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Kurman-Ali Baichorov. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:44, 12 January 2015
Kislovodsk Imam sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
Today, Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of Kislovodsk, was found guilty of illegal drug dealing and sentenced to 3.5 years of deprivation of freedom.
Mosque-goers found insulting drawings and inscriptions on the walls of the Memorial Mosque on Poklonnaya Hill. Moscow, January 12, 2015. Photo by Azamat Mintsaev facebook.com/mintsaev
19:30, 12 January 2015
Experts associate desecration of Moscow mosque with terror act in Paris
The desecration of the Memorial Mosque on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow was provoked by the attack on the edition office of the "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris and the events surrounding the terror act. This opinion has been expressed by experts Orkhan Djemal, Andrei Zubov, and Lev Levinson interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Participants of the protest action against terrorism. Еhe village of Magaramkent, Magaramkent District, February 20, 2012. Photo: Ministry of Youth Affairs http://www.dagmol.ru/pub/novosti/miting_v_podderjku_putina_sobral_okolo_3000_c
18:55, 12 January 2015
Chechen Parliament submits to Russian State Duma bill on punishment of terrorists' family members
In the explanatory memorandum to the bill posted on the website of the Russian State Duma, Chechen MPs note the need to strengthen responsibilities of terrorist "not only for him or herself, but first and foremost for their parents and relatives."
Gyumri, the Shirak Region of Armenia. Photo: Thomas Frederick https://ru.wikipedia.org
13:30, 12 January 2015
Six members of one family killed in Gyumri
In the city of Gyumri, the administrative centre of the Shirak Region of Armenia, a family of six persons, including one child, was killed. Another child survived and was hospitalized, the Armenian police told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
FSB officer. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/12/19/v-baksanskom-raione-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovany-troe-boevikov-v-tom-chis.html
12:05, 12 January 2015
On January 5-11, at least five people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from January 5 to January 11, 2015, at least five persons suffered from the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, three persons were killed and two others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
10:45, 12 January 2015
In Grozny, school affected by militants' attack resumes classes
In Grozny, the school No. 20 affected during the militants' attack on the city on December 4, 2014, has resumed classes in the restored building.
09:00, 12 January 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of January 5-11, 2015
Accidents caused by bad winter weather in Southern Russia and countries of Southern Caucasus; Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas; rallies in Armenia and Georgia in memory of victims of terror attacks in Paris; resumption of broadcasting of Radio Liberty in Azerbaijan; terror act in Istanbul, committed by a suspected native of Northern Caucasus; start of trial in the United States of terror act in Boston against a native of Chechnya Johar Tsarnaev, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of January 5-11, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Alexei Malashenko. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:28, 11 January 2015
Experts explain muted reaction of North-Caucasian Muslims on terror act in Paris by their fatigue over conflicts
In Northern Caucasus, muted reaction of Muslims to the terror act in Paris, anti-Islamic rhetoric, and in general to the problem of publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad can be explained by their fatigue over the conflict in their region.
06:41, 11 January 2015
In Dagestan, author of anti-New Year video charged with possession of weapons
Murad Nurmagomedov, an author of the video criticizing Muslims celebrating the New Year holiday, who was detained in Makhachkala, was charged with illegal possession of weapons. This was reported by his advocate.
20:46, 10 January 2015
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 2500 shelling episodes within a week
As stated today by the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), within this week, Azerbaijani armed forces have violated the ceasefire in the conflict zone for about 2500 times.
19:36, 10 January 2015
Volgograd residents complain about sharp rise in food prices
After January 1, Volgograd has seen a sharp rise in foodstuff prices, townspeople report. It was caused by the economic situation, mainly, by introduction of sanctions, local politicians believe.
18:39, 10 January 2015
Defence of ecologist Vitishko appeals against his placement into dungeon
Advocates of Evgeny Vitishko have appealed against the decision to place the ecologist in late July 2014 for three days into the punishment cell (dungeon). The defence has also prepared a complaint against the verdict to the ecologist.
13:54, 10 January 2015
Elvin Abdullaev, activists of PFPA youth committee, detained in Baku
Elvin Abdullaev, a member of the Youth Committee of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was detained in Baku on suspicion of drug dealing. Elvin Abdullaev is persecuted for political reasons, PFPA believes.
Commemoration event on the occasion of restoration of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Grozny, January 9, 2015. Photo by Ibragim Estamirov, http://grozny-inform.ru/LoadedImages/2015/01/10/foto.jpg
13:15, 10 January 2015
On anniversary of restoration of Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Chechen residents commemorate deportation victims
On January 9, the day of restoration of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (ASSR), abolished after the deportation of Chechens and Ingushes in 1944, residents of Chechnya commemorated victims of Stalin's deportation.
09:09, 10 January 2015
Fans of "Anji" ask head of ICRF to take inquiry of Magomedov's murder under control
The murder of the football player Gasan Magomedov has deeply concerned residents of Dagestan, as the fans of the "Anji" FC say in their open letter to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). They are asking the head of the ICRF to take the investigation into the case under his personal control.
08:14, 10 January 2015
Azerbaijani CaT reports four deaths in custody from torture within year
Over 2014, the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture (CaT) received 112 complaints about acts of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment; four of these complaints were related to deaths of detainees, as Elchin Bekhbudov, the head of the CaT, said at a press conference, where the CaT's annual report was presented.
Parliament of Georgia. Photo: http://newsgeorgia.ru/images/15123/61/151236119.jpg
04:54, 10 January 2015
Georgian parliamentary parties support rejection of majority elections
The Georgian parliamentary parties have supported the proposal of the non-parliamentary opposition to reform the electoral legislation and abolish the parliamentary elections by the majority system. They treat the majority system as the worst of all existing ones.
Monument to Azerbaijani poet Nizami. Derbent. Photo: http://haqqin.az/news/37071
04:05, 10 January 2015
Monument to Azerbaijani poet Nizami damaged in Derbent
As reported by local residents, at night on January 9, in the city of Derbent, a monument to the prominent Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami was desecrated.
Christmas tree in Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebrov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:59, 9 January 2015
"Christmas Tree" festivity held in Grozny
On the occasion of the Orthodox Christmas, the Chechen capital organized a "Christmas Tree" festivity for children of Orthodox families.
23:07, 9 January 2015
Snowfall paralyzes traffic in Sochi
Due to a heavy snowfall and icy roads, the patrol-and-post service (PPS) has restricted motor traffic in Sochi. Residents of the city report traffic jams and delays of electric trains.
News
Kakheti grape growers achieved an increase in purchase prices for their products.

Grape growers from Kakheti demand an increase in the purchase price of grapes. Photo: Kakhetis Khma / Kakhetis Khma/ owned by Meta, whose activities are banned in Russia. Grape growers in Georgia demanded an increase in payments for the harvest.

Pro-European protests in Georgian cities have been ongoing for 663 days.

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.