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Vitaly Shklyarov. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:59, 29 November 2018
Expert: stealing votes at presidential election in Georgia may provoke a revolution
In Georgia, voting at the presidential election has a pronounced protest nature, and attempts of the ruling party to steal the victory of the opposition will turn into rallies of "unprecedented scale," believes political consultant Vitaly Shklyarov.
A polling station in Georgia. Photo: SPUTNIK / LEVAN AVLABRELI https://sputnik-georgia.ru/election-2018/20181128/243159656/V-Gruzii-nachalsya-vtoroy-tur-vyborov-prezidenta-strany.html
18:42, 28 November 2018
Opposition claims large-scale violations at Georgian presidential election
The Georgian opposition and the police expressed different opinions when assessing violations committed during the election. The "United National Movement" (UNM) Party reported that voters were bribed at polling stations all over Georgia, while the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) noted the calm situation during the voting.
The banner of the participant of the action on the Akhmat Kadyrov bridge. November 28, 2018. Photo by David Frenkel for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:41, 28 November 2018
Law enforcers detain a Petersburg resident for action on Akhmat Kadyrov bridge
Law enforcers accused a 17-year-old activist detained in Saint Petersburg of violating the procedure for holding a public action for "transferring" the Akhmat Kadyrov bridge to Ingushetia. After that, the teenager was released from the police station.
A procedure for christening at the Cathedral of Holy Christ the Saviour in the city of Shushi. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:29, 28 November 2018
Soldiers of Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army baptized in Shushi
60 soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army were baptized at the Cathedral of Holy Christ the Saviour in the city of Shushi.
Mashidat Omaraskhabova. Photo from her personal account on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnwax3MFzxK/
16:25, 28 November 2018
Media: relatives of Dagestani singer Mashidat Omaraskhabova find out who shot at her
Relatives of wounded singer Mashidat Omaraskhabova have stated they found out who had shot at her and are ready to prove that.
A funeral of the Azerbaijani soldier. Photo Sputnik / İlham Mustafa https://az.sputniknews.ru/karabakh/20180521/415422060/karabakh-armjane-obstrel-smert-soldat.html
12:36, 28 November 2018
Families of killed soldiers and officers demand compensation from Azerbaijani authorities
At a rally in Baku, about 80 family members of soldiers and officers killed in the Karabakh conflict have demanded compensation. The authorities declare the money has been paid, but there are no payment documents, the protesters state.
12:29, 28 November 2018
A resident of Chechnya confesses to connections with Syrian militants
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has started a consideration of the case against Shamil Soltamuradov, a 28-year-old resident of Gudermes. He is accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization in Syria and attending a training there.
Participants of the "Alternative" discussion and analytical centre. Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:40, 28 November 2018
Dagestani journalists note an increase in aggression in society
The authorities do not have any clear position on aggression in Dagestani society, note analysts. According to them, aggression in the republic is associated with the system of social and religious classes in society.
Abidi Ramazanov. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
08:24, 28 November 2018
A disabled person from Dagestan complains about having no housing
In Makhachkala, Abidi Ramazanov held a picket at which he declared he had been illegally deprived of housing in the Novolaksky District of Dagestan.
08:21, 28 November 2018
Journalist Afghan Sadygov arrested in Azerbaijan
People in civilian clothes detained Afghan Sadygov, who highlighted a rally in Baku, and the court sentenced him to 30 days of arrest for disobeying the police, reported a wife of Afghan Sadygov.
08:18, 28 November 2018
Organizers of anime festival in Makhachkala refuse to complain to police
Participants and organizers of the anime festival disrupted in Makhachkala did not complain to the police about aggressive actions, and the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) did not find any direct threats voiced on the Internet against activists of the anime festival.
Yevgeny Bunin, resident of the village of Indyuk in the Tuapse District. Photo by the press service of the "Committee against Torture" https://www.pytkam.net/node/2582
23:59, 27 November 2018
CaT: law enforcers beat a resident of Kuban
A resident of the Tuapse District has addressed rights defenders and complained that law enforcers beat him and demanded from him to confess to a crime, reports the "Committee against Torture" (CaT).
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
23:58, 27 November 2018
ECtHR recognizes cancellation of gay parades in Sochi and Nalchik as illegal
The authorities that did not allow LGBT activists to hold protest actions in Sochi, Nalchik, and other Russian cities had violated their right to freedom of assembly, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled. The organizers of the gay parades were not satisfied with the European Court's decision, since no compensation was awarded to them.
A picket in support of the Ingush people ended with detention of two Petersburg residents. Photo by Dinar Idrisov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:56, 27 November 2018
A picket in support of Ingush people ends with detention of two Petersburg residents
Law enforcers detained for several hours activist Olga Smirnova, who was holding a picket near the building of the Constitutional Court of Russia to support opponents of the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border. Ilya Tkachenko, who was filming the picket, was also detained.
A rally of the opponents of the border agreement in Nazran. November 27, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:42, 27 November 2018
Opponents of border agreement hold rally in Nazran
Participants of a sanctioned action against the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border signed by Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Ramzan Kadyrov left the place of the rally.
Maxim Lapunov. Photo by the press service of Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
18:55, 27 November 2018
Defence of gay Maxim Lapunov complains about court bias in a torture case in Chechnya
The refusal of the Russian authorities to investigate the detention and torture of Maxim Lapunov in Chechnya will be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the defence has reported. Members of the "Russian LGBT-Network" stated that Maxim Lapunov had to leave the country because of threats.
18:52, 27 November 2018
Russian SC upholds verdict for financing militants
The Supreme Court (SC) of Russia has refused to change the decision of the Rostov court which sentenced Anastasia Shilikhina, a resident of the Volgograd Region, and Yulduz Alieva, a native of Dagestan, on the charges of financing Syrian militants to five and six years of imprisonment, respectively, the FSB reported.
The building of the Constitutional Court of Russia. Photo by A. S. Savin https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Конституционный_суд_Российской_Федерации
15:32, 27 November 2018
Some Ingush activists denied admission to a session of Russian Constitutional Court
In Saint Petersburg, the Constitutional Court of Russia has begun to consider the issue on the Chechen-Ingush border. Officials representing the authorities passed into the courtroom without any obstacles. Meanwhile, some of the opponents of the agreement were not let to enter the building despite their registration, reported Ruslan Mutsolgov, the leader of the Ingush branch of the "Yabloko" Party.
Nigmatula Radjabov. Photo: Alexei Pivovarov https://les.media/articles/article-656247-for-landing-for-landing
15:26, 27 November 2018
Imam of a Makhachkala mosque reports details of his detention
Nigmatula Radjabov, who on November 26 was detained at the entrance to Makhachkala, was released on the same day. According to the imam, law enforcers failed to explain the reasons for his detention.
11:49, 27 November 2018
Congress of Dagestani Chechens changes tactics to add Aukh District to Chechnya
At the Congress of the Dagestani Chechens, participants voiced almost no criticism of the Dagestan authorities regarding the restoration of the Aukh District. That fact indicates a change in tactics of the Chechen side, which, instead of loud statements, began to act "at the highest level," believes Mairbek Agaev, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft).
News
A resident of the Astrakhan region has been arrested for his involvement with the LGBT* group.

The anniversary of the beginning of the Kalmyk rehabilitation went unnoticed in the republic.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

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.