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19:00, 17 February 2012
Ingush authorities encourage creative people to develop their businesses
Now, entrepreneurs of Ingushetia have no need to collect documents for years in order to open their own business: it is enough to explain – in their own words – what they want and get a subsidy, the republic's authorities have stated at the meeting of entrepreneurs with state officials held in Ingushetia.
18:00, 17 February 2012
Guus Hiddink signs as head coach of "Anji" FC
The "Anji" Football Club (FC) (Makhachkala) has officially announced conclusion of a 1.5-year contract with its new head coach – the famous Dutch specialist Guus Hiddink.
17:00, 17 February 2012
About a hundred human rights defenders to take part in "United Caucasian Forum" in Ingushetia
The delegates of the First Congress of the "United Caucasus Forum", which will be held tomorrow in the city of Nazran, are arriving in Ingushetia. In total, according to organizers, the event will be attended by about one hundred activists from human rights and non-governmental organizations of Northern Caucasus.
16:00, 17 February 2012
In Grozny, builders from Turkish companies continue their protests
On February 17, about 40 people gathered at the building of the Mosque "The Heart of Chechnya" in Grozny with a demand to get their salary debts.
15:00, 17 February 2012
On February 6-12, 13 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
At least 11 people were lost and two more injured during the week on February 6-12 in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
12:00, 17 February 2012
One of the ex-emirs evidenced at a trial on the case of assault at Nalchik
On February, 16, Murat Kotsev who by October, 13, 2005, was emir of Jamia of “Iskhozh” micro-district of Nalchik evidenced at the trial on the case of assault at Nalchik.
11:00, 17 February 2012
An arachnologist: there is a risk of growth of the number of spiders dangerous for people in Volgograd region
According to arachnologist Alexander Khnykin, a rapid growth of population of karakurt spiders is possible in Volgograd region. Aid posts must be equipped with medications against aftermath of the bites and the authorities should organize training among the population, the scientist warns.
10:00, 17 February 2012
A republican bloggers’ contest will be held in Adygea
On February, 17, a republican contest “The best blog” the participants of which will be pupils of secondary schools and institutions of higher education and colleges will start on February, 17, in Adygea.
09:00, 17 February 2012
The investigative service in Armenia started considering a complaint of the deputies’ double voting
A Special Investigative service started considering a complaint of double voting of some deputies of the Parliament submitted by Center of Parliamentarism of Armenia. Head of the Center Ruben Torosyan does not even rule out an appeal to court.
08:00, 17 February 2012
Novikov’s defenders consider the verdict of his arrest unlawful
The judgment of Krasnodar regional court of taking retired judge of Khosta district of Sochi Dmitry Novikov into custody is unlawful and unjustified, the human rights activists and lawyers from different regions of the country who were presents at the trial consider.
23:00, 16 February 2012
Georgian NGOs demand amendments to electoral legislation
Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Georgia are collecting signatures – within the campaign "It's about you! Change the unjust legislation!" – under the petition demanding to amend the national electoral legislation. They plan to submit the petition and draft amendments to the parliament on February 17.
22:00, 16 February 2012
Azerbaijani journalist receives Gerd Bucerius Award
The journalist from Azerbaijan Khadija Ismailova has become one of five winners of Award "The Free Press of Eastern Europe," named after Gerd Bucerius and awarded by the German Foundation "Zeit-Stiftung" and the Norwegian Foundation "Free Speech".
21:00, 16 February 2012
Court extends Rasul Mirzaev's arrest until May 17
The Presnya Court of Moscow has repeatedly addressed the issue of extension of the arrest of the sambo fighter Rasul Mirzaev, after whose punch the 19-year-old Muscovite Ivan Agafonov died, and decided to keep the athlete in custody until May 17.
20:00, 16 February 2012
In Grozny, two children kidnappers detained
Two young women, residents of Grozny, were detained by law enforcers on charges of kidnapping two young boys for ransom, the local MIA asserts.
A pelican that perish from starvation on a Makhachkala beach, February 15, 2012. Courtesy of the Dagestani Branch of the HRC "Memorial"
19:00, 16 February 2012
Rights defenders report death of pelicans in Makhachkala Bay
The pelicans, who settled there because of abnormal frosts, are dying in Makhachkala Bay. The staff of the Dagestani Ministry of Natural Resources has stopped feeding the birds, the Dagestani Regional Branch of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" asserts. The ministry denies this information.
Protest action against construction of kiosks in a Yerevan park, February 16, 2012. Photo: www.1in.am
18:00, 16 February 2012
After meeting Mayor, activists decide to continue protests against building kiosks in Yerevan park
The members of the initiative groups "We are owners of this city" and "Our city", who demand to suspend the transfer of the kiosks dismantled in Abovyan Street to the public park near Mashtots Avenue, were not satisfied with the outcomes of their meeting with the Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan and decided to continue their protests. The Mayor promised that no construction would be run in the city at the expense of green zones.
16:00, 16 February 2012
Four Georgian sailors ask for help in Sukhumi port
Four Georgian sailors, who are staying for about a year aboard the Turkish cargo ship Hakki Cillioglu in the Sukhumi port, ask to help them to return home. The Abkhazian party denied information about detention of sailors.
14:10, 16 February 2012
The gunmen of Dagestan confirmed emir Daudov’s death, members of power ministries report appointment of a new leader of the underground
The gunmen confirmed that leader of armed underground of the republic Ibrahimhalil Daydov (known as emir Salih among the gunmen) was killed in Dagestan. Sheikh Abdusalam, ethnic Turk, became his successor, a source in power-wielding structures of NCFO reports.
12:00, 16 February 2012
Four persons perished as a result of an explosion in a vessel
Four people perished and one got wounded as a result of an explosion in a vessel standing at a dock of Bakinskaya bay in the settlement of Zykh, Press secretary of State Nautical Administration of Azerbaijan (SNAA) Er-Salam Aliev reported.
11:00, 16 February 2012
A presentation of a joint Georgian-Ossetian film “Trace of War” passed off in Tbilisi
A presentation of a joint documentary by a Georgian and an Ossetian producer “Trace of War” narrating about friendship between a man from Georgia and one from South Ossetia passed off on February, 15, in “Rustaveli” cinema, Tbilisi.
News
Two North Caucasus republics are among the regions with the highest road traffic fatality rates.

A Chechen resident was criticized for posting ads on social media. Still from the video "Emergency in Grozny" https://www.instagram.com/p/DXpK4pfjKcT/ A Chechen resident was publicly reprimanded for selling window tinting.

A new group of fighters was sent from Grozny to the SVO zone.

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.