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20:00, 6 December 2011
Amnesty International calls for the authorities of the Russian Federation to release those discontented at the results of the election
Human rights organization Amnesty International called for the Russian authorities to release the participants of the action of protest detained on December, 5, after the election of State Duma of the Russian Federation. Members of Amnesty International emphasize that the majority of the detainees were just peacefully expressing their protest.
After ballot boxes were opened at Polling Station No. 22-47 in Krasnodar, packs of ballot papers folded together were detected. Courtesy of the press service of the regional branch of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR)
19:00, 6 December 2011
Representatives of LDPR and KPRF report mass ballot-stuffing at the election in Krasnodar
On the day of election of deputies of State Duma of the Russian Federation in Krasnodar in process of counting of votes in the polling station No 22-47 representatives of LDPR and KPRF parties discovered stuffing packs of ballot papers with votes for "United Russia". Investigative bodies are carrying out inquiry on the incident.
18:00, 6 December 2011
Central Election Committee: "United Russia" polls less than a half of the electors' votes
Central Election Committee of the Russian Federation (CEC) announced preliminary results of State Duma election. "United Russia" polls 49,54% votes, KPRF - 19,16%, "Fair Russia" - 13,22%, LDPR - 11,66%, "Patriots of Russia" - 0,97%, "Yabloko" - 3,3%, "Right Cause" - 0,59%.
23:00, 5 December 2011
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 28 to December 4
Voting at elections to the sixth-convocation State Duma of the Russian Federation, and regional elections held in some southern regions; song contest "Junior Eurovision-2011" in Yerevan, won Georgian company; nomination of candidates for the post of the head of Adygea; municipal elections in Azerbaijan; confrontation in South Ossetia after the second round of presidential election, where Russia is involved, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of November 28-December 4, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
22:50, 5 December 2011
Election Commission: "Edinaya Rossiya" gains almost 90 percent of votes in Karachay-Cherkessia
In Karachay-Cherkessia, following the result of the election to the State Duma, the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) leads, which, according to the preliminary calculations, gained 89.83 percent of vote. This was reported by Vyacheslav Aparin, Deputy Chairman of the Republic' Election Commission.
22:40, 5 December 2011
CPRF: voters in Kabardino-Balkaria complain that they could not find themselves in voters' lists
In Kabardino-Balkaria, the course of the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation revealed that many voters had not received voting tickets, which usually indicated the address of the electoral precinct. As a result, many voters did not know where to go for voting. Besides, in some cases, voters arrived at electoral precincts and failed to find themselves in the lists. Nevertheless, according to the official information, the election was conducted without violations.
Voter inputs his filled-in ballot into the KAOIB (computer for processing ballot papers). Photo by Oleg Chaly for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 5 December 2011
"Spravedlivaya Rossiya" demands re-count of votes in Astrakhan Region
The "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party does not recognize the results of the election to the Legislative Assemblies of Saint Petersburg and Astrakhan. This was reported today by Sergey Mironov, the Party's leader. According to him, in both regions, the law was violated during the voting, and the Party would appeal to the Central Election Commission on that fact.
22:20, 5 December 2011
Appeal complaint on "Kadyrov vs. Orlov" case to be considered on December 23
On December 5, the Khamovniki Court in Moscow continued the consideration of the appeal filed by the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov against the acquittal to Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial". At the request of Genry Reznik, the Orlov's lawyer, the next court session was appointed for December 23.
Krasnodar Territory, Sochi, December 4, 2011, observers from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party at Polling Station No. 46-17. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot
22:20, 5 December 2011
In Sochi, observers from CPRF claim violations at election of deputies to Russian State Duma
In the course of the voting in the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation conducted in Sochi on December 4, illegal re-count of votes, removal of observers from electoral precincts and an attack on one of them occurred. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the observers from the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation).
22:10, 5 December 2011
In Rostov-on-Don, two voters claim that other people have voted for them
Two voters of the electoral precinct No. 1736, located in the Soviet District of Rostov-on-Don, claim that, when they received the ballots on December 4, they had to sign for other people, since other people had already signed in front of their surnames. All materials on the violation were brought to the Election Commission of the Rostov Region for examination.
22:00, 5 December 2011
"Caucasian Knot" re-enters top 10 of Russian Internet
The Internet edition of the "Caucasian Knot" remains in the top ten of the most quoted news sources of the Runet. According to the study conducted by the company "Medialogy", in November the "Caucasian Knot" showed the highest growth.
22:00, 5 December 2011
Voters use strangers' passports in Akhvakh Region of Dagestan, a local asserts
Local residents and observers told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on ballot-box stuffing, several people's voting on the same passport, open filling in the ballots, and other violations during the voting in the election conducted on December 4 in Makhachkala and the Akhvakh District of Dagestan.
21:00, 5 December 2011
"United Russia" in Chechnya polled 99,5% votes: Central Election Committee found no violations, the observers disagree
The turnout for the election of deputies of State Duma and bodies of municipal authority in Chechnya on December, 4, made 99,45%, Central Election Committee (CEC) of the republic reports sating the absence of complaints of violations. According to CEC, "United Russia" polled 99,48 % votes and the rest of the parties polled 0,38%. Local observers sate a large-scale forgery at the election.
20:00, 5 December 2011
Activists of "Left Front" detained by the police in Rostov-on-Don on the election day released
Activists of "Left Front" and a passerby detained in Rostov-on-Don on December, 4, were accused of disorderly conduct and then released. According to Vladislav Ryazantsev, coordinator of Rostov branch of the organization, the policemen did not oblige the detainees to come to court.
Russian strike fighter Su-25. Courtesy of http://history-of-wars.ru
19:00, 5 December 2011
A non-governmental organization in Chechnya reported an air raid in the neighborhood of the settlement of Alkhazurovo
In the South-West of Chechnya military aviation of federal forces applied a bombing-missile attack at a woodland in the neighbourhood of one of the settlements. This was reported by representatives of a non-governmental organization. The military neither confirm nor disprove this information.
18:00, 5 December 2011
The case of a loss of paratroopers from Pskov in Chechnya in 2000 referred to court
Vladimir Markin, official representative of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation (CIR), reported that the case of Rashid Atuov, Kemal Yezbeev and Khamidulla Yapov accused of involvement in killing 84 paratroopers from Pskov during battles in Ulus-Kert, Argun canyon of Chechnya, was referred to court.
23:00, 3 December 2011
Journalist Maria Plieva sued in Vladikavkaz
Today, a journalist and blogger Maria Plieva was detained in Vladikavkaz. She is accused of minor hooliganism and under threat of an administrative penalty.
22:00, 3 December 2011
Georgians win "Junior Eurovision" in Yerevan
The winner of the "Junior Eurovision-2011" contest, held on December 3 in Yerevan is the Georgian ensemble "Candy" for performance of the song "Candy Music"." The second and the third places went to young singers from the Netherlands and Belarus.
Azerbaijan, Baku, December 3, 2011; youth protest action against non-combat losses in the army. Courtesy of www.irfs.az
21:00, 3 December 2011
Azerbaijanis protest against non-combat army losses
Today, activists of several youth organizations and youth branches of Azerbaijani oppositional parties have held a protest rally, during which they demanded to investigate the reasons of soldiers' death during peacetime.
Participant of the action against gender violence "Women in Black", Yerevan, December 3, 2011. Photo by Varo Rafaelyan, www.panarmenian.net
20:00, 3 December 2011
Action "Women in Black" held in Yerevan
On December 3, in Yerevan, in Charles Aznavour Square, an action "Women in Black" was held, organized by the non-governmental women's organization "Society Against Violence". The action was about 30 persons strong; all the women were dressed in black.
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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.