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One of the Khachaturyan sisters. Screenshot from video posted by Russia 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=0kBtelW7K2s
17:57, 31 January 2020
General Prosecutor's Office treats Khachaturyan sisters' actions as self-defence
The General's Prosecutor Office of Russia refused to bring to court a case against the Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father and obliged the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to re-classify the charge as necessary defence, advocates report. The defenders have also noted that the above resolution "entails the termination of the criminal proceedings."
Soldiers of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
17:25, 31 January 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 23 shelling attacks
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were subjected to shelling attacks, including in the Gadabay District, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
Djambulat Umarov. Screenshot of Djambulat Umarov's post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B79A0DroecK/
14:15, 31 January 2020
Umarov accuses Chechen residents of ingratitude after photo collage with Kadyrov
In Chechnya, the authorities build hospitals, mosques, and roads, while residents who ask Ramzan Kadyrov for help disseminate caricatures to the leader of Chechnya in response, Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister for National Policy, expressed his indignation.
Water storage reservoir in Matagis. Photo: Mary Agakhanyan /"Sekret firmy", https://cont.ws
13:56, 31 January 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh schoolchildren stop protest action against small HPPs
In Karvachar, senior schoolchildren stopped their protest action against the construction of small hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) and announced their intention to create monitoring groups on the environmental safety of HPPs in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Policeman. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis
11:11, 31 January 2020
Arrested Chechen woman complains about law enforcers' pressure in SIZO
Special agents are forcing Lilia Saidova, accused of financing militants because of transferring money to her brother in Turkey, to give confession and slander a stranger, her father and an advocate assert.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
10:50, 31 January 2020
Advocate of CC head of Armenia threaten to sue Pashinyan for defamation
Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Premier, has posted on the Facebook a video report of the Republic's Public TV with the details of the criminal case against Grair Tovmasyan. The defence of Tovmasyan has announced its intention to sue the Public TV Channel and the Prime Minister demanding to restore the violated rights of the judge.
Participant of a rally in Baku demands to release political prisoners. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
10:37, 31 January 2020
PACE calls on Azerbaijan to solve the problem of political prisoners
The problem of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has not been solved, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has stated in its resolution, calling on the country's authorities to review the cases of convicted activists and journalists.
Mekhman Aliev and Ogtai Gyulyalyev in an Istanbul clinic, January 29, 2020. Photo by Mekhman Aliev for the Caucasian Knot
08:34, 31 January 2020
The health condition of Ogtai Gyulyalyev has essentially improved
Turkish doctors have positively assessed the dynamics of the state of health of the Azerbaijani rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev, despite the fact that he is still in coma, said Mekhman Aliev, Director of the "Turan" News Agency.
08:25, 31 January 2020
ECtHR obliges Azerbaijan to pay 60,000 euros to Saribekyan family
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliges Azerbaijani authorities, apart from compensating the harm, to resume the investigation, said the advocate, Ara Gazaryan, who represented at the ECtHR the parents of Manvel Saribekyan, who perished in an Azerbaijani jail.
Valery Badmaev, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Modern Kalmykia", holds picket at the Government building. Photo by Badma Byurchiev for the Caucasian Knot
21:42, 30 January 2020
Activists demand to punish speaker of Khakassia Parliament for his words about Kalmyks' deportation
Residents of Kalmykia have asked the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to check the statements of Vladimir Shtygashev, the Speaker of the Parliament of Khakassia, about the Stalin deportation of Kalmyks. Batu Khasikov, the head of Kalmykia, has criticized Shtygashev for justifying repressions, but the authors of appeals have found the reaction of republic's authorities too mild.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
21:27, 30 January 2020
Soldier dies in NKR
Vagram Avagyan, a soldier, has died from a gunshot wound received under not yet сlarified circumstances, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed today.
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
19:43, 30 January 2020
ICRF reports illegal use of prisoners' labour in North Ossetia
A deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for North Ossetia recruited prisoners to work for private companies, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports today.
Action in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the Caucasian Knot
19:29, 30 January 2020
Picketers in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev claim suppression of press freedom
In Moscow, protestors claim that the criminal prosecution of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a correspondent of the "Chernovik" (Draft), is a part of the campaign to pressure independent Dagestani editions. The protestors explained holding pickets in the capital of Russia by the fact that the Abdulmumin Gadjiev's case did not receive due attention outside the republic.
Screenshot of "ChP in Karachay-Cherkessia" post on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/p/B76eoVJB0KE
14:45, 30 January 2020
Resident of Karachay-Cherkessia claims ill-treatment of children in kindergarten
A kindergarten teacher beat children, claimed a resident of the village of Imeni Kosta Khetagurova, who handed over an audio record to the law enforcement bodies.
The dancing performed at the celebration of the Student’s Day in Vladikavkaz that caused a great resonance in North Ossetia. Screenshot from video posted by Region Online, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T104cBjFTc4&feature=emb_logo
14:35, 30 January 2020
Harassment of student after dance shows vulnerable situation of women in Caucasus
In Vladikavkaz, a female student was subjected to harassment after dancing in public, and the girl needs support, members of a feminist movement declare.
Alexander Kananyan, town of Karvachar (Nagorno-Karabakh), January 29, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:16, 30 January 2020
At action in Kananyan's support, NKR schoolchildren oppose minor HPPs
High school pupils from the Karvachar school have staged an action in support of Alexander Kananyan, an activist, who demands to stop building minor hydropower plants (HPPs) in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Kananyan himself has stated that despite the deterioration of his health, he will continue his hunger strike until the authorities fulfil his demands.
Dwelling settlement of Gikalo. Screenshot from video posted by the "Grozny" ChGTRK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZl9dsUShg8
10:59, 30 January 2020
Kadyrov promises to rename Gikalo into Djamleil-Yurt
The head of Chechnya has visited the dwelling settlement of Gikalo and promised locals to rename it in honour of the head of the village administration, Djamleil Elikhanov, who was killed by militants. The settlement has launched building a new mosque, which will be named after Abdul-Kadyr, Ramzan Kadyrov's great-grandfather.
08:30, 30 January 2020
Rights defenders treat MIA's refusal to issue foreign passport to Kerimli as unjustified
The refusal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to issue a foreign passport to Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), which means an actual ban on his travels abroad, has political motives, as in the cases with other critics of the authorities, rights defenders are sure.
Picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the Caucasian Knot
08:19, 30 January 2020
Action in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev held in Moscow
Activists held a series of solo pickets outside the building of the Permanent Mission of Dagestan in Moscow, demanding the release of the Dagestan journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
Malkhaz Machalikashvili. Screenshot from video by "STARVISION TV Georgia", https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIsV8wr3-oUHozUWcKYwENQ
22:18, 29 January 2020
Rights defenders point to sudden termination of Machalikashvili's case
The Georgian Prosecutor's Office has closed the Temirlan Machalikashvili's murder case right at the moment, when investigators indicated inconsistencies in law enforcers' testimonies, the Human Rights Monitoring Centre has noted.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Muftis of the North Caucasus republics have announced the start dates for Ramadan.

Recognized human losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 7,250

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.