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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/
20:10, 13 January 2020
Public apology for street video provokes indignation among residents of Chechnya
A resident of Chechnya made public a video in which he apologized for posting a video with a GIBDD (road police) car which drove into a ditch. Instagram users and residents of Chechnya found it absurd to force a person to apologize for a usual street video.
Raul Khadjimba. Photo: press service of the President of Abkhazia
19:55, 13 January 2020
Raul Khadjimba refuses to run for president
Aslan Bartsits, Vice-President of Abkhazia, has announced that Raul Khadjimba, who resigned as a result of mass protests, will not take part in the early presidential election.
14:08, 13 January 2020
On January 6-12, 2020, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of January 6-12, 2020, no victims to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were registered. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Funeral photos of journalists Orkhan Djemal, Alexander Rastorguev and Kirill Radchenko. Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hwZkvS0U90
13:44, 13 January 2020
ICRF insists on robbery version in case on journalists' murder in CAR
According to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), robbery was a motive for the attack on journalist Orkhan Djemal, cameraman Kirill Radchenko, and director Alexander Rastorguev in the Central African Republic (CAR). The ICRF does not consider a version on the planned murder, which the "Dossier" Centre insists on.
Ibragim Eldjarkiev; place where Ibragim Eldjarkiev was killed. Photo: Ministry of Internal Affairs for Ingushetia, https://nevnov.ru/739433-kollegi-glavy-centra-e-ingushetii-zapisali-na-video-svoi-soboleznovaniya, screenshot from Mash Telegram Channel: https://tlgrm.ru/channels/@breakingmash
13:24, 13 January 2020
ICRF finds motive for Ibragim Eldjarkiev's assassination
The motive for the assassination of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the chief of the Ingush Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE, also known as Centre "E"), was his professional activities. No versions of religious motives and revenge are confirmed, reports Igor Krasnov, Deputy Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Tbilisi. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:29, 13 January 2020
Analysts rule out threat to Georgia from USA-Iran confrontation
There will be no USA-Iran combat actions; therefore, neither a flow of migrants, nor the activeness of Shiite groupings threaten Georgia, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
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
11:14, 13 January 2020
Suspect of organizing Okueva's murder detained
The Ukrainian police have detained members of a criminal grouping, one of the members thereof is suspected of organizing an assassination attempt on a Chechen native, Adam Osmaev, and the murder of his wife Amina Okueva in the fall of 2017.
Raul Khadjimba talking to journalists, October 9, 2019. Photo by Dmitry Stateinov for the Caucasian Knot
10:56, 13 January 2020
Opposition achieves Khadjimba's resignation
The President of Abkhazia, Raul Khadjimba, is resigning, Sergey Shamba, a former Prime Minister of Abkhazia, and Beslan Bartsits, the incumbent Premier, have assured protesters in Sukhumi.
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/
10:43, 13 January 2020
Dagestani police borrow Chechen experience of offenders' public repentances
Following their Chechen colleagues, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan has posted a video with apologies of a resident of Khasavyurt for violating traffic rules, treating the imposed administrative fine as an insufficient educative measure.
Ammunition. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:43, 12 January 2020
Armenian soldier wounded on Azerbaijani border
A Private Arthur Arzumanyan was wounded by a sniper's shot and hospitalized, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Screenshot of the video of the opening a new school built in Shelkovskaya on January 10, 2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B7JQXGlFZCu/
11:40, 12 January 2020
Two new schools in Chechnya named after Akhmat Kadyrov
Officials have named two new schools built in Gudermes and Shelkovskaya after the first president of Chechnya in order to win Ramzan Kadyrov's favour, local residents believe. In its turn, the Chechen Ministry of Education has noted these secondary schools have allowed eliminating three-shift attendance of classes in several other schools.
Protesters at the building of the presidential administration in Sukhumi, January 11, 2020. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:37, 12 January 2020
Abkhazia: opposition supporters share expectations of their protests
In Abkhazia, about 500 protesters have taken control over the presidential administration in Sukhumi, stating that opposition leaders should ensure the resignation of the incumbent president Raul Khadjimba.
The police detains an activist. Screenshot of the video http://rustavi2.ge/en/news/152309
23:59, 11 January 2020
Police detain opponents of developing mini-park in Tbilisi suburb
The development plans of the Mini-Park "Ann's Garden" in the suburb of Tbilisi named Varketili have outraged local residents. They prevented the construction company from starting its works in the mini-park. The action ended in clashes with the police.
Rashid Nurgaliev, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (on the left, photo by the press service of the Security Council of the Russian Federation http://www.scrf.gov.ru) and Raul Khadjimba, President of Abkhazia (photo REUTERS/Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool)
23:54, 11 January 2020
Russia joins settling situation in Abkhazia
Rashid Nurgaliev, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, and Raul Khadjimba, President of Abkhazia, have discussed the stabilization of the political situation in the republic. The Kremlin is interested in settling the crisis in Abkhazia peacefully, experts have noted.
Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who stayed in critical condition after a road traffic accident in Baku, is being transferred to an ambulance. Screenshot from YouTube video posted by Turan Agentliy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBrdMD4gSkk
11:50, 11 January 2020
Azerbaijani rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev operated on for the third time
Doctors of the Istanbul clinic have conducted a surgery on the Azerbaijani rights defender, Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who was injured in a road accident. Doctors find it difficult to name the time when he will regain consciousness, his son has informed.
11:40, 11 January 2020
Curses on Stalin emphasize Kadyrov's inconsistency
On the anniversary of the restoration of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR), Ramzan Kadyrov cursed Joseph Stalin. The residents of Chechnya interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have recalled the ban on mourning events on the anniversary of deportation.
11:36, 11 January 2020
Armenian GPO counts 49 military servicemen who perished in 2019
In 2019, 20 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Armenia and the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) perished during performing their service; 29 other deaths were not related to the performance of service duties. Compared to 2018, the military death toll decreased by 22% the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia has reported.
The Khasavyurt City Court. Photo: http://hasavjurt-gs.dag.sudrf.ru/ https://www.riadagestan.ru/
11:31, 11 January 2020
Rights defenders demand to hand Musa Aliev's torture case over to Dagestani investigators
Despite the threat of pressure on the victim, a court in Khasavyurt has again placed the two law enforcers, accused of torturing Musa Aliev, a resident of Dagestan, under house arrest, said Abubakar Yangulbaev, a lawyer of the Committee against Torture (CaT). He insists that for the sake of objectivity, the case should be considered by a Makhachkala court.
Cleaning streets in Grozny. Photo by the press service of the Mayoralty of Grozny http://grozmer.ru/
11:30, 11 January 2020
Forcing people to clean streets in Chechnya contradicts global practice of road accident prevention
The threat to seize a car, and forcing drivers to clean streets is used nowhere in the world to improve road safety, Sergey Kanaev, the head of the "Russian Federation of Car Owners", has stated. In Chechnya, detained drivers often face violations of their rights, Ruslan Kutaev, a public activist, has noted.
Near the Supreme Court of Abkhazia. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:16, 11 January 2020
Abkhazia: presidential election totals cancelled
The Supreme Court (SC) of Abkhazia has upheld the complaint submitted by Alkhas Kvitsiniya, the leader of the "Amtsakhara" Party, and appointed presidential election in the republic.
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.