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13:45, 20 November 2019
Deputy chair of "Muslim Unity" complains about summoning to police
In Baku, Elchin Gasymov, the deputy chairman of the movement "Muslim Unity", was summoned to the Chief Department for Combating Organized Crime and warned of the police interference in an event planned by the movement and dedicated to the anniversary of the events in Nardaran.
Dispersal of protest action in Tbilisi, November 18, 2019. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:12, 20 November 2019
Dispersal of Tbilisi protests undermines Georgian Dream's prospects
Oppositionists continue their protests in central Tbilisi. The violent suppression of protests has reduced the chances of the "Georgian Dream" to win the next elections, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Alikhan Tsakaev (left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of grom_095 Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rcq3Ji0J2/
10:59, 20 November 2019
Kadyrov's retinue tunes up to style of his statements
Alikhan Tsakaev, the police boss of the city of Argun, will not be punished for his statement about law enforcers' illegal methods, Dmitry Dovgiy, a lawyer, and Gennady Gudkov, a retired FSB colonel, believe.
Resident of Makhachkala Madina holds solo picket in Makhachkala, November 19, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
08:28, 20 November 2019
Residents of Dagestan support Murtazali Gasanguseinov's picket
Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the slain shepherds, and Djambulat Gasanov, an activist, have again went out to a series of solo pickets demanding to acquaint them to the materials of the service check conducted against a high-ranking police officer.
Handcuffs. Photo: Elena Sideok, Yuga.ru
08:18, 20 November 2019
Maisigov's liberation encourages rights defenders
Rashid Maisigov, a "Fortanga" journalist, accused of drug storage, has been released from the SIZO (pre-trial prison). The court's decision to change his freedom restriction measure allows hoping that persecutions of Ingush protesters will end, Rashid himself has stated.
Village of Vremenny after special operation, December 2014. Photo: press service of HRC ‘Memorial’, https://memohrc.org/ru/news/dagestan-itogi-specoperacii-v-poselke-vremennyy-foto
22:24, 19 November 2019
Residents of Vremenny win a lawsuit against Dagestani MIA
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan dismissed an appeal filed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) against the court's decision on the inaction of the authorities when accruing to residents of the Vremenny village the compensations for their houses destroyed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO).
Arrival of children from Baghdad to Moscow, November 18, 2019. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Health of Russia, https://www.rosminzdrav.ru/news/2019/11/18/12838-soobschenie-press-sluzhby-minzdrava-rossii
21:53, 19 November 2019
Two children of Chechen natives brought from Iraq to Moscow
Two out of 32 children taken out of a Baghdad prison will be handed over to their relatives in Chechnya, the Chechen Ministry for National Policy reports today. Among the children brought to Russia there are also children of natives of Dagestan and Ingushetia.
South Ossetia-Georgia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
18:37, 19 November 2019
KGB of South Ossetia associates doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili with Georgian law enforcers
The violation of the border by doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili is related to a "hybrid operation" of the Georgian law enforcement bodies, the KGB of South Ossetia reports today. It also notes that the detainee participated in the armed conflict in August 2008 as a military doctor.
Resident of Chechnya apologizes to Ramzan Kadyrov for his comments on social networks. Screenshot of post on the "pro_Chechnya" public account in Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/p/B5BMDskCGS4
18:24, 19 November 2019
Chechen leader's threats result in new public apologies
Two residents of Chechnya recorded a video appeal in which they apologized to Ramzan Kadyrov for their comments on social networks. Instagram users found logic in the apologies posted after the public threats voiced by the leader of Chechnya.
Activist in a tent at the parliament building. Screenshot from the "Rustavi-2" TV Channel video broadcasting, http://rustavi2.ge/ka/news/147624
14:49, 19 November 2019
Protesters set up tents after dispersal of protest in Tbilisi
Activists set up several tents in front of the Georgian parliament building and spent the night in them. Pickets and rallies will continue, protesters emphasize.
Screenshot from video with the chief of the MIA's Department having a preventive conversation with young people brought to the police station for drinking alcoholic beverages and taking psychotropic drugs, the "ChP Chechnya" Instagram Channel, http://www.instagram.com/chp_chechenya
14:35, 19 November 2019
Social network video draws public attention to psychotropic substances in Chechnya
In Chechnya, policemen make PR steps by recording videos reprimanding drinking alcoholic beverages and taking psychotropic drugs. Meanwhile, pharmacies selling psychotropic drugs without prescriptions continue to operate, users of social networks note.
Rally in support of orthopaedist Vazha Gaprindashvili. Photo by Galina Gotua for the Caucasian Knot
14:21, 19 November 2019
Activists demand to release Vazha Gaprindashvili
At the "Action of White Coats", medical officers demanded from the authorities of South Ossetia to let arrested orthopaedist Vazha Gaprindashvili return to Georgia. Activists of the NGO "Civil Initiative" submitted an appeal to the United Nations asking for help to free Vazha Gaprindashvili.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo: Meydan TV, https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/тофиг-ягублу-был-вызван-в-генпрокуратуру/?ref=list-news
11:18, 19 November 2019
Tofig Yagublu complains of threats and torture
Tofig Yagublu, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, is back at large after serving his administrative arrest. He told about beatings by law enforcers and threats with demands to stop his oppositional activities.
Protesters built up a barricade in front of the Georgian Parliament, Tbilisi, November 18, 2019. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:04, 19 November 2019
Number of detainees during protests in Georgia reaches 37
Four people were injured during the dispersal of the protest action in Tbilisi; the number of detained activists has reached 37.
Screenshot from YouTube video 'Chechen wedding. Fighting for the 2nd place', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jck271Wtjcg
10:53, 19 November 2019
Kadyrov's motorcade set dangerous example for Chechen wedding parties
Large wedding trains of many carts or cars are a traditional element of almost any Chechen wedding party, Khasan Bakaev, a historian, believes. People tend to imitate the republic's leadership by motorcade scales and driving style, Ruslan Kutaev, the head of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, has stated.
High-security prison. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
08:36, 19 November 2019
KBR resident who complained of torture sentenced to six years in prison
The Chegem District Court has sentenced Rustam Kuchmenov, a resident of the village of Shalushka, who stated that he was tortured after detention. His defence has promised to challenge the verdict. A lawyer of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) has also criticized the verdict.
Protesters staying in front of special forces in Tbilisi, November 18, 2019. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the Caucasian Knot
01:03, 19 November 2019
18 persons detained during dispersal of protesters in Tbilisi
Policemen have removed protesters' barricades and tents from the parliament building in Tbilisi and detained 18 activists, but the protest rally continued.
Special forces vehicle at the protest action in Tbilisi, November 18, 2019. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the Caucasian Knot
21:17, 18 November 2019
Police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Tbilisi
During the dispersal of the protest action in Tbilisi, one activist was detained; the whereabouts of three more are unknown, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports from the venue. Law enforcers used tear gas; there are victims, the "Rustavi-2" TV Channel has reported.
Screenshot of Alikhan Tsakaev's Instagram post dated November 14, 2019, https://www.instagram.com/p/B42uVsUCQ1p/
21:07, 18 November 2019
Tumso criticizes Argun police boss for joke with threats
Kadyrov's threats addressed to social network users were followed by a jokingly designed post of Alikhan Tsakaev, the police head of the city of Argun, on the Instagram about the efficiency of a "pistol safety-stop click" and a "bullet in the leg" as methods of influencing people's attitudes and behaviour. In the realities of Chechnya, such a post is not perceived as a joke, the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, has stated.
At the site of the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev. Screenshot of the video posted by the 'First Channel' at: https://www.1tv.ru/news/2019-11-02/375061-v_moskve_ubity_nachalnik_tsentra_protivodeystviya_ekstremizmu_po_ingushetii_ibragim_eldzharkiev_i_ego_brat
18:35, 18 November 2019
Man accused of Ibragim Eldjarkiev's murder arrested in absentia
In Moscow, a court pronounced a decision to arrest Kureish Kartoev, a native of Ingushetia, who was put on the wanted list for the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the chief of the Ingush Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE, also known as Centre "E"), and his brother. This has been reported today by the court.
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.