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Zaza Saralidze. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:52, 15 November 2018
Father of a teenager killed in Georgia complains about threats on social networks
Zaza Saralidze, a father of a schoolboy killed in Tbilisi, has submitted to the police screenshots of messages he received through social networks with threats of physical violence and insults.
Participants of the rally during a prayer. Magas, October, 2018. Photo courtesy of Yakub Gogiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:48, 15 November 2018
Residents of Ingushetia go to court because of Internet disconnection during rallies
The "Roskomnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) explained the disconnection of the Internet by the decision of the law enforcement bodies.
17:40, 15 November 2018
Dagestani activists express their concern over changes on map of Chechnya
The authorities of Chechnya should announce the reason for publishing the map of the republic, which included some territories of Dagestan, note activists.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo REUTERS / Konstantin Chernichkin
17:39, 15 November 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov: Persons killed in Martan-Chu fell victim to neglect of their parents
The leader of Chechnya has commented on a shootout in the Urus-Martan District and blamed heads of families for the fact that their children "went to fight."
A road near the village of Dattykh in Ingushetia. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:58, 15 November 2018
Experts are sceptical about military tourism in Chechnya
In Russia, the sphere of military tourism, which the authorities of Chechnya decided to promote, is poorly developed, experts of the tourism industry have noted. To promote the project, a lot of hard and delicate work is needed, says Dmitry Danilenko, the editor-in-chief of a tourist portal, believes.
A former resident of the village of Dattykh came to visit her house. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:56, 15 November 2018
Native of Ingush Dattykh tells about life of abandoned village
The village of Dattykh, which Ingush intend to restore, was abandoned by residents after shelling in 2015. People come here to look after cattle and cemeteries. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has visited the ravaged village, which has attracted attention amid the confrontation because of the change of border with Chechnya.
Nemat Panakhly. Photo: screenshot from the YouTube channel SƏS TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2anyjPOItB0
09:51, 15 November 2018
Oppositionist Nemat Panakhly released in Azerbaijan
Nemat Panakhly, the Chairman of the National Statehood Party of Azerbaijan, has been released from arrest.
Mosul. Iraq. Photo: REUTERS/Ari Jalal
08:29, 15 November 2018
Authorities suspend return of Russians from IS controlled territory
About 7000 Russian women asked Russian authorities to help them return home from the warfare zone in the Middle East, but since the start of the year, none of the wives of former militants has returned to Russia, the participants in a press conference in Moscow have stated.
08:26, 15 November 2018
Attacker on "Caucasian Knot" correspondent refuses to admit guilt
Karim Kasumov, who is accused of assaulting a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent at a rally of Alexei Navalny's supporters in Makhachkala, has refused to plead guilty. In his turn, he has accused the victim and her colleagues of lying, insisting that he had no idea about their professional status.
Lechi Bolatbaev. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user RussianСross "Chechen power agents detained on suspicion of extorting 100 million roubles from the entrepreneur in Moscow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck7B_iWgiFE
08:23, 15 November 2018
Case of Delimkhanov's guards continues practice of sheltering law enforcers
The sentence to Said Akhmaev and Lechi Bolatbaev, the bodyguards of Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP, is an example of the widespread in Russia law enforcers' impunity. They are using their service and personal contacts to influence investigators, and "no one wants to deal with Chechen law enforcers," rights defenders assert.
08:20, 15 November 2018
ECtHR gets interested in separation of Chechen woman with children
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has sent questions to Russian authorities on the complaint of Luiza Tapaeva about the decision of a Chechen court, which left her four children under the care of her deceased husband's father. For the first time, the ECtHR is considering the issue of gender discrimination in guardianship cases in Northern Caucasus, rights defenders report.
Participants of the rally in Magas. October 2018. Photo courtesy of Yakub Gogiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:04, 15 November 2018
Russia's CC agrees to consider Evkurov's request on border with Chechnya
The session of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, which will assess the legality of the agreement on the Ingush-Chechen border, is scheduled for November 27.
Law enforcers. Photo by the press service of Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee http://nac.gov.ru
00:04, 15 November 2018
Law enforcers tell about search for accomplice of victims of shootout in Chechnya
The police are looking for an alleged accomplice of the two men killed in a shootout in the Urus-Martan District. Relatives of the casualties have complained about the ban to hold a commemoration ceremony.
A believer during a prayer. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:58, 14 November 2018
Religious scholars treat Baku ritual beating as obscurantism
The beating with the aim of "exorcising ghosts" for healing sick patients, in particular, Murad Soltanov, an Azerbaijani resident, who died during the ritual, has nothing to do with religion, theologians have stated.
The building of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan. Photo © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20170827/411611498/Azravtoyol-avariya-verxovniy-sud.html
18:43, 14 November 2018
Azerbaijani SC slightly mitigates sentence to activist Gezyal Bairamly
A complaint filed by Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), sentenced to three years of imprisonment on the charge of smuggling, was partially granted by the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan. The SC reduced the term of imprisonment by two months. The defence intends to challenge the case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Magomed Khazbiev at a court session. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:11, 14 November 2018
Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev reports circumstances of assassination attempt
On November 13, the court questioned oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, accused of insulting Yunus-Bek Evkurov, and decided to proceed to listening to the oral statements of the parties without questioning the leader of Ingushetia.
The Azerbaijani Minister of Defence in the trenches. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
14:04, 14 November 2018
Azerbaijan claims 29 cases of shelling in conflict zone
Over the past day, the positions of the Azerbaijani army were shelled 29 times, reported the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan.
11:00, 14 November 2018
In Georgia, presidential campaign leads to politicization of military men
Salome Zurabishvili continues to receive threats. A group of veterans of the Georgian armed forces condemned the use of military men and veterans for political purposes.
A law enforcer. Photo http://rosgvard.ru/ru/news/article/rosgvardiya-pokazala-kuxnyu-boevoj-raboty-otryadov-sobr-i-snajperov-prekrasnogo-pola
10:58, 14 November 2018
In Ingushetia, an activist's relative reports details of kidnapping
Kidnappers of Rustam Lyanov forced him to record three copies of a video message to his uncle Ibragim Lyanov, the head of the European Ingush Association, with a call to him not to criticize the authorities. According to Rustam Lyanov, he surrendered to the demands for fear for his younger brother kidnapped together with him.
Fariz Namazly. Photo: Azadliq Radiosu (RFE/RL)
08:24, 14 November 2018
Azerbaijan: arrest of persons accused of financing PFPA extended until March
The Baku court has extended until March 7 the arrest of the activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), namely, of Babek Gasanov, Agil Magerramov, Ruslan Nasirli, Salekh Rustamov and Vidadi Rustamli, accused of illegally sponsoring the PFPA.
News
Cherkessk City Court. Photo from the Telegram channel of the United Press Service of the Courts of Karachay-Cherkessia https://t.me/sudpress09/1776 The court agreed to transfer the defendants in the Kalimatov case from the Armavir pretrial detention center.

Seven people were killed and seven were wounded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus in the first quarter of 2026.

Participants of the Special Military Operations Team. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,950.

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.