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    Dug-in positions of the Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, January 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    09:18, 12 December 2015
    Soldier of Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh killed in Karabakh conflict zone
    On December 11, a regular soldier Karen Grigoryan was killed by a sniper at the contact line of armed forces. This has been reported today by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
    Zubair Mustafaev. Photo: Riadagestan.ru
    09:02, 12 December 2015
    Zubair Mustafaev found guilty of abuse of power as Mayor of Izberbash
    In Dagestan, the court has pronounced the verdict against Zubair Mustafaev, the former head of the town of Izberbash. He was found guilty of abuse of power in connection with the allocation of land plots in the recreational area of the Caspian Sea. Zubair Mustafaev was sentenced to four years of imprisonment and a fine in the amount of 14 million roubles.
    07:33, 12 December 2015
    Videos of militant executions of head of Karamakhi village and resident of Chankurbe village posted on Internet
    The "REN TV" TV Channel showed the videos depicting the executions of Migitin Djavadov, the head of the Dagestani village of Karamakhi, and Shamil Ibakov, a resident of the village of Chankurbe. According to the "REN TV" TV Channel, the videos of the executions were shot and disseminated by militants, who sworn allegiance to the "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia and recognized as a terrorist organization.
    Building designed to accommodate Islamic educational and cultural centre in Nalchik. Photo: Islamnews.ru
    05:17, 12 December 2015
    In Nalchik, Children's Academy of Art to be opened instead of Islamic centre
    The new complex of buildings in Nalchik, built as an Islamic educational and cultural centre, is to be opened as the Children's Academy of Art "Sun City". The opening ceremony is scheduled for December 25.
    03:56, 12 December 2015
    Experts doubt information about threefold increase of number of Russian fighters in IS
    According to the report "Foreign Fighters. An Updated Assessment of the Flow of Foreign Fighters into Syria and Iraq" prepared by experts on security of the US "Soufan Group", the number of fighters of the "Islamic State" (IS) has reached 31,000. Meanwhile, during this period, the number of fighters, who are Russian citizens, has tripled and increased from 800 up to 2400.
    03:31, 12 December 2015
    Native of Chechnya, suspected of involvement in IS, detained in Belarus
    In Brest, a Russian citizen has been detained. In Russia, he was put on the wanted list on suspicion of organizing an illegal armed formation (IAF) and involvement in it.
    Evgeny Vitishko (in the middle) in the courtroom. Photo: http://www.yabloko.ru/regnews/Moscow/2015/04/15_0
    20:27, 11 December 2015
    Health of Evgeny Vitishko has sharply deteriorated
    Evgeny Vitishko, an ecologist from Krasnodar, who is on hunger strike in his colony-settlement, started having problems with his kidneys, heart and arterial blood tension.
    The Yunus spouses after Leyla Yunis was released, December 9, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    18:57, 11 December 2015
    Lawyers say they have 18 months to appeal against verdict to Yunus spouses
    The defence disagrees with the verdict of the court of appeal, but the decision to lodge a cassation complaint has not been made yet, Elchin Gambarov, an advocate of Leyla Yunus, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
    Believes gather for prayer in a mosque in the village of Shamkhal. Photo: http://islamdag.ru/news/14079
    17:02, 11 December 2015
    Police detain Imam of Shamkhal mosque
    The parishioners of village mosque located in the village of Shamkhal in Makhachkala, detained today, include the Imam, said his deputy. The police department of the village has not confirmed the information about mass detentions, explaining that operative checks are being conducted in the village.
    Activists of "New Armenia" set up paper tents in Yerevan, December 11, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    16:57, 11 December 2015
    Activists of "New Armenia" set up paper tents in Yerevan
    According to organizers, over 400 people gathered for a rally of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia" in Freedom Square in Yerevan.
    16:30, 11 December 2015
    Russian rights defenders express solidarity with Magomed Mutsolgov
    Activists of the "Memorial", the Moscow Helsinki Group, the movement "For Human Rights" and other leading Russian human rights organizations have sent a letter in support of Magomed Mutsolgov, the head of the "Mashr".
    15:27, 11 December 2015
    Izberbash resident killed in shootout with police
    As reported by the Chief Department (ChD) for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) of the Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), in Dagestan, a local resident suspected of having links with militants, when policemen tried to check his documents, opened fire and was killed by the return one.
    Residents of Nardaran during unrest provoked by special operation, December 2015. Photo: RFE/RL.
    15:07, 11 December 2015
    In Nardaran, law enforcers disrupt local religious event
    In the village of Nardaran, law enforcers have blocked the roads to the sanctuary "Nardaran Feast" and thus prevented the holding of the memorial ceremony on the occasion of the anniversary of the death of Imam Rzy revered by Shiites. The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports on the seizure of weapons in the village.
    Believes gather for prayer in a mosque in the village of Shamkhal. Photo: http://islamdag.ru/news/14079
    14:37, 11 December 2015
    Resident of Makhachkala reports on detentions of mosque-goers in Shamkhal
    In the Makhachkala village of Shamkhal, 80-100 mosque-goers were detained after the Friday prayer. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by one of the eyewitnesses.
    Special forces vehicles in the streets. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/11/11/v-nalchike-neitralizvan-prisyagnuvshii-ig-bandglavar-boevikov-kbr.html
    06:46, 11 December 2015
    CTO legal regime introduced in Tsumada District
    Law enforcers conduct a special operation in the territories of three villages of the Tsumada District and in the area of Mount Alak. This was reported by an official from the operational headquarters for Dagestan.
    Armen Bagdasaryan. Photo: http://ruskiekspres.rs/2015/02/1065/
    05:57, 11 December 2015
    Experts doubt Armenian opposition's ability to challenge results of referendum
    Armenian experts have expressed their position concerning the actions of the opposition at the press conference held in Yerevan on December 10, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
    Poster at the rally in memory of Natalia Estemirova, Moscow, July 15, 2014. Photo by ‘Caucasian Knot’.
    03:01, 11 December 2015
    ECtHR communicates complaint on poor inquiry into Natalia Estemirova's murder
    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started the procedure of communication of the complaint in the case of the murder of Natalia Estemirova, a staff member of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". The ECtHR scheduled the announcement of the information about the progress of the investigation into the case in Russia for March 2016, the HRC "Memorial" reports.
    Valery Permyakov. Photo: Sputnik/ Асатур Есаянц, http://sputnikarmenia.ru/armenia/20151209/1352150.html
    00:40, 11 December 2015
    Advocates of Avetisyans' relatives oppose holding Permyakov's trial at Gyumri military base
    The decision to conduct in the territory of the Russian military base a court session in the case of the shooting of the Avetisyan family members in Gyumri jeopardizes the transparency of the trial. This was stated by advocates of relatives of the Avetisyan family. The advocates intend to abolish the format of field sessions.
    22:06, 10 December 2015
    Truckers detained near Moscow back at large
    Alexei Ulyanov, the coordinator of Volgograd truckers, and other four drivers, who were detained today by the police in Kashira Highway, were released after checking their documents.
    Kalashnikov rifle. Photo: Vitaly V. Kuzmin https://ru.wikipedia.org
    17:15, 10 December 2015
    Power agents confiscate arsenal from Dagestani in Moscow
    The PR Centre (PRC) of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) has announced today liquidation in Moscow of a secret shop for manufacturing weapons and ammunition, and detention of its would-be owner – a 19-year-old native of Dagestan.
    News
    The charges against former Kuban Vice Governor Nesterenko have been reclassified.

    The beach in Vityazevo has been removed from the emergency zone.

    An owl from the shelter in Tuapse. Photo: Chronicles of Razliv / Telegram A bot for reporting injured birds has been created in Tuapse.

    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.