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Natiq Kerimov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:53, 7 January 2016
Azerbaijani secret services accuse Natiq Kerimov of espionage
On January 6, Natiq Kerimov, one of the elders of the village of Nardaran, was detained in Nardaran near the school No. 62, where he came to accompany his grandson home. The court of Baku has pronounced the decision to arrest Natiq Kerimov for four months.
19:51, 7 January 2016
Activists of "New Armenia" hold action in support of Gevorg Safaryan and Suzi Gevorkyan
In Yerevan, participants of the action have demanded to investigate the case on the attack on activist Suzi Gevorkyan. Besides, they reported on unjustified arrest of activist Gevorg Safaryan.
Top climbers. Photo: http://07.mchs.gov.ru/pressroom/news/item/3352076/
14:12, 7 January 2016
Rescue team finds bodies of three persons killed in avalanche near Mount Elbrus
Rescue team has discovered the bodies of three skiers who came under an avalanche while skiing on slopes of Mount Cheget.
Rescuer of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). Photo: https://www.facebook.com/mchscrimea/photos/a.674675142594536.1073741828.674655929263124/1029894033739310/?type=3&theater
11:59, 7 January 2016
Member of rescuer team killed by avalanche in Sochi mountains
At the Sochi ski resort of Gornaya Karousel (Mountain Carousel), a staff member of an avalanche service, came under a snow avalanche. This was reported by the press service of the Department for the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
11:54, 7 January 2016
Rescue team searches for a group of skiers under an avalanche near Mount Elbrus
In Kabardino-Balkaria, an avalanche descended from Mount Cheget. According to the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) for Kabardino-Balkaria, three skiers came under the snow.
At the frontline of Azerbaijani Army. Photo: © mod.gov.az, http://ru.sputnik.az/karabakh/20160105/403247812.html
11:02, 7 January 2016
Azerbaijan reports on 125 fire strikes against Armenian positions
Today, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has explained the fire strikes against the Armenian positions by the fact that the counterpart violated the ceasefire 119 times.
10:17, 7 January 2016
Rights defenders report on disappearance of witnesses in case of Chechen native's death in Chelyabinsk penal colony
Relatives of Mamaev and Voloshin, prisoners of the Chelyabinsk penal colony, who testified in the case of the death of Sultan Israilov, a sentenced native of Chechnya, cannot reveal his whereabouts, human rights defenders report.
06:08, 7 January 2016
In Rostov Region, police search for person reporting on a bomb in residential building
In Krasny Sulin, tenants of a two-storey house were evacuated because of a bomb threat. The report about the bomb turned out to be false.
Soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:06, 7 January 2016
Nagorno-Karabakh reports decrease of attacks at contact line
The number of ceasefire violations at the contact line of the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan has decreased and thus made possible the visits of public activists to the advanced positions in the framework of the programme "Army-Society Communication". This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Christmas holiday in Armenia. Photo: Sputnik, Asatur Asayants, http://sputnikarmenia.ru/armenia/20160105/1570076.html
04:00, 7 January 2016
In Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, believers treat Epiphany as a family holiday
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh complete religious activities on the occasion of the holidays of Christmas and Epiphany combined under the common name of Epiphany, celebrated on January 6.
22:16, 6 January 2016
Azerbaijani GPO issues warning to rights defender Gyulalyev
A critical publication on the pardoning decree of Azerbaijani Presidential was the reason of the warning made by the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan to Ogtay Gyulalyev, the head of the Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners" and a member of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF).
Zalim Shebzukhov. Photo: http://s019.radikal.ru/i637/1408/f8/18401d417153.jpg
18:33, 6 January 2016
Experts link Shebzukhov's statement with weakening of "Imarat Kavkaz"
The "Imarat Kavkaz" is disoriented at the background of its rivalry with the "Islamic State" (IS), said the experts, who commented on Zalim Shebzukhov's appeal to militants to return to the "Imarat Kavkaz".
14:50, 6 January 2016
Activist of "New Armenia" beaten up in Yerevan
In Yerevan, a group of unidentified men has beaten up Suzi Gevorkyan, a member of the "New Armenia" Front, the headquarters of the opposition movement has reported.
14:25, 6 January 2016
One person killed in shootout in restaurant in Armenia
As reported today by the Armenian police, in a shootout in the restaurant "Musaler", owned by Armenian MP Grant Grigoryan, the 22-year-old Aram Karapetyan and the 35-year-old Armen Khlgatyan received gunshot wounds.
At the site of Boris Nemtsov murder in Moscow. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:35, 6 January 2016
"Rosbalt": defendants report three attempts to kill Nemtsov
Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev, accused of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, have stated at interrogations that before February 27, 2015, they had twice tried to assassinate him, the "Rosbalt" reports today referring to the defendants' testimonies.
13:15, 6 January 2016
In Southern Russia, Christmas events to be held under enhanced security
In the southern regions of Russia, Orthodox believers are preparing to celebrate Christmas. The police and rescue teams are taking control to protect the venues of mass festivities.
Nugzar Diakonashvili. Photo: http://accent.com.ge/ru/news/details/6052-В-Бакуриани-в-результате-схода--лавины-погиб-сноубордист
12:22, 6 January 2016
Snowboarder Nugzar Diakonashvili dies under avalanche in Georgia
The Georgian police have reported the death of snowboarder Nugzar Diakonashvili. According to the law enforcers, he was hit by an avalanche in Bakuriani.
Makhachkala. Photo by Eldar Rasulov, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=3246&com=photogallery
10:30, 6 January 2016
Resident of Dagestan reports on disappearance of his brother
Gadjimurad Gazichilov, a resident of Makhachkala, disappeared on December 29, 2015. His relatives do not rule out a kidnapping. They note that the disappeared man is a relative of Shamil Nurmagomedov, killed in Dagestan by law enforcers.
05:44, 6 January 2016
In Georgia, Azerbaijanis demand from police to find killer of their countryman
Azerbaijanis from the village of Soganlyg near Tbilisi have held a protest action against the spread of Wahhabism in connection with the murder of 23-year-old Fikret Akhmedov. According to the protesters, the murder took place on religious grounds.
Ministry for Emergencies employee during fire extinguishing. Photo: http://30.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/operational/item/3359298/
01:48, 6 January 2016
One child died and six others rescued from fire in village near Astrakhan
In the village of Evpraksino of the Astrakhan Region, a six-year boy fell victim to a fire. Other six children were accompanied out of the burning private house. This was reported by Dmitry Dubrovsky, the head of the press service of the Department for the Astrakhan Region of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE).
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The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

A soldier was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for abandoning his unit.

Lawyers have assessed the bill banning collective worship services in apartment buildings.

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.