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On the front line. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:05, 29 January 2015
Armenia's MoD refutes information about downed drone
The information about the shooting down by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces of an Armenian drone over the area of the Karabakh conflict is untrue, said Artsrun Ovannisyan, the spokesman of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia.
Protesting entrepreneurs. Yerevan, January 28, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:30, 29 January 2015
Protesting entrepreneurs block street in front of Armenian President's residence
Representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, who protest against the amendments to the Law "On Value-Added Tax", blocked the street in front of the residence of the President of Armenia. The crowd of protesters is over 2000 strong, said the organizers of the action.
The participants of the motor rally Makhachkala-Simferopol. Makhachkala, January 29, 2015. Photo: M.Aliev http://dag.rus4all.ru/news/20150128/725690832.html
14:21, 29 January 2015
Dagestan starts motor rally Makhachkala-Simferopol against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad
About 200 cars have left Makhachkala to take part in the motor rally to Simferopol under the motto "Russia honours Prophets and respects people!" The participants of the action stand against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad.
Video camera screen at the court seession of the Russia's Supreme Court (SC). Moscow, January 29, 2015. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:58, 29 January 2015
Russia's SC upholds verdict to Tikhonov in case of creating BORN
The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the verdict to Nikita Tikhonov in the case of the creation of the extremist community "Combat Organization of Russian Nationalists" (known as BORN) and confirmed his life imprisonment.
A dog on the contact line. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:25, 29 January 2015
OSCE to monitor Azerbaijan at background of ceasefire violation statements
The OSCE mission plans monitoring of the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops in the Gazakh District of Azerbaijan, since the parties in conflict report another ceasefire violation.
Oleg Orlov, the former Chairman of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", after the consideration of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia of the claim lodged by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to liquidate the "Memorial". January 28, 2015. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:24, 29 January 2015
CoE and ODIHR of the OSCE welcome court's refusal to liquidate "Memorial"
Thorbjorn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE), and Georg Link, the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the OSCE, have welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Russia to reject the liquidation of the "Memorial".
Stepanakert. Nagorno-Karabakh. October 2014. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:15, 28 January 2015
Freedom House places NKR among partially free countries
In its annual report on situation with democracy and political rights in the world, the international human rights organization "Freedom House" has listed the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) among partially free countries. The editor-in-chief of a local independent edition believes that the republic sees positive trends.
The village of Novokuli of the Kumtorkala District, Dagestan. Photo by Laura Alieva http://www.odnoselchane.ru
20:57, 28 January 2015
Magomed Gadjiev sees charges in Dagestan
The charges of making and storing firearms has been presented to Magomed Gadjiev, a resident of the Dagestani village of Novokuli, who had been earlier checked for involvement in the murder of the football player of "Anji-2" club Gasan Magomedov.
Eternal flame at the memorial of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Photo by Inessa Sargsyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:49, 28 January 2015
ECtHR holds hearings on denial of Armenian Genocide
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has considered a complaint lodged by Swiss authorities against the court decision in the case of public denial of the Armenian Genocide. The verdict is expected in 6-8 months.
Gyunay Ismaylova. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:40, 28 January 2015
Baku policemen accept application about attack from rights defender Ismaylova
On Wednesday, January 28, the rights defender Gyunay Ismaylova was invited to the Baku police department, where they accepted her application about the attack on her. According to Ismaylova, she was informed that the inquiry into the incident would be run by the district prosecutor's office.
16:12, 28 January 2015
Police of Armenian search for organizers of disorders on January 15 near Russian Consulate in Gyumri
As stated by Vladimir Gasparyan, the Chief of the Police of Armenia, the organizers of the clashes between protesters and policemen on January 15 at the Russian Consulate in the city of Gyumri will be brought to justice.
16:08, 28 January 2015
Two suspected militants' helpers to stand trial in Dagestan
The case of two residents of Makhachkala, accused of involvement in the armed underground and aiding militants, has been sent to the court.
The capital of Ingushetia Magas. Photo: http://nashasreda.ru/goroda-rossii-magas/
15:27, 28 January 2015
Ingushetia returns two potential participants of war in Syria
Adam Tsechoev, the head of the administration of the Malgobek District of Ingushetia, has clarified that with the help of the adaptation commission they managed to return not one, but two local residents, who were going to take part in the warfare in Syria.
14:01, 28 January 2015
Court leaves native of Chechnya suspected of Dubrovka terror act in custody
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has decided to leave Khasan Zakaev, 41, suspected of aiding the organizers of capturing the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre on October 23, 2002, in custody, said the press service of the court.
The participants of a people's assembly demanded from the authorities to fairly investigate the murder of a soldier. Minvody, January 24, 2015. Screenshot of a video by the user Roman Novikov http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80uWjsfv-xk
13:00, 28 January 2015
Stavropol Territory: police and Cossacks urge not to give national context to murder in Minvody
Policemen, members of Cossack organizations and the Armenian Diaspora reject the national component in the conflict, which ended in the death of a soldier in the city of Mineralnye Vody (Minvody). These statements appeared after the action held in the city on January 24.
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation. Photo http://odintsovo.mo.sudrf.ru/
12:35, 28 January 2015
Russia's SC refuses to MoJ to liquidate "Memorial"
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has refused to satisfy the claim of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to liquidate the Russian Historical, Educational and Human Rights Society "Memorial".
Front line of NKR. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:55, 28 January 2015
Parties in Karabakh conflict fix over 400 ceasefire violations
As stated by the NKR Defence Army, on January 27, and at night on January 28, Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone for about 300 times. According to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Armenian party shelled their position for 113 times within the last 24 hours.
Gyunay Ismaylova. Photo http://www.poliqon.org/2014/03/page/3/11201-esche-odnoy-pravozaschitnice-zapretili-pokidat-azerbaydzhan.html#.VMfXZNKsV2A
19:47, 27 January 2015
Rights defender Ismaylova reports that Baku police refused to take her application about attack
The application of Gyunay Ismaylova, a lawyer from the Institute of Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS), that on January 26 she was attacked in Baku, was not accepted by the police, said the rights defender.
17:36, 27 January 2015
Court postpones consideration of complaint of HRC "Memorial" till February 12*
The Tver District Court of Moscow has rescheduled for February 12 the consideration of the complaint lodged by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" against placing the Centre into the register of "foreign agents". The court session failed because of non-appearance of respondents.
Memorial candles in St. Nshan chapel. Gyumri, January 20, 2015. Photo by Narek Tumasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:40, 27 January 2015
In Armenia, three persons are successors of Avetisyan family
In the murder case of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, three persons, all of them being relatives of the assassinated family, are recognized as successors of the suffered party.
News
Vardanyan's wife asked Pashinyan to help in visiting prisoners in Baku.

Another shipment of grain has been sent to Armenia through the territory of Azerbaijan.

Participants in a social media discussion placed the "We Are Our Mountains" monument in the context of the Baku-Yerevan peace talks.

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.