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A vehicle of Russian peacekeepers delivers humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
13:14, 3 January 2022
Peacemakers bring humanitarian aid to children of Stepanakert rehabilitation centre
Russian militaries, acting jointly with employees of the charity association, have held a humanitarian action at the children's rehabilitation centre in Stepanakert.
Marines of the Caspian Flotilla. Photo: press service of the Southern Military District, https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12401710@egNews
12:56, 3 January 2022
Militaries announce over 3000 exercises in Southern Russia
During the combat training, military servicemen will master their skills of setting up and using groupings in operative directions; they will also take part in the all-army contests "ArMI-2022", the press service of the Southern Military District has informed.
Military sappers demine territories in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/az/news/muhendis-qosunlarinin-fealiyyeti-haqqinda-melumat-video-38745.html
11:39, 3 January 2022
Azerbaijani serviceman blown up by mine in Kalbadjar District
An Azerbaijani serviceman was blown up by a mine near the village of Baglypyaiya in the Kelbadjar District; the wounded serviceman Yusif Einiev was hospitalized, the APA News Agency reported on January 2, citing the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).
11:26, 3 January 2022
Azerbaijani border guard suspected of killing colleagues
For some unknown reason, one of the servicemen opened fire on his colleagues at the Azerbaijani frontier post "Gubadly"; as a result, three persons perished. The shooter threw down his firearm and disappeared; he was put on the wanted list.
Magomed Daudov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYHAcNmP-5C/
11:12, 3 January 2022
Magomed Daudov complains about blackmailing girls on his behalf
Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, said that he has "turned to special services" about the people who write to Instagram users on his behalf. Some commentators have noted that they were waiting for a public apology from the scammers.
A house in Ganja with apartments for families of victims and disabled people of the 2020 Karabakh war. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, https://www.sosial.gov.az/post_515056
10:58, 3 January 2022
Azeri authorities report transfer of apartments to families of perished soldiers
Before the New Year, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection handed over the keys to 80 new apartments built in the city of Ganja to families of victims and disabled people of the 2020 Karabakh war, the "haqqin.az" has reported citing the Ministry.
23:56, 2 January 2022
Lawyer explains background of activist Yangulbaev's detention
The search and detention of Abubakar Yangulbaev, an employee of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), for interrogation as a witness fit into the framework of a criminal investigation and do not mean that investigators have claims against him, Timofei Shirokov, a lawyer, has explained.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://grozny-inform.ru/news/society/131879/
16:35, 2 January 2022
Instagram users ridicule decoration of Kadyrov with human rights medal
Ramzan Kadyrov has unreasonably ranked himself among human rights defenders by accepting the medal "Honoured Human Rights Defender of the Chechen Republic", social network users have pointed out. Many of them have noted that the Chechen Ombudsperson had encouraged Kadyrov after the mass kidnappings of relatives of critics of the Chechen leadership.
16:28, 2 January 2022
Armenia: POWs' relatives spend New Year's Eve at the government building
At night on January 1, parents of the Armenian soldiers captured as prisoners of war (POWs) during the Karabakh war held a sit-in picket outside the government building in Yerevan, demanding the release of their sons. There was no authorities' response to their action.
23:50, 1 January 2022
Saakashvili's supporters end hunger strike
The mass hunger strike demanding the release of the former president of Georgia was stopped after Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili threatened to join his supporters' protest action, the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has informed.
Aslan Gurbanov. Photo https://www.az24saat.org/h%c9%99bsd%c9%99-olan-bloger-h%c9%99bsxanaya-kocurulub/
23:46, 1 January 2022
Activists in Azerbaijan criticize tougher punishment for blogger Gurbanov
A court in Baku has ruled to toughen the punishment for the blogger, Aslan Gurbanov, by transferring him from a colony to a prison for two years. Gurbanov, convicted of publications in support of Talysh nationals, should be released, Rufat Safarov, a human rights defender, and Khilal Mamedov, a Talysh activist, have stated.
Ashot Minasyan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoKioBTSibc
23:43, 1 January 2022
Yerevan: protesters demand to release Ashot Minasyan
In Yerevan, oppositionists held an action in support of Ashot Minasyan, a veteran of the three Karabakh wars. Investigators have stopped prosecuting Minasyan under articles on plotting an attempt on the life of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and on an attempt to usurp power, leaving only the charges of illegal weapons possession, the protesters have noted.
23:41, 1 January 2022
USA, EU and three other countries condemn Russia for liquidating "Memorials"*
Western countries express their regret about the decision of the Russian Supreme Court (SC) to ban the International Historical and Educational Society "Memorial", as well as of the ruling of the Moscow City Court (MCC) to liquidate the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*.
A medal for defending human rights of the Chechen people awarded to Ramzan Kadyrov and his parents. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV channel https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYGyTy-pZ7W/
16:14, 1 January 2022
Kadyrov awarded medal for protecting human rights after mass kidnappings in Chechnya
The Chechen Ombudsperson announced Ramzan Kadyrov and his parents to be honoured human rights defenders. The leader of Chechnya received a medal for protecting human rights amid the reports about mass kidnappings of relatives of the persons who criticized the authorities of the republic.
Salome Zurabishvili. Screenshot of the video by the BBC News Russian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jih0BtC6TJQ
16:05, 1 January 2022
Georgian President Zurabishvili pardons 14 convicts
Out of the fourteen prisoners pardoned by Salome Zurabishvili, President of Georgia, on the eve of the New Year holidays, nine have got the opportunity to leave prison today, while the terms of punishment have been mitigated for the other convicts.
An anti-tank mine. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/Assets/1987/Marines/DM-ST-87-01574.JPEG
14:37, 1 January 2022
An excavator blown up by a mine in Karabakh conflict zone
An anti-tank mine exploded in the Agdam District of Azerbaijan during the works on the ground, and an excavator driver was not injured, the Prosecutor’s Office reported.
A session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe. Photo by the press service of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe https://venice.coe.int/webforms/events/?id=3271
14:36, 1 January 2022
Council of Europe Venice Commission criticizes Russia for liquidating “Memorial”*
According to the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, the Russian law on foreign agents contradicts the international legal standards, and the decision to close the “International Memorial”* has become excessive punishment for administrative violations.
The borderline between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Государственная_граница_Южной_Осетии
23:18, 31 December 2021
Two residents of Georgia released in South Ossetia
The authorities of South Ossetia have released two Georgian citizens, the Georgian State Security Service reports.
Participants of a protest rally in Oslo. Screenshot of the post on Tumso Abdurakhmanov's channel https://t.me/abusaddamshishani
23:12, 31 December 2021
Norway: picketers urge authorities to react to wave of kidnappings in Chechnya
On December 30, about 50 members of the Chechen Diaspora held a protest in Oslo, calling on the authorities to seek sanctions against Ramzan Kadyrov and Vladimir Putin in connection with kidnappings in Chechnya and liquidation of the "Memorials"*.
Salekh Rustamov. Photo courtesy of his representatives
13:09, 31 December 2021
Salekh Rustamov's advocates achieve examination of his state of health
After the advocates' petition, the court has appointed a forensic medical examination of Salekh Rustamov's health; its results will be used when considering the motion on his early release.
News
Azerbaijan and Armenia discussed border delimitation rules

Rahimli told a Baku court that she was not involved in the distribution of grants.

Anar Mammadli. Video screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUaBPp6_jDI Activists demanded the release of Anar Mammadli

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.