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Irina Dovgan (on the right). Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:50, 9 December 2019
Documentary raises problem of civilians' kidnappings in conflict zones
A documentary about the abduction and torture of a Ukrainian woman was screened in Georgia. Spectators have noted that countries have similar problems in terms of illegal detentions on the contact line.
14:35, 9 December 2019
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 2-8, 2019
Criminal case against the third president of Armenia; scheduling of early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan; actions in support of political prisoners in Southern Russia; tension in relations between Russia and Germany in connection with the killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili; resignation of the Abkhazian Minister of Internal Affairs amid a protest rally; new detentions in the case on the assassination of the chief of the Ingush Centre "E", – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 2-8, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Ramzan Kadyrov playing a coach. Screenshot of the video posted on the Instagram of the blogger sergo_artemka https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qEJVYIm7a/
11:40, 9 December 2019
Kadyrov's role in comedy show stresses his craving for Putin's media image
By his PR actions, Ramzan Kadyrov emphasizes the image of an authoritarian leader, by borrowing features from the image of President Vladimir Putin, PR experts believe. Kadyrov's jokes and extravagant antics are caused by his desire to stand out, researchers of the Caucasus assert.
Special troops' fighters used water cannons to disperse protesters demanding to dismiss the government and hold early parliamentary election in Georgia. Tbilisi, November 18, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze TPX IMAGES of the DAY
11:29, 9 December 2019
Rights defenders warn about possibility of civil confrontation in Georgia
Frequent skirmishes of "Georgian Dream" activists from among civil servants with oppositionists are giving rise to extreme political escalation, analysts of the NGO "International Transparency Georgia" have stated.
The village of Novosasitli. Screenshot of the video by the Aytash TV channel https://youtu.be/hg8LHJAUpT8
11:26, 9 December 2019
Dagestani law enforcers detain brother of preacher Abu Umar of Sasitli
Law enforcers have searched the house of Saadu Akhmednabiev, the brother of the Muslim preacher Abu Umar of Sasitli; and then, took Saadu away in a helicopter, his father Saigidakhmed Akhmednabiev has informed.
12:06, 8 December 2019
GPO complains about Kerimli to the Bar Association
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has complained to the Azerbaijani Bar Association about the advocate Nemat Kerimli. The reason for the complaint was his public allegations about torture of his client Tofig Yagublu, an opposition activist.
Participants of flash mob in Rostov-on-Don, December 7, 2019. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
11:38, 8 December 2019
Theatrical action in support of Sidorov and Mordasov held in Rostov-on-Don
At a flash mob rally in Rostov-on-Don, activists spoke out in support of prisoners of conscience and against repressions.
Serviceman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2617
11:18, 8 December 2019
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 130 shelling attacks during week
Since December 1, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than a thousand shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) informed on December 7.
Russian children evacuated from Syria handed over to relatives . Photo: press service of the Children's Ombudsperson of Russia, http://deti.gov.ru/articles/news/anna-kuznecova-vstretila-rossijskih-detej-vyvezennyh-iz-sirii
10:59, 8 December 2019
Children evacuated from Syria handed over to relatives in Dagestan and Volgograd
Three minors evacuated from Syria have returned to their mother in Dagestan; one girl was met by her grandmother from Volgograd.
18:20, 7 December 2019
Rights defenders condemn pressure on Azerbaijani advocates
Azerbaijani authorities should restore the powers of the lawyer Shakhla Gumbatova and her colleagues, also deprived of their powers for their defence of human rights, four international human rights organizations have stated.
17:55, 7 December 2019
Ingush Senator rents a flat for family of girl with amputated arm
Ingush authorities are now solving the issue of providing housing to the needy family, in which, after discharging from hospital, the girl, who had her arm amputated as a result of domestic violence, will live. In the upcoming year, they will live in a rented apartment in Magas.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
17:26, 7 December 2019
Azerbaijan claims shelling by Armenian snipers
The positions of Azerbaijani troops stationed on the border with Armenia and in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area were shelled for 24 times over the past 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Screenshot from video with a baby being rubbed with snow. Official Instagram account of Chechen PO, https://www.instagram.com/chechproc/
16:53, 7 December 2019
Chechen woman fined for rubbing baby with snow
A court has found the rite of "hardening" a three-month-old child, whom his grandmother rubbed with snow, to be an offense. The mother of the baby was fined, although, according to Chechen customs, parents have no right to object to their own parents, local residents have noted.
12:42, 7 December 2019
Journalists discover that Khangoshvili's murderer worked for FSB
As stated by the authors of an international journalistic investigation, the alleged killer of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, shot dead in Berlin, had served in the "Vympel" (Pennant) FSB Special Forces unit and was involved in at least two murders in Russia.
Clashes between protesters and police in Pankisi. Screenshot from the 'Caucasian Knot' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOd5bOftv4
12:31, 7 December 2019
HPP construction aggravated confrontation among Pankisi residents
The Georgian Govt's plans to build the "Khadori-3" hydroelectric power plant (HPP) have split residents of the Pankisi Gorge into two camps; the conflict was exacerbated by the political confrontation.
People detained for drinking alcoholic beverages and using psychotropic substances. Screenshot from video posted by Chechen MIA at https://www.instagram.com/p/B5k3-STFR-y/
12:13, 7 December 2019
Public humiliation remains officials' tool for fighting dissent in Chechnya
Chechen authorities are making use of public humiliations by relying both on the Soviet experience and on the long-standing traditions of the nation. However, over time, people's systematic demonstrative humiliations start generating the opposite effect, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
High security prison in Tegel in Berlin. Screenshot from video broadcasting by OstWest TV Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly-wBK53UCk
08:58, 7 December 2019
German journalists learn about transfer of suspect of killing Khangoshvili under guard
A Russian suspected of assassinating Zelimkhan Khangoshvili has been transferred from the Moabit Prison into the high security prison in Tegel. The decision was made by employees of the State Criminal Investigation Department: they received information that the killer is in danger of liquidation, the "Berliner Morgenpost" newspaper has written.
Relatives and friends of Sergey Melnik in the courtroom, Volgograd, July 2019. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
08:47, 7 December 2019
Five Jehovah Witnesses* left in custody in Volgograd
On December 6, a Volgograd court extended by two months the detention of five Jehovah Witnesses*. Their relatives complain that investigators ban to visit the detainees.
Lake Sevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:01, 6 December 2019
Ecologists voice skepticism about initiative to save Lake Sevan
A bill adopted by the Armenian parliament and restricting water withdrawal from Lake Sevan is inefficient, since it does not prohibit the use of large volumes of water from the lake, say ecologists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Office of HRC 'Memorial' in Moscow. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
20:47, 6 December 2019
Number of protocols drawn up against "Memorial" reaches 28
In addition to 20 administrative protocols on the absence of a "foreign agent" mark drawn up against the "International Memorial" and Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" after the inspection conducted by the Ingush FSB, the "Roskomnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) drew up eight more protocols on a complaint filed by an individual.
News
A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district due to landslides.

The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

Residents reported on the condition of homes and infrastructure in Dagestan villages after landslides.

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.