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Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsZ35llanes
11:08, 8 January 2020
Tumso Abdurakhmanov criticizes Mufti's words about Kunta-haji Kishiev
Even the admirers of Kunta-haji Kishiev disbelieve the statements of the Chechen Mufti about his immortality, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has noted.
11:03, 8 January 2020
Azerbaijani military killed on Armenian border
Farzali Farzaliev, a border guard, was killed by a sniper's shot from Armenia, the Azerbaijani State Border Service (SBS) has stated, refuting the allegation about an attempt of Azerbaijani militaries' advance.
Jonathan Littell. Photo from his profile on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.littell.7
10:50, 8 January 2020
Author of book about Kadyrov's Chechnya criticizes republic's changes
Ramzan Kadyrov has managed to inject new values into the Chechen society and establish a system of ruling that is alien to Chechen traditions. This was stated by Jonathan Littell, the author of the book about the first years of Kadyrov's Chechnya, in his interview with the "Meduza".
21:25, 7 January 2020
Armenia announces attempt of Azerbaijani militaries' advance
Armed units of Armenia have opened a warning fire in response to the engineering works performed by the Azerbaijani party, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
21:22, 7 January 2020
Georgian opposition offers EU to impose sanctions on judges and law enforcers
Oppositionists have presented a list of five persons, who, in their opinion, were involved in political persecutions of activists in Georgia. The authors expect that those on the list will be banned from entering the countries of the European Union (EU).
21:16, 7 January 2020
Possible extradition of resident of Chechnya from Ukraine worried his relatives
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Ukraine is preparing to extradite a native of Chechnya to Russia, said the representative of his family. According to his version, in Russia, the man is suspected of links with militants; and his extradition is being prepared in violation of the legal procedure.
People catching the banknotes thrown by blogger in Volgograd. January 6, 2020. Photo: Alexey Serebryakov, V1
20:52, 7 January 2020
On Facebook, Volgograd residents criticized for taking "handouts" from son of Chechen deputy envoy
In Volgograd, people who agreed to catch the banknotes thrown by blogger Alfredo Auditore have lost their self-esteem, Internet users believe. Blogger's father Tamerlan Nosaev, the deputy envoy of the leader of Chechnya in the Volgograd Region, justified the action of his son.
Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Screenshot of the video at the Elçi YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag5cMhW5rG4
20:35, 7 January 2020
Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev feels better
Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who fell into a coma after a road traffic accident in Baku, began to understand what was happening around him, his spouse reported.
The St. Grigor Narekatsi Church in Armavir. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:25, 7 January 2020
Residents of Armenia explain difference between Christmas and New Year
The holiday of Christmas, unlike the New Year holiday, is usually celebrated with family members: after a visit to a church, people set the table with dishes traditional for the holiday, residents of Yerevan say.
Giorgi Mamaladze. Screenshot of the video at the GCSSI YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cppi2F1oL7o
16:59, 7 January 2020
Georgian Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze goes on hunger strike in prison
Archpriest Giorgi Mamaladze, whom the Georgian President refused in pardoning, stays in serious condition, reports Nika Gvaramiya, the general director of the "Mtavari Archi" TV Channel.
A festive service in the Saint Michael the Archangel Church in Grozny. Photo: https://pravoslavie.ru/57517.html
16:55, 7 January 2020
In Chechnya, Christmas services accompanied by enhanced security measures
In Chechnya, there is no more fear of new attacks on Orthodox believers, say participants of the Christmas service at the Church of Archangel Mikhail in Grozny. Last night, law enforcers stayed on duty not only near the church, but also inside it.
A believer in an Orthodox church. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:26, 7 January 2020
Caucasian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas
Christmas services are held in the temples located in the regions of Southern Russia and Southern Caucasus. In some regions, celebrations are held under enhanced security measures.
The blogger Alfredo Auditore, screenshot https://www.instagram.com/alfredo_auditore/
11:25, 7 January 2020
Son of employee of Chechen Permanent Mission throws banknotes into crowd of Volgograd residents
The blogger, Alfredo Auditore, threw 200,000 roubles into a crowd of young people in Volgograd; several persons suffered in a jam. Chechen leadership got interested in this incident; and the blogger's father had to explain the origin of the money.
11:23, 7 January 2020
Rights defenders criticize scale of amnesty in Georgia
The pardoning by Georgian President of only five prisoners amid hundreds of them, who hoped for amnesty, has been treated as unserious by rights defenders, while the refusal to pardon Archpriest Mamaladze – as unjustified.
Salakh Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, speaks at the event in Shali dedicated to Kunta-haji Kishiev's memory on January 3, 2020. Screenshot of the video posted on the YouTube channel of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Chechnya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW4RJdc3QQc
09:33, 7 January 2020
Islamic scholars clarify Mufti's statements about Kunta-haji Kishiev
Allegations of the immortality and supernatural abilities of the Chechen preacher Kunta-haji Kishiev fit into the Sufi doctrine, but contradict the Orthodox Islam, Russian Islamic scholars have stated.
08:55, 7 January 2020
Grozny woman finds her son in police after ten days of search
Shamkhan Khamurzaev, a resident of Grozny, whose whereabouts were unknown to his relatives since December 26, was found in the territory of the patrol-and-post service (PPS) regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov.
A resident of Makhachkala prepares for a solo picket to support Abdulmumin Gadjiev. January 6, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:52, 7 January 2020
Gadjiev's associates called on Makhachkala townspeople to more actively support him
Residents of Makhachkala should increase their support for Abdulmumin Gadjiev and continue holding protest actions until justice is restored in relation to the arrested journalist, Makhachkala picketers have stated.
23:14, 6 January 2020
Azerbaijani activist Dashgyn Agalarov detained in Poland
Dashgyn Agalarov, who was granted political asylum in Norway and who collaborates with the "Turan" TV Company, was detained at the airport of Gdansk. The Azerbaijani authorities continue to hunt dissidents even outside the country, declares Fikret Guseinli, a presenter of the "Turan" TV Company.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
22:53, 6 January 2020
Azerbaijan registers 23 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops on the contact line of troops were shelled 23 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports.
A wedding shop in Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Diana Markosian
22:33, 6 January 2020
Authorities promise to review marriage age to comply with traditions of Caucasus
In 2020, the Russian authorities planned to review the legal grounds for marriage of minors and adjust the age of consent. It was decided to amend the Family Code taking into account the traditions of the peoples of Northern Caucasus, suggests Valery Ryazansky, the head of the Social Policy Committee of the Federation Council.
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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.