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11:00, 22 November 2012
A scandal round Saakashvili’s stay in an Italian sanatorium flares up
In the middle of November President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili had a rest in an expensive Italian sanatorium where a 24 hours stay costs 1350 euros, well-known TV host Tina Kandelaki reported. The President of Georgia had a rest in Italy at his own expense, Saakashvili’s Press Speaker Manana Mandjagaladze states.
09:00, 22 November 2012
Natives of the republics of Northern Caucasus went on a hunger strike in a penal colony of Mordovia
About 30 persons, most of them natives of the republics on Northern Caucasus, went on a hunger strike in penal colony No 7 of Mordovia. The participants of the hunger strike demand to observe the convicts’ rights and stop beating they undergo in the penal colony, a relative of one of the convicts reported.
08:00, 22 November 2012
Actions of protest of striking miners passed off in Tkibuli and Kutaisi
On November, 21, striking miners and local residents held an action of protest in the center of Tkibuli demanding not to close the mine named after Dzidziguri. A similar action passed off in front of the Parliament in Kutaisi.
06:00, 22 November 2012
The court in Azerbaijan considered activist Ilham Amirsalanov’s appeal
Shirvan Appellate Court of Azerbaijan considered an appeal from activist of “Kura” civil association Ilham Amirsalanov sentenced to two years of custody for accusation of illegal storage of arms and ammunition.
23:00, 21 November 2012
Georgian Parliament plans to set up interim inquiry commission
The ruling coalition "Georgian Dream" put forward an initiative to establish the temporary investigatory commission of the Parliament.
22:00, 21 November 2012
Dagestani MIA: three persons killed and one injured in bank blasts
As a result of two explosions, which occurred today in a bank in the village of Shamilkala of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, three persons were killed and one was injured. This was reported today by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Dagestan.
21:00, 21 November 2012
At trial in Azerbaijan, editor-in-chief of "Khural" denies all charges
At the trial in the Baku Court on Grave Crimes on the case against Avaz Zeinalov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Khural", at the court sessions, held on November 20-21, the journalist gave testimony, in which he denied all the charges.
19:00, 21 November 2012
KBSU to admit more than 100 students from Syria
This academic year, the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU) will admit more than 100 students from Syria, whose tuition will be paid from the budget. This was announced today by Gumar Kirzhinov, Dean of the Department for Work with International Students of the KBSU.
18:00, 21 November 2012
In Krasnodar, Alexei Mandrigelya back at large
Today, Alexei Mandrigelya, a former candidate for deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory, an activist of the regional branch of the "Yabloko" Party, sentenced to 15-day arrest for disobeying the police during a symbolic action of "funeral of honest and fair elections in the region", was released from custody.
17:00, 21 November 2012
Session of Armenian parliament convened by opposition failed
An extraordinary session of the National Assembly of Armenia, convened by MPs from the "Armenian National Congress" was not held because of lack of quorum.
16:00, 21 November 2012
Karachay-Cherkessia: four policemen accused of torturing detainee
In Karachay-Cherkessia, four policemen face trial for abuse of power: they are accused of torturing a detainee to knock out a confession. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in Karachay-Cherkessia.
15:00, 21 November 2012
Investors into illegal house try to prevent its demolition in Rostov-on-Don
On November 20, about 20 residents of Rostov-on-Don, who invested their money in the construction of an apartment building No. 32 in Shakespeare Street, attempted to hinder the demolition of the building. The court declared it to be constructed illegally, and a criminal case was instituted against the developer. The real estate investors claim they did not know that the construction was conducted illegally and that they were sure that the building was being demolished unlawfully.
14:00, 21 November 2012
Tbilisi hosts action in support of Israel
On November 20, in old Tbilisi, an action in support of Israel was held in a park near the Jewish Synagogue, next to the popular tourist destination of Chardin Street. The action was attended by about 100 persons.
10:00, 21 November 2012
Refugees returned to a dwelling center in Tskhinvali restored after showers
The refugees from Georgia whose dwellings were flooded as a result of showers that passed in Tskhinvali in the beginning of November returned to their collective dwelling center in the suburbs of the town, the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent reports.
09:00, 21 November 2012
Pensioners in Krasnodar came out for a meeting with slogans “Hands off Putin!”
About one hundred pensioners in Krasnodar took part in an action organized by party “Social Justice”. The action was held under the slogan “Hands off Putin!” aimed against “Yabloko” party.
08:00, 21 November 2012
Employees of Georgian energy distribution company “Telasi” stopped hunger strike
In the evening of November, 20, discharged and working employees of Tbilisi company “Telasi” stopped their hunger strike. The strike they declared is still going on.
23:00, 20 November 2012
In Georgia, students hold action to support Palestine
Today, Tbilisi hosted a rally in support of Palestine and against the military operation in the Gaza Strip. The event was attended by about 25 students.
22:00, 20 November 2012
Armenian Ombudsman highlights problems in prisons
In the course of the today's hearings, held at the National Assembly on the human rights situation in the penitentiary institutions, Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan pointed out a number of serious problems in the legal sphere and to problems of domestic nature in prisons. This was reported by "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
21:00, 20 November 2012
Trial of Irakli Okruashvili postponed at request of defence
During the today's court session in the case against Irakli Okruashvili, ex-Minister of Defence of Georgia, judge granted the defence's motion to postpone the trial till December 3. Irakli Okruashvili is accused of organizing an illegal armed formation and its leading. This was reported by lawyer Zviad Kordzadze.
20:16, 20 November 2012
Residents of Anapa gathered demanding to stop filling the Anapka river
Today local Cossack activists in the health resort of Anapa, Krasnodar region, came out in opposition against filling the flood-lands of the Anapka river which they consider illegal.
News
In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Muftis of the North Caucasus republics have announced the start dates for Ramadan.

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.