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The Teghout copper-molybdenum deposit in Armenia. Courtesy of the website of the Vallex Group, www.teghout.am
22:30, 13 January 2012
Armenia continues violating Aarhus Convention
Representatives of the "Tegut Protection Group" continue to insist that the Armenian government failed to fulfil its obligations. In connection with that fact, the public organization repeatedly appealed to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee.
Photo from www.flickr.com/photos/jiscinfonet/291372990
22:20, 13 January 2012
"Caucasian Knot" announces winners of contest for best comments to its materials on Facebook
The results of the contest for the best comment of readers of the Internet edition "Caucasian Knot", available through the social network Facebook, are summed up. During the period from December 30, 2011, to January 12, 2012, readers voted for the posts, selected by the edition. As a result, the largest number of votes went to the comments made by Milana Dudaeva, Bekkhan Gelgoev and Ismail Aliev, who would receive prizes.
Rating of the most frequently cited Internet resources on the website of the Information-Analytical System "Medialogy", www.mlg.ru
22:10, 13 January 2012
"Caucasian Knot" enters TOP-10 of Russian Internet for 2011
Following the results of 2011, the Internet edition "Caucasian Knot" entered the ten most cited news sources of the Runet and showed a significant movement in the rating among 7900 media, information about which was included in the study of the "Medialogy".
22:00, 13 January 2012
In Dagestan, Gimry residents claim being beaten by policemen
Law enforcement agents and soldiers, who surround the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District starting January 9, beat several villagers and shot from submachine gun into the air. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Shamil Abdullaev, a local resident.
21:10, 13 January 2012
The students of Azerbaijan collected 15 thousand dollars to help people in need in Somali
On January, 12, Union of youth and students' organizations of Azerbaijan accomplished the "Campaign of aid to Somali" which started at the beginning of October, 2011.
21:00, 13 January 2012
A missing girl in Ingushetia found
A sixteen-years-old resident of Ingushetia was found in the stanitsa of Nesterovskaya, Sunzha district, a source in the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the republic informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
20:00, 13 January 2012
A citizen of Azerbaijan detained in Georgia for violation of the rules of entry into Abkhazia
Border guards in Georgia detained a citizen of Azerbaijan Ilgar Guseinov. He is accused of illegal crossing the border with Abkhazia.
19:00, 13 January 2012
A native of Armenia detained in connection with the case of an explosion in an Italian restaurant in Moscow
Committee of Inquiry (CI) of Russia reported that Suren Mkrtchyan, General Director of "Casabella" limited corporation, was detained within the framework of a criminal case of an explosion in an Italian restaurant "Il Pittore" in Moscow, he is currently being interrogated.
18:00, 13 January 2012
A policeman in Kalmykia suspected of killing a local resident
Jambulat Doskaziev, district police officer of "Lagansky" inter-district Department of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Russia, is suspected of murder. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Arslan Churiumov, Senior assistant Head of Investigative department of Kalmykia for intercommunication with mass media.
23:10, 12 January 2012
Turkish police accused Georgian citizens of maintaining a brothel
On January 11, the county police of Canakkale in Turkey detained eight Georgian citizens accused of operating a brothel. In the near future, according to the Turkish party, they will be deported to their homeland.
23:00, 12 January 2012
In Volgograd, TEC head sacked
The Volgograd Regional Central Election Commission (CEC) has dismissed Sergey Smirnov, the chairman of one of territorial election commissions (TECs), who on December 6, 2011, refused to recount the votes in his district after the State Duma elections.
Skiing area on the hillside of Cheget Mount in the Mount Elbrus vicinity, Kabardino-Balkaria, 2010. Photo by Marziyat Kholaeva
22:30, 12 January 2012
About 3000 spent New Year holidays near Mount Elbrus
In early 2012, during the New Year and Christmas holidays, the vicinities of Mount Elbrus welcomed about three thousand tourists, two times less than last year, said the press-service of the administration of the Elbrus District of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Inside the burned down Church Surb Nshan in Tbilisi, January 11, 2012. Photo: http://times.am
22:20, 12 January 2012
Leaders of AAC call on Georgian authorities to save Surb Nshan
The Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) has issued a statement expressing concern about the fact of collapse of the Armenian Church Surb Nshan in Tbilisi and calling on the Georgian authorities to take immediate steps to save it.
22:10, 12 January 2012
Dagestan: explosion in medical centre injures two persons
An explosion occurred in a private medical centre "Med-Luxe" in Kizlyar, which wounded two persons. The reasons of the explosion are being established, said the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) of Dagestan.
Orthodox volunteers hand out leaflets and brochures against abortion. Rostov Region, township of Matveev-Kurgan, January 11, 2012. Courtesy of the press service of the Rostov-on-Don Eparchy
22:00, 12 January 2012
Two anti-abortion rallies held in Rostov Region
On January 11, believers of Rostov-on-Don and the town of Matveyev-Kurgan held two rallies against abortions. Their participants were handing out leaflets and held talks with passers-by.
22:00, 12 January 2012
Georgia introduces programme of removing juveniles from criminal liability
The programme of removal (exclusion) of juveniles from criminal punishments, which is now operating in six cities in Georgia, will be gradually spread throughout the whole country.
21:40, 12 January 2012
Dagestani woman asks Russian president to protect her son from power agents
Zagra Magomedova, a resident of Makhachkala, has sent a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev asking him to stop the harassment by local law enforcers of her sick son Ruslan Magomedov.
A military helicopter in the mountains of Chechnya. Photo by Vitaly Ragulin, http://dervishv.livejournal.com
21:30, 12 January 2012
Chechen MIA: search of militants in the mountains failed
Law enforcers have failed to find some of the militants who were blocked on January 8 in the mountainous Vedeno District of Chechnya. The power agents do not exclude that about ten militants could break through the cordon and hide at one of their mountain bases.
21:10, 12 January 2012
A program of involvement of disabled children in pre-school education is starting in Azerbaijan
Implementation of a project "Reform of social rights: involving disabled and physically challenged children in pre-school education" is beginning in Azerbaijan.
21:00, 12 January 2012
Production of 48 enterprises will be labeled "Made in Northern Caucasus"
Production of 48 enterprises of North-Caucasian Federal Okrug (NCFO) is planned to be promoted at the all-Russian and World market under the brand "Made in Northern Caucasus". 19 out of these enterprises are located in Dagestan.
News
A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the special military operation.

The climber died in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria

The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for failing to report to his unit.

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.