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A medical worker holds a syringe and a vaccine. Photo: REUTERS / Sergey Pivovarov
10:22, 23 January 2021
Budget-funded Chechen employees complain about enforcement to vaccination
Employees of the budget-funded organizations in Chechnya have faced the demand to get vaccinated against coronavirus; otherwise they risk losing their jobs. Some of them have stated that they had made the decision to reject vaccination, and are ready to quit at their bosses' demand.
09:53, 23 January 2021
Teenager from Derbent released after abducting by law enforcers
A minor girl, detained by law enforcers in Chechnya, has been released and sent home to Derbent, Shamil Khadulaev, a member of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, has informed. The child was held for more than three months without explaining anything to relatives, her mother has stated.
Ruslan Totrov and Oksana Sotieva. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot. Screenshot: http://alaniatv.ru/, "David Zhvania" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUl2n0d-8a8
08:45, 23 January 2021
Djabiev's widow criticizes authorities' version of beating Totrov
South-Ossetian authorities have tried to blame the opposition for the attack on the journalist, Ruslan Totrov, in Vladikavkaz, the widow of Inal Djabiev has stated.
Police detain supporters of Alexei Navalny, January 18, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
08:33, 23 January 2021
Police warn Stavropol activists about punishment for unsanctioned actions
Activists of the Stavropol Alexei Navalny's office and local farmers are preparing solo pickets, despite the police's warnings and detentions of Alexei's supporters.
Mikhail Benyash. Photo courtesy of Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
22:29, 22 January 2021
Lawyer Mikhail Benyash detained in case on organization of a rally
The police drew a protocol against Krasnodar lawyer Mikhail Benyash on the organization of an unsanctioned action. The lawyer himself treated the above as a law enforcers' attempt to deprive local Alexei Navalny's supporters of legal aid, since the lawyer promised to defend them.
Ruslan Totrov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaSLSZ2r8nc
22:16, 22 January 2021
Journalist Ruslan Totrov reports names of his attackers
One of the men who participated in the beating of Ruslan Totrov is a "close associate" of South-Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov, the journalist reports today.
Alexei Navalny in the court, January 18, 2021. Screenshot: Navalny LIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRRnj835SdI
19:18, 22 January 2021
In Southern Russia, Navalny's supporters to hold protests despite law enforcers' pressure
In the regions of the Southern Federal District (SFD) and the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), supporters of oppositionist Alexei Navalny decided to hold marches and pickets in his support despite the fact that the law enforcement bodies warned the activists about responsibility for unsanctioned protests.
Fenced-in place where an unexploded shell falled, November 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:59, 22 January 2021
Azerbaijani combat engineer blown up by a mine in Karabakh
47-year-old combat engineer Azer Sultanov was injured while demining a place at the construction site of a railway in the Djebrail District, the "Sputnik Azerbaijan" reports today. This is the fifth case of a mine explosion in January in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan as a result of the autumn escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the "Sputnik Azerbaijan" reports.
Evgeny Kochegin. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
13:43, 22 January 2021
Head of Navalny's office detained in Volgograd
Evgeny Kochegin, the head of Navalny's Volgograd office, and activist Maria Khudoyarova were taken to the police station, Sergey Kunitsky, an advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
The theologian scolding an 80-year-old woman from the village of Assinovskaya for her many years of witchcraft. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKUIYufJ0IC/
13:31, 22 January 2021
Elderly Chechen woman detained for witchcraft
Adam Elzhurkaev, a theologian, has scolded an 80-year-old woman from the village of Assinovskaya for her many years of witchcraft, as follows from the report of the Chechen TV channel. Some Instagram users have criticized government officials for publicly reprimanding the elderly woman.
A banner reads 'Niko is a traitor!' Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:57, 22 January 2021
Political analysts find Armenian opposition incapable of achieving Pashinyan's resignation
The opposition in Armenia is not strong enough to force Nikol Pashinyan to resign, Armenian political analysts have stated.
The ECtHR. Photo courtesy of the press service of the ECtHR: https://roseurosud.org/espch/evropejskij-sud-po-pravam-cheloveka
11:47, 22 January 2021
Georgian rights defenders assess consequences of ECtHR decision on claim against Russia
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which found Russia involved in human rights violations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, will help in speeding up the consideration of the armed conflict at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and will make it possible to achieve a decision at the UN International Court of Justice on the return of the lost territories, the Georgian human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Aftermath of military hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, December 18, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:32, 22 January 2021
Azerbaijani military experts treat MoD's data on losses as realistic
Azerbaijani military observers have called the official statistics of losses in the battles for Karabakh as close to reality.
Hiding place of Aslan Byutukaev near Katyr-Yurt. Photo: NAC website, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-chechne-neytralizovan-bandglavar-byutukaev.html#&gid=1&pid=4
08:48, 22 January 2021
"Kommersant" presents details of CTO in Katar-Yurt
While watching his ancestral village of Katar-Yurt, Chechen law enforcers found Aslan Byutukaev's secret hiding place, says the publication by the "Kommersant". Law enforcement sources said that the militants had tried to break out of the encirclement.
Ruslan Totrov. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10154243105691654&set=a.472734036653
08:36, 22 January 2021
Journalist Totrov reports he was beaten up for criticizing Bibilov
Ruslan Totrov, a journalist and a blogger, said he was beaten up by two men who expressed their anger about his critical publications about the President of South Ossetia. The local authorities treat the incident as a provocation.
Action in support of Alexei Navalny, Makhachkala, January 20, 2021. Photo: Kadira Isayeva, OVD-Info, https://ovdinfo.org/
23:29, 21 January 2021
Analysts assess protest activity in Dagestan after Navalny's arrest
After the arrest of oppositionist Alexei Navalny, activists of Dagestan were warned about the inadmissibility of any unsanctioned protests. The authorities of Dagestan try to prevent protest actions in support of Alexei Navalny, even though there are few of his supporters in the region, experts note.
Azerbaijani military truck, January 8, 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
23:11, 21 January 2021
Military Prosecutor's Office reports about 2858 deceased Azerbaijani military personnel
According to the results of the expert examinations, the bodies of 2858 soldiers and officers killed during the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh have been identified, the Military Prosecutor of Azerbaijan reports.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
22:48, 21 January 2021
ECtHR partially grants Georgia's claim against Russian troops' actions in South Ossetia and Abkhazia
In its today's judgment in the case of Georgia v. Russia (II), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized that Russia was involved in the violation of human rights in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but was not responsible for the hostilities in August 2008.
Public Defender Nino Lomjaria. Photo: ombudsmen.ge
19:47, 21 January 2021
Georgia's Ombudsperson calls on authorities to eliminate oppression of people in prisons
Influential prisoners under the control of prison administrations try to prevent Ombudsperson's officers from inspecting prisons and other prisoners – from filing complaints, Georgia's Ombudsperson Nino Lomjaria claims. She has urged the Georgian government and parliament to intervene in the situation.
Niyameddin Akhmedov. Photo: https://www.contact.az
19:23, 21 January 2021
PFPA activist Akhmedov faces new charges
Niyameddin Akhmedov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), arrested in a case on financing of terrorism, has been charged with public appeals against the state and illicit trafficking in banned items. Niyameddin Akhmedov pleads not guilty, the PFPA reports.
News
An Abkhazian resident was sentenced for glorifying Shamil Basayev.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Lawyers commented on a video of Rostov kindergarten students addressing "Akhmat"

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.