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Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYnVDSqgwDA
18:24, 12 January 2021
Kadyrov wants to involve drivers' relatives in fight against traffic violations
In Chechnya, the problem of road accidents is acute due to gross violations of traffic rules and an increase in the number of tinted cars, Ramzan Kadyrov says. The leader of Chechnya has demanded to "completely eradicate" the problem, including through involving relatives of the drivers in the fight against traffic violations.
Adam Delimkhanov, deputy head of Chechen Government, Salakh Mezhiev, Mufti of Chechnya and Magomed Daudov, Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, attend ceremony of reconciliation of Ingush and Chechen teips in Grozny, January 7, 2021. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJypg7epIxu/
13:07, 12 January 2021
Chechen authorities politicize blood feud to Timurziev's relatives
Chechen authorities have used the story of declaring a blood feud to relatives of Timurziev brothers and the subsequent reconciliation for their own political purposes, including for criticizing their opponents.
Georgian Parliament. Photo: Diego Delso, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Parliament_of_Georgia
12:43, 12 January 2021
Amid protest action, Georgian Parliament adopts amnesty law
Georgian MPs have approved the draft law "On Amnesty", which covers more than 2000 convicts. Several dozen residents of Georgia came out to a protest action outside the parliament building, demanding amnesty for a quarter of the country's convicts.
Luca Volonte. Photo by European People's Party https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Luca_Volontè#/media/File:EPP_Congress_2012._Day_1_(8094592436).jpg
11:21, 12 January 2021
PACE member convicted for taking bribe from Azerbaijani officials
A court in Milan found Luca Volonte, a former member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), guilty of receiving EUR 500,000 for blocking the adoption of the report on political prisoners in Azerbaijan. He has been sentenced to four years in prison, the "La Repubblica" newspaper writes.
Teimur Askerov, a resident of Ganja who lost five family members, October 22, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:18, 12 January 2021
Azerbaijani MoD publishes updated list of perished militaries
The new list of Azerbaijani military servicemen who perished during the autumn aggravation of the Karabakh conflict and were buried includes 2841 persons, including the names of 64 missing soldiers.
The Syunik Region of Armenia. Photo: Yakovlev Sergey https://ru.wikipedia.org/
11:13, 12 January 2021
Analysts treat Nrnadzor villagers' fears about safety as far-fetched
Near the Armenian village of Nrnadzor, Azerbaijani militaries have already been replaced by border guards; and villagers should not worry about their safety, Telman Abilov, the head of the NGO "Military Lawyers", is sure. The border has been delineated there; its arrangement is being prepared, the Azerbaijani frontier service has assured.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AvWzdjyqs0
11:10, 12 January 2021
Swedish court links attempt on Tumso Abdurakhmanov with his criticism of Kadyrov
The court has passed a guilty verdict in the case of the attempt on the life of Tumso Abdurakhmanov and treated his criticism of Chechen authorities as the crime motive. However, the role of Chechen authorities has not been studied in detail. Sweden can refuse to extradite the convicted Chechen if it finds his return to his homeland dangerous for him.
Rizvan Ibragimov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBlvb1Nveew
10:52, 12 January 2021
Colleagues of Chechen writer Ibragimov call him courageous fighter against injustice
Rizvan Ibragimov is remembered as a person intolerant of any injustice. He stubbornly defended his civic position, causing respect even among his critics, writer's colleagues believe.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
23:58, 11 January 2021
Rights defenders succeed in seeking investigation into Chechen Tepsurkaev's kidnapping
In Kuban, investigators instituted a case on the kidnapping of Salman Tepsurkaev after their Chechen colleagues had thrice refused to start an investigation, the "Committee Against Torture" (CaT) reported.
Nikol Pashinyan (on the left) and Ilham Aliev during the negotiations with Vladimir Putin. Screenshot of the video kremlin.ru/events/president/news/64877
23:55, 11 January 2021
Putin, Aliev, and Pashinyan agree to jointly develop Nagorno-Karabakh
During the negotiations in Moscow, the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia decided to create a working group to solve the problems of the economy and infrastructure of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ilham Aliev has said that the Karabakh conflict is in the past, while Nikol Pashinyan has called on for resolving the issue concerning the status of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Participants of the round-the-clock protest action in Theatre Square in Tskhinvali. December 15, 2020. Photo by Anna Gioyeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:11, 11 January 2021
Djabiev's widow complains about inaction of investigators
Investigators do not disclose any results of their work, and the General Prosecutor's Office has not appointed a new forensic examination in a case on the death of Inal Djabiev, his widow Oksana Sotieva says. MPs of South Ossetia supported the protest action organized by relatives of Inal Djabiev, and the republic's budget has not yet been adopted, the funding of public institutions has been cut.
A future mosque in the village of Olympiyskiy in Grozny. Screenshot of the post of the "Grozny" TV Channel on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tv/CJytEyypMSQ/
23:08, 11 January 2021
Chechen authorities: Grozny residents ask to name mosque after Ramzan Kadyrov
A future mosque in the village of Olympiyskiy in Grozny will be named after Ramzan Kadyrov, although he did not voice such a wish, the authorities of Chechnya report. Users of a pro-government Instagram public account, including Chechen officials, expressed their approval of the initiative.
Opponents of Nikol Pashinyan have blocked the road to Yerevan airport, January 11, 2021. Screenshot of the video by Sputnik Armenia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eERhnUgAR_c
18:37, 11 January 2021
Protest action in Yerevan ends with detentions
Policemen have detained several protesters who tried to prevent Nikol Pashinyan from flying to Moscow to participate in negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh. Oppositionists have unblocked the road after learning that Nikol Pashinyan, the Premier, had reached the airport.
A special operation. Screenshot of the video by Russia’s Investigative Committee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj7XNxZeHTM
11:33, 11 January 2021
On January 4-10, three persons perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of January 4-10, 2021, it became known about three casualties of the 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 open sources.
Rizvan Ibragimov. Screenshot of the video "Rizvan Ibragimov's statement to the Supreme Court of Chechen Republic" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-eSIn0SeNw
11:29, 11 January 2021
Chechen publicist Rizvan Ibragimov dies
Rizvan Ibragimov, a writer, who was persecuted in Chechnya on charges of extremism after he was criticized by republic's authorities, has passed away.
The village of Nrnadzor. Screenshot of the video by 1tv.am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJszuJ-p67g&feature=emb_title
11:24, 11 January 2021
Appearance of Azerbaijani militaries scares peasants of Nrnadzor village
Residents of the village of Nrnadzor cannot use about 200 hectares of gardens and pastures due to the proximity of Azerbaijani militaries, Armen Tatoyan, the Armenian Ombudsperson, has stated.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via REUTERS
11:05, 11 January 2021
Opposition against Pashinyan's visit to Moscow
Nikol Pashinyan cannot represent Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh at the meeting in Moscow; any decision that infringes on their interests will be recognized as illegitimate. This was stated by Vazgen Manukyan, a candidate from the oppositional "Salvation Committee" for the post of Prime Minister.
Reconciliation of Ingush and Chechen teips in Grozny, January 7, 2021. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJypg7epIxu/
12:15, 10 January 2021
Daudov and Delimkhanov demand from Ingush teip to stop criticizing Kadyrov
The teip (family clan) of Timurziev-Sultygov must stop criticizing Ramzan Kadyrov in Ingushetia, otherwise Chechen authorities will have to stop it, Magomed Daudov and Adam Delimkhanov said at a meeting on the occasion of reconciliation of the blood feudists in Grozny.
Protest action the building of the military university in Yerevan, January 8, 2021. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJuZxKsM8Hw&feature=emb_logo
11:21, 10 January 2021
Conscripts' parents criticize Armenian MoD reaction to protests
The explanations of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) about the need to send conscripts (regular soldiers) to Nagorno-Karabakh failed to convince soldiers' parents; they have announced new rallies.
A sermon in the Tangim Mosque, January 2021. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/17kBkasrXQM
11:07, 10 January 2021
Amid New Year holidays, no raids conducted at "Tangim" Mosque
For three weeks in a row, law enforcers have conducted no raids in the vicinity of the "Tangim" Mosque located in Omarov Street in Makhachkala, believers report. A source from the mosque told about the strict observance of coronavirus prevention measures during prayers.
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A native of Chechnya faces deportation from Lithuania.

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.