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22:10, 25 January 2012
Polina Zherebtsova, author of the book about Chechen War asks for political asylum in Finland
Polina Zherebtsova, the author of the diary about the war in Chechnya, published in autumn 2011, asked for political asylum in Finland and intends to sue Russia.
22:00, 25 January 2012
Georgian pilots-veterans stage protest in front of President's residence
Today, ten former pilots have held a protest action outside the Georgian President's residence in Avlabari.
21:00, 25 January 2012
"Environmental Patrol of Stavropolye" will hold a picket in protection of natural resources
On January, 29, a picket of non-governmental organization "Environmental Patrol of Stavropolye" will be held in 200th Anniversary square in order to draw public attention to the problems of protection of natural resources, i.e. the springs and forests. The action will last from 13 till 15 o'clock and, according the organizers' preliminary estimation, will gather no less than three hundred people.
20:00, 25 January 2012
"Domodedovo" airport is functioning in a normal mode
"Domodedovo" international airport of Moscow where yesterday evening an information of possible presence of explosive devices was verified is currently functioning in a normal mode.
19:00, 25 January 2012
An action "I did not vote" stopped in Adygea
Association of noncommercial organizations in Adygea "In Defense of the Voters' Rights "Golos" ("Vote") and civil movement "Union of Slavs of Adygea" stopped an action "I did not vote" the beginning of which was announced in December, 2011.
18:00, 25 January 2012
Bidzina Ivanishvili appealed against denial of restoration of his Georgian citizenship
On January, 24, attorneys of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili appealed to the Appellate court of Tbilisi in order to lodge a complaint against the judgment of the city court on the case of restoration of his Georgian citizenship.
Policemen disperse a non-sanctioned protest action of taxi drivers in front of the Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan, Baku, January 16, 2012. Courtesy of www.irfs.az
23:30, 24 January 2012
HRW: human rights situation in Azerbaijan becomes worse
In 2011, the human rights situation in Azerbaijan deteriorated; the government suppressed all forms of protest. This was announced by the annual report on human rights situation in the world, prepared by the International human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW), which was released on January 22.
23:10, 24 January 2012
In Novorossiysk, more than 2600 trees cut down illegally
In the city of Novorossiysk of the Krasnodar Territory, Unidentified persons cut down trees, causing damage amounting to 15.5 million roubles.
23:00, 24 January 2012
Dagestani resident reports on her son kidnapping
A 23-year-old Sirazhudin Aliev was kidnapped by unidentified men in camouflage and masks. This was reported by Tamara Alieva, the mother of the kidnapped man, the resident of the city of Makhachkala.
22:50, 24 January 2012
In Nalchik, bus drivers stop striking
Drivers of urban transport company in the city of Nalchik stopped their strike announced almost two weeks ago and began to work today.
22:40, 24 January 2012
Moscow honours memory of victims of terror act in "Domodedovo" Airport
Today, on the day of the anniversary of the terror act in the Moscow international "Domodedovo" Airport, relatives of victims gathered at the place of tragedy to honour their memory. The terror act took 38 human lives.
22:30, 24 January 2012
Chechen builders rally again demanding payment of salary debts
On January 23, the Chechen capital of Grozny hosted another protest action of the builders, who worked for Turkish Construction Companies "Penta" and "Bora Inshaat".
22:20, 24 January 2012
Baku hosts protest in front of French Embassy
Today, about 50 persons came to the Embassy of France in Baku to protest against adoption by the French Senate - the upper house of the parliament - of the bill assuming punishment for negation of the genocides regarded as such by the law.
Journalists Oleg Teplischev and Vyacheslav Yaschenko, and Evgeniy Dunaev, a member of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, Astrakhan, December 24, 2012. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:10, 24 January 2012
Astrakhan: case of beating journalists closed on limitation expiry
In Astrakhan, the today's court session has ruled to stop the criminal prosecution of the Deputy of the Astrakhan Region Duma Rifkat Shabanov, suspected of beating journalists and impeding their professional activities.
22:00, 24 January 2012
In the course of the week of January 16-22 at least 11 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
At least eight humans were lost and three others wounded over the past week, that is, on January 16-22, in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
21:00, 24 January 2012
The Ministry of Transport came to terms with the protesting taxi drivers
On January, 23, the Ministry of Transport of Azerbaijan cancelled the limitations concerning the age of cars for their use as taxicabs. This decision was taken after the actions of protest the owners of taxis held in Baku.
20:00, 24 January 2012
The court in Azerbaijan fined newspapers "Eni Musavat" and "Azaglyg"
On January, 23, Yasamal district court of Baku partially granted a lawsuit of Anar Mamedov, Minister of Transport of Azerbaijan, against oppositional newspapers "Eni Musavat" and "Azaglyg".
19:00, 24 January 2012
The Senate of France adopted a bill of criminal prosecution for denial of genocide of the Armenians
The Senate of France adopted a bill stipulating criminalization of denial of the genocides acknowledged by the laws of France, including the one of genocide of the Armenians.
18:00, 24 January 2012
Cherkesov considered the verdict on the case of Sviridov's murder unjustified
During consideration of his appeal in the Supreme Court of Russia Aslan Cherkesov earlier acknowledged guilty of murder of football fan Yegor Sviridov asked the court to avoid the sentence and refer the case to a new consideration. The Supreme Court reduced his custody term from 20 to 19 years and 8 months. The verdict of guilty was confirmed, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Zero cycle of construction works (delivery of building materials) on the western slope of Mount Mashuk, Pyatigorsk, January 19, 2012. Photo by Ivan Shvets posted on the page of the group "Solnechny Patrul" (Solar Patrol) in the social network Vkontakte.ru
23:00, 23 January 2012
Residents of Kavkazskie Mineralnye Vody demand to stop cutting trees on Mount Mashuk
Representatives of the public ecological organization "Solnechny Patrul" (Solar Patrol) brought to the Essentuki office of Alexander Khloponin, the Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), an open letter of residents of the region named Kavkazskie Mineralnye Vody (Caucasian Mineral Waters) demanding to stop cutting trees on Mount Mashuk. The similar letters were sent to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
News
Markaryan asked the court to consider his case in a special order.

Aliyev recalled the conditions of the peace agreement with Armenia

The contents of Ruben Vardanyan's final statement at the Baku Military Court have been published.

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.