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Abuzaid Vismuradov. Photo from the official page of the Akhmat Fight Club on "VKontakte" https://vk.com/fc_akhmat
12:04, 8 February 2021
Rights defenders treat Vismuradov's words about drunken drivers as carte blanche for law enforcers
The words of Abuzaid Vismuradov, a Chechen Vice-Premier, about punishments to those who drive their cars after drinking alcohol, will be interpreted by Chechen law enforcers at their own discretion and used as a pretext for persecuting those who are unwanted by the authorities, human rights defenders assert.
A march in Georgia on February 6, 2021. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUavinDuDkk
11:56, 8 February 2021
Protests against COVID-19 restrictions held in Tbilisi and Batumi
Tbilisi marchers have called the curfew unconstitutional and demanded to cancel it. In Batumi, athletes and oppositionists went out to an action; the police detained 10 persons.
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev (on the right). Photo by the press service of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow
11:45, 8 February 2021
Lawyers assess Djumaev's chances for conditional imprisonment
The resonance around the story of Said-Mukhammad Djumaev was caused by the fact that he has become the first Chechen in many years to take the side of the opposition, Musa Lomaev, a blogger, and Oyub Titiev, a human rights defender, believe. Djumaev can avoid imprisonment for a fight with law enforcers, if he pleads guilty, lawyers have suggested.
The police has been monitoring a protest action in Yerevan, February 7, 2021. Screenshot of the video by "Sputnik Армения" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REijPGl20Y4
11:28, 8 February 2021
Yerevan marchers stand up for Pashinyan's opponent
At a protest action in Yerevan, several dozen people demanded Nikol Pashinyan's resignation and release of Vaan Badasyan, who was arrested for calling to execute the Armenian Premier.
11:41, 7 February 2021
Chechen Telegram chat moderators questioned in Gudermes
The two young men taken out by Chechen law enforcers from Nizhny Novgorod, have been interrogated under two criminal cases as witnesses. A lawyer from the Russian LGBT Network has filed complaints with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Prosecutor's Office and the Investigating Committee about the illegal detention of young people.
Abuzaid Vismuradov voices threats to alcohol consumers. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CK9BbSnqPxE/?igshid=oupflfqqd5x7
11:13, 7 February 2021
Social network users criticize Vismuradov's threats to alcohol consumers
If a resident of Chechnya is caught drunk by law enforcers, he will be arrested and incur "additional punishment", Abuzaid Vismuradov, Chechen Vice-Premier, has threatened. However, Instagram users have pointed out that offenders can only be punished according to the law, treating the official's threats as "lawlessness."
Protest action in Tbilisi, February 6, 2021. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/Odkr3P0coz4
11:00, 7 February 2021
Protesters against quarantine measures stage concert in Tbilisi
Animators, employees of entertainment and fitness centres, and ski resorts have demanded to cancel restrictions related to coronavirus. They staged a street concert on the steps of the Georgian Parliament.
De-miners, Agdam District, November 25, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
18:32, 6 February 2021
Azerbaijani analyst points to increased number of mine explosion victims
A court in the Fizuli District of Azerbaijan has sentenced six residents to 30 days of arrest for entering a territory not cleared of mines, the country's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) said yesterday. The number of cases when civilians become victims of mine explosions is growing despite the authorities' ban on visiting the conflict zone, Khalid Agaliev, an analyst, has noted.
17:56, 6 February 2021
FSB announces detention of members of a terrorist unit in Dagestan
In Dagestan, law enforcers found a hideout with weapons, improvised explosion devices (IEDs) and ammunition, and stopped the activities of a conspiratorial terrorist unit, by detaining two people, the republic's branch of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) has reported.
Minaret of Agdam Mosque. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
17:10, 6 February 2021
Azerbaijani rights defenders reproach officials for indifference to the problems of dead soldiers' families
In some cases, in order to bring their problems to the authorities, family members of perished soldiers have to resort to protest actions, Azerbaijani human rights defenders have noted.
16:53, 6 February 2021
Volgograd activists complain about unjustified detentions
After the actions in support of Navalny, law enforcers detained Volgograd activists, Vladimir Kruglyakov, Galina Zabolotneva and Vladislav Murashkin. The activists were outraged by the unjustified policemen's actions and announced their intention to file a complaint about the violation of their rights.
Belivers praying. Photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
12:40, 6 February 2021
Russia's SAM concerned about compliance of vaccine against coronavirus to Sharia
Experts are checking the composition of the "Sputnik V" coronavirus vaccine for the permissibility of its use from the viewpoint of the Sharia Law, said Aidar Gazizov, the head of the "Halal" Certification Centre.
12:14, 6 February 2021
Pandemic corrects plans for Circassians' resettlement to Adygea
Due to the closed borders because of the coronavirus pandemic, some participants of the resettlement programme for Circassian compatriots to their homeland could not enter Russia, said Asker Shkhalakhov, the head of the committee on ethnic affairs, relations with compatriots and mass media of Adygea.
Mustafa Gadjibeili. Photo: 'Musavat' press service, https://www.meydan.tv
12:01, 6 February 2021
Baku court rejects opposition journalist's complaint against prosecutor's office
The Binagadi District Court of Baku has dismissed the complaint of Mustafa Gadjibeili, an opposition journalist and activist. He intends to appeal against the court decision.
08:37, 6 February 2021
Kidnapping of natives of Chechnya in Nizhny Novgorod was preceded by a deal with Telegram channel
The advocate of the natives of Chechnya, detained in Nizhny Novgorod, is in Gudermes, but has no information about his clients and could not meet them. Human rights defenders had discussed with the young men strict restriction of their contacts for security reasons, but one of them broke the rules, said David Isteev, an employee of the Russian LGBT Network.
Ruslan Totrov after the attack on him. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJlT0pB15WU&feature=emb_logo
08:20, 6 February 2021
Attack on Totrov treated as obstruction to journalist's work
The North-Ossetian Investigating Committee has opened a criminal case on the attack on the journalist, Ruslan Totrov, under the article on obstruction to journalistic activities with the use of violence.
Policemen detaining a participant of rally in support of Navalny, February 2, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:48, 5 February 2021
Human rights defenders report seven arrested after rallies in Anapa and Novorossiysk
In Novorossiysk, 21 people were detained after the protest action on January 31. Of them, five were arrested, and the rest were fined. In Anapa, at least two activists were arrested. This was reported by Marina Dubrovina, a lawyer from the "Agora" human rights group. The lawyer has also announced her intention to challenge the court decisions.
Border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
23:32, 5 February 2021
Georgian authorities blame Russia for Gakheladze's verdict
Today, the Supreme Court of South Ossetia has sentenced Georgian citizen Zaza Gakheladze to 12.5 years of imprisonment for illegally crossing the border with South Ossetia and opening fire at Russian soldiers. The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the State Security Service blamed Russia for the decision pronounced by the South-Ossetian Supreme Court and demanded to release the prisoner.
Protest against domestic violence in Baku, February 4, 2021. Photo courtesy of Ulvia Ali
17:47, 5 February 2021
In Baku, police stop protest action against domestic violence
On February 4, in Baku, activists came to the Government House to protest against domestic violence, but the police stopped their action. One of the female protesters explained that the street protest was triggered by a murder of a 32-year-old woman.
Rally in support of Navalny in Krasnodar, January 31, 2021. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot
17:15, 5 February 2021
In Kuban, a teacher detained after participating in a protest action
The law enforcement bodies accused Eduard Kunaev, a teacher from the village of Dinskaya, of disobeying the police at a protest action that took place in Krasnodar on January 31, advocate Mikhail Benyash reported.
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Baku demanded an explanation from Moscow over Nagorno-Karabakh's location on the map.

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.

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.