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David Gareja Monastery Complex. Photo: Paata Vardanashvili from Tbilisi, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3529065
11:45, 17 January 2020
Georgia: person accused of assaulting border guard arrested
The court has placed Giorgi Ichukaidze, accused of taking a Georgian border guard hostage on the border with Azerbaijan, behind bars. The man explained that he was not going to attack the border guard, but only wanted to drive Azerbaijani law enforcers away from the David Gareja Monastery Complex.
Policemen during protest rally in Magas. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
11:30, 17 January 2020
Charging Ingush activists with extremism outrages rights defenders
Akhmed Barakhoev is charged with creating an extremist community, while investigators have accused Barakh Chemurziev and Ismail Nalgiev of taking part in this community. Human rights defenders urge to stop criminally prosecuting them.
Screenshot form video appeal by Sevgiya Ismailova
08:28, 17 January 2020
Azerbaijani activists announce Ismailova’s escape from home
Sevgiya Ismailova, an eighteen-year-old Russian citizen, has escaped from her relatives in Azerbaijan, who held her by force; now, she is under the care of local activists. The girl’s mother denies violence against her.
Lenin Squire in Elista. Photo by Alyona Sadovskaya for the Caucasian Knot
08:17, 17 January 2020
Half of those punished for rallies in Kalmykia are pensioners
Nine out of twenty activists found guilty of taking part in non-sanctioned protest actions held in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, are pensioners, who stated that they are unable to pay the awarded fines.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
21:39, 16 January 2020
Soldier seriously wounded in Karabakh conflict zone
Armenian contract soldier Arthur Mezhlumyan was wounded at a combat post and was hospitalized in sever condition.
Relatives of Rezvan Ozdoev in the court. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
21:27, 16 January 2020
Rezvan Ozdoev pleads not guilty to assaulting law enforcer
At a court hearing in Zheleznovodsk, Ingush activist Rezvan Ozdoev pleaded not guilty to assaulting a fighter of the National Guard of Russia during a rally in March 2019. The defence demanded to question a victim whose name was not disclosed.
Men sweeping streets of Grozny. Photo: website of the Grozny Mayorality, http://grozmer.ru/events/v-groznov-prohodjat-massovye-subbotniki.html
18:21, 16 January 2020
Chechen policemen force law breakers to sweep streets
Law enforcers forced residents of the Kurchaloi District, punished for driving in a state of alcoholic intoxication, to clean the mosque territory. One of the chiefs of the Kurchaloi ROVD (District Interior Division) called such violators "terrorists" and promised to seize their cars.
OSCE Mission vehicles, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
17:56, 16 January 2020
OSCE mission registers no shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
OSCE mission members reported on the calm situation in the Karabakh conflict zone amid a statement about machine gun attacks claimed by Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani side has failed to fulfil the obligation to conduct monitoring, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
14:49, 16 January 2020
Chechen Internet users discuss Ramzan Kadyrov's disease
Instagram users argued about the reasons for the Ramzan Kadyrov's decision to appoint a successor amid the absence of the timely official explanations.
14:35, 16 January 2020
In Baku, police stop protest rally held by parents of defendants in "Ganja case"
On January 15, in the capital of Azerbaijan, a protest rally was held in front of the Supreme Court (SC) building. In the course of the rally, relatives of the defendants in the "Ganja case" demanded the release of the arrested persons and blocked a road. The police pushed the protesters back.
A car of the law enforcement agencies. Screenshot from video made by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation: https://yandex.ru/search/?
11:11, 16 January 2020
Two Ingush residents detained under Eldjarkiev’s murder case
Under the murder case of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the head of the Ingush “E Centre”, law enforcers detained two residents of the republic, sources have reported.
Khadija Ismayilova. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
10:59, 16 January 2020
British rights defenders urge Azerbaijan to lift ban on Ismayilova’s travels abroad
Azerbaijani authorities must lift the ban on foreign travels of investigative journalist, Khadija Ismayilova, who has been awarded several international rewards. Three British human rights organizations made such an appeal on January 15.
A door blown up by German law enforcers during searches at an apartment of one of the Chechen natives. Screenshot of the post in Telegram Channel made by Vaifond human rights association. https://t.me/vayfond/1694
10:46, 16 January 2020
Rights defenders tell details of searches that Chechens faced in Germany
In Germany, law enforcers blew up the door to the apartment where migrants from Chechnya live, and didn’t allow a mother to be with her small kids during the search, although there were no claims to the detainees, human rights defenders have reported.
Alam Abdulmedjidov, one of the convicts under the case of '14 men'. Photo: Gor Aleksanyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:40, 16 January 2020
Complaint about torture of convicted Kurchaloi residents sent to ECtHR
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial” has filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the interests of fourteen Chechen residents convicted to long sentences for terrorism. Rights defenders assert that law enforcers had forced the convicts to confess by torture and threats.
Manvel Grigoryan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:30, 16 January 2020
Manvel Grigoryan released from arrest
The court took into account the findings of the medical board on the state of health of Manvel Grigoryan, a former MP, and set him free under recognizance not to leave.
Muslim Khuchiev. Photo: press service of the Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs of Russia
08:22, 16 January 2020
Muslim Khuchiev appointed interim head of Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov has appointed Muslim Khuchiev, the chairman of the Chechen Government, to be the acting head of the republic for the period of his disability.
A resident of Chechnya made public a video in which he apologized for posting a video with a road police car which drove into a ditch. Screenshot of a post made by eldit_net: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LmOkYKX3u/
21:27, 15 January 2020
Chechen residents note deepening of practice to apologize to law enforcers
Recent public apologies prove the desire of the law enforcement bodies to stop even the most general criticism, residents of Chechnya told the "Caucasian Knot".
Semyon Ateev. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
21:04, 15 January 2020
Court fines initiator of failed rally in Elista
The Elista City Court imposed a fine of 5000 roubles on activist Semyon Ateev, who sought holding a rally against Dmitry Trapeznikov. The rally was not sanctioned by the authorities and did not take place, but Semyon Ateev should have notified the authorities concerning changing his mind about holding the event, the court decided. The activist says he intends to appeal against the court's decision.
Screenshot of Instagram post about prevention of a terror attack in Germany, https://www.instagram.com/p/B7TI0a9K0Pe/
18:36, 15 January 2020
Instagram users argue about detention of Chechen natives in Germany
Natives of Chechnya could not prepare a terror act in the country which granted asylum to them, and the German law enforcement authorities did not provide any objective reasons for their detention, note commentators on Instagram. Germany is a rule-of-law state, and fabrication of criminal cases by the law enforcement authorities is excluded there, other social network users argue.
Combat duty at one of military units of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7326
18:22, 15 January 2020
Azerbaijan registers sniper attacks on front line
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled 21 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
News
Bilyajari Station. Baku, May 3, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/infrastruktura/v-armeniyu-tranzitom-cerez-territoriyu-azerbaidzana-otpravleno-8-vagonov-s-udobreniyami-obnovleno-649408 A train carrying fertilizers has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

A picketer holds signs. Screenshot from RusNews photo from May 2, 2026, https://t.me/rusnews/84132. Activists in Yerevan demanded the release of Russian political prisoners.

Armenian politicians began their campaign for votes before the start of their campaign.

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.