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The ending of the performance "Execution of Ceausescu, or Death to Traitors". Screenshot of the video https://youtu.be/tkoZhFbW6O4
12:20, 28 February 2021
Activists threaten Pashinyan with Ceausescu's fate
Narek Malyan, the leader of the "Veto" movement, is accused of inciting violence for staging the execution of Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu. He has admitted that the performance was addressed to the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan.
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. Photo © official website of the Armenian National Assembly https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/armenia/20170519/7371819/armeniya-parlament-vice-spikery-vybory.html
12:12, 28 February 2021
Armenian analysts state the need to hold elections
On February 26, in Yerevan, oppositionists, analysts and activists discussed the current political situation. The way out of the situation can be the holding of parliamentary elections and the creation of a new political force that will rally residents around and lead the country out of the crisis, the participants of the meeting believe.
Nika Meliya. Screenshot of the video https://rustavi2.ge/en/news/57504
11:59, 28 February 2021
Nika Meliya's arrest worsens Georgia's image in western eyes
The European Union (EU) and the USA have reacted negatively to the special operation aimed to detain Nika Meliya, an opposition leader, in Tbilisi and his arrest, 26 Georgian NGOs have stated. The tough authorities' actions against the opposition may complicate integration into the EU and NATO, Kakha Gogolashvili, a political analyst, has stated.
At the site of the rally in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:51, 27 February 2021
Opposition supporters spend second night in Yerevan square
The night at the venue of the action held in front of the parliament building in Yerevan passed without incidents; some 30 oppositionists stayed in the tent camp. Today, the opposition has planned another rally demanding resignation of Nikol Pashinyan.
The site of the rally in Tbilisi. Screenshot of the video by the "Rustavi 2" TV channel
23:48, 27 February 2021
Opposition sets up tents in front of parliament building in Tbilisi
In Tbilisi, protesters have set up a tent camp near the parliament building. Opposition supporters from regions intend to join them during the day. Should the situation deteriorate, protesters threaten to set up tents on the roadway.
A stele in memory of the victims of the Khojaly tragedy. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:37, 27 February 2021
Azerbaijanis commemorate victims of Khojaly tragedy
On February 26, residents of Azerbaijan honoured the memory of the victims of the Khojaly tragedy; some commemoration events were held online due to the pandemic. Refugees shared their memories of those events.
Akhmed Pogorov at a rally in Magas on March 26, 2019. Screenshot of the video by Fortanga.Org on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrjj8zCPYyY
12:32, 27 February 2021
Rights defenders assess Pogorov's role in Ingush case
The detention of Akhmed Pogorov, the co-chairman of the World Congress of the Ingush People, within the case of the rally in Magas in 2019 will not affect the trial of the protest leaders, since the trial has already shown the inconsistency of charges against activists, human rights defenders believe.
Houses in the dwelling settlement "Dream City" in Batumi. Photo by the press service of the Georgian Government https://www.facebook.com/GeorgianGovernment/photos/pcb.1602184726586092/1602183863252845/?type=3&theater
12:25, 27 February 2021
Batumi: forced migrants complain about housing problems
In Batumi, in the dwelling settlement "Dream City", they began building three houses for forced migrants, regional authorities have announced. However, residents are not sure that the houses will be completed amid the ongoing political crisis in Georgia, while the available housing facilities are completely unfit for living, forced migrants have complained.
11:27, 27 February 2021
Two colony employees detained after video of Vazha Bochorishvili's beating
Employees of the penal colony in Yaroslavl have been detained within the case of beating up inmates after the video was posted showing the torture of Vazha Bochorishvili, a Georgian citizen, and another person.
Martin Kochesoko outside the court. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:19, 27 February 2021
Circassian activist Martin Kochesoko treats his case as law enforcers' shame
In his last plea in court, Martin Kochesoko has denied the charges of drug dealing and called his public activities the reason for his prosecution. Law enforcers fabricated the case unconvincingly; the public is confident in the activist's innocence, Kochesoko's supporters have stated.
Pashinyan's supporter with the Prime Minister. Yerevan, February 25, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 26 February 2021
Pashinyan's position weakened by low authority in Armenian army
The Nikol Pashinyan's conflict with the leaders of the General Headquarters of the Armenia's Armed Forces has revealed the Prime Minister's low authority in the army and the generals' ties with the previous authorities, political analysts note.
Participants in the protest action held in the central square of Tskhinvali. December 6, 2020. Photo by Anna Gioyeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:57, 26 February 2021
Inal Djabiev's family ends protest action on its 82nd day
In Tskhinvali, a protest action is stopped because of the health state of Inal Djabiev's parents. The family intends to wait for the trial.
A church in the village of Lykhny in Abkhazia. Photo: feathero - http://photofile.ru/users/feathero/1197941/ https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:51, 26 February 2021
In Abkhazia, believers disappointed by suspension of church services
Church services should not be stopped under any circumstances, especially because believers need spiritual support during the pandemic and crisis, parishioners of Abkhaz churches say.
Ilham Aliev. Photo by the press service of the President of Azerbaijan
21:40, 26 February 2021
Ilham Aliev: all POWs transferred to Armenia
Azerbaijan has handed over to Armenia all the military personnel captured during the combat actions in Karabakh, and only "saboteurs" remain detained in Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliev announces.
An opposition supporter with the Armenian flag. Yerevan, February 25, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:15, 26 February 2021
Armenian President agrees to meet opposition
The opposition marched from the building of the Armenian parliament to the residences of the President and Prime Minister. President Armen Sargsyan agreed to meet opposition representatives to discuss ways out of the political crisis in the country.
Akhmed Pogorov. Screenshot of the video by the World Congress of Ingush People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzFovZzeCro
13:13, 26 February 2021
Akhmed Pogorov, co-chair of World Congress of Ingush People, detained in Ingushetia
Law enforcers have detained Akhmed Pogorov, a co-chairman of the World Congress of Ingush People, who was on the wanted list within the case of a rally in Magas, his advocate has informed.
Police officers at a rally in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:03, 26 February 2021
Police cordon off parliament building in Yerevan
Law enforcers have encircled the building of the Armenian Parliament, in front of which a protest action by Nikol Pashinyan's opponents is held. Both additional police forces and opposition supporters are gathering in the square in central Yerevan.
Urus-Martan, where Magamadov and his brother have been delivered to. Screenshot of the video by tehnoborz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnVTK5lUqVE&feature=emb_logo
11:25, 26 February 2021
Experts on Caucasus treat links of LGBT activists with Chechen militants as absurd
The version of Chechen law enforcers that LGBT people, Salekh Magamadov, and his underage brother supplied militants, who treat same-sex relations as a sin, is unrealistic, Alexei Malashenko believes. The resonant detention of Chechen residents in another region has forced authorities to fabricate a case, but by doing so they equated LGBT people to terrorists, said Mikhail Roschin, an Orientalist.
Vadim Tekhov. Screenshot of the video by GTRK Alania https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBYcscpSr6c&feature=emb_logo
11:20, 26 February 2021
Victims disbelieve repentance of killer of North-Ossetian woman
In his last plea, Vadim Tekhov, sentenced to 16 years in a high-security colony for killing his ex-wife, Regina Gagieva, has pled guilty and repented. The victims failed to believe in his sincerity. The founder of the "Khotae" community to help domestic violence victims has stated that activists are satisfied with the verdict.
A rally in the center of Yerevan. February 25, 2021. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:14, 26 February 2021
Political analysts treat army's intervention into opposition's conflict with Pashinyan as possible
Militaries can interfere into the internal political situation, if the President of Armenia approves the resignation of the Chief of the General Staff, or if protests are suppressed by force, political analysts have predicted. The General Staff's demand for Pashinyan's resignation has reduced his chances of retaining power, Stepan Danielyan, a political analyst, believes.
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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.