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Police cordon blocks the path of protesters in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
13:45, 21 January 2021
Rights defenders report decrease in number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Over the past five months, the number of political prisoners has decreased by 46, and now makes 146 persons, the Union "For Freedom of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan" (UFFPPA) has stated. At the same time, human rights defenders treat the fact of the presence of political prisoners in the country – a member of the Council of Europe as unacceptable, and call on the authorities to release all the political prisoners.
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh return from Yerevan to Stepanakert, January 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
13:26, 21 January 2021
Over past 24 hours, more than 180 refugees returned to Stepanakert
Peacemakers have escorted a group of 187 refugees from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh, making the total number of returnees 50,303 persons, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Asya Gazhaeva. Screenshot from video posted by Glasnaya media at: https://youtu.be/21v7SUxQtac
11:22, 21 January 2021
"Glasnaya" Project tells story of domestic violence victim from Chechnya
Asya Gazhaeva from Grozny is hiding from her husband with her four children, unsuccessfully seeking a divorce. It's problematic to dissolve a marriage in Chechnya, since Ramzan Kadyrov declared that there are "no divorces" in the republic, Ms Gazhaeva said in her interview with the "Glasnaya" (Public) Social Project, which aims to overcome gender stereotypes.
Special services officers at the venue of a special operation against Byutukaev's group. Photo: NAC press service (nac.gov.ru)
11:08, 21 January 2021
Analysts treat Kadyrov's statement on underground liquidation as premature
After the liquidation of a militant grouping headed by Aslan Byutukaev in Katar-Yurt it is too early to declare the end of armed conflicts in Chechnya, as a young generation is growing up, dissatisfied with authorities' policies, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Tthe Shaheeds' (Martyrs') Alley in Baku decorated with flowers on the eve of the "Black January" anniversary. Photo: press service of the President of Azerbaijan
10:54, 21 January 2021
Karabakh war outcomes change Azerbaijanis' attitude towards "Black January" victims
After the last autumn war, as a result of which a part of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions came under Azerbaijan's control, the feeling of grief and despair on the anniversary of the Soviet troops' invasion into Baku is complemented by satisfaction that the victims of the "Black January" were not in vain, the participants in the mourning action told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Putin's alleged palace. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipAnwilMncI
08:56, 21 January 2021
Ecologists treat inquiry into palace near Gelendjik as blow to Putin's image
In its investigation "Palace for Putin. Story of the Biggest Bribe", the Anti-Corruption Foundation (known as the FBK) has not so much made a sensation, but rather systematized data from various sources on the construction of Putin's "dacha" (summer residence) near Gelendjik, analysts assert.
Burned-out tank, Nagorno-Karabakh, November 18, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
08:45, 21 January 2021
Armenia counts 3439 its perished people in Nagorno-Karabakh
A total of 3439 bodies of those who perished on the Armenian side in the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh have been found, the Armenian Vice-Premier has stated. Armenian authorities are sure that the country's losses in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh did not exceed 4000 persons.
Shootout in Katar-Yurt. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKRSwzBpvsE/?utm_source=ig_embed
08:33, 21 January 2021
Five law enforcers wounded in CTO in Katar-Yurt
Five law enforcers were slightly wounded in a shootout that broke out in the outskirt of the village of Katar-Yurt, the Chechen Minister for Information and Press has informed.
Special operation. Photo: press service of Russia's FSB
22:07, 20 January 2021
Shootout with Byutukaev becomes fourth armed incident in Chechnya within 2 months
A special operation in the village of Katar-Yurt was preceded by two attacks on policemen in Chechnya and the killing of a suspected militant in the Achkhoi-Martan District.
Special operation in Katar-Yurt. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKRSwzBpvsE/?utm_source=ig_embed
21:49, 20 January 2021
NAC updates Kadyrov's data on number of killed militants
Five suspected militants were killed in a special operation, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports today. All participants of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Chechnya will be nominated for state awards, announces Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov today.
Alexei Navalny and Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot: "Sasha Sotnik" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKyMyGdUYjY, Courtesy of Instagram @NAVALNY/Social Media via REUTERS
18:47, 20 January 2021
YouTube users criticize blogger Abdurakhmanov for supporting Navalny
While defending oppositionist Alexei Navalny from the accusations of Islamophobia, Tumso Abdurakhmanov criticizes a Muslim blogger, YouTube users note. They also recall the Tumso Abdurakhmanov's criticism of Imam Shamil.
Aslan Byutukaev. Photo: forum.voinenet.ru/ https://ru.wikipedia.org/
18:33, 20 January 2021
Kadyrov: six militants led by Byutukaev killed
Militants on the federal wanted list led by Aslan Byutukaev were killed during a special operation conducted on the outskirts of the village of Katar-Yurt, the leader of Chechnya reports today.
Road through the pass in Kelbajar. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
15:11, 20 January 2021
Azerbaijani political analysts assess value of travel to Armenia via Kelbadjar
If Azerbaijan allows residents of Nagorno-Karabakh to drive across its territory to Armenia, the travel length will make about 50 kilometres instead of about 500. Thus, the Azeri authorities could reduce political confrontation and speed up the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, political analysts have noted.
Commandant post of Azerbaijani troops in the center of Hadrut. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:49, 20 January 2021
Ombudsperson demands to name the number of Armenian POWs in Azerbaijan
Armenian authorities should disclose the number of residents who are held captive in Azerbaijan, as this will strengthen the protection of their rights, as well as speed up their return to their homeland, the Armenian ombudsperson, Arman Tatoyan, has stated.
Flowers and candles at the venue of murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. Moscow, January 19, 2021. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the Caucasian Knot
14:36, 20 January 2021
COVID-19 epidemic amends memory events of Markelov and Baburova
A commemoration of the lawyer, Stanislav Markelov, and the journalist, Anastasia Baburova, was held in Moscow. Authorities refused to sanction a traditional march; and those wishing to honour the memory of Markelov and Baburova laid flowers at the venue of their murder in Prechistenka Street.
Pre-trial prison. Photo courtesy of Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
11:30, 20 January 2021
Advocates report severe custody conditions of Ingush activists at SIZO
The cells of the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where leaders of the Ingush protest movement, accused of creating an extremist community, are kept, are cold; they are brought to court sessions from Pyatigorsk to Essentuki in narrow booths, their advocates assert.
Medical worker, December 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
11:16, 20 January 2021
Residents of Chechnya reveal ways to avoid vaccination
In Chechnya, people are threatened with sanctions for refusing to get vaccinated against coronavirus; therefore, it is easier to buy a certificate that the vaccination has been made, local residents assert.
Rashid Maisigov. Photo courtesy of the HRC 'Memorial' press service, https://memohrc.org/
08:40, 20 January 2021
Case against Rashid Maisigov closed
A court in Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, has released Rashid Maisigov, an Ingush activist, from criminal liability in connection with the decriminalization of the article on public appeals against the territorial integrity of Russia.
Putin's alleged palace in the Krasnodar Region. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipAnwilMncI
08:28, 20 January 2021
After Navalny's arrest, FBK issues inquiry into Putin's palace in Gelendjik
The Anti-Corruption Foundation (headed by Alexei Navalny and known under the Russian abbreviation of FBK) has issued an investigatory film about Putin's palace near the city of Gelendjik in the Krasnodar Territory, the largest private house in Russia, which is being built for the money of state-owned companies. The total area of the palace is over 17,000 square meters; a land plot of 7000 hectares is adjacent thereto; this area could house 39 Monaco principalities, says Alexei Navalny.
Participants of the protest action warm a kettle on the Theater Square in Tskhinvali, December 15, 2020. Photo by Anna Djioyeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:53, 19 January 2021
In Tskhinvali, protest action continues despite Epiphany frosts
Last night was the coldest during 1.5 months of the round-the-clock protest action being held in the central square of Tskhinvali. Relatives of Inal Djabiev claim they will continue their protest, despite the forecast of a further cold snap.
News
Alipat Sultanbegova, an activist. Photo: SOTA https://t.me/sotaproject/54465 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of February 20-26, 2023

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Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 28-January 3, 2020

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.