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18:24, 13 November 2017
In Austria, a native of Chechnya opens fire from a wedding party cortege
Austrian policemen seized a pistol from a native of Chechnya who opened fire at his own wedding party.
The monument to residents of Sukhumi, killed in the armed conflict in 1992 and 1993. Photo http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru
18:11, 13 November 2017
Authorities and residents of Abkhazia demand to preserve monument in Scottish Kilmarnock
The British authorities agreed with the demand of the Georgian Ambassador to dismantle the monument to residents of Sukhumi, killed in the armed conflict in 1992 and 1993. The Abkhazian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) called the demolition of the monument an act of vandalism. More than 1600 people signed a petition to preserve the memorial.
Parents of Gasanguseinov brothers. Screenshot of the video by the user Sword studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORdY9LPttnM
17:32, 13 November 2017
ECtHR receives a complaint filed by father of shepherds killed in Dagestan
The Russian authorities have failed to explain to parents of Gasanguseinov brothers under what circumstances law enforcers killed their sons. This has been stated by a complaint received by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The complaint was filed to the ECtHR on behalf of the shepherds' father, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
A protest action of the fire victims from the village of Mokok. Makhachkala, November 13, 2017. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:40, 13 November 2017
Fire victims from Mokok detained in Makhachkala (+video)
Law enforcers used tear gas to detain about 10 people from among those who demanded to meet Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head Dagestan, said one of the protesting women.
War in Syria. Photo by ther user IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation www.flickr.com
11:59, 13 November 2017
Relatives of women and children from Syria gather in Grozny
The arrival in Grozny Airport of a group of women and children from Syria is scheduled for today. They will get documents on their voluntary surrender, law enforcers have assured.
A participant of the rally in Baku on October 28, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:10, 13 November 2017
Azerbaijani activist arrested for 15 days
It was on the third day after the disappearance of Akhsan Abdullaev, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), when his relatives found out he had been placed under administrative arrest, reported the PFPA.
A road in the Agdam region, Azerbaijan. Photo © Sputnik / Ramil İbrahimov https://ru.sputnik.az/karabakh/20171112/412718421/stroitelstvo-dorogi-agdam-linija-fronta-prezident.html
10:05, 13 November 2017
Azerbaijan claims 126 cases of shelling in conflict zone during a day
During the shelling on November 12 and at night on November 13, the Armenian and Karabakh armed forces used large-calibre machine guns. This was reported by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Kantemir Balagov. Photo https://capost.media/news/culture/kantemir-balagov-vse-kto-khochet-chego-to-dobitsya-pokidayut-nalchik/
09:35, 13 November 2017
Balagov's "Tesnota" (Tightness) movie awarded at International Festival
On November 12, the movie by film director from Kabardino-Balkaria received the award of the TV Channel of the Greek Parliament at the International Film Festival in Thessaloniki. The actress Daria Zhovner, who played the main character, was awarded for the best female role.
09:00, 13 November 2017
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 6-12
Events to mark the 100th anniversary of October Revolution in Southern Russia; voting at the second round of local elections in Georgia; strike of Armenian students against the abolition of delay of army service; Navalny's rally in Volgograd; SC's decision on the case of Astrakhan activist Igor Stenin, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 6-12, 2017, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
A special service agent at the exercises. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/terrorizmu-net/chempionat-rossii-po-antiterroristicheskoy-bezopasnosti-proveden.html
08:25, 13 November 2017
On November 6-12, there were no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 6-12, 2017, no casualties or victims were recorded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on their own materials and information from other open sources.
The Achkhoi-Martan District. Photo by Umar Dagirov, Wikipedia.org
05:13, 13 November 2017
Residents of Achkhoi-Martan District report secret introduction of curfew
All the males of the Achkhoi-Martan District should be at home after 11:00 p.m. All those found in the streets after the deadline will be detained in accordance with local officials' order, residents of the district report.
Seismometer reading. Photo: http://news.am/rus/news/305830.html
04:00, 13 November 2017
Earthquake on Iranian-Iraqi border felt by Azerbaijanis
On November 12, a powerful earthquake of 7.6 magnitude occurred on the Iranian-Iraqi border. Residents of the Azerbaijani cities of Nakhichevan and Lenkoran felt the shocks.
A ballot box in Georgia. Photo © Sputnik / Levan Avlabreli https://sputnik-georgia.ru/politics/20171112/238141671/CIK-na-vyborah-vo-vtorom-ture-progolosovali-3324-izbiratelej.html
01:58, 13 November 2017
Observers report violations at elections in Georgia
The number of ballots at the polling station in the Borjomi District was higher than the number of voters on the list, activists of the NGO "Young Advocates" have stated. Observers also announced a possible control over voters in Borjomi and Ozurgeti.
Arthur Beterbiev. Photo http://tofight.ru/archives/71553
12:24, 12 November 2017
Dagestani boxer Arthur Beterbiev becomes IBF World Champion
Arthur Beterbiev, a native of the city of Khasavyurt, has defeated the German Enrico Kelling and won the IBF (International Boxing Federation) world light heavyweight title.
Khulimat Torshkhoeva, Isa Gambotov's wife. Photo: screenshot of the video on YouTube
04:40, 12 November 2017
Isa Gambotov's relatives link his persecution with Ossetian-Ingush conflict
Isa Gambotov, a resident of Ingushetia, is kept at the Vladikavkaz SIZO (pre-trial prison); the court has extended his arrest until next January on charges of a kidnapping. Law enforcers treat Gambotov as a member of a criminal grouping; however, his relatives insist on his innocence and associate his persecution with the 1992 interethnic conflict.
Flags of Armenia and the European Union. Photo http://vpoanalytics.com/2017/09/26/soglashenie-armenii-s-es-prostranstvo-neponimaniya-ili-koridor-vozmozhnostej/
03:36, 12 November 2017
Politicians announce signing EU-Armenia agreement
On November 24, at the upcoming Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, Armenia and the European Union (EU) plan to sign a new agreement, Armen Ashotyan, Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party, has stated. The new agreement does not contradict the Armenia's obligations to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), said Edmon Marukyan, an MP.
Konstantin Zykov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
22:33, 11 November 2017
Sochi: coordinator of Navalny's office beaten up
Tonight, Konstantin Zykov, the coordinator of Alexei Navalny's office in Sochi, was attacked at the entrance to the office. Zykov has noted that the police accepted his application very reluctantly.
Sculpture by Khasan Sheozhev "Obedience" at "The Chair in Art" exhibition. Photo is provided to the Caucasian Knot by Tatiana Vaganova.
19:01, 11 November 2017
Exhibition "The Chair in Art" impresses visitors with originality
The authors of the works presented at the exhibition "The Chair in Art" in Maikop managed to disclose, through the images of chairs, the themes of power, loneliness, dependence and death. Visitors to the exhibition were impressed by its originality and diversity.
14:04, 11 November 2017
Dagestan faces second explosion with injuries for a day
Four hours after an explosion in a Makhachkala bathhouse with two people injured, the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has got the information about other four persons injured in the explosion, which completely destroyed a house in the Kayakent District of Dagestan. According to the MfE's version, in both cases, the explosions were caused by detonation of gas.
TB dispensary in Grozny. Photo from website Directmap.ru
10:31, 11 November 2017
Eleven TB patients forcibly hospitalized in Chechnya
The Chechen Ministry of Public Health has enforced, through the court, a compulsory treatment of 11 patients with an open form of tuberculosis (TB), who had been evading hospitalization, at the dispensary.
News
The number of killed fighters from the southern regions of Russia in Ukraine has exceeded 9600.

The former mayor of Sunzha has found himself among the accused in the assassination attempt on a law enforcement officer.

Four servicemen from Ingushetia were killed in the special military operation zone.

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.