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A law enforcer. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
21:36, 23 January 2020
FSB reports detention of six extremists in Dagestan
The FSB Department for Dagestan reported the detention of supporters of the "At-Takfir Val-Hijra" extremist organization banned in Russia.
Protest actions in Georgia. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:28, 23 January 2020
US congressmen reproach Georgian authorities for persecuting opposition
In Georgia, the failure of the constitutional amendment to hold parliamentary elections and the persecution of protesters adversely affect the country's image, the US Congress notes. The congressmen's appeal will affect the electoral sympathies of Georgian voters, political analysts suggest.
Visitors in the hall at the hospital. Screenshot of the post on Instagram ЧП Чечня https://www.instagram.com/p/B7nUEQxoxNe/
21:19, 23 January 2020
Chechen Prosecutor's Office promises to punish doctors for selling shoe covers
A video showing how shoe covers were sold to visitors of a hospital in Gudermes was the reason for the inspection from the Prosecutor's Office. Instagram users note that other medical institutions of the republic have similar practices.
Djambulat Umarov. Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/B7odUAtI1c_/
13:29, 23 January 2020
Chechen minister responds to reports about "expulsion of a genie" from a woman
Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister of National Policy, called a "fake" a complaint filed by Aminat Lorsanova who claimed that a specialist in "expelling genies" had beaten her in the presence of her relatives. The traditional Islamic medicine does not provide for such treatments, Djambulat Umarov notes.
Georgian Ombudsperson Nino Lomdjariya. Photo: https://1tv.ge/ru/news/komitet-po-zashhite-prav-cheloveka-podderzhal-nino-lomdzharija/
13:19, 23 January 2020
Georgian Ombudsperson claims harassment among prisoners
In Georgia, there is an informal hierarchy among prisoners in penal colonies, and because of the above fact the prisoners who are not "crime bosses" are forced to endure oppression, claims Ombudsperson Nino Lomdjariya. "Crime bosses" take money from other prisoners and forbid them to complain about problems in a prison, explain activists of NGOs.
A polling station at the elections in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:12, 23 January 2020
Analysts point to authorities’ interference into election campaign in Azerbaijan
In the course of the election campaign in Azerbaijan, oppositionists have faced administrative resources, which casts doubt on the democratic nature of the elections, the NGO “Institute for Democratic Initiatives” has stated. The elections are held according to the scenario common for the authorities, journalists have noted.
13:08, 23 January 2020
Kadyrov copies Putin's idea of State Council for Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov sets up an Advisory Council aiming to strengthen his power in Chechnya, local residents assert. Kadyrov’s idea came up with the decision of Vladimir Putin to strengthen the status of the Russia’s State Council, political analysts have noted.
A colony employee is beating up the convicted Chechen Khasdin Murtazaliev. Screenshot of the video by the “Public Verdict” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWVwt7vYPpg
13:01, 23 January 2020
Video of beating inmate outrages residents of Chechnya
In Russian jails, they are biased towards natives of the Caucasus, residents of Chechnya have noted after posting the video with the beating of the prisoner Khasdin Murtazaliev. The video refutes the recent Ramzan Kadyrov’s statement about the respectful attitude to Chechens in jails, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has noted.
A session of the Armenian parliament. Photo: REUTERS/Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure
12:56, 23 January 2020
Armenian parliament allows police tapping citizens' phone conversations
Rights defenders are wary about the bill that allows the Armenian police to tap citizens' phone calls.
Sevgiya Ismailova. Photo from her personal page https://vk.com/drnkwizme?z=photo401886920_456256808%2Fphotos401886920
12:48, 23 January 2020
Sevgiya Ismailova not to complain about her relatives to Baku police
The Baku police are not investigating the incident with Sevgiya Ismailova, a Russian citizen, who has stated that she is exposed to domestic violence in Azerbaijan because of her sexual orientation.
Yuri Chaika. Photo by the government of Krasnodar territory
23:58, 22 January 2020
Rights defenders call on new presidential envoy to "go back to the good old days" in Northern Caucasus
Earlier, Yuri Chaika, the new presidential envoy to Northern Caucasus, has showed himself as a defender of human rights, notes human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina.
A swimming pool at the "Anji Arena" sports complex. Photo https://anji-arena.ru/spa-tsentr-arena.html
23:56, 22 January 2020
Ban for women in "Anji Arena" swimming pool leads to complaints to Prosecutor's Office
Three women from Dagestan filed complaints to the Prosecutor's Office about the fact that they had been deprived of the opportunity to visit the largest swimming pool in Northern Caucasus, activist Svetlana Anokhina reported.
23:53, 22 January 2020
North-Ossetian resident accused of terrorism placed to punishment cell, his sister reports
After a transfer to a penal colony in the Saratov Region, Timur Tumgoev, a native of Vladikavkaz, sentenced on the charge of involvement in the ranks of Syrian militants, was placed to a punishment cell without any explanations. This was reported by a female relative of Timur Tumgoev.
A military unit of the army of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7326
23:50, 22 January 2020
Azerbaijan claims machine gun shelling attacks on front line
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were subjected to 23 shelling attacks within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:24, 22 January 2020
Chechen militant accused of attacking Pskov paratroopers
The case about the participation of Ruslan Bataev, a resident of Chechnya, in an attack on a company of the Airborne Forces (paratroopers) in 2000 has been brought to court. This is the second case against Bataev, already convicted for an attack on military servicemen in the village of Chervlyonnaya.
People at the Ingush Ministry of National Policy. Photo by Magomed Aliev for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:55, 22 January 2020
Head of Ingushetia demands from his officials to solve Chechen migrants’ housing problems
Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, the head of Ingushetia, has criticized his subordinates for unresolved problems of forced migrants and demanded from them to give, before the end of February, a reasoned answer on whether they can claim compensations for their lost housing.
A dagger. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
12:54, 22 January 2020
Dagestani journalists treat "honour killings" as remnants of the patriarchal system
A part of the society in Dagestan perceives "honour killings" with understanding, although there is no justification for such crimes, journalists have noted.
Alexander Kananyan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:51, 22 January 2020
NKR activist goes on hunger strike demanding to stop HPP construction
Alexander Kananyan, a resident of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has gone on a hunger strike, demanding to stop the construction of small hydropower plants (HPPs) on the Trtu River and check the environmental safety of all HPPs in the region.
11:23, 22 January 2020
Contract soldier perishes in NKR
Arthur Nalbandyan, a serviceman of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has died in an accident, the NKR’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
A polling station at the elections in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:20, 22 January 2020
Observers point to violations at registering candidates in Azerbaijan
The election campaign for the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan passes amid restriction of political freedoms and absence of favourable competitive environment, says the report of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Training (CEMDT).
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 December 28-January 3, 2020

Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 14-20, 2020

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.