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Sapiyat Magomedova. Photo: http://www.memo.ru/uploads/img/687.jpeg
22:10, 23 December 2014
Khasavyurt court refused to satisfy MIA's claim to Sapiyat Magomedova
The Khasavyurt City Court has dismissed the lawsuit on protection of honour and dignity put forward by the Dagestani MIA Interior Ministry against the lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova.
Municipal elections in Azerbaijan, at the polling station, December 23, 2014. Photo by Kyamal Ali for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
21:14, 23 December 2014
Voting in Azerbaijan ends with low voter turnout
The voting at municipal elections in Azerbaijan is over; the voter turnout was 38.93 percent. No complaints were reported in the process, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has reported.
Magomed Aushev. Photo provided by the detainee’s relatives.
20:18, 23 December 2014
Brother of Ekazhevo resident, detained by law enforcers, reports torture and beatings (+video)
Magomed Aushev, a resident of the Ingush village of Ekazhevo, Nazran District, detained by policemen, was tortured and beaten, his brother Murad Aushev reported today.
Novolak District of Dagestan. Photo by Ramazan Alilov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
19:34, 23 December 2014
34 residents of Novolak District of Dagestan go on hunger strike demanding to solve their land problem
Today, 34 resident of the Novolak District of Dagestan have gone on hunger strike, demanding to provide them with land shares. The action takes place in the village of Shushiya; there are 14 women among the protesters.
Law enforcers demolished the house of Sultan Vakhayev in the village of Geldagan, Kurchaloy District, December 2014. Photo: http://www.memo.ru/d/220121.html
18:28, 23 December 2014
Number of houses of militants' families demolished in Chechnya reached 15, rights defenders report
As of December 23, in Chechnya, law enforcers demolished 15 houses of militants' relatives, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported today, and confirmed, in particular, the data of the "Caucasian Knot" about burning down of a militant's family house in the Gudermes District.
Court building where the case of the attack on Nalchik was considered. December 23, 2014. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
15:14, 23 December 2014
Court passes life imprisonment to five figurants in attack on Nalchik case
All defendants in the case of the attack on Nalchik in October 2005 have been found guilty. Five of them received life sentences, and three were released in the courtroom, because their appointed punishment has expired, while they were in custody.
Police cars. Ingushetia. Photo: Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs, http://06.mvd.ru
14:07, 23 December 2014
In Ingushetia, head of Psedakh village administration reports robbery of his house
Last night the administration head of the village of Psedakh, Malgobek District of Ingushetia, was robbed in his house. The attack was committed by masked men, who fled from the crime scene in a car, which is on the balance sheet of the village administration.
Johar Tsarnaev. Photo: FBI https://ru.wikipedia.org
13:05, 23 December 2014
Tsarnaev's defence again demands to move trial from Boston to other city
The advocates of Johar Tsarnaev, who is accused of organizing the terror act during the Boston Marathon Run, have again petitioned to move the trial from Boston to some other city.
Krasnaya Polyana alpine resort. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:55, 23 December 2014
Authorities of Krasnodar Territory restrict flow of tourists to Sochi resorts
All the rooms and beds at ski resorts of Sochi have been booked for the New Year holidays; the demand is 1.5 times the proposal; therefore, the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory have to restrict the flow of tourists, said the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak at a meeting of Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev with his Deputies.
Policemen in the streets of Tbilisi. Photo by press service of Georgian MIA.
04:02, 23 December 2014
Tbilisi police use force against defenders of Sakdrisi, protesters report
The police failed to ensure safety of participants of the action in Tbilisi in defence of the gold mine Sakdrisi-Kachagiani. Instead, policemen forced the crowd from the roadway, said the organizers.
CCTV camera. Photo by Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA, http://newsgeorgia.ru/images/21491/43/214914368.jpg
23:02, 22 December 2014
Fifteen Georgian NGOs demand revision of tapping law
Georgian NGOs are drafting a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court demanding to recognize one of the provisions of the law that regulates the mechanism of secret investigative activities unconstitutional. The Parliament of Georgia does not rule out that the legislation may be revised in the course of the MIA reform.
Berkat market after militants’ attack. Grozny, December 5, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:22, 22 December 2014
ICRF confirms death of two civilians during militants' attack on Grozny
The attack of members of the armed underground on Grozny resulted in the death of two civilians, not one, as stated earlier, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has stated today.
Leader of "Christian Community" religious group Alexei Kolyasnikov (centre) and his advocate Alexander Popkov (right). Sochi, December 2, 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:08, 22 December 2014
Sochi resident challenges fine imposed for reading Bible in cafe
Today, Alexei Kolyasnikov, a resident of Sochi and the leader of the religious group named "Christian Community", and his advocate Alexander Popkov have filed a complaint against the court ruling to impose a fine for holding an alleged unsanctioned meeting in a cafe, where they read out the Bible.
At the site of the burned down house of the militant’s family. Gudermes District of Chechnya, December 2014. Photo: http://www.memo.ru/uploads/files/1579.jpg" class="main_article_image
16:41, 22 December 2014
Nobody lived in the house demolished by power agents in Chechen village of Koshkeldy
The house in the village of Koshkeldy, Gudermes District of Chechnya, belonging to a militant's family and demolished on December 19 was uninhabited, rights defenders from the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. According to their version, the Shabanov family, who owned the house, left the country more than a year ago.
Flags of Russia and Abkhazia. Photo by Elena Sineok, ЮГА.ру
14:04, 22 December 2014
Abkhaz parliament ratifies treaty with Russia
The parliament of Abkhazia has ratified by a majority vote a new Russian-Abkhaz treaty on strategic partnership and alliance. Voting was held open; out of 28 MPs, 23 voted "for", and 5 – "against".
Seimur Khazy. Photo: http://deyerler.org/ru/140177-rssrrrryoss-rrrrss-rrrryo-rsrssrrirr-rr-2-rrsssr.html
13:23, 22 December 2014
In Azerbaijan, defence of journalist Khazy, accused of hooliganism, insists on his self-defence
The latest court session dealing with the case of journalist Seimur Khazy, accused of hooliganism with use of arms in Azerbaijan, questioned the witnesses, who refused from their testimonies, signed earlier in the course of investigation.
Counterterrorist operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/12/19/v-baksanskom-raione-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovany-troe-boevikov-v-tom-chis.html" class="main_article_image
11:55, 22 December 2014
During week of December 15-21, 2014, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 15-21, 2014, at least three persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded persons were reported. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
09:00, 22 December 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 15-21
Continued destruction of houses belonging to militants' relatives in Chechnya; resumption of investigation into the case on the Dubrovka terror act in Moscow; work of the South-Ossetian authorities on finalizing the new agreement on alliance with Russia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 15-21, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Elshan Mustafaoglu. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.radioazadlyg.org/
02:48, 22 December 2014
Head of Centre for Protection of Freedom of Conscience treats arrest of theologian Elshan Mustafaoglu in Azerbaijan as misunderstanding
In Azerbaijan, law enforcers detained theologian Elshan Mustafaoglu. According to his relatives, the court has announced the pre-trial restriction measure against the detainee in the form of arrest. The prosecution against the theologian is a misunderstanding, stated Ilgar Ibragimoglu, the head of the Centre for Protection of Freedom of Conscience and Religion.
01:54, 22 December 2014
In Armenia, activist Vaginak Shushanyan claims being beaten
Vaginak Shushanyan, an activist of the social movement against rise in prices and tariffs, claims he has been attacked in the centre of Yerevan. As a result of the attack, the activist got his lip injured, and no serious consequences resulted from the attack.
News
Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

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.