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Screenshot of the video by the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau). Source: RIA Novosti https://ria.ru/20201226/terakt-1591031442.html
22:51, 28 December 2020
Police arrest men suspected of plotting a terror act in Makhachkala
The court pronounced a decision to arrest for two months four suspects detained in a case on plotting of an explosion and an attack on law enforcers in Dagestan.
Participants of a protest action in Yerevan. December 28, 2020. Screenshot of the video by News.am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRAZ3IhCUPM&feature=emb_title
22:32, 28 December 2020
Eight persons detained at a protest in Yerevan
Law enforcers detained opponents of Nikol Pashinyan who came to a protest action in front of the Armenian parliament building, including the leaders of the "Dashnaktsutyun" Party. A quarrel between the protesters with MP Sisak Gabrielyan ended in a fight.
Azerbaijani flag at the entrance to the Hadrut District. The Hadrut city was renamed by Azerbaijani authorities to Agoglan (the city's historical name). December 25, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:45, 28 December 2020
Armenia declares messages about battles in Hadrut District as "fake"
The Armenian side did not violate the ceasefire regime, and the information about new battles near the village of Tog in the Hadrut District of Azerbaijan is false, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenian declares.
A police officer. Photo © Yelena Sineok, YUGA.ru
13:25, 28 December 2020
On December 21-27, no information was received about any victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 21-27, 2020, no information was received about any casualties or wounded persons during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
The entrance to the Agdam village in the Tovuz District of Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5vZ4XQN08U&feature=emb_logo
13:19, 28 December 2020
Azerbaijani soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh
One military serviceman was killed, another one was wounded in Nagorno-Karabakh in an attack of a detachment of six people; all the attackers were killed, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Peacemakers in the Lachin Corridor. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=84438@cmsPhotoGallery
11:39, 28 December 2020
In Nagorno-Karabakh, peacemakers escort eight columns of Azerbaijani militaries
Russian peacemakers have escorted eight convoys of Azerbaijani militaries through the Lachin Corridor and the Shusha-Krasny Bazar-Kadjar highway section, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Participants of the protest action organized by relatives of Inal Djabiev in Tskhinvali. Screenshot of the post on Instagram chp_tskhinval https://www.instagram.com/p/CJInvNKr0PO/
11:31, 28 December 2020
South-Ossetian President responds opposition's claims about Djabiev's death
Anatoly Bibilov, the president of South Ossetian, has announced an attempt by some politicians to promote themselves on the tragedy of the Inal Djabiev's family.
Soldiers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Autumn 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
11:25, 28 December 2020
Thirteen Armenian militaries arrested in absentia for war crimes
A court in Baku has arrested in absentia 13 Armenian military servicemen accused of war crimes committed in Azerbaijan.
A creative party of the poetess Anna Egoyan was attended by Medni Kadyrova, as well as Aishat and Khadizhat Kadyrov. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/iX6y7cmWJbM
12:22, 27 December 2020
Social network users criticize Kadyrov family for violating mask regime
At the creative party organized by the Ministry of Culture of Chechnya, the wife and two daughters of Ramzan Kadyrov were without medical masks, although the authorities demand to wear them even in cars, Instagram users were outraged.
Shusha. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/PWtaTW_3TpM
12:07, 27 December 2020
Despite absence of highway from Fizuli, reconstruction of Shusha begins
Azerbaijan will need up to two years to restore the city of Shusha, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. The necessary materials and equipment are already being transported along the unfinished road; the infrastructure is being established in the city.
Special operation conducted by law enforcers in Dagestan. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/fsb/v-mahachkale-predotvrashchyon-terakt.html#&gid=1&pid=2
11:48, 27 December 2020
Source presents data on detainees in Dagestan
On December 25, law enforcers detained four members of a unit of the "Islamic State", a terrorist organization banned in Russia by the court, who had planned to detonate a bomb in Makhachkala, the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau) has reported. According to the FSB, weapons, an explosive device and ammunition were found on the detainees; and their phones contained correspondence with foreign coordinators.
Photo courtesy of the press service of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies
23:55, 26 December 2020
Russia's MfE reports delivery of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh
Another consignment of humanitarian aid has been delivered by rescuers from Russia to Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular, it contains about 5000 square meters of glass and almost 70 tons of metal profiles.
23:37, 26 December 2020
Opposition disputes police data on detained activists in Yerevan
Law enforcers have detained 28 protesters in Yerevan for disobeying, the Armenian Police has informed. The number of detainees exceeds the official figures, activists assert.
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, December 7, 2020. Photo courtesy of David Simonyan
23:20, 26 December 2020
Border demarcation deprives residents of two Armenian villages of houses and pastures
After fixing the demarcation line between the two countries, some houses, pastures and fields in the villages of Vorotan and Shurnukh in the Syunik Region of Armenia have occurred in the territory of Azerbaijan.
Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJOqdUAjnTt/
10:48, 26 December 2020
Social network users demand to punish those responsible for death of Gasanguseinov brothers
The promises of the Acting Head of Dagestan to support Murtazali and Patimat Gasanguseinov are not enough. The authorities of Dagestan should start an investigation so that those responsible for the death of their sons are found and prosecuted, Instagram users insist.
Refugees in Stepanakert. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12329168@egNews
10:30, 26 December 2020
Over the last 24 hours, 540 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian militaries have escorted a convoy of buses with 540 refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert. The total number of residents who have returned to Nagorno-Karabakh with the support of peacemakers has reached 44,600, the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
10:16, 26 December 2020
Stepanakert and Baku assess Luxembourg Parliament's resolution on Karabakh
On December 24, the Luxembourg Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution on Nagorno-Karabakh, Tigran Balayan, the Armenian Ambassador to the Netherlands and concurrently to Luxembourg, wrote in his Facebook page.
Village of Anzorei in Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
08:57, 26 December 2020
"Sharia patrols" case arose amid conflict of secular vs. religious norms in Caucasus
They often try to impose religious norms on believers in the Caucasus, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" in connection with the case of the so-called "Sharia patrols" in the village of Anzorei.
Afghan Sadygov. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNwWuK1CoIQ
08:45, 26 December 2020
Court of Appeal leaves Afghan Sadygov in custody
The Sumgait Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the defence's motion urging to transfer the journalist, Afghan Sadygov, who has been on his protest hunger strike for 55 days, under house arrest. Sadygov's health condition is critical, said his wife.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via REUTERS
08:34, 26 December 2020
Nikol Pashinyan announces early elections
The Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has offered the Parliament to hold early elections in 2021 to test the level of confidence in the current authorities.
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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....

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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.