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Posters of the participants of a rally in Magas. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:44, 16 December 2018
Most Ingush MPs ignore Sharia Court
Only 10 out of 30 members of the Ingush Parliament came to a session of the Sharia Court. They said they had voted against the law on the border with Chechnya. The Sharia Court has asked the Council of Teips of Ingushetia to interview the MPs, who had ignored the session.
09:41, 16 December 2018
Batumi resident suspected of attacking transgender
In Batumi, policemen have detained a young man suspected of beating a transgender woman.
09:37, 16 December 2018
Court in Azerbaijan mitigates punishment to protester of families of perished soldiers
On December 14, a Baku court reduced the arrest of Togrul Godjaev, who was detained at a rally held by relatives of the militaries perished in the Karabakh conflict, from 30 days to 15 days.
Zalina Gabibulaeva at the forum held in Moscow on December 14. Photo by Rustam Djalilov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:06, 15 December 2018
Relatives of Russian women tell about their departure to the IS
Young women from the republics of Northern Caucasus and other regions of the Russian Federation left for the warfare areas in Syria and Iraq unexpectedly for their relatives. Russian authorities should return them to their homeland, even if at home they may face criminal prosecution, their parents assert.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
18:01, 15 December 2018
Activists criticize enforcement by Azerbaijani authorities of ECtHR's decisions
The practice of enforcing the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) suggests that the authorities will not rush to abolish the ban on leaving the country imposed on the Azerbaijani citizens who has won their cases at the ECtHR, oppositionists and human rights defenders believe.
17:54, 15 December 2018
Distrust of authorities at background of border dispute gives rise to rumours about brawl of Chechens with Ingushes
The concealment from journalists of important information about interethnic conflicts in jails has resulted in people's distrust of the authorities. Against the background of tensions around the Ingush-Chechen border, this distrust contributes to active spread of alternative versions about a brawl of inmates of Kabardino-Balkarian colony, experts believe.
12:51, 15 December 2018
Court upholds refusal to investigate extrajudicial executions in Chechnya
The investigators' refusal to initiate a criminal case after the publication of the "Novaya Gazeta" about the killing of 27 residents of Chechnya by law enforcers has been found lawful, a Stavropol court reports.
The 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri. Photo © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/armenia/20170222/6481195/minoborony-102-ya-rossijskaya-voennaya-baza-v-armenii-vazhnaya-sostavlyayushchaya-bezopasnosti.html
12:46, 15 December 2018
Armenian opposition opposes Russian interference in Gyumri murder case
The "Resolute Citizen" Party is demanding information from the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia on whether the suspect of killing a Gyumri resident is still in the Russian military base. If is so, it means that in Armenia Russian laws are given preference over local ones, the "Sasna Tsrer" Party has stated.
The 2008 military conflict. South Ossetia. Photo: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
09:07, 15 December 2018
ECtHR rejects seven claims of South-Ossetians against Georgia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has refused to consider seven out of 1500 lawsuits filed against Georgia in connection with the 2008 military conflict, Inal Tasoev, the Ombudsman under the South-Ossetian President, has stated.
Participants of the mass Friday namaz (prayer) in Magas. December 14, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:04, 15 December 2018
Mourning for Nazran casualties unites Muslim communities
Various believers' communities got united in mourning for the residents of Ingushetia killed on December 12 in Nazran. The commemoration held in Magas was jointly conducted by an official of the Ingush Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) and the Imam, independent from the Muftiate.
08:58, 15 December 2018
Orientalists assess prospects of Sharia Court on Chechen-Ingush border
Not all the Ingush MPs are ready to come to the session of the Sharia Court, although defamation of the supporters of the border agreement is not the aim of the trial, said the MP Zakri Mamilov and the Elder Akhmed Barakhoev. The Sharia Court recognizes that the decision of the Parliament is not compliant with the Islam, but it will not be able to enforce its verdict, experts have stated.
08:54, 15 December 2018
Residents of Yerevan criticize Russian Embassy after murder in Gyumri
The Russian diplomatic mission (Embassy) has failed to react to the murder of Djulietta Gukasyan and to all the earlier crimes committed by Russian militaries in Gyumri, the participants of the picket in Yerevan have stated.
Participants of the mass namaz (prayer) held in the city of Magas. December 14, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 14 December 2018
Mass namaz on Nazran casualties held in Magas
Participants of the mass namaz (prayer) held in the city of Magas, the capital of Ingushetia, in memory of Muslim Khashagulgov and Ilez Khaniev killed on December 12 in Nazran. The funeral of Khaniev, who had no close relatives, is organized by volunteers.
Ali Kerimli. Photo: RFE/RL
23:51, 14 December 2018
Baku court upholds fine imposed on oppositional leader
The court has upheld the fine of 1500 US dollars imposed on Ali Kerimli, the leader of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), after action held in Baku.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
20:29, 14 December 2018
Kremlin responds to Ramzan Kadyrov's statement about lack of money
Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has called Ramzan Kadyrov's statement about the lack of funding for Chechnya a declamation normal for the leader of the region, but suggested addressing the issue to the Russian government.
A Muslim girl. Photo: REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
20:26, 14 December 2018
A resident of Ingushetia suspected of kidnapping a young woman
A suspect forced a 24-year-old woman from Malgobek into his car and took her away to some unknown destination, reported investigators. According to a source, the young man intends to marry the woman he has kidnapped.
The wedding cortege moving along the city streets. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4aGptgnyF/?taken-by=chp_krd
14:23, 14 December 2018
Defence of resident of Adygea treats his shooting at wedding as tribute to traditions
Ruslan Beretar, a resident of Adygea, suspected of hooliganism after shooting from a car of the wedding cortege, has committed no crime, but followed traditions, his advocate has stated.
14:18, 14 December 2018
Woman suspected of funding North-Caucasian militants put under house arrest
A court in Moscow has ruled to arrest six out of seven natives from Northern Caucasus, suspected of financing militants. The seventh detainee-a woman placed under house arrest.
The map of the new border between Ingushetia and Chechnya. Photo by the press service of the government of the Republic of Ingushetia
10:29, 14 December 2018
Dagestani historians tell about formation of border with Chechnya
The administrative Dagestani-Chechen border has clear historical background and need no revision, Dagestani historians have stated after the border discussion announced by the heads of the two republics.
Barbed wire. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
10:24, 14 December 2018
Natives of Chechnya and Dagestan complain to the ECtHR about torture in Omsk colony
The convicts serving their sentences at a correctional facility (colony) in Omsk have complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about torture and harassment. There are four natives of Chechnya and two – from Dagestan among them.
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The court seized more than 80 substations in Dagestan from Magomed Kaitov.

A combatant from Ingushetia was killed in a military operation.

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for being absent from his unit.

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.