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Malsag Uzhakhov, Chairman of the Council of Teips. Screenshot of the video by the user The Council of the Ingush Teips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKp3UuBZ1jk
11:19, 27 December 2018
Opponents point to Ingush Alims risk of losing credibility due to non-appearance at Kadiate
The refusal to come to the republic's Kadiate undermines the Alims' authority, Malsag Uzhakhov, the chairman of the Ingush Council of Teips, has stated. A refusal to resolve disputes as befits a Muslim, is moving such people are moving away from the society, Magomed Mutsolgov, a human rights defender, believes.
Mekhman Guseinov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:26, 27 December 2018
Azerbaijani blogger suspected of new crime before going free
Mekhman Guseinov, convicted in Azerbaijan on charges of libel against policemen, was suspected of beating up a colony employee. They want to prevent the regime's critic from being released, rights defenders believe.
08:23, 27 December 2018
NKR calls on Azerbaijan not to violate truce during New Year holidays
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has accused the authorities of Azerbaijan of violating the truce, and urged to refrain from aggravating the conflict during the holidays.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: Said Tsarnaev / Sputnik
08:20, 27 December 2018
Rights defenders treat Kadyrov's reaction to a child's complaint as his promotion action
The solution of the problem of the boy from Grozny, who has addressed Ramzan Kadyrov, was a typical Kadyrov's promotion action like those undertaken by Vladimir Putin. Kadyrov is manipulating the opinion of residents of Chechnya, by demonstrating polar reactions to people's appeals, rights defenders assert.
08:18, 27 December 2018
Grozny residents report law enforcers' raids on the eve of holidays
Law enforcers have strengthened security measures in Grozny before the New Year holidays, and on December 25, conducted passport checks, local residents have reported. The law enforcement bodies treat them as prophylactic measures.
Cossacks took posters away from the picketers. Volgograd, December 17, 2018. Screenshot of the video by the user Galetki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4660hPEUEU
22:09, 26 December 2018
LGBT activist demands to punish law enforcers for disrupting pickets in Volgograd
The actions of law enforcers during the pickets in defence of the LGBT movement in Volgograd should be assessed by investigators, the Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), said Alexei Nazarov, an activist.
Khabib Nurmagomedov. Photo: REUTERS/Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
21:56, 26 December 2018
Media: well-known Dagestani fighter suspected of intent to join IS
Khabib Nurmagomedov, an MMA fighter from Dagestan, was questioned at Makhachkala Airport before flying to Turkey. Border guards suspected him of trying to join the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court.
The Mufti of Ingushetia Isa Khamkhoev. Photo by the press service of the head of Ingushetia http://www.ingushetia.ru/
21:15, 26 December 2018
MCC calls on Mufti of Ingushetia to hold dialogue on Sharia Court
The Mufti of Ingushetia is invited to a meeting to be held on January 12 to discuss permissible conditions for the use of a Sharia Court, reports the Muslim Coordination Centre (MCC) of Northern Caucasus.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
20:14, 26 December 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov responds to Grozny boy's complaint about problems with water
Ramzan Kadyrov drew the attention of the Grozny Mayor to a video appeal shot by a boy who complained on Instagram that he had hot water running from two taps.
Oleg Kozlovsky. Photo by the press service of "Kavkaz.Realii" (RFE/RL)
20:13, 26 December 2018
CaT succeeds in seeking investigation into kidnapping of an AI member in Ingushetia
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reported opening a criminal case on the fact of kidnapping in Ingushetia of Oleg Kozlovsky, a member of international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI), the Committee against Torture (CaT) reports.
Makhachkala viewed from the Tarkitau Mountain. Photo: Abdulkhak Mamkhegov http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=2323&com=photogallery
16:26, 26 December 2018
A Makhachkala family succeeds in cancelling eviction from home
In Makhachkala, the court confirmed that the decision to evict a family from a residential building was not grounded, the Prosecutor's Office reported.
The police line. Photo Sputnik / Levan Avlabreli https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20181225/243642120/Strelba-i-potasovka-na-vostoke-Gruzii---zaderzhany-tri-cheloveka.html
16:26, 26 December 2018
In Georgia, residents of Gachiani village demand to release their fellow villagers
On December 25, in the village of Gachiani in the Gardaban District, where Azerbaijani people lived, activists held an action with the demand to release two persons detained after a conflict at the cemetery on the charge of resisting the police.
Banner of the participant of the protest action held on the Akhmat Kadyrov Bridge. Saint Petersburg, November 28, 2018. Photo by David Frenkel for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:25, 26 December 2018
Case against a rally participant on Kadyrov Bridge in Saint Petersburg closed
The administrative case against a 17-year-old coordinator of the art group "Vesna" (Spring), who in November participated in hanging out a banner on the Akhmat Kadyrov Bridge in Saint Petersburg, has been closed.
The BTS Korean pop band performing at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user babalu funny video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6700&v=6vmgVvjJRj0
12:01, 26 December 2018
Screening of film about Korean pop group cancelled in Makhachkala because of threats in social networks
In Makhachkala, the screening of the film "Love Yourself" about the BTS Korean pop group, scheduled for January, has been cancelled. The administration of the Russian BTS fan club explained the cancellation by threats in social networks.
The official logo of the championship of of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo courtesy of the Nagorno-Karabakh Organizing Committee for the ConIFA championship
11:55, 26 December 2018
NKR authorities ask residents to shelter fans from unrecognized states
Twelve teams from unrecognized states-members of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) will take part in the championship to be held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Hotels may not cope with a large number of fans, the NKR's authorities fear. They are promoting the "Hospitable Family" programme, the participants of which will host foreign guests.
The ritual of a "removal of fear by fire" (chyldag) is a popular medical rite in Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video by Meydan TV
11:49, 26 December 2018
Meydan TV: residents of Azerbaijan go to wizards because of doctors' incompetence
The death of a resident of Azerbaijan during a ritual beating has not reduced the popularity of dangerous mystical rites. Due to the lack of money and low level of medical services in the country, many go for treatment not to doctors, but to traditional folk healers, magicians and exorcists, the Meydan TV has stated.
Murtazali Gasanguseinov at a picket in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUvb2Fee16M
08:59, 26 December 2018
Father of shepherds killed in Dagestan points to inefficiency of Putin's promises
The promise of President Vladimir Putin to take the case under his personal control had no effect on the course of investigation, the father of the killed Gasanguseinov brothers-shepherds, has stated.
Participants of a session of the Kadis of Ingushetia held on December 25, 2-15. Screenshot of the video by the Council of Teips of Ingushetia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkhs3H9nAe8
08:56, 26 December 2018
Ingush Alims ignore Sharia Court
The six religious leaders who had criticized the summoning of Ingush MPs to the Sharia Court have failed to appear at the Ingush Kadiate to defend their position. This was stated by the head of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans).
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler"
08:52, 26 December 2018
Ingush activist appeals against his fine at the ECtHR
Ruslan Mutsolgov, the leader of the Ingush branch of the "Yabloko" Party, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against the fine imposed on him for participating in a rally against the border agreement with Chechnya.
The participants of the action in Yerevan demanded to remove the Russian military base from Gyumri. December 25, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 25 December 2018
Activists in Yerevan demand withdrawal of Russian military base
The participants of the action held at the Russian Embassy to Armenia in Yerevan have demanded to remove the Russian military base from Gyumri, investigate the murder of Djulietta Gukasyan by a Russian soldier and revise the relations with Russia.
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The family of the deceased is unable to obtain compensation from Yuri Zakharchevsky.

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.