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Tumso Abdurakhmanov (on the right) at a rally in Strasbourg on January 8, 2022. Screenshot of the video published on his Telegram channel
14:44, 12 January 2022
Abdurakhmanov's words about revenge for kidnappings emphasize moods in Chechen Diasporas
By his promise of retribution to kidnappers of relatives in Chechnya, Tumso Abdurakhmanov has expressed the common opinion of Ramzan Kadyrov's opponents living abroad, Ruslan Kutaev, a Caucasian expert, and members of Chechen Diasporas have stated. The promised revenge will not affect female relatives of Kadyrov's supporters, they believe.
The wife of Polad Aslanov Gyulmira at a protest action. January 11, 2022. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWOkpKJ25aY
14:42, 12 January 2022
Polad Aslanov's wife demands fair trial of her husband
The wife of Polad Aslanov has held a protest action at the building of the Azeri State Security Service (SSS) and promised to continue such actions daily until his release.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo by the Centre Européen de coopération juridique (CECJ) https://cecj.org
14:38, 12 January 2022
ECtHR awards compensation to North-Caucasian residents for torture at police
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled on cases of several residents of Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan, who complained of cruel treatment, torture, illegal detentions by law enforcers, and absence of efficient inquiry into these violations.
Armenian soldiers. Photo by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia https://www.mil.am
01:57, 12 January 2022
An Azerbaijani soldier killed on border
Long-term service soldier Ayaz Azer oglu Nazarov was killed in a shelling attack from Armenia in the direction of the Kelbadjar District of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: CherryX per Wikimedia Commons https://ru.wikipedia.org
01:54, 12 January 2022
ECtHR awards 360,000-euro compensation to victims of terror act in Beslan
The European Court of Human Rights upheld the complaint filed by 39 victims of the seizure of a school in Beslan and awarded them compensation for non-pecuniary damage. The Russian authorities did not take the necessary measures to investigate the circumstances of the terror act and the reasons for the death of the hostages, the Strasbourg Court decided.
Armenian soldiers. Photo by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia https://www.mil.am
01:46, 12 January 2022
A soldier from Armenia wounded on border with Azerbaijan
An Armenian soldier got a wound of moderate severity near the village of Verin Shorzha in the Gegarkunik Region as a result of a shelling attack from Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov at a meeting of the organizing committee on preparations for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chechen autonomy. Screenshot of the video by grozny.tv https://grozny.tv/news/main/46162
18:08, 11 January 2022
Kadyrov renews his threats to take away part of lands from Ingushetia
Ramzan Kadyrov has threatened that if the claims stating that the authorities of Chechnya have illegally seized the territory of Ingushetia do not stop, then the “remaining villages” will also go to Chechnya. The leader of the republic call authors of the above-mentioned statements provocateurs.
Natives of Dagestan suspected of plotting a terror act in Odintsovo during the Victory Day celebrations in 2014. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre “Memorial” https://memohrc.org
18:01, 11 January 2022
“Memorial”* recognizes six Muslims from Dagestan as political prisoners
The evidence proving the involvement in the preparation of a terror act in Odintsovo of Dagestani natives Vagid and Yusuf Guseikhanov, Azim Ismailov, Semed Nurmagomedov, and Asret and Ildarkhan Rizakhanov is doubtful, and the case is based on the testimony of secret witnesses, states the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”*.
Ali Bakaev. Screenshot of the video at the ALI BAKAEV YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cycBmCCNWkI
17:28, 11 January 2022
Rights defenders oppose extradition of Chechen Ali Bakaev
In case of his return to homeland, Ali Bakaev, as a critic of Chechen authorities, risks being killed, the human rights association "Vayfond" has pointed out, calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to prevent the extradition of the Chechen native.
The village of Karmir Shouka of the Martuni District. Photo: David Ghahramanyan / Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development of Artsakh
17:24, 11 January 2022
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities call on Baku to stop attacking civilians
Near the city of Shushi, stones were thrown from the Azerbaijani side on a car with civilians; this was the fourth incident within the day in border districts, the Nagorno-Karabakh police have informed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ombudsperson of the unrecognized republic have demanded from Azerbaijani authorities to stop incidents and remove troops from village vicinities.
Polad Aslanov. Photo https://xeberdar.net/9980-bu-gun-taninmish-jurnalistin-ad-gunudur.html
17:21, 11 January 2022
Journalist Polad Aslanov achieves telephone conversation with his wife
The Azerbaijani journalist, Polad Aslanov, who is on hunger strike in colony, managed to get a phone call to his wife only after he cut his hand with a blade. According to Gyulmira Aslanova, her husband has lost weight, he has severe headaches, and his arms have become numb.
Playing cards. Photo: pixabay.com
17:17, 11 January 2022
Chechnya: disbelief in justice and fair trial provokes interest in occultism
The demand for sorcerers' services in Chechnya is dictated by people's disbelief in justice and fair trial, Svetlana Gannushkina, a human rights defender, has stated in her comment on the public scolding of local women detained for providing occult services.
Polad Aslanov's wife. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-8biHhxt2M&feature=emb_imp_woyt
17:10, 11 January 2022
Polad Aslanov's wife claims pressure on journalist in colony
The colony staff has taken away cigarettes and bottled water from the journalist, Polad Aslanov, in order to force him to stop his hunger strike, Polad's wife has stated. For seven months already, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has not accepted a complaint against the verdict for consideration; this violates Aslanov's rights, Yalchin Imanov, a lawyer, asserts.
A cartridge found at the scene of the shelling. Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/ArtsakhPolice/photos/pcb.1520340408332498/1520338424999363
15:44, 11 January 2022
Second Nagorno-Karabakh village shelled within the day
After the shelling of the Karmir Shuka village in the Martuni District, residents of the village of Nakhichevanik in the Askeran District, who were engaged in agricultural works, have complained about an intensive fire from Azerbaijani militaries.
A participant of a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev holding a poster. Photo by Idris Yusupov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:04, 11 January 2022
Makhachkala: picketers demand to release journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
On Monday (January 10), in Makhachkala, four solo pickets in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev were held. Anna Bockler, a Russian journalist and painter, was among the picketers; she was holding a poster reading "Freedom to Journalism!"
A photo of a half-naked girl on Dombay. Screenshot https://www.instagram.com/p/CYcAQc_tz7E/
14:48, 11 January 2022
Social media users criticize young women for half-naked photos on Dombay
It is unacceptable to appear in resorts of Karachay-Cherkessia half-naked, and such behaviour contradicts local traditions, Instagram users declare. They criticized young women for taking photos in bathing suits at the Dombay resort. Their opponents argue that moral guardians ignore the more important problems in the republic.
Karabakh firefighters came under fire near the border with Azerbaijan. Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/ArtsakhPolice/photos/pcb.1520340408332498/1520338438332695/
23:55, 10 January 2022
Karabakh firefighters come under fire near border with Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani armed forces shelled firefighters in the village of Karmir Shouka, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh reported. The kindergarten, from which children were evacuated after the shelling attack, will resume its operation on January 11, the local authorities report.
The village of Karmir Shouka of the Martuni District. Photo: David Ghahramanyan / Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development of Artsakh
20:03, 10 January 2022
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of a shelling attack on a border village
The Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire in the direction of the village of Karmir Shouka of the Martuni District, and as a result, a civilian car parked near kindergarten caught fire, the press service for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
A gavel. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
19:59, 10 January 2022
On January 3-9, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of January 3-9, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Employees of the branch of the Centre for Infectious Diseases at a rally in Yerevan. Screenshot of the video by NEWS AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91Hn4M8t_80
19:05, 10 January 2022
Yerevan clinic workers protest against layoffs
Several dozen employees of the branch of the Centre for Infectious Diseases have received notification about dismissal of their own free will, protesters in Yerevan have complained.
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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.