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Igor Tsagoev. Photo: http://nalchik.bezformata.ru/listnews/kabardino-balkariya-rabotayut-mastera/22066285/
10:19, 16 December 2014
Journalist from Nalchik Tsagoev is laureate of Sakharov Award
This year, Igor Tsagoev, a journalist from Nalchik, has been awarded the Andrei Sakharov Prize "For Journalism as a Deed". The list of finalists comprised journalists from Volgograd and Makhachkala.
Welcome to the Kayakent District. Photo: Eldar Rasulov, http://odnoselchane.ru/images/photogallery/cache/wm_33_0.jpg
04:09, 16 December 2014
Body of Magomed Kamalov, killed in Kayakent District of Dagestan, was not given out to relatives
The family of Magomed Kamalov, a resident of Izberbash, who was killed on December 12 in the Kayakent District of Dagestan, has not yet received his body for burial, said one of Kamalov's relatives. The GOVD (City Interior Division) of Izberbash has clarified that the casualty was not on the wanted list.
The building where the office of the Joint Mobile Group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) is located, after the fire. Grozny, December 154, 2014. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:24, 15 December 2014
Kalyapin accuses Chechen rights defenders of escalating situation around Committee against Torture
Prior to the fire in the office, some Chechen rights defenders had been deliberately spreading false information about the activities of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and inflating the situation, said Igor Kalyapin, the head of the CaT.
Kizilyurt, Dagestan. Photo: Avarets Khubarsky odnoselchane.ru
18:32, 15 December 2014
Missing resident of Dagestan identified by relatives among shootout casualties
Relatives of Pakhrudin Magomedov, a missing resident of the Dagestani village of Tyube, have found his body in the morgue of the city of Kizilyurt, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported.
Special operation in the village of Gurbuki, Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan. December 12, 2014. Screenshot of a video by a user Nestor Makhno, http://www.youtube.com/
17:58, 15 December 2014
FSB confirms death of "Imarat Kavkaz" leader in Dagestan
Murad Zalitinov, a former head of the Kadar unit of "Imarat Kavkaz", was killed on December 12 in a special operation in Dagestan, said the press service of the Russian FSB.
Rasul Djafarov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:24, 15 December 2014
Azerbaijan completes preliminary investigation on rights defender Djafarov
The preliminary investigation into the criminal case of Rasul Djafarov, the coordinator of the campaign "Arts for Democracy", is over in Azerbaijan. After the rights defender gets acquainted with the indictment, the case will go to the Baku Court of Grave Crimes.
Magomed Aliev. Photo by Amina Alieva
16:20, 15 December 2014
Stavropol doctors place Magomed Aliev into guarded neurosurgery ward
Magomed Aliev, a student, suspected of promoting terrorism, has been transferred from the intensive care unit to the neurosurgery ward of the Stavropol City Hospital No. 4. His relatives have appealed to the head of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) stating the misconduct of local investigators.
Intigam Aliev. Photo: Jan Kaiser (RFE/RL)
15:41, 15 December 2014
Azerbaijan: Intigam Aliev sees more serious charge
In Azerbaijan, Intigam Aliev, the head of the NGO "Legal Education Society", was presented a new charge – under the article of a large-scale embezzlement, under which he is under a threat of up to 12 years in prison.
Sapiyat Magomedova. Photo by Raisa Medzhidova
13:57, 15 December 2014
AI reports threats to Dagestani lawyers Magomedova and Suslanov
The Dagestani lawyers Sapiyat Magomedova and Musa Suslanov receive threats associated with their activities, said the human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) and invited to sign an appeal for their defence.
09:00, 15 December 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 8-14
Burned down houses of militants' relatives in Chechnya; condemnation by Russian rights defenders of principle of collective responsibility, and the subsequent incidents with them in Grozny; end of hunger strike in Dagestan demanding to restore Tarki District; Geneva discussions on safety in Southern Caucasus; attacks on oppositionactivists in Armenia; next humanitarian convoy from Russia to Donbas; special operations in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria, during which nine suspected militants were killed, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 8-14, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
08:32, 15 December 2014
CE's Venice Commission is positive on Azerbaijani amendments to NGO legislation
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CE) has issued a positive opinion on the amendments passed in Azerbaijan to the law "On Non-Governmental Organizations", said Tatiana Baeva, the spokesperson for the commission.
The flat where the office of CaT is located, after the fire. Photo by an eyewitness
08:16, 15 December 2014
AI and HRW stand up for Chechen rights defenders
Employees of the Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have stood up for the Chechen Committee against Torture (CaT), indicating the damage of CaT's property and attempts to put pressure on rights defenders.
Djamal Makhmudov. Photo by Irina Makhmudova
03:40, 15 December 2014
Native of Dagestan kidnapped in Stavropol, his relatives assert
Djamal Makhmudov, a native of Dagestan, disappeared in Stavropol after a search of his house. He is a figurant in the case of recruitment and financing the militants travelling to Syria, his relatives were told at the Centre to Combat Extremism.
Service of medicine of catastrophes car. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/8331.jpg
02:41, 15 December 2014
On December 8-14, fifteen people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from December 8 to December 14, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus brought harm to at least 15 people; of them, 14 people were lost, and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Participants of a protest actions in Baku. Photo: screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1D6tYumVu8#t=17
22:24, 14 December 2014
Baku protesters threaten to boycott European Olympic Games
In Azerbaijan, participants of protest actions in Baku intend to boycott the 2015 European Olympic Games, should the demands of their resolution be neglected, and the Azerbaijani authorities fail to release political prisoners, said Isa Gambar, the former leader of the "Musavat" Party and now the head of the "National Centre of Strategic Thought".
Fire in the flat where the office of the Joint Mobile Group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) is located. Grozny, December 15, 2014. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:30, 14 December 2014
Grozny: policemen confiscate equipment from lawyers of CaT's JMG
Policemen have searched lawyers of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and confiscated their mobile phones, cameras and laptops, rights defenders report.
The studio of the radio station "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala". Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:36, 14 December 2014
Head of radio station "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala" treats broadcasting suspension as politically motivated
The suspension of the radio station "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala" is unjustified and politically motivated, said Zaur Gadjiev, the editor-in-chief of the radio, who believes that the actions of state structures are contrary to the law.
00:39, 14 December 2014
HRC head warns Chechen authorities against illegal actions towards CaT employees
Mikhail Fedotov, the Chairman of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation, has got involved in the situation around the staff of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of the Committee against Torture (CaT), acting in the territory of Chechnya.
A drawing of the presumed terror act. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/5498.JPG
00:24, 14 December 2014
Charge of recruiting militants put forward in Chechnya against citizen of Georgia is untrue, says defence
The accusation of the 25-year-old citizen of Georgia Beslan Tsintsalashvili, who will face trial for an alleged persuasion of two residents of Chechnya to terrorist activities in the "Islamic State" grouping, is "very flimsy" and untrue, said Luiza Killaeva, the defendant's advocate.
23:59, 13 December 2014
Reforms of Islamic education cause disputes at Muslim Forum in Moscow
A reform of the system of Islamic education was the major topic of debates at the International Islamic Forum held in Moscow. The issue was raised on setting up an academy to unite the existing Islamic Universities, said Khadjimurat Gatsalov, the Mufti of North Ossetia.
News
A serviceman in Nalchik was convicted of two counts of evading military service.

Khasan Tumgoev. Photo screenshot: https://t.me/MAKalimatovvv/12021. A lieutenant colonel from Ingushetia was killed in the SVO zone.

Three Ingushetia residents have been convicted of aiding militants.

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.