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Traces of severe beatings on Inal Djabiev's body. Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=946507415829604&set=pcb.2721689724815819
13:51, 20 November 2020
Widow of Inal Djabiev from South Ossetia, criticizes examination conclusion about his death
Inal Djabiev, a resident of South Ossetia, whose photo with traces of beatings had caused strong public outrage, died of heart failure amid cancellation of narcotic drug. This is the conclusion made by forensic experts, the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) asserts. Djabiev's widow has refused to accept this conclusion.
A local resident sitting in a house damaged by shelling. October 20, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:47, 20 November 2020
Azerbaijanis from frontline villages have to live in damaged houses
Roofs covered with tarpaulins and boarded up windows have become a reality of post-war life for many families in the Agdjabedi, Agdam and Terter Districts of Azerbaijan. The authorities offered premises in administrative buildings and kindergartens for those whose houses were completely destroyed.
Movses Akopyan. Photo Mil.ru https://ru.wikipedia.org/
11:42, 20 November 2020
Armenia's General Staff names reasons for defeat in Karabakh War
False information about the situation at the frontline was one of the reasons for the military defeat; and sending volunteers to the front was not justified, Movses Akopyan, a former head of the General Staff has stated.
Men looking at the destroyed house in Stepanakert. October 17, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
23:59, 19 November 2020
Stepanakert residents complain about lack of help from authorities
Officials are indifferent to those people who lost their homes during the autumn escalation of the Karabakh conflict and do not provide them with any assistance, residents of Stepanakert say. According to the Nagorno-Karabakh government, programmes of assistance are under development now.
A resident of Nagorno-Karabakh near a burning house. November 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
23:57, 19 November 2020
Mass exodus from Martakert District looks like in 1992, local residents report
The authorities of the Martakert District help residents of the villages, who are to be evacuated by the end of the day, to transport their belongings, but there are not enough vehicles for everyone. In 1992, most of the local residents had to leave their native villages, which came under the control of Azerbaijan.
The flags of Russia and Ingushetia at the rally in Magas, March 17, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:50, 19 November 2020
Court extends arrests for leaders of Ingush protests
A court extended for six months the arrests for Ingush activists Akhmed Barakhoev, Musa Malsagov, Bagaudin Khautiev, Barakh Chemurziev, Malsag Uzhakhov, Akhmed Nalgiev, and Zarifa Sautieva, accused of creating an extremist community.
An Armenian soldier in position. Screenshot of the video by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia https://mil.am/hy/news/8663
20:47, 19 November 2020
Investigators do not disclose accusations against Armenian officers
Investigators do not disclose the information in a case on the deaths of Armenian soldiers near Jrakan (Jabrayil), says human rights defender Araik Papikyan. Details of military operations in this direction are also not available for investigation, notes military expert Robert Nazaryan.
A police officer at a rally in Yerevan. November 18, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
20:41, 19 November 2020
In Yerevan, police detain 24 protesters
The police pushed from the roadway the participants of a rally who were demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 24 activists were taken to police stations.
An Azerbaijani soldier and a Russian peacekeeper guard the checkpoint on the outskirts of the the city of Shusha (Shushi) near Nagorno-Karabakh. November 13, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
20:31, 19 November 2020
Peacekeepers cover exit of Azerbaijani motor convoy from Shusha
The Russian peacekeepers ensured the safety of a motor convoy with the Azerbaijani military personnel, which left Shusha for the Fizuli District. The construction of the Shusha-Fizuli road through the territories controlled by Baku has just begun.
16:41, 19 November 2020
Baku analysts treat information about Russian "Grads" in Karabakh as fake
In Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian militaries have no need of "Grad" multiple launch missile systems (MLMSs), since they are not entitled to conduct any military operations, said retired Colonel, Shair Ramaldanov. "Grads" are outdated systems, but Russia is also transferring to the region other weapons, which were not stipulated by the trilateral agreement, said Azad Isazade, an expert.
Plundered burials in the vicinity of the village of Atazhukino. Photo by Victor Kotlyarov, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2791808004400975&set=pcb.2791808757734233&type=3&theater
14:57, 19 November 2020
Police draw attention to destruction of ancient cemeteries in KBR
In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), after a statement of a regional ethnographer about the plundering of ancient burials by "black diggers" in the vicinity of the village of Atazhukino, a group was set up to investigate the incident.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video posted at the "Чисто на Хайпе" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=UVFq0UHrK9w&feature=emb_logo
11:35, 19 November 2020
Rights defenders concerned about Tepsurkaev's fate
After September 6, there was no news from Salman Tepsurkaev, the kidnapped Chechen native, his wife Elizaveta asserts. In their turn, human rights defenders believe that the absence of new videos clips on behalf of Tepsurkaev and any news about him speaks in favour of the version of his murder.
A woman in hijab. Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal
10:36, 19 November 2020
Journalists see problem in silencing female circumcision in Caucasus
The problem of female genital mutilations is hushed up in the Caucasus to a greater extent than in other regions of the world. No criminal punishment will eradicate the problem until a legal background is formed that will allow women to feel safe, the authors of the project on female circumcision for the "AfishaDaily" believe.
Stepanakert, November 15, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:30, 19 November 2020
About 7000 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh
Forced migrants are returning to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia by the road through Karvachar. The way via the Lachin Corridor is unsafe, since Shushi is under Azerbaijan's control, an Armenian political analyst has noted.
A soldier of the army of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
10:27, 19 November 2020
The death toll of Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers exceeds 1500
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has published a list of 81 soldiers killed in the conflict zone during the hostilities. The total number of perished soldiers of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh has made at least 1586.
Armenian pilgrims say farewell to the Dadivank monastery. November 18, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:14, 19 November 2020
Armenian pilgrims say farewell to monastery in Karvachar District
Believers are gathering at the Dadivank Monastery located in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh that passes under Azerbaijan's control. Pilgrims fear that they will no longer be able to visit the monastery. The Abbot and the brethren decided not to leave Dadivank.
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh near a burning house. November 14, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
23:59, 18 November 2020
Peacekeepers: over 1700 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh
Over 24 hours, 648 refugees arrived in Stepanakert from Armenia, and in total, 1709 people returned to the city. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has deployed seven more peacekeeping observer posts in Nagorno-Karabakh than planned, the Russian MoD reports.
Ruslan Sadykov (on the left) and Akhmed Dudaev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of the video https://grozny.tv/news/main/40680, https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/119917/
23:55, 18 November 2020
Entrepreneur retracts his statement on Marvel comics after meeting with Chechen minister
In Kurchaloi, the spokesman for the children's centre called inappropriate the replacement of images of US comic book characters with photographs of Ramzan Kadyrov and "real heroes." At the same time, in a conversation with Akhmed Dudaev, Chechen Minister of Information, the spokesman for the children's centre said that he did not refuse to comply with the Chechen leader's instructions.
Removal of the aftermath of the explosion in Kaspiysk in 1996. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Взрыв_жилого_дома_в_Каспийске_(1996)
20:18, 18 November 2020
Journalists question official version of terror act in Kaspiysk in 1996
The terror act committed in 1996 in Kaspiysk was an extraordinary event, but later terror acts in Russia forced residents to become accustomed to such news, Dagestani journalists suggest. They doubt the official version that the terror act committed in a house where families of border guards lived was connected with the blocking of smuggling channels.
Russian peacekeepers in Stepanakert, November 15, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:08, 18 November 2020
Russian authorities retroactively approve sending peacekeepers to Karabakh
Today, a week after Russian peacekeepers had been sent to Nagorno-Karabakh, members of the Russian Federation Council have adopted a resolution on their consent to the above sending.
News
Yagublu's relatives expressed concerns for his health.

Karabakh politicians convicted in Baku demanded that the Armenian authorities pay attention to their problems.

Ulviya Ali. Photo: https://jam-news.net/ru The President of the Voice of America* called for the release of Ulviya Ali.

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.