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A banner reads 'Niko is a traitor!' Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
11:57, 22 January 2021
Political analysts find Armenian opposition incapable of achieving Pashinyan's resignation
The opposition in Armenia is not strong enough to force Nikol Pashinyan to resign, Armenian political analysts have stated.
The ECtHR. Photo courtesy of the press service of the ECtHR: https://roseurosud.org/espch/evropejskij-sud-po-pravam-cheloveka
11:47, 22 January 2021
Georgian rights defenders assess consequences of ECtHR decision on claim against Russia
The decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which found Russia involved in human rights violations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, will help in speeding up the consideration of the armed conflict at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, and will make it possible to achieve a decision at the UN International Court of Justice on the return of the lost territories, the Georgian human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Aftermath of military hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, December 18, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:32, 22 January 2021
Azerbaijani military experts treat MoD's data on losses as realistic
Azerbaijani military observers have called the official statistics of losses in the battles for Karabakh as close to reality.
Hiding place of Aslan Byutukaev near Katyr-Yurt. Photo: NAC website, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-chechne-neytralizovan-bandglavar-byutukaev.html#&gid=1&pid=4
08:48, 22 January 2021
"Kommersant" presents details of CTO in Katar-Yurt
While watching his ancestral village of Katar-Yurt, Chechen law enforcers found Aslan Byutukaev's secret hiding place, says the publication by the "Kommersant". Law enforcement sources said that the militants had tried to break out of the encirclement.
Ruslan Totrov. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10154243105691654&set=a.472734036653
08:36, 22 January 2021
Journalist Totrov reports he was beaten up for criticizing Bibilov
Ruslan Totrov, a journalist and a blogger, said he was beaten up by two men who expressed their anger about his critical publications about the President of South Ossetia. The local authorities treat the incident as a provocation.
Action in support of Alexei Navalny, Makhachkala, January 20, 2021. Photo: Kadira Isayeva, OVD-Info, https://ovdinfo.org/
23:29, 21 January 2021
Analysts assess protest activity in Dagestan after Navalny's arrest
After the arrest of oppositionist Alexei Navalny, activists of Dagestan were warned about the inadmissibility of any unsanctioned protests. The authorities of Dagestan try to prevent protest actions in support of Alexei Navalny, even though there are few of his supporters in the region, experts note.
Azerbaijani military truck, January 8, 2021. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
23:11, 21 January 2021
Military Prosecutor's Office reports about 2858 deceased Azerbaijani military personnel
According to the results of the expert examinations, the bodies of 2858 soldiers and officers killed during the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh have been identified, the Military Prosecutor of Azerbaijan reports.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
22:48, 21 January 2021
ECtHR partially grants Georgia's claim against Russian troops' actions in South Ossetia and Abkhazia
In its today's judgment in the case of Georgia v. Russia (II), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has recognized that Russia was involved in the violation of human rights in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, but was not responsible for the hostilities in August 2008.
Public Defender Nino Lomjaria. Photo: ombudsmen.ge
19:47, 21 January 2021
Georgia's Ombudsperson calls on authorities to eliminate oppression of people in prisons
Influential prisoners under the control of prison administrations try to prevent Ombudsperson's officers from inspecting prisons and other prisoners – from filing complaints, Georgia's Ombudsperson Nino Lomjaria claims. She has urged the Georgian government and parliament to intervene in the situation.
Niyameddin Akhmedov. Photo: https://www.contact.az
19:23, 21 January 2021
PFPA activist Akhmedov faces new charges
Niyameddin Akhmedov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), arrested in a case on financing of terrorism, has been charged with public appeals against the state and illicit trafficking in banned items. Niyameddin Akhmedov pleads not guilty, the PFPA reports.
Police cordon blocks the path of protesters in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
13:45, 21 January 2021
Rights defenders report decrease in number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
Over the past five months, the number of political prisoners has decreased by 46, and now makes 146 persons, the Union "For Freedom of Political Prisoners in Azerbaijan" (UFFPPA) has stated. At the same time, human rights defenders treat the fact of the presence of political prisoners in the country – a member of the Council of Europe as unacceptable, and call on the authorities to release all the political prisoners.
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh return from Yerevan to Stepanakert, January 2021. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
13:26, 21 January 2021
Over past 24 hours, more than 180 refugees returned to Stepanakert
Peacemakers have escorted a group of 187 refugees from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh, making the total number of returnees 50,303 persons, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Asya Gazhaeva. Screenshot from video posted by Glasnaya media at: https://youtu.be/21v7SUxQtac
11:22, 21 January 2021
"Glasnaya" Project tells story of domestic violence victim from Chechnya
Asya Gazhaeva from Grozny is hiding from her husband with her four children, unsuccessfully seeking a divorce. It's problematic to dissolve a marriage in Chechnya, since Ramzan Kadyrov declared that there are "no divorces" in the republic, Ms Gazhaeva said in her interview with the "Glasnaya" (Public) Social Project, which aims to overcome gender stereotypes.
Special services officers at the venue of a special operation against Byutukaev's group. Photo: NAC press service (nac.gov.ru)
11:08, 21 January 2021
Analysts treat Kadyrov's statement on underground liquidation as premature
After the liquidation of a militant grouping headed by Aslan Byutukaev in Katar-Yurt it is too early to declare the end of armed conflicts in Chechnya, as a young generation is growing up, dissatisfied with authorities' policies, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Tthe Shaheeds' (Martyrs') Alley in Baku decorated with flowers on the eve of the "Black January" anniversary. Photo: press service of the President of Azerbaijan
10:54, 21 January 2021
Karabakh war outcomes change Azerbaijanis' attitude towards "Black January" victims
After the last autumn war, as a result of which a part of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions came under Azerbaijan's control, the feeling of grief and despair on the anniversary of the Soviet troops' invasion into Baku is complemented by satisfaction that the victims of the "Black January" were not in vain, the participants in the mourning action told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Putin's alleged palace. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipAnwilMncI
08:56, 21 January 2021
Ecologists treat inquiry into palace near Gelendjik as blow to Putin's image
In its investigation "Palace for Putin. Story of the Biggest Bribe", the Anti-Corruption Foundation (known as the FBK) has not so much made a sensation, but rather systematized data from various sources on the construction of Putin's "dacha" (summer residence) near Gelendjik, analysts assert.
Burned-out tank, Nagorno-Karabakh, November 18, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
08:45, 21 January 2021
Armenia counts 3439 its perished people in Nagorno-Karabakh
A total of 3439 bodies of those who perished on the Armenian side in the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh have been found, the Armenian Vice-Premier has stated. Armenian authorities are sure that the country's losses in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh did not exceed 4000 persons.
Shootout in Katar-Yurt. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKRSwzBpvsE/?utm_source=ig_embed
08:33, 21 January 2021
Five law enforcers wounded in CTO in Katar-Yurt
Five law enforcers were slightly wounded in a shootout that broke out in the outskirt of the village of Katar-Yurt, the Chechen Minister for Information and Press has informed.
Special operation. Photo: press service of Russia's FSB
22:07, 20 January 2021
Shootout with Byutukaev becomes fourth armed incident in Chechnya within 2 months
A special operation in the village of Katar-Yurt was preceded by two attacks on policemen in Chechnya and the killing of a suspected militant in the Achkhoi-Martan District.
Special operation in Katar-Yurt. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKRSwzBpvsE/?utm_source=ig_embed
21:49, 20 January 2021
NAC updates Kadyrov's data on number of killed militants
Five suspected militants were killed in a special operation, the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports today. All participants of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Chechnya will be nominated for state awards, announces Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov today.
News
Human rights activists helped secure Murtazov's flight to Armenia.

A native of Chechnya, Zelimkhan Murtazov, was able to leave Kazakhstan.

A flood destroyed a house. Illustration created by the Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. Chechen residents have submitted over 19,000 requests for compensation following the flood.

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.