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12:00, 17 December 2011
Moscow prosecutors re-qualify Dmitry Putenikhin's indictment
On December 16, Inspector Alexei Petrechenko re-qualified the charge to Dmitry Putenikhin, an activist of "The Other Russia" from Article 296 of the Russian Criminal Code (a threat to an official) to Article 319 (public insult of a state official).
22:50, 16 December 2011
Mozdok residents suspected of beating teenager because of his nationality
Investigators suspect two residents of the city of Mozdok in North Ossetia in beating of a 13-year-old Russian boy because of his nationality. According to the investigators, on that same day with an interval of 10 minutes, the teenager was twice attacked.
22:40, 16 December 2011
In Kabardino-Balkaria, local resident claims being tortured by power agents
Aslan Sablirov, a resident of Nalchik, claims that power agents kidnapped and tortured him demanding to confess to possession of ammunition and aiding members of illegal armed formations.
22:10, 16 December 2011
In Georgia, journalists of "Maestro" TV Channel hold protest action
On November 16, staff members of the "Maestro" TV Channel, working in emergency mode for several weeks, held a rally in front of the police building of the Vake-Saburtalo Districts in Tbilisi. They demanded to force Erosi Kitsmarishvili, the founder of the management company "Rustavi Media", out of the building.
22:00, 16 December 2011
Last article by Khadjimurad Kamalov, assassinated in Dagestan, was on election of the head of Gunib District
Today, on December 16, the latest issue of the Dagestani weekly "Chernovik" (Draft) has published the last article, written by its founder Khadjimurad Kamalov. The article was published already after the death of the author.
21:50, 16 December 2011
European Parliament condemns assassination of Rafiq Tagi in Azerbaijan
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the murder of Rafiq Tagi in Azerbaijan and expressed their concern about the safety of Samir Sadagatoglu.
21:40, 16 December 2011
Azerbaijani Court of Appeal upholds verdict to oppositionists
On December 16, the Baku Court of Appeal, chaired by Judge Vagif Mursagulov, upheld the verdict of the Sabail District Court to four opponents, who were arrested after the rally held in Baku on April 2.
21:30, 16 December 2011
Supporter of Alla Djioeva detained in South Ossetia
The KGB (Committee for State Security) of South Ossetia has detained Uryzmag Dzutsev, a supporter of the oppositional leader Alla Djioeva on charges of illegal arms possession.
21:20, 16 December 2011
TEC: throw-in of ballot papers at elections in Krasnodar was a provocation
The incident with a throw-in of 92 ballot papers at the city polling station No. 21-20 in Krasnodar on December 4 was a provocation and had no effect on the outcomes of the voting, said Tatiana Shuruba, the chair of the Karasun Territorial Election Commission (TEC).
21:10, 16 December 2011
European Court of Human Rights started consideration of a complaint from four diplomats discharged in Armenia
European Court of Human Rights started studying a lawsuit of four employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia discharged in February, 2008. This was reported by Vage Grigoryan, the diplomats' representative.
21:00, 16 December 2011
General Director of "Dealer Jeweller" company and "Bronnitsky" salons kidnapped in Dagestan
At about eight o'clock in the evening, December, 15, some unknown people kidnapped Alexander Misrihanov, General Director of the biggest network of jewellery stores in Dagestan.
19:00, 16 December 2011
Ex-Deputy Public prosecutor in Rostov region accused of taking a gross bribe
Deputy Public prosecutor of Novocherkassk, Rostov region, was detained for suspicion of bribery, regional Public prosecutor's office reported today.
18:00, 16 December 2011
Hajimurad Kamalov killed in Dagestan had been on a "punishment list"
The name of Hajimurad Kamalov, constitutor of "Chernovik" ("Draft") newspaper, shot down in the evening of December, 15, in Makhachkala was included into the "punishment list" on the leaflets which were spread in Makhachkala in September, 2009.
Sochi, December 15, 2011; a solo picket in defence of Sergey Basmanov in front of the Tsentralny District Court. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 15 December 2011
Human rights activist Basmanov in Sochi released from arrest
Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov who served administrative arrest in Sochi for insubordination to the police was released.
22:30, 15 December 2011
Opposition tries to sue Ingush leader and CEC Chairman at spiritual court
A complaint signed by ten members of the Mekhk-Kkhel (Board of Elders) was received to the name of the head of the Sharia Court (Kadi) under the Muftiyat of Ingushetia. It demands to bring to justice under the Sharia laws Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, and Musa Evloev, the head of the Republic's Central Election Commission (CEC), who, according to the signers, are guilty of falsification of the election results.
22:20, 15 December 2011
In Dagestan, CPRF observer at elections claims being threatened
In Dagestan, Abdullah Magomedov, a resident of the town Krasnoarmeisk, who was the observer from the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) at the elections, conducted on December 4, reported that representatives of the local administration put strong pressure upon him. In particular, according to Abdullah Magomedov, after he had reported violations at the elections, they threatened to kill the observer himself and his family members.
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22:10, 15 December 2011
"Caucasian Knot" defines winners among news commentators
A panel of judges announced the results of the contest "The most active, meaningful news commentator of 'Caucasian Knot'". 20 commentators participated in the contest, and five of them became winners.
22:00, 15 December 2011
Rally against court arbitrariness held in Rostov-on-Don
On December 15, in Rostov-on-Don, resident of the region, discontented with the judges' decision, held a protest rally against court arbitrariness in front of the building of the Regional Court.
21:50, 15 December 2011
Supporters of Alla Djioeva end protest in South Ossetia
Today, supporters of Alla Djioeva, the former presidential candidate and the leader of South Ossetian opposition, have finished their protest action in the centre of Tskhinvali. However, they intend to continue it on December 18.
21:40, 15 December 2011
Putin: in preparation for the Olympiad Sochi gets unprecedented federal donations
Sochi bureaucrats should not shy away from addressing citizens' everyday problems under the guise of preparing the Olympics. They have all the resources in place for that, said the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during his direct dialogue with Russian citizens in his answer to the question of a Sochi woman.
News
Nalchik residents question the connection between rising prices and Ramadan.

Two regions of the North Caucasus have announced days off in connection with Eid al-Fitr.

The Ministry of Justice has declared journalist Sergei Reznik a foreign agent*.

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.