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Rally participants at 'Kingcoal' office. Photo by the 'Caucaisan Knot' correspondent Valery Lyugaev.
13:35, 28 November 2016
Golubev asks 300 million roubles from Medvedev for “Kingcoal” miners
The government of the Rostov Region intends to spend the requested money to pay salary debts to over 2700 employees of the coal company.
Talekh Bagirzade. Photo: http://minval.az/news/123494659
13:05, 28 November 2016
Talekh Bagirzade placed in isolation ward of Baku SIZO
On November 26, Talekh Bagirzade was placed in a punishment cell for a period of five days. This has been told today to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Yalchin Imanov, an advocate of Talekh Bagirzade.
Dagestanis representing Russian team at MMA tournament. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/sports/dagestanskie_boytsy_zavoevali_vse_zolotye_medali_ofitsialnogo_chempionata_mira_po_mma/
11:40, 28 November 2016
Dagestani athletes win MMA World Championship
On November 27, in the Chinese city of Macau, the 2016 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) World Championship came to its end. In all seven weight categories, the top places went to athletes from Dagestan, who represented the republic and other regions of Russia.
Laying of flowers in Dibgalik secondary school of the Dakhadaev District named after Hero of Russia Magomed Nurbagandov. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/society/odnoy_iz_shkol_dakhadaevskogo_rayona_prisvoili_imya_magomeda_nurbagandova/
09:43, 28 November 2016
In Dagestan, a school named after Magomed Nurbagandov
In Dagestan, a Dibgalik secondary school of the Dakhadaev District is named after Hero of Russia Magomed Nurbagandov.
09:00, 28 November 2016
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 21-27
Bad weather in the Stavropol territory and Karachay-Cherkessia, which caused emergencies; start of the trial in the case against Khasan Zakaev, a native of Chechnya, charged of involvement in the seizure of the Dubrovka Theatre Centre; special operation in Ingushetia and Dagestan; replacement of the Government of Georgia; gas outburst at the Volgograd "Caustic" plant, which caused four victims; decision of ECtHR concerning complaint filed by a group of residents of Chechnya about disappearance of their relatives, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 21-27, 2016, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Policemen during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/11/18/v-kalmykii-podrazdeleniyami-fsb-i-mvd-rossii-neitralizovany-chleny-babayurtovs.html
01:20, 28 November 2016
On November 21-27, 2016, four persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 21-27, 2016, four persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Igor Stenin. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:02, 27 November 2016
Igor Stenin complains about too frequent cases of punishment in penal colonies
According to Igor Stenin, the leader of the movement "Russians of Astrakhan", since September 9, he spent at least 42 days in punishment cells and transit cells.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/KvirikashviliOfficial
11:10, 27 November 2016
Giorgi Kvirikashvili appointed Prime Minister of Georgia
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has signed a decree to appoint Giorgi Kvirikashvili the Prime Minister. On November 26, the Georgian Parliament approved his candidacy.
Devastation in Mosul, Iraq. Photo: California National Guard, https://www.flickr.com
04:38, 27 November 2016
Chechen native Abu Anas al-Shishani declared killed in Iraq
According to the Iraqi forces, an air strike in the southern suburbs of Mosul killed Abu Anas al-Shishani, a native of Chechnya, one of the leaders of the organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia by court.
Policemen detain participant of protest rally, Baku, November 17, 2012. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:30, 27 November 2016
Updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan includes 119 people
In Azerbaijan, the working group, which included human rights defenders, NGO activists, journalists, and lawyers, has published an updated united list of political prisoners in the country. The list includes the information about 144 persons, 119 of whom are recognized as political prisoners. According to the activists, other 25 people may also be recognized as political prisoners.
Press conference dedicated to the start of annual international campaign '16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’, Grozny, November 25, 2016. Photo is provided by the organizers of the event.
00:20, 27 November 2016
Libkan Bazaeva: decriminalization of domestic beatings poses serious threat to Chechen women
On November 25, Grozny hosted a press conference dedicated to the start of the annual international campaign "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence".
21:36, 26 November 2016
Three districts of Dagestan put under CTO regime
Power agents are searching for militants in the Kazbek, Kizilyurt and Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.
21:28, 26 November 2016
Khasan Djandigov detained under CTO in Nasyr-Kort
On November 24, in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the settlement of Nasyr-Kort, in the outskirt of Nazran, apart from blocking a house in Abadiev Street, where the father and son Iliev were killed, power agents also detained Khasan Djandigov, 40, and searched his house, said a law enforcement source.
Fidel Castro in 1959. Photo: Commons.wikimedia.org
18:08, 26 November 2016
Musaev promises to name Makhachkala street after Fidel Castro
One of Makhachkala streets will be named in honour of the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, who died on November 25, Musa Musaev, the Mayor of the city, has announced today. Dagestan and North Ossetia plan to hold sports tournaments in honour of Castro.
15:55, 26 November 2016
Criminal case denied on Azerbaijani sergeant's torture by police
Takhir Osmanly, a soldier of the Azerbaijani Army, asserts that two policemen had severely beaten him up. However, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated that they found no evidence of this fact; and the Prosecutor's Office refused to open a criminal case, Elchin Mamed, the head of the organization "Legal Education of Sumgait Youth", said today.
"Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor" book. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
14:59, 26 November 2016
Book on research of Azokh Cave presented in Stepanakert
In Nagorno-Karabakh, Azokh Cave is of great importance for the study of life of primitive man, and excavations in it should be continued. This was stated on November 25 by participants of the presentation of the first collection of articles on the research of Azokh Cave.
Paratroopers. Photo: Mil.ru
13:58, 26 November 2016
Bodies of all missing paratroopers found in Krasnodar Territory
The search operation in the Kuban River is over; today, the bodies of two other paratroopers, who perished during exercises, were found.
Boyanka Kostova. Screenshot of video record from Kostova's workout, TV Channel 'All Things Gym', Youtube.com
12:25, 26 November 2016
IOC annuls Olympic result of weightlifter from Azerbaijan
The International Olympic Committee has annulled the fifth place of Azerbaijani athlete Boyanka Kostova, achieved by her at the Olympic Games in London.
09:33, 26 November 2016
Chechen resident accused of publishing singer Timur Mutsuraev's songs
On his page on the social network "VKontakte", Shamil Erzanukaev has posted one of the songs written by Timur Mutsuraev included in the list of extremist materials. The resident of Chechnya faces a fine or administrative arrest, reports the Chechen law enforcement bodies.
04:18, 26 November 2016
Court arrests FSO General detained in Sochi
Today, on November 26, the court has pronounced the decision to arrest Gennady Lopyrev, the chief of the North-Caucasian Department of the Federal Protective Service (known as FSO), who was detained in Sochi on suspicion of taking a bribe on a large scale.
News
The number of killed fighters from the southern regions of Russia in Ukraine has exceeded 9600.

In July 2026, 2 victims were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

Military personnel in the SMO zone. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. The authorities have recognized at least 9550 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation.

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.