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Buynaksk. Dagestan. Photo by Eldar Rasulov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
15:25, 19 December 2014
Buynaksk Salafi mosque-goers taken to police
On Friday, after the Juma namaz in Buynaksk, policemen detained several parishioners of the Salafi mosque, said a local resident. Several mosque-goers were brought to the police. In his turn, a source from the Buynaksk GOVD (City Interior Division), assured that all the believers will be released after checking their IDs.
Natalia Zubarevich. Photo: RFE/RL
14:50, 19 December 2014
Professor Zubarevich does not find deficit of North-Caucasian budgets critical
This time again, deficit budgets have been brought for discussion to the Parliament of the Republics of Northern Caucasus. Officials claim that measures to reduce budget deficits are taken.
Entrance to the building of ICRF. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:52, 19 December 2014
ICRF starts checking Kadyrov's statement in relation to "certain Kalyapin"
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) began checking the statement of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about a possible involvement of "a certain Kalyapin" in financing militants.
Reconstruction of the House of Press. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
11:05, 19 December 2014
Authorities of Grozny promise to open House of Press by December 25
The House of Press in the Chechen capital, damaged in the course of the militants' attack on Grozny, will be fully restored by December 25. The repairs of School No. 20 and pavilions of the "Berkat" Shopping Centre are near completion, said the Grozny Mayoralty.
Three militants are killed in the Baksan District of the KBR, including the militants leader. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/12/19/v-baksanskom-raione-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovany-troe-boevikov-v-tom-chis.html
09:09, 19 December 2014
Power agents name second militant killed in special operation in KBR
In the course of the operation conducted on December 18 in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), in the village of Dygulybgey, which makes a part of the city of Baksan, apart from Andzor Guchapshev, the leader of the local underground, his accomplice Martin Abazov was also killed.
Nino Daneliya, a participant of the action, holds a poster with the photo of the journalist Khadija Ismayilova. Tbilisi, December 10, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot
08:38, 19 December 2014
Representatives of Azerbaijani Ombudsperson gave legal advice to Khadija Ismayilova
On December 18, the office staff of Elmira Suleimanova, the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan, visited the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where the journalist Khadija Ismayilova is kept, and gave her legal advice.
Ilgar Mamedov. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.radioazadlyg.org
07:49, 19 December 2014
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe demands from Azerbaijani authorities to release Ilgar Mamedov
Azerbaijani authorities shall immediately release of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), said the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
At the trial on case of Kurman-Ali Baichorov: advocate Alaudi Musaev (to the left), the head of the Coordinating Center of Muslims of the North Caucasus Ismail Berdiev. Photo by Sultan Togonidze
07:28, 19 December 2014
Defence of Imam of Kislovodsk states violation of constitutional rights of Kurman-Ali Baichorov at the trial
New evidence has appeared about the involvement of MIA and FSB agents in criminal prosecution of Imam of Kislovodsk Kurman-Ali Baichorov; and in this context, the court's refusal to grant the petition to return the case to the stage of judicial investigation is illegitimate, said the Imam's advocates.
Memorial desk at the entrance to the Volgograd railway station. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:00, 18 December 2014
Defence of figurants in case of Volgograd terror acts appeals against verdict
The advocates of the natives of Dagestan, convicted for helping the organizers of the terror acts committed on the 2013 New Year 2013 in Volgograd, have appealed against the verdict of the district court. The consideration of appeal complaints will take place not earlier than mid-January, said the court.
A law enforcer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
20:15, 18 December 2014
KBR resident convicted for financing militants
A court in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has sentenced A. Djappuev, a resident of the city of Tyrnyauz to 3.5 years of imprisonment on charges of aiding and financing militants.
Eyewitnesses post in Twitter drawings from the courtroom in Boston. Photo by Boris Suranov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:48, 18 December 2014
Johar Tsarnaev arrives at court session in Boston
Johar Tsarnaev, accused of committing a terror act in Boston in April 2013, has arrived at the final stage of the preliminary hearing of his case. This is the first Tsarnaev's appearance in public since July 2013.
Participants of the opposition's protest action at the Government building of the Republic of Abkhazia. Photo: Nina Zotina and Natalya Evsikova http://www.yuga.ru/
19:25, 18 December 2014
European Parliament urges Russia to recall alliance treaty with Abkhazia
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on Russia to recall the "alliance and strategic partnership treaty" signed with the authorities of Abkhazia.
The Imam of Kislovodsk Kurman-Ali Baichorov in the courtroom. The Stavropol Territory, December 18, 2014. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:53, 18 December 2014
Court dealing with the case of Imam of Kislovodsk bans videoing the trial
On Thursday, December 18, the Predgorny District Court of the Stavropol Territory rejected the petition asking to allow the video and photo filming of the trial of the Imam of Kislovodsk Kurman-Ali Baichorov.
Logos of the international human rights organizations "Human Rights Watch" (HRW), "Amnesty International" (AI) and "Front Line Defenders" (FLD). Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
13:38, 18 December 2014
International rights defenders urge Putin to investigate attacks on their colleagues
Representatives of the international human rights organizations "Human Rights Watch" (HRW), "Amnesty International" (AI) and "Front Line Defenders" (FLD), in their open letter have called on the Russian President Vladimir Putin to investigate the attacks on rights defenders and condemn the practice of collective punishments.
Thousand rouble bills. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/5497.JPG
12:12, 18 December 2014
Residents of Grozny massively cash out money from their bank accounts
In the past two days, residents of Chechnya have been massively withdrawing funds from their bank accounts. The reason was in the rumours circulating among people about the upcoming freezing of accounts and credit cards due to a sharp depreciation of the rouble. Bankers think that the panic is unjustified.
EEAS condemned the intention of the head of Chechnya to punish militants' families. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
08:41, 18 December 2014
EU criticizes intention of Chechen leader to persecute militants' families
The European External Action Service (EEAS), which is a part of the European Union (EU), has issued a statement calling on the authorities of Chechnya to give a balanced response to the surge of tension in the region and condemned the intention of Ramzan Kadyrov to expel militants' families out of the republic.
Material evidence in a home-made explosives laboratory. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/8270.jpg
07:48, 18 December 2014
Court dealing with case of Imangazali Magomedov in Dagestan rejects several defence's motions
The court that running the trial of Imangazali Magomedov, a resident of the village of Shaumyan, who is accused of aiding militants and illegal possession of firearms and drugs, has rejected the earlier motions of the defence, including the one demanding to study the three criminal cases, where the same witnesses had been questioned as in the present case.
Power agents during the special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/7757.jpg
07:32, 18 December 2014
Two militants killed in the Baksan District of the KBR
As reported by a law enforcement source from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), in the village of Dygulybgey, Baksan District of the KBR, power agents shot dead three militants. The counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was lifted at 9:45 a.m. Moscow time.
Mardiros Demerchyan. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 17 December 2014
Sochi court finds builder Demerchyan guilty of false denunciation
The Adler District Court of Sochi has handed down a guilty verdict to the builder Mardiros Demerchyan and appointed a punishment of 300 hours of mandatory public work.
Nadezhda Tsapok in the courtroom. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
20:16, 17 December 2014
Court finds Nadezhda Tsapok guilty of land fraud
The Kuschevsky District Court in the Krasnodar Territory has found Nadezhda Tsapok, the former head and founder of the company "Artex-Agro", guilty of large-scale fraud of embezzling 770 hectares of land.
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Analysts have assessed the consequences for Baku of breaking off relations with the European Parliament.

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.