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11:10, 16 November 2017
"Roskomnadzor" blocks websites calling for actions against Ramzan Kadyrov
Websites calling to hold unsanctioned protests in Chechnya are blocked at a request of the Prosecutor's Office of the republic.
Vladimir Vasiliev. Photo: https://riaderbent.ru/
08:50, 16 November 2017
Vladimir Vasiliev finds a solution to problem around Samur Forest
A decision has been found to preserve the Samur Forest and provide people with water. This was announced on November 15 by Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting leader of Dagestan.
President of the festival Sulieta Kusova-Chukho. Photo: Sputnik/Tomas Thaitsuk
03:35, 16 November 2017
More than 100 people visit opening of "Kunaki" film festival in Abkhazia
The 11th North-Caucasian Open Film and TV Festival "Kunaki" was opened with the screening of the silent film "Abrek Zaur", released in 1926. The show is dated to the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution of 1917, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Attack on road-and-patrol service checkpoint near the village of Yandare, November 5, 2017. Photo: http://gazetaingush.ru
00:43, 16 November 2017
Law enforcers report three suspects detained after attack on Ingush checkpoint
Three residents of Ingushetia have been detained on suspicion of involvement in an attack on a road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) checkpoint (block post) near the village of Yandare, reported a source from the law enforcement agencies of the republic.
Soviet District Court of Makhachkala. Photo: RFE/RL
20:45, 15 November 2017
Resident of Dagestan convicted for links with militants
The court has found a resident of Dagestan to be a member of the armed underground and sentenced him to eight years in prison.
Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. Photo: Sputnik, Tsagareli.
19:43, 15 November 2017
Monument to perished Sukhumi residents dismantled in Scotland
The memorial to the residents of Sukhumi, who perished in the 1992-1993 armed conflict, will be restored after making changes to the inscription on the stone. This was reported by the Council of Eastern Ayrshire, which includes the Scottish city of Kilmarnock.
Screenshot of the video with a song performed by Anna Kuvychko and pupils of the cadet classes in Volgograd
17:46, 15 November 2017
Social network users dispute about song of Volgograd schoolchildren about Putin
Anna Kuvychko, a State Duma MP from the Volgograd Region, has shot a video with pupils of the cadet classes. In the video, the children are singing about their willingness to be led by President Vladimir Putin in the last battle. Children should not be involved in recording of songs about the willingness to fight, wrote participants of the discussions in social networks.
Vladikavkaz. Photo: Sputnik / Anna Kabisova
17:05, 15 November 2017
Three Vladikavkaz residents accused of attacking gays
Three residents of Vladikavkaz are involved in the case on a series of extortions and attacks on gays. The defendants have explained their actions by homophobia.
The Ali Aliev Wrestling Training Center (Sport Complex) in Kaspiysk. Photo www.riadagestan.ru
13:51, 15 November 2017
Volunteers needed for European Wrestling Championships in Dagestan
Organizers of the European Wrestling Championships to be held in Kaspiysk will recruit 300 volunteers, reported the Dagestani Ministry for Sports.
Berkat market, Grozny, July 2015. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.
12:52, 15 November 2017
Fire victims of Grozny marketplace stop trading due to compensation denial
Builders have restored the pavilion that got burnt down in September, an official of the "Berkat" marketplace in Grozny has stated. However, the tenants of pavilion received no compensations for their suffered losses; therefore, some of them could not resume their business.
Ksenia Sobchak. Photo https://sobchakprotivvseh.ru
12:35, 15 November 2017
Ksenia Sobchak not to organize her offices in Northern Caucasus
Supporters of Ksenia Sobchak send applications from the regions of Northern Caucasus. However, there are no people wishing to lead her pre-election office, reports the press service of the campaign "Ksenia Sobchak against all".
Flag of the LGBT community. Photo http://smi2.mirtesen.ru/blog/43944713353/Nad-posolstvom-SSHA-v-Estonii-budet-razvevatsya-LGBT-flag?page=1
09:04, 15 November 2017
A native of Chechnya apologizes to Ramzan Kadyrov for coming-out
On the air of the Chechen TV Channel, a native of Chechnya, who lives in Germany, has apologized to the authorities of the republic and explained that he was forced by Western journalists to announce his homosexuality.
Passengers brought from Syria to Grozny on November 13. Photo: grozny-inform.ru
08:01, 15 November 2017
Three Dagestani women detained after returning from Syria
Law enforcers have detained three women from Dagestan, who arrived to Chechnya from Syria on November 13. One of the women is on the Moscow wanted list.
A protest action of the fire victims of the 'Dagelektromash' Market in the centre of Makhachkala with the photo of Vladimir Vasiliev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:25, 15 November 2017
Journalists associate growth of protests in Dagestan with Vasiliev's appointment
In Dagestan, the growth of public activities can be explained by the people's attempts to attract the attention of Vladimir Vasiliev, the new head of the republic. This opinion has been expressed by Magomed Magomedov, a political commentator of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft).
A participant of the events in the city of Volgodonsk dedicated to the anniversary of deportation of Meskhetian Turks. November 14, 2017. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EppgLP_KpCg
23:57, 14 November 2017
On anniversary of deportation, Meskhetian Turks demand rehabilitation
The city of Volgodonsk has held events dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of deportation of Meskhetian Turks from Georgia. They pointed to the absence of dialogue with the Georgian authorities on the issue of their return to their historical homeland. The nation's right to rehabilitation has not yet been realized, they assert.
Banner at the site of the construction of an Orthodox cathedral in a park near Ak-Gel Lake. Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:13, 14 November 2017
Dagestani SC suspends construction of cathedral in Ak-Gel Park
Residents of Makhachkala have filed a claim against construction in a park near Ak-Gel Lake. Works on the construction of a cathedral are prohibited until the consideration of the claim is completed.
Statue of Themis. Photo: Yuriy Grechko / Yugopolis
18:09, 14 November 2017
In Kabardino-Balkaria, a woman accused of killing her newborn baby
In Kabardino-Balkaria, a woman from the village of Kishpek has confessed to killing her son. The woman has explained her act by her difficult financial situation. This has been reported by the Prosecutor's Office.
Meeting of the militants' relatives at the Grozny Airport. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/BbcngYfHsgk/?taken-by=kadyrov_95
14:52, 14 November 2017
Chechen women return from Syria upon their consent to criminal prosecution
Chechen women, brought from Syria on November 13, have confirmed to their relatives that they could return to Russia after consenting to criminal prosecution. All women were first offered to stay in the Middle East and send only children to their homeland, the authorities of Chechnya reported.
Victims of the fire at the Dagestani market "Dagelektromash" gathered at the protest action in the centre of Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:38, 14 November 2017
Fire victims from Mokok receive administrative warnings
Today, a Makhachkala court has considered administrative cases of 13 residents of the village of Mokok, who on November 13 tried to meet Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head of Dagestan. The court issued warnings about the violation of the order of holding a public event to all the detainees.
Meeting of the militants' relatives at the Grozny Airport. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/BbcngYfHsgk/?taken-by=kadyrov_95
09:40, 14 November 2017
Chechen authorities report militant families' return from Syria
On November 13, women and children were brought by air from Syria to Grozny; among them there are 34 Russian citizens and seven citizens of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated.
News
Kadyrov's nephew received Serbian citizenship.

The number of requests for payments following the flood in Dagestan and Chechnya has exceeded 260,000.

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.

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.