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Ammunition. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:41, 23 December 2019
Azerbaijan claims sniper shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone and in villages on the border with Armenia were shelled 23 times within 24 hours, including from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
11:32, 23 December 2019
"Spiegel" reveals details of transferring data on Khangoshvili to Germany
Back in 2012, an official of the Russia's FSB handed information about the wanted Zelimkhan Khangoshvili over to German law enforcement bodies, "Der Spiegel" writes.
Gori. Photo: Andrzej Wójtowicz https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Гори
11:29, 23 December 2019
Georgian Communists demand to return Stalin's monument to Gori
On Stalin's birthday, members of the Georgian Communist Party and their supporters held a rally in his homeland, the city of Gori, demanding t0 reinstall hat the monument to the former Soviet leader, which was dismantled nine years ago.
Screenshot of the video by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs posted on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B6VkOSGq_35/
11:27, 23 December 2019
Instagram users outraged at video with rape victim in Dagestan
The Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has posted on the Instagram a video depicting a testimony of the minor, of raping whom Musa Aliev, a resident of Mutsalaul, who has reported torture, is suspected. Users have criticized the MIA for posting the video with a child.
Picketer in Rostov-on-Don, December 20, 2019. Screenshot of the page posted on the Facebook by the community "Case of the Rostov boys", https://www.facebook.com/SvobodaYanVlad/photos/pcb.142075747211194/142069583878477/?type=3&theate
11:36, 22 December 2019
Rostov-on-Don townspeople hold action in support of political prisoners
On December 20, solo pickets were held in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Rostov-on-Don, demanding to release political prisoners. In Rostov-on-Don, protesters went out to their action with posters in support of activists Vladislav Mordasov, Yan Sidorov, and Anastasia Shevchenko.
11:18, 22 December 2019
Georgian activists hold bicycle marathon in support of Gaprindashvili
On the border with Abkhazia, members of the Georgian "Golos" (Vote) movement have held an action demanding to liberate doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, convicted for violating the Georgian-South-Ossetian border.
Varuzhan Mkrtchyan. Photo: https://youtu.be/xcGvy_St5PE
11:04, 22 December 2019
Kocharyan's supporter suspected of bribing witness in March 1 case
Varuzhan Mkrtchyan has been detained on suspicion of offering a bribe to a participant in the trial of the case of Robert Kocharyan, the second President of Armenia. As an exception, the Mkrtchyan's case was handed over to the Special Investigating Service (SIS).
Two masked law enforcers are escorting handcuffed Narek Sargsyan at Zvartnots Airport in Yerevan. Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=1MUWqxKFicE&feature=emb_title
18:02, 21 December 2019
Czech Republic extradites Serzh Sargsyan's nephew to Armenia
Narek Sargsyan, accused of possessing drugs and weapons, has been extradited from the Czech Republic and brought to Yerevan.
Screenshot of video statement by Mairbek Amaev, https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Tm8PDFbO_/
16:07, 21 December 2019
Residents of Chechnya distrust Amaev's video appeal
A statement by Mairbek Amaev, a resident of Grozny, who has denied any links of his disappearance with law enforcers, has sparked disputes on the Instagram. The Amaev's story that he had spent a week without telling his family about resting with friends in Pyatigorsk, does not look like the truth, local residents believe.
15:55, 21 December 2019
Five persons detained after assassination attempt on Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya
On December 20, the police detained a suspect of attacking Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya, a son of the country's first president, and four other persons, who failed to report about the prepared crime.
Screenshot of the Facebook page 'Freedom for Doctor Vaja': https://www.facebook.com/freedomfordoctorvaja
15:37, 21 December 2019
Gaprindashvili's relatives demand meeting with Georgia's Prime Minister
Relatives of the Tbilisi doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, who was convicted in South Ossetia for violating the border, insist on setting up a coordinating council for addressing issues regarding his liberation. The Georgian Bar Association has imposed on Russia the responsibility for Gaprindashvili's life and freedom.
13:42, 21 December 2019
Relatives of defendants in "Ganja case" hold protest action in Baku
At the protest action held in the yard of the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA), relatives of those accused under the "Ganja case" have demanded the release of the defendants.
Vazha Gaprindashvili. Photo: https://1tv.ge/ru/news/predstaviteli-krasnogo-kresta-navestili-vazhu-gaprindashvili-v-ckhinvalskoj-tjurme/
13:25, 21 December 2019
US calls on South-Ossetian authorities to release Gaprindashvili
The US Embassy in Georgia has demanded the release Vazha Gaprindashvili, an orthopaedist, convicted in South Ossetia for violating its border with Georgia.
Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya. Screenshot from video posted at: http://rustavi2.ge/en/news/55072
13:13, 21 December 2019
Family links attack on Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya with case of his father's death
Tsotne Gamsakhurdiya, a son of Zviad Gamsakhurdiya, the first president of Georgia, had feared for his life, while seeking punishment for the alleged killers of his father, his friends and relatives have stated.
13:00, 21 December 2019
Law enforcers gather data of parishioners of Makhachkala mosque
On December 20, law enforcers conducted their regular raid near the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala. One of the believers said that later those, whose personal data are recorded during such raid, have talks with their district policemen. In the opinion of journalist, Idris Yusupov, the data collection has to do with the so-called "prophylactic registration".
Portrait of Adam Badiev. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
08:24, 21 December 2019
Ingush activists complain about custody conditions in Pyatigorsk SIZO
The six Ingush activists, whose cases are being considered in Zheleznovodsk, have declared unacceptable custody conditions in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) and transportation to the court.
A woman taking part in the action at the Parliament of Georgia. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
08:13, 21 December 2019
Tbilisi activists express support to family of deceased teen
Parents of the young people who perished in Georgia over the past three years have criticized law enforcement bodies in the context of the high-profile case of the schoolboy's suicide after interrogation.
Mother of Adam Badiev (right) and his aunts. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot
23:46, 20 December 2019
Magas rally participant Adam Badiev left in custody
Today, in the Stavropol Territory, the court has extended for three months the detention of Ingush activist Adam Badiev. The defence has announced the intention to appeal against the extension of the arrest and the decision to consider the case outside Ingushetia.
Georgia-South Ossetia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
22:21, 20 December 2019
Georgian doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili sentenced in South Ossetia
Today, the Leningor District Court has found Tbilisi doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili guilty of violating the border and sentenced him to a year and nine months of imprisonment. The Georgian authorities announced they would seek the release of Vazha Gaprindashvili with the mediation of international institutions.
Marianna Choloyan. Screenshot from video posted at: https://newstbilisi.info/154048-v-svyazi-s-delom-pogibshego-podrostka-zaderzhana-sledovatel-marina-choloyan-novosti-gruziya-2.html
18:52, 20 December 2019
Georgian investigators: law enforcer threats teenager before his suicide
A questioning of a teenager at a police station lasted more than six hours and took place at night, while an investigator threatened the minor with creating problems for his relatives, the State Inspector General reports the details of a case on the schoolboy's suicide. The investigator is arrested.
News
Aliyev pardoned the convicted Frenchman Martin Ryan

Pashinyan's associates left the hearings on the problems of refugees from Karabakh

Exodus from Artsakh, Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for "Caucasian Knot" The discussion about the reasons for the exodus of the Armenian population of Karabakh unfolded on social media.

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.