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Press conference in Nazran, November 21, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloi for the Caucasian Knot
00:59, 22 November 2018
Ingush activists threaten to raise issue of Prigorodny District
If the Constitutional Court of Russia supports the agreement on the border with Chechnya signed by Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Ramzan Kadyrov, protest actions will be resumed, and the question of the Prigorodny District will also be raised. This was stated by members of the Ingush Committee of National Unity at a press conference held in Nazran on November 21.
00:00, 22 November 2018
Activist Abulfaz Sadygbeili arrested in Baku
Abulfaz Sadygbeili, the head of the youth organization of the Azerbaijani opposition "Musavat" Party, is suspected of fraud. The activist is being persecuted for political reasons, his colleagues from the party believe.
Ali Kerimli surrounded by police, November 19, 2018. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
22:50, 21 November 2018
AI condemns arrests of oppositionists in Baku
Mass detentions of opposition leaders and activists during a rally in Baku are a violation of the freedom of peaceful assembly, declares the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI). The NGO has called on to release the arrested demonstrators.
Activists of the "Putin's Detachments", April 26, 2017. Screenshot from video posted by Navalny's office in Krasnodar, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XReYeAa94i4
22:42, 21 November 2018
Activists report an attack on headquarters of Putin's Detachments in Krasnodar
Marat Dinaev, the head of the "Putin's Detachments", was taken to hospital with injuries after an attack on the organization's headquarters in Krasnodar, reported activist Alexander Saveliev.
Celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, Grozny, November 20, 2018. Screenshot from video by 'Grozny' TV Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzZYjEiNM-8
22:28, 21 November 2018
Residents of Chechnya criticize pompous celebration of Prophet Muhammad's birthday
On November 20, the authorities of Chechnya celebrated the birthday of Prophet Muhammad with charity events and fireworks, and each family of the boys born on that day got 100,000 roubles. Some local residents believe the large-scale celebration of the date organized by the authorities was unreasonable.
Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
18:21, 21 November 2018
Armenian MFA reports about man killed on airfield at Sheremetyevo Airport
The man killed on the flight strip at the Sheremetyevo Airport has been identified as Albert Epremyan, a 25-year-old citizen of Armenia, reports the spokesperson for the Armenian diplomatic mission in Moscow.
Rapper Husky. Photo: FB page at https://www.facebook.com/raphusky/?ref=br_rs
18:13, 21 November 2018
Managers of rapper Husky accuse Rostov law enforcers of attempting to disrupt concert
On November 20, law enforcers restricted visitors' entry to the concert of rapper Husky in Rostov-on-Don, and the performance itself had to be conducted without musical accompaniment, reported agents of rapper Husky.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: © Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants, https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/politics/20181120/15774285/vas-neverno-informirovali-telekompaniya-majrapetyana-otvetila-pashinyanu.html
13:41, 21 November 2018
Armenian authorities refuse to exchange prisoners with Azerbaijan
On November 20, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan found the idea of exchanging Armenian citizens caught in the Azerbaijani captivity inappropriate and holding protest actions with the demand to release prisoners ‑ senseless.
Machine-gun firing. Photo: © Sputnik / Igor Onuchin, https://sputnik.az/karabakh/20181118/417964678/Cbhd-silahlar-yen-susmayb.html
13:31, 21 November 2018
Azerbaijan claims shelling in four villages
Over the past day, the positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled 27 times, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports.
13:05, 21 November 2018
Armenian citizen dies at Sheremetyevo Airport after his deportation from Spain
At the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, while accelerating, an airplane to fly from Moscow to Athens collided with a man who was killed as a result. The remains of his body were found on the flight strip. Earlier, the citizen of Armenia had been deported from Spain to his homeland with a change in Moscow.
12:53, 21 November 2018
ECtHR recognizes violation of rights of a rape victim in Dagestan
The Strasbourg Court has supported a minor girl from Dagestan, who complained about the ineffective investigation into the case on her repeated gang rape.
House in the village of Dattykh. Photo by Zurab Pliev for the Caucasian Knot
12:43, 21 November 2018
Entrance to Dattykh village blocked, residents of Ingushetia report (+video)
The entrance to the village of Dattykh, which the authorities of Ingushetia have decided to restore, is blocked by law enforcers, report residents of the republic.
11:33, 21 November 2018
Russian MFA reports version on detention of Ingush students in Egypt
Egyptian law enforcers could detain five residents of Ingushetia for studying in the country without getting permissions for a long stay, suggested the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
11:22, 21 November 2018
Analysts doubt involvement of IS* in suicide bombing in Grozny
The statement of the Chechen authorities about the involvement of a female suicide bomber in the "Islamic State"* (IS, a terrorist organization, banned in Russia by the court, – note of the "Caucasian Knot") has no substantial grounds. This opinion was voiced by the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Oyub Titiev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
11:15, 21 November 2018
Defence requests court to release Oyub Titiev from arrest
At the court hearing on November 20, advocates of Oyub Titiev stated that the questioning of witness had been completed and public prosecutors had lost their arguments concerning possible pressure on the witnesses from the defendant. The advocates of the rights defender have again requested to release him from custody.
Elchin Ismayilly. Photo: Elçin İsmayıllı https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwUWq33qq_Y
10:17, 21 November 2018
Court mitigates sentence for Azerbaijani journalist Elchin Ismayilli
The Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has removed from journalist Elchin Ismayilli the charges of taking a bribe and abuse of office and mitigated his imprisonment term by two years.
Khazvakha Cherkhigov (centre) is detained by law enforcers. Screenshot from FSB video
10:02, 21 November 2018
Suspected attacker on Budyonnovsk detained
In Moscow, law enforcers have detained Khazvakha Cherkhigov, suspected of involvement in the militant attack on Budyonnovsk in 1995.
Leaflet prepared by HRC ‘Memorial’ for a charity action in support of Oyub Titiev. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the Caucasian Knot
17:38, 20 November 2018
Muscovites support Titiev at rights defenders' charity action
A charity action in support of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", was held in the Sakharov Centre in Moscow. The raised money in the amount of 130,000 roubles will be spent on tickets for rights defenders and journalists who want to go to Chechnya and support Titiev, the organizers of the action have stated.
Oyub Titiev in the court, October 2018. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
17:33, 20 November 2018
Titiev tells court about work of HRC "Memorial" in Chechnya
Today, the court continued interrogating Oyub Titiev; and his lawyer Ilya Novikov asked him to tell about cases of threats and pressure on employees of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". "For 18 years, there have been many cases; I don't remember all of them," said Titiev.
Lake in the Galanchozh District of Chechnya. Screenshot from video posted by Dima Yefremov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1539&v=v_fnDpZGiIo
14:26, 20 November 2018
Residents of Chechnya treat mosque opening in Charmakh as start of village restoration
The mosque, opened on November 19 in the abandoned village of Charmakh, was the second mosque in eight days reconstructed in the Galanchozh District of Chechnya bordering on Ingushetia. Residents of Chechnya said that with the opening of the new mosque, they had faith appeared in the revival of villages in this territory.
News
Afghan Sadigov. Photo: https://www.massa.az/news/ru/15090/sostoyanie-jurnalista-obyavivshego-golodovku-v-tyurme-ostaetsya-tyajelym Journalist Sadygov was denied a passport after being deported.

Aitaj Tapdig (Akhmedova). Photo: Fatima Movlamly / JAMnews https://jam-news.net/ru The Penitentiary Service has denied allegations of violence against a Meydan TV journalist.

Eight arrested Russians have been charged in Baku.

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.