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Alexander Khloponin in Vladikavkaz. Screenshot of a TV program "Russia - Alaniya", alaniatv.ru
22:26, 16 December 2016
Khloponin finds South Ossetia's commitments on investment programme fulfilled
In 2016, despite the disruption of the construction schedule of the Drama Theatre in Tskhinvali, the South-Ossetian authorities have coped with their obligations before Russia in implementing the investment programme. This was stated by Alexander Khloponin, a Russian Vice-Premier.
Gevorg Safaryan (inthe centre) in the courtroom. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:19, 16 December 2016
Prosecutor demands to sentence Safaryan to 2.5 years in prison
The official from the Prosecutor's Office of Armenia has asked the court to find Gevorg Safaryan, a member of the "Constituent Parliament", guilty of using violence against a policeman.
15:35, 16 December 2016
Court upholds decision on recognizing International "Memorial" as "foreign agent"
The Zamoskvoretskiy District Court of Moscow has upheld the putting by the Russia's Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of the International "Memorial" into the register of organizations-"foreign agents". The court ruling will be appealed against, said Elena Zhemkova, the executive director of the organization.
The equipment of the participants of a "tractor march". August 2016. Photo: RFE/RL
14:56, 16 December 2016
Farmers of Southern Russia intend to hold a new "tractor march"
Seeing that there are no promised meetings in the Federation Council and Presidential Administration in Moscow, farmers from the Krasnodar Territory went to their congress held in Stavropol. There, it was decided to hold the All-Russian Farmers' and a repeated "tractor march".
Construction of a high-rise building. Photo http://www.riadagestan.ru/
14:14, 16 December 2016
Mayoralty of Makhachkala states 280 cases of illegal construction
During the first 11 months of 2016, the Mayoralty of Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, received 280 materials on illegally erected buildings. On 120 lawsuits on demolition of illegally built structures, courts ruled in favour of the Mayoralty.
Vladimir Vladimirov, the Governor. Photo http://budennovsk.org/?p=89201
13:45, 16 December 2016
Stavropol Governor stands up for controversial land law
The aim of the law adopted in the Stavropol Territory, which has increased up to 2500 hectares the minimum land area allocated to tenants, is to protect land of the territory from outside influence, said Vladimir Vladimirov, the Governor. His statement in defence of the scandalous law was made three days after it was appealed against by the Prosecutor's Office.
A police car in Turkey. Photo http://www.vestikavkaza.ru/news/Politsiya-Turtsii-razyskivaet-chetyrekh-predpolagaemykh-terroristov.html
12:38, 16 December 2016
Native of Chechnya arrested in Turkey on suspicion of involvement in IS
A native of Chechnya has been arrested in the province of Agri in Eastern Turkey and accused of having links with the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia, said the spokesman of the Counterterrorist Department of the Security Office of the province.
A car of the Investigating Committee. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:32, 16 December 2016
Investigators state that gasmen's negligence caused explosion in Grozny
The gas explosion in Grozny, which caused harm to a woman and five children, was caused by rendering services that failed to meet safety requirements, the investigators assert.
Raul Khajimba. Photo: © Sputnik. Tomas Tkhaytsuk http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20160710/1019051743.html
01:56, 16 December 2016
Raul Khajimba offered oppositionists high government posts
The President of Abkhazia Raul Khajimba has offered the oppositionists, who demanded his resignation, as a compromise, high government posts, including the posts of the Public Prosecutor General and Vice-Premier. He also agreed to limit his own powers.
A police officer. Photo: Maxim Tishin / Yugopolis
01:25, 16 December 2016
Witness in "Caliphate case" tells about his criminal record
At the trial of an attempt to create a caliphate in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) Valery Dimitrov was questioned, who was a witness of detention of two defendants in January 2014. He said that in 2011 he was convicted and was serving his conditional sentence. The defence believes that this fact puts the witness into dependence from power agents.
The rally of the former employees of the "Nairit" factory. An inscription on the poster: "Cancellation of the slave contract". Yerevan, July 4, 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:59, 15 December 2016
Protest of "Nairit" Factory workers was 50 people strong
Workers of the "Nairit" Chemical Factory demand to resume the production of caoutchouc (rubber resin) in the country. The Armenian Ministry of Energy has stated that it had received no bids (applications) for participating in the tender for factory restart.
21:54, 15 December 2016
Colleagues of Akhmednabiyev and Kamalov reproach investigators of sluggishness
An efficient investigation into the killings of Dagestani journalists Khadjimurad Kamalov and Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev is hampered by investigators' sluggishness during the first days after the crimes; and because of that, it is now much more difficult to establish many facts, colleagues of the perished journalists state on December 15.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo https://chechnyatoday.com/ramzan_kadyrov
20:42, 15 December 2016
Sociologists: Kadyrov's rating rests on his resonant statements
The popularity of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has brought him up to the federal level, but in 2016 his rating was based mainly on his hard-edged statements and positioning himself as a strong leader, said Alexei Grazhdankin and Stepan Goncharov, sociologists of the "Levada Centre".
Pavel Guntiontov (to the left), the secretary of the Union of Russian Journalists. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:26, 15 December 2016
Russian journalists urge not to leave their colleagues' murders unpunished
Murders and disappearances of journalists, including in Northern Caucasus, remain uninvestigated for years. Casualties' colleagues and relatives must seek punishment of the perpetrators, mass media professionals have stated on the Commemoration Day of Perished Journalists.
Oppositionists' rally. Sukhumi, December 15, 2016. Photo: Sputnik/Tomas Tkhaytsuk
18:22, 15 December 2016
Khajimba announces his refusal to resign to oppositionists
Raul Khajimba, the President of Abkhazia, has admitted several oppositionists to himself in order to discuss the demands of the people's assembly to him to resign. After the talks, he announced that he would not resign.
Flowers at the site of the murder of Boris Nemtsov. Photo: RFE/RL
17:21, 15 December 2016
Defence states Gubashev's alibi on the day of Nemtsov's murder
On the day of the murder of Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, the car of Shagid Gubashev was far from the crime scene, said his advocate, referring to the data of the "Potok" (Flow) system. However, the prosecutor has objected, saying that in autumn of 2014 Gubashev repeatedly appeared in the territory of the settlement, where Nemtsov was.
The ski resort "Krasnaya Polyana". A view from the "Skazka" (Fairytale) ski lift. Photo by Vladimir Kozlov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:20, 15 December 2016
"Gazprom" plans to expand Krasnaya Polyana resorts onto Reserve
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in February, the Company "Kurort Plus" became the purchaser of 96.9% of the Non-Public Joint-Stock Company (NPJSC) "Krasnaya Polyana". The amount of the transaction concluded by the "Sberbank" made 35 billion roubles. In December 2015 the Supervisory Board of the "Vnesheconombank" agreed on the sale of shares of the "Krasnaya Polyana" to the Company "Kurort Plus".
The militaries. Photo http://mil.ru/
06:16, 15 December 2016
Military experts support dismissals of contract soldiers for refusal to go to Syria
The refusal of militaries to go to Syria is the reason to break contracts with them, said the military experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". The contract servicemen must fulfil out the orders of their commanders, said Alexander Khramchikhin.
The top of the New Year Tree in Grozny. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:24, 15 December 2016
Chechen authorities demand compliance of schoolgirls' New Year dresses to traditions
During the New Year holidays, the girls, who study in Chechen schools, should be dressed in accordance with the requirements of the Vainakh ethics. Such instructions were received by a number of heads of educational establishment of the republic from their bosses.
The residents of the city of Nardaran gathered at a spontaneous rally. November 26, 2015. Photo by Parvana Bayramova for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:19, 15 December 2016
Trial of "Nardaran case" interrupted after defendants' protest
At the trial of the "Nardaran case", the court refused to grant the defence's motions demanding to examine testimonies and summon witnesses for questioning, including Ramil Usubov, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). After that, the defendants expressed their protest against the judge's actions and refused to participate in the trial, which was then interrupted.
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Anton Chechin's sentence was upheld.

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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.