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Tbilisi. Photo: Omicroñ'R - https://ru.wikipedia.org/
13:26, 29 January 2020
In Tbilisi, political analysts assess damage to authorities from Sergey Lavrov's possible visit
President Salome Zurabishvili agreed to host a Russian delegation led by Sergey Lavrov at the Council of Europe's events in Georgia this May. The authorities are to comply with the Council of Europe (CE) regulations, but this will harm them in the eyes of voters, believe political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
11:19, 29 January 2020
Rights defenders point to atmosphere of hatred in Armenia
In Armenia, the hate rhetoric has become a serious threat to democracy; it is used by both the former and current authorities, experts said in their comments on the parliament's decision to set up a working group to combat the spread of hatred in the country. The creation of the above working group was initiated by one of the MPs from the "My Step" ruling bloc.
Oleg Orlov, Djambulat Umarov, Ruslan Kutaev. Photo: HRC 'Memorial', screenshot from video posted on Djambulat Umarov's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7y1DbFIQPf/, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
11:07, 29 January 2020
Human rights defenders expose Umarov's slyness
Djambulat Umarov, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, has denied the fact that residents of the republic had been detained for disseminating a collage with Kadyrov. However, the minister's slip of the tongue about the need to "warn a dozen troublemakers and scoundrels" means that there had really been detentions of Chechen residents, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
PACE sitting. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
10:54, 29 January 2020
PACE: residents of Chechnya tell about torture and kidnappings
Three residents of Chechnya have spoken at a sitting of the Legal Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and told their personal stories about human rights violations in the republic. Oleg Orlov, a board member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", told the PACE that a totalitarian regime has been established in Chechnya.
Head of Chuvashia Mikhail Ignatiev (left) and head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov (right)
08:35, 29 January 2020
Kadyrov escapes party punishment amid Ignatiev's expulsion from Edinaya Rossiya
Mikhail Ignatiev, the head of Chuvashia, was expelled from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party after his call to "crackdown" journalists for criticism, while the demand of the head of Chechnya to "kill, imprison and intimidate" authors of negative materials was ignored by the above ruling party.
Work record books. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
08:26, 29 January 2020
Republics of Northern Caucasus notable for high unemployment rate
The December 2019 "Employment and Unemployment Rating in the Russian Federation", published by the Federal State Statistics Service, has shown that in the last quarter of 2019, the worst employment situation was observed in the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD).
Malkhaz Machalikashvili (centre), father of Temirlan Machalikashvili. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
22:34, 28 January 2020
Georgian PO closes Machalikashvili's murder case
Temirlan Machalikashvili, a resident of Pankisi, was shot dead by law enforcers, when he tried to detonate a grenade; the inquiry into the alleged abuse of powers has been stopped, the Prosecutor's Office (PO) of Georgia has stated today.
21:53, 28 January 2020
Narek Malyan detained at "Veto" office in Yerevan
Narek Malyan, the head of the "Veto" Socio-Political Movement, has been detained in Yerevan. His supporters are sure that the detention is politically motivated.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
18:05, 28 January 2020
ECtHR awards almost 10,000 euros to Krasnodar resident for his extra stay in SIZO
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found that in 2008, Anatoly Ataev, a resident of Krasnodar, was unfoundedly left in SIZO (pre-trial prison) after a court had pronounced a decision to release him. The ECtHR obliged the Russian authorities to compensate the man for moral harm.
Zarifa Sautieva. Screenshot from video posted by Radio Marsho at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AubF_1Po3Bc
17:54, 28 January 2020
Appeal to release Zarifa Sautieva raises more than 170 signatures
Cultural workers, scientists, journalists, human rights defenders, and activists signed an open letter to the administration of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with the demand to release Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva. The appeal posted on January 27 was signed by 171 people.
Photo collage with Ramzan Kadyrov, Djambulat Umarov. Photo: screenshot of Instagram post, http://www.instagram.com/p/B7y1DbFIQPf
17:32, 28 January 2020
Chechen residents concerned over Umarov's statement on detentions for photo collage with Kadyrov
Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister of National Policy, declared inaccurate the reports about the detention of 25 Chechen residents for disseminating a photo collage with Ramzan Kadyrov. Meanwhile, the Chechen minister confirmed the authorities' willingness to "teach a lesson" to people disseminating such photo collages, residents of the republic note.
Aslan Bzhaniya, leader of the Abkhaz opposition. Screenshot from video posted by apsny.today at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82SWzE0ZmOw
14:40, 28 January 2020
Aslan Bzhaniya claims being poisoned with dimethylmercury
Aslan Bzhaniya, the leader of the Abkhaz opposition, is ready to present to the Prosecutor's Office the evidence of his poisoning before the presidential election in 2019. Earlier, the General Prosecutor's of Abkhazia questioned the version about the poisoning of the politician.
Ali Kerimli after being released from police. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
14:24, 28 January 2020
Ali Kerimli demands from Azerbaijani MIA to issue passport for him
Ali Kerimli, the leader of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has filed a claim to the Baku Administrative Court. In his claim, the politician asks the court to oblige the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to issue a passport for him.
PACE conference room. Photo: Adrian Grycuk, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36038403
11:38, 28 January 2020
Azerbaijani rights defenders urge PACE to adopt resolution on political prisoners
The winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has discussed the situation with political prisoners in Azerbaijan. Its participants called on the PACE to adopt a resolution condemning human rights violations, basing it on the report of Thorild Sunna Evarsdottir, the PACE's Rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan.
Chechen authorities giving out charity foodstuff to needy people. Screenshot from video posted at: https://vk.com/ramzan?z=video279938622_456242648%2F4be966aeee7231723b%2Fpl_wall_279938622
11:23, 28 January 2020
Social network users treat spread of foodstuffs among poor in Chechnya as a show off
The Akhmat Kadyrov Fund has held a large-scale charity action of spreading grocery sets to needy people in Chechnya. Instagram users have noted that needy families in different parts of the republic are deprived of even such help.
The dancing performed at the celebration of the Students' Day in Vladikavkaz that caused a great resonance in North Ossetia. Screenshot from video posted by RIA Region Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T104cBjFTc4&feature=emb_logo
11:11, 28 January 2020
Police got interested in threats to Vladikavkaz students because of dance
The girl-performer of the resonance dance in Vladikavkaz complained of threats received from people, who had forced her to apologize publicly; after which the police began a check.
Elena Barzukaeva holds solo picket in support of her detained son, January 27, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
08:34, 28 January 2020
Relatives of arrested Derbent residents demand to inquire into their torture complaints
The mothers and an aunt of the three Derbent residents accused of terrorism, who have reported about torture, resumed their protest action in Makhachkala.
Ilya Azar speaks in a video appeal in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=3G93KQNYERM&feature=emb_logo
08:23, 28 January 2020
Russian journalists demand to close case against Abdulmumin Gadjiev
On far-fetched charges, Abdulmumin Gadjiev is prosecuted for his professional activities; the case against him should be closed, well-known Russian journalists have stated in their appeal in support of their colleague from the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly and website.
Fragment of photo table of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs, containing information on Makhma Muskiev and other Chechen residents detained in January 2017 (right) and fragment of passport of Umar Turkoev who pretended to be Makhma Muskiev. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot using document published by 'Novaya Gazeta': https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2020/01/27/83642-chechenskiy-podlog
21:57, 27 January 2020
Residents of Chechnya pretend to be persons from "execution list"
According to materials found by the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", two residents of Chechnya, who looked like their brothers included in the "execution list," misled the Russia's Ombudsperson.
Banner in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
21:21, 27 January 2020
Court upholds decision to arrest Abdulmumin Gadjiev
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan dismissed an appeal filed by journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev and left him in custody until March 13.
News
A court in Nalchik will hear a case involving the preparation of terrorist attacks in Kizlyar.

Thousands of people attended the funeral of a child who drowned in Ingushetia.

Special operation in Ukraine. Screenshot from video https://function.mil.ru The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,250.

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.