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    17:30, 29 December 2018
    Baku court refuses to close journalist Anar Mamedov's case for criticizing government
    The defence of Anar Mamedov, the editor-in-chief of the "criminalaz.com", accused of voicing calls against the state, has requested the court to close the case. However, the court dismissed the defence motion.
    Repatriates from Syria. Photo by Angela Kuchuberiya for the "Caucasian Knot"
    17:27, 29 December 2018
    Circassian repatriates report difficulties with obtaining Russian citizenship
    Middle-aged and older repatriates find it difficult to adapt in Russia, learn the language, and find a job, report ethnic Circassians who moved to Adygea from Syria. The flow of repatriates fell due to the normalization of the situation in Syria, reported officials in Adygea.
    Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo: meydan.tv
    11:30, 29 December 2018
    Court denies Afghan Mukhtarly's complaint about violation of his rights in colony
    In Azerbaijan, the court has considered two complaints about the rights violation of the imprisoned journalist Afghan Mukhtarly. The complaint about the inhuman treatment has been sent to the prosecutor's office for the investigation. The complaint about the restriction of his right to telephone conversations, relatives' visits and receiving books remained unsatisfied.
    11:28, 29 December 2018
    Awards to officials for fixing border with Ingushetia surprise residents of Chechnya
    Ali Sadullaev, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, who took part in defining the Chechen-Ingush border, has received an order; five other members of the commission received honourable diplomas and letters of gratitude. The residents of Chechnya, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", have disagreed with these awards, because they treat the border agreement as unprofitable for Chechnya.
    Vladimir Malykhin with a poster in Polish. December 28, 2018. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    08:19, 29 December 2018
    Picketers in Moscow remind Polish authorities about OSCE conclusions
    The Polish authorities, who have decided to deport blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov to Russia, failed to take into account the recommendations of the report of the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) on human rights violations in Chechnya, rights defenders have stated at an action in Moscow. They pointed to cases of violent disappearances of other Chechens, who has been expelled from Europe to Russia.
    Abu Umar Sasitlinsky, a preacher from Dagestan, in Syria. Photo: screenshot of the video by UmaraskhabM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI8unxcXw3Q
    23:54, 28 December 2018
    A preacher from Dagestan denies knowing people suspected of financing militants
    Abu Umar Sasitlinsky, a preacher from Dagestan, declared by the law enforcement bodies as an organizer of terrorist financing, rejected any facts of his acquaintance with other persons involved in the criminal case. Earlier, fundraising for terrorists under the pretext of charity used to be widespread, but tight control over banking transactions and charitable foundations undermined the practice, declare experts.
    Pre-trial detention facility. Photo: Yelena Sineok YUGA.ru
    23:52, 28 December 2018
    Rights defenders: release of a prisoner in Ingushetia because of sickness justified
    After his exemption from punishment, Magomed Bekov, sentenced in a criminal case of torture in the Ingush "E" Centre (Centre for Combating Extremism), lives at home and visits a hospital, his advocate reports. An exemption from punishment for sickness is not a rare case, although many sick prisoners cannot achieve such a solution, rights defenders report.
    Members of the Korean "BTS" band. Photo 뉴스인스타 (NewsInStar) https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTS#/media/File:방탄소년단(BTS)_180110_제_32회_골든디스크.png
    20:04, 28 December 2018
    Journalists call cultural conflicts in Dagestan a nationwide trend
    Fans of the Korean "BTS" band did not believe in the seriousness of the threats, because of which the film about the musicians had been cancelled in Dagestan. Such threats pose a real danger, and the repeated disruption of cultural events in the republic causes serious damage to society, believe journalists and the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" local office.
    Oleg Orlov with a poster. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    20:01, 28 December 2018
    Moscow hosts pickets against deportation of Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov
    In Moscow, rights defenders have held three solo pickets near the Embassy of Poland. The protestors have stated that the return of Chechen blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov to Russia threatens his life.
    Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: REUTERS/Kazbek Basayev
    15:06, 28 December 2018
    Land swap agreement with Chechnya shakes rating of head of Ingushetia
    The authority of Yunus-Bek Evkurov in the eyes of the Kremlin has shaken due to the establishment of the border with Chechnya against the background of protests in Ingushetia, political analysts assert.
    The border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo © Sputnik / Natalya Ayriyan https://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20181228/7826712/Yuzhnaya-Osetiya-zakryvaet-granitsu-s-Gruziey.html
    14:40, 28 December 2018
    South Ossetia decides to close the border with Georgia on the New Year
    The border with Georgia will be closed from December 30 to January 2 due to the increased security measures during the New Year holidays, the South Ossetian KGB (Committee for State Security) has announced.
    11:24, 28 December 2018
    Rights defenders claim violation of prisoners' rights and torture in Azerbaijani jails
    Most Azerbaijani jails were built in Soviet times and fail to meet modern standards. The rights of arrested and convicted persons are violated. Corruption, administration arbitrariness and torture are common in penitentiary institutions, the Centre for the Protection of Political Prisoners (CPPP) has stated.
    Khabib Nurmagomedov. Photo: screenshot of the video https://ru.wikipedia.org/ Время спорта - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWyclHTd89o
    11:20, 28 December 2018
    Detention of Dagestani athlete Nurmagomedov reminds of law enforcers' bias to Caucasians
    Additional checks of natives of Northern Caucasus at the border are a common practice for Russian law enforcers, who are guided by subjective perceptions of suspicious individuals. This was stated by human rights defenders and lawyers after the detention of Khabib Nurmagomedov.
    Arkadya (Arkady) Akopyan. Photo from the website of the Jehovah's Witnesses (an organization recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) https://jw-russia.org/prisoners/akopian.html
    08:33, 28 December 2018
    In KBR, Jehovah's Witness sentenced to correctional labour
    The court has found a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses (an organization recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) from the city of Prokhladny guilty of extremism and sentenced him to 120 hours of compulsory work.
    An illustration to the survey conducted by the "Caucasian Knot"
    08:30, 28 December 2018
    Scientists compare conservatism of Vainakhs and Dagestanis
    Traditional relations in Dagestan are undermined much more than in Ingushetia and Chechnya, the researchers have stated. They have studied the commitment to traditional values among Ingushes and Chechens.
    Construction works in the route "North - South" in Armenia. Photo Sputnik / Aram Nersesyan https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/economy/20180718/13316030/ministr-armenii-poka-ne-na-chto-stroit-bolee-poloviny-trassy-sever-yug.html
    08:25, 28 December 2018
    Protesting workers block road in Armenia
    On Thursday, December 27, the workers of the companies, engaged in building the North-South motor transport corridor, blocked the road to Yerevan in the Aragatsotn Region of Armenia for four hours.
    Syrian refugees. Photo: EUROPE-ISLAMICSTATE/SYRIA REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
    01:14, 28 December 2018
    Circassian activists ask President Putin to expand rights of immigrants from Syria
    On December 25, the "International Circassian Organization" sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to include compatriots from Syria living in Russia in the category of people eligible for simplified obtaining of citizenship.
    Mekhman Guseinov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    01:11, 28 December 2018
    Azerbaijani blogger Mekhman Guseinov goes on hunger strike in a penal colony
    Blogger Mekhman Guseinov, suspected of beating a penal colony warder two months before the release, has been transferred to a punishment cell. He has refused to testify and went on a hunger strike, relatives and friends of the prisoner report. An advocate of Mekhman Guseinov complained that she was not allowed to visit the defendant.
    Participants of the anime festival held in Makhachkala in 2016. Screenshot of the video "The AniDag anime festival 2016" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pEOVTG1fmc
    19:03, 27 December 2018
    Participants of Makhachkala anime festival complain to Prosecutor's Office about threats
    Participants of the AniDag anime festival, which was not held in November because of threats, demanded from the Dagestani law enforcement bodies to investigate a criminal case on incitement of hostility. 
    The New Year tree at the action "Give good together with Aishat!". Photo by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQP5dhp32jQ
    18:57, 27 December 2018
    Public employees of Grozny claim being forced to raise money for charity
    Employees of budget-funded institutions have to participate in raising money for New Year's gifts for children in the framework of the action organized by a Ramzan Kadyrov's daughter, report residents of Grozny. 
    News
    The hunger strike of the defendant in the Toplum TV case has led to the postponement of the court hearing.

    Analysts have assessed the consequences for Baku of breaking off relations with the European Parliament.

    The journalists' coalition has made the fight for Vagifgyzy's release a priority.

    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.