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Serviceman of Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am
10:56, 24 November 2019
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 140 shelling attacks within the week
Since November 17, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than 1300 shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reported on November 23.
Screenshot from video report "Are non-Chechens building Chechnya?" posted by "Grozny" TV Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3FPh5_CUUx99KCqDE09kWQ
18:13, 23 November 2019
Residents of Chechnya criticize ChGTRK's report about "society of loafers"
Chechens would not work, despite many vacancies in the republic and high salaries, an official from the "Chechenstroi" said in a report broadcast by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company). Residents of Chechnya have stated that in reality workers are often deceived by non-paying or paying lower salaries.
Protest rally in Tbilisi. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
17:24, 23 November 2019
Refusal from reform complicates Georgia's relations with international partners
The failure with the promise to reform the electoral system by the next parliamentary elections has undermined the trust in the "Georgian Dream" Party of some Georgia's international partners, on whom the country's welfare depends, analysts have noted.
Blogger Benjamin. Screenshot from YouTube video posted by Bald and Bankrupt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZWOcYNr5oE&
16:58, 23 November 2019
Enforcement to apologize in Chechnya hasn't spoiled British blogger's reputation
The blogger Benjamin's trip to Chechnya, where he was forced to apologize for his joke about Chechen girls in the video, has not diminished his popularity. Meanwhile, YouTube users have recalled that the republic has an image of a region, where human rights are violated and where visits require extraordinary courage.
16:33, 23 November 2019
Law enforcers interrupt their raids at "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala
Believers have reported that on November 22, during their Friday namaz (prayer), there were no mobile posts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan near the "Tangim" Mosque. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, who visited the vicinity, has confirmed the absence of law enforcers there.
13:06, 23 November 2019
Four persons detained at rally in front of the "Georgian Dream" office set free
The court has ruled to release Nika Parulava, Beka Papashvili and Oto Shengeliya, activists of the "Smeni" movement by postponing the consideration of their cases. The proceeding of the case of Tite Gedenidze, an activist, has been stopped.
Unfinished house of refugees from Azerbaijan, February 27, 2019. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
12:55, 23 November 2019
Armenia resumes housing programme for refugees eleven years later
The Armenian government has decided to issue certificates for purchase of housing to families of refugees from Azerbaijan. In total, 112 families will receive them. This is the first authorities' decision in 11 years, which will help to solve the housing problem of at least a small part of the refugees.
Isabella Evloeva. Screenshot of Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/izabellaevloev/photos/a.880386262085841/1298658880258575/?type=3&theater
12:43, 23 November 2019
House of Ingush journalist's parents searched
Law enforcers have searched the house of parents of Izabella Evloeva, the founder and leader of the oppositional Ingush edition "Fortanga". Magomed Mutsolgov, a human rights defender, has linked the search with the professional activities of the journalist, who is temporarily living in Europe.
Screenshot from Instagram video with Ibragimov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5LG9OBIt3w/
08:27, 23 November 2019
Video of Ibragimov's refusal to return from Chechnya to Canada posted on Instagram
On November 22, Akhmed Dudaev, the head of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company), has posted a video in the social network with a Canadian resident Azamat Ibragimov, a native of Chechnya, who decided to stay at his homeland, a voice-over-the-screen says.
Murtazali Gasanguseinov holds picket on November 17, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:19, 23 November 2019
Murtazali Gasanguseinov stops pickets after meeting head of ICRF Branch
Investigators have provided Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the murdered shepherd brothers, with all the materials of the check regarding the law enforcer, who had reported on the killing of militants in the Shamil District. The demands of his solo pickets have been fulfilled, but Gasanguseynov's lawyers are ready to challenge the investigators' findings.
Activist Shota Makatsaria from 'Free Georgia' party, Tbilisi, November 22, 2019. Photo by Galina Gotua for the Caucasian Knot
23:53, 22 November 2019
Six oppositionists detained on protest action near State Security Service of Georgia
The police detained protesters who tried to block the building of the State Security Service of Georgia, and all six detainees have already been released, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia reports. The detainees did not render any resistance to the police, although administrative protocols on their alleged disobedience to the police were drawn up against them, one of the protesters reported.
Svetlana Gannushkina, head of the "Civil Assistance" Committee. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
23:02, 22 November 2019
Court refuses to cancel Gannushkina's fine for a picket in memory of Estemirova
Today, the Moscow City Court has upheld a decision on a fine of 150,000 roubles, imposed on Svetlana Gannushkina, the chair of the "Civic Assistance Committee", for a protest action on the anniversary of the Natalia Estemirova's murder. Svetlana Gannushkina requested the court to completely acquit her in the administrative case.
Chechen native Azamat Ibragimov walking in the centre of Grozny. Screenshot form Instagram video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B441lX0qPnk/
22:31, 22 November 2019
Video report of disappeared Chechen native confirms version of his kidnaping
Azamat Ibragimov, a native of Chechnya, who arrived from Canada and disappeared, recorded a video of his walk around the centre of Grozny a week after his disappearance. In his video, Azamat Ibragimov called on natives of Chechnya living abroad to stop criticizing the republic's authorities. He did not record the video by his own will, suggested Instagram users and residents of Chechnya.
Armenian Army serviceman. Photo: http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7148
19:08, 22 November 2019
Azerbaijan reports sniper attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
The Azerbaijani positions in the Karabakh conflict zone and in two villages on the border with Armenia were shelled 21 times within 24 hours, including from sniper rifles, Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
Statement of a member of the Orstkhoi teip. Screenshot from video posted in "ChP Chechnya" Instagram account, https://www.instagram.com/p/B5FPneGFYRQ/
18:55, 22 November 2019
Ingush Instagram users criticize Orstkhoi teip member for video about border with Chechnya
A member of the Orstkhoi teip (family clan) claimed that the disputed territories on the border with Ingushetia belonged to Chechnya. His statement provoked a negative reaction from Ingush users of Instagram.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Christopher Pike
13:29, 22 November 2019
Rights defenders urge Bastrykin to react to Kadyrov's threats
The calls to kill, voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov, are undermining the authorities' prestige and can be perceived by subordinates of the head of Chechnya as a guide to action, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG) have declared today in their statement to Alexander Bastrykin, the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Keyboard. Photo: Elena Sineok. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/news/418535/
13:10, 22 November 2019
Programmer from Taganrog sentenced to four years in prison in USA
A US court has sentenced Stanislav Lisov, a programmer from the city of Taganrog, to four years in prison, finding him guilty of cybercrimes. Lisov will be set free in a few months, since the court took into account the term already served by him.
Khafiz Babaly. Photo: press service of the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety https://www.irfs.org/news-feed/real-movement-member-questioned-by-police-over-a-planned-roundtable-event-january-22/
12:01, 22 November 2019
Azerbaijani journalist awarded "Free Media-2019" Prize
Khafiz Babaly, an Azerbaijani investigative journalist, has become one of the laureates of the "Free Media-2019" Prize, awarded by the Norwegian Fritt Ord Foundation and the German ZEIT Foundation.
Benjamin on his way to Grozn. Screenshot from video 'Bald and Bankrupt' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZWOcYNr5oE&
11:48, 22 November 2019
Researchers of Caucasus assess damage to Chechnya's image after British blogger's public apology
Chechnya is not very popular among foreign tourists; and the story of the public apology of the British blogger, Benjamin, will push away those few travellers who had planned a trip to the republic, Caucasian researchers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Policemen detaining an activist, Azerbaijan. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
11:37, 22 November 2019
Activists call on international community to react to torture in Azerbaijan
The Committee against Repressions and Torture has appealed to international organizations urging them to pay attention to torture in Azerbaijan. Activists have also suggested conducting an expert investigation into the accident, in which Ogtai Gyulyalyev, the Committee coordinator, has suffered.
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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.