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Baku. Azerbaijan. Photo: REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
11:23, 28 December 2019
Rights defenders treat appointment of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan as violation of the Constitution
The parliamentary election campaign in Azerbaijan is held amid the restriction of political freedoms; while the decision to dissolve the parliament is contrary to the Constitution and international democratic practice. This was stated by the NGO "Institute of Democratic Initiatives" (IDI).
A detention facility. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
11:21, 28 December 2019
Natives of Chechnya convicted despite appeal to Kadyrov
A court in the Volgograd Region found natives of Chechnya guilty of extortion, despite the appeal of a brother of the alleged organizer of the criminal grouping to Ramzan Kadyrov urging to somehow defend them.
A detention facility. © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:56, 27 December 2019
Law enforcer-figurant in torture case of Dagestani resident returned to SIZO
On December 26, the court ruled to return the operative criminal investigator, suspected of torturing Musa Aliev, from the house arrest into the SIZO (pre-trial prison). The court plans to consider the arrest of the second suspect.
Parviz Guluzade, a rap singer. Screenshot of the video on the YouTube channel Paster https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrtLWtwYvWSPgcLmzPFTz6A
23:52, 27 December 2019
Opposition links arrest of Azerbaijani rapper with his work
Parviz Guluzade, a rap singer, known under the pseudonym Paster, has been arrested in Azerbaijan for 30 days on charges of petty hooliganism and disobedience to the police. The persecution of the rapper has to do with his creativity and political views, oppositional activists have suggested.
Mustafa Vyshegurov in the courtroom. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:34, 27 December 2019
Ingush activist sentenced to colony settlement
The court has sentenced Mustafa Vyshegurov, an activist, to a year and five months in settlement colony after finding him as a participant of clashes with law enforcers during a rally in Magas. Vyshegurov has pled guilty, but noted that the court disregarded his repentance.
Participants of the ceremony held after the construction of new houses in Kadi-Yurt on December 24, 2019. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjDss8DtPFk&feature=emb_logo
19:31, 27 December 2019
New settlers of Chechen village of Kadi-Yurt complain about quality of new houses
In the village of Kadi-Yurt, needy families have moved from barracks into the houses built in less than a month by the order of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
Salakh Mezhiev. Screenshot of the video by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya
14:38, 27 December 2019
Chechen residents criticize Salakh Mezhiev's re-election as Mufti
The Muftiate of Chechnya has re-elected Salakh Mezhiev as its head. Local residents associated the re-election of Salakh Mezhiev with his support for the policy of the republic's leaders.
Kadriya Temirbulatova https://www.culture.ru
14:33, 27 December 2019
Memory of Dagestani poetess unites Nogai Diasporas in Turkey
Natives of Dagestan appreciate the fact that a street in the Turkish city of Yalova was named after poetess Kadriya Temirbulatova. Members of the Nogai Diaspora treat that fact as a landmark event. The initiative to name the street after the poetess recalled the ideas of pan-Turkism, but the ideology is not the cornerstone of the politics adopted in modern Turkey, political analysts note.
Orkhan Bakhyshly. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE4zPMaiGaM
11:59, 27 December 2019
Court refuses to mitigate punishment to Azerbaijani oppositionist
The court has refused to transfer Orkhan Bakhyshly, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), to a settlement colony, as he had asked in his complaint.
Zamid Chalaev. Screenshot from video posted by IA "Grozny Inform" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DBTnsbIJ4U
11:57, 27 December 2019
Statements of commander of Kadyrov regiment are contrary to Islamic and Russian laws
The statements of Zamid Chalaev, the commander of the patrol-and-post (PPS) police regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov, who blamed all the offenders as "traitors" and promised harsh punishments for them, fail to comply with either Islamic norms or Russian legislation. Zamid Chalaev's statements are an illustration of the legal nihilism prevailing in the republic, Caucasus experts and rights defenders believe.
A polling station at the elections in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:43, 27 December 2019
OSCE experts suggest sending 380 observers to Azerbaijani elections
The mission of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) has recommended sending 380 observers to the upcoming early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. Rights defenders believe that such a team of observers could contribute to the transparency of the election process.
The blogger Eric Kituashvili, known under the nickname "Davidych". Screenshot of the post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B6RUGniI76n/
11:32, 27 December 2019
Analysts treat blogger Davidych's story about Kadyrov's people as self-promotion
The complaint of the blogger Eric Kituashvili, known under the nickname "Davidych", about some extortionists, who presented themselves as "Kadyrov people", was invented by him for self-promotion, the blogger, Dmitry Ivanov, has suggested.
Maxim Galkin during the performance. Screenshot of the video by InformDetox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKtEYVfSRk&feature=emb_logo
23:56, 26 December 2019
Galkin's phrase about apology practice in Chechnya voiced at concerts criticizing Putin
Maxim Galkin did not want to give a concert in Chechnya, where people were forced to apologize for their statements about the power, and that fact emphasized his critical attitude to the political atmosphere in Russia. In the course of his concerts in Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar, Maxim Galkin ridiculed the methods of the Vladimir Putin's ruling and the corruption of officials, in particular, Rauf Arashukov.
People at the Ministry of National Policy of Ingushetia. Photo by Magomed Aliev for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:51, 26 December 2019
IDPs from Chechnya disappointed by visit to Ingush Minister
The authorities' refusals to extend the status of internally displaced persons (IDPs) led to a disastrous situation because of their housing problems, claimed IDPs from Chechnya, who came to a meeting with the Ingush Minister of National Policy on December 25. Out of 30 people, only the leader of the initiative group was admitted to the meeting with the Minister.
23:45, 26 December 2019
Azerbaijan registers 20 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone and in villages located on the border with Armenia were shelled from machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Rashid Maisigov. Photo by the press service of the "Fortanga ORG"
20:52, 26 December 2019
Court leaves Ingush journalist Rashid Maisigov under home arrest
In Magas, the court has extended for three months the house arrest of Rashid Maisigov, a journalist of the "Fortanga", accused of drug possession.
Visitors at the Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:01, 26 December 2019
Ismail Kurbanov, resident of Dagestan, reports law enforcers' threats before interrogation
A resident of Dagestan, Ismail Kurbanov, accused along with his brother Mukhtar Kurbanov of links with militants and keeping explosives, has stated at the court session that he had given his confessions under a threat of torture.
Comedian Maxim Galkin explains his reluctance to go to Chechnya. Screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel "And talk?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_5MJ6TfPCI
11:26, 26 December 2019
Social network users react to comedian Galkin's refusal to perform in Chechnya
The words of the humorist, Maxim Galkin, who explained his refusal to go on tour in Grozny by the unwillingness to apologize for jokes and his inability to be a courtier, have attracted the attention of YouTube users. Some of them found his statement worthy of respect; others have concluded that Galkin is afraid of Chechen authorities.
Participants of a roundtable. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:12, 26 December 2019
NCO activists consider the domestic violence prevention bill to be a "raw" document
A roundtable held in Makhachkala has discussed how the state and businesses can help the women that occurred in difficult situations. The activists of non-commercial organizations (NCOs) interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe that the bill on the prevention of domestic violence has many shortcomings.
A video with the testimony of the victim of violence. Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/B6VkOSGq_35/
10:52, 26 December 2019
Lawyers find it unlawful to make public video evidence of violence victim in Dagestan
The girl, whose high-profile rape case is being investigated in Dagestan, is in a rehabilitation centre. The advocate of the suspect, who has reported torture, demands to punish the person, who had posted the girl's testimonies in social networks. This video was posted with the aim to justify law enforcers, the journalist, Svetlana Anokhina, has suggested.
News
The number of requests for payments following the flood in Dagestan and Chechnya has exceeded 260,000.

Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Ukrainian prisoners held in Chechnya have returned home.

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.