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Vakhit Usmayev. Photo: Zaurbaev https://ru.wikipedia.org/
08:22, 11 December 2020
US imposed sanctions on five persons from Kadyrov's retinue
The US authorities have included five individuals and six legal entities associated with the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, into the Magnitsky list, namely, Vakhit Usmaev, the deputy chairman of the Chechen government, the Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation and two sports clubs named "Akhmat".
Murtazali Gasanguseinov. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
22:19, 10 December 2020
Court dismisses Gasanguseinov's complaint against investigators
Murtazali Gasanguseinov did not achieve in court the cancellation of the fourth investigators' refusal to prosecute the law enforcer, who reported about the killing of two Dagestani shepherds.
Protest action demanding to punish the persons responsible for the death of detained Inal Djabiev. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CInMIvQrmPz/
22:02, 10 December 2020
In Tskhinvali, law enforcers unblock streets near protest venue
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of South Ossetia has lifted the restrictions on the movement in the centre of Tskhinvali, where a protest action continues for the seventh day with the demand to punish the persons responsible for the death of detained Inal Djabiev.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Military parade in Baku. Collage by the Caucasian Knot, REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Pool, REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
21:46, 10 December 2020
President of Turkey attends military parade in Baku
Today, Ilham Aliev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have watched a parade to celebrate the victory in the Patriotic War, timed to coincide with the end of the military campaign in Nagorno-Karabakh. Turkish military personnel have also taken part in the victory parade. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which played an important role during the battles, and captured military equipment of the armies of Karabakh and Armenia have been demonstrated during the parade.
Street-lamp in Stepanakert broken during shelling, November 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:04, 10 December 2020
Internet users criticize authorities for energy shortages in Nagorno-Karabakh
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh are experiencing problems because of the shortage of infrastructure facilities. Among other problems, the people are cut off from the electricity supply and Internet access. Internet users criticize the regional authorities for inaction amid the humanitarian crisis.
Protesters who demand resignation of Nikol Pashinyan throw coins into the street, December 10, 2020. Screenshot: Sputnik Armenia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVt-CFG3I0k&feature=emb_logo
17:48, 10 December 2020
29 activists detained at a protest action in Yerevan
29 people have been taken to police stations from a protest action held in front of the Armenian government building, the police report.
14:28, 10 December 2020
Opposition supporters come out to protest in Yerevan
Several hundred activists are holding a protest action in front of the parliament building in Yerevan, demanding the resignation of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan.
14:08, 10 December 2020
Almost 650 people returned to Stepanakert during last 24 hours
Accompanied by Russian peacemakers, 649 refugees returned to Stepanakert from Yerevan over the past 24 hours. According to the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), a special hotline received 400 reports about missing local residents.
Karvachar District of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 13, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:22, 10 December 2020
Azerbaijan hands three POWs over to Armenia
The Azerbaijani authorities have returned to the Armenian party the civilians who were captured during the Karabakh conflict, Tigran Avinyan, the Armenian Deputy Prime Minister, has informed.
Signpost of Berdzor. Screenshot: Factor TV, https://youtu.be/L3RmyfPcaG0
11:01, 10 December 2020
Karabakh residents treat security guarantees for Berdzor townspeople as insufficient
The city of Berdzor has enough jobs that had existed before the transfer of the Lachin Corridor under the control of Russian peacemakers, but for townspeople to return, security guarantees are needed. The exodus of Armenians from Berdzor increases the risks of travelling along the Lachin Corridor, residents of Stepanakert have noted.
10:48, 10 December 2020
Under epidemic pretext, authorities limit scale of Anzorov's funeral
Some members of the Chinkhoi teip (family clan), to which Abdullakh Anzorov, who was shot by French police after killing the teacher Samuel Paty, belonged, were not allowed to his funeral in the village of Shalazhi. The authorities explained the closure of the village by the coronavirus pandemic.
Stepanakert, November 15, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:46, 10 December 2020
Parliament of the Netherlands adopts resolution in support of Nagorno-Karabakh
The Dutch MPs have unanimously adopted a resolution on urgently ensuring the security of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh and defining the status of the unrecognized republic.
Resident of Berdzor. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbFAlhtlSMo&feature=emb_logo
08:37, 10 December 2020
Berdzor residents express distrust of local policemen
In Berdzor, policemen do not wear their service uniforms and weapons and cannot ensure security of the local population, townspeople assert; they demand security guarantees and resumption of work of schools and a kindergarten.
Irganai Hydroelectric Power Plant. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:22, 9 December 2020
Moscow court dismisses lawsuit filed by 567 residents of Dagestan
In Moscow, a court dismissed a collective lawsuit filed by residents of Dagestan who found themselves in the flooding zone after the Irganai Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) had been commissioned. Marina Agaltsova, who represents the plaintiffs' interests, has announced the intention to appeal against the court decision.
Map of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh borders. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmbNQrbqyC0&feature=emb_logo
22:58, 9 December 2020
Armenian authorities announce terms for start of negotiations on border with Azerbaijan
Today, the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia has announced a plan to start negotiations on the demarcation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border with the mediation of Russia by the end of 2020.
Rally in memory of Samuel Paty, Paris, October 18, 2020. Photo: Фото: REUTERS/Charles Platiau
18:42, 9 December 2020
In France, police detain five Chechens in case on teacher Samuel Paty's murder
The French police detained five Chechen natives from among acquaintances of Abdullakh Anzorov, who beheaded teacher Samuel Paty for showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, a source reported.
Prison. Photo courtesy of Yulia Simatova / Yugopolis
18:28, 9 December 2020
Advocates report to ECtHR about signs of beatings on Dmitry Baksheev's body
Kuban advocates sent a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and attached to it a photo of bruises and cuts on the body of Dmitry Baksheev, who was sentenced for murder and who died in a prison hospital. Investigators refuse to institute a case on the Dmitry Baksheev's death.
Ibragim Eldjarkiev, Yakub Belkhoroev. Photo: Ministry of Interior for Ingushetia, https://nevnov.ru/739433-kollegi-glavy-centra-e-ingushetii-zapisali-na-video-svoi-soboleznovaniya, press service of the head of Ingushetia
15:31, 9 December 2020
Investigators link Eldjarkiev's murder with large embezzlement in Ingushetia
Yakub Belkhoroev, a former head of the Ingush branch of the Social Insurance Fund, accused of embezzling 19 million roubles, is checked for involvement in the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the head of the Centre "E" in Ingushetia, and other terror acts, Rostislav Rassokhov, Deputy Head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), has informed.
Refugees in Stepanakert. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12329168@egNews
15:15, 9 December 2020
Over past 24 hours, more than 1100 refugees returned to Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian peacemakers have escorted over 36,000 refugees from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh, including 1136 over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Unexploded shell at the cemetery in Stepanakert, November 6, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
10:44, 9 December 2020
Analysts confirm Armenian blogger's calculations of losses suffered by parties in Karabakh War
The losses of both parties during the aggravation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh are approximately equal, the total death toll will be approximately 10,300, the blogger of the "Caucasian Knot" has counted. Military observers have agreed with these estimates.
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

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of August 8-14, 2022

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of March 14-20, 2022

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.