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A residential housing bloc damaged after shelling. Photo by David Simonyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:23, 28 January 2021
Refugees in Nagorno-Karabakh ask to provide them with housing
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities must first of all provide housing to those who lost their homes in the autumn hostilities of 2020, refugees believe. The local Ministry of Social Security has informed that out of 34,000 residents who had lost their homes, temporary housing has been found for about 8000.
A rally in Astrakhan on January 23, 2021. Photo by Alyona Sadovskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:58, 27 January 2021
In Astrakhan, Navalny's supporter reports details of his beating after detention
Dmitry Kalinkin, a resident of Astrakhan, who came to a protest action in support of Alexei Navalny, was detained and beaten at a police station, his relatives said.
23:55, 27 January 2021
Trial against Ingush activists takes place amid a picket in their support
A prosecution witness says he fully shares the point of view on the events in the republic voiced by the Ingush activists accused of creating an extremist community. Caring fellow countrymen come to every court hearing, but they are not allowed into the courtroom. One of the Ingush activists' supporters holds solo pickets.
Search for remains of people. Photo: press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry for Emergencies https://www.facebook.com/RescueServiceOfTheNKR/
22:02, 27 January 2021
Azerbaijan gives out over 30 soldiers' remains to Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan has given out to the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh the remains of other 31 military personnel killed during the hostilities, and the total number of the found bodies and remains reached 1318, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.
Law enforcers. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
21:55, 27 January 2021
Makhachkala detentions highlight authorities' intolerance of protest
In Makhachkala, the mass detentions prove not the high level of protest activity, but the zeal of the police who follow the instructions of the federal centre, suggest Magomed Magomedov and Gadjimurad Sagitov, editors-in-chief of local newspapers.
Participants of a rally in Tbilisi. A banner reading: "I'm not a mouse to be locked up in a hole." Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:56, 27 January 2021
Analysts reproach Georgian authorities for manipulating quarantine amid falling economy
Oppositionists, activists and businessmen have held protests in Tbilisi demanding to cancel coronavirus restrictions. Authorities continue using quarantine measures for political purposes despite the fact that during the pandemic the Georgian economy has lost about 20 percent, analysts assert.
A law enforcer. Photo: Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis
13:20, 27 January 2021
Armenian authorities' report on decrease in inmates' mortality sparks rights defenders' scepticism
The number of prison deaths has dropped four-fold, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Armenia has reported. To assess the mortality statistics, we should study what has contributed to the above drop, Arthur Sakunts, a human rights defender, has stated.
12:31, 27 January 2021
Egypt hands three Ingush natives accused of extremism over to Russia
Three out of four students from Ingushetia, accused by Egyptian authorities of extremism, have been extradited to Russia; diplomats are negotiating the transfer of the fourth one.
Magomed Daudov at a meeting with representatives of the Dagestani public. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3FPh5_CUUx99KCqDE09kWQ
12:24, 27 January 2021
"Novaya Gazeta": journalists and bloggers achieved release of girl in Chechnya
Chechen authorities have released the 14-year-old native of Derbent as a result of a campaign in media and social networks, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper writes. The girl's mother recorded the talks with law enforcers and officials; she has gathered materials that refuted the version that her daughter was not kept in Chechnya.
11:50, 27 January 2021
Law enforcers' actions after detentions in Makhachkala give rise to criticism
Repeated summons of Makhachkala residents detained on January 23 to police stations, as well as law enforcers visits to them, are an attempt to intimidate activists, lawyers believe.
Law enforcers at a protest action in Moscow. January 23, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:56, 26 January 2021
Natives of Kalmykia detained after attacking law enforcers in Moscow
In Moscow, during a protest action in support of Alexei Navalny, one of the natives of Kalmykia hit a law enforcer, while another protestor hit a police inspector with a car, investigators say.
A soldier on a border post on the road through Kelbadjar. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:54, 26 January 2021
Stepanakert taxi drivers note need for another road to Armenia
Residents of the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh need an alternative route of communication with Armenia not to make a circle along the byroad, say taxi drivers from Stepanakert. The road through Kelbadjar, which activists seek to open, was not damaged during the hostilities, reports Gagik Bagunts, Vice-Speaker of the Karabakh parliament.
An entrance to Shusha with the Azerbaijani and Turkish flags, December 2020. Photo by David Simonyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:33, 26 January 2021
Journalists note important propaganda role of opening a bus route to Shusha
Baku seeks to show that following the military successes, Azerbaijan is also implementing programmes for the peaceful restoration of territories. Meanwhile, the society meets with enthusiasm the propaganda of victories and achievements.
Police officers at the crosswalk in Volgograd. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:26, 26 January 2021
Analysts assess motives of protesters in Southern Russia
The protests on January 23 became the largest in the past quarter century, journalist Sergey Smirnov reports. The main motive for participation in the protest actions is social discontent, while the political component has faded into the background, political analyst Yevgeny Minchenko suggests.
Ashot Melikyan. Screenshot of the video by MC Armenia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-_FcwspgjI&feature=emb_logo
21:23, 26 January 2021
Human rights defenders: violence against journalists increases in Armenia
In 2020, in Armenia, the number of cases when force had been used against journalists and media had experienced pressure from the authorities increased against the background of the martial law declared in the autumn of 2020 and restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus infection. This was announced by the Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression.
The conference room in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: CherryX https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Европейский_суд_по_правам_человека
18:55, 26 January 2021
ECtHR's verdict on Georgia's claim triggers scepticism among South-Ossetian political analysts
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the claim of Georgia on the actions of Russian militaries in South Ossetia and Abkhazia will in no way affect the status of these regions and the recognition of their independence, political analysts believe.
A girl sitting in front of the computer. Photo https://ru.freepik.com/
18:49, 26 January 2021
Chechen authorities involve state servants for harassing their opponents in social networks
Employees of budgetary institutions in Chechnya have reported that their bosses are forcing them to register on the Instagram and leave critical comments under negative posts about authorities.
Participants of the round-the-clock protest action in the central square of Tskhinvali. December 15, 2020. Photo by Anna Gioyeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:20, 26 January 2021
Participants of action in Tskhinvali report law enforcer's daily control
The action held by relatives and friends of Inal Djabiev continues in Tskhinvali, despite the frosty weather. The protesters have noted that several policemen monitor them every day, but there are no conflicts with them. Anatoly Bibilov, the South-Ossetian president, decided to convene an extraordinary parliament session; some MPs of which support Djabiev's relatives and boycott the sessions.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
12:16, 26 January 2021
ECtHR communicates complaint of Dagestani woman-domestic violence victim
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has urgently sent questions to the applicant and Russian authorities about the state protection of Gulli Kazanbieva, a resident of Dagestan, after the release of her ex-husband, who was convicted of beating.
A rally in support of Alexei Navalny, January 23, 2021. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:04, 26 January 2021
Five activists of Navalny's Krasnodar office arrested
Sofia Pilyukova, the deputy coordinator of Navalny's office in Krasnodar, and four other activists have been arrested for up to five days. Their advocates assert that law enforcers are presenting ordinary activists as protest organizers.
News
One person was injured in a shootout in Ingushetia.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

The arrest of 29 defendants in the case against the brother of the head of Ingushetia has been extended.

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.