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Rasul Mirzaev. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BNoax9FD0rT/
17:01, 5 January 2017
Mirzaev recognizes one of attackers
Investigators have identified one of the attackers on the athlete Rasul Mirzaev as Kamil Allakhverdiev, a native of Dagestan, said Yulia Ivanova, the spokesperson of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
16:07, 5 January 2017
Safarov's father states threat to his son's health and life
Rufat Safarov, a former investigator, convicted on charges of bribe-taking, told his father that a recidivist was placed into his cell at the Baku SIZO (pre-trial prison), who tries to provoke a conflict with him.
Kalashnikov submachine gun. Photo: http://bloknot-stavropol.ru/news/9-molodykh-lyudey-ustroili-strelbu-v-zhilom-rayone-806190
15:26, 5 January 2017
Nine people detained in Stavropol for submachine gun shooting
In a garage located in one of residential areas of Stavropol, a group of young people opened automatic fire with light-stun rounds in celebration of the New Year, the "Rosgvardia" (Russian Guards) Administration for the StavropolTerritory has reported.
Protest action in Terekli-Metebs village. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:59, 5 January 2017
Dagestani experts associate 2016 with election problems, public utilities and human rights issues
Local experts believe that a series of events that took place in 2016 "knocked down" the rating of the Dagestani leader and the rating of his team.
12:13, 5 January 2017
World Bank to allocate 15 million US dollars to Azerbaijan for assistance to refugees
Until the end of 2020, the World Bank will allocate more than 15 million US dollars for improvement of the living conditions of 371,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Azerbaijan.
Cemetery. Black spot is a place of mass graves. Photo by Nikolai Petrov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
06:50, 5 January 2017
Lawyers criticize investigation into deaths of victims of First Chechen War
According to lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", remains of victims of the Chechen war of 1994-1996 were given out to relatives after the expiry of criminal liability for persons involved in their deaths and proved the ineffectiveness of the investigation.
Mark Yavorsky. Photo: Oksana Yavorskaya
03:49, 5 January 2017
Krasnodar Territorial Court to consider case against visually impaired man accused of double murder
Mark Yavorsky, sentenced in Sochi for the murder of two men, has claimed that the real killers are at large, while he is just a witness of the conflict which occurred in a building of the abandoned sanatorium "Moscow". The defence filed an appeal, and the case transferred to the Krasnodar Regional Court.
Rasul Mirzaev. Photo: http://superkarate.ru/tags/%CC%E8%F0%E7%E0%E5%E2+%D0%E0%F1%F3%EB/
02:50, 5 January 2017
Rasul Mirzaev's friend reports deterioration of athlete's health
The health condition of wrestler Rasul Mirzaev, who was attacked in Moscow at night of January 31, has deteriorated. This was reported by Aniuar Chechenov, a friend of the athlete.
20:52, 4 January 2017
Teen, who arrived from Syria to Adygea, settled in repatriates' family
The 17-year-old compatriot from Syria, who arrived in Adygea in late 2016, was accommodated into a repatriates' family and registered at a school, where he will learn the Russian language.
19:42, 4 January 2017
Natives of Dagestan detained on suspicion of involvement in Istanbul terror act
Among the forty people detained in the city of Izmir there are natives of Dagestan; they are suspected of involvement in the preparation of the attack on the nightclub in Istanbul, Turkish mass media have reported today.
Duisi. Photo: Mikheil88, commons.wikimedia.org
19:33, 4 January 2017
Threats preceded arson fire at Culture House in Pankisi Gorge
The "Kakheti Regional Development Foundation", which is located in the Culture House, set on fire in the village of Duisi, had received threats in the Chechen and Georgian languages. Authors thereof expressed dissatisfaction with the education of women and children, said Iza Bekauri, the head of the Foundation.
Parliament of Georgia. Photo: © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili http://sputnik-georgia.ru/politics/20161229/234393618/Parlament-prinjal-rezoljuciju-O-vneshnej-politike-Gruzii.html
18:50, 4 January 2017
Parliamentary elections were main 2016 event in Georgia
The parliamentary elections were, of course, the most important event in 2016 in Georgia, Gela Vasadze, a political analyst and the chairman of the NGO "Free Zone", told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. However, in his opinion, the election process itself has not changed in recent years.
Police car in Georgia. Photo: http://sputnik-georgia.com/images/22990/37/229903764.jpg
14:35, 4 January 2017
Sentence toughened for Tbilisi resident who killed transgender
After a retrial of Levan Kochlashvili, a resident of Tbilisi, accused of murdering a transgender person in 2014, the Supreme Court (SC) of Georgia sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment, General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Georgia reported on January 3.
13:35, 4 January 2017
US Ambassador to UN calls on Azerbaijani authorities to release Ilgar Mamedov
In her special New Year's video message, Samantha Power, US Ambassador to the United Nations, has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release from prison Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the Azerbaijani motion "ReAl".
Apartment building in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
12:17, 4 January 2017
Relatives of militants killed in Grozny complain about mass dismissals
Relatives of the young people killed on December 17-18 in Grozny and involved in attacks on policemen are dismissed from their jobs, and some of them are not paid pension and benefits. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the people themselves.
Announcement at the entrance to the cemetery between Elevator and Pobedinskoe villages of the Grozny District, Chechnya. Photo by the 'Caucasian Knot' correspondent.
11:45, 4 January 2017
Chechen residents protest against postponement of identification of human remains from mass grave
The mass grave of 109 victims of the hostilities, buried on December 31 at the cemetery near Grozny, has become a place of pilgrimage for relatives of the people who disappeared during the First Chechen War. The people still cannot obtain information about their relatives.
Kunta-Khadji Kishiev. Photo: htts://ru.wikipedia.org
11:04, 4 January 2017
Tens of thousands of Chechens pay tribute to Kunta-Khadji Kishiev
On January 3, Chechnya held the memorial day in connection with the 153rd anniversary of the deportation of Saint Kunta-Khadji Kishiev, revered in the Chechen Republic. In Chechnya, the mosques committed religious rituals of dhikr and mawlid. The events of the memorial day were attended by tens of thousands of people.
Replacement of pavement at Sochi Embankment. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
00:35, 4 January 2017
Sochi entrepreneurs report losses because of repair of Seaside Embankment
Residents of Sochi, being unhappy with delayed replacement of pavement, have succeeded in seeking opening of a passage to Seaside Embankment till final completion of the repair works. Owners of cafes, restaurants, and shops have reported losses caused by the construction works on the embankment during the holidays.
Army of Nagorny Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
22:13, 3 January 2017
CDSI reports 318 deaths of servicemen of South-Caucasian countries in 2016
At least 221 persons, who took their service in security and defence structures of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, were killed in the warfare; and at least 97 persons perished in non-combat conditions during the past year, the Caspian Defence Studies Institute (CDSI) has reported, adding 20 perished volunteers.
Pankisi Gorge, Georgia. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/
21:17, 3 January 2017
Culture House in Pankisi Gorge set on fire
Iza Bekauri, the head of the Kakheti Regional Development Fund, has associated the arson of the Culture House in the village of Duisi with the activities of the Fund, which was earlier criticized by local supporters of Islam.
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Security forces detained several people, demanding they hand over their apartment documents. Image created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. A Grozny family reported pressure from security forces over their apartment.

The Chechen diaspora in Europe ignored Soltayev's call to speak out against LGBT*

Elsa Kungaeva's father has passed away.

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.