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A festive service in the Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Grozny. Photo: https://pravoslavie.ru/57517.html
16:55, 7 January 2020
In Chechnya, Christmas services accompanied by enhanced security measures
In Chechnya, there is no more fear of new attacks on Orthodox believers, say participants of the Christmas service at the Church of Archangel Mikhail in Grozny. Last night, law enforcers stayed on duty not only near the church, but also inside it.
A believer in an Orthodox church. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:26, 7 January 2020
Caucasian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas
Christmas services are held in the temples located in the regions of Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus. In some regions, celebrations are held under enhanced security measures.
The blogger Alfredo Auditore, screenshot https://www.instagram.com/alfredo_auditore/
11:25, 7 January 2020
Son of employee of Chechen Permanent Mission throws banknotes into crowd of Volgograd residents
The blogger, Alfredo Auditore, threw 200,000 roubles into a crowd of young people in Volgograd; several persons suffered in a jam. Chechen leadership got interested in this incident; and the blogger's father had to explain the origin of the money.
11:23, 7 January 2020
Rights defenders criticize scale of amnesty in Georgia
The pardoning by Georgian President of only five prisoners amid hundreds of them, who hoped for amnesty, has been treated as unserious by rights defenders, while the refusal to pardon Archpriest Mamaladze – as unjustified.
Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, speaks at the event in Shali dedicated to Kunta-haji Kishiev's memory on January 3, 2020. Screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW4RJdc3QQc
09:33, 7 January 2020
Islamic scholars clarify Mufti's statements about Kunta-haji Kishiev
Allegations of the immortality and supernatural abilities of the Chechen preacher Kunta-haji Kishiev fit into the Sufi doctrine, but contradict the Orthodox Islam, Russian Islamic scholars have stated.
08:55, 7 January 2020
Grozny woman finds her son in police after ten days of search
Shamkhan Khamurzaev, a resident of Grozny, whose whereabouts were unknown to his relatives since December 26, was found in the territory of the patrol-and-post service (PPS) regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov.
A resident of Makhachkala prepares for a solo picket to support Abdulmumin Gadjiev. January 6, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:52, 7 January 2020
Gadjiev's associates called on Makhachkala townspeople to more actively support him
Residents of Makhachkala should increase their support for Abdulmumin Gadjiev and continue holding protest actions until justice is restored in relation to the arrested journalist, Makhachkala picketers have stated.
23:14, 6 January 2020
Azerbaijani activist Dashgyn Agalarov detained in Poland
Dashgyn Agalarov, who was granted political asylum in Norway and who collaborates with the "Turan" TV Company, was detained at the airport of Gdansk. The Azerbaijani authorities continue to hunt dissidents even outside the country, declares Fikret Guseinli, a presenter of the "Turan" TV Company.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
22:53, 6 January 2020
Azerbaijan registers 23 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the contact line of troops were shelled 23 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.
A wedding shop in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Diana Markosian
22:33, 6 January 2020
Authorities promise to review marriage age to comply with traditions of Caucasus
In 2020, the Russian authorities planned to review the legal grounds for marriage of minors and adjust the age of consent. It was decided to amend the Family Code taking into account the traditions of the peoples of Northern Caucasus, suggests Valery Ryazansky, the head of the Social Policy Committee of the Federation Council.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
21:48, 6 January 2020
Georgian President refuses to include Archpriest Mamaladze in list of pardons
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has lifted a moratorium on pardoning prisoners, but did not include Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze on the list of pardons before Christmas. A brother of the sentenced priest claims the Georgian Patriarch influenced the decision of the Georgian leader.
New Year's fireworks in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/S.Dal
15:04, 6 January 2020
Social media users challenge Kadyrov's assertion about voluntary New Year celebrations
In response to allegations of human rights violations, the head of Chechnya has posted a video with a crowd of people going to the New Year Tree in Grozny. Local residents have found that the video confirms complaints about coercion to participate in the holiday.
14:59, 6 January 2020
Analysts point to Azerbaijan's risks amid US-Iran tensions
In the supposed Iran-USA conflict, Azerbaijan should maintain neutrality and beware of involvement in the confrontation, Baku analysts believe. At the same time, the assassination of the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani has caused Azerbaijanis' controversial reaction.
11:30, 6 January 2020
On December 30, 2019-January 5, 2020, six persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from December 30, 2019, to January 5, 2020, at least six people suffered in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: two of them died and four were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
An alleged author of a false post about Pashinyan. Screenshot of the video by the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia https://youtu.be/yFORlxgfDNM
11:26, 6 January 2020
Resident of Armenia detained after posting fake news about Pashinyan
Employees of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia have detained the author of a false post stating that the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, had congratulated the US president on a successful operation in Iran.
Christmas liturgy in a church in Armenia. Screenshot of the video by Arsen Dallakyan https://youtu.be/yhevTrMGRlQ
11:24, 6 January 2020
Armenia: believers celebrate Christmas
All the temples of the Armenian Apostolic Church have held holy "Chragalujts" liturgies. Believers bring home candles and lampads, as well as consecrated water, which is considered to be healing.
New Year Tree in Tbilisi. Photo: press service of the Tbilisi Mayoralty, http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge
11:28, 5 January 2020
Tbilisi entrepreneurs and opposition unite in protest against authorities
Minor entrepreneurs refuse to fulfil the demand of the Tbilisi Mayoralty to transfer their trade from the square near the main New Year Tree to the parliament building. Opposition activists, dissatisfied with the dispersal of protesters, have joined their protest action.
Arslan Dydymov, manager of the square reconstruction project in Makhachkala. Screenshot of Dydymov's statement on the reconstruction of the central square of Makhachkala, https://www.instagram.com/tv/B63vyF2gdez/?utm_source=ig_embed.
11:13, 5 January 2020
Makhachkala townspeople outraged at contractor's answer to criticism of works in central square
The new deadlines for the completion of the reconstruction of the square in Makhachkala, voiced by Arslan Dydymov, the contractor's spokesman, caused ridicule remarks of social network users.
Servicemen of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am
10:59, 5 January 2020
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 130 shelling attacks during week
Since December 29, 2019, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than 1200 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.
Policemen and activist Svetlana Anokhina (in red) at the square in Makhachkala. Photo by Murad Muradov for the Caucasian Knot
16:07, 4 January 2020
Law enforcers detain "Our City" activists in Makhachkala
Law enforcers took to a police station the activists of the movement "Our City" and a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who highlighted the public inspection of the reconstruction results on the central square in Makhachkala. All six detainees have already been released.
News
The Nadezhda Foundation reported raising a billion rubles for flood victims in Dagestan.

The village of Gubden. Screenshot of photo https://blog.welcomedagestan.ru/dagestan/karabudahkentskij/gubden/ A report on the detention of extremists in Gubden has raised questions for security forces.

Access to a Dagestani village is closed after a rockfall.

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.