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Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: Sputnik/Michael Palinchak https://sputnik-georgia.ru/news/20171123/238285839/saakashvili-i-mosijchuk-chut-ne-podralis-v-teleefire-video.html
12:00, 9 December 2017
Mikhail Saakashvili goes on hunger strike in Kiev
Mikhail Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia and the leader of the Ukrainian "Movement of New Forces" Party, went on hunger strike in the SIZO (pre-trial prison). This was reported by his advocate Ruslan Chernolutsky. The opposition politician called on his supporters to continue the action for impeachment to the President of Ukraine.
Counterterrorist operation. Photo: press service of National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/operativnym-shtabom-v-smolenskoy-oblasti.html
07:05, 9 December 2017
CTO legal regime lifted in Stavropol
In Stavropol, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been lifted after the completion of a special operation.
06:54, 9 December 2017
FSB officers detain Dagestani woman after her return from Syria
After Victoria Budaikhanova, a native of Dagestan, had returned with her daughter from Syria, she was detained by law enforcers on suspicion of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF). This has been reported by advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.
Counterterrorist operation. Photo: press service of National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru/antiterroristicheskie-ucheniya/na-territorii-regiona-proshli-taktiko-specialnye.html
05:59, 9 December 2017
Three armed militants killed in Stavropol
Last night, on December 9, in central Stavropol, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced. The spokesman of FSB's Territorial Department has stated that it was done to prevent a terror act.
Activist Gevorg Safaryan (right) and his advocate Tigran Airapetyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
05:33, 9 December 2017
Court leaves Gevorg Safaryan under arrest
Activist Gevorg Safaryan, a supporter of the "Constituent Parliament", accused in the case against Zhirair Sefilyan, the leader of the opposition movement "100th Anniversary without Regime", will remain under arrest by the court decision. Gevorg Safaryan accused the authorities of the prosecution for political reasons.
Chechen pop singer Aza (Khazan) Bataeva and her husband. Still picture of video posted by user Chechnya 95: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX2wxtPmYFQ
00:59, 9 December 2017
Relatives report death of Chechen singer Bataeva in Mosul
In September 2017, together with the Chechen pop singer Aza Bataeva, in the Iraqi city of Mosul, her husband and her sister, who came to Iraq to return Aza home, also perished, Bataeva's relatives have stated.
23:09, 8 December 2017
"Rosgvardia" denies involvement in kidnappings in Chechnya
There are no detainees in the territory of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) units stationed in Grozny, says the official letter of its press service, released on December 7.
Armed law enforcers verify IDs of people who came for a Friday prayer to the mosque of the Belorechensky village in Kislovodsk, December 8, 2017. Photo by provided to the Caucasian Knot by an eyewitness
19:16, 8 December 2017
Law enforcers removed cordon from Kislovodsk mosque
Employees of power bodies, who checked passports of the believers, who came to their Friday prayer (namaz), detained no one, said the Imam of the mosque in the dwelling settlement of Belorechensky.
Adjaria. Photo by Beslan Kmuzon for the Caucasian Knot.
15:38, 8 December 2017
Schools and kindergartens closed in mountains of Adjaria
Today, a heavy snowfall has interrupted classes in 43 schools of the Khulo District, 28 schools of the Shuakhevi District and in one school of the Keda District. This was reported by Khulo Mayor Gocha Meladze. According to the district administration, 20 kindergartens have also been closed.
Armed law enforcers verify IDs of people who came for a Friday prayer to the mosque of the Belorechensky village in Kislovodsk. Photo by provided to the Caucasian Knot by an eyewitness
15:09, 8 December 2017
In Kislovodsk, law enforcers cordon off a mosque, believers report
Armed law enforcers are verifying IDs of people who came for a Friday prayer to the mosque of the Belorechensky village in Kislovodsk, eyewitnesses reported.
Alexander Chekhov. Photo: © Press service of Tuapse Administration
13:25, 8 December 2017
Tuapse Mayor Alexander Chekhov detained
Law enforcers detained Alexander Chekhov, the head of the Tuapse administration, on suspicion of taking bribes. This has been reported today by sources from the law enforcement bodies.
Khiv District of Dagestan. Photo: Nasir Gadzhimuradov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru
10:52, 8 December 2017
In Dagestan, earthquake damages two schools and kindergarten
In the morning on December 7, a magnitude 4.9 tremor was registered in the Khiv District of Dagestan.
Aftermath of Spitak earthquake, December 1988. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org
06:00, 8 December 2017
More than 500 families affected by Spitak earthquake still have no housing
The Armenian government has completed a programme to provide housing for city families affected by the earthquake of 1988. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Tanya Arzumanyan, a member of the Urban Development Committee.
Anzor Magomadov. Photo is provided by Anzor Magomadov's relatives.
05:41, 8 December 2017
Former cadet of MIA Academy placed in dungeon
On December 7, members of the Public Oversight Commission visited at the SIZO Anzor Magomadov, accused of preparing a terror act and trying to join militants in Syria. According to their story, Magomadov is now placed in the punishment cell (dungeon). This was preceded by his conflict with a SIZO warder, whom he turned to with complaints about toothache.
Soldiers of Azerbaijani National Army. Photo: press service of Russia's President, http://www.kremlin.ru/ https://ru.wikipedia.org
00:30, 8 December 2017
Residents of Dagestan: Azerbaijani secret services hunt for army deviationists
In recent months, the situation with the persecution by Azerbaijan of Russian citizens who refuse to serve in the Azerbaijani army has become more acute. This was announced during a press conference held on December 7 in the editors' office of the RIA "Derbent", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
00:01, 8 December 2017
ECPT reproaches Moskalkova for distorting report on kidnappings in Chechnya
The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (ECPT) denied Tatiana Moskalkova's statement that the European delegation found no evidence of executions and extrajudicial killings in Chechnya.
Domestic violence. Photo: © Sputnik/ Gossip1 https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/exclusive/20161125/5592833/armyanskaya-cerkov-v-gruzii-pomogla-azerbajdzhanke-zhertve-nasiliya.html
22:14, 7 December 2017
Meydan TV: human traffickers benefit from domestic violence in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani women, who fell victim to human traffickers, had been subjected to domestic violence in their families, says the Meydan TV's report "Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings. PART ONE: Girls Abandoned to Fate's Mercy" dated December 6, 2017.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: © Sputnik / Stringer http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/analytics/20170603/4257812.html
21:06, 7 December 2017
UNM threatens with protests against Saakashvili's extradition
The Georgian oppositional party "United National Movement" (UNM) has switched to an emergency working mode in connection with an attempt to detain Mikhail Saakashvili in Kiev, and declared its readiness to protest against his extradition from Ukraine.
17:07, 7 December 2017
Azerbaijani journalist Makhbub Zulfugarly released
In Azerbaijan, Makhbub Zulfugarly, a journalist and activist, sentenced to five months of imprisonment on the charge of defamation, has served his sentence and has been released. He intends to seek his rehabilitation at the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
Residents of Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.
15:35, 7 December 2017
Southern republics become outsiders of Russian salary rating
Dagestan and Adygea took the last lines in the rating of the Russian regions in terms of the number of highly-paid employees and the level of the average salary. The rating has been compiled by the RIA "Rating". Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya and Kalmykia were also mentioned among the outsiders of the rating.
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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.