitry Peskov, Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by the Kremlin press service
23:42, 25 January 2022
Kremlin reacts to Kadyrov’s statement about introduction of troops into Ukraine
After Ramzan Kadyrov stated that if he were the head of the state, he would “long ago take Ukraine” by sending troops there, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov has emphasized that the Russia’s foreign policy is within the competence of President Vladimir Putin.
The search for the remains of soldiers who perished in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Emergency Service https://www.facebook.com/RescueServiceOfTheNKR/posts/301881741958001
22:58, 25 January 2022
Azerbaijan hands soldier's remains over to Armenia
In Shushi, Azerbaijan has handed the remains of a military serviceman over to the Armenian party. Thus, the overall number of bodies and remains found in the conflict zone after the November 2020 hostilities has reached 1707, the Nagorno-Karabakh Emergency Service has informed.
22:57, 25 January 2022
Azerbaijani activists demand to release Ali Aliev
The Public Committee for the Defence of the Rights of Ali Aliev, the leader of the "Citizens and Development" Party sentenced to five months in custody, has been set up in Azerbaijan. Its members treat Aliev's arrest as an attack on the freedom of expression.
Ibragim Yangulbaev. Screenshot of the video published at the sotavision YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=365&v=WbBv-jE47Zs&feature=emb_logo
13:42, 25 January 2022
Ibragim Yangulbaev responds to Kadyrov's accusation of cowardice
In his video address to Ramzan Kadyrov, Ibragim Yangulbaev, a blogger, has recalled his oppositional activities when he lived in Chechnya. According to his story, he was detained twice and tortured, but he didn't stop criticizing local authorities.
13:39, 25 January 2022
Chechen law enforcers hold at least three Yangulbaevs' relatives
Apart from Zarema Musaeva, the mother of Yangulbaev brothers, who was abducted in Nizhny Novgorod and brought to Chechnya by law enforcers, two their other relatives have not been released yet.
Abubakar Yangulbaev. Screenshot of the post https://t.me/against_torture
13:34, 25 January 2022
Yangulbaev denied his family involvement in beating up Chechen law enforcer in Turkey
By accusing the Yangulbaev family of organizing an attack on a former Chechen law enforcer in Turkey, Ramzan Kadyrov is trying to justify the kidnapping of Zarema Musaeva, her son, Abubakar Yangulbaev, has suggested.
Polad Aslanov. Photo: https://doshdu.com/reportery-bez-granic-prizvali-vlasti-azerbajdzhana-otkazatsja-ot-presledovanija-polada-aslanova/
13:11, 25 January 2022
After fainting in colony, journalist Polad Aslanov hospitalized
Polad Aslanov, a journalist, was hospitalized on the 19th day of his hunger strike after he fainted in the colony. Aslanov took some food, but then continued his hunger strike, Gyulmira Aslanova, Polad's wife, has added.
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.