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Funeral of Sergey Avetisyan, January 20, 2015. Photo by Narek Tumasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
04:37, 21 January 2015
Gyumri Board of Elders urges General Prosecutor to seek transfer of Avetisyan family's murder case to Armenia
The Gyumri Board of Elders has urged Gevorg Kostanyan, the General Prosecutor of Armenia, to take steps to transfer the investigation into the murder of the Avetisyan family under the jurisdiction of the Armenian law enforcement agencies, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Action of lighting candles in memory of the deceased infant Sergey Avetisyan. Nagorny Karabakh, January 20, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:51, 20 January 2015
NKR residents demand to give Permyakov out to Armenian justice
An initiative group of 177 residents of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has appealed to Russian authorities demanding to immediately give the Russian regular soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of the massacre in Gyumri, out to Armenian law enforcement bodies.
19:54, 20 January 2015
Resident of Makhachkala reports illegal detentions for wearing beard
A resident of Makhachkala Kerim Khaibulaev has complained to rights defenders about illegal detentions conducted by policemen. He believes that he has been persecuted because he wears a beard.
Residents of Azerbaijan commemorate victims of "Black January". Baku, January 20, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:41, 20 January 2015
Residents of Azerbaijan commemorate victims of "Black January" (+video)
A memory action of the victims of the events of January 1990 was held today in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Its participants told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that the responsibility for the deaths lies primarily on the then Soviet leadership.
People stay in line to say farewell to Sergey Avetisyan, Gyumri, January 20, 2015. Photo by Narek Tumasyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
18:18, 20 January 2015
Gyumri residents hold memorial service for Sergey Avetisyan
The memorial service for the deceased six-month-old baby Sergey Avetisyan was held today in the Gyumri Church of Saint Nshan.
17:08, 20 January 2015
Five natives of Chechnya detained in France on suspicion of preparing terror acts
French law enforcers have detained five natives of Chechnya on suspicion of preparing terror acts, Yvon Calvet, the prosecutor of the French city of Béziers has reported today.
March in memory of Markelov and Baburova, Moscow, January 19, 2015. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:21, 20 January 2015
"Committee of January 19": opponents of anti-fascist march detained in Moscow
The Moscow police detained several persons, who tried to interfere with the sanctioned march, organized by the "Committee of January 19” on the anniversary of the murder of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, rights defenders report.
12:05, 20 January 2015
Court leaves Krasnodar activist Darya Polyudova in custody till February 28
Darya Polyudova, a participant of the action "For Federalization of Kuban", is to stay at SIZO (pre-trial prison) until February 28. This decision was made by the Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar after it had considered the issue on the extension of the activist's arrest.
11:34, 20 January 2015
Investigators identify native of North Ossetia detained in Austria as Aslan Gagiev, organizer of resonant murders
A native of North Ossetia detained in Vienna has been identified as Aslan Gagiev, the leader of the criminal grouping responsible for about 40 murders. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). Aslan Gagiev is to be extradited to Russia.
Judge hammer. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/m-news/archives/g376f_121.shtml
09:42, 20 January 2015
Russian Military Court to hold trial against Valery Permyakov in Armenia: source
The trial in the case against soldier Valery Permyakov, accused of murdering the Avetisyan family in Gyumri, will be held in the territory of Armenia; however, it will be held by the Military Court of Russia, an official from the Armenian government reports.
Protest action at the Russian Embassy in Armenia. Yerevan, January 15, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:07, 20 January 2015
Experts associate protest moods after tragedy in Gyumri with authorities' actions
In Armenia, local experts explain national protest moods against the murder of the Avetisyan family in Gyumri by improper actions of the authorities. At present, people are waiting that the authorities are to fulfill the promises they have made.
06:29, 20 January 2015
Resident of North Ossetia claims violation of his rights by Iraf District FSIN officials
The Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Iraf District of North Ossetia fails to fulfill the court's decision on parole of Akhsar Tseboev, a resident of North Ossetia, sentenced to conditional punishment for public calls inciting hatred on grounds of nationality.
Flowers left at the site of the murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova, Moscow, January 19, 2015. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:06, 20 January 2015
In Moscow, up to 10 persons detained at action in memory of Markelov and Baburova
In Moscow, the number of persons detained during the march in memory of murdered advocate Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova, a journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", has increased up to 10 people, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports.
22:28, 19 January 2015
Residents of Gyumri commemorate Sergey Avetisyan by lighting candles
Today, the actions of lighting candles in memory of the deceased infant Sergey Avetisyan were held in the central Vardanants Square in Gyumri and at the house of the assassinated Avetisyan family, said Vahan Tumasyan, the head of the NGO "Shirak Centre".
Protest against caricatures on Muhammad in Grozny, January 19, 2015. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:17, 19 January 2015
Estimates of number of participants of rally in Grozny against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad differ essentially
Eyewitnesses and participants of the rally against caricatures on Prophet Muhammad in Grozny have reported contradictory data on the number of people, who came to the action. Internet users have also doubted the statement of the Chechen authorities that the action was attended by more than a million.
Flowers left at the site of murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova, Moscow, January 19, 2015. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:36, 19 January 2015
Five people detained in Moscow at march in memory of Markelov and Baburova
In Moscow, on the day of the murder of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the journalist of "Novaya Gazeta" Anastasia Baburova, in the course of the commemoration action, which was sanctioned by the Mayoralty, five persons were detained.
18:55, 19 January 2015
Additional police forces brought to Russian military base in Gyumri
Today, additional law enforcers, including riot police units, have been brought to Gyumri. Police posts in the area of the Russia's Consulate General and the 102nd military base have been reinforced.
16:50, 19 January 2015
Sergey Avetisyan dies in Armenia
Sergey Avetisyan, the six-month-old wounded survival in the attack on his family in Gyumri, has died, said Armenia's Ministry of Public Health.
Protesters against caricatures on Muhammad. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:23, 19 January 2015
Number of protesters against caricatures on Muhammad exceeded one million, said Chechen MIA
This morning Grozny has hosted a mass action "We love Muhammad", initiated by Chechen clergy. Most of the participants spoke in support of the rall demands. However, among those, who gathered near the mosque in central Grozny, there were people who said that the event was "voluntary-compulsory" for them.
Gasan Magomedov. Photo: http://www.fc-anji.ru/
15:01, 19 January 2015
Man suspected of killing football player Gasan Magomedov detained in Dagestan
A man from the native village of Gasan Magomedov, a football player of the "Anji-2" FC, has been detained on suspicion of killing the athlete. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement agencies of Dagestan. According to the source, investigators consider the version that the criminal intended to kill another man.
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Russian military. Still from a Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/53966 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,150.

A Dagestani resident has been accused of publicly justifying terrorism.

Historians have assessed the extent of study of the Caucasian War in modern Russian scholarship.

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.