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    Aftermath of the explosion in a nine-storey building on the outskirts of Tbilisi. Photo: © SPUTNIK / STRINGER, https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20190117/243934144/Vzryv-v-Tbilisi-zhitelyam-povrezhdennogo-doma-pozvolili-zabrat-veschi.html
    17:38, 17 January 2019
    In Tbilisi, three persons injured in an explosion still stay in hospitals
    In Tbilisi, a child and two adults hospitalized after an explosion in a multi-storey building continue receiving medical treatment in hospitals. The child's condition is assessed as satisfactory, doctors report today.
    Rifle sight. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
    14:34, 17 January 2019
    Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine gun fire
    Positions of the Azerbaijani armed forces were shelled 29 times over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.
    14:26, 17 January 2019
    "Russian Community of Abkhazia" calls on authorities to investigate attacks on Russian citizens
    On January 16, the "Russian Community of Abkhazia" issued a statement in connection with the aggravation of the criminal situation and resonant crimes against Russian citizens committed in Abkhazia over the past several days. The public association called on the authorities to take measures to catch the criminals.
    Khrakh-Uba villagers. Photo: © Alexander Kostyunin / Yuga.ru
    11:05, 17 January 2019
    Authorities report about resettlement of all Khrakh-Uba and Uryan-Uba villagers
    A total of 130 families have been resettled to Dagestan from the villages of Khrakh-Uba and Uryan-Uba, located in Azerbaijan. Initially, it was planned to resettle 138 families, but, according to Sergey Chebotaryov, the Minister of the Russian Federation for the North-Caucasian Matters, some families refused to move, or received housing as military servicemen.
    "Russian Boy" film frame. Photo: https://www.kinopoisk.ru/picture/3037669/
    10:59, 17 January 2019
    Film by KBR director included into Berlin Festival programme
    The movie "Russian Boy" by Alexander Zolotukhin, a filmmaker from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), telling about the events of the First World War, will be screened at the Berlin International Film Festival.
    UK and EU flags along with rainbow flag. Photo: press service of the Embassy of Great Britain in Belarus. Facebook / UK in Belarus - British Embassy Minsk
    10:50, 17 January 2019
    New persecutions of gays in Chechnya evidence the impotence of international institutions
    International organizations have no efficient instruments to influence Russia in connection with human rights violations in Chechnya, the rights defenders interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
    Action by 'Apricot Country' Party resulted in a brawl between members of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, February 13, 2018. Screenshot from video posted by user Factor tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWpEv1VdDQ4
    01:08, 17 January 2019
    Oppositionist demands reopening of case about brawl at Yerevan Council of Elders
    Investigators have unreasonably closed the case of beatings at a sitting of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, said Sona Agekyan, an activist of the "Apricot Country" Party. Another participant of the incident, Marina Khachatryan, said that she forgave the offenders.
    Police cordoning off explosion site, Tbilisi, January 16, 2019. Photo: © Sputnik / Shota NozadzeЧитать далее: https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20190116/243928638/Bolshinstvo-postradavshikh-pri-vzryve-v-Tbilisi---deti.html
    01:02, 17 January 2019
    Death toll of Tbilisi explosion reaches four
    A domestic gas explosion occurred on January 16 at about 8:20 p.m. in a nine-storey building in the Didi Digomi District in the outskirt of Tbilisi.
    Robert Kocharyan. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayantshttps://ru.armeniasputnik.am/society/20181119/15758805/est-o-chem-rasskazat-obnarodovany-otryvki-iz-temperamentnoj-knigi-roberta-kocharyana.html
    22:21, 16 January 2019
    Armenian investigators refuse to stop prosecution of Kocharyan
    The investigator would not agree with the statement of Robert Kocharyan's advocates, who believe that the second president of Armenia cannot be charged under an article that was not in the country's Criminal Code in 2008.
    Funeral service for explosion casualties, Shakhty (Rostov Region). Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot
    22:13, 16 January 2019
    Shakhty residents come to funeral service for explosion casualties
    The Mayoralty of the city of Shakhty has announced today the mourning day for those who perished in the explosion of the domestic gas in an apartment building. Townspeople came to the venue of the accident to hold a civil memorial service.
    Concert of pop music. Photo: press service of RFE/RL
    18:25, 16 January 2019
    Sasha Project receives threats after announcement of a concert in Dagestan
    The performance in Dagestan, scheduled for January 19, can be disrupted because of the statements voiced by "anti-fans of Egor Kreed", reports today Russian singer Sasha Project.
    18:14, 16 January 2019
    Chechen woman apologizes for trying to help her son living in Europe
    To help her son living in France, a woman from Achkhoi-Martan tried to send him a fake medical certificate about his alleged beating by Chechen law enforcers, reported the Chechen State TV and Radio Company (ChGTRK) "Grozny" on January 15. The woman herself and her relatives apologized to the authorities of the republic on the air of the TV Channel.
    Missile units of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/raketnye-podrazdeleniya-proveli-prakticheskie-strelby-video-23020.html
    17:55, 16 January 2019
    Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 26 cases of shelling
    On the past day, the positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled, including in two villages, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.
    A man in Grozny (Chechnya). Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
    14:23, 16 January 2019
    Sources in Chechnya: family of man accused of killing taxi driver and her relatives reconciled
    A case against a resident of Chechnya, accused of killing a female taxi driver from North Ossetia and robbery, was brought to court. Representatives of the Chechen religious figures and relatives of the defendant travelled to North Ossetia and conducted a ceremony of reconciliation with the family of the killed taxi driver, reported a source from the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya.
    14:07, 16 January 2019
    In Shakhty, body of fifth victim found at place of explosion
    In Shakhty, rescuers found the body of the fifth victim of a house collapse and completed search and rescue operations, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) reported.
    13:58, 16 January 2019
    Two activists join hunger strike in support of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
    At least 14 activists went on a hunger strike with the demand to release all political prisoners in Azerbaijan. On January 15, investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova and political prisoner Orkhan Bakhyshly were the last who joined the activists.
    11:26, 16 January 2019
    Two men wounded in shelling in Tbilisi
    A car was fired at the centre of the Georgian capital. Two wounded men were taken to hospitals.
    Funeral of Temirlan Machalikashvili in the village of Duisi the Pankisi Gorge (Georgia). Photo: Sputnik/STRINGER https://sputnik-georgia.ru
    11:18, 16 January 2019
    Machalikashvili relatives accuse law enforcers of violating presumption of innocence
    Family members of Temirlan Machalikashvili, who was killed during a special operation, accused the State Security Service (SSS) of Georgia of violating his right to presumption of innocence.
    11:03, 16 January 2019
    In Azerbaijan, police detain 13 PFPA supporters in front of court building
    More than 100 people came to the Baku Court on Grave Crimes to support members of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) accused of money laundering. The police dispersed supporters of the defendants and detained 13 people.
    Hand painted in rainbow colors. Photo: https://pixabay.com/ru/photos/?q=ЛГБТ&hp=&image_type=all&order=&cat=&min_width=&min_height=
    10:52, 16 January 2019
    A native of North Ossetia voices new information about torture of gays in Chechnya
    A young man, who left Northern Caucasus, called on all LGBT people to leave Chechnya and appealed to Ramzan Kadyrov.
    News
    The sentence of two Astrakhan teenagers in the case of sabotage has caused a dispute on social media.

    Evacuated residents of Akhtubinsk. September 2, 2026. Photo: from the page of the Akhtubinsk administration on VKontakte. Evacuated residents of Akhtubinsk have been given permission to return home.

    Brothers from the Astrakhan region were killed in the special military operation.

    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.