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22:10, 13 December 2011
Dagestani resident surrenders to militants' adaptation commission
Three days after the meeting of the Dagestani commission for adaptation of militants, who decided to surrender, to civilian life, a 23-year-old Gasan Kurabekov, one more member of the armed underground, voluntarily surrendered himself to Rizvan Kurbanov, Chairman of the Adaptation Commission, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic's Government.
Frame from Marina Goldovskaya's film "A Bitter Taste of Freedom"
22:00, 13 December 2011
Film "A Bitter Taste of Freedom" screened in Moscow is based on unique materials, shot during Anna Politkovskaya's life
On December 8, in Moscow, the conference hall of the office of "Memorial" at No. 5 Karetny Lane made a show of the film by the well-known documentary filmmaker Marina Goldovskaya "A Bitter Taste of Freedom", dedicated to Anna Politkovskaya, the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta". The film contains unique documentary footage shot during several years of the journalist's life.
21:50, 13 December 2011
Basmanny Court of Moscow extends arrest of suspect of killing Anna Politkovskaya
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has decided to extend the arrest of Rustam Makhmudov, the accused in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist of "Novaya Gazeta", till March 7, 2012, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed today at the court.
21:40, 13 December 2011
On December 5-11, five persons were killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 5-11, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away at least five human lives; and at least 10 persons were injured. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
21:20, 13 December 2011
Armenia: main witness changes evidence at trial on death of officer Nazaryan
On December 13, in Armenia, at the trial dealing with the death of Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan, the main witness Private Arman Mnatsakanyan changed his evidence against what he had said at the preliminary investigation, stating now that the officer died not on July 27, as documented in the case files, but early in the morning on July 26.
21:10, 13 December 2011
Suspects of blowing up "Neva-Express" train refuse to plead guilty at questioning in court
The Tver Regional Court, where the trial on blowing up the "Neva-Express" train in 2009 continues, has finished questioning all the ten defendants - natives of the village of Ekazhevo in the Republic of Ingushetia. None of them pled guilty.
21:00, 13 December 2011
In Moscow, kidnappers of members of Armenian Diaspora found guilty
The Vidnoe District Court of the Moscow Region has sentenced the figurants in the case of kidnapping of Armenians to 9-17 years in prison.
20:40, 13 December 2011
Chechen authorities are deporting the constructors who worked in a Turkish company "Penta"
All the constructors who worked in a Turkish company "Penta" will be sent back home on December, 15. This was reported by Federal Migration Service of Chechnya. According to a representative of the office, all the constructors' problems are settled, however local observers state that unpaid wages still remained.
20:30, 13 December 2011
A cybercafe for disabled people will be opened in Volgograd
An action "Social Internet is a space for everyone" is starting in Volgograd. A social cybercafe will be opened within the framework of the action on December, 13.
20:20, 13 December 2011
Defendant on the case of blasting "Neva-Express" needs an urgent operation, his attorney reports
During a trial in the district court of Tver on December, 12, witnesses on the case were interrogated. Besides, attorney Musa Pliev reported that defendant Tatarkhan Kartoev needed urgent hospitalization.
19:00, 13 December 2011
A case of ex-Chief of Traffic Police of Armenia accused of embezzlement referred to court
The case of Margar Oganyan, ex-Chief of Traffic Police of Armenia, accused of abuse of authority and fund embezzlement on an especially large scale was referred to court. This information came from Prosecutor General's of Armenia.
18:00, 13 December 2011
Human rights activist Basmanov in Sochi arrested for a five-day's term
Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov, Director of organization "Protection of the citizen's rights and legal interests" detained in Sochi on December, 10, was arrested and is now in a temporary isolation ward.
Participants of the rally against falsification of the Russian State Duma elections, Krasnodar, December 10, 2011. Photo by Natalia Dorokhina for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:40, 12 December 2011
Russian opposition disappointed at Dmitry Medvedev's reaction to protest actions
Representatives of the oppositional parties have expressed their disappointment at the reaction of President Dmitry Medvedev to protest actions of December 10 against falsifications at the elections.
Participants of torchlight march of nationalists in Volgograd, December 11, 2011. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 12 December 2011
Nationalists' torchlight procession held in Volgograd
In the evening of December 11, a torchlight procession of nationalists was held in Volgograd. The action was dedicated to the anniversary of the events in Manege Square in Moscow after the murder of Yegor Sviridov, a football fan. Young people formed the main part of the procession participants.
23:00, 12 December 2011
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 5-11
Mass protests against rigged elections to Russian Duma held in Moscow, St Petersburg and cities of Southern Russia; resignation of South-Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity on agreement with the opposition; mass poisoning of Nalchik residents; start of trial in Krasnodar Territory of figurants in massacre of 12 persons in the village of Kuschevskaya; promulgation of amendments to the Electoral Code of Georgia, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of December 5-11, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:00, 12 December 2011
Dagestani MIA: Rashid Shuaibov, declared as kidnapped, detained on suspicion of collaboration with militants
Rashid Shuaibov, whose disappearance was reported on December 7 by his relatives, was detained on suspicion of involvement in the Caspian group of militants led by Murad Abdurakhmanov. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.
23:00, 12 December 2011
In Adygea, Union of Slavs holds action under slogan "I didn't vote!"
The Union of Slavs of Adygea (AUS) decided to form a group for the campaign "I didn't vote!". Its essence is to collect complaints from citizens, who did not go to the elections to the electoral precincts, information of which reports on ballot boxes stuffing.
22:50, 12 December 2011
Court orders authorities of Shpakov District of Stavropol Territory to open additional 4000 places in kindergartens
The Shpakov District Court of the Stavropol Territory has granted the lawsuit of the Prosecutor's Office for additional places in municipal pre-school educational institutions. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory. Out of total number of required additional places, 2357 places should be opened the city of Mikhailovsk, the district centre, and 1514 places - in the municipal units of the district. In the Stavropol Territory, a line for a place in a kindergarten includes more than 46,000 persons.
22:40, 12 December 2011
Leila Yunus: 26 new political prisoners appeared in Azerbaijan in 2011
In 2011, political repressions intensified in Azerbaijan, and the sharpest jump in the number of political prisoners over the last decade has been marked. This was reported by Leila Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), at the press conference dedicated to the International Human Rights Day celebrated on December 10. At the same time, the Azerbaijani authorities deny existence of political prisoners in the country.
22:30, 12 December 2011
Student Magomed Mutsolgov beaten by power agents in Ingushetia, rights defenders report
In Ingushetia, in the morning of December 2, in the course of the inspection of passport regime in the dormitory of the Islamic Institute conducted by officers of unidentified power agency, student Magomed Alikhanovich Mutsolgov, a resident of the village of Surkhakhi, was subjected to beatings and threats. This was reported by human rights defenders.
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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.