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Pretrial detention centre. Photo courtesy of Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
11:48, 25 December 2020
Rights defenders link detention of advocate in Grozny with his work
Sergey Marakov, an advocate, accused of drug storage, was detained in Grozny because of his professional activities, the human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Russian peacekeepers unload humanitarian cargo. Photo by the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, https://www.mchs.gov.ru/deyatelnost/press-centr/novosti/4336203#group=group-1&photo=0
11:32, 25 December 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh residents treat social help to those left homeless as insufficient
The authorities began transferring one-time help to those residents of Nagorno-Karabakh who had lost their homes as a result of the Karabakh conflict. It is possible to live on this money only for a couple of months; authorities should extend payments and start creating workplaces, the residents of Stepanakert interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
The village of Khin Shen, December 6, 2020. Photo courtesy of David Simonyan
11:11, 25 December 2020
Relatives of Armenian POWs ask peacemakers for help
Relatives of the Armenian soldiers captured during the clash in the Gadrut District have appealed to Rustam Muradov, the commander of Russian peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh, with a request to assist in releasing them.
Vicinity of the village of Shurnukh. Photo: Moreau.henri - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Хндзореск#/media/Файл:457_Le_site_troglodytique_de_Khendzoresk_vue_d'ensemble_(près_du_Nagorny-Karabakh).JPG
08:56, 25 December 2020
Head of Armenian village reports Azerbaijan's claims to 12 houses
Azerbaijani officials have performed the demarcation of the border and demanded that a part of the Armenian village of Shurnukh be transferred to Azerbaijan, said the village head. Shurnukh and the village of Vorotan in the Syunik District are disputable areas on the border, Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Premier, has admitted.
Policemen stand near the site of protest action in Yerevan, December 23, 2020. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:41, 25 December 2020
Yerevan protesters complain about policemen's tough actions
The total number of activists detained on December 24, during the rally of Nikol Pashinyan's opponents has reached 94. The protesters treat the police's actions as particularly harsh.
A man holds a poster with the words: "Lesha, be alive!" during a rally in support of the leader of the Russian opposition Alexei Navalny, August 2020. Photo: REUTERS / Igor Russak
08:31, 25 December 2020
Meduza: participants in assassination attempt on Navalny had flown to Chechnya
The law enforcers, whom the authors of the investigative journalism believe to be involved in the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, had flown to Grozny and Vladikavkaz and could carry out special missions there, Hristo Grozev, a Bellingcat journalist and the author of the investigation into the attempt on Navalny, has suggested in his interview with the Meduza.
Funeral of a peacekeeper Alexander Ivanov in Bashkortostan. Screenshot: proufu102ru https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbFjXAhqGhs&feature=emb_logo
21:56, 24 December 2020
Russian MoD ignores funeral held for a peacekeeper deceased in Karabakh
Alexander Ivanov, who was a member of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, has been buried in Bashkortostan today. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) did not report about his death.
Protester in the centre of Yerevan, December 23, 2020. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:37, 24 December 2020
In Yerevan, number of detainees rises to 77
At the opposition rally held in the centre of Yerevan, the police have detained 77 people, some of whom have already been released, the police report.
Bagaudin Myakiev stands with a poster, in which he points to the freedom of assembly guaranteed by the Constitution and demands to release participants of the protest in Magas. Screenshot of Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=864088077690060&id=100022666279505
17:13, 24 December 2020
Ingush activist Myakiev stands up for political prisoners
Today, Bagaudin Myakiev, who served his sentence in a case on clashes with the police, has posted on the Internet a photo with a poster, in which he pointed to the freedom of assembly guaranteed by the Constitution and demanded to release participants of the protest in Magas.
A government car hits an activist and a policeman. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/h_Me-TPVxXU
16:51, 24 December 2020
Police detain 69 protestors near Armenian government building
A cortege of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan broke through the crowd of protesters and drove away from the government building. The police reported about 69 people detained at the protest action.
Armenian law enforcers cordon off the government building in Yerevan. Screenshot: https://t.me/rian_ru/71986
13:15, 24 December 2020
In Yerevan, law enforcer cordon off government building
In Yerevan, the Armenian capital, policemen have set up a cordon around the government building aiming to prevent the disruption of the parliament session by supporters of the opposition who demand Pashinyan's resignation.
A bus with refugees arrives in Stepanakert, December 20, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
12:56, 24 December 2020
Over past 24 hours, more than 480 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian peacemakers have escorted another column of buses with 488 refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert, making the total number of returnees in excess of 43,000 people, the Russian Ministry of Defence has informed today.
Ruslan Tumanyan with his mother and grandmother. Medical centre in Stepanakert, December 23, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:28, 24 December 2020
Doctors report on health condition of found Armenian soldiers and villagers
The civilians found in the forest in the Gadrut District have been discharged from the hospital and placed under doctors' supervision, while the soldiers had received frostbite and continue their treatment at hospital, a source from the medical centre in Stepanakert has informed.
11:07, 24 December 2020
Experts question data on CTOs in Chechnya
It is not difficult to identify those killed in counterterrorist operations (CTOs); therefore, Chechen law enforcers should explain their mistake in identifying Kazbek Baidulaev and other persons killed in CTOs, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Entrance to Anzorei village. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
08:29, 24 December 2020
Relatives of Anzorei villagers treat case of Sharia patrols as mistake
Relatives of eleven residents of the village of Anzorei, whom investigators had treated as members of an extremist community, told the "Caucasian Knot" that they knew nothing about Sharia patrols. The case files indicate that the defendants had intimidated local residents with threats and beatings.
Oksana Satieva. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUl2n0d-8a8Jr
08:18, 24 December 2020
Djabiev's widow relies on Medvedev's authority in South Ossetia
Oksana Sotieva, Inal Djabiev's widow, has asked Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president, to help in achieving punishment of those responsible for her husband's death; she relies on Medvedev's great authority in South Ossetia.
23:14, 23 December 2020
Journalist Chobanoglu permitted to leave Azerbaijan
The ban on leaving Azerbaijan for journalist Shakhveled Chobanoglu, which had been in effect since 2015, has been lifted. The General Prosecutor's Office did not inform the journalist about the possibility for him to leave the country until a month passed after the ban had been lifted, while there was a need for medical treatment abroad during that very month, Shakhveled Chobanoglu claims.
Protesters in Yerevan, December 23, 2020. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:23, 23 December 2020
Protesters: Manukyan is the best candidate to replace Pashinyan
Vazgen Manukyan, whom the opposition wants to see as the Prime Minister of Armenia, has got the experience of heading the government and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) during the crisis. He is a suitable candidate to become the Prime Minister, participants of the protest actions in Yerevan claim.
Law enforcers accompany a detained person. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/
18:40, 23 December 2020
Human rights defenders urge to make public kidnappings of Chechen residents
After a special operation in Grozny, law enforcers kidnapped at least seven persons, but their relatives did not file any complaints to the police, authors of the 1Adat Telegram Channel stated. In Chechnya, people are afraid to file complaints to the police and seek legal aid, which only harm their relatives and friends, say human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
House in Stepanakert damaged as a result of shelling. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:26, 23 December 2020
Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh reports about 60 dead civilians
During the escalation of the Karabakh conflict, 60 civilians of the unrecognized republic were killed, and 163 others were injured, Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan reports. During the combat actions, about 45,000 residents of the region were left homeless, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh report.
News
A Georgian citizen detained by security forces in South Ossetia has been released.

Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

The death of Ossetian combatants has attracted the attention of Georgian Facebook users*

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.