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The bridge named after Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Birulik https://ru.wikipedia.org
23:58, 26 November 2018
On Akhmat Kadyrov bridge, activists unfold a banner reading: "It belongs to Ingushetia"
Activists from the "Vesna" art group who hung a banner declared that they had "handed over" to Ingushetia the bridge named after Akhmat Kadyrov to replace the Ingush lands transferred to Chechnya.
Maxim Lapunov. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user euronews (in Russian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdtOC14tSg
23:58, 26 November 2018
Court dismisses gay Maxim Lapunov's complaint about torture in Chechnya
In Stavropol, the court has dismissed an appeal filed by of Maxim Lapunov about the refusal to institute criminal proceedings on a beating in Chechnya.
23:57, 26 November 2018
On November 19-25, 2018, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 19-25, 2018, no one fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Oyub Titiev and his defence at the court. Photo courtesy of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
18:45, 26 November 2018
Judge refuses to release rights defender Oyub Titiev under a guarantee
According to the Judge, Svetlana Gannushkina, the chair of the "Civil Assistance Committee", who acted as a guarantor for Chechen rights defender Oyub Titiev, is biased, since she is his colleague and friend.
A resident of the Avtury village on the air of the Chechen TV Channel. Photo by the "Grozny" TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBdgvNk9imY
18:37, 26 November 2018
A resident of Chechnya publicly apologizes for criticizing doctors
On November 25, on the air of the Chechen TV Channel, a resident of the Avtury village called a mistake his post with the video criticizing employees of a local medical institution. The story on the local TV Channel continued the practice of public apologies in the republic.
Nigmatul Radjabov. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user Мечеть Тангъим https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSb4Mo8FGLw
18:30, 26 November 2018
Law enforcers detain an imam of a Makhachkala mosque
Nigmatul Radjabov, an imam of a Makhachkala mosque, was detained at the entrance to the city. The imam was informed that he was included in the police preventive registration list as an extremist and was wanted.
16:04, 26 November 2018
Anime festival disrupted in Makhachkala after threats to organizers
The anime festival, which was to be held at the Avar Theatre in Makhachkala, was disrupted. Its organizer Saida Tuchalova had been kept at a police station for more than three hours. According to journalist Svetlana Anokhina, the directorate of the Avar Theatre and the organizers were bombarded with threats.
Participants of a protest action held in Marjanishvili Square in Tbilisi on November 25, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:04, 26 November 2018
Actions against "UNM" Party held in Tbilisi
During the "No to the 'United National Movement'" actions, activists called on people to vote at the second round of the election for a candidate supported by the ruling "Georgian Dream-Democratic Movement" Party.
15:06, 26 November 2018
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 19-25, 2018
Verdict in the case on an attack on a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in Makhachkala; award to Oyub Titiev of the Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law; end of the trial in the case against the former head of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan; telethon of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund to raise funds for Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia; arrest of rapper Husky in Krasnodar, ‑ see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 19-25, 2018, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Bako Saakyan. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:58, 26 November 2018
Visit of Nagorno-Karabakh President to Moscow provokes sharp Azerbaijan's reaction
The visit of Nagorno-Karabakh President Bako Saakyan to Moscow on November 24 undermines efforts for the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict and may lead to an unpredictable development of the situation, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for Azerbaijan.
Buvaisar Saitiev (behind the podium) and participants of the Congress of Chechens of Dagestan held in Khasavyurt. Photo: screenshot of the video by the "Chernovik" (Draft) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QYyCCeOl0I
10:57, 26 November 2018
Congress of Chechens in Dagestani Khasavyurt alarms network users
Chechens have no "mono-ethnic region" in Dagestan, and it is a big problem. This has been declared by State Duma member Buvaisar Saitiev at the Congress of Chechens of Dagestan held in Khasavyurt. The statement voiced by the State Duma member has alarmed Dagestani users of social networks, and they have pointed out the danger of aggravation of the territorial dispute and the outbreak of conflict.
Mashidat Omaraskhabova. Photo: screenshot of the video published on the singer's page on VK.com
10:57, 26 November 2018
Singer Mashidat Omaraskhabova wounded in Makhachkala
The police are engaged in investigation into an assassination attempt on Mashidat Omaraskhabova, Meritorious Artist of Dagestan, who got a bullet wound near her house in Makhachkala.
Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters at the rally in Yerevan. Photo: ©Sputnik/Asatur Yesayants https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20181124/15846415/nuzhen-balans-polnomochij-pashinyan-anonsiroval-izmeneniya-konstitucii.html
11:43, 25 November 2018
March of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters finished in Yerevan
On November 24, participants of the rally, led by Nikol Pashinyan, marched through nine out of twelve administrative districts of the Armenian capital. Nikol Pashinyan called the march unprecedented.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
11:28, 25 November 2018
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of 150 cases of shelling per week
In the week from November 18 to 24, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired 2000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reported.
11:21, 25 November 2018
Grozny residents report on detentions of youth party participants
After a publication of a video, in which Chechen young men and women demonstrate bottles with drinks, law enforcers identified and detained those young people. They were set free only several days later, relatives of the detainees reported.
11:10, 25 November 2018
A supporter of Grigol Vashadze beaten in Marneuli
In Marneuli, three law enforcers stopped Kakha Kvaratskheliya, a 50-year-old supporter of Grigol Vashadze, checked his ID and when they learned that he would vote for Grigol Vashadze, they beat him for that, reported the spokesman of the Grigol Vashadze's office in Marneuli, with reference to the victim.
Azerbaijani tanks join military drills. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/v-ramkah-kshvi-vojska-nahchyvanskogo-garnizona-uspeshno-proveli-etap-s-boevoj-strelboj-video-24912.html
16:57, 24 November 2018
Azerbaijan reports on 26 attacks from Armenian side
Over the past day, the armed forces of Armenia 26 times violated the ceasefire regime on the contact line of the troops, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reported.
Nikol Pashinyan (centre) takes part in Yerevan march, November 24, 2018. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants
16:43, 24 November 2018
Thousands of Nikol Pashinyan's supporters march in Yerevan
The march through most of the Yerevan districts sums up the "velvet revolution," announces Nikol Pashinyan, the acting Prime Minister of Armenia.
Photo: press service of the Employment Centre of Ingushetia: http://ingushetia.regiontrud.ru/home/fotogal.aspx
16:31, 24 November 2018
In Russia, Northern Caucasus leads in number of unemployed people
In Ingushetia, a quarter of the employable population remains without work. In total, in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the unemployment rate is 9.9%, the "Rosstat" (Russian Federal State Statistics Service) reports.
Fragment of the Circassian calendar for 2019. Design by Ruslan Gashtov
11:54, 24 November 2018
Circassian repatriates' house to be repaired with funds raised from sale of calendars
Activists from Kabardino-Balkaria hold an annual charity event for the sale of the Circassian calendars for 2019. The organizers decided to spend the proceeds on repairing the house of a Syrian repatriates.
News
Two former employees of the Surovikino penal colony have been convicted in connection with the hostage-taking case.

A Volgograd activist reported pressure and threats from security forces.

Volgograd journalist Koshelev has been arrested.

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.