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Protest rally in Baku, May 30, 2016. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:11, 30 January 2019
Transparency International sharply drops Azerbaijani rating in the Corruption Perception Index
The "Transparency International" (TI) has downgraded Azerbaijan in the 2018 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) – by six points against 2017.
Law enforcers in Magas during protest action against agreement on Ingush-Chechen border, October 8, 2018. Photo: REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov
10:58, 30 January 2019
Fixing borders in Caucasus marks new challenges for Kremlin
The clarification of regions' borders is a routine task for the "Rosreestr" (Russian Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography), but the Ingush-Chechen territorial dispute has forced the Kremlin to intensify the work. The federal centre is seeking to prevent new territorial conflicts, the political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
NATO's flag. Photo: REUTERS/Reinhard Krause
01:39, 30 January 2019
NDI poll indicates growth of pro-Western sentiments in Georgia
More than 80% of residents of Georgia are supporting the idea of joining the European Union (EU), while the share of opponents of Georgia's membership in the NATO dropped over the last six months from 17% to 13%, showed the survey conducted by the NDI (National Democratic Institute) and the CRRC (Caucasus Research Resources Centre).
Alikber Alikberov. Screenshot from video posted by user YaTV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tatd-uIyqBs
01:35, 30 January 2019
Researchers of Caucasus explain the idea of video oath of those killed in Dagestan to IS* leader
The video showing the oath of allegiance to the leader of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, taken by the attackers on law enforcers in Dagestan, was intended to indicate their adherence to the ideas of the terrorist organization, the orientalists, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.
Eldar Iraziev. Screenshot from video posted by 'Gortsy ot Uma' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSsgkh_R_so
23:05, 29 January 2019
Blogger Eldar Iraziev leaves Dagestan after beating
Eldar Iraziev, who was beaten up in Makhachkala and received a trauma, has left the republic to undergo treatment outside it, Shamil Khadulaev, the head of the coordination council of non-commercial organizations of Dagestan, has informed.
Members of Gagiev's grouping convoyed to Moscow. Screenshot from video posted by Russia's Investigating Committee, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUnKTdYE0Q4
22:57, 29 January 2019
Members of Gagiev's grouping convoyed to Moscow
Twelve persons accused of being involved in the Aslan Gagiev's grouping have been taken to Moscow, where the trial was moved for the sake of the safety of the litigation parties.
Grozny (Chechnya). Photo: REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov
19:53, 29 January 2019
"Russian LGBT Network" demands to investigate killings and torture in Chechnya
23 residents of Chechnya confirmed the information about a new wave of detentions and torture of homosexuals, the "Russian LGBT Network" reports today. The NGO's head filed a complaint to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) with a request to investigate those cases, as well as information about the murder, related to sexual orientation of a victim.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Metzel
19:46, 29 January 2019
Chechen public employees forced to come to subbotniks to restore Kurchali village
Ramzan Kadyrov ordered to hold subbotniks (voluntary cleaning activities on Saturdays) to prepare within two weeks empty houses in the village of Kurchali for accommodation of people. Public employees say they are involved in cleaning the territory and premises under the threat of dismissals.
Handcuffs. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
19:31, 29 January 2019
Rights defenders challenge refusal to investigate torture of Nalchik resident
Investigators explain the decision to suspend the case on torture of Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of Nalchik, by the fact that a suspected law enforcers cannot participate in a criminal case. Representatives of Rustam Kuchmenov found the above decision "strange" and challenged it in court, the Committee against Torture (CaT) reports today.
Oyub Titiev in the courtroom. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
15:02, 29 January 2019
Prosecutor takes time-out to respond to Titiev's defence
Today, the state prosecutor has asked to give him time to prepare a response to Oyub Titiev's advocates, who demanded to exclude the package with drugs from the list of proofs, which, according to investigators, was seized from rights defender's car.
Machine gun. Photo: Konstantin Chalabov https://sputnik.az/karabakh/20180527/415516093/pulemyotlar-dile-geldi.html
14:45, 29 January 2019
Azerbaijan reports shelling of five border villages
During the last 24 hours, positions of Azerbaijani militaries were shelled for 20 times by Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported today.
Number crunching. Photo: David Goehring / Furiously Factoring, https://sputnik-georgia.ru/georgia/20190128/244083875/nikakix-vypusknyx-ekzamenov---novshestvo-v-shkolax-gruzii.htmlhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonnyc/2965625438/
14:35, 29 January 2019
Final exams for 11-graders cancelled in Georgia
In 2019, pupils of Form Eleven will have no final examinations; however, finals for 12-graders are still preserved in 2019. Fully, final exams in Georgian schools will be cancelled since 2020.
Law enforcers. Photo: press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/fotomaterialy@page=1.html#&gid=1&pid=8
11:19, 29 January 2019
Attack on law enforcers in Chechnya was the first this year
The attack on the mobile police post in the Sunzha District of Chechnya, as a result of which two law enforcers were wounded and one attacker killed, was the first armed incident in Chechnya in 2019 and the fifth since August 2018
Woman at the cemetery of those perished in the Karabakh conflict, Baku. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
11:14, 29 January 2019
Ilham Aliev orders to allocate money to shehids' families after protests
One-time compensations will be paid additionally to families of 2725 Azerbaijani soldiers and policemen, who perished in the course of the Karabakh conflict. The country's authorities have made this decision after the protest action organized by family members of the servicemen who had been denied compensations.
Screenshot from video of bride abduction in Vladikavkaz, posted to YouTube by user b788888888. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkpa__s81AM
11:01, 29 January 2019
Bride abduction in Vladikavkaz outrages social networks
Social network users have expressed their concern for the health of a young girl from Vladikavkaz, who was hit twice with her head against the asphalt during the bride abduction rite.
08:36, 29 January 2019
Chechen MIA reports attack on law enforcers' post
A resident of the Ingush village of Psedakh was killed after he attacked a mobile police post in the Sunzha District of Chechnya; two law enforcers were wounded, the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
Parents of Gasanguseinov brothers hold picket, September 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
08:29, 29 January 2019
Vasiliev's words about accidental death of Gasanguseinov brothers anger social networks
The Gasanguseinov brothers were not intentionally killed by law enforcers, but fell victim to a tragic mistake, the head of Dagestan, Vladimir Vasiliev, believes. Such an assessment of the shepherds' death has caused a negative reaction in social networks.
Oyub Titiev (left) in the courtroom. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
22:24, 28 January 2019
Court denies petition of Titiev's defence on repeated investigative experiment
The judge has rejected the defence's request for re-creating the circumstances of the inspection of Oyub Titiev's car anew. The advocate's petition to summon two experts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to the court was also rejected.
Residents of the village of Sagopshi. Screenshot from video by user Ruslan Albakov-Myarshkhy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtQQh92_mJ8
22:10, 28 January 2019
Attackers on DSP post in Nalchik buried in Ingush village
The four residents of Ingushetia, killed during the attack on the DPS (road-and-patrol service) post patrol in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, were buried in their native village of Sagopshi. Their relatives said they did not know anything about the reasons of the attack.
Ambulance. Photo: Elena Sineok / Yuga.ru
22:00, 28 January 2019
On January 21-27, 2019, five persons fell victim to armed conflict
During the week of January 21-27, 2019, at least five persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus: four perished and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
News
Residents of the Tuapse village need volunteer help to clean up oil spills on the beach.

Doctors reported on the condition of children injured in the shooting in the Gulkevichi District.

Residents of Anapa complained about the concealment of the cause of the chemical smell in the city.

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.