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20:00, 15 December 2009
Azerbaijan: three activists of civil society of Nakhichevan banged up
In the morning on December 15, in Nakhichevan, three participants of the project of the local Resource Centre on Human Rights and Democracy were beaten by a group of unidentified persons. The reason of the attack was in the anticorruption project of this public organization.
19:00, 15 December 2009
In Dagestan, figurants of "execution list" want to have status of witnesses under state protection
Today, Isalmagomed Nabiev, one of the figurants of the so-called "execution list", a publicist, human rights activist and chairman of independent trade union of drivers and businessmen of Dagestan, has stated that so far the corresponding instances gave no reaction to his request to protect him with state defence.
18:00, 15 December 2009
Armenian MPs ask President to pardon oppositionist Mikaelyan
Twenty deputies of the National Assembly of Armenia, who mainly represent the parties of the ruling coalition, have addressed President Serzh Sargsyan with an appeal to pardon Sasun Mikaelyan, an imprisoned activist of the opposition and a veteran of the Karabakh War.
23:40, 14 December 2009
Power agents report prevention of huge terror act in Chechnya
The law enforcement bodies of the Chechen Republic assert that they have managed to prevent a big subversive and terrorist act. Last Saturday, on December 12, in the foothill Kurchaloy District of the republic, a militants' hideout with ammunition and explosives was liquidated.
Sochi, the cargo port located near the mouth of Mzymtma River. December 6, 2009. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:20, 14 December 2009
Sochi: storm washes unfinished port out, three persons missing
At night on December 14 in Sochi, the cargo port located near the mouth of Mzymtma River was washed away. Residents of the Imereti Lowland report that the storm has demolished the piles and dropped building cranes. Water attacks the coastal road running along the sea from the mouth of the river to the main ice palace.
23:00, 14 December 2009
In Ingushetia, sappers neutralize two bombs on gas main
Two bombs were neutralized on the gas pipeline Mozdok-Tbilisi. As reported by the PR Group of the local FSB Department, currently the works are underway on liquidation of other explosives. Because of limited gas supplies, lessons were cancelled today in all Ingush schools.
22:20, 14 December 2009
Murat Yunusov: recent explosion of "Neva-Express" train has no effect on the 2007 terror act case
The terror act against the "Neva-Express" train, committed on November 27, made no effect on the case about a similar episode in 2007. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it by Murat Yunusov, the lawyer for the defendants in the case of the explosion of the same train committed two years ago.
22:10, 14 December 2009
Soviet dissident applies for Georgian citizenship
According to the Georgian party, Alexander Bondarev, a dissident from Soviet time, living in Paris, and a resident of St Petersburg Ekaterina Timofeeva have addressed their requests for citizenship to the authorities of Georgia.
Territory of the Utrish Nature Reserve. Photo by http://anapa-live.ru
22:00, 14 December 2009
Ecologists plan all-Russian action in defence of Utrish Reserve
On December 26-27, 2009, the all-Russian action in defence of the unique natural territory of the Utrish Nature Reserve at the Black Sea shore, which, in the opinion of activists from ecological organizations, is under threat of extinction.
20:00, 14 December 2009
Russian leaders congratulate Bagapsh with his victory at presidential election in Abkhazia
President of the Russian Federation Dmitri Medvedev has congratulated Sergey Bagapsh on his re-election to the post of President of the Republic of Abkhazia. According to Mr Medvedev, "the Russian-Abkhazian relations have received a powerful impetus for development and reached a new level."
19:00, 14 December 2009
Public hearings on draft regulations on land use and site development held in Sochi
On December 11-13, Sochi districts held public hearings on the draft "Rules of Land Use and Development of Sochi" (RLUD). The RLUD draft was designed by the Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Institute of Building Projects" from St Petersburg under the order of the Department of Architecture and Town-Planning of Sochi Administration.
Chechnya, Grozny. Photo by www.chechnyafree.ru
18:00, 14 December 2009
Organization "Let's Save the Generation" from Chechnya awarded French human rights premium
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France has awarded the premium of the French Republic "Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood" to the Chechen NGO "Let's Save the Generation". This French premium is awarded every year on the International Day of Human Rights, December 10, to five human rights organizations from different countries of the world.
22:00, 12 December 2009
Release of Georgian teenagers from South Ossetia postponed
As reported by Georgian MP Giya Tortladze, who visited today the conflict zone, the authorities of South Ossetia refused to release the two Georgian teenagers detained in this zone and postponed the issue till December 14.
21:00, 12 December 2009
Co-chairs of Minsk OSCE Group visit Azerbaijan
The visit to Azerbaijan on December 11 of Yuri Merzliakov (Russia), Robert Bradtke (USA) and Bernard Fassier (France) - co-chairs of the Minsk OSCE Group - was held confidential.
20:00, 12 December 2009
Abkhazia elects President today
Today, at the presidential election in Abkhazia, by 7:30 p.m. Moscow time the voter turnout was 64.29 percent; at many polling stations people had to wait for their turn to cast ballots. As stated by Batal Tabagua, chair of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Abkhazia, the figure allows recognizing the election valid. The CEC promises to announce preliminary outcomes by midday on December 13.
18:00, 12 December 2009
Nauru to consider recognition of South Ossetia
The parliament of the Republic of Nauru will consider the issue of recognition of independence of South Ossetia. This was stated Kiren Keke, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Finance of Nauru, at his meeting in Tskhinvali with Stanislav Kochiev, chairman of the parliament of South Ossetia.
17:00, 12 December 2009
In Adzharia, young man dies from swine flu
A young man - Ramaz Bezhanidze, 27, whose life was supported by a respiratory apparatus, - died today in the afternoon from swine flu in a Batumi hospital. This was reported at an emergency press conference by Alexander Kvitashvili, Minister of Public Health of Georgia.
16:18, 12 December 2009
Abkhazia refutes data on forced voting in Gali
Ruslan Kishmariya, Abkhazian President's plenipotentiary for the Gali District, has categorically refuted statements of some Georgian media that the Abkhazian militia and Russian militaries violently brought residents of the Gali District to polling stations to force them to take part in today's presidential election in Abkhazia.
16:00, 12 December 2009
Yaganov: dialogue is the way to compromise for Kabardino-Balkaria
In the opinion of Ibragim Yaganov, leader of the public organization "Khasse", who was not long ago beaten in Nalchik, in the land disputes between Kabardians and Balkars, dialogue is a possible way to a compromise.
Ingushetia, Tsey-Loam. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
15:00, 12 December 2009
Musa Aushev: nothing is known about investigation of Maksharip Aushev's murder
Even though the investigation is under personal supervision of President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov and Russian Public Prosecutor Yuri Chaika, nothing is known so far about any progress in investigating the kidnapping attempt and subsequent murder of Ingush human rights activist Maksharip Aushev. Musa Aushev, the casualty's brother, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.
News
25 Azerbaijani families returned to their village in the Khojavend district.

The number of Russians evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan has reached 300.

Ulvi Hasanli. Photo: https://abzas.info/ Ulvi Hasanli demanded that the Supreme Court overturn the verdict.

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.