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Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video by the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims https://www.instagram.com/p/CIVtLMkBmz0/
11:48, 4 December 2020
Mufti of Chechnya urges to limit visits to mosques
It is undesirable for residents of Chechnya over 65 years old to come to mosques for collective Friday namaz (prayer) due to the threat of coronavirus spread, the republic's Mufti, Salakh Mezhiev, has declared.
An emergency services worker in the street of Stepanakert, December 2, 2020. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12327996@egNews
11:46, 4 December 2020
Experts argue about timing of demining Nagorno-Karabakh
The demining of the territories after the fighting in Karabakh may take a year, Alexander Perendjiev, a political analyst, has suggested. In his turn, Vasily Dandykin believes that Russian peacemakers, due to their experience, will cope with demining in a few months.
Screenshot of the video posted on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CIWFinPHZUc/
11:41, 4 December 2020
Residents of Chechnya publicly apologize for video about policemen
Law enforcers have posted on the Instagram a video with the repentance of two residents of Bachi-Yurt, who had spread their comic video with the participation of policemen in social networks. The authors' misconduct is not a crime; this case hardly needed any publicity, users have commented.
Afghan Sadygov. Screenshot of the video azel tv Hakimiyyətin son fırıldaq çabası-Əfqan Sadıqov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNwWuK1CoIQ
11:28, 4 December 2020
Court agrees to consider transfer of Azerbaijani journalist Sadygov to house arrest
Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Sadygov, has been on hunger strike at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) for 30 days. A court in Baku has scheduled the consideration of a motion for his transfer to house arrest for December 4.
A girl wearing a medical mask / a girl wearing a niqab. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo by Nina Tumanova / Photo REUTERS, Andrew Kelly
10:56, 4 December 2020
Instagram users treat Chechen Mufti's words about niqabs as inappropriate in pandemic
Criticism of women for niqabs in Chechnya is especially inappropriate during the pandemic, when it is prescribed to wear face-covering masks, Instagram users have pointed out. Others found it odd that the spiritual leader of the region spoke out against a Muslim tradition.
The border between Russia and Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video by TRUEAZ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDJh77qUl0g
23:55, 3 December 2020
About 700 people await opening of border between Russia and Azerbaijan
About 300 Russian citizens stay in Azerbaijan and await to be sent home, while about 400 citizens of Azerbaijan stay in Dagestan, the authorities of the republic report.
Chechen Mufti Salakh-Khadji Mezhiev. Screenshot of the post of the Chechen Spiritual Administration of Muslims on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CIVLxGqh0ay/
23:51, 3 December 2020
Mufti of Chechnya limits attendance at Friday prayers
The Mufti of Chechnya required from men over 65 not to attend Friday prayers and urged residents of the republic to limit attendance at memorial gatherings.
Magomed Daudov; believers in a mosque. Photo: Zelamkh https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magomed_Daudov#/media/File:Magomed_Daudov.jpg REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
20:52, 3 December 2020
Chechen official threatens with fines for violation of COVID-19 restrictions
The authorities of Chechnya will impose high fines for residents and entrepreneurs who neglect the prevention of the coronavirus infection spread, announces Magomed Daudov, the chairman of the Chechen parliament.
20:45, 3 December 2020
Azerbaijan counts death toll of Karabakh war
In the period from September 27 to November 9, 2783 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the battles in the Karabakh conflict zone, and 1245 others undergo medical treatment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.
16:37, 3 December 2020
Georgian religious associations accuse authorities of discrimination amid epidemic
The anti-epidemiological restrictions adopted by the Georgian authorities are discriminatory for non-Orthodox organizations, 11 religious communities have stated. Believers asked not to violate the freedom of religion and not to create obstacles to charitable services.
An emergency services worker in the street of Stepanakert, December 2, 2020. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12327996@egNews
16:30, 3 December 2020
In Stepanakert, Russian peacemakers defuse 100 ordnances
During the past 24 hours, Russian militaries defused about 100 ammunition units in Stepanakert, and cleared a school of explosives, after which it resumed classes.
Residents of the areas handed over to Azerbaijan leave their homes. November 16, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:36, 3 December 2020
Kashatag residents give details of their exodus
The signing of the agreement, according to which the Kashatag (Lachin) District of Nagorno-Karabakh passes over to Azerbaijan, was quite a surprise for local residents. After the mass exodus, forced migrants found refuge with their relatives. They have admitted that the resettlement problem was mostly on their shoulders.
Participants of a rally in Magas. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
10:35, 3 December 2020
Relatives of Ingush activists complain about difficulties with travels to trial
It is difficult and expensive to travel to Yessentuki, where the case of the Ingush activists accused of creating an extremist community is being considered; and because of the quarantine introduced because of the epidemic, a limited number of people are let into the courtroom, defendants' relatives have complained.
10:26, 3 December 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh names 34 more perished soldiers
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has added 34 names to the list of soldiers, who perished during the conflict escalation, bring the total number thereof up to 1746.
Armenian soldiers' parents at a protest action in Yerevan. Screenshot of the video by the NEWS AM channel, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBBcvWjIZi4&feature=emb_logo
10:03, 3 December 2020
Analysts explain aim of protests of Armenian conscripts' parents
The vacations granted to Armenian regular soldiers, who had fought in Nagorno-Karabakh, will reduce tensions in the army, while their parents' protests were emotional and will not affect the domestic political situation, Armenian human rights defenders and political analysts believe.
The detention of Giorgi Guev. Screenshot of the video by TASS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYQEb5nf0Iw&feature=youtu.be
23:52, 2 December 2020
In North Ossetia, activists disappointed by verdict to Giorgi Guev
No guilt of Giorgi Guev, a native of North Ossetia, has been proven, but law enforcers do not want to admit their mistake, states the NGO "Mothers of Beslan". Activist Alan Zoloev announced new car rallies with the demand to release Giorgi Guev.
People participate in the festivities in the streets in Baku, Azerbaijan, December 1, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
23:44, 2 December 2020
Azerbaijan to celebrate date of signing of peace agreement as a holiday
The Victory Day will be celebrated annually in Azerbaijan on November 10, the day of the conclusion of the trilateral peace agreement. The Day of Remembrance of the Deceased will be marked on September 27, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev announces.
Mine clearing in the streets of Stepanakert, December 2, 2020. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence http://mil.ru/russian_peacekeeping_forces/news/more.htm?id=12327996@egNews
18:17, 2 December 2020
Two soldiers killed in an explosion of ammunition in Nagorno-Karabakh
Soldiers Zhirair Matevosyan and Gegam Ovannisyan, both born in 2001, were killed while performing their official duties on mine clearing, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
Artak Beglaryan, Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service ArtsakhOmbuds https://www.facebook.com/ArtsakhOmbuds/
18:12, 2 December 2020
Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh reports about 100 Armenian prisoners of war
According to the information of relatives and the videos posted on the Internet, 60 soldiers and about 40 civilians are still being held in Azerbaijani as captives, reports Artak Beglaryan, Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh.
A protester in front of the Government House in Adjara, November 29, 2020. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:02, 2 December 2020
Two activists detained after clashing with police in Batumi
In Adjara, a protest action in front of the Government House escalated into a clash with law enforcers. The police detained at least two activists.
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Russian passports. A screenshot photo by https://rkomi.ru/news/3024. Procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia simplified

An election billboard criticizing the Georgian opposition on a street in Kutaisi. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot" Aage Borchgrevink: secrecy and freedom of elections in Georgia compromised

A fragment of the drone that crashed in the Krasnoarmeisky District of the Krasnodar Territory. May 28, 2023. Photo from Yuri Vasin's Telegram channel https://t.me/krasnoarm_admin/8424 Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of May 22-28, 2023

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.