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Mamed Ibragim (centre) at home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
17:31, 13 February 2019
Defence achieves release of Azerbaijani oppositionist Ibragim
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has reduced the punishment of the convict Azerbaijani opposition leader Mamed Ibragim and ruled to release him. The defence intends to seek the full rehabilitation of the activist, said his advocate.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
13:14, 13 February 2019
ECtHR awards compensations to relatives of those killed in Chechnya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered the complaints, filed a few years after the death of Chechen residents, Alvi Bugaev and Alkhazur Atabaev, and ruled that their relatives should receive compensations totalling more than 200,000 euros, said the advocate Dokka Itslaev.
Martin Zaleski, the Turkmenchay Peace of 1828, http://www.palacegomel.by https://ru.wikipedia.org
13:04, 13 February 2019
Historians tell about the modern impact of Turkmenchay Treaty
The Turkmenchay Peace Treaty of 1828 divided the territory of historical residence of Azerbaijanis among Russia and Iran; and the subsequent actions of the tsarist regime and the Soviet authorities created the basis for the Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani historians told the "Caucasian Knot".
Mikhail Benyash at the court session in Krasnodar, September 25, 2018. Photo by Alexei Avedisyan
11:11, 13 February 2019
Court bans journalists to attend sessions on Benyash's case
The policemen found as victims in the case of the Krasnodar lawyer Mikhail Benyash have opposed the presence of journalists at the court sessions; and their petition was granted, the defence reports, noting that this decision is contrary to the open nature of the court sessions.
11:01, 13 February 2019
Two oppositionists arrested for 15 days each in Azerbaijan
Makhir Rustamli and Idayat Rasulzade, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), detained during the trial of their party comrade in the city of Sumgait, were found guilty of disorderly conduct (petty hooliganism). The activists are prosecuted on a trump-up accusation, the PFPA spokesman has stated.
Robert Kocharyan. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20181228/16497967/sudebnoe-zasedanie-pereneseno-robert-kocharyan-provedet-novyj-god-za-reshetkoj.html
08:32, 13 February 2019
New charge brought against Robert Kocharyan
Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, is accused of bribery, his advocate Ayk Alumyan has stated.
08:17, 13 February 2019
HRC "Memorial" points to intensified repressive trends with Dagestan as example
From year to year, in Russia, prosecutions under antiterrorist articles is becoming more and more widespread, with a third of such cases being initiated for publishing on the Internet, a review of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" asserts.
Residents of Khadjalmakhi village after the incident in the marketplace. Screenshot from video posted by 'Chernovik', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtHDhpbl6BU&feature=youtu.be
21:05, 12 February 2019
Law enforcer wounds a teen in Dagestani village
In the village of Khadjalmakhi, Levashi District, a policeman opened fire on a car driven by a 17-year-old schoolboy and wounded the teenager.
20:54, 12 February 2019
Prisoner goes on hunger strike in Armenia
Aram Khachikyan, sentenced to life imprisonment, is seeking a review of his case, the spokesperson of the Armenia's Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has reported.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
19:26, 12 February 2019
Oyub Titiev abused, his defence reports
A scotch tape with Oyub Titiev's hairs on it, which was used to wrap a package with drugs, was obtained with the use of violence as a result of a scene with threats arranged by law enforcers, an advocate of the Chechen rights defender has stated today.
Soldiers of Nagorno-Karabakh Army join military parade dedicated to 25th anniversary of Armenia's independence. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
19:20, 12 February 2019
In Armenia, soldier arrested after shooting dead his colleague
A regular soldier is suspected of shooting dead Senior Lieutenant Mesrop Grigoryan, investigators have reported today.
Malida Mageramova, a resident of Chechnya, on air of the Chechen TV Channel. Photo: screenshot from video broadcasted by 'Grozny' TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg0cQnnkKSI
19:09, 12 February 2019
Chechen woman evicted from dormitory publicly apologizes on TV
On February 11, on the air of the Chechen TV Channel, Malida Mageramova, a resident of Chechnya, apologized for her video appeal to the authorities with a complaint about eviction from a dormitory.
Soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2101
13:06, 12 February 2019
Azerbaijan counts 21 shelling attacks in the conflict zone
During the last 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled for 21 times, including those stationed in three villages, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed today.
The Galanchozh District of Chechnya. Photo: Tsoy-Peda https://ru.wikipedia.org
12:54, 12 February 2019
Chechen authorities announce housing construction in Galanchozh District
The Chechen authorities promise to pay 1-3 million roubles to those residents of Chechnya, who are ready to move to the Galanchozh District and run their households there.
11:12, 12 February 2019
NKR rules out release of Askerov and Guliev
After the release of Elnur Guseinzade, the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has excluded the possibility of the release or exchange of other Azerbaijani citizens, Shakhbaz Guliev and Dilkham Askerov, who had been convicted for especially grave crimes.
11:07, 12 February 2019
"Muslim Unity" activist arrested in Azerbaijan
Bakhtiyar Bagirov, an activist of the "Muslim Unity" Movement, was arrested for 20 days. His fate remained unknown to his relatives for five days.
Village of Mekhelta in Gumbetovsky District of Dagestan. Screenshot from video posted by user 'Jamaica Rasulov on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYwKpEhVoeM
10:58, 12 February 2019
Residents of Gumbetovsky District tell about Chechnya's claims on pastures
The concern of the villagers of Mekhelta, the district centre, was caused by the claims of the Chechen party to 160 hectares of summer pastures, which had been used by generations of local shepherds, said the village head and a local resident.
01:50, 12 February 2019
Armenia's MoD reports soldier's death
Mesrop Grigoryan, a contract soldier, was fatally wounded in one of the military units of the Armenian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
Oyub Titiev (left) with his advocates in the courtroom. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
01:44, 12 February 2019
Court dealing with Titiev's case continues rejecting defence's motions
The female judge, who is considering the case of Oyub Titiev, has refused to satisfy the defence's demand of self-disqualification. Oyub's advocates demanded to request details of Titiev's mobile phone connections on the day of his detention from mobile operators.
'Mother's heart' installation at the place of picket, Makhachkala, February 10, 2018. Screenshot from video shot by the Caucasian Knot, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Mo0CYWHCM
23:15, 11 February 2019
"March of Mothers' Rage" disrupted in Makhachkala
Natalia Zakharova, the organizer of the "March of Mothers' Rage" in Makhachkala, decided to change the format of the action to a solo picket in support of Anastasia Shevchenko, after law enforcers came to her home in her absence and frightened her children.
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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.