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Penal colony. Photo http://novosti.az/obsh/20110614/296092050.html
16:08, 31 January 2015
Baku: Elshad Babaev's relatives demand to investigate his death as murder
The death of a prisoner Elshad Babaev in Baku colony is investigated under the article of abuse of office; however, Babaev's relatives insist on the investigation under the murder article.
Soldiers of one of the military units of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:15, 31 January 2015
NKR's MoD accuses Azerbaijan of 2200 facts of shelling within a week
In the period from January 25 to January 31, in the troops contact line in the area of the Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire regime for about 2200 times, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).
09:38, 31 January 2015
"Caucasian Knot" sums up armed conflict outcomes in NCFD in 2014
In 2014, Northern Caucasus saw a dramatic reduction of the number of victims of the armed conflict. The "Caucasian Knot" has published detailed results of its calculations based on the data received from its own correspondents and information from open sources in the Section "Northern Caucasus – Statistics of Victims".
08:29, 31 January 2015
In 2014, there were 525 victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
In the period from January 1 to December 31, 2014, in total, 525 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), including 341 killed and 184 wounded persons. In comparison with 2013, the total number of victims went down by 46.9%. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
07:43, 31 January 2015
Legality of inquiry format of Gyumri massacre causes doubts among Armenian lawyers
The joint inquiry conducted by investigating authorities of Russia and Armenia into the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri has no legal force, Armenian lawyers believe. Such a scheme would allow the defendant to challenge the legality of the investigation at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), said the lawyer Alexander Sirunyan.
04:39, 31 January 2015
Armenia fails its international obligations to protect human rights, rights defenders said
The international obligations to protect human rights, presented in the UN's universal review, have been failed by Armenia. Civil society activists see no real changes in this area, said Armenian rights defenders in the debates "Human rights situation in Armenia, according to UN observations".
03:26, 31 January 2015
Successors of Avetisyan family questioned in case of mass murder in Gyumri
The successors of the suffered party in the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri have testified to investigators. According to the Investigating Committee (IC) of Armenia, the number of successors has increased up to five persons.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
02:33, 31 January 2015
Chechnya, the only NCFD region with growth of number of victims in 2014
The 2014 victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus have been summed up, showing a reduction of the count of victims in all regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), except for Chechnya.
Magomed Aushev. Photo: http://www.memo.ru/d/220119.html
01:11, 31 January 2015
Health condition of Magomed Aushev, residents of Ingushetia, remains grave, said his advocate
Magomed Aushev, who was detained in Ingushetia on suspicion of shooting at the wedding party, and who was hospitalized after interrogations, is at home; his condition is still grave.
Soldiers of Defence Army. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:43, 30 January 2015
Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan blames NKR for breaking laws of war
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan has begun investigating a criminal case opened on the fact of death in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) of Gasan Gasanov, as well as of the arrest in the unrecognized republic of Dilkham Askerov and Shakhbaz Guliev.
20:23, 30 January 2015
Resident of Ingushetia Magomed Aushev released under recognizance not to leave
Magomed Aushev, who was detained in Ingushetia on suspicion of shooting at the wedding party and hospitalized after interrogations, has been released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison) under recognizance not to leave. It is reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Svetlana Gannushkina. Photo: http://www.svoboda.org/content/article/26808243.html
19:20, 30 January 2015
Gannushkina associates check of "Civil Assistance" with her criticism of Prosecutor's Office Law
Svetlana Gannushkina, the Chair of the "Civil Assistance" Committee, said that the today's prosecutor's inspection of the Moscow office of the Committee was caused by her criticism of the Law "On Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation".
The participants of the motor rally Makhachkala-Simferopol. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/society/avtoprobeg_dagestan_krym_finishiroval_v_gorode_simferopole/
19:07, 30 January 2015
Participants of motor rally against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad arrive in Simferopol from Dagestan
The participants of the motor rally Makhachkala-Simferopol have reached the Crimea, where they performed their Friday namaz (prayer).
Svetlana Gannushkina, the Chair of the "Civil Assistance" Committee. Photo: RFE/RL, http://gdb.rferl.org/3AAEC8C3-9BAB-437A-9E30-4B429EE979D5_w748_r1_s.jpg
18:39, 30 January 2015
Power agents come to check offices of "Civil Assistance" and Transparency International, said Pavel Chikov
On Friday, January 30, prosecutors make inspections of Moscow offices of the "Civil Assistance" Committee and the Transparency International, having obliged the activists to provide a number of necessary documents before February 2, said Pavel Chikov, the Chairman of the "Agora" Association of Human Rights Organizations.
18:13, 30 January 2015
Armenian opposition demands parliamentary hearings on murder in Gyumri
The parliamentary opposition demands to organize closed hearings in the Parliament on the murder of the Avetisyan family committed in the city of Gyumri, said Ruben Akopyan, the leader of the "Heritage" faction.
The building of the Moscow City Court (MCC). Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:30, 30 January 2015
Lawyers challenge arrest extension of three natives of Chechnya accused of attempting on MfE employees
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has accepted a complaint against the arrest extension, lodged by the defence of the Chechen residents suspected of assaulting the employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) in Moscow, said the advocates.
Ammunition confiscated from militants. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/4557.JPG
14:35, 30 January 2015
KBR resident sentenced to 3.5 years in colony for helping militants
The Elbrus District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced a local resident Ali Djappuev to 3.5 years in a general security colony. Djappuev was accused of aiding the members of the "Baksan" criminal grouping, as well as of illegal trafficking in firearms and drugs.
A protest action of entrepreneurs running small and medium-sized businesses against the amendments to the Law "On Turnover Tax". Yerevan, January 28, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:54, 30 January 2015
In Yerevan, entrepreneurs threaten Armenian authorities with sit-in strike
A new protest action of entrepreneurs, who oppose the amendments to the Law "On Turnover Tax", is taking place near the building of the Armenian government. The protesters announced their readiness to hold a sit-in strike, if the government fails to hear them, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
The defendant Dilkham Askerov. Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. October 28, 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:23, 30 January 2015
Lawyers send complaint of Azerbaijanis convicted in NKR to ECtHR
An appeal about rights violations of Shakhbaz Guliev and Dilkham Askerov, the Azerbaijanis, convicted in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) for a murder and espionage, has been sent by Azerbaijani lawyers to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Gyunay Ismaylova. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org/content/news/26819359.html
23:31, 29 January 2015
Azerbaijani MIA starts investigating attack on rights defender Gyunay Ismaylova
The attack on the lawyer of the Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) Gyunay Ismaylova is investigated under the article of "hooliganism", said Orkhan Mansurzade, the spokesman of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan.
News
Zukhra Muzaeva. Photo: https://nezagorami.media/post/honor-killing Lack of contact with a Chechen resident has raised concerns about her fate.

Apti Alaudinov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru Apti Alaudinov

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev Ramzan Kadyrov

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.