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A queue in a bank.Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:40, 29 December 2015
Grozny residents report night inspections of municipal servants
The work of collecting debts from consumers of utilities is carried out in the evening and at night, residents of Grozny assert. The night visits to debtors are a forced measure, said a source from the Mayoralty.
10:15, 29 December 2015
Resident of Chechnya accused of helping militant
A criminal case against a local resident Magomed Makaev has been sent to the Urus-Martan District Court. According to investigators, he had supplied foodstuffs and clothes to a member of an illegal armed formation (IAF).
Arzu Abdullaeva. Photo: http://www.cebhe.info/oxu/3806/
09:12, 29 December 2015
In Azerbaijan, rights defenders disappointed by refusal of pardon for political prisoners
In Azerbaijan, civil society activists and experts are disappointed by the presidential decree of pardon, which does not affect the political prisoners. The activists believe that this fact can result in a deterioration of relations between Azerbaijan and the Western countries.
Magomed Mutsolgov. Photo: http://www.mashr.org/
04:37, 29 December 2015
Ingush NGOs demand from Yunus-Bek Evkurov to stop pressure on Magomed Mutsolgov
In Ingushetia, NGOs have appealed to Yunus-Bek Evkurov with a request to ensure the right of Magomed Mutsolgov to implementation of human rights activities. Besides, the Ingush NGOs have also called on the Ingush leader to condemn the campaign on defamation of Ingush public institutions.
20:34, 28 December 2015
Resident of Ingushetia suspected of involvement in IS
Investigating authorities have suspected a 27-year-old resident of Ingushetia of taking part in the warfare in Syria for the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization. He has been put on the federal wanted list.
Evgeny Satanovskiy. Photo: A.Savin https://ru.wikipedia.org/
19:26, 28 December 2015
Experts: Omar al-Shishani is not a key figure for IS militants
A field commander of the "Islamic State" (IS) (the IS has been recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia and some countries of the world, – note of the "Caucasian Knot"), a native of Georgia Tarkhan Batirashvili, also known as Abu Omar al-Shishani, has authority among the militants from the Caucasus, but he is not a key figure for the IS, believe the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Law enforcer. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
16:03, 28 December 2015
NAC reports murder of militant in Gunib District
In the Gunib District of Dagestan, where a special operation is underway, a man, who opened fire on power agents, was shot dead. He was pre-identified as Shamil Nurmagomedov, the leader of the "Sogratl" militant grouping, said the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
The Mufti of Ingushetia Isa-Hadji Khamkhoev. Screenshot of a video by the user Radio-Angusht https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks5CCJgbHxI
13:35, 28 December 2015
Khamkhoev chides Evkurov for supporting mosques that separated from rural communities
The Mufti of Ingushetia Isa-Hadji Khamkhoev called the reason of his disagreement with the head of the republic Yunus-Bek Evkurov in the latter's support of the mosques that separated from rural communities. According to Khamkhoev, the position of the authorities could lead to new conflicts.
09:00, 28 December 2015
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 21-27
Resignation of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili; release of Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko from colony; election of new City Manager of Vladikavkaz; removal of debris after apartment block explosion in Volgograd; special operations in three republics of Northern Caucasus; update of list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 21-27, 2015, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
The gates of a pre-trial prison for women No. 4 (Azerbaijan). Photo: http://www.azpenalreform.az/ru/gallery/
07:16, 28 December 2015
Rights defenders state numerous violations in Azerbaijani prisons and colonies
Colonies and SIZOs (pre-trial prisons) see cases of physical violence against political prisoners and those who try to tell the media about what is happening – these are the conclusions of the report on the situation in prisons, prepared by rights defenders and former prisoners.
Timur Kuashev. Photo: http://www.mashr.org/?p=6393
06:40, 28 December 2015
Rights defenders criticize investigators' version of Kuashev's nonviolent death
The investigation into the death of Timur Kuashev, a journalist from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), is being conducted formally, said Magomed Mutsolgov, the leader of the organization named "Mashr". The version of his death from coronary heart disease is inconclusive, said Valery Khatazhukov, the chairman of the KBR's Human Rights Centre.
Abu Omar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili). Photo: http://frontnews.ge/ru/news/57344-Омар--Шишани-возвращается-в-Грузию
04:04, 28 December 2015
Media at least seven times reported death of Abu Omar al-Shishani
Before the appearance of the message about the capture of one of the leaders of the "Islamic State" (IS), a native of Georgia Abu Omar al-Shishani (Tarkhan Batirashvili), mass media had at least seven times reported about his death. The same was done by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
Special equipment in a street in Cherkessk. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/12/26/na-territorii-kchr-i-kbr-zaderzhany-6-banditov-unichtozhena-laboratoriya-po-iz.html
03:45, 28 December 2015
On December 21-27, 9 persons were killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from December 21 to December 27, 2015, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus claimed nine human lives. These are the results of calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Imam Khamzat Chumakov. Photo: personal website of Khamzat Chumakov Ingislam.ru
04:30, 27 December 2015
Video with IS militants' threats against Imam Khamzat Chumakov posted on Internet
A video has appeared in social networks, in which masked gunmen are addressing their threats to Khamzat Chumakov, Imam of the Nasyr-Kort mosque, for his anti-IS propaganda. However, Internet users doubt that the authors of the video belong to the militants of the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/news/glava_obsudil_gotovnost_operativnogo_shtaba_pravitelstva_respubliki_k_predstoyashchim_prazdnichnym_i/
03:28, 27 December 2015
Evkurov offers to elect new Ingush Mufti
The head of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov has criticized the republic's Spiritual Centre of Muslims (SCM) and offered the Muftiyat to accept resignation of the Mufti Isa Khamkhoev. However, the SCM has objected to the offer.
21:21, 26 December 2015
Nagorno-Karabakh blames Azerbaijan for 8000 shelling episodes within a week
In the period from December 20 to December 26, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces kept violating the ceasefire by shelling Karabakh's positions from various-calibre small firearms, said the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh, adding that the "Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh continues monitoring the contact line."
21:14, 26 December 2015
Volgograd: tenants of collapsed house complain about unresolved housing problems
Tenants of the multi-storey residential building destroyed by the explosion began receiving payments for priority needs in the amount of 20,000 roubles per family.
20:18, 26 December 2015
Rights defenders report murder of native of Chechnya in Chelyabinsk colony
Inmates of the Chelyabinsk penal colony went on a hunger strike after Sultan Israilov, a native of Chechnya, had died there. The colony personnel assert that he committed suicide, but rights defenders assert that he was killed.
Adam Bogus. Photo: Yuga.ru
14:47, 26 December 2015
Adygea: Council of "Adyge Khase" accepts Adam Bogus' resignation
Adam Bogus, Chairman of the "Adyge Khase", has resigned today. Ramazan Tlemeshok has been appointed as the new head of the branch of the organization in Adygea.
13:55, 26 December 2015
Tbilisi resident shot dead in the street from submachine gun
Goga Kvaratskheliya has died today at a hospital in Tbilisi after he was shelled from a submachine gun in the eyes of witnesses.
News
Power engineers reported the complete restoration of power supply in Makhachkala.

A fire at a substation left tens of thousands of Makhachkala residents without power.

Muradkhan Taibov. Photo: Khiva District Administration / Telegram A serviceman from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

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.