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A young man in a surgical mask. Photo: Sputnik/ Yevgeny Biyatov, http://sputnik-georgia.ru/society/20160127/229923227.html
09:53, 29 January 2016
Doctors state normalization of flu situation in most regions of Southern Caucasus
The swine flu incidence in Georgia remains complex: the H1N1 virus has been confirmed by laboratory analysis in 153 persons; two more patients died from complications; and the total number of this year's deaths from the virus made five persons.
Sochi residents at the lecture on the measures to avoide influenza. Photo: http://www.blogsochi.ru/content/sochintsam-rasskazali-kak-ne-zabolet-grippom
06:51, 29 January 2016
Flu epidemic threshold surpassed in two NCFD regions
In most republics of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the epidemic threshold for influenza virus is not surpassed yet. So far, no quarantine measures have been introduced in Dagestan and Chechnya.
Muslim Omarov, the Deputy of the City Assembly of Buynaksk, Zairbek Valiev, the Deputy of the City Assembly of Buynaksk, blogger Gadzhi Nurutdinov (to the right). Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:22, 29 January 2016
Gamzatov's supporters decide to challenge his dismissal as Mayor of Buynaksk in court
Supporters of Gusein Gamzatov are preparing a lawsuit against the decision of the City Assembly to dismiss him from the post of the head of Buynaksk. The extraordinary session of the Assembly, where the decision was made, was held with violations, said Zairbek Valiev, one of the Deputies.
Questioning Oleg Ulents, a defence expert of Nadezhda Savchenko in the Donetsk City Court. January 28, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:25, 28 January 2016
Witnesses in Savchenko's case refute main prosecutors' version
Nadezhda Savchenko could not, with her wounded arm, climb the tower and correct from there the fire on Russian journalists, two witnesses for the defence have stated today at the session of the Donetsk City Court. Lyudmila Kozlovskaya, President of the Fund "Open Dialogue", is convinced of Savchenko's innocence.
21:55, 28 January 2016
SC mitigates sentence to four convicts for terror act in Pyatigorsk
By decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia, the prison terms of Shamil Gazimagomedov, Magomed Ibragimov, Ramazan Khalizov and Vladimir Khalizov were reduced by two months, said the advocate Rustam Yunusov. The SC upheld the life imprisonment for convicted Murad Ataev and Shamil Abdulazizov.
The convicts in the case of the attack on Nalchik on October 13, 2005, at one of the court sessions. Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik, 2011. Photo courtesy of Maryam Akhmetova, an activist of the movement "Mothers of Kabardino-Balkaria for Protection of Citizens' Rights and Freedoms"
20:30, 28 January 2016
Advocates treat reduction of verdicts for attack on Nalchik as insignificant
As a result of consideration of appeals, the maximum reduction of the prison term made only 1.5 years, said the advocates of the convicts for the attack on Nalchik.
Law enforcers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
18:37, 28 January 2016
ICRF confirms Andy resident's wounding
A resident of the Dagestani village of Andi received a shrapnel wound during a special operation, said the spokesman of the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), thus confirming the information of the "Caucasian Knot" of January 26.
Eduard Mironov. Photo: Sergey Khazov-Cassia (RFE/RL)
18:07, 28 January 2016
SC leaves life sentences to convicts for attack on Nalchik unchanged
The Judicial Chamber on Criminal Cases of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has refused to abolish life sentences to five persons, convicted in the case of the attack on Nalchik, while reducing the sentences to some other figurants in the case.
The participants of the rally in support of Kadyrov. Grozny 22, 2016. Photo by Nikolay Petrov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:44, 28 January 2016
Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya checks data on extortions from state servants
The regional State Labour Inspectorate is involves in checking information about systematic deductions from salaries of employees of the social protection system of the Shelkovskaya District of Chechnya.
Pogrom of the office of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) in Grozny on June 3, 2015. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
16:35, 28 January 2016
HRW: 2015 was a hard year for rights defenders, journalists and lawyers in Northern Caucasus
In 2015, in Northern Caucasus, power agents kept putting pressure on Salafis, while rights defenders were harassed, states the Human Rights Watch (HRW) in the Russian chapter of its report on the human rights situation.
The police detain a participants of the rally. May 30, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:22, 28 January 2016
HRW treats 2015 repressions in Azerbaijan as unprecedented
In Azerbaijan, the year 2015 was marked by ruthless repressions against the civil society and mass media; and only a serious international pressure on the authorities can stop the process, says the annual report on human rights released by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).
Sochi pensioners blocked the street close to the Mayoralty. January 15, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:07, 28 January 2016
Sochi activists summoned to police after pensioners' rally
Four local activists report about summons to district policemen for discussing the circumstances of the pensioners' unsanctioned rally in Sochi. The questioning is conducted on the order of the bosses of city police, said one of district policemen.
Osman Osmanov. Photo: http://chernovik.net/content/politika/narodnoe-voleizyavlenie?page=0,2&qt-lenta_novostey=0
11:41, 28 January 2016
Buynaksk: Deputies from "Veterans' Party" blame opponents for attempt to dissolve City Assembly
Gusein Gamzatov, a former head of Buynaksk, and Osman Osmanov, a member of the "Veterans' Party" have united and stood for dissolution of the City Assembly, said Osmanov's former supporters, explaining why they now support Zakarya Amirov, the protégé of Dagestani authorities. According to their version, it has not split the party, although three fellows refuse to support them.
A hand grenade. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/content/3034.html
10:03, 28 January 2016
Dagestani resident convicted in Chechnya for possessing grenade
Yesterday, a court in Grozny sentenced Sultanbek Akavov, a resident of Dagestan, to two years in prison, finding him guilty of illicit trafficking in explosives.
The project of a skyscraper "Akhmat Tower". Photo: http://www.groznysite.ru/mirtver/zdaniya/283-ahmat-tauer.html
08:15, 28 January 2016
Builders in Grozny began digging a pit for 400-meter tower
In central Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, they have started the main construction works of erecting a skyscraper, "Akhmat Tower", the highest building not only in Russia, but also in Europe. The tower will have 108 floors, and its opening up will create up to a thousand workplaces.
Official permits given to the residents of the village of Samashki are signed personally by the head of the rural settlement. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
00:38, 28 January 2016
Power agents oblige residents of Chechnya to get permits for visiting forests
Residents of the Achkhoy-Martan District of Chechnya must get official permits for going to forest to gather wild garlic (ramson). Permits are issued "for security of residents themselves," officials said.
Gevorg Safaryan. Photo: http://tarmnews.com/gevorg-safaryan-yavlyaetsya-politzaklyuchennym-pravozashhitnik/
20:11, 27 January 2016
Gevorg Safaryan stops his hunger strike
The Armenian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) denies the threat of physical violence against activist Gevorg Safaryan kept at the Nubarashen Prison.
The village of Andi of the Botlikh District of Dagestan. Photo: Magomedgadzhi Murtazaliev http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
19:00, 27 January 2016
CTO legal regime cancelled in Dagestani village of Andi
The operational headquarters for Dagestan has made a decision to cancel the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime, introduced in the village of Andi of the Botlikh District on January 25.
The participants of the rally in support of Kadyrov. Grozny 22, 2016. Photo by Nikolay Petrov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:46, 27 January 2016
HRC "Memorial": in Chechnya, deductions from salaries of state servants reach 70%
In the Shelkovskaya District of Chechnya, some amounts are systematically deducted from salaries of public employees of social protection sphere. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Law enforcer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
16:35, 27 January 2016
In Kabardino-Balkaria, teacher to face trial on charge of helping militants
In Kabardino-Balkaria, the criminal case against a school teacher, who, according to investigators, used to provide militants with shelter and food, has been sent to court.
News
A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia has been arrested in a case of financing terrorism.

4 people were killed and 8 were injured in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia in the second quarter of 2026.

In June 2026, there were 8 victims recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

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.