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21:57, 27 December 2014
Relatives of detained resident of Khasavyurt cannot locate him
Relatives cannot establish the whereabouts of Sabir Ibragimov, a resident of the city of Khasavyurt, who was detained today, said his wife. The city police say that the young man was not taken there.
Stanislav Dmitrievsky. Photo: http://www.hrw.org/
16:39, 27 December 2014
Stanislav Dmitrievsky was detained in KBR on his way from Chechnya
Stanislav Dmitrievsky, the executive director of the "Russian-Chechen Friendship Society", who was returning from Chechnya to Nizhny Novgorod within the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) has reported his three-hour detention at the federal checkpoint in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
11:26, 27 December 2014
Azerbaijani MoD reports capturing Armenian soldier
As stated today by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan, a serviceman Arsen Bagdasaryan was captured at an attempt of an opponent's sabotage group to enter the territory of Azerbaijan.
Timirlan Tsatsaev and Aslan Kautarov in the court room. Moscow, December 24, 2014. Photo by Azamat Mintsaev.
08:31, 27 December 2014
Defence of Chechen natives accused of assaulting a policeman appeals against their arrest at MCC
The advocates of Timirlan Tsatsaev and Aslan Kautarov, accused of assaulting a Moscow policeman, have challenged the decision of the Nikulino District Court of Moscow to extend their clients' custody. A respective complaint was filed on December 25 at the Moscow City Court (MCC). The advocates assert that the detainees have indisputable alibi.
08:26, 27 December 2014
Activists of SFD NGOs state incessant pressure by authorities
The persecution campaign against activists of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of the Southern Federal District continued in December with the inclusion of the Krasnodar Regional Organization of Higher School Graduates into the register of "foreign agents", and accusation of extremism of the chairman of the Adygea's branch of the Nature Conservation Society. Local activists assert that the authorities' pressure on them is incessant.
Khadija Ismayilova. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org/
07:42, 27 December 2014
Journalist Ismayilova, arrested in Azerbaijan, has no complaints about custody conditions
The investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova, arrested in Azerbaijan, has no complaints about her custody and treatment conditions.
"Nairit" workers during protest action. Yerevan, December 26, 2014. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:19, 27 December 2014
"Nairit" workers to go on with protest actions
On December 26, employees of the "Nairit" Factory failed to meet officials from the presidential administration of Armenia. They decided to continue their protests until the completion of drawing up the payroll schedule; the next action will take place on December 29.
Journalists at "Maestro" TV Company office. Photo: Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA
04:08, 27 December 2014
Employees of Georgian TV Company "Maestro" resign for lack of guarantees of independent work
The reason for resignation of about twenty employees of the Georgian TV Company "Maestro" was the invitation to work by company bosses of Koki Kandiashvili, an employee of the Government Administration, and the absence of guarantees of free editorial policy.
22:37, 26 December 2014
POC members not admitted to Ekazhevo resident detained after shooting at wedding party
Policemen did not allow the members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Ingushetia to visit the specialized ward Ingush Republic's Clinical Hospital (IRCH), which is keeping Magomed Aushev, who was detained after shooting at a wedding party, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported. Earlier, Aushev's relatives said that he had been beaten and tortured after detention.
In Volgograd, the regional branch of the "Progress Party" has held a picket in support of Alexei Navalny. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:08, 26 December 2014
Five people picket in Volgograd in support of opposition leader Navalny
Today, in Volgograd, in the Alley of Heroes, the regional branch of the "Progress Party" has held a picket in support of Alexei Navalny. Out of the applied 30 persons, just five have actually appeared.
Police officers during the search in the Baku office of the Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
19:47, 26 December 2014
Azerbaijani GPO seals up Baku office of Radio Liberty (+video)
Today, employees of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan have sealed up the Baku office of the Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty after it was searched. The top managers of the Corporation "Radio Liberty/Free Europe" have treated the search as an attack on the freedom of speech.
Intigam Aliev. Photo: http://gdb.rferl.org/AEC6D5C2-E471-40E6-BD6B-077476DFF0DF_w640_r1_s.jpg
17:33, 26 December 2014
Azerbaijan completes preliminary investigation into case of rights defender Intigam Aliev
A preliminary investigation into the case of Intigam Aliev, the head of the NGO "Legal Education Society", is over in Azerbaijan. After the defence studies the indictment, the case will be sent to the court, said Fakhraddin Mekhtiev, Aliev's advocate.
Barbed wire. Photo: Yuri Grechko/Yugopolis
15:02, 26 December 2014
Stavropol Territory: Magomed Aliev, suspected of recruiting militants, transferred to prison hospital
Magomed Aliev, a student of a Stavropol higher school, accused of promoting terrorism, has been placed into the hospital of the high security colony No. 3, located in the village of Krasnokumskoe, Georgievskiy District of the Stavropol Territory, the lawyer Olga Kamilova told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
11:30, 26 December 2014
Condition of policeman wounded in special operation in Chechnya is stable
The special agent of the Chechen MIA, wounded in the special operation in the Sunzha District, is in the hospital; his health condition is stable. The counterterrorist operation regime in the district is still in force, said a law enforcement source.
Kizlyar, Dagestan. Photo by Magaram Aliev, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
10:02, 26 December 2014
Resident of Kizlyar fined for his comment in social networks
A fine of 50,000 roubles was imposed on a resident of the city of Kizlyar for his comment posted in a social network, which was found extremist by the court. According to the prosecution, the man called for "the destruction by an explosion of a large number of people and the President of Russia."
Aleppo, Syria. Photo: Zyzzzzzy https://ru.wikipedia.org
07:14, 26 December 2014
Citizen of Georgia lost in Syrian warfare
A citizen of Georgia, Israpil Chatiashvili, has perished at the war in Syria. The circumstances of Chatiashvili's death are unknown.
Friends and classmates of Timirlan Tsatsaev and Aslan Kautarov in the hall of the Nikulino Court in Moscow, December 24, 2014. Photo by Azamat Mintsaev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
04:21, 26 December 2014
Decision to extend arrest of natives of Chechnya Tsatsaev and Kautarov was made without due reason, defence says
The advocates of the natives of Chechnya Timirlan Tsatsaev and Aslan Kautarov, accused of assaulting a Moscow policeman, said they would appeal against the court's ruling to extend the detention of their clients. According to advocates, until now, investigators have not checked the defendants' alibi.
Mardiros Demerchyan with his wife. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:28, 26 December 2014
Demerchyan's defence complains against verdict of Sochi court
Alexander Boichenko, an advocate of the builder Mardiros Demerchyan has filed an appeal complaint against the verdict of the Adler District Court, which found his client guilty of false denunciation.
Prison. Photo: Abdul Hamid Zibari (RFE/RL)
00:01, 26 December 2014
Sister of Azerbaijani prisoners states he was tortured to death
Elshad Babaev, who was serving his term in a colony near Baku, died as a result of torture; and his body has numerous injuries, said his sister. The Penitentiary Service refutes this information; however, Elchin Bekhbudov, the head of the Azerbaijani Committee against Torture, said that the colony, where Babaev died, is known for its extremely harsh custody conditions.
Law enforcement officer checking documents. Photo: MIA of Ingushetia, http://06.mvd.ru
17:57, 25 December 2014
Car of attackers on house of head of Psedakh village found in Ingushetia
The suspects of committing a robbery of the house of Khalid Tsechoev, the head of the Ingush village of Psedakh are being established, but the police have already found the car, which they used to escape from the venue. During the robbery over 1.4 million roubles were stolen, Tsechoev told himself.
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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.