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21:00, 6 November 2009
Gannushkina: deportation of Georgians from special facility of Archangelsk depends on Georgia
According to Russian legislation, the two citizens of Georgia, who are keeping hunger strike in a special detention facility of the city of Archangelsk, can stay there for a year pending deportation, unless the Georgian party accelerates the process of their exclusion. This was stated by Svetlana Gannushkina, a member of the board of the International Human Rights Centre "Memorial".
20:00, 6 November 2009
Inspectors do not exclude involvement of suspects of Markelov's murder in other crimes
Ilya Goriachev, one of the leaders of the nationalist organization "Russian Image" was detained today in Moscow in the context of murder cases of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova.
19:00, 6 November 2009
Habsburg dynasty descendant is Georgia's ambassador in Germany
Today, the Georgian parliament has approved Gabriella Habsburg-Lotringen to the position of the new plenipotentiary ambassador of Georgia in Germany. She is a descendant of the dynasty that ruled in Austria.
18:00, 6 November 2009
Another hazardous emission by "Electrozink" in North Ossetia
In Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, as a result of an accident at the "Electrozink" factory (this time with a pipe in the sulphuric acid shop), another emission of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere took place.
17:00, 6 November 2009
Georgia: health condition of hunger-striker Tsotne Gamsakhurdia gets worse
The health condition of Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, son of the first President of Georgia, who is on the 10th day of his hunger strike in protest against his arrest, is now grave. This was stated by his advocate Keti Bekauri, who has noted that her client is in a separate cell under doctor's supervision.
14:00, 6 November 2009
New government members appointed in Ingushetia
New appointments in the government of Ingushetia have been announced. Some ministers have preserved their posts.
13:00, 6 November 2009
Dagestan now has 12 swine flu patients
As of November 5 in Dagestan, twelve infections with A/H1N1 virus were laboratory confirmed. The chief medical sanitation officer of the Republic Dagestan has ruled to put several school classes and higher school group under quarantine.
10:00, 6 November 2009
Georgia to be visited by ambassadors of all EU countries
On November 12-14, Georgia will receive ambassadors of all the 27 countries of the European Union (EU). They will visit the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian conflict zones and have meetings with refugees.
09:00, 6 November 2009
In Ingushetia, process on Magomed Evloev's murder resumed
On November 5, the court resumed the consideration of the murder case of Magomed Evloev, owner of the website "Ingushetia.Ru". The case is considered by the Karabulak City Court.
Ingushetia, Magas. Photo by the http://ingushetia.org
23:00, 5 November 2009
Ingush President takes Makhsud Makhloev's kidnapping under personal control
President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov said that he would take the case about kidnapping of Makhsud Makhloev on October 29 in Sleptsovskaya village, Sunzha District, under his personal control.
22:00, 5 November 2009
DFMS of Archangelsk: Georgia itself delays exclusion of its citizens
Citizens of Georgia Nikoleishvili and Khubunaya have been kept for a long time already in the special detention facility of the Interior Department of the city of Archangelsk pending exclusion from Russia because the Georgian party protracts granting documents required for the procedure. This was stated by Sergey Safronov, senior inspector for special missions of the Department for the Archangelsk of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS).
21:00, 5 November 2009
Human rights activist Khachukaev brought to Chechnya
Arbi Khachukaev, head of the public organization from Grozny named "Pravo" (Law), who was detained today in Moscow, was convoyed by air to Chechnya, as reported by one of his human rights colleagues. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya, the reason of detention was that he is suspected of taking part in an armed assault in the territory of the republic in 2008.
Moscow, Novopushkinskiy Mini-Park, July 16, 2009. Rally in memory of assassinated human rights advocate Natalia Estemirova. Inscription on the placard says "They were killed for truth" (Markelov is the third on the picture). Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 5 November 2009
Suspects of murdering Markelov and Baburova arrested
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has sanctioned arrest of Nikita Tikhonov and Evgeniya Khasis, accused of murdering lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. The term of investigation on the case was prolonged till January 18.
Tskhinvali. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 5 November 2009
Tskhinvali residents are dissatisfied with compensations for their lost houses
Now, Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, looks like a huge construction site. However, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent could not get any details about the works underway at the Committee for Restoration of South Ossetia. Residents of city appeared to be friendlier and said that they have to restore their houses with their own hands, but the compensation of 50,000 roubles is too small.
18:00, 5 November 2009
Verdict to "Forest Brothers" announced in Azerbaijan
Today in Azerbaijan, the Court for Grave Crimes has finished the process on the criminal case of the illegal armed formation (IAF) named "Forest Brothers", the members of which had been accused of terrorism and various crimes.
17:00, 5 November 2009
Georgia demands release of detained South-Ossetian teenagers
The Georgian MIA demands to set free four Georgian teenagers, who had been detained on November 4 by power agents of South Ossetia and declared to be terrorists, without any preconditions.
15:00, 5 November 2009
Former Georgian officer gets refugee status in Russia
Alik Bzhaniya, a former officer of the Georgian armed forces was granted the refugee status in Russia. This was reported by Konstantin Poltoranin, head of the PR department of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS).
14:00, 5 November 2009
Swine flu patients count 30 in Kalmykia
As reported by the regional branch of Russian "Rospotebnadzor" (Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision), 30 cases of the disease have been registered in this republic.
13:00, 5 November 2009
Parliament of Belarus starts studying recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
The Belarusian parliament has set up a working group in the House of Representatives for preparing to consideration of the appeal of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on recognition of the independence of these two breakaway republics; in the near future the issue will be addressed.
12:00, 5 November 2009
Police of Armenia trying to restore people's trust
The main directions in the work of the Police of Armenia are fighting crime, support of public order, protection of citizens' rights, and - the most important - recovery of the police's credibility among people. This was stated by Alik Sarkisyan, head of the Police of Armenia, at his meeting with students and teachers of the Yerevan State University.
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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.