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Border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo: Jelger Groeneveld https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:South_Ossetia?uselang=ru#/media/File:Georgian_farmer_at_Khurvaleti_victim_of_borderization_by_Russian_and_South_Ossetian_troops.jpg
11:06, 4 January 2022
Protesters in Gori demand to release Mamuka Chkhikvadze
Georgian authorities must report about the steps undertaken to release Mamuka Chkhikvadze, who was detained on the South-Ossetian border in December, the protesters have claimed.
Eldar Gasanov. Photo: press service of the International Fund for Sustainable Peace and Development (IFSPD)
08:24, 4 January 2022
Advocates urge Azeri President to intervene in Gasanov's case
In their open letter to the President of Azerbaijan, Eldar Gasanov's advocates have expressed doubts about the fair trial of the case of Gasanov, a former public prosecutor general, and asked Ilham Aliev to intervene in the situation with Gasanov.
Participants of a protest action in Yerevan. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61s6s9tPOhY
08:13, 4 January 2022
Tenants of Yerevan shelter unhappy after meeting officials
At a meeting with the protesting tenants of the shelter for homeless people in Yerevan, officials of the Ministry of Labour and Social Matters refused to solve the problems of the shelter, which they have decided to disband, the protesters have complained.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev in a courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
23:04, 3 January 2022
Dagestani journalists hold pickets in support of Gadjiev
Today, journalists of the edition "Novoye Delo" (New Clause) and the weekly newspaper “Chernovik” (Rough Draft) have held solo pickets in the centre of Makhachkala. The protestors demand to stop arrests without proof and to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev.
Religious events dedicated to the Kunta-Khadzhi Kishiev Memorial Day at the Heart of Chechnya Mosque, January 1, 2021. Photo: Lom-Ali Lorsanov/IA ‘Grozny-Inform’, https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/104192/
22:44, 3 January 2022
Chechen residents hold mass events to mark Day of Memory of Kunta-Khadji Kishiev
Chechnya marked the Day of Memory of Kunta-Khadji Kishiev with mass religious events.
Mikhail Saakashvili in a courtroom. Screenshot: https://ren.tv/news/v-mire/909370-saakashvili-iz-zala-suda-prizval-storonnikov-prodolzhat-protesty
18:48, 3 January 2022
Saakashvili demands visits of independent doctors
Mikhail Saakashvili, who was returned to the Rustavi prison, demands to allow independent doctors visit him and to ensure confidentiality of communication with advocates. The former president of Georgia threatens to start a protest, the defence reports today.
Detention of a man suspected of preparing a terror attack. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhuKTHFPrxA
18:35, 3 January 2022
On December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 27, 2021-January 2, 2022, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
A vehicle of Russian peacekeepers delivers humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
13:14, 3 January 2022
Peacemakers bring humanitarian aid to children of Stepanakert rehabilitation centre
Russian militaries, acting jointly with employees of the charity association, have held a humanitarian action at the children's rehabilitation centre in Stepanakert.
Marines of the Caspian Flotilla. Photo: press service of the Southern Military District, https://function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12401710@egNews
12:56, 3 January 2022
Militaries announce over 3000 exercises in Southern Russia
During the combat training, military servicemen will master their skills of setting up and using groupings in operative directions; they will also take part in the all-army contests "ArMI-2022", the press service of the Southern Military District has informed.
Military sappers demine territories in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/az/news/muhendis-qosunlarinin-fealiyyeti-haqqinda-melumat-video-38745.html
11:39, 3 January 2022
Azerbaijani serviceman blown up by mine in Kalbadjar District
An Azerbaijani serviceman was blown up by a mine near the village of Baglypyaiya in the Kelbadjar District; the wounded serviceman Yusif Einiev was hospitalized, the APA News Agency reported on January 2, citing the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).
11:26, 3 January 2022
Azerbaijani border guard suspected of killing colleagues
For some unknown reason, one of the servicemen opened fire on his colleagues at the Azerbaijani frontier post "Gubadly"; as a result, three persons perished. The shooter threw down his firearm and disappeared; he was put on the wanted list.
Magomed Daudov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CYHAcNmP-5C/
11:12, 3 January 2022
Magomed Daudov complains about blackmailing girls on his behalf
Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, said that he has "turned to special services" about the people who write to Instagram users on his behalf. Some commentators have noted that they were waiting for a public apology from the scammers.
A house in Ganja with apartments for families of victims and disabled people of the 2020 Karabakh war. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, https://www.sosial.gov.az/post_515056
10:58, 3 January 2022
Azeri authorities report transfer of apartments to families of perished soldiers
Before the New Year, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection handed over the keys to 80 new apartments built in the city of Ganja to families of victims and disabled people of the 2020 Karabakh war, the "haqqin.az" has reported citing the Ministry.
23:56, 2 January 2022
Lawyer explains background of activist Yangulbaev's detention
The search and detention of Abubakar Yangulbaev, an employee of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT), for interrogation as a witness fit into the framework of a criminal investigation and do not mean that investigators have claims against him, Timofei Shirokov, a lawyer, has explained.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://grozny-inform.ru/news/society/131879/
16:35, 2 January 2022
Instagram users ridicule decoration of Kadyrov with human rights medal
Ramzan Kadyrov has unreasonably ranked himself among human rights defenders by accepting the medal "Honoured Human Rights Defender of the Chechen Republic", social network users have pointed out. Many of them have noted that the Chechen Ombudsperson had encouraged Kadyrov after the mass kidnappings of relatives of critics of the Chechen leadership.
16:28, 2 January 2022
Armenia: POWs' relatives spend New Year's Eve at the government building
At night on January 1, parents of the Armenian soldiers captured as prisoners of war (POWs) during the Karabakh war held a sit-in picket outside the government building in Yerevan, demanding the release of their sons. There was no authorities' response to their action.
23:50, 1 January 2022
Saakashvili's supporters end hunger strike
The mass hunger strike demanding the release of the former president of Georgia was stopped after Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili threatened to join his supporters' protest action, the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has informed.
Aslan Gurbanov. Photo https://www.az24saat.org/h%c9%99bsd%c9%99-olan-bloger-h%c9%99bsxanaya-kocurulub/
23:46, 1 January 2022
Activists in Azerbaijan criticize tougher punishment for blogger Gurbanov
A court in Baku has ruled to toughen the punishment for the blogger, Aslan Gurbanov, by transferring him from a colony to a prison for two years. Gurbanov, convicted of publications in support of Talysh nationals, should be released, Rufat Safarov, a human rights defender, and Khilal Mamedov, a Talysh activist, have stated.
Ashot Minasyan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoKioBTSibc
23:43, 1 January 2022
Yerevan: protesters demand to release Ashot Minasyan
In Yerevan, oppositionists held an action in support of Ashot Minasyan, a veteran of the three Karabakh wars. Investigators have stopped prosecuting Minasyan under articles on plotting an attempt on the life of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, and on an attempt to usurp power, leaving only the charges of illegal weapons possession, the protesters have noted.
23:41, 1 January 2022
USA, EU and three other countries condemn Russia for liquidating "Memorials"*
Western countries express their regret about the decision of the Russian Supreme Court (SC) to ban the International Historical and Educational Society "Memorial", as well as of the ruling of the Moscow City Court (MCC) to liquidate the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"*.
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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.