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A government car hits an activist and a policeman. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/h_Me-TPVxXU
16:51, 24 December 2020
Police detain 69 protestors near Armenian government building
A cortege of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan broke through the crowd of protesters and drove away from the government building. The police reported about 69 people detained at the protest action.
Armenian law enforcers cordon off the government building in Yerevan. Screenshot: https://t.me/rian_ru/71986
13:15, 24 December 2020
In Yerevan, law enforcer cordon off government building
In Yerevan, the Armenian capital, policemen have set up a cordon around the government building aiming to prevent the disruption of the parliament session by supporters of the opposition who demand Pashinyan's resignation.
A bus with refugees arrives in Stepanakert, December 20, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
12:56, 24 December 2020
Over past 24 hours, more than 480 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian peacemakers have escorted another column of buses with 488 refugees from Yerevan to Stepanakert, making the total number of returnees in excess of 43,000 people, the Russian Ministry of Defence has informed today.
Ruslan Tumanyan with his mother and grandmother. Medical centre in Stepanakert, December 23, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:28, 24 December 2020
Doctors report on health condition of found Armenian soldiers and villagers
The civilians found in the forest in the Gadrut District have been discharged from the hospital and placed under doctors' supervision, while the soldiers had received frostbite and continue their treatment at hospital, a source from the medical centre in Stepanakert has informed.
11:07, 24 December 2020
Experts question data on CTOs in Chechnya
It is not difficult to identify those killed in counterterrorist operations (CTOs); therefore, Chechen law enforcers should explain their mistake in identifying Kazbek Baidulaev and other persons killed in CTOs, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Entrance to Anzorei village. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
08:29, 24 December 2020
Relatives of Anzorei villagers treat case of Sharia patrols as mistake
Relatives of eleven residents of the village of Anzorei, whom investigators had treated as members of an extremist community, told the "Caucasian Knot" that they knew nothing about Sharia patrols. The case files indicate that the defendants had intimidated local residents with threats and beatings.
Oksana Satieva. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUl2n0d-8a8Jr
08:18, 24 December 2020
Djabiev's widow relies on Medvedev's authority in South Ossetia
Oksana Sotieva, Inal Djabiev's widow, has asked Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president, to help in achieving punishment of those responsible for her husband's death; she relies on Medvedev's great authority in South Ossetia.
23:14, 23 December 2020
Journalist Chobanoglu permitted to leave Azerbaijan
The ban on leaving Azerbaijan for journalist Shakhveled Chobanoglu, which had been in effect since 2015, has been lifted. The General Prosecutor's Office did not inform the journalist about the possibility for him to leave the country until a month passed after the ban had been lifted, while there was a need for medical treatment abroad during that very month, Shakhveled Chobanoglu claims.
Protesters in Yerevan, December 23, 2020. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
22:23, 23 December 2020
Protesters: Manukyan is the best candidate to replace Pashinyan
Vazgen Manukyan, whom the opposition wants to see as the Prime Minister of Armenia, has got the experience of heading the government and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) during the crisis. He is a suitable candidate to become the Prime Minister, participants of the protest actions in Yerevan claim.
Law enforcers accompany a detained person. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/
18:40, 23 December 2020
Human rights defenders urge to make public kidnappings of Chechen residents
After a special operation in Grozny, law enforcers kidnapped at least seven persons, but their relatives did not file any complaints to the police, authors of the 1Adat Telegram Channel stated. In Chechnya, people are afraid to file complaints to the police and seek legal aid, which only harm their relatives and friends, say human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
House in Stepanakert damaged as a result of shelling. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
18:26, 23 December 2020
Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh reports about 60 dead civilians
During the escalation of the Karabakh conflict, 60 civilians of the unrecognized republic were killed, and 163 others were injured, Ombudsman Artak Beglaryan reports. During the combat actions, about 45,000 residents of the region were left homeless, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh report.
Kajaran residents arrive in Yerevan to support a critic of Nikol Pashinyan. Screenshot: https://news.am/rus/news/620476.html
18:06, 23 December 2020
Residents of Kajaran arrive in Yerevan to support a critic of Nikol Pashinyan
Manvel Paramazyan, Mayor of Kajaran, was summoned for questioning to the Investigating Committee of Armenia after he had demanded the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Residents of Syunik gathered for a support rally in front of the building, and most of them came from Kajaran.
Garnik Isagulyan. Photo: 23artashes https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Исагулян,_Гарник_Самвелович#/media/Файл:Գառնիկ_Իսաղուլյան_03.JPG
15:31, 23 December 2020
Oppositional leader suspected of calling to kill Pashinyan
Garnik Isagulyan, the head of the "National Security" Party, has been criminally prosecuted for his words about a reward for the assassination of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan; he is also suspected of defamation for his allegations of sponsoring the "Velvet Revolution" from Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Protesters' tents in Yerevan. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyPBwWzG_IU&feature=emb_logo
15:17, 23 December 2020
Opposition continues protesting in Yerevan
Several dozen protesters stay in Republic Square in central Yerevan, the capital of Armenia; activists spent the night in tents and are waiting for the start of the rally in the afternoon.
Emergency and rescue services at the site of the crash of the Tu-154. December 25, 2016. Photo: the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations
11:31, 23 December 2020
Relatives of victims of Tu-154 crash near Sochi denied compensations
A court in Moscow has found the refusal to pay compensations to relatives of those who perished in December 2016 in the Tu-154 crash near Sochi to be legitimate; the claimants' representative has announced. The defence intends to appeal against the refusal.
Mourning events in Armenia. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/YPxwa65KNAU
11:18, 23 December 2020
Karabakh rescuers find over 1060 dead bodies
Over the past 24 hours, employees of the Karabakh Emergency Service removed the bodies of 14 Armenian military servicemen from the conflict zone; in total, 1061 dead have been found after the ceasefire.
An equestrian march to the grave of Abdullakh Anzorov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJAHGJpnRra/
08:31, 23 December 2020
March to Anzorov's grave shows that in Chechnya he is treated as martyr for faith
An equestrian march to the grave of Abdullakh Anzorov, who had beheaded a Paris teacher, has shown that some residents of Chechnya treat his crime as a battle for faith in the modern interpretation, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Mariam Alieva. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0/
08:20, 23 December 2020
Blogger Alieva links blocking her Instagram account with her resonant posts
Mariam Alieva, whose Instagram blog was blocked by the social network after her post about a paedophilia suspect, is taking measures to restore her account. Alieva has many ill-wishers, as her posts cover the problems usually hushed up in the Caucasus, Svetlana Anokhina, a journalist, believes.
Ingush activists support their fellow countrymen near court in Yessentuki, December 22, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=862883681143833&set=a.145720772860131
22:54, 22 December 2020
Ingush activists support their fellow countrymen near court in Yessentuki
About ten residents of Ingushetia came to the building of the Essentuki City Court to support the leaders of the Ingush protest. Among them were activists who had already served their sentences in the case on the rally in Magas.
Clash between the police and the protestors in Yerevan, December 22, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulSuh357SXs&feature=emb_logo
22:34, 22 December 2020
In Yerevan, protestors clash with police
In Yerevan, a mass clash took place on Republic Square between the police and the protestors who demanded the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The protesters tried to set up a tent camp. They announced the beginning of an indefinite protest action in front of the government building.
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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.