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    Fire arms. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
    20:08, 3 December 2014
    Resident of Makhachkala to stand trial on charges of participating in IAF
    The Dagestani Prosecutor's Office has sent to the court the criminal case against the 28-year-old resident of Makhachkala Zakir Isaev, accused of participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF).
    Magomed Aliev in the hospital. Photo by Amina Alieva
    19:50, 3 December 2014
    Health condition of detained Dagestani student grows worse in Stavropol
    The health status of Magomed Aliev, a student from Dagestan, who is in the intensive care unit at a Stavropol hospital after he was detained by power agents on suspicion of promoting terrorism, has become worse.
    Leyla Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    19:36, 3 December 2014
    Life of arrested Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus is under threat, advocate says
    On December 3, the lawyer Ramiz Mamedov was unable to meet his client Leyla Yunus, who is kept in SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Baku and expressed fears that her health has worsened; and there is threat to her life.
    SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Ingushetia. Photo: the UFSIN of Ingushetia
    15:42, 3 December 2014
    UFSIN denied nutrition and medical care problems in Ingush SIZO
    SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Ingushetia, where inmates are on hunger strike, has no problems with health care and no ban to receive foodstuffs from relatives, which were the points of the complaint declared by inmates to the members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC), who visited the SIZO.
    Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
    14:46, 3 December 2014
    Court removes reporters from trial on KBR resident killed in CTO
    The Supreme Court (SC) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) continued hearings on the case of a local resident, who was killed in a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in April 2013.
    A hand grenade on a carpet in a house. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/files/2278.JPG
    13:44, 3 December 2014
    Grenade explosion in house in KChR kills two children; the third one is safe
    The man, who triggered an explosion in a private house of the Nogai District of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic and killed two children, is an unemployed resident of North Ossetia. During the explosion, a 13-year-old girl was also in the house; she was not hurt.
    Corruption Perceptions Index for 2014, Georgia. Photo: screenshot of the page http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results
    09:26, 3 December 2014
    Transparency International: Georgia is ahead of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia in terms of perception of corruption
    The international movement against corruption Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2014, according to which Georgia takes the 50th place, Armenia – the 94th one, Azerbaijan – the 126th one and Russia – the 136th place.
    Musaev (to the left) and Magomed Gushakaev (to the right), the advocates of the Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    06:01, 3 December 2014
    MIA source reports about organizers of kidnapping and those who planted drugs on Imam of Kislovodsk, advocate says
    A policeman, who preferred to remain anonymous had delivered to the wife of the Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov, accused of drug possession, a written statement about the organizers of his kidnapping and those who planted drugs on him and initiated his criminal prosecution, said Imam's advocate.
    Inscription on a door of the boarding house. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
    03:31, 3 December 2014
    Sochi: Olympic resettlers complain about living conditions in "Neptune" boarding house
    In Sochi, about 50 the so-called "Olympic resettlers" and natural disaster victims, living in the boarding house named "Neptune", held a meeting and signed an appeal to the City Public Prosecutor stating their intolerable living conditions.
    Near the gates of the mosque in Baku settlement of Garachukhur. November 26, 2014. Photo: Information Agency 'Vesti.az' http://vesti.az/news/227214#ad-image-2
    19:56, 2 December 2014
    After mosque arson experts state growth of terror threat in Azerbaijan
    The attack on the mosque in Baku settlement of Garachukhur was aimed at creating religious-based tension in Azerbaijan and indicates a growing terror threat, experts believe. The incident has proved that even small radical groups can commit resonant crimes, said Khikmet Gadjizade, a political scientist.
    The building of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic. Photo: SC of KChR http://vs.kchr.sudrf.ru/
    18:29, 2 December 2014
    KChR's SC grants release of Arthur Ismailov
    The Supreme Court (SC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic has satisfied the petition on exemption of Arthur Ismailov, convicted on charges of aiding and abetting terrorism, from punishment.
    Khadija Ismayilova. Photo: RFE/RL http://rus.azatutyun.am
    17:58, 2 December 2014
    Azerbaijan: criminal charge against Ismayilova supplemented with new episode
    The Binagadi District Court of Baku has added an episode of dissemination in 2011 of the material allegedly defaming the former oppositionist Elman Turkoglu (Gasanov) to the case of the journalist Khadija Ismayilova, accused of slander.
    A grenade. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
    17:27, 2 December 2014
    Grenade explosion wounds two policemen in Ingushetia
    At a detention attempt, an unidentified man threw a grenade at policemen and wounded two of them.
    The prosecutor asked for the defendant Kurman-Ali Baichorov, accused of drug possession, five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 roubles. Stavropol Territory, December 2, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    16:04, 2 December 2014
    At trial of Imam of Kislovodsk, prosecutor demands five years in prison for Baichorov
    The Predgorny District Court of the Stavropol Territory, dealing with the case of Kislovodsk Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov, has begun the pleadings. The prosecution asked for the defendant, accused of drug possession, five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 roubles.
    Participants of the rally against Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) with a poster "We are against Customs Union! EU is 60 years of reality, CU is 0 years of experiment". Yerevan, December 6, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    15:15, 2 December 2014
    Armenian Parliament discusses accession to EAEU against protest actions
    The Parliament of Armenia continues discussing the treaty of Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Suren Karayan, the Deputy Finance Minister, said that Armenia's accession to the EAEU would positively affect the economy; however, problems can arise only on the part of the WTO treaty.
    Maria Kannabikh, a member of the Presidential Council for human rights and civil society, Magomed Mutsolgov, a member of the Public Oversight Commission of Ingushetia (to the left) during the visit to the cell in SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1. Ingushetia. Photo
    13:59, 2 December 2014
    Inmates of Ingush SIZO hold hunger strike to demand better medical care
    At SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 1 of Ingushetia, starting from November 25, detainees are on a hunger strike, complaining about the lack of medical care and insults – this was established by the Public Oversight Commission (POC) after visiting the SIZO, institution, said Magomed Mutsolgov, a member of the POC.
    Vladimir Postanyuk, an Amirov's advocate (to the left), at the court session, Said Amirov is to the right. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    13:43, 2 December 2014
    Said Amirov's defence appeals against the verdict at the ECtHR
    The defence of the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, convicted on charges of plotting a terror act, filed a complaint against the sentence to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
    Intigam Aliev. Photo: screenshot of a video "Laws on NGO: who copies whom" http://www.svoboda.org/media/video/24921398.html
    01:55, 2 December 2014
    ECtHR takes complaint of rights defender Intigam Aliev to consideration in priority order
    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled to consider the complaint lodged by the Azerbaijani rights defender Intigam Aliev in the priority order. The Azerbaijani government is to answer the questions put by the ECtHR before March 25.
    Participants of the process in the lobby of the Moscow Regional Court before the trial of the case of the BORN. Moscow, November 13, 2014. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
    23:58, 1 December 2014
    Trial of BORN case considers murder of athlete Muslim Abdullayev
    During the trial held by the Moscow Regional Court of the case of the "Battle Organization of Russian Nationalists" (BORN), one of the victims, Ramazan Nurichuev, was questioned and told about the murder of the athlete Muslim Abdullayev.
    Intigam Aliev. Photo: screenshot of a video "Laws on NGO: who copies whom" http://www.svoboda.org/media/video/24921398.html
    22:59, 1 December 2014
    Heavily sick rights defender Intigam Aliev marks his 52nd birthday in prison, Foundation "Human Rights House" reports
    International rights defenders from the Foundation "Human Rights House" have addressed the Azerbaijani authorities with a demand the release the rights defender Intigam Aliev. On November 30, Aliev marked his 52nd birthday behind bars; his health condition has seriously deteriorated, rights defenders report.
    News
    Pro-European protests in Tbilisi have continued for 523 days in a row.

    March in Tbilisi. Screenshot of Mo Se's photo from May 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4297407353907337&set=pcb.4297408117240594 A march demanding medical treatment for children took place in Tbilisi.

    Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

    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.