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23:00, 21 January 2011
Fatullaev's attempt to challenge the court rejected in Azerbaijan
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), chaired by Judge Mirpasha Guseinov, continued consideration of the appeal complained lodged by the convicted journalist Fatullaev against the sentence of his imprisonment for 2.5 years on charges of drug storage. The next court session is scheduled for January 25.
22:10, 21 January 2011
Thomas Hammarberg is concerned about health of ex-MP Mikaelyan imprisoned in Armenia
High Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Thomas Hammarberg, who is now in Yerevan, imprisoned opposition leaders in detention Nikol Pashinyan, Arutyun Urutyan and Sasun Mikaelyan.
22:00, 21 January 2011
Attack on militaries on January 9 in Grozny was preceded by check of their IDs by local power agents
New details appear in the case dealing with the attack on servicemen of the special regiment of the Russian Ministry of Defence, headed by Lieutenant Colonel Bislan Elimkhanov, committed in Grozny on January 9. Shortly before the attack on Elimkhanov, the convoy was stopped for inspection by the local power agents. Supposedly, at least two of the "inspectors" later suffered in the shooting that burst out later at the checkpoint of the military base in Khankala.
21:00, 21 January 2011
Two children survive in massacre in Stavropol Territory
Two small children remained alive in the mass murder of a family, committed in a private house in Stavropol, reports the Chief Investigatory Department (CID) for the North-Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts (NCFD and SFD) of the Investigatory Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation.
20:00, 21 January 2011
Georgian authorities continue evicting refugees
Forced resettlers from Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been evicted from several more buildings in Tbilisi. Tomorrow, on January 22, refugees plan to hold a protest march from the parliament to the residence of the president.
19:00, 21 January 2011
Resident of Ingushetia detained in Slovakia as suspected terrorist
Aslan Yandiev, a resident of Ingushetia, who is suspected of terrorist crimes committed in 2005-2006 in the territory of North Ossetia, was detained in Slovakia, arrested. The date of detention was not specified.
Nail (left) and Dzhafar Bikmaev, Makhachkala, January 21, 2011. Photo by Albert Tokaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 21 January 2011
In Dagestan, Imam Nail Bikmaev released from custody
The freedom restriction measure of Nail Bikmaev, Imam of the Jami (Cathedral Mosque) of Rostov-on-Don, was changed under the personal security of his father, Mufti of the Rostov Region Dzhafar Bikmaev. This decision was made today at the sitting of the commission in charge of rendering assistance in adaptation to peaceful life to those persons who have decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities, which is headed by Rizvan Kurbanov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Dagestan.
23:30, 20 January 2011
19 children hospitalized with acute intestinal infection in Astrakhan Region
An outbreak of dysentery was registered in the village of Karagani, Privolzhskiy District of the Astrakhan Region; 19 children were hospitalized.
23:10, 20 January 2011
Ukraine agrees to give one figurant of Kuschevskaya massacre case out to Russia
The Ukrainian authorities have satisfied Russia's request to extradite Vyacheslav Ryabtsev, one of the suspects of the murder of 12 persons committed in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, in November 2010. As reported by the official website of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office, now the date of Ryabtsev's extradition to Russia is agreed on.
23:00, 20 January 2011
Inspectors find involvement of Said Buryatskiy in explosion of "Neva-Express" Train in 2009
Investigatory bodies have established involvement of seven persons, including Alexander Tikhomirov (Said Buryatskiy), in blowing up the "Neva-Express" Train in November 2009. All of them were killed in March 2010 in the Ingush village of Ekazhevo. This was reported by Vladimir Markin, spokesman of the Russia's Investigatory Committee (IC).
22:10, 20 January 2011
Refugees hold protest action in Tbilisi
Starting from 3:30 p.m. today, internally displaced persons, who oppose their eviction from their places of residence in Tbilisi, are holding their protest action in front of the Parliament of Georgia.
22:00, 20 January 2011
Khatiashvili: conditions in Women's Prison No. 5 are substandard
The custody conditions at the Correction Establishment No. 5 were discussed at a press conference held by Zaza Khatiashvili, Chairman of the Bar Association of Georgia on January 18.
21:00, 20 January 2011
MIA head: average bribe in North Ossetia in 2010 was 70,000 roubles
While in 2008, the average bribe in North Ossetia, by the revealed corruption crimes, was 16,000 roubles, in 2009 - 29,000 roubles, in 2010 it reached 70,000 roubles, whereas the average bribe in Russian regions is 27,000 roubles, said Arthur Ahmetkhanov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.
20:00, 20 January 2011
Woman from Krasnodar Territory claims illegal prosecution of her father
As stated by Asya Gevorkyan, a resident of the Novopokrovskiy District of the Krasnodar Territory, a criminal case about beating is falsified against her father - Gayk Gevorkyan, 50, - while he himself is a victim.
19:00, 20 January 2011
Norwegian court decides to deport Maria Ameli before January 27
Maria Ameli (real name Madina Salamova), 25, a writer and a native of North Ossetia, does not lose hope, after the decision to deport her has stirred up the Norwegian society, to stay in Norway. Human rights activists and Maria's friends are sure that the trial and deportation decision were acts of retaliation from the authorities for exposure of corruption among bureaucrats in her book "Illegal Norwegian".
18:00, 20 January 2011
Russia loses in Strasbourg on complaint of "Memorial" employee who worked with Estemirova
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has passed a decision on the complaint of the employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", who worked with Natalia Estemirova. The complaint concerned abduction in 2003 in Grozny of a certain Gisaev by Russian militaries. The court has obliged Russia to pay a compensation of 55,000 euros for moral harm to the complainant and 1957 euros to his representatives for rendered legal services.
23:20, 19 January 2011
Ombudsman on Children's Rights to appear in Chechnya
On January 18, the Parliament of Chechnya considered a bill, which assumes creating the post of Ombudsman on Children's Rights.
23:00, 19 January 2011
Head of Krasnoarmeiskiy District of Volgograd is suspected of abuse of power
As reported by the Investigatory Department (ID) for the Volgograd Region of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation, a criminal case was initiated against Alexander Gorbunov, head of the administration of the Krasnoarmeiskiy District of Volgograd, and his deputy Roman Karatanov, suspected of abuse of office.
In the territory of the monument of nature "Upstream of Pshekha and Pshekhashkha Rivers", April 10, 2008. Courtesy of the "NABU-Kavkaz" Nature-Protection Centre
22:40, 19 January 2011
Head of Forestry Administration of Adygea finds Khatukai's accusation of negligence erroneous
Rashid Belmekhov, head of the Forestry Administration of Adygea, has treated the accusation of negligence moved against Madzhit Khatukai, head of the Maikop Forestry, as undeserved attitude and a mistake.
22:30, 19 January 2011
Trial on the case "Krasnenkov vs. Memorial" postponed on claimant's request
The court session on the lawsuit of the representative of the head of Chechnya Andrei Krasnenkov against the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" on protection of his business reputation, to be held today at the Tver Court of Moscow, did not take place. Mr Krasnenkov asked to postpone the trial.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Yakub Belkhoroev. Video frame from the ingushetiya tv channel https://youtu.be/mr8TUmtIFVM The defense declined to appeal Belkhoroev's sentence.

The prosecution has requested a 12-year sentence for Yakub Belkhoroev in the embezzlement case.

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.