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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.
Officers of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs near a stretcher with a body of a victim of the attack of Chechen militants on Budennovsk on June 15, 1995. Photo: Stringer / Reuters
17:54, 22 December 2020
Chechen resident to spend 12 years in prison for attack on Budyonnovsk
In Rostov-on-Don, a court found Aslan Daudov, a resident of Chechnya, guilty of hostage-taking, terrorism, and premeditated killing during the 1995 attack by Shamil Basaev's grouping on Budyonnovsk. The defendant was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment in a high-security penal colony.
An opposition supporter argues with law enforcer during a rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Yerevan, December 10, 2020. Photo: REUTERS / Artem Mikryukov
17:35, 22 December 2020
Nikol Pashinyan's opponents block three motorways in Armenia
Today, residents of Armenia, who demand the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan, have blocked the motorways from Vanadzor to Yerevan, from Ijevan to Yerevan, and from Vanadzor to Dilijan. In Yerevan, opposition supporters held a rally in front of the government building. The opposition called on residents of the country to take part in the nationwide strike.
Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
14:53, 22 December 2020
Dagestani woman sentenced to 3.5 years of imprisonment for contributing to terrorism
The Southern District Military Court found Imanat Razokhanova, a 25-year-old native of Dagestan, guilty of aiding and abetting in terrorist activities and sentenced her to 3 years and 6 months of imprisonment.
Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
14:41, 22 December 2020
Experts notice contradictions in version of Kazbek Baidulaev's killing
The killing by law enforcers of Kazbek Baidulaev, who had already been declared killed earlier, could be an imitation, representatives of the 1Adat Telegram Channel suggest. The photo from the place of the special operation released by the law enforcement bodies gives reason to doubt the version of the Kazbek Baidulaev's death, a criminal law expert confirms.
Zaur Farniev, a still picture from Albina and Fati Tsarikayev's video "Alans", which reflects Alanian traditions. Collage made by the Caucasian knot. Photo: Facebook personal account, screenshot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg4EJgAaMks&feature=emb_logo
11:21, 22 December 2020
Scolding of Farniev contradicts Ossetians' traditions
The Farniev family council has accused the journalist, Zaur Farniev, of violating the principles of agdau – the Ossetians' unwritten set of ethical rules – for publishing the news about an accident involving the brother of the head of North Ossetia. The Ossetians had no such a tradition of condemnation, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have noted.
Azerbaijani serviceman, December 14, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:07, 22 December 2020
Rights defenders in Baku treat authorities' reaction to military crimes as adequate
International organizations should follow the progress of the investigation of war crimes committed in the Karabakh conflict zone by all parties, the Azerbaijani human rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Afghan Sadygov. Photo: İsmayıl Nəsibli https://report.az/ru/proisshestviya/glava-iv-yasamal-skogo-rajona-otozval-zhalobu-v-otnoshenii-zhurnalista/
08:36, 22 December 2020
Defence treats Afghan Sadygov's health condition as critical
On the 50th day of his hunger strike, Afghan Sadygov, an Azerbaijani journalist, has stopped talking but refuses to stop his protest, his wife said.
Solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:26, 22 December 2020
Colleagues and friends support Gadjiev ahead of trial
On December 21, eight people went out to solo pickets in Makhachkala demanding to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Daft) newspaper accused of financing terrorism.
Dagestan-Azerbaijan border. Photo: Eurasia Diary https://ednews.net/ru/news/world/287132-azerbaydjan-obleqtchaet-peresetchenie-qranici-s-rossiey-na-avtomobile
23:56, 21 December 2020
350 Azerbaijanis stay in Dagestan after border closure
Six persons still stay at a children's camp in the Kaitag District, and in total, about 350 Azerbaijani citizens wait in Dagestan for their return to their homeland. A group of 250 Azerbaijanis managed to leave for home before the border closure.
Participants of an action in support of Inal Djabiev's relatives in Tskhinvali, December 18, 2020. Photo by Anna Djioyeva for the Caucasian Knot
23:43, 21 December 2020
Inal Djabiev's brother detained amid protests in Tskhinvali
In Tskhinvali, relatives of deceased Inal Djabiev have been protesting for 18 days. They demand to punish the persons responsible for his death. The authorities broke the promise to report to the relatives of the deceased man the progress of the investigation, stated a widow of Inal Djabiev. Meanwhile, the police reported on the detention of an Inal Djabiev's brother.
Visitors in front of the entrance to the court, Nalchik, December 18, 2020. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the Caucasian Knot
18:04, 21 December 2020
Defenders call case of Sharia patrols in Kabardino-Balkaria far-fetched
In Kabardino-Balkaria, 11 residents of the Leskensky District did not create any extremist community, their advocates insist. The court agreed with the motion filed by investigators and extended the arrests of all the defendants for other three months.
Men detained in Chechnya for visiting a witch. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/CI7pCFNJclV/
17:34, 21 December 2020
Social network users criticize Chechen men for addressing a witch
After watching a TV report of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company) about clients of a witch, Instagram users write in their comments that those who provide occult services are usually addressed by women, while such acts are humiliating for Chechen men.
Nikol Pashinyan pays visit to the Syunik Region, December 21, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.facebook.com/nikol.pashinyan/videos/909317746503673
17:11, 21 December 2020
Nikol Pashinyan interrupts his visit to Syunik Region
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that it is unacceptable to disperse protesters on the day of mourning and returned to Yerevan without visiting the main cities of Syunik Region.
Clashes between law enforcers and protesters in the Syunik District of Armenia. Screenshot: Zara M_ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8kItiZvjP0&feature=emb_logo
15:28, 21 December 2020
In Syunik Region, protest action leads to clashes with police
The police are trying to unblock the motorway in the Syunik Region of Armenia, which was blocked by local residents on the eve of the arrival of the Armenian Prime Minister. Nikol Pashinyan himself, who has already left for the Syunik Region, voiced his willingness for dialogue with the protesters.
Law enforcer. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-kaluzhskoy-oblasti-4.html#&gid=1&pid=2
15:07, 21 December 2020
On December 14-20, 2020, three persons killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 14-20, 2020, three persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Flowers and candles in front of a photo of Inal Djabiev at the central square of Tskhinvali. Screenshot: https://t.me/s/freedom_square/259
11:39, 21 December 2020
Tskhinvali protesters set up impromptu memorial to Inal Djabiev
Local officials have met with the participants of the protest action held in central Tskhinvali by relatives and friends of Inal Djabiev, who died during interrogation at the South-Ossetian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), and urged them to leave the central square so as not to freeze. The protesters installed a photo of Djabiev and lit candles in his memory.
Disabled tank at a road, Nagorno-Karabakh, December 6, 2020. Photo courtesy of David Simonyan
11:22, 21 December 2020
Six Armenian soldiers return home from Azerbaijan controlled territories
Six Armenian soldiers who had fought in Nagorno-Karabakh and stayed in the territories that came under Azerbaijan's control after the end of hostilities have returned home. Araik Arutyunyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh, has made a respective statement.
Demonstrative feudists' reconciliation in Chechnya, December 19, 2020. Screenshot: https://youtu.be/zZaJhDEhTrM
11:11, 21 December 2020
Demonstrative feudists' reconciliation held in Nozhai-Yurt District of Chechnya
The "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) has shown a report about how relatives of a resident of the village of Gordali, who died in a road accident, had pardoned the driver who killed him. Instagram users pointed to the archaic nature of the blood feud custom.
The States General of the Netherlands, Hague. Photo: Prasenberg https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Генеральные_штаты_(Нидерланды)
10:59, 21 December 2020
Azerbaijan treats resolutions of Dutch Parliament on Karabakh as biased
The Parliament of the Netherlands has openly demonstrated its anti-Azerbaijani and anti-Turkic position and is inciting enmity by its 11 resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
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A Kaspiysk resident accused of murdering a girl. Photo: Press Service of the Republic's Investigative Committee A resident of Kaspiysk received a life sentence for the murder of a girl.

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.