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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.
A spontaneous rally in support of the Azerbaijani army in Baku, July 14, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:54, 17 November 2020
14 Azerbaijani oppositionists placed under house arrest
In Baku, a court changed the pre-trial restriction measure for 21 out of 37 defendants in a criminal case on an unsanctioned march. The detainees were released from custody and placed under house arrest. The number of the released defendants includes 12 members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan and two members of the movement "Muslim Unity".
Ramzan Kadyrov near the images of characters from US movies and Marvel comics on the walls of the children's centre in Kurchaloi. Screenshot of Ramzan Kadyrov's post on the VKontakte https://vk.com/ramzan?w=wall279938622_543529&z=video279938622_456243691%2F521a68267418560268%2Fpl_post_279938622_543529
21:43, 17 November 2020
Social network users criticize Kadyrov's statement about Marvel characters
Ramzan Kadyrov demanded to replace images of comic book characters on the walls of the children's centre in Kurchaloi with photographs of "real heroes." Some social network users considered the position of the leader of Chechnya to be too strict.
Consequences of a shelling attack on Stepanakert. November 15, 2020. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:14, 17 November 2020
Refugees from Stepanakert treat neighbourhood with Azerbaijan-controlled Shushi as dangerous
The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh urge their citizens to return to their homeland. Refugees answered that they decided to return to their homes in Stepanakert, but did not consider living in the city safe after the transfer of the neighbouring city of Shushi to Azerbaijan.
17:10, 17 November 2020
Armenia turns to ECtHR about people missing in conflict zone
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) should demand from Azerbaijani authorities to ensure the right to life of the ten civilians who disappeared on the Goris-Shushi road and refrain from ill-treatment of them, the Armenia's representative to the ECtHR has stated.
A shot of the film "Welcome to Chechnya", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hoI1h7zLyA
12:03, 17 November 2020
BBC film on persecution of gays in Chechnya screened in Russia
The documentary "Welcome to Chechnya" by the American director David France, which presents stories of persecutions of gays and lesbians in the republic, has become available to Russian spectators. Igor Kochetkov, the director of the "Russian LGBT Network" has treated the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya as a crime against humanity.
After the cathedral had been restored by the Armenian authorities and Diocese, in 1998, it became functional. October 20, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:58, 17 November 2020
Azerbaijani analysts treat graffiti on Armenian church in Shusha as "war consequences"
There are no insults to Armenians and the church in the graffiti on the church in Shusha; they are easy to wash off, said Fazil Mustafa, a deputy chairman of the Azerbaijani parliamentary committee for culture. Togrul Djuvarly, a member of the Azerbaijani Public Committee for European Integration, has compared graffiti with the inscriptions on the Reichstag in 1945.
11:56, 17 November 2020
Armenian officers arrested within case of soldiers' deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh
Cases have been initiated on violations of the conditions of the military service and unjustified deaths of Armenian militaries in Nagorno-Karabakh; there are already arrested officers, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Journalist Polad Aslanov. Photo by Gülmirə Aslanova https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=137011440924807&set=pcb.137011470924804&type=3&theater
11:45, 17 November 2020
Azerbaijani journalist Aslanov sentenced to 16 years in prison
The Baku Court for Grave Crimes has sentenced journalist Polad Aslanov to 16 years in prison. Aslanov treats himself as innocent and considered his journalistic activities as the motive for his prosecution.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: Press Service/Tigran Mehrabyan/PAN Photo via REUTERS
23:58, 16 November 2020
Armenian political analysts: Pashinyan unlikely to resign
The opposition does not have enough votes to announce the impeachment of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and the withdrawal of several MPs from the ruling faction does not matter much, political analysts note.
Protesters in front of the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence. Yerevan, November 16, 2020. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxYiI6GYtfk&feature=emb_logo
23:56, 16 November 2020
Parents of soldiers missed in action: Armenian authorities to report their fate
The authorities deliberately keep silence concerning the information about the soldiers missed in action, claim protesters who gathered in front of the building of the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVheZKFjZEg
23:49, 16 November 2020
Rights defenders: new check of complaint about Tepsurkaev's kidnapping comes too late
Chechen investigators have started a new check of a complaint about the kidnapping of Salman Tepsurkaev, but have not yet reported the results of the previous one, the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) reports. According to lawyer Dmitry Piskunov, time for an effective investigation has been already lost.
The graffiti on the wall of the cathedral in Shushi; the desecrated cemetery. Screenshots of the posts https://www.facebook.com/armchurchmoscow/posts/1988941501268573, https://twitter.com/HikmetHajiyev/status/1324809140074631168
20:11, 16 November 2020
Vandalism becomes a key topic of mutual accusations between Armenia and Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani authorities did not react to the complaints of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Yerevan about the graffiti on the walls of the cathedral in Shushi. Armenia treats the above graffiti as an example of the targeted destruction of the Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh. Baku accuses Armenia of desecrating Muslim cemeteries and mosques.
A man near the grave of the soldier killed in the battles in Nagorno-Karabakh. Stepanakert, October 14. 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
20:03, 16 November 2020
Nikol Pashinyan reports 2400 killed soldiers
During the autumn battles in Nagorno-Karabakh, hundreds of Armenian soldiers were missed in action, and about 2400 others were recognized as deceased, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reported. The Armenian authorities deliberately underestimate the number of losses, opposition leader Mikael Minasyan suggests.
Traces of shelling. Nagorno-Karabakh, November 14, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:59, 16 November 2020
Death toll among Azerbaijani civilians rises to 94
The General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan has updated the information concerning casualties among the civilian population. Since the beginning of the escalation of the conflict, 94 people have been killed and 414 others have suffered.
Nazran. Photo: Adam Sagov, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007324956235&sk=photos&collection_token=100007324956235%3A2305272732%3A5, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46003755
14:38, 16 November 2020
Lawyers treat passport confiscation as prerequisite for labour slavery in Caucasus
Employers in Northern Caucasus often take away their workers' passports under some plausible pretexts, the "Alternative" anti-slavery movement has stated after a complaint by a resident of Stavropol Territory about forced labour in Ingushetia.
Women and children in the truck. Syria, October 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
14:33, 16 November 2020
Attempt to take her relatives out of Syria turns into criminal prosecution of Dagestani woman
Patimat Ramazanova, 63, from Kizilyurt, has been accused of taking part in a terrorist organization and placed into SIZO (pre-trial prison), despite her health problems, her advocate has stated. Patimat travelled to Syria to help her daughter and three granddaughters with returning to Dagestan, her sister has explained.
14:23, 16 November 2020
Rights defenders pointed to need to help all parties in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
In the Karabakh conflict zone, it is necessary to solve large-scale humanitarian problems of the Armenian and Azerbaijani population, Oleg Orlov, a human rights defender, has stated. Help should be provided to both those who lost their homes and those who are returning to the ashes many years later, Valery Borschov, a rights defender, believes.
Arthur Danielyan. Photo: screenshot of the video at the YouTube channel of the "AdequaD" movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb9PpiHrQks&feature=emb_logo
12:05, 16 November 2020
Leader of "AdequaD" oppositional movement detained in Armenia
Arthur Danielyan has been detained in Yerevan together with his associates.
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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.