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21:30, 15 December 2011
Azerbaijan: relatives of writer Tagi disagree with conclusion on reasons of his death
Today, the Association of Forensic and Pathology Examination of the Ministry of Public Health of Azerbaijan has announced the final conclusion of the examination on the reasons of death of the publicist Rafiq Tagi. However, Tagi's relatives disagree with the conclusion of medical examination.
21:20, 15 December 2011
Twelve figurants in Nalchik attack case go on hunger strike
Today, at the trial on the attack on Nalchik, 12 other defendants went on hunger strike. They called "oppressions at SIZO (pre-trial prison)" as the reason.
21:10, 15 December 2011
Putin: state support of Northern Caucasus will continue
Residents of the republics of Northern Caucasus should have chances for self-realization in their residences, without migration to federal metropolises. For this purpose, donations to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) will continue, but in reasonable amounts, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said today during his direct TV conversation with Russian people.
21:00, 15 December 2011
Head of a district of Volgograd region fined for sexual harassment
The court sentenced Head of Frolovsky district of Volgograd region to a fine of 100 thousand rubles acknowledging that he had forced his subordinates to sexual relationship threatening them with discharge.
20:00, 15 December 2011
Foreign diplomats in Azerbaijan had a meeting with convicted human rights activist Iskenderov
On December, 13, representatives of the embassies of Great Britain, France and Belgium and members of the Mission of European Union in Azerbaijan visited human rights activist Vidadi Iskenderov, Head of non-governmental organization "Aid to Protection of Democracy", in colony No 14 of Baku.
19:00, 15 December 2011
Committee of Inquiry: poisoning of the residents of Nalchik was caused by disrepair of the water intake
According to Investigative Department of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation in Kabardino-Balkaria, the case of enteric infective episode in Nalchik was a collapse of the chlorinator in the water intake of the town.
18:00, 15 December 2011
A bailiff in Chechnya accused of selling state property to a sum of 2,5 million rubles
An employee of the bailiff service in Chechnya will be brought before the court for inflicting a damage of 2,5 million rubles on the state. This was reported by Public prosecutor's office of the republic. He is accused of abuse of authority and forgery by an official.
22:10, 14 December 2011
Public working group to protect property rights of citizens established in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) has established a special working group on violation of property rights of citizens. It included experts of civil society in various fields.
22:00, 14 December 2011
Court recognizes investigators' idleness in case of natives of Northern Caucasus, who disappeared in Moscow
On November 24, the Moscow Garrison Military Court declared illegal the denial to initiate a criminal case on the fact of disappearance in the Russian capital of Muslims Zelimkhan Chibiev, Djamal Magomedov, and Akil Abdulaev on September 24, 2010.
21:50, 14 December 2011
In Georgia, 9000 IDP families to receive housing
In 2012, the Georgian Ministry of Refugees and Resettlement will legalize housing for 9000 families of internally displaced persons (IDPs). This was reported by Minister Koba Subeliani.
21:40, 14 December 2011
Residents of about 30 houses in Baku evicted by force
Today, security officers of the state oil company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) forced to evict residents of houses at residential community of Sulu Tepe of the village of Khodjasan of the Binagadi District of Baku. Arrived vehicles started demolition of the houses.
21:40, 14 December 2011
Detainee Fatima Tarasova set free in Dagestan
The journalist Fatima Tarasova, the staff member of the organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who was detained in Dagestan, was released from the Derbent GOVD (Chief Interior Department). This was told by Gulnara Rustamova, Chair of the organization "Pravozaschita", to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
21:30, 14 December 2011
Residents of Ingushetia-victims of Ruslan Evkurov's activities, are repeatedly summoned for questioning
In Ingushetia, law enforcement officers renewed the investigation into the case against Ruslan Evkurov, the distant relative of Ingush President Yunus-Bek Evkurov, who was accused of fraud against residents of the village of Dolakovo.
Arrested activist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev (centre), Baku, April 20, 2011. Courtesy of irfs.az
21:20, 14 December 2011
Azerbaijani rights defenders urge President to pardon prisoners
The Monitoring Group of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan (MGHROA) appealed to President Ilham Aliev asking him to grant pardon to 27 political prisoners in the country. Besides, the human rights defenders have emphasized worsening of human rights situation in Azerbaijan in 2011.
21:10, 14 December 2011
In Moscow, court on Magmadovs' case hears Egle Kusaite's evidence
At today's session, the Moscow Regional Court has finished listening to testimony of Egle Kusaite on the case against Apti and Aishat Magmadov, the natives of Chechnya. Earlier, the defendants' lawyer filed a motion on the evidence of Egle Kusaite at the trial.
21:00, 14 December 2011
A resident of Dagestan appeals to Public Chamber to help him call the murderers of his daughter-in-law to account
The criminal case of the fact of shooting down pregnant Sapiyat Magomedova by the policemen in 2006 was closed by Investigative Department (ID) of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Dagestan. This was reported by resident of the town of Khasavyurt Mamatkhan Baisultanov, the victim's father-in-law. He sent a letter to Head of Public Chamber of Dagestan Gamzat Gamzatov asking to help continue investigation.
20:00, 14 December 2011
The Embassy of Turkey does not confirm the information of violations of labour rights of the workers of "Bora Inshaat" company
The Embassy of Turkey in Russia did not confirm the information of non-payment of wages to the workers of Turkish construction company "Bora Inshaat". According to the Embassy, its representatives are in Grozny at the moment.
19:00, 14 December 2011
The court fined an official in Volgograd for her attempt to involve priests in pre-election campaigning
Regional Public prosecutor's office reports that magistrate of magistracy No 109 in Volgograd fined to three thousand rubles Deputy Head of Administration of Sovietsky district of the city who asked the priests to campaign the congregation for one of the parties at State Duma election.
18:20, 14 December 2011
Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov arrested in Sochi went on a hunger strike
Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov in Sochi who is currently serving administrative arrest for insubordination to the police went on a hunger strike as a sign of protest against the judgment.
18:00, 14 December 2011
The main version of murder of the officer of Committee of Inquiry in Dagestan is his professional activities
The investigators consider the officer's professional activities as the main version of murder of Arsen Gajibekov acting as Head of Investigative Department (ID) of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Makhachkala district of Dagestan.
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.