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The Azerbaijani flag next to the Khudaferin bridge in the vicinity of Jabrayil. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:08, 18 January 2021
Bodies of three soldiers found in Nagorno-Karabakh
During the last 24 hours, remains of three military servicemen were found in the Karabakh conflict zone; thus, the total number of found bodies has reached 1238, the Karabakh rescuers have informed today.
Special service agent. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-kaluzhskoy-oblasti-4.html
11:39, 18 January 2021
On January 11-17, no data received on any victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of January 11-17, 2021, no casualties or victims were recorded during the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Alexei Navalny. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eBY-49Xs2g
11:21, 18 January 2021
AI declares Navalny prisoner of conscience
Russian authorities should immediately and unconditionally release the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, who was detained minutes after he arrived at the Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport from Berlin, the Amnesty International (AI) has stated, declaring Navalny a prisoner of conscience.
Policemen detain David Bagdasaryan. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6-BnS_dysk&feature=emb_title
11:07, 18 January 2021
Participant of motor rally against Pashinyan detained in Yerevan
Yerevan policemen have detained David Bagdasaryan, an oppositionist, who took part in a motor rally demanding resignation of Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister.
Clergyman scolding a group of men detained for their trip to a sorceress. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CKHXvkDJbwX/
10:55, 18 January 2021
For residents of Chechnya, visiting sorceress turns into public condemnation
In a TV report, a clergyman has scolded a group of men from the Shali District and a taxi driver who drove them to a sorceress. Some Instagram users have treated this public scolding of the taxi driver as excessive.
Kantemir Balagov. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/x92MhehylvM
12:19, 17 January 2021
Kantemir Balagov invited to film HBO serial
Kantemir Balagov, a film director from Kabardino-Balkaria will film at the Hollywood the first episodes of the serial "Some of Us", the producer of the serial has stated, comparing Balagov's creative success with the Cinderella story. In his turn, the young filmmaker called the work on this serial his dream.
12:03, 17 January 2021
Azerbaijan states at the ECtHR about Armenia's war crimes
Azerbaijani authorities have applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a complaint about Armenia's actions during the Karabakh conflict. Baku has accused Yerevan of expelling Azerbaijani population from the region in early 1990s, and of bombing cities in the fall of 2020.
Players of the FC Akhmat Grozny (in a green uniform). Photo by the press service of the FC http://fc-akhmat.ru
11:46, 17 January 2021
Chechen authorities blame USA of information war against Kadyrov
The blocking of the YouTube channels of the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) and the "Akhmat" MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Absolute Championship fighting organization is violating the rights of information recipients and is part of a hybrid information war against Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen Press Minister has stated.
11:32, 17 January 2021
Parents of Armenian conscripts achieve meeting with Pashinyan
The Prime Minister of Armenia has met the parents protesting against sending their sons-conscripts to Nagorno-Karabakh. Nikol Pashinyan made no promises and intends to answer questions at the next meeting.
Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6w08-BVso&feature=emb_logo
22:14, 16 January 2021
Tbilisi: more than 10 activists detained at protest action
In Tbilisi, supporters of the Georgian opposition have come out to an action against the results of the parliamentary elections. Policemen detained more than ten persons after they tried to block the road, the organizer of the action has informed.
A memorial in Adler. Screenshot of the video published by the "Iskra" community https://vk.com/video-176219340_456239300
22:10, 16 January 2021
Adler authorities distance off from incident with destruction of popular memorial
The Mayoralty and communal services of the city of Adler, a Sochi District, were not involved in the destruction of the popular memorial in the place of the dismantled memorial sign "Monument to Russian Soldiers' Feat" in Adler, local authorities assert. The unauthorized demolition of a monument is called vandalism, a lawyer has explained.
Screenshot of the post on eto_dagestan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CKD3m_5lh1s/
21:59, 16 January 2021
Social networks criticize authorities' statement on family eviction from Tarki
People start solving problems on their own when the law is inactive, Instagram users assert. They reacted to the speech of Sergey Melikov, the Acting Head of Dagestan, in connection with the eviction of Ullubiy Amirov's relatives from the Makhachkala dwelling settlement of Tarki. Some commentators note that relatives should not be held responsible for the actions of their family members.
The police. Photo: REUTERS/Artem Mikryukov
21:53, 16 January 2021
Pashinyan's supporters block road for oppositional vehicles in Gyumri
Residents of the Shirak Region of Armenia have come out to a protest action against the country's opposition. In his turn, Vazgen Manukyan, the oppositional candidate for prime minister, asserts that protesters' actions had been paid for by the ruling party.
Ilham Aliev in the city of Shusha, January 14, 2021. Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/L4B0RfWUjeU
21:38, 16 January 2021
Political analysts assess PR effect from Aliev's trips to Karabakh
By his frequent trips to the conflict zone, Ilham Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, has glorified his role in regaining control over the Karabakh territories and is taking revenge from his opponents who had criticized him for the unsolved problem, political analysts believe.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
11:27, 16 January 2021
Rights defenders urge ECtHR to protect Dagestani woman from domestic violence
An urgent request has been sent to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with a request to oblige Russian authorities to ensure security of the safety of Gulli Kazanbieva, a resident of Dagestan, after her ex-husband convicted of beating her up will be back at large, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has informed.
Mosque at the Hungarian Fighters street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:25, 16 January 2021
Law enforcers resume their raids at "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, policemen have raided the "Tangim" Mosque for the first time in several weeks, by copying the personal data of some of its parishioners. At least 40 law enforcers took part in the raid, Idris Yusupov, a journalist, has informed.
A book under the rubble of a home. November 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:02, 15 January 2021
34,000 people left homeless in Nagorno-Karabakh
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has been followed by a humanitarian crisis, and a programme for the resettlement of refugees has been launched in the region, announces Mane Tandilyan, Minister for Employment, Social and Migration Issues of Nagorno-Karabakh. 8000-10,000 premises are needed to accommodate people who lost their homes as a result of the war.
A mosque in Tbilisi. Photo: George Kvizhinadze из Tbilisi, Georgia - Flickr
22:54, 15 January 2021
In Guria, Muslims abandon a mosque project after a conflict with fellow villagers
In Georgia, Christians and Muslims of the Buknari village in the Guria District have settled a conflict over plans regarding the mosque construction. Muslims will have the possibility to pray in the village, but they will not demand the construction of a mosque.
Military doctors vaccinate Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh against coronavirus. Photo http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12333972@egNews
21:57, 15 January 2021
Russian MoD begins to vaccinate peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh against coronavirus
Military doctors have begun to vaccinate Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh against coronavirus, and about 2000 doses of the "Sputnik-V" vaccine have been delivered for them.
Fans of the "Akhmat" Football Club. Photo by the press service of the "Akhmat" FC http://www.fc-akhmat.ru/
21:41, 15 January 2021
YouTube blocks channels of Chechen sports organizations "Akhmat"
The US sanctions have resulted in the blocking of the YouTube channels of the "Akhmat" Football Club (FC) and the "Absolute Championship Akhmat" (ACA) MMA organization. The top managers of the promotion organization said they were not involved in human rights violations.
News
The victim in the Safarov case did not confirm the prosecution's version of events in court.

Displaced persons. April 21, 2026. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/v-ramkah-velikogo-vozvrasheniya-eshe-92-semi-otpravilis-v-agdam 92 Azerbaijani IDP families returned to Agdam

A scientist spoke about his research into a Jewish cemetery in Azerbaijan.

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.