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The police line. Photo Sputnik / Levan Avlabreli https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20181225/243642120/Strelba-i-potasovka-na-vostoke-Gruzii---zaderzhany-tri-cheloveka.html
16:26, 26 December 2018
In Georgia, residents of Gachiani village demand to release their fellow villagers
On December 25, in the village of Gachiani in the Gardaban District, where Azerbaijani people lived, activists held an action with the demand to release two persons detained after a conflict at the cemetery on the charge of resisting the police.
Banner of the participant of the protest action held on the Akhmat Kadyrov Bridge. Saint Petersburg, November 28, 2018. Photo by David Frenkel for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:25, 26 December 2018
Case against a rally participant on Kadyrov Bridge in Saint Petersburg closed
The administrative case against a 17-year-old coordinator of the art group "Vesna" (Spring), who in November participated in hanging out a banner on the Akhmat Kadyrov Bridge in Saint Petersburg, has been closed.
The BTS Korean pop band performing at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user babalu funny video https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6700&v=6vmgVvjJRj0
12:01, 26 December 2018
Screening of film about Korean pop group cancelled in Makhachkala because of threats in social networks
In Makhachkala, the screening of the film "Love Yourself" about the BTS Korean pop group, scheduled for January, has been cancelled. The administration of the Russian BTS fan club explained the cancellation by threats in social networks.
The official logo of the championship of of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo courtesy of the Nagorno-Karabakh Organizing Committee for the ConIFA championship
11:55, 26 December 2018
NKR authorities ask residents to shelter fans from unrecognized states
Twelve teams from unrecognized states-members of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (ConIFA) will take part in the championship to be held in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). Hotels may not cope with a large number of fans, the NKR's authorities fear. They are promoting the "Hospitable Family" programme, the participants of which will host foreign guests.
The ritual of a "removal of fear by fire" (chyldag) is a popular medical rite in Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video by Meydan TV
11:49, 26 December 2018
Meydan TV: residents of Azerbaijan go to wizards because of doctors' incompetence
The death of a resident of Azerbaijan during a ritual beating has not reduced the popularity of dangerous mystical rites. Due to the lack of money and low level of medical services in the country, many go for treatment not to doctors, but to traditional folk healers, magicians and exorcists, the Meydan TV has stated.
Murtazali Gasanguseinov at a picket in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUvb2Fee16M
08:59, 26 December 2018
Father of shepherds killed in Dagestan points to inefficiency of Putin's promises
The promise of President Vladimir Putin to take the case under his personal control had no effect on the course of investigation, the father of the killed Gasanguseinov brothers-shepherds, has stated.
Participants of a session of the Kadis of Ingushetia held on December 25, 2-15. Screenshot of the video by the Council of Teips of Ingushetia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkhs3H9nAe8
08:56, 26 December 2018
Ingush Alims ignore Sharia Court
The six religious leaders who had criticized the summoning of Ingush MPs to the Sharia Court have failed to appear at the Ingush Kadiate to defend their position. This was stated by the head of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans).
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler"
08:52, 26 December 2018
Ingush activist appeals against his fine at the ECtHR
Ruslan Mutsolgov, the leader of the Ingush branch of the "Yabloko" Party, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against the fine imposed on him for participating in a rally against the border agreement with Chechnya.
The participants of the action in Yerevan demanded to remove the Russian military base from Gyumri. December 25, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 25 December 2018
Activists in Yerevan demand withdrawal of Russian military base
The participants of the action held at the Russian Embassy to Armenia in Yerevan have demanded to remove the Russian military base from Gyumri, investigate the murder of Djulietta Gukasyan by a Russian soldier and revise the relations with Russia.
23:56, 25 December 2018
Defence criticizes verdict in case of an attack on judge in Cherkessk
A court in Cherkessk has sentenced Oleg Dyshekov, a local resident, to six years in prison on charges of assaulting a judge of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The visually impaired Dyshekov took the judge for another person; he had no intention of assaulting him; and the severe verdict was caused by the bias attitude of the court, the defence has stated.
20:05, 25 December 2018
Dagestani MPH intercepts Kadyrov's initiative in helping sick child
The boy, who complained to Ramzan Kadyrov about Dagestani doctors, is being treated at the expense of the state, the Dagestani Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has stated after Kadyrov's proposal to pay for the boy's treatment.
Mikhail Benyash (on the left) and Alexei Avanesyan. Photo: Alexei Avanesyan http://ru.rfi.fr
20:03, 25 December 2018
Defence points violations in Mikhail Benyash's case to ECtHR
Mikhail Benyash, a lawyer, has been detained in Krasnodar for a longer period than is permitted by the law, his advocate stated in her complaint submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
A protest action in Tbilisi held on December 24 at the building of the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo by Nino Maysuradze https://www.newsgeorgia.ge
15:37, 25 December 2018
Action against UN Migration Pact held in Georgia
The Georgia's support for the UN Pact will result in an increased migration from Asia and Africa, protesters in Tbilisi have stated.
An intelligence agent. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-kaluzhskoy-oblasti-4.html
15:35, 25 December 2018
On December 17-23, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 17-23, 2018, two persons perished in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there is no data about any wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
A Catholic mass on December 23, 2018. Photo Muhammad Hamed/ REUTERS
11:03, 25 December 2018
Catholics of Southern Russia and Transcaucasia celebrate Christmas
Russian Catholics are celebrating their Christmas. Festive masses are held in all Russian Catholic churches, including those in the Southern and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) of Russia, and in the countries of Southern Caucasus.
An elderly man watching a rally against the land swap agreement signed by the leaders of Chechnya and Ingushetia held in Magas on October 8, 2018. Photo Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
10:56, 25 December 2018
Chechen residents and communities think it impossible to solve border dispute by Sharia
In the dispute over the Chechen-Ingush border, one should agree with the decision of the Constitutional Court (CC) of Russia. The decision of the Sharia Court on this issue will be as biased as the of secular one, residents of Chechnya believe.
08:59, 25 December 2018
European Ingushes demand to release fellow countrymen detained in Egypt
Members of the Ingush Diaspora have held actions in Vienna, Stockholm and Paris, demanding to find and release the Ingush students detained in August in Cairo.
A Christmas tree decoration. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:57, 25 December 2018
Law enforcers start guarding the New Year Tree in Grozny
On the eve of the New Year holidays, law enforcers in the capital of Chechnya have switched to the round-the-clock service. Townspeople report that access to the New Year Tree, set up in central Grozny is possible only after a personal search.
Oyub Titiev with his advocate Marina Dubrovina in the court room. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:54, 25 December 2018
Defence states unequal terms at Oyub Titiev's trial
The court has rejected the defence's petition to question the owners of the stores equipped with video cameras, which could record the route of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Tights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", on the day of his detention. This proves that the defence and the prosecution are in unequal conditions, Pyotr Zaikin, an advocate, has stated.
Maxim Lapunov. Screenshot of the video by the user euronews (in Russian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdtOC14tSg
23:04, 24 December 2018
Evidence of keeping gay Maxim Lapunov in law enforcers' basement in Chechnya published
The refusal to initiate a torture case of Maxim Lapunov in Grozny is contradictory to the outcomes of the pre-investigation check. This was reported by the "Novaya Gazeta", which has linked the law enforcers' decision with the Kremlin policy.
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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.