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19:57, 18 January 2014
Policeman from Udmurtia, wounded in shootout in Dagestan, dies
The policeman from the city of Izhevsk, wounded in a shootout in Buynaksk on December 25, died on Saturday, said the MIA of Udmurtia.
18:56, 18 January 2014
Builder beaten in Sochi sues ex-policeman for compensation of 1.5 million roubles
At the trial held at the Adler District Court of Sochi against a former policeman Sergey Kuznetsov, accused of abuse of office by beating Pavel Solovyov, a builder at Olympic facilities, the defence witnesses claimed innocence of the ex-policeman.
The demolition of a house in Rabochaya Street has started before the eviction of the tenants. In the photo: worker breaks out window security bars on the first floor. Ingushetia, Karabulak, November 19-20, 2013. Photo courtesy of the tenants of No. 21 house in Rabochaya Street
17:44, 18 January 2014
Bekov: families from "Khruschov-time" houses dismantled in Karabulak will receive new flats
The Ingush authorities have promised to build a new block of flats for the tenants of the so-called "Khruschovkas", now demolished in Karabulak, said Ferdos Musieva, a tenant. Magomed Bekov, the republic's Deputy Prime Minister, has assured that for the period of construction all the 15 families will be provided with temporary housing.
A rally demanding to repeal the new accumulative pension system. Yerevan, December 17, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:00, 18 January 2014
Yerevan rally demands to cancel new pension system
A rally demanding to repeal the new accumulative pension system is held on Saturday in Yerevan with the participation of Armenian oppositional parties. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports an audience of 10,000.
The village of Semender, Makhachkala. Photo: Magomed Magomedov (Yusupov), http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
15:20, 18 January 2014
ICRF: seven people killed in special operation in Semender
As reported by the spokesman for the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), seven people were killed by power agents in a special operation conducted in the village of Semender located in the outskirt of Makhachkala.
"Bolshoi" Olympic Palace. Sochi, November 2013. Photo by the press service of the State Corporation Olympstroy, http://www.sc-os.ru/
09:53, 18 January 2014
Coalition "Eurasian Choice" asks Georgian authorities to send delegation to Sochi Olympics
The nongovernmental organizations, public figures and journalists-members of the coalition "Eurasian Choice-Georgia" have addressed the prime minister and president of Georgia urging them to send an official delegation to the Olympics in Sochi.
Furkat Tishaev, the legal director of the Autonomous Non-commercial Organization (ANO) "Astreya". 2013. Photo by Natalya Kraynova for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:21, 18 January 2014
Tishaev: "conveyor" approach to burying bodies of suspected militants violates the Convention on Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found that on the issue of non-giving out bodies of suspected militants to their relatives for burial, applicants have no effective remedies in Russia, said Furkat Tishaev, the legal director of the Autonomous Non-commercial Organization (ANO) "Astreya".
22:30, 17 January 2014
HRW: Sochi intensifies campaign of outright harassment and intimidation of activists
On the eve of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, the authorities have intensified the campaign of outright harassment and intimidation of ecologists and civil activists. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has failed to object to the measures taken by Russian authorities to silence their critics, says the international Human Rights Watch (HRW).
The entertainment centre "Golden Empire" in Makhachkala. Photo http://rusotels.ru/mahachkala/zolotaya-imperiya
20:28, 17 January 2014
Restaurant shelled in Makhachkala
Unidentified persons made a shot from a grenade launcher at the entertainment centre "Golden Empire", which is housing a hotel and a restaurant; ten minutes later an explosion occurred at the building. According to preliminary data, there are no victims, a source from the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
The monument to Karl Marx in Rostov-on-Don. Photo: Kreps Sergei Gennadievich, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
19:32, 17 January 2014
Picket against removal of Karl Marx monument scheduled in Rostov-on-Don for January 19
Activists of the local branch of the movement "Suts Vremeni" (Essence of Time) are going to hold a picket in Rostov-on-Don against the removal of the monument to Karl Marx and collect at least 300 signatures to the petition addressed to the Governor of the Rostov Region, Maxim Goncharov, the press secretary of the movement, has reported.
18:54, 17 January 2014
Armenia: Shant Harutyunyan's advocate challenges investigators' group
In Armenia, Inessa Petrosyan, the advocate of Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, who was detained during the "Million Mask March", has petitioned the General Prosecutor's Office with her challenge of the investigative group and its head Samvel Tonoyan. The petition should be considered before January 19.
Dokku Umarov. Photo: NAC
18:18, 17 January 2014
Chechen power bodies have indirect proves of Umarov's death, said a source
The respective power bodies of Chechnya possess records of telephone conversations, where militants talk about Dokku (Doku) Umarov's death, said a source from law enforcement bodies of the republic. However, according to Sergey Goncharov, the President of the Association of Veterans of "Alpha" Anti-Terror Unit, such a talk is not a proof of the fact of the death.
16:10, 17 January 2014
Court extends examination on recognition of "Union of Don Women" a foreign agent
The Novocherkassk City Court has extended till January 27 the time allocated for examining the documents on recognition of the public organization named the "Union of Don Women" as a foreign agent, said Valentina Cherevatenko, the leader of the Union.
Arslan Nazimov killed in Rostov-on-Don on May 6, 2012. Photo from his personal page in the social network "Odnoklassniki", http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/profile/538229473580
15:38, 17 January 2014
Six participants of ethnically motivated killing in Rostov convicted
Six persons who committed a murder in Rostov-on-Don on the motives of national hatred have been sentenced to various terms in prison by the North-Caucasian District Military Court.
13:34, 17 January 2014
In Quarter 4, 2013, 267 people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
At least 267 people suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in the fourth quarter of 2013; of them, 152 people were killed and at least 115 people were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Participants of the march in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. Moscow, January 19, 2013. Photo: http://anatrrra.livejournal.com
10:45, 17 January 2014
Moscow Mayoralty has agreed to route of march in memory of lawyer Markelov
The march in memory of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, scheduled for January 19, has been sanctioned by the Moscow Mayoralty, said Lev Ponomaryov, one of the organizers of the march and the leader of the movement "For Human Rights". According to his story, the city authorities agreed on the route proposed in the application, provided the transition from one boulevard to another will take place without using the symbols.
Webpage in the social network "Odnoklassniki". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
08:20, 17 January 2014
Resident of Nalchik fined by 300,000 roubles for extremism
The Nalchik City Court has found a local resident guilty of publicly calling to extremist actions and fined him by 300,000 roubles. As reported by the press service of the Prosecutor's Office of Kabardino-Balkaria, a man named Mottaev was found guilty; however, no more details about this person were disclosed.
02:09, 17 January 2014
Resident of Ingushetia asks rights defenders to protect his brother, detained in Rostov-on-Don, from torture
Three natives of Ingushetia have been detained by policemen in Rostov-on-Don. Their relatives have learned that the detainees are suspected of intending to commit a terror act. A brother of one of them has turned to human rights organizations and the Public Oversight Commission of the Rostov Region with a request to prevent the torture of the detainees.
23:41, 16 January 2014
Selimkhanova: unidentified people in Dagestan collect data on "Pravozaschita" activities
Aisha Selimkhanova, the spokesperson for the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), said that she fears for her life after a visit to the DRPO's office of unidentified persons who asked about her work schedule.
18:26, 16 January 2014
Chernyshenko: 70% of Olympic tickets sold out
Russian and foreign winter sport fans have already bought out more than 70% of the tickets for the competitions of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, said Dmitry Chernyshenko, the President of the Organizing Committee "Sochi-2014". Most of them were sold through the Internet.
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Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/ Akhmat Kadyrov received a medal for special achievements in physical education.

Alaudinov recalled the conflict with Wasserman

A new video featuring Adam Kadyrov hasn't cleared up any questions about his absence.

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.