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    The office of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "AccessBank". Photo http://haqqin.az/
    02:52, 31 January 2014
    Azerbaijani court acquits Internet user in "Facebook case"
    On January 30, the Astara District Court of Azerbaijan found Mikail Talybov, a local resident and a user of the social network Facebook, after a re-examination of his case, innocent of slandering the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "AccessBank".
    Olympic Torch Relay at the "Spartak" Stadium in Vladikavkaz. January 30, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
    02:11, 31 January 2014
    Residents of Vladikavkaz have no consensus on the change of Olympic Torch Relay route
    Vladikavkaz residents react differently to restrictions imposed in the city in connection with the Olympic Torch Relay. Some of them find the measures reasonable; others disagree with them.
    Embankment in the Imereti Lowland of Sochi after the storm. January 31, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Berestenyova
    00:31, 31 January 2014
    In Sochi, storm floods shore reinforcement near Olympic venues
    At night on January 31, a great storm occurred near the Olympic facilities located in the Imereti Lowland of Sochi. The seashore reinforcement and Tsimlyanskaya Street were flooded, said residents of the street.
    Olympic Torch Relay in Nalchik. Kabardino-Balkaria, January 30, 2014. Photo http://torchrelay.sochi2014.com/
    23:47, 30 January 2014
    KBR meets Olympic Flame with flash mob
    On Thursday, in Nalchik, the Torch Relay was held at the "Spartak" Stadium. The city youth welcomed the symbol of Winter Games with a flash mob – several hundreds of them lined up in the shape of the five Olympic rings.
    23:26, 30 January 2014
    Russian team at Paralympic Games in Sochi will include 83 athletes
    On Thursday, the Russian team at the 11th Paralympic Games in Sochi was approved, where Russia will take part in six sports. 83 athletes will represent Russia at the Paralympics: in ice sledge hockey, biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, wheelchair curling and in alpine skiing, the RIA "Novosti" reports.
    Reinforced security measures at the "Spartak" Stadium. Vladikavkaz, January 30, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
    17:18, 30 January 2014
    In North Ossetia, Olympic Torch Relay was held under reinforced security measures
    On Thursday, the Olympic Torch Relay was also welcomed in North Ossetia. According to estimates of law enforcement bodies, more than 17,000 spectators gathered at the "Spartak" Stadium in Vladikavkaz. The festive event was accompanied by strengthened security measures.
    Flowers on the metal fence near the railway station. Volgograd, January 1, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
    16:06, 30 January 2014
    NAC: terror acts in Volgograd were committed by suicide bombers Asker Samedov and Suleiman Magomedov
    The initiators of terror acts committed on December 29 and 30, 2013, in Volgograd have been identified by the Buynaksk militants Asker Samedov and Suleiman Magomedov, said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
    14:03, 30 January 2014
    ECtHR finds power agents responsible for kidnapping Yanaev, native of Chechnya, in 2004
    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on the complaint "Z. and Khatueva vs. Russia", by recognizing the responsibility of Russian power structures for the kidnapping and probable death of Zhamalaily Yanaev, a native of Chechnya, who disappeared at the airport in Beslan, as Yulia Klimova, an employee of the press service of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has reported.
    Double road in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
    13:54, 30 January 2014
    Sochi sets up transport filters to read Olympic automobile accreditations
    Starting from February 1, special electronic filters will control the roads of Sochi, intended to read information from the accreditation certificates attached to motor vehicles, said Andrei Zhukov, the head of the transport directorate of the 2014 Games. The devices are designed to ensure the non-stop movement of the Olympic transport vehicles.
    Mosque in the Chechen village of Alkhan-Yurt of the Urus-Martan District. Photo http://chechen.org/
    13:44, 30 January 2014
    Chechen resident sentenced to two years on charges of calling for terrorism
    Ramzan Abdurakhmanov, a resident of the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya, was found guilty of inciting terrorism and sentenced to two years in prison. This was reported by a source in the republic's MIA, adding that this is the first case in Chechnya, when a person was convicted of public calls to extremism.
    Estonian Olympics team uniform represented at the site of the Olympic Committee of Estonia. In protest against mass liquidation of homeless pets which Sochi authorities commit before the Olympic games, at the opening ceremony dogs will accompany the athletes. Photo: http://www.eok.ee/
    11:36, 30 January 2014
    Sochi residents report mass liquidation of stray cats and dogs before the Olympics
    In the last weeks before the Winter Olympics, Sochi authorities have tightened measure aimed to catch and kill stray dogs and cats, city residents report. However, local animal defenders believe that the money allocated by the administration of Sochi for killing animals should have been used to sterilize them.
    The building of Gldani Prison No. 8. Photo: http://dfwatch.net/
    09:28, 30 January 2014
    In Georgia, former bosses of Gldani Prison sentenced to nine years under "Tetradze's case"
    The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced three former top managers of Gldani Prison No. 8 to nine years of imprisonment each. Other five defendants were acquitted; one was sentenced to two years in prison; and two others – to six years each.
    Etimad Asadov. Photo: online paper FaktXeber, http://ru.faktxeber.com/
    09:01, 30 January 2014
    Azerbaijan: Karabakh War invalid tries to burn himself, leader of veterans' organization reports
    Maarif Veliev, a Karabakh War invalid, made a self-immolation attempt in the Azerbaijani town of Barda and is now is in hospital, said Etimad Asadov, the head of the public association "Karabakh Veterans". The town authorities refute the information about the self-immolation attempt.
    Policemen near Olympic Clock in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
    05:59, 30 January 2014
    Russia need no NATO's help in ensuring Olympic safety, experts believe
    In the opinion of First-Rank Captain Konstantin Sivkov, Doctor of Military Sciences and Vice-President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, the statement about no need of NATO's help in securing the Sochi Olympics is logical and reasonable. Sergey Melkov, Doctor of Political Sciences and Co-Chair of the Association of Military Political Scientists of Russia, also believes that Russia is capable to ensure the safety of spectators and athletes.
    20:19, 29 January 2014
    French journalist detained in Dagestani Buynaksk released
    In Dagestan, the earlier detained correspondent of the French Le Figaro, who came to write an article about Zarema Bagavutdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), is back at large.
    Receipt form which is offered to fill to the members of the local Salafi of the Karabudakhkent ROVD (District Interior Division) of Dagestan. January 2014. Photo courtesy of Dagestan department of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"
    20:08, 29 January 2014
    Dagestani police obliges Salafi believers to report their travels
    Policemen of the Karabudakhkent ROVD (District Interior Division) of Dagestan are collecting written obligations from the members of the local Salafi that they undertake to notify the law enforcement authorities about their intention to travel outside the region, said Elena Denisenko, the employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" in Dagestan.
    18:51, 29 January 2014
    Mayoralty of German Kassel bans exhibition on Sochi Olympics
    Without specifying the reasons, the Mayoralty and the Ministry of Culture of the German city of Kassel cancelled the exhibition "Welcome to Sochi-2014", said Vasily Slonov, the author of the works, a painter from Krasnoyarsk. The opening of the exhibition of satirical posters about the Winter Olympics in Sochi had been scheduled for January 31.
    18:01, 29 January 2014
    First cruise ship-hotel for guests of 2014 Olympics arrives in Sochi
    The cruise liner Thomson Spirit has moored at the Imereti Port of Sochi ready to accommodate guests of the Winter Olympics. Floating hotel can house more than 1200 people.
    Moscow, October 10, 2006. At the entrance of the house of Anna Politkovskaya three days after she was killed. Photo: John Martens, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
    17:35, 29 January 2014
    Jury at Politkovskaya's murder case was shown the pistol that killed the journalist
    At the session of the Moscow City Court (MCC) that considers the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the "Novaya Gazeta", the jurors were shown the pistol that killed her. Besides, the court questioned the journalist's daughter Vera Politkovskaya.
    13:08, 29 January 2014
    Mutko: 78 Russians will perform at Winter Paralympics in Sochi
    At the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi the Russian national team will consist of 78 athletes from 17 regions, Vitaly Mutko, the Russian Minister of Sports, has announced today; in total, the Russia's delegation will include 195 persons.
    News
    Missing tourists from Astrakhan found in Karachay-Cherkessia

    Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

    The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

    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.