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18:20, 7 December 2019
Rights defenders condemn pressure on Azerbaijani advocates
Azerbaijani authorities should restore the powers of the lawyer Shakhla Gumbatova and her colleagues, also deprived of their powers for their defence of human rights, four international human rights organizations have stated.
17:55, 7 December 2019
Ingush Senator rents a flat for family of girl with amputated arm
Ingush authorities are now solving the issue of providing housing to the needy family, in which, after discharging from hospital, the girl, who had her arm amputated as a result of domestic violence, will live. In the upcoming year, they will live in a rented apartment in Magas.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
17:26, 7 December 2019
Azerbaijan claims shelling by Armenian snipers
The positions of Azerbaijani troops stationed on the border with Armenia and in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area were shelled for 24 times over the past 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Screenshot from video with a baby being rubbed with snow. Official Instagram account of Chechen PO, https://www.instagram.com/chechproc/
16:53, 7 December 2019
Chechen woman fined for rubbing baby with snow
A court has found the rite of "hardening" a three-month-old child, whom his grandmother rubbed with snow, to be an offense. The mother of the baby was fined, although, according to Chechen customs, parents have no right to object to their own parents, local residents have noted.
12:42, 7 December 2019
Journalists discover that Khangoshvili's murderer worked for FSB
As stated by the authors of an international journalistic investigation, the alleged killer of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, shot dead in Berlin, had served in the "Vympel" (Pennant) FSB Special Forces unit and was involved in at least two murders in Russia.
Clashes between protesters and police in Pankisi. Screenshot from the 'Caucasian Knot' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOd5bOftv4
12:31, 7 December 2019
HPP construction aggravated confrontation among Pankisi residents
The Georgian Govt's plans to build the "Khadori-3" hydroelectric power plant (HPP) have split residents of the Pankisi Gorge into two camps; the conflict was exacerbated by the political confrontation.
People detained for drinking alcoholic beverages and using psychotropic substances. Screenshot from video posted by Chechen MIA at https://www.instagram.com/p/B5k3-STFR-y/
12:13, 7 December 2019
Public humiliation remains officials' tool for fighting dissent in Chechnya
Chechen authorities are making use of public humiliations by relying both on the Soviet experience and on the long-standing traditions of the nation. However, over time, people's systematic demonstrative humiliations start generating the opposite effect, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
High security prison in Tegel in Berlin. Screenshot from video broadcasting by OstWest TV Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly-wBK53UCk
08:58, 7 December 2019
German journalists learn about transfer of suspect of killing Khangoshvili under guard
A Russian suspected of assassinating Zelimkhan Khangoshvili has been transferred from the Moabit Prison into the high security prison in Tegel. The decision was made by employees of the State Criminal Investigation Department: they received information that the killer is in danger of liquidation, the "Berliner Morgenpost" newspaper has written.
Relatives and friends of Sergey Melnik in the courtroom, Volgograd, July 2019. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
08:47, 7 December 2019
Five Jehovah Witnesses* left in custody in Volgograd
On December 6, a Volgograd court extended by two months the detention of five Jehovah Witnesses*. Their relatives complain that investigators ban to visit the detainees.
Lake Sevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the Caucasian Knot
21:01, 6 December 2019
Ecologists voice skepticism about initiative to save Lake Sevan
A bill adopted by the Armenian parliament and restricting water withdrawal from Lake Sevan is inefficient, since it does not prohibit the use of large volumes of water from the lake, say ecologists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Office of HRC 'Memorial' in Moscow. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
20:47, 6 December 2019
Number of protocols drawn up against "Memorial" reaches 28
In addition to 20 administrative protocols on the absence of a "foreign agent" mark drawn up against the "International Memorial" and Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" after the inspection conducted by the Ingush FSB, the "Roskomnadzor" (Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) drew up eight more protocols on a complaint filed by an individual.
Searches are being conducted at the intersection of Kartoev and Esmurziev Streets in Nazran, December 6, 2019. Photo by Magomed Aliev for the Caucasian Knot
19:42, 6 December 2019
Six suspects detained in case on Ibragim Eldjarkiev's murder
In Moscow and Ingushetia, six persons have been detained in a case on the murder of Ibragim Eldjarkiev, the chief of the Ingush Centre for Combating Extremism (CCE, also known as Centre "E"). Entrepreneur Khasan Polonkoev, one of the detainees, led the grouping involved in the murder, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) suggests.
Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Screenshot: https://toplum.tv, https://toplum.tv/az/oktay-gulaliyev-6-ildir-umumvetendas-pasportu-ala-bilmir/#.Xemgli3VKUk
14:54, 6 December 2019
Ogtai Gyulyalyev's wife reports deterioration of his health condition
Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev, who is being treated in Turkey, has got a new complication: liver problems, but the question concerning further financing of his medical treatment still remains open, his spouse reports.
Nail Mukhanov. Photo by Alena Sadovskaya for the Caucasian Knot
14:38, 6 December 2019
In Astrakhan, ship captain claims falsification of case on storage of a bomb
Nail Mukhanov, a resident of Astrakhan, accused of illicit trafficking of ammunition and explosive devices, claims that the case against him has been fabricated.
The Supreme Court of Dagestan. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
11:35, 6 December 2019
Bagautdinov's mother outraged with refusal to rehabilitate her son
While refusing to rehabilitate Vali Bagautdinov, who was killed in the attack on a policeman, the Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has failed to take into account the testimony of a witness, who had stated that he was forced to slander the defendant. The SC has also neglected other arguments of the defence, Gulnara Bagautdinova, Vali's mother, has stated.
Meeting room of the European Court of Human Rights. Photo: CherryX per Wikimedia Commons
11:22, 6 December 2019
ECtHR awards nearly 6000 euros to Azerbaijani oppositionist
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has upheld the complaint of Beibala Abil, an Azerbaijani oppositionist, about violation of his right to free elections and obliged the country's authorities to pay a monetary compensation to him.
Aslan Maskhadov and Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Screenshot from video posted by BBC News – Russian Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STddYJhfbvI&feature=emb_logo
11:04, 6 December 2019
Khangoshvili's acquaintances see interest of Georgian special services in his murder
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, who was killed in Germany, had cooperated with Georgian special services only under Mikhail Saakashvili. After the change of power, these services began contacting their Russian colleagues; and Khangoshvili was forced to leave the country, his acquaintances have told.
08:42, 6 December 2019
ECtHR awards compensations for persecutions of Azerbaijani journalists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found a violation of the freedom of expression in the criminal cases initiated against the late publicist, Rafig Tagi, and the journalist, Samir Sadagatoglu. The ECtHR has ruled that compensations should be paid to Sadagatoglu and Tagi's widow in the total amount of over 25,000 euros.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Christopher Pike
08:32, 6 December 2019
Kadyrov Fund activities question transparency of Chechnya's budget
According to calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", over the past six days, officials of the Chechen Republic, which is subsidized from the Russian federal budget, have reported on at least 12 infrastructure and social projects financed by the Akhmat Kadyrov Fund.
Parliament of Azerbaijan. Photo: Tony Bowden, http://www.flickr.com
21:36, 5 December 2019
Azerbaijan schedules date of parliamentary elections
Ilham Aliev has signed a decree on the dissolution of parliament, and the parliamentary elections are scheduled for February 9, 2020.
News
The ECHR found Russia responsible for the torture and death of Georgian prisoners of war.

Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

The death of Ossetian combatants has attracted the attention of Georgian Facebook users*

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.