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Armenian Government. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
23:06, 25 February 2019
Armenian resident detained after attempting suicide outside government building
Policemen have detained the man, who tried to commit suicide near the building of the Armenian Government, where an action was held today demanding the resignation of the head of the Urtsadzor community.
At the railway station, 1957, Frunze. Residents of the village of Yurt-Aukh. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/
22:45, 25 February 2019
Residents of Chechnya receive charity support on deportation anniversary
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of deportation of the Vainakhs, Chechnya has organized a large-scale distribution of foodstuffs to the poor. Religious rites have been held in the republic's cities and district centres.
Material evidence of the attack on the policeman of the armed man in the Bakhtemir village. Photo: Criminal Investigation Division of the Investigating Committee of Russia for the Astrakhan Region, February 25, 2019.
18:40, 25 February 2019
Attack on law enforcers in Astrakhan District becomes first incident since April 2017
On February 24, residents of the Bakhtemir village reported to the police about a man with a gun walking down the street. Law enforcers came to the place and demanded from the man to hand over his gun, but he opened fire on them and was killed by return fire. One policeman was hospitalized with wounds in serious condition. He stays in a coma, investigators report today.
Traces of shelling in the village of Nerkin Oratakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
18:19, 25 February 2019
Azerbaijan reports ceasefire violation in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani forces in the Karabakh conflict zone have been shelled 25 times over 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports today.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovan-bandit.html
14:01, 25 February 2019
On February 18-24, 2019, one person fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of February 18-24, 2019, a man was killed in 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 other open sources.
Participants of the march in memory of Boris Nemtsov hold portraits of the killed journalists, human rights defenders and opposition activists, Moscow, February 24, 2019. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the Caucasian Knot
13:48, 25 February 2019
Participants of Moscow march in memory of Nemtsov call for release of political prisoners
Participants of a march in memory of Boris Nemtsov demanded to release Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, Rostov activist Anastasia Shevchenko, and all Russian political prisoners. The marchers also called for the investigation into the murders of Natalia Estemirova and Anna Politkovskaya.
Volgograd activist Anatoly Yeldyrkin holds picket demanding to find the customer of Nemtsov's murder, Volgograd, February 24, 2019. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
11:00, 25 February 2019
Volgograd activists demand to find the customer of Nemtsov's murder
On the anniversary of Boris Nemtsov's murder, in Volgograd, seven activists held solo pickets, criticizing the superficial investigation of the crime.
Banner demanding to release Oyub Titiev. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the Caucasian Knot
10:51, 25 February 2019
Nemtsov commemoration marchers demand to release Oyub Titiev
The employees of the international human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) have joined the march in memory of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow demanding the release Oyub Titiev, a Chechen human rights defender. The action also included a collection of signatures in support of Titiev, activists told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Rally in Baku, November 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
10:40, 25 February 2019
Baku: rights defenders demand to lift bans on freedom of travel
The practice of prohibiting travel abroad, as a method of political pressure, is widespread in Azerbaijan, says the 20-page study entitled "Freedom of Travel in Azerbaijan: Politically Motivated Travel Bans", published by the Centre for Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies (CEMDS).
Commemoration rally in the village of Yaryk-Su (Dagestan), February 23, 2019. Photo courtesy of organizers.
10:09, 25 February 2019
Akkin Chechens mark deportation anniversary
Commemoration of 1944 deportation of Chechens and Ingushes took place on February 23 at the monument to victims of Stalinist repression in the village of Yaryk-Su in Dagestan. Akkin Chechens and delegations from Chechnya and Ingushetia took part in the event.
Giorgi Mamaladze. Photo: screenshot of the video on YouTube GCSSI на русском https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=119&v=Cppi2F1oL7o
11:08, 24 February 2019
Georgian priest Giorgi Mamaladze transferred to prison hospital
The Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, convicted for an attempt to poison the secretary of the Patriarch of Georgia, has been brought, at the request of the penitentiary administration, from a civilian clinic to a prison hospital.
A special operation. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee from the report on the killing of a militant in the village of Belidji, February 19, 2019. http://nac.gov.ru
10:59, 24 February 2019
Social networks users disbelieve NAC's message about killing militant in Dagestan
The information that the person killed during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Belidji was a militant and had an explosive device on him is false, social network users have suggested. While expressing their mistrust to law enforcers, they referred to the resonant murder of Gasanguseinov brothers.
On the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
10:56, 24 February 2019
NKR blames Azerbaijan for 150 shelling attacks during the week
On February 17-23, soldiers of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan fired more than 1500 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has announced.
10:53, 24 February 2019
Memory of deported nations honoured in Volgograd mosque
About 150 people have visited the Volgograd mosque on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of deportation of Ingushes and Chechens.
10:50, 24 February 2019
Azerbaijani oppositionist Magerram Rzaev arrested for 15 days
The decision of the court to arrest Magerram Rzaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), became known to his relatives only a day after his arrest. The PFPA believes that Rzaev is prosecuted for political reasons.
10:48, 24 February 2019
LGBT activist in Stavropol complains of receiving new threats
Artyom Shitukhin, an LGBT activist, has stated that he began receiving threats after his personal data got into the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
22:47, 23 February 2019
Germany to allocate 10 million euros to Georgia for forced migrants
Germany will finance the construction of kindergartens and 236 houses for families of forced migrants from Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
A view of the Grozny City from the memorial complex in Grozny. Photo courtesy of an eyewitness for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:46, 23 February 2019
Kadyrov allows mourning events on deportation anniversary
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Chechens' and Ingushes' deportation, mosques are holding morning rites; and a mourning meeting is scheduled in Grozny. Local residents did not expect the lift of ban on mourning events.
People near the Memorial for the memory of the victims of political repressions in Nazran, February 23, 2019. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:45, 23 February 2019
Head of Ingushetia was booed at memorial to repression victims (+video)
At official events on the occasion of the Fatherland Defender's Day and the 75th anniversary of Ingushes' deportation, activists expressed their protest against combining the holiday and the mourning. The speech of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the head of Ingushetia, was accompanied by whistles and shouts.
Zemfira Tskaeva, February 11, 2019. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:21, 23 February 2019
Widow of North-Ossetian resident who died at police station tells about his detention
On February 22, Zemfira Tskaeva told the court that after her husband's detention, law enforcers told no details about him; and she learned about his death from her acquaintance-morgue employee. Her advocate intends to request the materials of Tskaev's case and to clarify the alleged falsifications.
News
Two soldiers were killed by a mine in Azerbaijan.

Asef Akhmedov. Photo: https://jam-news.net/ Azerbaijani activist Akhmedov denied the charges in court.

Fuel tanks at the Bilajari station before being shipped to Armenia. May 10, 2026. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/infrastruktura/azerbajdzhan-otpravit-v-armeniyu-ocherednvuyu-partiyu-nefteproduktov A batch of petroleum products was exported from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

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.