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Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov and the symbols of the #chechenlivesmatter campaign. Screenshot: VAYFOND video posted at: youtu.be/Riapge4CuXY
12:46, 8 January 2022
Chechen emigrants call to support rally in Strasbourg
Bloggers and activists have called on all those not indifferent to take part in the action "Chechen lives matter" dedicated to human rights violations in Chechnya.
Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev (left). Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/TheInsiderRussia/photos/1851919648306295
12:33, 8 January 2022
Court in Chechnya refuses to release Magamadov and Isaev
The Chechen Supreme Court (SC) has left Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev in custody until March 26.
Russian military arrive in Kazakhstan as part of the CSTO peacekeeping contingent. Screenshot of video posted by the Ministry of Defence of Russia, www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLhbVuWOSNA
12:17, 8 January 2022
Tbilisi protesters supported those in Kazakhstan
The deployment of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) troops in Kazakhstan because of the protests underway in the country is unacceptable, protesters in Tbilisi have stated.
08:34, 8 January 2022
Tbilisi: "Alilo" march held as motor rally
Due to the anti-covid restrictions, the traditional "Alilo" Christmas march was held in Tbilisi in the form of a car rally; priests aspersed streets from inside cars. In Kutaisi and Kvareli, the marches took place in the traditional format.
Lekso Lashkarava. Photo: Facebook, Pirveli TV
08:17, 8 January 2022
UNESCO adds Lekso Lashkarava to list of murdered journalists
Lekso Lashkarava, a cameraman of the Georgian "Pirveli" TV Company, has been included by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) into the list of killed journalists.
Abubakar Yangulbaev (left) and Magomed Alamov, whose relatives were kidnapped. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dClFiDdjjyM
22:56, 7 January 2022
Rights defenders appeal to Putin in connection with kidnappings of relatives of Kadyrov’s critics
Russian and international human rights organizations appealed to the Russian President with a request to do everything possible to end the repressions in Chechnya, ensure that human rights violations, committed by the Chechen authorities, are investigated and that all those responsible are brought to justice.
Participants of a protest rally hold banners with Polad Aslanov’s portraits. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeItCVwfF20
22:33, 7 January 2022
Journalist Polad Aslanov goes on hunger strike in prison
On the evening of January 6, Polad Aslanov, an imprisoned director of the “xeberman.com” website, went on a hunger strike. The convicted journalist demands a reconsideration of his case and protests against the delay in the consideration of his complaint by the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan.
Departure of military aircraft to Kazakhstan. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX9PKeQvNQo
18:40, 7 January 2022
Baku analysts assess consequences of CSTO troops entering Kazakhstan
Analysts from Baku believe that the deployment of the Collective Security Treaty Organization troops to Kazakhstan will aggravate the political crisis in the country and strengthen the anti-Russian sentiments and the desire of society to withdraw from the CIS institutions.
18:17, 7 January 2022
Armenia sends 100 soldiers to Kazakhstan
The Armenian military forces will ensure the protection of facilities of strategic importance, the Ministry of Defence of Armenia reports.
Eldar Gasanov. Photo: http://massa.az/news/az/13949/sgb-eldar-gasanov-zaderjan-podozrevaetsya-v-rastrate-byudjetnyh-sredstv
14:09, 7 January 2022
Prosecutor asks 11 years in prison for Eldar Gasanov
The prosecution has demanded from the court to sentence Eldar Gasanov, a former Azerbaijani Public Prosecutor General and Ambassador to Serbia, to 11 years in prison, as well as to confiscate his property.
Cars burned down during mass protests in Kazakhstan. Screenshot: Euronews video, www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJPUPh5fyLM
13:30, 7 January 2022
Politicians dispute on probability of Kazakh scenario in Azerbaijan
Mass protests such as those underway in Kazakhstan are possible in Azerbaijan if the authorities fail with democratic reforms, oppositionists believe. Mass actions in Azerbaijan have been ruled out due to people's high trust in the president, a member of the ruling party is sure.
Giorgi Kalandadze. Screenshot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=u75hb_aJGTY
12:18, 7 January 2022
Former Georgia's General Staff head released in Germany
Giorgi Kalandadze, the former head of the Joint Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces who was detained in late December in Germany at the request of the Georgian authorities, has been set free.
Djokhar Tsarnaev. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%8F_%D0%A6%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8B#/media/File:%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%A6%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2.jpg
11:37, 7 January 2022
Court seizes USD 1400 from Tsarnaev in favour of Boston terror act victims
The federal benefit allocated because of the coronavirus pandemic to the Chechen, Djokhar Tsarnaev, convicted for committing terror act at the Boston Marathon, will be transferred by a court decision to the terror act victims.
Protests in Kazakhstan, January 2022. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/8zudsvxq_Sg
09:40, 7 January 2022
Social network users condemn decision to send Armenian troops to Kazakhstan
Armenia should not send its military personnel as part of the peacemaking contingent of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), given the geopolitical situation, as well as the fact that Premier Pashinyan himself came to power through street protests, users of the Armenian Facebook segment have stated.
Medical worker in a protective suit. Photo: https://pixabay.com/ru/photos/человек-подходить-медицинский-5441453/
08:58, 7 January 2022
Operative headquarters claims poorer COVID-19 situation in five regions of Southern Russia
Over the last week, the epidemiological situation with coronavirus has worsened in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Kalmykia and the Rostov Region; it has improved in the Volgograd Region, the operative headquarters for COVID-19 prevention stated on January 6.
Screenshot of the post made by MP Biysultan Khamzaev on the accession of Kazakhstan to Russia. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYW4oTltXcL/
22:56, 6 January 2022
Social media users criticise Dagestani MP for calling to annex Kazakhstan to Russia
According to Facebook users, the proposal of State Duma member Biysultan Khamzaev to annex Kazakhstan to Russia is populism. Biysultan Khamzaev must remove the posts with his proposal as not to dishonour natives of Dagestan, Instagram users urge.
Pashinyan announces sending CSTO peacemakers to Kazakhstan, Kadyrov draws parallels between Kazakhstan and Chechnya, Azeri AZAL airline cancels flights to Almaty.
22:37, 6 January 2022
Commanders deny sending military forces from Rostov Region to Kazakhstan
A spokesperson for the Southern Military District called false the information about a transfer of a brigade of guards from Kamensk-Shakhtinsk to suppress riots in Kazakhstan. Paratroopers from Tula have already arrived in the country to perform the CSTO mission.
Mikhail Saakashvili in a courtroom. Screenshot of video posted by 1tv.ge
18:14, 6 January 2022
Saakashvili extends term of his ultimatum to authorities of Georgia
Mikhail Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, agrees to wait till late January for the fulfilment of his demands concerning involvement of foreign doctors in his treatment and visits of advocates. In case of refusal to fulfil his demands, Mikhail Saakashvili can go on hunger strike again, his advocate says today.
Village of Dubovy Ovrag. Photo: Butenko Alexander https://www.flickr.com/photos/154528557@N08/37174925156, Nina Tumanova. Collage made by the Caucasia Knot
17:59, 6 January 2022
Residents of a village near Volgograd deprived of water supply for eleventh day
Most residents of the large village of Dubovy Ovrag have been deprived of water supply since December 27, 2021. Officials from the Svetloyarsk District have been ignoring the water supply problems for years, the head of the village states.
Tbilisi. Photo: Mostafameradji https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tbilisi
13:28, 6 January 2022
Tbilisi residents are dissatisfied with increase of public transport fares
The Tbilisi Sakrebulo (City Council) has approved the system of subscription fares in public transport, but townspeople are outraged by the increase in travel costs.
News
A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district due to landslides.

The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

Residents reported on the condition of homes and infrastructure in Dagestan villages after landslides.

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.