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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.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot from video posted by the "Grozny" ChGTRK, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuo-YxS6U6A
22:02, 29 January 2020
Kadyrov declares authors of reports about detentions in Chechnya to be enemies
Ramzan Kadyrov has ordered law enforcers to find and punish those residents of Chechnya who spread information about kidnappings and detentions in the republic. His order to search for "gossipers" in the around-the-clock regime was issued after publications about the detention of 25 residents of Chechnya for a photo collage with the head of the republic.
Screenshot from video about conversation with 'girl's offenders' in Vladikavkaz, posted by MIA of North Ossetia, https://15.мвд.рф/news/window/19430124/
18:16, 29 January 2020
Police identify authors of video with apology of Vladikavkaz student
In North Ossetia, officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) held a preventive conversation with three young people who recorded a video of the female student's apology for a dance. The verification of their actions is underway, the police report. A mother of the student thanked the law enforcement bodies for protection.
Salome Zurabishvili speaks at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, January 28, 2020. Photo: website of the President of Georgia
18:06, 29 January 2020
Salome Zurabishvili demands compensation from Russia to deported residents of Georgia
Russia did not fulfil the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to pay 100 million euros to Georgian citizens deported in 2006, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili recalled at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Serzh Sargsyan. Photo: European Popular Party, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Serzh_Sargsyan
17:52, 29 January 2020
Serzh Sargsyan's case transferred to court
The General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia has approved the indictment in a case on misappropriation of more than a million US dollars, in which Serzh Sargsyan, the third President of Armenia, and four other persons are involved as defendants.
Participants of scandalous dancing in Vladikavkaz. Screenshot from video posted by 'ChP Vladikavkaz' at: https://vk.com/chp_vladikavkaz?w=wall-163455908_58119, screenshot from video with students' apologies: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wd9fRBYuR/
13:43, 29 January 2020
Facebook users support harassed female student from Vladikavkaz
Journalist Anna Kabisova and psychologist Alyona Ramonova initiated a flash mob with the hashtag #I'm_not_an_ideal_dancer to support a female student who was subjected to harassment after a public dance.
Tbilisi. Photo: Omicroñ'R - https://ru.wikipedia.org/
13:26, 29 January 2020
In Tbilisi, political analysts assess damage to authorities from Sergey Lavrov's possible visit
President Salome Zurabishvili agreed to host a Russian delegation led by Sergey Lavrov at the Council of Europe's events in Georgia this May. The authorities are to comply with the Council of Europe (CE) regulations, but this will harm them in the eyes of voters, believe political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
11:19, 29 January 2020
Rights defenders point to atmosphere of hatred in Armenia
In Armenia, the hate rhetoric has become a serious threat to democracy; it is used by both the former and current authorities, experts said in their comments on the parliament's decision to set up a working group to combat the spread of hatred in the country. The creation of the above working group was initiated by one of the MPs from the "My Step" ruling bloc.
Oleg Orlov, Djambulat Umarov, Ruslan Kutaev. Photo: HRC 'Memorial', screenshot from video posted on Djambulat Umarov's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y1DbFIQPf/, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
11:07, 29 January 2020
Human rights defenders expose Umarov's slyness
Djambulat Umarov, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, has denied the fact that residents of the republic had been detained for disseminating a collage with Kadyrov. However, the minister's slip of the tongue about the need to "warn a dozen troublemakers and scoundrels" means that there had really been detentions of Chechen residents, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
PACE sitting. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
10:54, 29 January 2020
PACE: residents of Chechnya tell about torture and kidnappings
Three residents of Chechnya have spoken at a sitting of the Legal Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and told their personal stories about human rights violations in the republic. Oleg Orlov, a board member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", told the PACE that a totalitarian regime has been established in Chechnya.
Head of Chuvashia Mikhail Ignatiev (left) and head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov (right)
08:35, 29 January 2020
Kadyrov escapes party punishment amid Ignatiev's expulsion from Edinaya Rossiya
Mikhail Ignatiev, the head of Chuvashia, was expelled from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party after his call to "crackdown" journalists for criticism, while the demand of the head of Chechnya to "kill, imprison and intimidate" authors of negative materials was ignored by the above ruling party.
Work record books. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
08:26, 29 January 2020
Republics of Northern Caucasus notable for high unemployment rate
The December 2019 "Employment and Unemployment Rating in the Russian Federation", published by the Federal State Statistics Service, has shown that in the last quarter of 2019, the worst employment situation was observed in the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
Malkhaz Machalikashvili (centre), father of Temirlan Machalikashvili. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
22:34, 28 January 2020
Georgian PO closes Machalikashvili's murder case
Temirlan Machalikashvili, a resident of Pankisi, was shot dead by law enforcers, when he tried to detonate a grenade; the inquiry into the alleged abuse of powers has been stopped, the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of Georgia has stated today.
21:53, 28 January 2020
Narek Malyan detained at "Veto" office in Yerevan
Narek Malyan, the head of the "Veto" Socio-Political Movement, has been detained in Yerevan. His supporters are sure that the detention is politically motivated.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
18:05, 28 January 2020
ECtHR awards almost 10,000 euros to Krasnodar resident for his extra stay in SIZO
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that in 2008, Anatoly Ataev, a resident of Krasnodar, was unfoundedly left in SIZO (pre-trial prison) after a court had pronounced a decision to release him. The ECtHR obliged the Russian authorities to compensate the man for moral harm.
Zarifa Sautieva. Screenshot from video posted by Radio Marsho at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AubF_1Po3Bc
17:54, 28 January 2020
Appeal to release Zarifa Sautieva raises more than 170 signatures
Cultural workers, scientists, journalists, human rights defenders, and activists signed an open letter to the administration of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with the demand to release Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva. The appeal posted on January 27 was signed by 171 people.
Photo collage with Ramzan Kadyrov, Djambulat Umarov. Photo: screenshot of Instagram post, http://www.instagram.com/p/B7y1DbFIQPf
17:32, 28 January 2020
Chechen residents concerned over Umarov's statement on detentions for photo collage with Kadyrov
Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister of National Policy, declared inaccurate the reports about the detention of 25 Chechen residents for disseminating a photo collage with Ramzan Kadyrov. Meanwhile, the Chechen minister confirmed the authorities' willingness to "teach a lesson" to people disseminating such photo collages, residents of the republic note.
Aslan Bzhaniya, leader of the Abkhaz opposition. Screenshot from video posted by apsny.today at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82SWzE0ZmOw
14:40, 28 January 2020
Aslan Bzhaniya claims being poisoned with dimethylmercury
Aslan Bzhaniya, the leader of the Abkhaz opposition, is ready to present to the Prosecutor's Office the evidence of his poisoning before the presidential election in 2019. Earlier, the General Prosecutor's of Abkhazia questioned the version about the poisoning of the politician.
News
Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children be provided with medicine and food.

Couriers and taxi drivers held a protest march in three Georgian cities. Photo: TV Pirveli / https://tvpirveli.ge/ka/siaxleebi/sazogadoeba/126716-kurierebi-da-taqsis-mdzgolebi-tbilisshi-saprotesto-msvlelobas-martaven Couriers and taxi drivers held a protest march in three Georgian cities.

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.