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22:20, 15 December 2010
Over 700 detained in Moscow; the crowd breaks up
More than 700 persons have been detained in Moscow during the unrest. Many of them had traumatic and edged weapons, truncheons and electric shockers on them, which were confiscated. Several victims are reported. The protesters, who gathered near the Kiev Railway Station, disperse.
22:00, 15 December 2010
Against ecologists' protests, Sochi commissions first object of 2014 Olympics
An alpine trail at the ski resort "Roza Khutor", which will host in February 2011 the European Cup in alpine skiing, has been commissioned in Sochi. Ecologists, in their turn, have blocked today the building works at one of the Olympic objects, stating that rare flora species are liquidated during the construction.
21:00, 15 December 2010
Rostov-on-Don: organizers of rally in memory of perished student apologize to Muslims
The organizers of the rally in memory of the deceased student Maxim Sychov in Rostov-on-Don apologized to Muslims for some of the slogans, which were heard scanned in the course of the march. They were chanted wither by provocateurs or representatives of the marginalized youth, said Arthur Zykov, acting head of the public movement "Tikhiy Don".
20:00, 15 December 2010
Interethnic enmity is one of the versions of the mass brawl in Astrakhan
Yesterday, on December 14, accusations were presented to a participant of the mass brawl that burst our in the city centre. According to some detainees, national intolerance was the cause of the incident.
19:00, 15 December 2010
Balkar elders left Manezh square in Moscow
Balkar elders who had been carrying out an open-ended action of protest in Manezh square left it on December, 13, in connection with mass disturbances in Moscow.
18:00, 15 December 2010
Journalists in Dagestan paid tribute to the memory of their murdered colleagues
Yesterday, December, 14, Memorial Day of lost journalists was held by the Journalists' Union of Dagestan in Makhachkala. Remembrance day of the journalists who perished carrying out their professional duty will be held in the Journalists' House in Nikitsky boulevard in Moscow. Its beginning is expected at 13:00.
Ali Kamalov, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Dagestan, in Moscow, December 8, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 14 December 2010
Ali Kamalov: law enforcement bodies of Dagestan deliberately refrain from investigating journalists' murders
Murders of Dagestani journalists are not investigated, because often militiamen are associated with customers of murders, said Ali Kamalov, chairman of the Union of Journalists of Dagestan, at the recent international conference in Moscow "Securing Safe Future of Journalism in Eastern Europe".
23:40, 14 December 2010
Today, Moscow to award Sakharov Prize in journalism
Today, the Central House of Journalists in Nikitskiy Boulevard in Moscow will host the awarding ceremony of Andrei Sakharov Prize "For Journalism as a Deed". The nominees are about a hundred journalists from various regions of Russia, including the Caucasus.
Programme of the "Stalker" International Human Rights Festival. Photo by www.stalkerfest.org
23:30, 14 December 2010
Woman from Beslan is Laureate of Moscow Film Festival
On December 10, the Day of Adoption by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Moscow opened its International Film Festival on Human Rights "Stalker", in which the film by Vadim Tsalikov "Beslan. Hope" took part. The heroine of this film was awarded with a prize of the festival.
23:20, 14 December 2010
Tbilisi to resettle another building occupied by refugees
Another building in Tbilisi, compactly populated by refugees from Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be resettled. This was decided by the Ministry on Refugees' Matters and Accommodation of Georgia. Refugees are ready to radical protests, while the Ministry argued that the building is in private ownership.
23:10, 14 December 2010
Human rights defenders ask PACE Chairman to trace Russia's fulfilment of resolution on Northern Caucasus
International and Russian human rights organizations assert that over the past six months the human rights situation in Northern Caucasus has not improved, and ask the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to trace fulfilment by Russia of the resolution on Northern Caucasus.
"No to corruption in our city!" - work by Katya Scheglova, the youngest participant of the contest. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:00, 14 December 2010
"Bribes are sweet" - winner of anti-corruption ads contest in Rostov Region
Today, on December 14, Rostov-on-Don has opened an exhibition-contest of social advertisements "Clean Hands". Winners of the contest were announced at the opening.
22:40, 14 December 2010
Mass brawl in Dagestan results in victims and detainees
On Monday, December 13, a conflict between residents of two districts of Dagestan because of pastures turned into a mass brawl with use of firearms and involvement, according to the militia, of over 200 persons. Two participants of the incident were taken to hospital; 20 more were detained.
22:30, 14 December 2010
Militiaman shot dead in Dagestan
Yesterday, on December 13, in the evening, unidentified criminals opened fire at a Kizlyar OVD (Interior Division) officer, who died in place from gunshot wounds.
House in Askerkhanova Street, where household gas blew up, Makhachkala, December 14, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:20, 14 December 2010
Woman wounded by gas explosion in Makhachkala
A powerful explosion of household gas in a multi-storey apartment block in Makhachkala, which broke out window units in nearby houses, injured one woman.
Tu-154 aircraft of "Dagestani Airlines". Photo by http://veskavkaz.ru
22:10, 14 December 2010
Check revealed no violations in "Dagestani Airlines"
In Dagestan, the "Rosaviatsiya" (Russian Federal Aviation Agency) and "Rostransnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Transport Supervision) have completed a joint check of the work of the company "Dagestani Airlines", whose aircraft Tu-154 made an emergency landing at Domodedovo Airport on December 4. No essential drawbacks were found in the work of the airline.
22:00, 14 December 2010
Cassation complaint in Estemirova's case returned to first instance court
After consideration by the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya of the cassation complaint lodged by Svetlana Estemirova, sister of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", the case was remitted to the first instance court for removal of the existing procedural deficiencies.
21:00, 14 December 2010
European Commission allots two million euros to the sufferers from military campaigns in Chechnya
European Commission has decided to allot financial aid to a sum of two million euros to 45 thousand people who have suffered from Chechen confrontation.
20:00, 14 December 2010
Imam killed in Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan
An imam of the mosque of the village of Gubden, Karabudakhkent district, was shot down and died from the wounding in hospital
19:00, 14 December 2010
Ecologists detained in Krasnodar during a procession in defense of Utrish released
Militiamen have released all the four activists of "Ecologic Watch in Northern Caucasus" detained in Krasnodar, the case has been referred to court.
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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.