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Special equipment in the street of Nalchik during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/11/11/v-nalchike-neitralizvan-prisyagnuvshii-ig-bandglavar-boevikov-kbr.html
02:49, 16 November 2015
On November 9-15, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 9-15, 2015, three persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, one person was killed, and two others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Candles lit in memory of victims of terror acts in Paris. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:02, 16 November 2015
In Stepanakert, people light candles in memory of victims of terror acts in Paris
On November 15, in the French square of Stepanakert, people lit candles in memory of the victims of the terror acts in Paris. According to the organizers, the ceremony was attended by about 500 people.
Members of Karachays' Congress. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:43, 15 November 2015
Members of Karachays' Congress demand to stop cronyism and corruption in KChR
The Congress of the Karachai people, was attended by about 200 delegates and guests from Cherkessk, Karachaevsk Zelenchuk, Malokarachaevsky, Karachai, Prikubansky areas. The participants demanded the authorities to eradicate problems of cronyism and corruption.
23:03, 14 November 2015
Residents of Yerevan lit candles in memory of victims of terror acts in Paris
A candle-lighting ceremony in memory of the innocent victims of a series of terror acts committed in Paris was held today in the Square of France in Yerevan.
22:33, 14 November 2015
KBR's ministers are tasked to fight extremism in schools
Yuri Kokov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has fixed his ministers and heads of republic's agencies to schools for practical assistance in preventing extremism.
21:21, 14 November 2015
Commemoration of victims of Paris terror acts held in Baku
Today, in Baku, since early morning, townspeople are coming to the French Embassy to pay tribute to victims of the terror acts committed yesterday in Paris. According to the authorities, there are no citizens of Azerbaijan among the victims.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov at the sitting of antiterrorist commission, November 14, 2015. Photo: Ingushetia.ru
18:41, 14 November 2015
Ingush leader demands to tighten security after terror acts in Paris
Today, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the head of Ingushetia, has held a sitting of the antiterrorist commission, where he ordered to strengthen security measures in the republic in the aftermath of terror acts in Paris.
Elchin Bekhbudov. Photo: RFE/RL
16:29, 14 November 2015
Rights defender Elchin Bekhbudov dies in Azerbaijan
Elchin Bekhbudov, the head of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture (CaT) has died at the age of 55. He was engaged in monitoring places of detention and annually informed the public on cases of torture.
Mamed Ibragim. Photo: Facebook.com/mammad2411
15:08, 14 November 2015
Defence announces protraction of Ibragim's case in Azerbaijan
The custody of Mamed Ibragim, an adviser to the chairman of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been unreasonably prolonged for a month, his defence said, adding that investigators are deliberately protracting the inquiry in order to falsify the case.
09:26, 14 November 2015
Meeting in Cherkessk states attempts to destabilize situation in the region
Participants of the meeting in Cherkessk criticized the organizers of the Congress of the Karachay people, saying about the attempts to destabilize the situation in the region. The meeting was attended by about 700 activists of public organizations, and heads and deputies of municipalities, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
08:30, 14 November 2015
Sochi residents complain of flooding because of poor surface-water drainage
In Sochi, the city commission for emergencies is not lifting the high alert regime introduced because of heavy rains and floods. In the evening on November 13, another mudslide went down to the section of the Khosta-Kudepsta Federal Highway. City residents complain about the precarious storm sewers.
Galina Arapova. Photo: http://www.mmdc.ru/news-div/site-news/galina_arapova_uzhestochenie_zakonodatelstva_v_sfere_smi_eto_katastrofa/
04:54, 14 November 2015
MRDC criticizes conclusions of examination about its political activities
The Leninsky District Court of Voronezh that is considering the complaint lodged by the Media Rights Defence Centre (MRDC) against inclusion thereof in the register of "foreign agents" received the results of the examination of materials and publications of the Centre. Experts revealed political activities in them. At the same time, representatives of the MRDC have questioned the experts' conclusions.
00:07, 14 November 2015
Residents of Buynaksk report on mass detention of mosque-goers
In the Dagestani city of Buynaksk, policemen detained about 40 parishioners of a Salafi mosque, eyewitnesses report. Late at night, all the detainees were released.
00:04, 14 November 2015
Polina Zherebtsova refuses to write books about war in Chechnya
On November 13, the Sakharov Centre in Moscow hosted a presentation of the book "A thin silver thread" by Polina Zherebtsova. The writer herself took part in the event via Skype.
23:04, 13 November 2015
Whereabouts of Musliev brothers unknown yet
Iskhak and Ismail Musliev, who disappeared in Argun, have not been found by law enforcers yet, his relative report. Law enforcement bodies of Chechnya refused to comment on the kidnapping.
18:53, 13 November 2015
Native of Dagestan arrested on suspicion of killing policeman
Ruslan Parsilaev, suspected of killing the Moscow policeman Victor Razudalov, was accused of aiding militants. The whereabouts of two other suspects have not been established yet,
Georgian tank T-72 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, August 18, 2008. Photo: IA OSinform, https://ru.wikipedia.org
18:20, 13 November 2015
Applications of South-Ossetian residents about 2008 conflict sent to The Hague
The "Legal Initiative for Russia" has submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague applications of persons affected by the Georgian-South-Ossetian conflict in 2008. The complaints state the use of heavy weapons of indiscriminate action, killings and torture.
15:59, 13 November 2015
US, EU and OSCE call on Baku to release Leyla Yunus
The US, EU and OSCE have welcomed the release of political scientist Arif Yunus from custody in Azerbaijan, and expect a similar action in relation of his wife Leyla Yunus and other activists kept in prisons.
14:39, 13 November 2015
Resident of Dagestan convicted for helping militants
In Dagestan, the Tlyaratin District Court has delivered its verdict in the case of residents of the village of Vitsiyatli, Tsuntin District, who was accused of helping militants.
Candles in the Church of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:52, 13 November 2015
Two Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers killed in troops contact line
As a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, two soldiers perished, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed. Two Armenian servicemen were killed during opposing the attack of a commando group, said the MoD of Azerbaijan.
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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.