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23:50, 27 January 2011
Georgian miners on strike
Workers of Mindeli Mine, located in the city of Tkibuli, went on strike in protest against the arrest by the Prosecutor's Office of two mangers on their suspected guilt of the explosion in the mine, which happened on January 22.
23:45, 27 January 2011
Work of Rapporteur on political prisoners in Azerbaijan is hampered
Azerbaijani government refuses to send an invitation to come to the country to Deputy Kristof Strasser, Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on political prisoners in Azerbaijan. Mr Strasser told about it himself at the meeting in Strasbourg of activists of civil society of Azerbaijan.
Commemoration of victims of terror act in the Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, January 27, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:30, 27 January 2011
Moscow holds commemoration of Domodedovo casualties
Today, about 2000 persons came to Pushkin Square in Moscow to commemorate those who perished in the terror act in Domodedovo on January 24.
23:10, 27 January 2011
Investigators consider two basic versions of Domodedovo terror act
The investigating-operative group is studying several versions of the terror act committed in Domodedovo Airport in Moscow; two main of them are directly connected with Northern Caucasus, a source from law enforcement bodies said.
23:00, 27 January 2011
IC declares solution of all grave crimes of last years committed in Kuschevskaya
As reported by the Investigatory Committee (IC) of the Russian Federation, the last grave crime out of those committed in recent years in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, where in early November 2010 twelve persons were massacred, has been solved.
22:50, 27 January 2011
Court in Warsaw finally waived issue of Zakaev's extradition to Russia
Today, the Warsaw Court of Appeal has upheld, taking into consideration the absence of Akhmed Zakaev, former head of the government of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, in Poland, the decision of the first instance court about impossibility to consider his extradition to Russia.
22:40, 27 January 2011
Picket in defence of Russians temporarily living in South Ossetia is on in Moscow
The picket "Against the lawlessness, perpetrated by authorities of the Republic of South Ossetia against the Russian citizens temporarily residing and engaged in reconstruction works in the territory of South Ossetia" is held today near the monument to Griboyedov in Chistoprudny Boulevard in Moscow.
Inspection of arriving passengers at the entrance to the Domodedovo Airport, January 24, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:20, 27 January 2011
Satterwaite: Russia's terrorism resources contribute to terror acts
Margret Satterwaite, a UN expert in Russia, a citizen of Great Britain, said in her comments on the terror act at the Domodedovo Airport and subsequent statements of the authorities of Russia that it is necessary to establish the source of terror threats instead of rushing into panic and make cadre reshuffling in law enforcement bodies post factum.
Place of terror act near cafe "Caravan" in Khasavyurt, January 26, 2011. Photo from http://nv-daily.livejournal.com by Abdullah Magomedov
22:10, 27 January 2011
Cafe in Khasavyurt could be blown up for refusal to pay "homage", law enforcers say
According to one of the versions, the terror act near the cafe in Khasavyurt could be committed by those gangsters, who collect "tribute" from the local businessmen, engaged in selling alcoholic beverages. According to a source from law enforcement bodies of Dagestan, from the beginning of the year it is already the fourth explosion of a public catering entity in Khasavyurt, whose bosses refused to pay to extortioners.
22:00, 27 January 2011
NAC: militant involved in terror act at MIA base liquidated in Dagestan
Adam Guseinov, 32, the so-called "Deputy Amir" of Dagestan and the second man in the hierarchy of Dagestani bandit underground, and his common-law wife were shot dead at rendering armed resistance in a special operation in Khasavyurt, the operative headquarters of the Russia's National Counterterrorist Committee (NAC) for Dagestan reports.
21:00, 27 January 2011
Officers of State Traffic Safety Inspectorate (STSI) detained in Volgograd for suspicion of extortion
A group of officers of STSI who according to the investigation's version had been extorting money from their subordinates was detained in Volgograd. Criminal proceedings were started on January, 26, according to three points of clause 290 of the Criminal code "Bribe-taking by an organized group on a large scale with the use of extortion".
20:00, 27 January 2011
Investigation: personnel of "Domodedovo" airport extorted money from the passengers
Multiple facts of extorting money from passengers arriving from Central Asia have been discovered among the personnel of Line Department of Interior Affairs (LDIA) of "Domodedovo" airport, Tatiana Morozova, official representative of Moscow Inter-regional Transit Investigative department of Prosecutor's committee of inquiry, reported.
19:00, 27 January 2011
A child perished as a result of gas explosion in Chechnya
On January, 26, one child perished and two more got severe burns and traumas as a result of domestic gas explosion in Grozny district. This has been already the third case of this kind in the territory of the republic for the last week.
18:00, 27 January 2011
Explosion in Khasavyurt is qualified as an act of terror
The power of the explosion that took place in the evening of January, 26, in the town of Khasavyurt (Dagestan) by preliminary estimation of the experts made 30 kilogram trotyl equivalent. The explosion is qualified as an act of terror.
23:50, 26 January 2011
Supposed member of "Tsapok's gang" tries to cut veins in Novorossiysk SIZO
Vitaly Ivanov, a member of the so-called "Sergey Tsapok's gang", who is not accused of murdering 12 persons in the village of Kuschevskaya, but is a figurant in other murder cases, attempted to commit suicide in Novorossiysk SIZO (pre-trial prison).
23:40, 26 January 2011
KBR: criminal case initiated against militiaman who issued gun license to Cherkesov
A criminal case has been opened against the head of the license-and-permit division of the Nalchik UVD (Interior Department), where a self-defence gun license had been granted to Aslan Cherkesov, accused of murdering "Spartak" fan Yegor Sviridov in Moscow.
23:30, 26 January 2011
In Ingushetia, MPs and public figures outraged with Zhirinovsky's statements about Caucasians
The utterances of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), about the nations of Northern Caucasus, pronounced on January 20, in Vladimir Solovyov's programme "Poyedinok" (Duel) on "Rossiya-1" National TV Channel, caused an extraordinary sitting of the Council of the People's Assembly of Ingushetia.
Hall of plenary sessions of Brussels residence of the European Parliament. Photo from www.flickr.com/photos/xaf by Xavier Larrosa
23:20, 26 January 2011
Heidi Hautala, European MP, asks Ingush Ombudsman to meet relatives of abducted persons
On January 25 the European Parliament held a sitting of the Human Rights Commission. The MPs discussed the situation in Northern Caucasus. Heidi Hautala, Chair of the Human Rights Subcommittee, drew attention to kidnappings and torture of citizens of Ingushetia.
23:10, 26 January 2011
Two persons killed by car explosion in Dagestan
According to preliminary reports, two persons were killed and five injured in an explosion of as mined car in the city of Khasavyurt, Dagestan.
Inspection of arriving passengers at the entrance to the Domodedovo Airport, January 24, 2011. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 26 January 2011
Domodedovo confirms bomb warning received by telephone
At the Domodedovo Airport, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent received confirmation of the information about the operative actions held in the terminal building and related to the received call about the bomb planted in the airport.
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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.