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10:58, 29 December 2020
Local authorities urge to arm villagers in Syunik Region of Armenia
After the definition of the Armenian and Azerbaijani positions, the roads in the Syunik Region of Armenia became unsafe; local residents should be allowed to carry weapons in case of possible incidents, the heads of dwelling settlements have stated.
A press conference held in the office of the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG). Photo by Rustam Djalilov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:50, 29 December 2020
Rights defenders treat "Ingush case" as largest political persecution in modern Russia
The leaders of the Ingush protest movement, accused of creating an extremist community, have committed no crimes – they are prosecuted for their high authority among people, Sergey Davidis and Lev Ponomaryov, rights defenders, have stated.
Participants of a protest action in Tbilisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:46, 29 December 2020
Tbilisi activists demand from authorities to take measures to fight famine
The Tbilisi townspeople, who lost their jobs due to restrictions amid coronavirus, have nothing to feed their families, the NGO "United Youth of Georgia" has stated.
Russian peacekeepers. Nagorno-Karabakh. November 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
23:15, 28 December 2020
Peacekeepers report new stage of POW exchange between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Four prisoners of war (POWs) were transferred to Armenia and two POWs were returned to Azerbaijan, the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent reported. The total number of prisoners of war returned to Armenia reached 57, and to Azerbaijan – 14.
23:11, 28 December 2020
In Chechnya, militants kill law enforcers for second time in 2020
A shootout in Grozny has become the second armed incident in Chechnya in 2020 with casualties among law enforcers. Both incidents occurred in the fourth quarter of 2020.
At the scene of a shooting in Grozny. Screenshot https://t.me/bazabazon/5513
23:00, 28 December 2020
Shootout in Chechnya becomes fifth armed incident since early 2020
According to the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", a shootout between law enforcers and suspected militants in Grozny became the third armed incident in Chechnya in December and the fifth armed incident since the early 2020.
Screenshot of the video by the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau). Source: RIA Novosti https://ria.ru/20201226/terakt-1591031442.html
22:51, 28 December 2020
Police arrest men suspected of plotting a terror act in Makhachkala
The court pronounced a decision to arrest for two months four suspects detained in a case on plotting of an explosion and an attack on law enforcers in Dagestan.
Participants of a protest action in Yerevan. December 28, 2020. Screenshot of the video by News.am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRAZ3IhCUPM&feature=emb_title
22:32, 28 December 2020
Eight persons detained at a protest in Yerevan
Law enforcers detained opponents of Nikol Pashinyan who came to a protest action in front of the Armenian parliament building, including the leaders of the "Dashnaktsutyun" Party. A quarrel between the protesters with MP Sisak Gabrielyan ended in a fight.
Azerbaijani flag at the entrance to the Hadrut District. The Hadrut city was renamed by Azerbaijani authorities to Agoglan (the city's historical name). December 25, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:45, 28 December 2020
Armenia declares messages about battles in Hadrut District as "fake"
The Armenian side did not violate the ceasefire regime, and the information about new battles near the village of Tog in the Hadrut District of Azerbaijan is false, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenian declares.
A police officer. Photo © Yelena Sineok, YUGA.ru
13:25, 28 December 2020
On December 21-27, no information was received about any victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 21-27, 2020, no information was received about any casualties or wounded persons during 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.
The entrance to the Agdam village in the Tovuz District of Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5vZ4XQN08U&feature=emb_logo
13:19, 28 December 2020
Azerbaijani soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh
One military serviceman was killed, another one was wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh in an attack of a detachment of six people; all the attackers were killed, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Peacemakers in the Lachin Corridor. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=84438@cmsPhotoGallery
11:39, 28 December 2020
In Nagorno-Karabakh, peacemakers escort eight columns of Azerbaijani militaries
Russian peacemakers have escorted eight convoys of Azerbaijani militaries through the Lachin Corridor and the Shusha-Krasny Bazar-Kadjar highway section, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Participants of the protest action organized by relatives of Inal Djabiev in Tskhinvali. Screenshot of the post on Instagram chp_tskhinval https://www.instagram.com/p/CJInvNKr0PO/
11:31, 28 December 2020
South-Ossetian President responds opposition's claims about Djabiev's death
Anatoly Bibilov, the president of South Ossetian, has announced an attempt by some politicians to promote themselves on the tragedy of the Inal Djabiev's family.
Soldiers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Autumn 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
11:25, 28 December 2020
Thirteen Armenian militaries arrested in absentia for war crimes
A court in Baku has arrested in absentia 13 Armenian military servicemen accused of war crimes committed in Azerbaijan.
A creative party of the poetess Anna Egoyan was attended by Medni Kadyrova, as well as Aishat and Khadizhat Kadyrov. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/iX6y7cmWJbM
12:22, 27 December 2020
Social network users criticize Kadyrov family for violating mask regime
At the creative party organized by the Ministry of Culture of Chechnya, the wife and two daughters of Ramzan Kadyrov were without medical masks, although the authorities demand to wear them even in cars, Instagram users were outraged.
Shusha. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/PWtaTW_3TpM
12:07, 27 December 2020
Despite absence of highway from Fizuli, reconstruction of Shusha begins
Azerbaijan will need up to two years to restore the city of Shusha, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. The necessary materials and equipment are already being transported along the unfinished road; the infrastructure is being established in the city.
Special operation conducted by law enforcers in Dagestan. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/fsb/v-mahachkale-predotvrashchyon-terakt.html#&gid=1&pid=2
11:48, 27 December 2020
Source presents data on detainees in Dagestan
On December 25, law enforcers detained four members of a unit of the "Islamic State", a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, who had planned to detonate a bomb in Makhachkala, the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) has reported. According to the FSB, weapons, an explosive device and ammunition were found on the detainees; and their phones contained correspondence with foreign coordinators.
Photo courtesy of the press service of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies
23:55, 26 December 2020
Russia's MfE reports delivery of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh
Another consignment of humanitarian aid has been delivered by rescuers from Russia to Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular, it contains about 5000 square meters of glass and almost 70 tons of metal profiles.
23:37, 26 December 2020
Opposition disputes police data on detained activists in Yerevan
Law enforcers have detained 28 protesters in Yerevan for disobeying, the Armenian Police has informed. The number of detainees exceeds the official figures, activists assert.
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, December 7, 2020. Photo courtesy of David Simonyan
23:20, 26 December 2020
Border demarcation deprives residents of two Armenian villages of houses and pastures
After fixing the demarcation line between the two countries, some houses, pastures and fields in the villages of Vorotan and Shurnukh in the Syunik Region of Armenia have occurred in the territory of Azerbaijan.
News
Human rights activists helped secure Murtazov's flight to Armenia.

A native of Chechnya, Zelimkhan Murtazov, was able to leave Kazakhstan.

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.