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Movsum Samedov. Photo https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12842397
21:43, 13 December 2019
ECtHR's decision on Movsum Samedov's case encourages Azerbaijani rights defenders
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which awarded compensation to Movsum Samedov, the leader of the "Islamic Party of Azerbaijan" (IPA), has confirmed the political motives of the criminal cases instituted against him, and that fact gives hope for a positive outcome on his other complaints, human rights defenders note.
Circassian elders. A calendar designed by Ruslan Gashtov
21:38, 13 December 2019
Publishers of Circassian calendars dedicate charity event to a family of repatriates
Activists from Kabardino-Balkaria plan to raise money from the sale of Circassian calendars for 2020 to draw up documents for a large family of repatriates from Syria. People who bought the calendars liked a photograph of the Circassian elders, made by Stavropol photographer Andrei Smolnikov, the activists note.
A hall at the European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS / Vincent Kessler
21:36, 13 December 2019
ECtHR communicates complaints filed by relatives of men from Chechen "execution list"
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanded from the Russian authorities to comment before March 3, 2020, on complaint filed by residents of Chechnya about kidnapping and killing of their relatives in 2017.
Armenians killed in Aleppo. Photo: Henry Morgenthau - Ambassador Morgenthau's Story Doubleday, Page p314, (http://net.lib.byu.edu/estu/wwi/comment/morgenthau/images/Morgen50.jpg), Public domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3822803
15:51, 13 December 2019
US Senate recognizes Armenian Genocide
The US Senate has passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) responded with gratitude.
A refugee camp in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Erik De Castro
15:37, 13 December 2019
Woman from Caucasus reports whereabouts of her female compatriots in Syria
Female citizens of Russia who left the Ayn Issa camp during the retreat of the Kurdish Peshmerga forcers are held captive by the Syrian opposition, reports a woman from Northern Caucasus.
12:02, 13 December 2019
Wife of Azerbaijani rights defender Gyulyalyev reports his better health condition
Over the past 24 hours, the health status of the human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev has shown positive dynamics, which is considered encouraging by doctors.
A criminal case. © Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:59, 13 December 2019
Relative of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, killed in Berlin, put on international wanted list
A court in Moscow has arrested in absentia Muradi Kavtarashvili, accused of promoting terrorism; according to a source, he is a relative of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili.
The police disperse participants of a protest action in Tbilisi. November 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
11:57, 13 December 2019
Judges of Georgian SC appointed despite protests
Amid protests in front of the Georgian Parliament and in the sitting hall, the MOs have approved 14 candidates for the termless service as Judges of the Supreme Court (SC). The NGOs have stated that the SC approved by the Parliament is a threat to justice.
Screenshot of a video about rich houses of Ramzan Kadyrov's subordinates posted on the Nukhanov 77 YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=areb4p9cTNo&feature=emb_logo
23:44, 12 December 2019
YouTube users demand to release author of video shot near Ramzan Kadyrov's residence
Islam Nukhanov, who was detained after posting a video about rich houses of Ramzan Kadyrov's subordinates, was arrested for three months. YouTube users have demanded to release him.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
22:53, 12 December 2019
Chechen scientists stand up for Kadyrov in dispute with film director Sokurov
Almost 20 scientists and cultural figures of Chechnya signed an angry appeal to film director Alexander Sokurov. They find unreasonable his doubts that Ramzan Kadyrov, who participated in battles against the Russian federal troops, is worthy of the Hero of Russia title.
Giorgi Vashadze. Photo: Uncnown - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki
22:46, 12 December 2019
12 protesters detained by Georgian parliament
Today, Giorgi Vashadze, the leader of the "New Georgia" Party, and 11 other protesters have been taken to a police station. The detainees are suspected of disorderly conduct and failure to obey to law enforcers. Activists demand not to approve candidates for judges of the Supreme Court (SC) of Georgia and not to deprive opposition MP Nika Meliya of power.
Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, Alexander Sokurov. Photo: kremlin.ru, screenshot of the video by KAVPOLIT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6dEhS984XU/ Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:40, 12 December 2019
Film director Sokurov disappointed with Putin's answer about Kadyrov
Film director Alexander Sokurov wrote on Facebook that he was saddened by a refusal of President Vladimir Putin to review the status of Hero of Russia, which was awarded to participants on both sides of the war in Chechnya, including Ramzan Kadyrov. Users of social networks found the Alexander Sokurov's statement risky.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Ruslan Alkhanov. Photo by Musa Sadulaev / IA "Grozny-Inform"
17:34, 12 December 2019
Chechen officials neglect US sanctions
Ruslan Alkhanov, Chechen Minister of Internal Affairs, invited the United States to include all Chechen policemen in the US sanctions list. The Chechen Minister's proposal demonstrates his allegiance to Ramzan Kadyrov, who is also under the US sanctions, local residents suggest. Instagram users ironically commented on the sanctions imposed by the US Department of State.
Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who stayed in critical condition after a road traffic accident in Baku, is being transferred to an ambulance. Screenshot from YouTube video posted by Turan Agentliy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBrdMD4gSkk
17:26, 12 December 2019
Human rights defenders demand international investigation into road accident with Ogtai Gyulyalyev in Azerbaijan
The platform of civil solidarity, which unites about 35 human rights organizations from different countries, has called on for an international investigation into a road traffic accident with Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Azerbaijani activists doubt the investigators' objectivity.
17:09, 12 December 2019
Social media users express irony over Ramzan Kadyrov's best wishes on Human Rights Day
On International Human Rights Day, Ramzan Kadyrov wrote a post on efficient human rights institutions in Chechnya. Social media users left a lot of ironic posts concerning the Chechen leader's message and reminded of the persecution of human rights defenders engaged in activities in the republic.
Screenshot of the video on Artyom Kalaidjyan's account on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B5xoQ8jIfEx/
11:33, 12 December 2019
Kadyrov's active promotion on Instagram confirms his claim to expand popularity
The use by the head of Chechnya of modern methods of self-promotion in social networks is assessed by experts as a claim for an increase of his political status. Ramzan Kadyrov's participation in humorous video clips is intended to show his progressiveness, Andrei Kozlov, a PR expert, has noted.
Military vehicles in the streets of Grozny. December 1994. Photo: REUTERS/Yuri Tutov
11:29, 12 December 2019
Rights defenders analyze background of the First Chechen War
The first military campaign in Chechnya had been brewing since 1990, and was carried out without any account of expert estimates; launching a war machine in its worst form cost tens of thousands of human lives, analysts have concluded on the 25th anniversary of the advent of federal troops into Chechnya.
Dunja Mijatović, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe. Photo: Gunnar Vrang https://ru.wikipedia.org/
11:27, 12 December 2019
Opposition finds criticism of Azerbaijan in CoE's report too soft
Azerbaijan encroaches on the freedom of speech, lacks high-quality legal help and provides no chances for migrants, says the report by Dunja Mijatović, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe (CoE). The Commissioner is too cautious in her estimates, the PFPA leader has pointed out.
The police detains an activist at a rally in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:19, 11 December 2019
PACE explains problem of political prisoners in Azerbaijan by system
Azerbaijan needs "fundamental reforms" to fulfill its obligations to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights, the PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights announces.
Hostilities in Grozny. Screenshot of the video "It was hell on earth: memories on the first Chechen war" by Radio Svoboda channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjbaZIEosY
22:12, 11 December 2019
Chechen residents share their memories on 25th anniversary of war outbreak
A quarter of a century ago, the entry of federal troops into Chechnya did not look like the start of a full-scale war, and people expected the conflict to end by agreement of the parties, say residents of the Chechen republic while recalling their deceased relatives and friends and destroyed houses.
News
The incident with Georgian symbols on a Panama hat highlighted tensions between Abkhazia and Georgia.

Residents of Abkhazia demanded a response from the authorities to tourists displaying Georgian symbols.

A tourist from Sochi is recording a video apologizing to the residents of Abkhazia. Still from the video: https://t.me/apsnyYahia/7230 A tourist from Sochi apologized to residents of Abkhazia for wearing a Panama hat with Georgian symbols.

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.