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21:28, 29 January 2016
Law enforcers close mosque in Makhachkala suburb
In Shamkhal, a suburban residential settlement of Makhachkala, the Salafi mosque will be reopened only after the appointment of a new imam. This was reported by members of the Salafi community and a source from the local police station.
Azerbaijani post is well-observed from Karabakh stands. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:31, 29 January 2016
Azerbaijani soldier perishes on border with Armenia
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of provocation, resulting in the death of soldier Nakhid Fikret oglu Safarov.
20:18, 29 January 2016
Resident of Dagestan sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for helping militants
The Suleiman-Stalsky District Court has found a local resident Ignat Abdurakhmanov guilty of helping participants of the armed underground, as well as of illegal possession of an explosive device.
Fruit market on the Abkhazia–Russia border. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:15, 29 January 2016
Abkhazian authorities treat anti-Turkish sanctions as chance for its economy
Russian sanctions against Turkey will not affect the economy of Abkhazia, but will boost local agriculture, said Shamil Adzimba, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic.
Law enforcers. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
19:01, 29 January 2016
NAC reports on prevention of IS terror acts in Russia
An official of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported on prevention of the attempt to transfer fighters of the "Islamic State" (IS) to Russia and of terror acts plotted by a group of Russian citizens who swore allegiance to the IS. Meanwhile, in 2015, in Russia, the NAC registered the decrease in the number of terrorist crimes by 2.5 times.
The special operation in the village of Balakhani of the Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov http://chernovik.net/
16:10, 29 January 2016
Suspected militant surrenders in Dagestan
A native of the village of Balakhani, suspected of belonging to militants, has surrendered voluntarily, said a source from the administration of the Untsukul District of Dagestan. The republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has confirmed the fact of voluntary surrender.
Sergey Sokolov. Photo: RFE/RL
13:51, 29 January 2016
Sergey Sokolov wins contest in memory of Akhmednabi Ahmednabiyev (+video)
The first place in the contest in honour of Dagestani journalist Akhmednabi Ahmednabiyev was granted to Sergey Sokolov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the "Novaya Gazeta".
13:11, 29 January 2016
Authorities of Shelkovskaya District state absence of complaints about extortions from state servants
The administration of the Shelkovskaya District of Chechnya has received no complaints about retentions from salaries of state employees, said Shamkhan Arsanukaev, the deputy head of the district administration. However, residents of Chechnya point to cases when applications about extortions are recalled because of pressure.
Ramil Safarov. Photo: http://www.anspress.com/index.php?a=2&lng=ru&nid=176035
12:08, 29 January 2016
ECtHR asks Azerbaijan to respond in case of Armenian officer's murder
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked the governments of Azerbaijan and Hungary to present the official answers in the complaint filed by relatives of Gurgen Margaryan, an officer of the Armenian Armed Forces, who was killed by Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov.
Ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/fotomaterialy@page=5.html
10:42, 29 January 2016
KBR resident accused of storing firearms and ammunition
The case against a resident of the village of Kashkhatau, charged with storing a shotgun, two pistols and ammunition, has been sent to the court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
Olga Kozinskaya at the court. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:30, 29 January 2016
Refusal to cancel elections to Sochi City Assembly appealed against at court
Olga Kozinskaya, a candidate for the City Assembly of Sochi from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), has challenged the judgment to refuse to cancel the election results on constituency No. 9.
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.
News
Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in the military operation.

Inmate in a prison cell. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. The prosecutor of Chechnya reported on the observance of the rights of inmates in the colony in the Naursky district.

Russian military. Frame from a video by the Ministry of Defense of Russia dated 12.04.25, https://t.me/mod_russia/51226 The authorities have recognized at least 9650 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine.

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.