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20:31, 2 December 2012
Nizhni Novgorod Regional Court to decide whether the monograph "International Tribunal for Chechnya" is extremist
On December 6, the Dzerzhinsk City Court of the Nizhni Novgorod Region will consider the presentation of the City Prosecutor on recognition of the monograph named "International Tribunal for Chechnya" as an extremist material. Stanislav Dmitrievskiy, a local rights defender and the editor of the edition, has been summoned to the session as an interested person.
20:15, 2 December 2012
Strasbourg court accepted a claim from the Porfirievs family who are at law with the Administration of Astrakhan for their house
On November, 27, the Porfirievs family who are being evicted from their house in Astrakhan with their baby upon a decision of the court received an answer from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about acceptance of two first claims for processing which concern gross violation of their rights in connection with the actions of Astrakhan municipal Administration by confiscation of their house and the land where it is located.
19:58, 2 December 2012
Residents of Grozny are discontented with the activities of the Committee for inventory of buildings and pulling down illegal structures
An inter-departmental commission formed in Grozny is carrying out inspection of housing resources and making a data bank of the houses, their owners and tenants. Simultaneously, illegally built structures are being pulled down in the private sector. Residents of Grozny told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent that the goal of this campaign was to find a pretext for new extortions of money from the population.
19:10, 2 December 2012
Program “Resettlement of compatriots” held up in Armenia
Migration Service of Russia in Armenia stopped receiving applications from the citizens who wished to move to Russia for permanent residence within the framework of the program “Resettlement of compatriots”. The decision to stop receiving applications will remain in force till January, 10, 2013.
19:00, 2 December 2012
Human rights activists from “Memorial” Human Rights Center presented their books at Non/fiction book market in Moscow
Human rights activists from HRC “Memorial” presented their books to the readers at XIV International Non/fiction book market in Moscow. The visitors were able to receive for free “Magomedov’s “New Policy”?” by Oleg Orlov, Head of the program “Hot points”, and Ekaterina Sokirianskaya, Director of the project of International crisis group for Southern Caucasus, as well as a book about people missing since the Second Chechen war “Fate Unknown” by Chairman of the Council of the organization Alexander Cherkasov.
23:00, 1 December 2012
Georgia and Armenia are second and third at "Junior Eurovision-2012"
The "Funkids" and the "Compass Band", the bands, representing Georgia and Armenia, respectively, at the song contest "Junior Eurovision-2012" in the Netherlands, won the second and third places, following Ukraine.
22:46, 1 December 2012
Organizers of a meeting against corruption in Dagestan report refusal of the Ministry of Justice to receive their notification of the action
Officials of the Ministry of Justice of Dagestan refused to receive a notification of holding an anti-corruption meeting, the organizers of the action informed the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.
22:18, 1 December 2012
Five Armenian pilots perish in crash of cargo aircraft in Congo
Five out of seven members of the crew of the IL-76 cargo aircraft that on November 30, crashed in Congo, were citizens of Armenia.
22:18, 1 December 2012
Defence of resident of Makhachkala killed at search complain against policemen to Prosecutor's Office
The advocates of Shamil Gasanov, a resident of Makhachkala, who was killed when his flat was searched, have lodged a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan against illegitimate actions of law enforcement bodies. Let us remind you that Shamil Gasanov, 35, a surgeon of the Second City Hospital of Makhachkala, was detained by law enforcers on November 28.
22:02, 1 December 2012
Yury Artiukh: preservation of national peace is Moscow’s major problem
Participants of the conference “On activities of mass media in the sphere of interethnic relations and struggle against xenophobia” held in Moscow considered preservation of national peace the main problem of the Russian capital and called for the journalists to oppose escalation of national extremism, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports.
22:00, 1 December 2012
Volunteers spend money raised via Internet to buy essential goods for Derbent residents
160,000 roubles were transferred to the account on the Internet, opened for residents of Derbent, affected by the flooding of October 10. From the total amount of the funds, transferred to the volunteer Yandex purse "Help Derbent", the activists spent 60,000 roubles for the purchase of essential goods.
21:39, 1 December 2012
Magdi-Magomed Kamalov: inquiry into murder of "Chernovik" founder is blocked by power structures of Dagestan
As long as the murder case of Khadjimurad Kamalov, the founder of the Dagestani public and political weekly "Chernovik, is accompanied by the operative service of the MIA of Dagestan, all the requests of the public will be blocked at the level of the republic's power structures. This was stated by the casualty's brother Magdi-Magomed Kamalov at the press conference held at the "Interfax" Press Centre on November 30. The founder of the "Chernovik" Khadjimurad Kamalov was killed on December 15, 2011, in Makhachkala, when the gunmen made 14 shots at him. Investigators associate the murder with Kamalov's professional activities. His colleagues assert that the inquiry is boycotted.
21:14, 1 December 2012
Georgia: ex-director of Gldani Prison No. 8 to be accused in absentia
Alexander Mukhadze, the former director of Gldani Prison No. 8, a figurant in the case of the death of Colonel Sergo Tetradze, suspected in espionage, who has left the country, will be charged in absentia.
21:00, 1 December 2012
Stepan Safaryan: "Public Dialogues" give Armenian and Azerbaijani journalists real picture of situation in neighbouring region
The project "Public Dialogue", implemented on the Internet, will contribute to better understanding and breaking down false stereotypes, gained by the media workers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the readers. This was told by the initiators of the project and journalists to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
20:00, 1 December 2012
Volgograd hosts picket in defence of citizens' right to possess arms
In Volgograd, Mikhail Goldreyer, the coordinator of the interregional public organization "Right to Arms", held in the Alley of Heroes a single picket in defence of the right of citizens to own firearms, the of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
19:18, 1 December 2012
Adam Bogus: Maikop Mayoralty forbids rally in support of Syrian Circassians
In Maikop, the Mayoralty refused to sanction a rally of the movement "Adyge Khase-Circassian Parliament", which was to be held on December 8 in support of Syrian Circassians. This was reported by Adam Bogus, the leader of the movement.
19:12, 1 December 2012
NAC: two members of "Gimry" grouping killed in Makhachkala
During the today's special operation, held in the village of Semender of the Kirov District of Makhachkala, members of the "Gimry" criminal gang were killed. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
19:00, 1 December 2012
Ingush policemen suspected of unlawful detention of woman with baby
According to the Investigatory Committee, Ingush policemen unlawfully detained a woman with a five-month baby for almost entire day.
18:00, 1 December 2012
Soldiers block Dagestani village of Balakhani, local residents assert
In the village of Balakhani of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, military vehicles blocked the entrance to the village, and the houses were searched. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by local residents.
15:00, 1 December 2012
Journalist Idrak Abbasov asks Azerbaijani President for protection
In Azerbaijan, journalist Idrak Abbasov appealed to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev, heads of power agencies, and human rights defenders with a request to ensure his safety.
News
Two soldiers from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine.

The sentence in the case of the deaths at a pumping station in Volgograd has been increased.

The crossing at Novogrigoryevskaya. Photo courtesy of Svetlana Surkova to "Caucasian Knot." The lack of a crossing over the Don River has worried residents of a village in the Volgograd region.

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.