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Olympic Circles in Sochi. Photo http://www.krasnodar-region.com/
17:56, 1 February 2014
On the eve of Sochi Olympics, US Congressman Paskrell speaks in support of Circassians
A week before the 2014 Olympics, Bill Paskrell, a US Congressman, spoke in support of the Circassian people, urging his colleagues to condemn the Sochi Olympics and support the Circassians' struggle for their culture. Activists of Circassian organizations expressed gratitude to Paskrell and hope that other Congressmen would listen to him.
Picket in Atrakhan against rising prices and tariffs. February 1, 2014. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:02, 1 February 2014
Nine persons picket in Astrakhan against rising prices and tariffs
The action was coordinated with the authorities of the city, said Igor Stenin, the organizer and the leader of the association "Russians of Astrakhan". The picket was held near Swan Lake, not far from the offices of the LLC "Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhsk" and the CJSC "Gazprom Mezhregiongaz".
The campaigners of "Strategy 31" in Bratsky square near the monument "To the fighters for the Soviet power". Astrakhan, January 31, 2014. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:03, 1 February 2014
In Astrakhan, participants of "Strategy 31" are indignant with refusal to picket at "Gazprom" office
The campaigners of "Strategy 31", about 20 in number, held their rally on January 31 in Astrakhan. They believe that the city administration had violated their rights by banning their picket in front of the office of the "Gazprom".
The former Public Health Minister Ali Insanov at the court session. Baku, January 2014. Photo http://haqqin.az/
11:06, 1 February 2014
Azerbaijan starts hearings on the case of former Public Health Minister
On January 31, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Gadim Babaev, began the hearings on the merits of the case of the former Public Health Minister Ali Insanov. The case is considered in connection with the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
The Minister of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia Alexander Chikaidze destroys a CD with the files of the archive about the personal lives of citizens in a shredder. Tbilisi, September 5, 2013. Photo by the press service of the MIA of Georgia
05:24, 1 February 2014
Georgian MIA destructs part of archival records on citizens' private life
On January 31, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia destroyed two CDs with records of citizens' private life, which had been recorded in the course of secret surveillance. The destruction took place at the closing sitting of the temporary commission on illegal surveillance and secret recording.
02:50, 1 February 2014
Chechnya: Alu Amirkhanov is new Kadi of Urus-Martan District
Alu Amirkhanov, earlier Imam of the mosque named after Akhmad Kadyrov, has been appointed a new Kadi (Islamic Judge) of the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya.
The embankment in the Imereti Valley in Sochi after the storm. January 31, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Berestenyova
01:10, 1 February 2014
Storm consequences eliminated in Sochi
Volunteers, rescuers from the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) and local residents have completed liquidating the consequences of the storm that struck Sochi at night of January 31.
22:49, 31 January 2014
HRC "Memorial": in KBR, wife knows nothing about missing husband for over 20 days
For more than 20 days already, relatives of Khizir Tlepshev, who disappeared in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), know nothing about his whereabouts. His wife fears that he could be detained by power agents and may be tortured, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
Announcement at the local police department saying that fan's passports can be granted without tickets. Sochi, January 31, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:42, 31 January 2014
Semyon Simonov deprived of fan's passport sues "Sochi- 2014" OC
Semyon Simonov, the coordinator of the network "Migration and Law" of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", has filed a lawsuit to the Adler District Court against the "Sochi-2014" Organizing Committee (OC) demanding to repeal the provision in the rules on issuance of the Olympic fan's passports that admits refusal without explanations.
Johar Tsarnaev. Photo by F.B.I., http://www.fbi.gov/news/updates-on-investigation-into-multiple-explosions-in-boston
17:38, 31 January 2014
The New York Times: Tsarnaev may survive if deals with inquiry
The prosecutor's demand to apply death penalty to Johar Tsarnaev, a native of Chechnya, accused of committing a terror act in Boston, may change, if Tsarnaev agrees to deal with the investigation, The New York Times writes.
Infographics. Total number of victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus according to the data of the "Caucasian Knot"
14:38, 31 January 2014
2013 totals by "Caucasian Knot" for Northern Caucasus: count of victims of armed conflict on decline
In 2013, the total number of victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus decreased as compared to 2012 by 239 people, or by 19.5%. The death toll went down from 700 in 2012 to 529 in 2013, i.e., by 24.4%; the number of wounded persons – from 525 to 457 (by 13%). However losses among civilians went up.
Upset of the car in the 146th kilometre of the Mamrash-Tashkapur highway near the village of Shovkra in the Laksky District of Dagestan. January 30, 2014. Photo by the press service of the GIBDD (traffic police)
11:31, 31 January 2014
Local deputy dies in traffic accident in Dagestan
According to a source from law enforcement bodies, the Chairman of the People's Assembly of the Kulin District of Dagestan died after falling in his off-road Hummer car off a cliff.
Policemen on duty in front of the Orthodox Church. January 7, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:59, 31 January 2014
70,000 thousand to guard the Olympic Games in Sochi, law enforcers say
Around 70,000 law enforcers will ensure safety at the Olympic Games in Sochi; more than half of them are policemen, the "Vedomosti" reports, citing its source from power agencies.
Special operation in the Dagestani village of Semender. 2013. Photo from the NAC archive, http://nac.gov.ru/
09:40, 31 January 2014
Two accomplices of Volgograd suicide bombers detained in Semender, source reports
The operation to detain brothers Magomednabi and Tagir Batirov, suspected of aiding the suicide bombers, who committed terror acts in Volgograd, was conducted in the Dagestani village of Semender, where on January 18 law enforcers killed seven militants, said a source from the law enforcement bodies of the republic.
The office of the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "AccessBank". Photo http://haqqin.az/
02:52, 31 January 2014
Azerbaijani court acquits Internet user in "Facebook case"
On January 30, the Astara District Court of Azerbaijan found Mikail Talybov, a local resident and a user of the social network Facebook, after a re-examination of his case, innocent of slandering the Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "AccessBank".
Olympic Torch Relay at the "Spartak" Stadium in Vladikavkaz. January 30, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:11, 31 January 2014
Residents of Vladikavkaz have no consensus on the change of Olympic Torch Relay route
Vladikavkaz residents react differently to restrictions imposed in the city in connection with the Olympic Torch Relay. Some of them find the measures reasonable; others disagree with them.
Embankment in the Imereti Lowland of Sochi after the storm. January 31, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Berestenyova
00:31, 31 January 2014
In Sochi, storm floods shore reinforcement near Olympic venues
At night on January 31, a great storm occurred near the Olympic facilities located in the Imereti Lowland of Sochi. The seashore reinforcement and Tsimlyanskaya Street were flooded, said residents of the street.
Olympic Torch Relay in Nalchik. Kabardino-Balkaria, January 30, 2014. Photo http://torchrelay.sochi2014.com/
23:47, 30 January 2014
KBR meets Olympic Flame with flash mob
On Thursday, in Nalchik, the Torch Relay was held at the "Spartak" Stadium. The city youth welcomed the symbol of Winter Games with a flash mob – several hundreds of them lined up in the shape of the five Olympic rings.
23:26, 30 January 2014
Russian team at Paralympic Games in Sochi will include 83 athletes
On Thursday, the Russian team at the 11th Paralympic Games in Sochi was approved, where Russia will take part in six sports. 83 athletes will represent Russia at the Paralympics: in ice sledge hockey, biathlon, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, wheelchair curling and in alpine skiing, the RIA "Novosti" reports.
Reinforced security measures at the "Spartak" Stadium. Vladikavkaz, January 30, 2014. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:18, 30 January 2014
In North Ossetia, Olympic Torch Relay was held under reinforced security measures
On Thursday, the Olympic Torch Relay was also welcomed in North Ossetia. According to estimates of law enforcement bodies, more than 17,000 spectators gathered at the "Spartak" Stadium in Vladikavkaz. The festive event was accompanied by strengthened security measures.
News
Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

The death of Ossetian combatants has attracted the attention of Georgian Facebook users*

Restrictions have been introduced on travel along the Transkam and Georgian Military Highway.

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.