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Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video posted at the "Чисто на Хайпе" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=UVFq0UHrK9w&feature=emb_logo
11:35, 19 November 2020
Rights defenders concerned about Tepsurkaev's fate
After September 6, there was no news from Salman Tepsurkaev, the kidnapped Chechen native, his wife Elizaveta asserts. In their turn, human rights defenders believe that the absence of new videos clips on behalf of Tepsurkaev and any news about him speaks in favour of the version of his murder.
A woman in hijab. Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal
10:36, 19 November 2020
Journalists see problem in silencing female circumcision in Caucasus
The problem of female genital mutilations is hushed up in the Caucasus to a greater extent than in other regions of the world. No criminal punishment will eradicate the problem until a legal background is formed that will allow women to feel safe, the authors of the project on female circumcision for the "AfishaDaily" believe.
Stepanakert, November 15, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:30, 19 November 2020
About 7000 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh
Forced migrants are returning to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia by the road through Karvachar. The way via the Lachin Corridor is unsafe, since Shushi is under Azerbaijan's control, an Armenian political analyst has noted.
A soldier of the army of Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
10:27, 19 November 2020
The death toll of Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers exceeds 1500
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has published a list of 81 soldiers killed in the conflict zone during the hostilities. The total number of perished soldiers of the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh has made at least 1586.
Armenian pilgrims say farewell to the Dadivank monastery. November 18, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:14, 19 November 2020
Armenian pilgrims say farewell to monastery in Karvachar District
Believers are gathering at the Dadivank Monastery located in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh that passes under Azerbaijan's control. Pilgrims fear that they will no longer be able to visit the monastery. The Abbot and the brethren decided not to leave Dadivank.
Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh near a burning house. November 14, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
23:59, 18 November 2020
Peacekeepers: over 1700 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh
Over 24 hours, 648 refugees arrived in Stepanakert from Armenia, and in total, 1709 people returned to the city. The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has deployed seven more peacekeeping observer posts in Nagorno-Karabakh than planned, the Russian MoD reports.
Ruslan Sadykov (on the left) and Akhmed Dudaev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshot of the video https://grozny.tv/news/main/40680, https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/119917/
23:55, 18 November 2020
Entrepreneur retracts his statement on Marvel comics after meeting with Chechen minister
In Kurchaloi, the spokesman for the children's centre called inappropriate the replacement of images of US comic book characters with photographs of Ramzan Kadyrov and "real heroes." At the same time, in a conversation with Akhmed Dudaev, Chechen Minister of Information, the spokesman for the children's centre said that he did not refuse to comply with the Chechen leader's instructions.
Removal of the aftermath of the explosion in Kaspiysk in 1996. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Взрыв_жилого_дома_в_Каспийске_(1996)
20:18, 18 November 2020
Journalists question official version of terror act in Kaspiysk in 1996
The terror act committed in 1996 in Kaspiysk was an extraordinary event, but later terror acts in Russia forced residents to become accustomed to such news, Dagestani journalists suggest. They doubt the official version that the terror act committed in a house where families of border guards lived was connected with the blocking of smuggling channels.
Russian peacekeepers in Stepanakert, November 15, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:08, 18 November 2020
Russian authorities retroactively approve sending peacekeepers to Karabakh
Today, a week after Russian peacekeepers had been sent to Nagorno-Karabakh, members of the Russian Federation Council have adopted a resolution on their consent to the above sending.
Khusein Karagulov. Photo by Luiza Orazaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 18 November 2020
For KBR scientist, scientific studies turn into criminal prosecution
Khusein Karagulov, a scientist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), was accused of making medicinal drugs without authorities' permit. Karagulov, who is researching the healing mud of the Tambukan Lake, has stated that officials are fulfilling someone's order and would not listen to arguments in his defence.
17:48, 18 November 2020
Three activists detained at a protest action in Batumi
Law enforcers have detained Djelal Kikava, an oppositionist, for disobeying the police, as well as two other protesters in Batumi; one of them was hospitalized.
Polad Aslanov. Screenshot of the video by Meydan.TV
17:43, 18 November 2020
Azerbaijani rights defenders treat verdict to journalist Aslanov as absurd
Authorities are often accusing journalists, including of espionage for Iran, but such charges look implausible, Namizad Safarov, the coordinator of the Centre against Repressions and Torture, said in his comment to Polad Aslanov's verdict.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
11:28, 18 November 2020
ECtHR unusually promptly responds to complaint about Tepsurkaev's kidnapping
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has communicated the complaint filed by human rights defenders in the interests of Salman Tepsurkaev, a native of Chechnya, kidnapped in Gelendjik. It has become record fast, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) has noted.
Residents of Karvachar dig up the remains of their relatives from the graves. Screenshot of the video by the "Sputnik Armenia" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEdDZOTPViE&feature=emb_log
11:20, 18 November 2020
Karvachar residents express fears of desecrating relatives' graves
The townspeople leaving Karvachar are forced to dig up the remains of their relatives for fear that their graves may be desecrated after the city comes under Azerbaijan's control. Refugees burn down their houses and slaughter the livestock.
A house destroyed by shelling at night. Stepanakert, November 6, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:12, 18 November 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh residents are in no hurry to return home due to uncertainty
Shops began to open in Stepanakert; the 80% of the city receives electricity and gas, the Mayor of the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed. However, not all refugees are ready to return, as they are worried about their safety and do not know how to restore their houses and households affected by shelling.
The battles near Djebrail (Djrakan). October 2020. Screenshot of the video posted at the YouTube channel of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-lN3JF9JKE
11:09, 18 November 2020
Investigation into deaths of Armenian soldiers highlights fierce fighting at Djebrail
The statement of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) about arrests during the inquiry into violations of the conditions of military service in Nagorno-Karabakh was made a month after the release of the video of the battles near Djebrail (Djrakan).
11:02, 18 November 2020
Red Cross announces exchange of bodies of 200 Nagorno-Karabakh casualties
Under the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the parties of the Karabakh conflict have already received 200 bodies of those who perished during the hostilities. The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has drafted a map for searching for the dead and missing military servicemen.
Armen Sargsyan. Photo by the press service of the Armenian President https://www.president.am/ru/armen-sarkissian/#gallery
22:48, 17 November 2020
Armenian President calls for early parliamentary elections
Against the background of the political crisis after the truce agreement with Azerbaijan, the government of Armenia should prepare for early parliamentary elections, and power should be transferred to the government of "national accord," Armenian President Armen Sargsyan announces.
A Russian peacekeeper in the Karvachar District. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:41, 17 November 2020
Karabakh residents question guarantees of safe passage through Lachin
Today, the road through the Lachin corridor has been officially opened for civilian vehicles, but assurances from the authorities concerning the safety of the new route did not convince residents of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The village of Cherektar in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, soon to be turned over to Azerbaijan. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
22:39, 17 November 2020
Experts negatively assess postponement of withdrawal of troops from Kelbajar District
Armenia delays the withdrawal of troops from the Kelbajar District, with a hope for a change in the situation, and if the expectations are followed by a change in the schedule for the withdrawal of troops from the Adam and Lachin District, the peace agreement will be in jeopardy, Azerbaijani military experts suggest.
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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.