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Participants of the roundtable on "Russia's Interethnic and Inter-Confessional Challenges", held on January 24, 2012, in Moscow at the RIA "Novosti". Photo by Karina Gadjieva for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:40, 25 January 2012
Solution of Russian interethnic problems starts with studying their roots, debaters on Putin's article on national issue believe
Russia needs an authority to deal with interethnic relations; and in order to solve national problems, we should first find their roots - these are the ideas expressed by public activists, including those from the Russian Congress of Caucasian Nations (RCCN), who took part in the roundtable on "Russia's Interethnic and Inter-Confessional Challenges", held on January 24 in Moscow at the RIA "Novosti".
Anna Sevortyan, Director of the Russian Office of the Human Rights Watch at presentation of the HRW's annual report "Human Rights Worldwide", Moscow, January 23, 2012. Photo by Tatiana Gantimurova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:30, 25 January 2012
Situation in Northern Caucasus is key point in Russia's chapter of HRW's global human rights report
The chapter on Russia of the report of the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on human rights situation in the world highlights - along with concerns about the last December's parliamentary elections - a worry about the continuing human rights violations in Northern Caucasus. According to Tatiana Lokshina, the deputy head of the Moscow HRW office, the report point to the fact that little has changed here since early 1990s.
23:20, 25 January 2012
Dagestan: organizers of rally against lawlessness of power agents refuse to hold it
An official letter stating the refusal to hold a rally against power agents' lawlessness scheduled for January 27 in Makhachkala was sent to the Ministry of Justice of Dagestan by the organizer - Saadula Abusupyanov.
23:10, 25 January 2012
Another protest action staged in Baku at the French Embassy
Opposition activists of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) held a picket near the French Embassy to Azerbaijan. It was the third protest action in Baku over the past two days against the adoption by the French Senate of the bill that assumes criminalization of denial of the genocides, recognized as such by the laws of the country, including the Armenian Genocide.
23:00, 25 January 2012
Georgia's MIA: policemen who dispersed the rally duly punished
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reacted to the "World Report 2012: Georgia", published by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) and dealing with the dispersal of the protest action in Tbilisi on May 26, 2011, and absence of proper inquiry into the incident. Shota Utiashvili, the head of the information-analytical service of the MIA, has reported about an objective inquiry and punishment of those guilty.
22:50, 25 January 2012
Grozny residents complain of forced eviction
Residents of the township of Voikova, Oktiabrskiy District of Grozny, report about forced eviction and demolition of their houses. According to the city authorities, this is caused by the large-scale reconstruction undertaken in the township.
Building of the Sochi Branch of the Russian Geographic Society in Kurortny Avenue in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:40, 25 January 2012
Members of Sochi Branch of Russian Geographic Society speak against closing it
The members of the Sochi Branch of the Russian Geographic Society (RGS) have appealed to Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister and the head of the board of trustees of the Society, asking not to close the Branch. This was reported by Yulia Naberezhnaya, an RGS member.
22:40, 25 January 2012
Body of deceased resident of Dagestan has signs of torture, relatives assert
Today, a resident of Kaspiysk Raziyat Musaeva has announced that during examination of the bodies of her sons Muslim and Malik Musaev, and of her brother Gadji Gadjiev their relatives found signs of torture on the body of her younger son.
Revenko family in their garage adapted for living, Sochi, December 24, 2011. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 25 January 2012
Sochi authorities agree to provide housing to head of Revenko large family after his employment
The Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov has offered to provide a two-room flat to the large family Revenko, who are forced to live in a garage at the cemetery after their house was demolished, when a road junction was built. The authorities promise to grant a flat, provided a family member gets employed by the municipal service.
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.
News
Alexey Belikov. Photo from the Mozdok District Administration's Telegram channel https://t.me/MozdokRaionAMS/7888 A fighter from North Ossetia was killed in Ukraine.

A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.

An anti-corruption lawsuit against Ruslan Tsalikov has been filed in court.

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.