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A grand opening for the new school in the village Nesterovskoe, Ingushetia. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/photo/archives/021274.shtml
08:55, 17 November 2014
Yunus-Bek Evkurov orders to perform anthems in Ingush schools on the monthly basis
Every month schools of Ingushetia will hold solemn line-ups, which will mandatorily perform the anthems of Ingushetia and the Russian Federation, the head of the republic Yunus-Bek Evkurov has announced.
Giorgi Margvelashvili. Photo: VOA, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CF%F0%E5%E7%E8%E4%E5%ED%F2_%C3%F0%F3%E7%E8%E8#mediaviewer/File:Giorgi_Margvelashvili,_President_of_Georgia.jpg
12:38, 16 November 2014
Georgian experts rule out President's impeachment
The ruling coalition "Georgian Dream" will not be able to initiate impeachment of President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, who is now in confrontation with the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent believe.
00:29, 16 November 2014
Abkhazia: customs officer detained after attack on Prime Minister
Law enforcers have managed to detain in hot pursuit a car with people who committed an attack on the Prime Minister of Abkhazia Beslan Butba.
20:22, 15 November 2014
Rally in Tbilisi demands to prevent signing Russian-Abkhazian treaty
Today, an oppositional rally was held in Tbilisi in the square in front of the Parliament, which stated "annexation of Abkhazia by Russia." The action was organized by activists of the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM). According to various estimates, the rally was from 3 to 20 thousand strong.
17:36, 15 November 2014
In Makhachkala, head of "Flowers of Life" Centre reports policemen tried to disrupt the opening ceremony
Today, Madina Magomedova, the head of the "Flowers of Life" Children’s Care Centre in Makhachkala, has stated about the pressure of law enforcement bodies and illegal actions of power agents, who tried to disrupt the opening of the Centre.
17:03, 15 November 2014
Armenian experts predict Yerevan’s proportionate response to helicopter incident
The liquidation by Azerbaijani militaries of the Mi-24 helicopter in the flight over Nagorno-Karabakh, will not go unpunished, experts in Armenia believe. The measures in response to the destruction by Azerbaijani militaries of the Armenian Mi-24 helicopter will be "more than proportionate," rmenian Defence Minister Seiran Oganyan says.
Rally in the village of Terekli-Mekteb demanding to punish the persons responsible for the death of Eradil Asanov, October 8, 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:36, 15 November 2014
Dagestani residents hold rally in memory of Eradil Asanov
Today, about 400 people gathered at a rally in memory of Eradil Asanov, who was shot dead at the building of the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Nogai District of Dagestan. The action took place in the village of Terekli-Mekteb, and its participants demanded to punish the persons responsible for the death of the young man.
Trucks of law enforcers in the streets of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:18, 15 November 2014
In Grozny, stores of Islamic goods subjected to large-scale inspections
In Grozny, law enforcers and representatives of the Muslim clergy held a series of inspections in the stores selling Islamic products, where they searched for the banned religious literature.
Mardiros Demerchyan and his wife talking to their advocate Alexander Popkov (in the centre). Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:59, 15 November 2014
In Sochi, at trial in Mardiros Demerchyan's case, witness describes defendant's complaints about torture
On November 14, at the trial in the case against Mardiros Demerchyan, a builder of the Olympic facilities, the court questioned Sergey Sobolev, the head of the surgical ward of the city hospital No. 3. According to the witness, the defendant was brought for his medical examination in a depressed state and with multiple injuries, and he told the doctor that he had been tortured.
Advocate Pyotr Zaikin. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:25, 15 November 2014
Advocate reports on court's failure to issue records of court hearings on Ruslan Kutaev's case
The Supreme Court of Chechnya is delaying issuing the records of court hearings on consideration of the appeals against the verdict in the case against Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Peoples of the Caucasus. This was reported by Pyotr Zaikin, an advocate of Ruslan Kutaev.
Asiyat Khabicheva, the Chair of the Public Oversight Commission of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (right), at the press conference, November 13, 2014. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
07:14, 15 November 2014
Chair of KChR’s POC claims local authorities block activities
Asiyat Khabicheva, the Chair of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) of new composition, has sent an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which she claims that local authorities put pressure to members of the newly formed POC.
05:10, 15 November 2014
In Azerbaijan, relatives of detained mosque-goer Sokhrab Shikhaliev declare his innocence
Allegations of the Azerbaijani police that Zokhrab Shikhaliev, a resident of the village of Djorat, was keeping weapons were untrue and unreliable. This was reported by relatives of the detainee.
22:18, 14 November 2014
Meskhetian Turks hold picket at Georgia's Embassy in US demanding return to homeland
Today, Meskhetian Turks have held a picket in front of the Georgia's Embassy in the United States, demanding to ensure conditions for their return to Georgia after their deportation 70 years ago.
Flowers on the metal fence near the railway station. Volgograd, January 1, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:45, 14 November 2014
At trial on Volgograd terror acts defence witnesses claim Magomedov's innocence
Today, six witnesses in the case of terror acts in Volgograd have confirmed the defence's version of the absence of any links of the defendant Ibragim Magomedov with militants.
The Sakharov Prize awarded by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee to Azerbaijani political prisoners was handed over to laureates' relatives. Oslo, November 14, 2014. Photo: the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, http://www.nhc.no
18:02, 14 November 2014
Sakharov Award handed over to Azerbaijani political prisoners in Oslo
The Sakharov Prize, which has been awarded by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) to Azerbaijani political prisoners, was handed over to laureates' relatives.
Soldier of Nagorny Karabakh Army on the front line. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:39, 14 November 2014
NKR's authorities claim shelling of area of downed helicopter
The Azerbaijani party would not allow organizing the search of the crew of the helicopter shot down in the Karabakh conflict zone by shelling the site, David Babayan, the press secretary of the office of the head of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has stated today.
Detention of the leader of "Republican Alternative" Civil Movement Ilgar Mamedov, June 12, 2012. Photo: Turkhan Kerimov (RFE/RL)
15:26, 14 November 2014
ReAl leader Ilgar Mamedov appeals against his verdict at the SC of Azerbaijan
Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the Civil Movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) has challenged his conviction to the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan. His defence insists on the abolition of decisions of lower courts in Mamedov's case and his acquittal. However, Mamedov refused to petition for clemency, said his colleague Azer Gasymly.
Raul Khajimba (left). Photo: http://www.abkhaziagov.org/president/press/photo/2014-09-25-100000
10:29, 14 November 2014
Khajimba: results in international recognition of Abkhazia will appear in near future
A progress can be expected in the near future in international recognition of Abkhazia's independence, said the head of Abkhazia Raul Khajimba in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot".
Attack helicopters. Photo: http://www.mil.am/1295276098/page/5
07:50, 14 November 2014
Attack on military helicopter in Karabakh may lead to warfare resumption, Armenian political analysts suggest
The liquidation of the Mi-24 in the course of its training flight in Nagorno-Karabakh, was a provocation of the official Baku, said Galust Sahakyan, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament.
Tarkhan Batirashvili. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8,_%D0%A2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87#mediaviewer/File:Abu_Omar_al_Shishani.jpg
05:42, 14 November 2014
Head of Georgian NGO refuted Chechen head's statement about death of Tarkhan Batirashvili
The information of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov about the death of one of the leaders of the ISIL Tarkhan Batirashvili (Abu Umar al-Shishani), posted on the Instagram network, is untrue, said Umar Idigov, the head of the NGO "Foundation of Caucasus Integration", and a resident of the village of Duisi in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge.
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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....

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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.