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13:21, 28 November 2014
In Baku, Turkhan Kerimov, a staff member of the Azerbaijani "Radio Liberty", whose kidnapping has been reported this morning by his brother, is released. It turned out that the journalist was detained by police and released two hours later.
Gevork Safaryan. Photo: http://ru.a1plus.am/1279354.html
11:54, 28 November 2014
In the evening on November 27, in Yerevan, unidentified persons attacked Gevork Safaryan, a member of the "Pre-Parliament". The activist was hospitalized with a head injury.
Residents of Grozny at the celebrations of the Republic Day. Grozny, September 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:19, 28 November 2014
An administrative case initiated against a local woman, accused of distributing extremist materials, has been sent to the Lenin District Court of Grozny. The woman faces an administrative fine in the amount of 1000-3000 roubles or an administrative arrest for up to 15 days.
06:18, 28 November 2014
Residents of the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District of Dagestan cordoned-off in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) state that their houses are severely damaged as a result of the CTO. The Commission to assess the damage is finishing its activities in the village. However, it has not yet announced its findings, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
05:28, 28 November 2014
On November 27, the family of the Sochi resident Lyudmila Savelieva, who was evicted from the house in Akatsij Street without provision of any other housing, appealed to the Prosecutor's Office of the Adler District with a request to restore the right of all the family members for housing.
02:22, 28 November 2014
Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the Chair of the Stavropol Committee of the NGO "Mothers from Kuma River Area", is suspected of fraud when obtaining a loan of 100,000 roubles from an individual. According to the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory, this is the second episode of the criminal case earlier initiated against the rights defender.
Law enforcement officers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
20:59, 27 November 2014
The uncle of Pakhrudin Magomedov, who disappeared in Makhachkala on November 25, denies his links with the armed underground. Pakhrudin Magomedov's relatives suggest that he could be kidnapped by law enforcers.
Rally against liquidation of the "Khimprom" Factory. Volgograd, November 27, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:07, 27 November 2014
Today, near the "Vanguard" Cinema, in the Kirov district of Volgograd, a rally was held against liquidation of the "Khimprom" Factory.
Emergency car. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:48, 27 November 2014
Magomed Aliev, a student of a Stavropol higher school, detained on suspicion of aiding terrorism, has undergone a surgery. Doctors removed a pen out of his eye socket, which was completely inside his head.
Suleiman Zailanabidov (in the centre). Screenshot from the video posted by Suleiman Amir, www.youtube.com.
17:50, 27 November 2014
Suleiman Zailanabidov, one of the commanders of Aukh militants, acting in the territory of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, after being accused by his supporters of splitting, sworn to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the "Islamic State" (earlier the ISIS), located in Syria and Iraq. Zailanabidov himself told about it in a video posted on the Internet.
On the map black dots are placed on the sites where mass riots in Biryulyovo occured. Photo: Own https://ru.wikipedia.org
17:08, 27 November 2014
The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the sentence of the Moscow City Court (MCC) passed for the murder of Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of the Moscow district of Biryulyovo. Thus, the panel of judges on criminal cases of the SC has upheld the conviction of a native of Azerbaijan Orkhan Zeinalov.
Mikhail Saakashvili (in the centre). Photo: Zaraza - Zaraza https://ru.wikipedia.org
14:07, 27 November 2014
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has presented a new charge to ex-President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili concerning the murder case of Sandro Girgvliani, an employee of the "United Bank of Georgia". The former country leader is accused of falsifying the criminal case.
Said Amirov in the court room. Rostov-on-Don, May 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:32, 27 November 2014
The European Court of Human Rights has announced its decision on the complaint filed by Said Amirov, the former Mayor of Makhachkala, about the fact that he was kept in custody during the investigation despite the medical contraindications. The ECtHR has obliged Russia to pay Said Amirov the compensation for moral damages in the amount of 15,000 euros and to cover legal costs.
Traffic police car. Photo by Oleg Pchelov the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:19, 27 November 2014
The name and title of an inspector of the road police (known as GIBDD) shot dead in Magas and the versions of his murder are not revealed in the interests of the investigation. Family members of the deceased GIBDD inspector were promised to be provided with financial assistance.
12:52, 27 November 2014
21-year-old Timirlan Tsatsaev and 22-year-old Aslan Kautarov, natives of the Chechen Republic, are suspected of armed attack on a Moscow policeman. The detainees' family members and advocates note that the detainees have an alibi. Besides, they claim the detainees are being subjected to torture.
European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: RFE/RL http://www.radioazadlyg.org/content/article/25039451.html
12:17, 27 November 2014
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has started to communicate with the Azerbaijan's government concerning two complaints filed by Hilal Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh), and by Mukhammed Gurbanov and Nadir Mamedov, residents of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The Azerbaijani authorities have three months to answer the questions posed by the ECtHR.
Ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/content/3034.html" class="main_article_image
09:01, 27 November 2014
A resident of the Vedeno District of Chechnya has voluntarily delivered a set of ammunition and a hand grenade to law enforcers, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by a source in the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). The law enforcers initiated an investigation against the man.
21:45, 26 November 2014
It is planned to reopen the Gimry Tunnel for motor traffic on December 1, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of Dagestan, said today during a live broadcast.
17:30, 26 November 2014
The body of Zarkipli Ramazanov, a resident of Makhachkala, who was kidnapped in September, was found in the Kumtorkalin District of Dagestan; the body was transported to the Makhachkala morgue.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
16:07, 26 November 2014
The commission set up to assess the damage caused to locals during the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime has started working in the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan. The first group of residents could get into Vremenny with the commission, locals report. According to their stories, domestic appliances and furniture in their houses was broken or stolen; even the flooring was taken away.
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.

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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.