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    The participants of the action in Yerevan demanded to remove the Russian military base from Gyumri. December 25, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    23:59, 25 December 2018
    Activists in Yerevan demand withdrawal of Russian military base
    The participants of the action held at the Russian Embassy to Armenia in Yerevan have demanded to remove the Russian military base from Gyumri, investigate the murder of Djulietta Gukasyan by a Russian soldier and revise the relations with Russia.
    23:56, 25 December 2018
    Defence criticizes verdict in case of an attack on judge in Cherkessk
    A court in Cherkessk has sentenced Oleg Dyshekov, a local resident, to six years in prison on charges of assaulting a judge of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The visually impaired Dyshekov took the judge for another person; he had no intention of assaulting him; and the severe verdict was caused by the bias attitude of the court, the defence has stated.
    20:05, 25 December 2018
    Dagestani MPH intercepts Kadyrov's initiative in helping sick child
    The boy, who complained to Ramzan Kadyrov about Dagestani doctors, is being treated at the expense of the state, the Dagestani Ministry of Public Health (MPH) has stated after Kadyrov's proposal to pay for the boy's treatment.
    Mikhail Benyash (on the left) and Alexei Avanesyan. Photo: Alexei Avanesyan http://ru.rfi.fr
    20:03, 25 December 2018
    Defence points violations in Mikhail Benyash's case to ECtHR
    Mikhail Benyash, a lawyer, has been detained in Krasnodar for a longer period than is permitted by the law, his advocate stated in her complaint submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
    A protest action in Tbilisi held on December 24 at the building of the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo by Nino Maysuradze https://www.newsgeorgia.ge
    15:37, 25 December 2018
    Action against UN Migration Pact held in Georgia
    The Georgia's support for the UN Pact will result in an increased migration from Asia and Africa, protesters in Tbilisi have stated.
    An intelligence agent. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-kaluzhskoy-oblasti-4.html
    15:35, 25 December 2018
    On December 17-23, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
    During the week of December 17-23, 2018, two persons perished in the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; there is no data about any wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
    A Catholic mass on December 23, 2018. Photo Muhammad Hamed/ REUTERS
    11:03, 25 December 2018
    Catholics of Southern Russia and Transcaucasia celebrate Christmas
    Russian Catholics are celebrating their Christmas. Festive masses are held in all Russian Catholic churches, including those in the Southern and North-Caucasian Federal Districts (SFD and NCFD) of Russia, and in the countries of Southern Caucasus.
    An elderly man watching a rally against the land swap agreement signed by the leaders of Chechnya and Ingushetia held in Magas on October 8, 2018. Photo Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
    10:56, 25 December 2018
    Chechen residents and communities think it impossible to solve border dispute by Sharia
    In the dispute over the Chechen-Ingush border, one should agree with the decision of the Constitutional Court (CC) of Russia. The decision of the Sharia Court on this issue will be as biased as the of secular one, residents of Chechnya believe.
    08:59, 25 December 2018
    European Ingushes demand to release fellow countrymen detained in Egypt
    Members of the Ingush Diaspora have held actions in Vienna, Stockholm and Paris, demanding to find and release the Ingush students detained in August in Cairo.
    A Christmas tree decoration. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
    08:57, 25 December 2018
    Law enforcers start guarding the New Year Tree in Grozny
    On the eve of the New Year holidays, law enforcers in the capital of Chechnya have switched to the round-the-clock service. Townspeople report that access to the New Year Tree, set up in central Grozny is possible only after a personal search.
    Oyub Titiev with his advocate Marina Dubrovina in the court room. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
    08:54, 25 December 2018
    Defence states unequal terms at Oyub Titiev's trial
    The court has rejected the defence's petition to question the owners of the stores equipped with video cameras, which could record the route of Oyub Titiev, the head of the Grozny office of the Human Tights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", on the day of his detention. This proves that the defence and the prosecution are in unequal conditions, Pyotr Zaikin, an advocate, has stated.
    Maxim Lapunov. Screenshot of the video by the user euronews (in Russian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEdtOC14tSg
    23:04, 24 December 2018
    Evidence of keeping gay Maxim Lapunov in law enforcers' basement in Chechnya published
    The refusal to initiate a torture case of Maxim Lapunov in Grozny is contradictory to the outcomes of the pre-investigation check. This was reported by the "Novaya Gazeta", which has linked the law enforcers' decision with the Kremlin policy.
    Russian military base in Gyumri. Photo by the press service of the Radio Azatutyun (RFE/RL)
    20:06, 24 December 2018
    Representatives of Gukasyan family demand to transfer a Russian soldier to Armenia
    The request to transfer a Russian soldier suspected of killing Julietta Gukasyan in Gyumri to a penitentiary institution of Armenia has been transferred to an investigator, report representatives of a killed woman's daughter.
    Oyub Titiev in the court room. Photo by the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
    20:04, 24 December 2018
    Chechen SC refuses to release Oyub Titiev
    The court dismissed the defence appeal and left Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, in custody.
    Counting of votes at a polling station. Georgia, November 28, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Tornike Turabelidze
    20:03, 24 December 2018
    In Georgia, opposition demands to investigate violations during presidential election
    The oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has video evidence of violations and requires the Prosecutor's Office to detain people suspected of fraud. That was announced by Levan Bezhashvili, one of the party leaders.
    Traces of shelling in the village of Nerkin Oratakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    14:40, 24 December 2018
    Azerbaijan reports shelling of four villages
    During the last 24 hours, the ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated for 28 times; the militaries' positions in the Gazakh and Tovuz Districts came under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
    A screenshot of the documentary film about the Islamic Army of the Caucasus by the Deyer TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HPfmn8C-Gk
    14:33, 24 December 2018
    Monument to Turkish soldiers in Dagestan reminds about controversial aspects of civil war
    Residents of Kumyk villages near Makhachkala have erected a monument to the soldiers of the Ottoman Empire, who 100 years ago drove troops of General Lazar Bicherakhov out of Dagestan. Locals associate General's soldiers with violence and perceive their Turk counterparts as liberators; however, historians have no common opinion on whether the actions of the Ottoman Empire in Northern Caucasus were intervention.
    Khadija Ismayilova. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    10:27, 24 December 2018
    OSCE condemns persecution of journalist Khadija Ismayilova
    The persecution of journalist Khadija Ismayilova in Azerbaijan is detrimental to the freedom of expressing one's opinion in the country, Arlem Desir, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, has stated.
    Community unpaid work in a district of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK0CoeS1RPc
    10:23, 24 December 2018
    Residents of Chechnya complain about forced winter subbotniks
    Employees of budgetary institutions in the Grozny District of Chechnya are forced to work on cleaning the banks of the Terek River after their work hours and on weekends, local residents have complained.
    Students of the Buynaksk Medical College. Screenshot of Murad Aliev's video "Buynaksk Medical College - Students' volunteer project "Act with us"" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHCk1F_jmL0
    10:10, 24 December 2018
    Social networks users treat staging Bulgakov in Dagestan as "diabolic holiday"
    The literary event based on the novel "Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov at the Buynaksk Medical College was called a "satanic holiday" by social media users.
    News
    In March 2026, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

    Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

    Muftis of the North Caucasus republics have announced the start dates for Ramadan.

    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.