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An Armenian soldier in the Karabakh conflict zone. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://mil.am/ru/news/8436
20:00, 28 January 2021
Armenian Fund reports payments to 1111 families of combatants in Nagorno-Karabakh
The Military Insurance Fund have paid compensations to 1527 military families, of which 1111 were families of the combatants who took part in the last autumn escalation of the Karabakh conflict.
A native of Chechnya, who used violence against law enforcers at a Moscow rally. Screenshot of the video by UCHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAxOmOBiWPc
19:54, 28 January 2021
Native of Chechnya detained after brawl with Moscow law enforcers
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, who used violence against law enforcers at a Moscow rally in support of Alexei Navalny, was detained in the Pskov Region.
A woman from Derbent on her way from Chechnya to Dagestan. Screenshot of the video by Shamil Khadulaev https://t.me/khadulaev/580
14:46, 28 January 2021
Story of Derbent girl indicates legal gap in early marriage situation
Early marriages in Northern Caucasus are promoted by parents' poverty; and family members usually bear no responsibility under the law in such situations, said Saida Sirazhudinova, the head of the "Caucasus. World. Development" Centre for Studying Global Issues of Modernity and Regional Problems.
A truck of the Russian peacemakers in Kelbadjar (Karvachar) district. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:42, 28 January 2021
Political analysts reproach Pashinyan for his indifference to Nagorno-Karabakh residents' problems
The Armenian government has withdrawn from addressing Nagorno-Karabakh problems, including the issue of transport corridor via Karvachar. In fact, all issues of life of its residents are resolved by Azerbaijan and Russia, political analysts in Yerevan believe.
Ruslan Magomedragimov (on the left) and Timur Kuashev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photos: The Insider and Bellingcat https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/blogs/342/posts/18800
11:28, 28 January 2021
Insider and Bellingcat: involvement of Navalny's poisoners in Kuashev's death is obvious
The law enforcers involved in the assassination attempt on Alexei Navalny had also poisoned the human rights defender, Timur Kuashev, in Kabardino-Balkaria, and were most likely involved in the death of the Dagestani activist, Ruslan Magomedragimov. This is stated in the journalistic investigation conducted by the Insider and the Bellingcat.
11:25, 28 January 2021
Mothers of three Derbent residents demand to punish law enforcers for torture
Three women from Derbent have held pickets demanding to investigate the torture of their sons accused of terrorism. For six times already, investigators refused to open a case against law enforcers, but the prosecutor's office has launched a new inquiry.
A residential housing bloc damaged after shelling. Photo by David Simonyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:23, 28 January 2021
Refugees in Nagorno-Karabakh ask to provide them with housing
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities must first of all provide housing to those who lost their homes in the autumn hostilities of 2020, refugees believe. The local Ministry of Social Security has informed that out of 34,000 residents who had lost their homes, temporary housing has been found for about 8000.
A rally in Astrakhan on January 23, 2021. Photo by Alyona Sadovskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:58, 27 January 2021
In Astrakhan, Navalny's supporter reports details of his beating after detention
Dmitry Kalinkin, a resident of Astrakhan, who came to a protest action in support of Alexei Navalny, was detained and beaten at a police station, his relatives said.
23:55, 27 January 2021
Trial against Ingush activists takes place amid a picket in their support
A prosecution witness says he fully shares the point of view on the events in the republic voiced by the Ingush activists accused of creating an extremist community. Caring fellow countrymen come to every court hearing, but they are not allowed into the courtroom. One of the Ingush activists' supporters holds solo pickets.
Search for remains of people. Photo: press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry for Emergencies https://www.facebook.com/RescueServiceOfTheNKR/
22:02, 27 January 2021
Azerbaijan gives out over 30 soldiers' remains to Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan has given out to the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh the remains of other 31 military personnel killed during the hostilities, and the total number of the found bodies and remains reached 1318, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reports.
Law enforcers. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
21:55, 27 January 2021
Makhachkala detentions highlight authorities' intolerance of protest
In Makhachkala, the mass detentions prove not the high level of protest activity, but the zeal of the police who follow the instructions of the federal centre, suggest Magomed Magomedov and Gadjimurad Sagitov, editors-in-chief of local newspapers.
Participants of a rally in Tbilisi. A banner reading: "I'm not a mouse to be locked up in a hole." Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:56, 27 January 2021
Analysts reproach Georgian authorities for manipulating quarantine amid falling economy
Oppositionists, activists and businessmen have held protests in Tbilisi demanding to cancel coronavirus restrictions. Authorities continue using quarantine measures for political purposes despite the fact that during the pandemic the Georgian economy has lost about 20 percent, analysts assert.
A law enforcer. Photo: Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis
13:20, 27 January 2021
Armenian authorities' report on decrease in inmates' mortality sparks rights defenders' scepticism
The number of prison deaths has dropped four-fold, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Armenia has reported. To assess the mortality statistics, we should study what has contributed to the above drop, Arthur Sakunts, a human rights defender, has stated.
12:31, 27 January 2021
Egypt hands three Ingush natives accused of extremism over to Russia
Three out of four students from Ingushetia, accused by Egyptian authorities of extremism, have been extradited to Russia; diplomats are negotiating the transfer of the fourth one.
Magomed Daudov at a meeting with representatives of the Dagestani public. Screenshot of the video by the "Grozny" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3FPh5_CUUx99KCqDE09kWQ
12:24, 27 January 2021
"Novaya Gazeta": journalists and bloggers achieved release of girl in Chechnya
Chechen authorities have released the 14-year-old native of Derbent as a result of a campaign in media and social networks, the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper writes. The girl's mother recorded the talks with law enforcers and officials; she has gathered materials that refuted the version that her daughter was not kept in Chechnya.
11:50, 27 January 2021
Law enforcers' actions after detentions in Makhachkala give rise to criticism
Repeated summons of Makhachkala residents detained on January 23 to police stations, as well as law enforcers visits to them, are an attempt to intimidate activists, lawyers believe.
Law enforcers at a protest action in Moscow. January 23, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:56, 26 January 2021
Natives of Kalmykia detained after attacking law enforcers in Moscow
In Moscow, during a protest action in support of Alexei Navalny, one of the natives of Kalmykia hit a law enforcer, while another protestor hit a police inspector with a car, investigators say.
A soldier on a border post on the road through Kelbadjar. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:54, 26 January 2021
Stepanakert taxi drivers note need for another road to Armenia
Residents of the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh need an alternative route of communication with Armenia not to make a circle along the byroad, say taxi drivers from Stepanakert. The road through Kelbadjar, which activists seek to open, was not damaged during the hostilities, reports Gagik Bagunts, Vice-Speaker of the Karabakh parliament.
An entrance to Shusha with the Azerbaijani and Turkish flags, December 2020. Photo by David Simonyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:33, 26 January 2021
Journalists note important propaganda role of opening a bus route to Shusha
Baku seeks to show that following the military successes, Azerbaijan is also implementing programmes for the peaceful restoration of territories. Meanwhile, the society meets with enthusiasm the propaganda of victories and achievements.
Police officers at the crosswalk in Volgograd. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:26, 26 January 2021
Analysts assess motives of protesters in Southern Russia
The protests on January 23 became the largest in the past quarter century, journalist Sergey Smirnov reports. The main motive for participation in the protest actions is social discontent, while the political component has faded into the background, political analyst Yevgeny Minchenko suggests.
News
A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.

Aslan Kambiev. Photo screenshot: https://playbookpro.ru/photo/gazeta-yuga-nalchik?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=yandexsmartcameraю The murder case of Aslan Kambiev has been sent back for retrial.

A soldier was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for abandoning his unit.

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.