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Rally of solidarity with families of killed schoolboys, Tbilisi, December 3, 2017. Photo by Galina Gotua for the Caucasian Knot.
16:04, 4 December 2017
Minor accused of killing Tbilisi schoolboy arrested
The Tbilisi City Court has imprisoned a minor accused of a double murder of teenagers; the second suspect has been arrested in absentia. Today, the police have detained three more people.
Giorgi Kvanchiani, activist of "Free Zone" NGO. Still picture of video posted at: http://rustavi2.ge/en/news/91304
11:21, 4 December 2017
Activist Giorgi Kvanchiani beaten in Georgia
The incident occurred late in the evening on December 3. After being beaten, Giorgi Kvanchiani, an activist of the "Free Zone" NGO, was taken to a hospital by an ambulance.
Alexander Pogrebov. Photo from personal page: instagram.com/pogrebovaleksandr
10:23, 4 December 2017
Investigators voice cause of BASE jumper’s death in KBR
According to preliminary data, Alexander Pogrebov’s parachute failed to open during his jump in the mountains of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), an investigator has stated today.
09:10, 4 December 2017
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 27-December 3
Confirmation of the Akhmed Chataev's death in Tbilisi; beginning of the trial in Azerbaijan against Gezyal Bairamly and Afghan Mukhtarly; false information about the death of Said Amirov, the former Mayor Makhachkala, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 27-December 3, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Pretrial detention facility. Photo: Sputnik / Aleksey Filippovhttps://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20171122/412875049/agent-mnb-supruga-oligarh-prigovor-sud.html
07:58, 4 December 2017
Convicted high-ranking law enforcer Mamedov found dead in Baku
Colonel-Lieutenant Gadji Mamedov from the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), who had been sentenced to life imprisonment, was found dead in a medical unit of the Penitentiary Service. According to preliminary data, he committed suicide.
Alcoholic beverages in supermarket. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot.
05:03, 4 December 2017
Grozny stops selling alcoholic beverages
In Grozny, shops have limited sale of alcoholic beverages. Meanwhile, employees of major supermarkets found it difficult to answer whether a ban was introduced only for the Muslim month of Rabi-al-Awal when the birth of the Prophet Muhammad was celebrated or on continuing basis.
Eric Pogosyan, patient of the rehabilitation centre in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
02:05, 4 December 2017
In Stepanakert, disabled people ask for a new building of rehabilitation centre
In Nagorno-Karabakh, on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the only rehabilitation centre in the republic named after Baroness Caroline Cox held a photo exhibition and an exhibition of art and applied works dedicated to the 18th anniversary of the rehabilitation centre's activities. The patients of the rehabilitation centre interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" highly appreciated the quality of the services provided and the attitude of the personnel, but they complained about the old building of the centre.
Detention of Vano Nadiradze at Ukraine-Moldova border. Photo by Ukrainian Frontier Service published on December 3 on official Frontier Service's Facebook page.
18:01, 3 December 2017
Saakashvili's companion detained on Ukrainian border
Vano Nadiradze, deported to Georgia on November 17, was detained while trying to illegally enter Ukraine, the Ukrainian Frontier Service has stated today.
Parliament of Georgia, Kutaisi. Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the Caucasian Knot.
14:57, 3 December 2017
Georgian rights defenders call on the new Ombudsperson to remain neutral
Nino Lomdjariya, the new Georgian Ombudsperson, will have to work in the conditions of political tension; she needs to remain neutral and not get under the influence of the ruling party, Georgian rights defenders believe.
Krasnaya Polyana, 'Skazka' ski lift. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
13:01, 3 December 2017
Sochi opens alpine ski season
Today, the "Gorki Gorod" Resort in Krasnaya Polyana has opened its alpine ski routes; and over a thousand ski passes have been sold to skiers.
Policeman and fisherman in the Sochi Seaport. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
06:13, 3 December 2017
Sochi fishermen force policemen to check application about attacks of elite yachts' guards
After publication of the "Caucasian Knot", investigators have launched a check of the conflict of Sochi amateur fishermen with guards of elite yachts.
The brochure includes materials written by the participants of the project 'Civil journalism and public activity for non-working women'. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.
02:22, 3 December 2017
Ten NKR women take part in civil journalism project
On December 1, the Stepanakert Press Club presented a brochure and granted certificates to participants of the first phase of the project of studying the basics of civil journalism and public activity for non-working women.
22:31, 2 December 2017
Militaries of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia hold joint exercises
For the first time ever, Nagorno-Karabakh hosted joint exercises of Karabakh and Armenian militaries. They mastered how to react jointly to enemy's penetration into Nagorno-Karabakh.
A law enforcer in Georgia. Photo: Sputnik/Levan Aviabreli
16:47, 2 December 2017
Two schoolboys perish in a brawl in Tbilisi
The second boy wounded in a mass teenagers' brawl in Tbilisi has died. This was reported by Avtandil Imedadze, the head of the republic's hospital, the "InterPressNews" reports.
Paragliders in Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo by the press service of the government of Kabardino-Balkaria http://pravitelstvo.kbr.ru
14:01, 2 December 2017
Paraglider who went missing in KBR found dead
Rescuers have found the body of a tourist from the Moscow Region in the mountains. They handed it over to the policemen in Nalchik.
Screenshot of the edition "When your friend becomes your foe" of the TV programme "Meeting Point" on the NTV TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=qT6V5_VCxHM
12:19, 2 December 2017
URA states anti-Armenian campaign in Russian mass media
The agreement with the European Union (EU) embodies the Armenia's multi-vector foreign policy, and in no conflict with its membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), participants of the parliamentary hearings have stated.
In the courtroom during the hearing in Ruslan Rakhaev's case. Cherkessk, screenshot of the video broadcasted by the "Cherkessk" TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGcvijEpUA
06:30, 2 December 2017
Doctor tells about attempts to reanimate the detainee beaten to death in KChR
Within the case of Ruslan Rakhaev, a former deputy head of the OVD (Interior Division) of Cherkessk, accused of beating a detainee to death, an ambulance doctor has been questioned. She told that when she tried to save Dakhir Djankezov, she heard his ribs crunching, while, according to policemen, the man suddenly fell down from his chair and fainted.
05:30, 2 December 2017
Court rules to study firearms of IS unit in KChR
The registration centres that control the firearm circulation give conflicting data about the submachine guns, which, according to investigators, were owned by members of the "Islamic State" (IS, banned in Russia) unit created in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). This was stated by defendants' advocates. The court agreed to deliver the submachine guns into the courtroom and disassemble them on the spot.
Participants of ‘Mashuk-2016’ Forum. Photo from the official page of ‘Mashuk’ in VKontakte social network, Vk.com/forum_mashuk
01:18, 2 December 2017
Deputies argue on Ingushes' participation in social and political life of North Ossetia
The call of North-Ossetian officials to attract young Ingushes living in the republic to the "Mashuk" Forum has caused some resonance. Deputies from North Ossetia and Ingushetia came into dispute about the situation of Ingushes in the Ossetian society.
21:45, 1 December 2017
Relatives report kidnapping of Grozny resident
On November 22, armed people took Zelimkhan Dikaev away from his home; he has not returned yet, his relatives told the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

A soldier in court. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. A soldier was convicted in Nalchik for prolonged absence from his unit.

Larisa Tuganova. Still from a video from State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Alania". The former deputy prime minister of North Ossetia is suspected of receiving a large bribe.

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.