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Stavropol. Photo: NSA52, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
10:09, 21 November 2013
Stavropol: lawyers consult pupils on World Children's Day
On November 20, on the World Children's Day, the city of Stavropol held its first Day of Legal Aid to Children, during which consultations to young people were granted by lawyers and notaries.
Nagorno-Karabakh, the town of Berdzor of Kashatag District. 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:52, 21 November 2013
Atanesyan: meeting of Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan gives chances to resume negotiations
The meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents that took place in Vienna is a chance to continue the negotiation process. Such meetings contribute to peace and stability in the region, politicians and political scientists of Nagorno-Karabakh believe.
Conference on problems of Syrian Armenians, Armenia, November 2012. Photo by Inessa Sargsyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:56, 21 November 2013
Armenia plans to allocate monthly foodstuffs to refugees from Syria
As reported by the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora, the Syrian Armenians who have settled in the country will receive, within the coming six months, 16.2 kg of foodstuffs per month per person.
Jehovah's Witnesses Vagan Bayatyan, Ayk Bukharatyan and Ashot Tsaturyan (to the right), who won in the ECtHR the case against the Armenian authorities about prison sentences for refusing to take their military service. Photo from the site of Jehovah's Witnesses
23:54, 20 November 2013
In Armenia, 20 Jehovah's Witnesses released from prisons under Law "On Alternative Service"
In Armenia, the Commission on Alternative Service has accepted applications of 72 Jehovah's Witnesses, who want to take civilian alternative service instead of military one, including 20 satisfied applications filed by believers, who had served prison sentences for refusing to take their military service on religious grounds. The time period spent by them in prisons will be credited to the period of their alternative service.
Savyolovo District Court of Moscow. Photo: www.mosgorsud.ru.
21:58, 20 November 2013
In Moscow, at trial in case of Ruslan Akhtakhanov's murder, defendant Zelimkhan Kerimov refuses to testify
Today, Zelimkhan Kerimov, the defendant in the case of the murder of the Chechen poet Ruslan Akhtakhanov, has refused to testify at the Savyolovo Court of Moscow.
Zarema Bagautdinova. Photo: video from www.youtube.com
21:02, 20 November 2013
Dagestan: Zarema Bagautdinova's case sent to court
The Prosecutor's Office has approved the indictment in the case of Zarema Bagautdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), accused of promoting terror activities, a source from the Office has reported. The case was sent to court; the date of consideration has not been appointed yet.
House in the village of Novosasitli where IAF members were blocked. Dagestan, November 20, 2013. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
20:27, 20 November 2013
Two men and two women assassinated in Dagestani village of Novosasitli, investigators report
Two members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and their two female helpers have been killed in an attempt to render armed resistance in the village of Novosasitli, Khasavyurt District, said the spokesperson of the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
19:29, 20 November 2013
Russia's concept of public security defines terrorism and migration as main threats
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the concept of the country's public security, the presidential administration reports. The document describes the state of security in the country as unstable, defining terrorism, migration, extremism, drug trafficking and corruption as the main threats to stability.
19:08, 20 November 2013
In Sochi, at construction of "Fisht" Stadium, worker perished and two others seriously injured
On Wednesday, at the construction of the "Fisht" Olympic Stadium, a worker perished as a result of falling from a height. Two other workers are in hospital in grave condition.
Demolition of No. 20 in Rabochaya Street began. Ingushetia, Karabulak, November 20, 2013. Photo courtesy of the residents of No. 20 in Rabochaya Street
18:32, 20 November 2013
Karabulak residents report demolition of another house in Rabochaya Street
As reported by locals, on Thursday, November 19, the authorities of the city of Karabulak (Ingushetia) began the demolition of No. 20 in Rabochaya Street. According to their story, tenants are not allowed into their apartments, where their belongings are still left. In his turn, the Mayor Magomed Bariev has asserted that the dismantling of three houses in Rabochaya Street was suspended.
16:54, 20 November 2013
MCC dismisses complaint of HRC "Memorial" against recognition of prosecutors' inspection legal
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has dismissed the appeal complaint lodged by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" against the ruling of the Zamoskvoretskiy Court to dismiss the application that contested the actions of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office while inspecting the Centre.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
14:33, 20 November 2013
NAC: organizer of terror act in Volgograd killed in special operation in Dagestan
The militants killed during a special operation in Makhachkala have been identified as Murad Kasumov, the leader of the "Makhachkala" armed grouping, who had ordered to make the bomb that was triggered in a bus in Volgograd, and Kamal Muslimov, who had joined the armed underground, the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.
Maikop. Photo www.yuga.ru
08:27, 20 November 2013
Half the staff of the Republic's Institute of Humanitarian Studies dismissed in Adygea
The Adygea Republic's Institute of Humanitarian Studies (ARIHS) has fired about 45 researchers, as reported by the bosses of the Institute. The dismissed specialists claim that it will be very hard for them to get employed – there are no more such institutions in Adygea.
23:33, 19 November 2013
Case of Buynaksk resident accused of involvement in armed underground sent to court
The inquiry into the case of Gadjimurad Gasanov, accused of participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF), whose kidnapping had been reported by his relatives, is over. The case files have been sent to the court, a source from the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has reported.
23:00, 19 November 2013
Five villagers of Dagestani Kharachi arrested for two months, locals report
Five residents of the village of Kharachi, Untsukul District of Dagestan, have been arrested for two months on suspicion of resisting law enforcers. On Tuesday, November 19, power agents unblocked the entrance to the village for motor vehicles, said local residents.
20:33, 19 November 2013
Attacker on policemen killed in Makhachkala identified as Ruslan Kazanbiev
The killed participant of the today's attacks on police units in Makhachkala was identified as Ruslan Kazanbiev, a helper to the organizer of the terror act in Volgograd, said a source from law enforcement bodies of Dagestan.
Sochi, road junction in Kudepsta village. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:43, 19 November 2013
State Duma adopts in first reading the bill on fines for driving on "Olympic lanes"
The MPs of the Russian State Duma have approved, in the first reading, the bill that introduces temporary fines for vehicular traffic on special "Olympic lanes" during the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi.
Makhachkala. Photo: ArgoDag, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
18:37, 19 November 2013
Number of casualties of shelling of police units in Makhachkala has reached three
As reported by a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, during a shelling of the second police unit on Tuesday in Makhachkala, an occasional passerby was shot dead.
The Krasnodar Territorial Court. Photo: Yury Grechko / Yugopolis
14:35, 19 November 2013
Three defendants in Kuschevskaya massacre case sentenced to life imprisonment
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has sentenced Sergey Tsapok, the main figurant in the case about the massacre committed in the village of Kuschevskaya, to life imprisonment to be served in a special security colony. Vladimir Alexeev and Igor Chernykh, other figurants in the case, also received life imprisonments.
13:40, 19 November 2013
Hijabs prohibited in VSU
The Volgograd State University (VSU) has adopted a document, which regulates the allowable high school dress code, where, along with banned shorts and short skirts, it was decided to introduce a separate ban on wearing headscarves (hijabs). This proposal was made by Taisia Yudina, the pro-rector for education and upbringing of the VSU. It is supported by regional officials.
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Azerbaijan and Armenia discussed border delimitation rules

Rahimli told a Baku court that she was not involved in the distribution of grants.

Anar Mammadli. Video screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUaBPp6_jDI Activists demanded the release of Anar Mammadli

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.