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Fire in the office of the Committee against Torture in Grozny. Screenshot of a video published at the site of "Novaya Gazeta" on December 13, 2014 on 10:14 pm
23:29, 13 December 2014
Fire in the office of the Committee against Torture in Grozny
The ignition that occurred in the residential building in Grozny, where the office of the Joint Mobile Group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) is located, is liquidated, said the Chechen Ministry for Emergencies (MfE); nobody suffered.
21:27, 13 December 2014
CaT reports about chasing of its mobile group in Grozny
The members of the mobile group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) of Chechnya, working in the republic, were followed by unidentified armed men, said a source from the committee.
The House of Press after CTO. Grozny, December 4, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:39, 13 December 2014
Grozny hosts rally against terrorism
On Saturday, December 13, a rally against terrorism was held in the Chechen capital. The police said that 50,000 took part in the event.
The Basmanny District of Moscow. Photo: NVO https://ru.wikipedia.org
16:51, 13 December 2014
Two natives of Northern Caucasus complain of unfair detention in Moscow while trying to buy currency
A man from North Ossetia and a woman from Kabardino-Balkaria, delivered on December 12 to the Basmanny ROVD (District Interior Division) of Moscow after they tried to buy foreign currency at one of local banks report restriction of their rights and interrogation without reason by agents of the FSB and the Centre to Combat Extremism of the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Department).
Alexei Kolyasnikov, the leader of a religious group "Community of Christians" (in the centre). Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:50, 13 December 2014
Federal Court of Sochi upholds decision on case of Pastor Kolyasnikov
The Federal Court of Sochi has upheld the decision of the magistrate court in the case of Alexei Kolyasnikov, the leader of a religious group "Community of Christians", who was found guilty of holding an unsanctioned meeting in a cafe.
The House of Press after CTO. Grozny, December 4, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:53, 13 December 2014
Residents of Chechnya report detentions of young people by power agents after militants' attack on Grozny
On December 9-11, Chechnya saw at least two cases of detention of young people by power agents, as reported by residents of the city of Argun and the dwelling settlement of Avtury of the Shali District of the republic. The Chechen MIA claimed that for the last few days there were no complaints from citizens about any kidnappings of their relatives.
The entrance to the city of Karabulak from side of the village of Yandare, Ingushetia. Photo: Stanislav Gaiduk https://ru.wikipedia.org
10:11, 13 December 2014
Teen disappears in Karabulak
A teenager named Magomed Daurbekov disappeared in the Ingush city of Karabulak on his way to school; the family cannot find him for the fifth day.
The village of Chirkei, Buynaksk District of Dagestan. Photo by Davud Abdurakhmanov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
07:00, 13 December 2014
In Dagestan, two witnesses questioned at trial of the "honour killing" in Chirkei
On December 12, the court session on the criminal case against Abdulaziz Abdurakhmanov, a resident of the village of Chirkei, Buynaksk District of Dagestan, accused of premeditated murder of his cousin, two witnesses were interrogated. The district policeman gave a negative characteristic on the defendant.
Participants of the roundtable "International experience of settling conflicts in Northern Caucasus". Cherkessk, December 11, 2014. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:00, 12 December 2014
KChR's NPO activists state the need to actively cooperate with authorities
The key problem of non-profit organizations (NPOs) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) is the absence of active cooperation with the authorities; and the parties shall endeavour to set up such partnership. This was the opinion of NPO activists-participants of the roundtable, which was held on the topic of settling conflicts in Northern Caucasus.
Rasul Djafarov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:34, 12 December 2014
New charges presented to rights defender Djafarov in Azerbaijan
The arrested Azerbaijani rights defender Rasul Djafarov has been charged with a forgery and a large-scale embezzlement. He rejects all the new charges and treats them as politically motivated.
Firearms confiscated during a special operation in the village of Gurbuki, Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan. December 12, 2014. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
19:11, 12 December 2014
Alleged militant leader killed in Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan
In the course of a special operation conducted in the village of Gurbuki, Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan, the leader of one of militant groupings was killed, said the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Tatyana Lokshina, Alexander Cherkasov and Igor Kalyapin (to the right) during a press conference on the topic "Collective punishment as a method of dealing with armed underground in Chechnya". Moscow, December 11, 2014. Screenshot of a video by a user "Radio Svoboda" https://www.youtube.com
18:57, 12 December 2014
Statement on punishing militants' families will add members to armed underground in Chechnya, rights defenders believe
The statement of the Chechen leadership about the collective responsibility of militants and the subsequent burning down of relatives' houses are contradictory to Russian law and can recruit new militants in the republic and abroad. This was stated by rights defenders during a press conference on the topic "Collective punishment as a method of dealing with armed underground in Chechnya".
Leyla Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:28, 12 December 2014
Azerbaijan: Leyla Yunus' advocates and Penitentiary Service state oppositely on her health
The defence of the arrested Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus states an aggravation of her custody conditions and continued health problems; however, bosses of the Penitentiary Service refute these facts.
Aram Manukyan. Photo: PanARMENIAN Photo / Tigran Mehrabyan
17:16, 12 December 2014
Armenia: beaten opposition MP diagnosed brain concussion
In Armenia, a forensic examination found a brain concussion in the oppositional MP Aram Manukyan; the parliamentarian himself told reporters.
A law enforcer. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/8289.jpg
11:10, 12 December 2014
Five people killed in special operation in Dagestan
Five militants have been killed today during a special operation in the village of Gurbuki, Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan, said the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
The employees of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) at work. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/6944.jpg
10:41, 12 December 2014
Families of power agents killed in attack on Grozny exempt from utility payments
The employees of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), who were lost in a special operation in Grozny on December 4, are presented to state awards. Their families will receive help, and, inter alia, since January 1 they will receive all the municipal utilities free of charge.
A police car in Georgia. Photo by Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA http://www.newsgeorgia.ru/society/20110315/213789382.html
07:30, 12 December 2014
Beating up Akhalkalaki residents by policemen not confirmed, Georgian MP asserts
The residents of the city of Akhalkalaki, who had reported about beatings by the police after their arrest on December 3, did not file a complaint, said the Ombudsman's Office of Georgia. The statements of the victims and their relatives were not confirmed, Samvel Petrosyan, an MP from Akhalkalaki, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Activists of the fund. Photo: http://fond05.ru/images/stories/buttons/fond2980.jpg
05:21, 12 December 2014
Vremenny residents receive help from Charity Fund "Chistoe Serdtse" (Pure Heart)
Activists of the Charity Fund "Chistoe Serdtse" have visited the Dagestani settlement of Vremenny to deliver humanitarian help to its residents. Locals received warm clothes and food packages.
04:57, 12 December 2014
Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus nominated for "To Women for Courage"
The Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus, placed in custody on charges of treason, has been nominated for the International Award "To Women for Courage".
Arslan Khasavov. Photo http://www.khasavov.ru/#!2013/zoom/cuzi/image1ex0
02:35, 12 December 2014
Chechen writer Arslan Khasavov receives "Debut" Literary Award
The Chechen writer Arslan Khasavov is the winner in the nomination "Essays" of the 15th Independent Literary Award "Debut" for his collection of works "Conquering the Space". The ceremony took place on December 11 in Moscow.
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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.