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Policemen between protesters and entrance to the Parliament, June 20, 2019. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
14:09, 15 January 2020
Human rights defenders criticize evidence in Moris Machalikashvili's case
Testimonies of witnesses and a video from a protest action in Tbilisi do not confirm that Moris Machalikashvili attacked law enforcers, Georgian human rights defenders report.
Thorhild Sunna Evarsdottir, a PACE Rapporteur. Photo: https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/www.europalibera.org/a/29448907.html
13:44, 15 January 2020
PACE rapporteur condemns refusal to let opposition take part in elections in Azerbaijan
The fact that Ilgar Mamedov and several other former political prisoners were not allowed to take part in the parliamentary elections proves the "increasingly undemocratic nature" of the regime and "creates a legal and political crisis of unprecedented gravity" in the implementation by Azerbaijan of the judgments pronounced by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), says Sunna Thorhildur Ævarsdottir, rapporteur on reported cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
A detainee suspected of organizing an assassination attempt on Adam Osmaev and Amina Okueva. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, https://mvs.gov.ua/ua/news/27356_Arsen_Avakov_Policiya_zatrimala_grupu_killeriv_yaki_obgruntovano_pidozryuyutsya_u_vbivstvi_Amini_Okuvoi_.htm
11:41, 15 January 2020
Dagestani native arrested in case on Amina Okueva's murder
In Kiev, the court arrested for two months Igor Redkin, a native of Kaspiysk, who was suspected of killing Amina Okueva.
11:31, 15 January 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionists claim unequal conditions for campaigning
In Azerbaijan, the overpriced cost of campaigning on radio and TV Channels does not allow opposition parties and independent candidates to participate in the parliamentary campaign along with the ruling party, activists claim.
A passenger car driving on a footpath that separates the roadway in Khasavyurt. Screenshot of the Instagram post made by the Dagestani MIA: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MO7kCIs59/
11:13, 15 January 2020
Dagestani drivers consider shame effective punishment for reckless drivers
The practice of public apologies can be an effective correctional measure for violators of the traffic rules, Dagestani drivers believe.
Magomed Gandaur-Egi, advocate of Adam Badiev. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
08:25, 15 January 2020
Activist's defence calls clashes in Magas provocation by law enforcers
An advocate of Adam Badiev claimed that law enforcers themselves were responsible for clashes with Ingush activists in March 2019. Adam Badiev admitted that he had hit a fighter of the National Guard of Russia with a stone, but stated that he had not done that on purpose.
Georgian border guards. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
21:57, 14 January 2020
Hostage-taking incident occurs on Georgian-Azerbaijani border
Today, Georgian law enforcers have detained an armed man who took a border guard hostage.
Nikolo Gviniashvili. Photo courtesy of the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
21:47, 14 January 2020
ECtHR begins consideration of Georgian transgender's complaint
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanded from the Georgian authorities to explain their refusal to change a gender record in the passport of Nikolo Gviniashvili.
Manvel Grigoryan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:31, 14 January 2020
Manvel Grigoryan transferred to resuscitation ward
The authorities and the judicial system of Armenia are responsible for the deterioration of the condition of Manvel Grigoryan, a former member of the Armenian parliament, who is not allowed to be treated abroad, the defence claims.
Policemen in Germany. Photo: REUTERS/Christian Mang
18:18, 14 January 2020
Germany detains natives of Chechnya on suspicion of plotting terror act
The German law enforcement authorities conducted a series of searches in a case on preparation of a terror act. According to the preliminary information, three migrants from Chechnya were detained.
Rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
18:02, 14 January 2020
Akhmed Nalgiev voices his claims to public prosecutors
Akhmed Nalgiev, a resident of Magas, refused to admit to participating in an unsanctioned rally and rejected the charge with assaulting two law enforcers. The man claims that the criminal proceedings against him deprived him of his job and damaged his reputation.
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan Colonel General Zakir Hasanov at the frontline zone. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan
15:05, 14 January 2020
Azerbaijan registers 22 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot from video posted at: http://www.facebook.com/elzamin.salayev/videos/158496345182695
14:52, 14 January 2020
Azerbaijani opposition arrested after criticizing police
Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested after disseminating on social networks a video criticizing the policeman. Other two PFPA's activists were fined. In 2019, 98 members were subjected to administrative arrests, the PFPA reports.
Ibragim and Musa Zyazikov, brothers of the defendant. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
11:12, 14 January 2020
Khasan Zyazikov's family stays in distress after his arrest
Family members of Khasan Zyazikov, an arrested Ingush activist, found themselves in distress, brothers of the activist said.
An apartment pillaged during the pogroms in Baku. Photo: http://karabakhrecords.info/photo.html
11:00, 14 January 2020
Yerevan residents share memories of their relatives killed during pogroms in Baku
On the 30th anniversary of the Baku pogroms, residents of Yerevan paid tribute to victims of the tragedy. Refugees from Baku told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about their relatives who were killed during those tragic events.
Picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev in Makhachkala, November 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
10:43, 14 January 2020
Gadjiev's colleagues call for support of online campaign in his defence
The public interest in the case of arrested Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev is quite high, note participants in a series of pickets in Makhachkala. According to them, for sympathizers of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a support campaign on social networks can become an alternative to participating in street actions of protest.
08:24, 14 January 2020
Criminal.az editor-in-chief gets reaction to his complaint from MIA's chief
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan promised Anar Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the "Criminal.az" website, to find the people who disseminated false information about the journalist on social networks.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
08:18, 14 January 2020
Mikhail Saakashvili suspected of attempt to overthrow power in Georgia
The Georgian police suspected Mikhail Saakashvili of involvement in an attempt to overthrow the government on the basis of his statement that it was possible to achieve a "regime fall" in the summer of 2019.
Residents of Sukhumi. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot
21:40, 13 January 2020
Sukhumi residents tired of elections and political crises
Political crises and frequent presidential elections spoil the tourist image of Abkhazia and prevent it from developing amid high unemployment and low salaries, believe residents of Sukhumi, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Ingush activists released from SIZO in Pyatigorsk. Eliskhan Azhigov (centre) after being released, January 13, 2020. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
21:19, 13 January 2020
Two Ingush activists released from SIZO in Pyatigorsk
Musa Pliev and Eliskhan Azhigov, participants of a rally in Magas, who had not been earlier released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in the Stavropol Territory despite the expiration of the sentences, were set free.
News
The expulsion of Sochi residents from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag sparked a debate on Facebook*.

Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili is detained. Photo: https://newshub.ge/ru/news/incidents/v-okkupirovannoi-abxazii-zaderzan-grazdanin-gruzii-po-podozreniyu-v-spionaze Security forces' theory about a Georgian spy in Abkhazia has surprised Facebook users*

A Georgian citizen has been detained in Abkhazia in connection with an espionage case.

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.