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The dancing performed at the celebration of the Students' Day in Vladikavkaz that caused a great resonance in North Ossetia. Screenshot from video posted by RIA Region Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T104cBjFTc4&feature=emb_logo
11:11, 28 January 2020
Police got interested in threats to Vladikavkaz students because of dance
The girl-performer of the resonance dance in Vladikavkaz complained of threats received from people, who had forced her to apologize publicly; after which the police began a check.
Elena Barzukaeva holds solo picket in support of her detained son, January 27, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
08:34, 28 January 2020
Relatives of arrested Derbent residents demand to inquire into their torture complaints
The mothers and an aunt of the three Derbent residents accused of terrorism, who have reported about torture, resumed their protest action in Makhachkala.
Ilya Azar speaks in a video appeal in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3G93KQNYERM&feature=emb_logo
08:23, 28 January 2020
Russian journalists demand to close case against Abdulmumin Gadjiev
On far-fetched charges, Abdulmumin Gadjiev is prosecuted for his professional activities; the case against him should be closed, well-known Russian journalists have stated in their appeal in support of their colleague from the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly and website.
Fragment of photo table of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs, containing information on Makhma Muskiev and other Chechen residents detained in January 2017 (right) and fragment of passport of Umar Turkoev who pretended to be Makhma Muskiev. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot using document published by 'Novaya Gazeta': https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2020/01/27/83642-chechenskiy-podlog
21:57, 27 January 2020
Residents of Chechnya pretend to be persons from "execution list"
According to materials found by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", two residents of Chechnya, who looked like their brothers included in the "execution list," misled the Russia's Ombudsperson.
Banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
21:21, 27 January 2020
Court upholds decision to arrest Abdulmumin Gadjiev
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan dismissed an appeal filed by journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev and left him in custody until March 13.
Election in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:06, 27 January 2020
Azerbaijani opposition claims violations during election campaign
In Azerbaijan, opposition candidates faced obstacles to their meetings with voters, and their campaign materials were spoiled, the "Musavat" Party claimed.
Alexander Kananyan (left) and Mher Pogosyan (right). Screenshot of Facebook post made by Mher Pogosyan: https://www.facebook.com/mher.poghosyan.3/posts/2672240769479816
17:30, 27 January 2020
Stepanakert resident joins hunger strike against HPP construction
Activist Mher Pogosyan followed the example of Alexander Kananyan and declared a hunger strike with the demand to stop the construction of small hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) in two districts of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Police and special forces. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-respublike-kalmykiya-4.html
14:59, 27 January 2020
On January 20-26, 2020, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of January 20-26, 2020, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Magomed Mutsolgov. Photo: Varvara Pakhomenko, https://www.hrw.org/ru/news/2015/11/10/283276
14:40, 27 January 2020
Human rights defender urges an end to prosecution of Ingush activists
Charges of extremism brought against Ingush activists are of political nature, declares Magomed Mutsolgov, the head of the human rights organization "Mashr". He believes that the case against the Ingush activists was fabricated.
Students dancing in Vladikavkaz. Screenshot from video posted by RIA Region Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T104cBjFTc4&feature=emb_logo
13:06, 27 January 2020
Students in Vladikavkaz publicly apologize for dancing
An African student and a girl publicly apologized for dancing in Vladikavkaz, which was regard as indecent by locals. Instagram users have argued whether the student who came from abroad should apologize in this case.
Alaudin Khangoshvili says he regrets committing theft. Screenshot of Instagram post made by public "ChP/Chechnya": https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vTw7gFge2/
12:46, 27 January 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize police for posting video with apologies of detainee
The video with apologies of the Grozny resident Alaudin Khangoshvili for the theft was made public in the popular Instagram account "ChP/Chechnya." The police have humiliated Khangoshvili by making public his apologies, social network users believe.
Law enforcer. Photo: Yulia Sematova, Yugopolis
12:23, 27 January 2020
25 people detained for photo collage with Kadyrov - report
Law enforcers have detained residents of Chechnya involved in distributing a photo collage with the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kavkaz.Realii reports.
Collage prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". The opening of the memorial sign to the Ottoman soldiers who died on November 5-7, 1918 in the battles for the liberation of Port Petrovsk, a portrait of A.P.Ermolov painted by P.Zakharov-Chechen, a monument to the ataman Grigory Rashpil. Photo: video frame of the Monument to Ottoman soldiers in Dagestan OK.ru, wikipedia.org, Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:43, 27 January 2020
Historians point to threat of conflict over monuments to conquerors in the Caucasus
The installation of controversial monuments in the regions of the Caucasus can be explained by the desire of the authorities to gain favor with the federal center, experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" assert.
Gaspar Avakyan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q679Dxy8Hpk&t=19s
11:44, 26 January 2020
Blogger Gaspar Avakyan pleads not guilty in court
During an interrogation, Rostov blogger Gaspar Avakyan, accused of extortion of money, pleaded not guilty to any episode.
Screenshot of a panoramic view of the shopping centre in Berlin where, according to investigators, the native of Dagestan planned to commit a terror act aixmedia.net/images/Panoramatour/Referenzen/Gesundbrunnen-Center
11:33, 26 January 2020
In Germany, native of Dagestan sentenced for plotting terror act
In Berlin, the court found a native of Dagestan guilty of plotting an explosion in a shopping centre and sentenced him to five years and four months of imprisonment.
11:22, 26 January 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionist Salaev needs surgery because of beating by law enforcers, his son reports
After the information about torture of Alizamin Salaev at a police station had been made public, the Azerbaijani activist was visited by staff members of the Ombudsman's Office. A son of the activist reports that Alizamin Salaev got his internal organs damaged and he needs surgery.
A square in front of the 28 May Baku Metro station. Photo by Faik Medjid for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:14, 25 January 2020
PACE delegation points Baku to restrictions of political freedoms
The election campaign in Azerbaijan is passing under restriction of the freedom of assembly and is accompanied by persecutions of oppositionists, which does not contribute to democratic parliamentary elections. This was stated by a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) after its trip to Baku.
Alexander Kananyan. Screenshot of the video by the CIVILNET channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvrxGsDoORw&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1GwWkT1ha9l9jfb7RCLIUGDfxMt433vetkwUomAZMqHFId_Czh67WvmQk
23:10, 25 January 2020
After meeting minister, Karabakh activist continues his hunger strike
On January 24, Alexander Kananyan, a political analyst, was visited by Grigory Martirosyan, a minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), and told him about the environmental threats of the operation of small hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Trtu River. Mr Kananyan refused to end his hunger strike, because no decision was made to stop the HPPs.
Logo of the Human Rights Watch. https://www.hrw.org
09:19, 25 January 2020
Rights defenders point to domestic violence problems and LGBT people discrimination in Armenia
After the “velvet” revolution in Armenia, cases of domestic violence and discrimination against LGBT people and people with disabilities have not been eradicated, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has stated. The authorities do not deny these problems, but not everything is done to solve them, Yerevan rights defenders believe.
09:15, 25 January 2020
Gays’ murder case in Kuban reaches the court
The prosecutor’s office has sent to the court the case to a resident of Kuban (a common name of the Krasnodar Territory by the name of the main river), accused of killing a same-sex couple of pensioners in the Seversky District.
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Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.

Human rights activists reported violations of Belkisa Mintsayeva's rights.

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.