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13:30, 25 January 2014
OSCE Minsk Group is concerned about incidents in conflict zone
Elmar Mamedyarov and Edward Nalbandyan, the heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) of Azerbaijan of Armenia, respectively, held a meeting with the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group on the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Co-Chairs expressed their concern about the recent incidents at the demarcation line of armed forces on both sides of the conflict.
Participant of the rally in support of the Ukrainian Euromaidan. Yerevan, January 24, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan.
10:56, 25 January 2014
In Armenia, Euromaidan supporters call on Ukrainian authorities to stop violence
On January 24, the participants of the rally in Yerevan in support of the Ukrainian Euromaidan voiced against the use of violence against protesters in the cities of Ukraine and urged the law enforcers "to join the people."
06:56, 25 January 2014
Consulate of Czech Republic in Moscow rejects Abkhazians of students' visas
Seven students of the Abkhaz State University who planned to go for training to the Czech Republic were denied visas at the consulate of this country in Moscow on the grounds that their passports had been issued by the Russia's Embassy in Abkhazia.
03:27, 25 January 2014
70 illegal migrants evicted from Chechnya in 2013
During 2013, only seventy illegal migrants were deported from Chechnya for violating migration laws. The local Federal Migration Service (FMS) believes that the problem of illegal migration in Chechnya has been minimized.
Hilal Mamedov. Photo from his Facebook profile.
02:27, 25 January 2014
Azerbaijan: convicted editor-in-chief of "Tolyshi Sado" is pressed in colony, says his brother
Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), convicted to five years in prison, is exposed to physical and moral pressure from the personnel of Colony No. 17, Sabakhaddin Mamedov, Hilal's brother, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
00:36, 25 January 2014
Bodies of two policemen found in Stavropol Territory
The bodies were found in the territory of the Sovietskiy District, Stavropol Territory, said a source from the district power structures. It happened at around 9:00 p.m. after checking a report about two suspicious cars.
00:07, 25 January 2014
Maikop-Sochi road is not under special Olympic security measures (video)
Amid increased security measures in Northern Caucasus before the 2014 Winter Olympics, the road section Maikop-Sochi remains out of control, at least officially – by law enforcement bodies, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
21:04, 24 January 2014
Woman from Makhachkala states her illegal detention at bus station
Olga Petrova, a resident of Makhachkala, reports about her illegal detention at the city bus station. The spokesman of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) said that Olga Petrova had not been on the wanted list.
19:24, 24 January 2014
Moscow: Nasrutdinov's defence appeals against his detention
Today, the advocates of Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, have lodged their appeal to the Moscow City Court (MCC) against the ruling on the detention of their client.
18:13, 24 January 2014
Armenia's CC suspends pension system law
Today, the Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia has decided to suspend the new law on the mandatory accumulative pension system.
Screenshot from the documentary film "Arts Need Democracy" directed by Ilkin Yusuf, posted on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/warch?v=bkrAnFp8XFY
15:35, 24 January 2014
In Baku, film presentation within human rights campaign "Arts for Democracy" was disrupted
Today, in Baku, an event within the local human rights campaign "Arts for Democracy" was disrupted. This was reported by Rasul Djafarov, the coordinator of the campaign. According to him, viewing and discussion of the documentary film "Arts Need Democracy" failed because of cut off of electricity supply. The organizers of the event believe the incident had political background.
Said Amirov. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov, http://chernovik.net/content/respublika/boeviki-saida-amirova-ne-ohranyali-vladimir-postanyuk-chernoviku
14:54, 24 January 2014
Postanyuk: records of phone calls prove Said Amirov's innocence in preparing terror act
The advocates of the dismissed Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov, accused of preparing a terror act, have appealed to Yuri Chaika, the General Public Prosecutor of the Russian Federation, asking him to assess the work of investigators. The billing of the telephone calls of the defendants proves that the investigators' conclusions about the preparation of a terror act were incorrect, the lawyer Vladimir Postanyuk is sure.
Fragment of a map where part of the Krasnodar Territory was included in the "Imarat Kavkaz" territory. Source: http://andry-astrakhkin.livejournal.com
14:53, 24 January 2014
Experts treat inclusion of Krasnodar Territory in "Imarat Kavkaz" as "paper intrigues"
In early 2014, the websites supporting North-Caucasian militants published a map, where the territory of the "Imarat Kavkaz" extended from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea and included the Krasnodar Territory. Experts believe that the map is of virtual nature only and it does not mean real extension of militants' structures beyond Northern Caucasus.
11:31, 24 January 2014
Vage Mkrtchyan, arrested during "Million Mask March", needs medical care, his wife reports
Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, who was arrested during the "Million Mask March", is still in the hospital for prisoners, where he was brought after 17 days of his hunger strike. This was reported by his wife Ruzanna Badalyan.
Parishioners of Imam Shafia Mosque in Buynaksk, photo taken from YouTube video posted by 1432Guraba user.
03:24, 24 January 2014
Policemen prohibit Salafis to leave Buynaksk, local residents report
Buynaksk policemen warn members of the Salafi community that from February 1 and till the end of the Olympic Games in Sochi, they should not leave the town. There is no any official confirmation of the introduction of restrictions on the movement.
Residents of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan meeting Mamed Abbasov, State Duma Deputy, members of the Federal Lezgin National and Cultural Autonomy, hydrologists and public figures. Dagestan, Samur village, January 22, 2014. Photo by Ruslan Gereev.
01:24, 24 January 2014
In Dagestan, Samur residents demand Samur nature reserve to be administered by federal authorities
Residents of the village of Samur of the Magaramkent District of Dagestan demand to transfer the Samur forest to federal administration and to ban geological examinations in the surrounding areas. This was stated at the meeting of Mamed Abbasov, State Duma Deputy, with members of the Federal Lezgin National and Cultural Autonomy, hydrologists, and public figures.
00:46, 24 January 2014
Armenia sets up fund to help political prisoners' families
Armenia has established the charitable fund "Shant and Freedom" to provide assistance to family members of political prisoners. The Foundation has been already registered by state. This was reported on January 23 at the press conference by the trustees of the Foundation.
22:05, 23 January 2014
Armenian MFA confirms killing of Sergey Nigoyan in Euromaidan in Kiev
The Armenian Sergey Nigoyan took an active part in Euromaidan actions in the capital of Ukraine and died from a gunshot wound received there, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reported.
20:29, 23 January 2014
Vice-Premier of Dagestan Nasrutdinov and two ministers removed from office
Today, the head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov has dismissed three members of the government, including the detained Vice-Premier Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, the press service of the government told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
17:11, 23 January 2014
Three persons detained in Rostov-on-Don within checks after Volgograd terror acts
Three people with a grenade, drugs and explosives were detained in a hotel in Rostov-on-Don during inspections that were initiated after the terror acts committed in Volgograd, Andrei Larionov, the head of the regional department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), said today.
News
Gelendzhik Airport. Photo: airport press service https://gelaero.ru/about/ Air traffic with cities in southern Russia has been fully restored.

The Ministry of Transport reported the resumption of some international flights through southern Russia.

Russian soldiers. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/57396 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

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.