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11:42, 2 February 2020
Opposition claims inhuman custody conditions of Azerbaijani activists
Arrests of oppositionists under administrative cases have frequented in Azerbaijan, while their custody conditions are inhuman, the oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) asserts.
Opening of the park named after Akhmat Kadyrov in Urus-Martan, January 31, 2020. Screenshot from video posted at: https://youtu.be/IYiFcoJKxIk
11:28, 2 February 2020
New park in Urus-Martan named after Akhmat Kadyrov
The first city park has been opened in the city of Urus-Martan. In order to flatter their boss, Chechen officials call any new objects after Akhmat Kadyrov, Ramzan's father, local residents, dissatisfied with the initiative, told the "Caucasian Knot".
Serviceman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh. http://www.nkrmil.am/
10:51, 2 February 2020
NKR counts 200 shelling attacks during week
Since January 26, soldiers of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces fired about 1150 shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) reported on February 1.
Clashes of protesters and policemen in Tbilisi, November 18, 2019. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
18:04, 1 February 2020
Rights defenders criticize Georgian authorities for restricting freedom of self-expression
Law enforcers stick to especially tough approach with regard to demonstrations critical of the government, and their actions are aimed at restricting the freedom of self-expression, rather than at responding to violations, the NGO "Georgian Democratic Initiative" (GDI) states in its report.
Soldier of the Armenian Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am/ru/news/7402
17:46, 1 February 2020
Azerbaijan claims 24 shelling attacks on frontline
The positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
17:03, 1 February 2020
Baiting Vladikavkaz student stopped after flash mob on Facebook
The Vladikavkaz female student, in support of whom a flash mob on the Facebook was organized, said that threats against her for public dancing have stopped.
16:39, 1 February 2020
PO offers agreement to Moris Machalikashvili
The family of Moris Machalikashvili, who is accused of violence during protests in Tbilisi, insists on his conclusion a procedural deal in hope for his speedy release. Machalikashvili denies the charges against him and is ready to admit only that he had accidentally pushed a law enforcer, said his advocate.
PACE sitting. Photo: press service of the Council of Europe, http://assembly.coe.int/nw/Home-EN.asp
11:55, 1 February 2020
PACE urges Armenian authorities to reduce pressure on Constitutional Court
The unprecedented level of tensions of the government with the Constitutional Court (CC) threatens the whole judicial system, the co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for Armenia have stated.
Members of the "Beslan Mothers" committee, 2017. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the Caucasian Knot
11:37, 1 February 2020
"Beslan Mothers" find law on terror act victims' status a must
The additional state support promised by Vladimir Putin will help to remove some of the problems faced by the victims of the terror act on Beslan School No. 1. But it is also necessary to adopt a law on the status of terror act victims, the members of the "Beslan Mothers" committee have pointed out.
Crisis centre "Warm House on the Mountain". Screenshot of the centre's Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DXUf_B5N8/
11:21, 1 February 2020
Anokhina reports eviction of violence victims from shelter in Makhachkala
The managers of the Makhachkala shelter for domestic violence victims tried to drive into the street those of their clients, who refused to communicate with the media, Svetlana Anokhina, a Dagestani journalist, has reported.
Sign at the entrance to the Employment Service. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:10, 1 February 2020
Economists criticize unemployment statistics in Northern Caucasus
The data of the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal Statistics Service) on the record low unemployment in Ingushetia and Chechnya should not be trusted, as it fails to take into account the informal employment, Professor Natalia Zubarevich has noted.
08:34, 1 February 2020
MIA announces average bribe in Northern Caucasus
In 2019, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) revealed that officials at various levels received 244 bribes, said Sergey Bachurin, the head of the Main Department of the Russian MIA for Northern Caucasus, on January 31. "In 2019, the average bribe amounted to 245,000 roubles," the "Interfax-South" quotes him as saying. In total, 101 persons were prosecuted for bribery.
Mosque in the Hungarian Fighters Street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
08:24, 1 February 2020
Makhachkala resident reports law enforcers' threats during their raid at Tangim Mosque
A visitor to the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala said that law enforcers tried, under far-fetched pretext, to detain him after the Friday prayer. Dozens of law enforcers took part in the raid at the mosque.
Djambulat Umarov. Screenshot of Djambulat Umarov's Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7-a7nwI4S3/
21:43, 31 January 2020
Djambulat Umarov argues with rights defenders on detentions in Chechnya
Djambulat Umarov, a Chechen Minister, has treated the version of rights defenders that by his words about the need to "warn a dozen of troublemakers and villains" he had indirectly confirmed the fact of detentions of the distributors of the photo collage with Kadyrov as inconsistent. At the same time, the minister refrained from asserting that there were no detentions.
Olga Karpukhnova holds solo picket in Volgograd, January 31, 2020. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
21:26, 31 January 2020
Activists mark tenth anniversary of "Strategy-31" with pickets in Volgograd
Over the past three years, protests in defence of the freedom of assembly have been held in Volgograd in the form of solo pickets; the Mayoralty wouldn't sanction mass actions. Passers-by have supported two activists of the "Strategy-31" campaign, who came out today with posters to the city centre.
One of the Khachaturyan sisters. Screenshot from video posted by Russia 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=0kBtelW7K2s
17:57, 31 January 2020
General Prosecutor's Office treats Khachaturyan sisters' actions as self-defence
The General's Prosecutor Office of Russia refused to bring to court a case against the Khachaturyan sisters accused of killing their father and obliged the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) to re-classify the charge as necessary defence, advocates report. The defenders have also noted that the above resolution "entails the termination of the criminal proceedings."
Soldiers of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
17:25, 31 January 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 23 shelling attacks
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were subjected to shelling attacks, including in the Gadabay District, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
Djambulat Umarov. Screenshot of Djambulat Umarov's post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B79A0DroecK/
14:15, 31 January 2020
Umarov accuses Chechen residents of ingratitude after photo collage with Kadyrov
In Chechnya, the authorities build hospitals, mosques, and roads, while residents who ask Ramzan Kadyrov for help disseminate caricatures to the leader of Chechnya in response, Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister for National Policy, expressed his indignation.
Water storage reservoir in Matagis. Photo: Mary Agakhanyan /"Sekret firmy", https://cont.ws
13:56, 31 January 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh schoolchildren stop protest action against small HPPs
In Karvachar, senior schoolchildren stopped their protest action against the construction of small hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) and announced their intention to create monitoring groups on the environmental safety of HPPs in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Policeman. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis
11:11, 31 January 2020
Arrested Chechen woman complains about law enforcers' pressure in SIZO
Special agents are forcing Lilia Saidova, accused of financing militants because of transferring money to her brother in Turkey, to give confession and slander a stranger, her father and an advocate assert.
News
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A rally in defense of the rights of Vainakh refugees took place in the Finnish capital.

The body of an eight-year-old boy missing in Ingushetia has been found.

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.