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The organizers of the "Kunaki" film festival, November 17, 2016. Screenshot of a video by Sputnik-Abhazia, sputnik-abkhazia.ru/video/20161117/
21:05, 17 November 2016
On November 19-24, Sukhumi will host the "Kunaki" film festival. It is designed to help film makers from the Caucasus to enter the world level and to contribute to the revival of cinema in the region. This was announced by organizers of the film festival.
20:27, 17 November 2016
After the intervention of human rights defenders, the Prosecutor's Office has recognized as unjustified the inclusion in the police prevention registration list in the "extremist" category of two residents of Dagestan. This was reported by Galina Tarasova, a lawyer of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Pavel Alekhin, an owner of the shelter. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:27, 17 November 2016
In Kuban, the regional law on mandatory chipping of cats and dogs, valid from October 2016, does not actually work, and it is to be cancelled or amended. This opinion is voiced by Krasnodar animal rights activists. According to owners of veterinary clinics, the region needs no a law on chipping, but a law on mandatory sterilization of animals.
Alikber Alikberov, a senior researcher, head of the Department of History of Arabic Countries at the Institute of Oriental Studies, head of the Group for Comparative Study of North Caucasus. Photo http://flnka.ru/
15:06, 17 November 2016
The Pyatigorsk State University held a three-day training qualification courses for Islamic religious leaders and lecturers of Islamic higher education institutions. The courses were aimed at training Islamic theologians willing to carry out activities on prevention of extremism.
14:00, 17 November 2016
In Makhachkala, Magomed Magomedov, the former spokesman of the Salafi mosque in Hungarian Fighters Street, has filed a claim to exclude his name from the prevention registration list of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the advocate, the court hearing scheduled for November 16 has been postponed to December 1.
War in Syria. Photo by the user Kurdishstruggle https://www.flickr.com
12:37, 17 November 2016
The Magas District Court has taken into custody five persons detained on suspicion of involvement in the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office.
An entrance to the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Rostov-on-Don. Photo by Oleg Pcholov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:43, 17 November 2016
Advocates of one of the defendants in the case on attempt to create a caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria have refused questioning a prosecution witness, since he hardly answered questions at the court hearing held on November 16.
05:19, 17 November 2016
Ramazan Djalaldinov, a disappeared resident of the Chechen village of Kenkhi, who criticized the Chechen authorities, stays in a safe place. This was reported by Svetlana Gannushkina.
The nameplate at the entrance to the court. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:44, 17 November 2016
Tatiana Dyakova and Fyodor Dyakov have filed to the court an appeal with a request to review the decision about their eviction to the street from the municipal building because of the newly discovered circumstances. After the court had pronounced the decision on their eviction, they gave birth to their third child, and another child was recognized disabled.
Irina Starodubrovskaya. Photo from a family archive
04:09, 17 November 2016
In Dagestan, among the social values, residents give the first place to family issues, independently of their religion. However, in relation to other values, there is large difference between the various groups of Dagestani residents.
A hearing in the case against Zhalaudi Geriev. Grozny, November 15, 2016. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot"
01:25, 17 November 2016
According to advocate Alaudi Musaev, the Chechen Supreme Court (SC) has made an unjustified decision to postpone to November 22 the hearing in the case against Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
A cat in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:14, 17 November 2016
The draft of pet regulations submitted for discussion includes the amendments proposed by ecological activists and related to deadlines for disposal of animals sent to shelters and rules for handling biological waste.
Magomednabi Magomedov. Screenshot of a video by the user Dagestan without censorship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC9At3ti5Xc
17:14, 16 November 2016
Magomednabi Magomedov has been placed into a dungeon (punishment cell) for violation of the regime of detention at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by the Department for the Rostov Region of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN).
South Ossetia's government center in Tskhinvali. August 2008. Photo by Luiza Orazaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:59, 16 November 2016
Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to notify the UN Secretary General about the Russia's intention not to become a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which earlier approved the investigation against residents of South Ossetia and Russian soldiers and officers after the 2008 conflict.
16:15, 16 November 2016
On November 15, in Makhachkala, the National Library hosted a memorial evening to honour the victims of the terror act committed in Kaspiysk in 1996. In Kaspiysk, people held a memorial rally and laid flowers at the memorial to the victims. Participants of the memorial events recalled their deceased relatives and talked about the need to confront terrorism.
Varvara Karaulova in the court room. Photo: screenshot of a video http://www.svoboda.org/a/28033633.html
15:54, 16 November 2016
Gadji Aliev, an advocate of Varvara Karaulova, has filed a motion to judges of the Moscow District Military Court to place his client to a prisoners' dock out of a glass "aquarium cell". According to the advocate, even Anders Breivik, a mass murderer, was not placed into a glass cell during the trial.
Zhalaudi Geriev. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:40, 16 November 2016
During the consideration of the appeal against the verdict to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, at the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic, advocate Ermolaeva has reported that Dmitry Gorbovtsov, who chairs the trial, claims to the post of the Deputy Chairman of the Chechen SC. To succeed, he is to uphold the verdict of guilty to Zhalaudi Geriev.
Advocate Igor Trunov. Photo: RFE/RL
12:53, 16 November 2016
In Moscow, a court has postponed consideration of the claim filed by Igor Trunov, well-known for his defence of the interests of the victims of the terror act in Domodedovo and the Dubrovka Theatre Centre, about the decision to deprive him of his status of advocate.
The "Akhmat Arena" stadium in Grozny. Photo http://fc-terek.ru/
10:40, 16 November 2016
In Grozny, the police cordoned off the "Akhmat Arena" stadium before the football match between the national teams of Russia and Romania. As a result, traffic jams occurred, report city residents. Some employees of budget organizations claimed being forced to attend the match as fans.
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic has held the hearing on the appeal against the sentence to Zhalaudi Geriev. Grozny, November 15, 2016. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot"
09:47, 16 November 2016
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic has held the hearing on the appeal against the sentence to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, in the absence of the defendant, since guards to escort him were sent to another SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by an advocate of Zhalaudi Geriev.
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.