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Muslim Khuchiev. Photo: press service of the Ministry of North Caucasus Affairs of Russia
08:22, 16 January 2020
Muslim Khuchiev appointed interim head of Chechnya
Ramzan Kadyrov has appointed Muslim Khuchiev, the chairman of the Chechen Government, to be the acting head of the republic for the period of his disability.
A resident of Chechnya made public a video in which he apologized for posting a video with a road police car which drove into a ditch. Screenshot of a post made by eldit_net: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LmOkYKX3u/
21:27, 15 January 2020
Chechen residents note deepening of practice to apologize to law enforcers
Recent public apologies prove the desire of the law enforcement bodies to stop even the most general criticism, residents of Chechnya told the "Caucasian Knot".
Semyon Ateev. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
21:04, 15 January 2020
Court fines initiator of failed rally in Elista
The Elista City Court imposed a fine of 5000 roubles on activist Semyon Ateev, who sought holding a rally against Dmitry Trapeznikov. The rally was not sanctioned by the authorities and did not take place, but Semyon Ateev should have notified the authorities concerning changing his mind about holding the event, the court decided. The activist says he intends to appeal against the court's decision.
Screenshot of Instagram post about prevention of a terror attack in Germany, https://www.instagram.com/p/B7TI0a9K0Pe/
18:36, 15 January 2020
Instagram users argue about detention of Chechen natives in Germany
Natives of Chechnya could not prepare a terror act in the country which granted asylum to them, and the German law enforcement authorities did not provide any objective reasons for their detention, note commentators on Instagram. Germany is a rule-of-law state, and fabrication of criminal cases by the law enforcement authorities is excluded there, other social network users argue.
Combat duty at one of military units of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7326
18:22, 15 January 2020
Azerbaijan registers sniper attacks on front line
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled 21 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
Policemen between protesters and entrance to the Parliament, June 20, 2019. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
14:09, 15 January 2020
Human rights defenders criticize evidence in Moris Machalikashvili's case
Testimonies of witnesses and a video from a protest action in Tbilisi do not confirm that Moris Machalikashvili attacked law enforcers, Georgian human rights defenders report.
Thorhild Sunna Evarsdottir, a PACE Rapporteur. Photo: https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/www.europalibera.org/a/29448907.html
13:44, 15 January 2020
PACE rapporteur condemns refusal to let opposition take part in elections in Azerbaijan
The fact that Ilgar Mamedov and several other former political prisoners were not allowed to take part in the parliamentary elections proves the "increasingly undemocratic nature" of the regime and "creates a legal and political crisis of unprecedented gravity" in the implementation by Azerbaijan of the judgments pronounced by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), says Sunna Thorhildur Ævarsdottir, rapporteur on reported cases of political prisoners in Azerbaijan at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
A detainee suspected of organizing an assassination attempt on Adam Osmaev and Amina Okueva. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, https://mvs.gov.ua/ua/news/27356_Arsen_Avakov_Policiya_zatrimala_grupu_killeriv_yaki_obgruntovano_pidozryuyutsya_u_vbivstvi_Amini_Okuvoi_.htm
11:41, 15 January 2020
Dagestani native arrested in case on Amina Okueva's murder
In Kiev, the court arrested for two months Igor Redkin, a native of Kaspiysk, who was suspected of killing Amina Okueva.
11:31, 15 January 2020
Azerbaijani oppositionists claim unequal conditions for campaigning
In Azerbaijan, the overpriced cost of campaigning on radio and TV Channels does not allow opposition parties and independent candidates to participate in the parliamentary campaign along with the ruling party, activists claim.
A passenger car driving on a footpath that separates the roadway in Khasavyurt. Screenshot of the Instagram post made by the Dagestani MIA: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7MO7kCIs59/
11:13, 15 January 2020
Dagestani drivers consider shame effective punishment for reckless drivers
The practice of public apologies can be an effective correctional measure for violators of the traffic rules, Dagestani drivers believe.
Magomed Gandaur-Egi, advocate of Adam Badiev. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
08:25, 15 January 2020
Activist's defence calls clashes in Magas provocation by law enforcers
An advocate of Adam Badiev claimed that law enforcers themselves were responsible for clashes with Ingush activists in March 2019. Adam Badiev admitted that he had hit a fighter of the National Guard of Russia with a stone, but stated that he had not done that on purpose.
Georgian border guards. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
21:57, 14 January 2020
Hostage-taking incident occurs on Georgian-Azerbaijani border
Today, Georgian law enforcers have detained an armed man who took a border guard hostage.
Nikolo Gviniashvili. Photo courtesy of the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association
21:47, 14 January 2020
ECtHR begins consideration of Georgian transgender's complaint
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanded from the Georgian authorities to explain their refusal to change a gender record in the passport of Nikolo Gviniashvili.
Manvel Grigoryan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:31, 14 January 2020
Manvel Grigoryan transferred to resuscitation ward
The authorities and the judicial system of Armenia are responsible for the deterioration of the condition of Manvel Grigoryan, a former member of the Armenian parliament, who is not allowed to be treated abroad, the defence claims.
Policemen in Germany. Photo: REUTERS/Christian Mang
18:18, 14 January 2020
Germany detains natives of Chechnya on suspicion of plotting terror act
The German law enforcement authorities conducted a series of searches in a case on preparation of a terror act. According to the preliminary information, three migrants from Chechnya were detained.
Rally in Magas, October 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
18:02, 14 January 2020
Akhmed Nalgiev voices his claims to public prosecutors
Akhmed Nalgiev, a resident of Magas, refused to admit to participating in an unsanctioned rally and rejected the charge with assaulting two law enforcers. The man claims that the criminal proceedings against him deprived him of his job and damaged his reputation.
Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan Colonel General Zakir Hasanov at the frontline zone. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan
15:05, 14 January 2020
Azerbaijan registers 22 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in villages on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Alizamin Salaev. Screenshot from video posted at: http://www.facebook.com/elzamin.salayev/videos/158496345182695
14:52, 14 January 2020
Azerbaijani opposition arrested after criticizing police
Alizamin Salaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was arrested after disseminating on social networks a video criticizing the policeman. Other two PFPA's activists were fined. In 2019, 98 members were subjected to administrative arrests, the PFPA reports.
Ibragim and Musa Zyazikov, brothers of the defendant. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
11:12, 14 January 2020
Khasan Zyazikov's family stays in distress after his arrest
Family members of Khasan Zyazikov, an arrested Ingush activist, found themselves in distress, brothers of the activist said.
An apartment pillaged during the pogroms in Baku. Photo: http://karabakhrecords.info/photo.html
11:00, 14 January 2020
Yerevan residents share memories of their relatives killed during pogroms in Baku
On the 30th anniversary of the Baku pogroms, residents of Yerevan paid tribute to victims of the tragedy. Refugees from Baku told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about their relatives who were killed during those tragic events.
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A companion of Krasnodar judge Chernov has been found guilty of fraud.

Those detained in connection with the terrorist cell in Anapa have been arrested.

A court denied a large family from Tuapse access to baby food for their daughter.

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.