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    23:10, 31 January 2012
    Chechnya sets up united DNA base of relatives of missing persons
    To determine the fates of persons disappeared and kidnapped during the war, Chechnya started working on collection of DNA from their relatives. According to official information, during the two military campaigns in Chechnya, lists of missing and kidnapped people contain about 5000 persons; however, according to human rights activists, the figure could be much higher.
    23:00, 31 January 2012
    Anzor Kushkhabiev: situation of Circassians in Syria aggravated by their neutral attitude to conflict
    According to Anzor Kushkhabiev, Ph.D. in Historical sciences, the author of the monographs "Circassians in Syria", "Circassian Diaspora in Arab World", "Essay on history of Circassian Diaspora", the situation of Syrian Circassians is aggravated by the fact that they do not actively support the ruling regime of Syria and the opposition forces.
    Newborns in the maternity hospital. Photo: http://www.chechnyafree.ru
    22:50, 31 January 2012
    MPH of Chechnya reports decrease in infant mortality, mothers complain about extortions at maternity homes
    In 2011, the birth rate in Chechnya was again significantly higher than the Russian national average, said the local Ministry of Public Health (MPH). In parallel with the birth rate growth, doctors state decrease of infant mortality against previous years. Meanwhile, a number of local women complain of corruption at maternity hospitals; however, the MPH does not confirm this information.
    22:40, 31 January 2012
    Court decides to send five Georgia citizens out of South Ossetia
    On February 1, the South-Ossetian party plans to deliver five Georgian citizens detained for illegal crossing the border to its Georgian counterpart, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by a source from the KGB (Committee for State Security) of South Ossetia.
    22:40, 31 January 2012
    In France, MPs ask Constitutional Board to repeal genocide denial law
    More than 70 senators and 50 members of the lower house of the French Parliament have addressed their petition to the French Constitutional Board asking to cancel the recently adopted law on criminalization of genocide denial.
    22:30, 31 January 2012
    Court reduced punishment of Dmitry Putenikhin, activist of "The Other Russia"
    The Tver Court of Moscow has shortened down to six months the term of corrective works, earlier awarded to Dmitry Putenikhin, an activist "The Other Russia", for splashing water into the face of the prosecutor, said Ekaterina Ilyina, the press secretary of the court.
    22:20, 31 January 2012
    ICRC officials meet Sergeant of Azerbaijani Armed Forces detained in Nagorno-Karabakh again
    Officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have visited the Azerbaijani prisoner of war kept in Nagorno-Karabakh, Shakhla Gakhramanova, the press secretary of the ICRC office in Azerbaijan, said today.
    22:10, 31 January 2012
    New protest action of "Penta" and "Bora Inshaat" builders held in Grozny
    On January 30, over 50 persons gathered in Akhmad Kadyrov Avenue in Grozny with a demand to have their salary debts paid.
    22:00, 31 January 2012
    Action in defence of Article 31 of Constitution held in Astrakhan
    Today, in the evening, near the monument to fighters for the victory of Soviet Power in the Bratskiy Garden in Astrakhan, defenders of Article 31 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation have held their action. Despite the cold weather and strong wind, the action was attended not only by permanent participants, but by new people.
    21:00, 31 January 2012
    A criminal case concerning two operative agents accused of extortion referred to court in Rostov-on-Don
    Public prosecutor's office of Rostov region sanctioned the indictment on the criminal case against Seiran Mkhitaryan, ex-Deputy Chief of operational detective unit of Department of Interior Affairs in Rostov-on-Don, and Armen Yegiazaryan, ex-Chief of operational detective unit of the same Department of Interior Affairs. The policemen are accused of extortion of a bribe to a sum of 1,5 million rubles.
    20:00, 31 January 2012
    Teachers of Sochi complain that they are forced to take absentee ballots
    Employees of government-financed organizations of Sochi complain that their management makes them get absentee ballots for the election of President of the Russian Federation. The management of organizations and territorial election committees (TEC) deny their involvement in bringing pressure on them.
    19:00, 31 January 2012
    Convicts in Georgia called for the President of the USA to help release political prisoners
    A group of convicts in Georgia appealed to President of the USA Barack Obama asking him to help in release of political prisoners. Similar appeals were sent to President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and Head of EU Mission in Georgia Philip Dimitrov.
    18:00, 31 January 2012
    A serviceman perished in Azerbaijan
    A serviceman of a military unit located in the settlement of Balajary, Baku, died from wounding he got as a result of careless weapon handling, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported.
    Participants of the action "Mercy" in gratitude to French Government for adoption of the law criminalizing denial of Armenian genocide near the building of the French Embassy in Yerevan, January 24, 2012, Photo: © PanARMENIAN Photo/Tigran Mehrabyan
    23:40, 30 January 2012
    Criminalization of genocide denial to affect policy of Europe, Armenian experts and politicians believe
    Adoption of the French Senate of the law on criminalizing the denial of genocides, including the Armenian genocide, will play a major role in the overall process of international recognition of that fact. The law will also have an impact on European politics in general. This opinion was announced by Armenian politicians and experts.
    23:20, 30 January 2012
    Trial of Private Popov, accused of desertion, suspended because of his illness
    Today, the Saratov Garrison Military Court suspended consideration of the criminal case against soldier Andrei Popov, accused of desertion, who had earlier claimed that he had been kept in slavery Dagestan. At present, Andrei Popov is in hospital after undergoing of three operations.
    Villagers of Khrakh-Uba at the rally on May 23, 2011 in Makhachkala. Photo by Anvar Kurbanmagomedov, http://xpax.info
    23:10, 30 January 2012
    Arif Kerimov: problem of Russian enclave in Azerbaijan remains unsolved
    Problem of residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba, one of the two dwelling settlements, which remained in the territory of Azerbaijan after the revision of the borders of the former Soviet Union, is not solved. This was reported by Arif Kerimov, the head of the Federal Lezgin National and Cultural Autonomy. According to Evgeny Kozmin, Consul of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Azerbaijan, residents of the village Uryan-Uba accepted Azerbaijani citizenship and continue to live in the village as citizens of Azerbaijan, and problems of residents of the village of Khrakh-Uba arose from the fact that almost all residents left the village.
    23:00, 30 January 2012
    Investigation into murder of anti-fascist Dzhaparidze completed in Moscow
    In Moscow, the materials of the investigation into the case of the murder of anti-fascist Ilya Dzhaparidze were presented to parties for studying.
    22:50, 30 January 2012
    Yerevan hosts protest action against removal of kiosks into park
    The capital of Armenia hosted a protest action against the transfer of the demolished kiosks from Abovyan Street to the territory of the park, located in the area of Mashtots Avenue.
    22:40, 30 January 2012
    In Nagorno-Karabakh, Lance Corporal suspected of murdering soldier on combat post
    Lance Corporal Khachatur Sarkisyan, a serviceman of a regular term, is suspected of murdering Pailak Shakhnazaryan, a regular term soldier, in an army unit of Nagorno-Karabakh. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia.
    22:20, 30 January 2012
    In Georgia, women-prisoners interrupt their protest hunger strike
    Today, in Georgia, a group of prisoners of the Tbilisi women's colony stopped their hunger strike to protest against transfer of children under three years old to children's homes.
    News
    Transkam. Photo: https://south-ossetia.info/transkam-alternativnye-varianty/ The Transkam and Georgian Military Highway are closed to heavy vehicles.

    Activists have called a trip to South Ossetia a way out for Gatsoev.

    An election billboard criticizing the Georgian opposition on a street in Kutaisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot" Aage Borchgrevink: secrecy and freedom of elections in Georgia compromised

    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.