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03:40, 1 January 2018
Volgograd Airport suspended after bomb report
In the evening on December 31, visitors and employees of the Volgograd Airport were evacuated after a phone call about planted bomb; however, the police found no explosives in the building.
02:40, 1 January 2018
Resident of Saint Petersburg accused of terror act arrested for two months
A Petersburg court has ruled to arrest the man accused of the explosion in the supermarket until the end of February.
Participant of solo picket in Volgograd. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the Caucasian Knot.
01:40, 1 January 2018
Eight "Strategy-31" activists hold solo pickets in Volgograd
On October 31, 2017, in Volgograd, activists of the "Strategy-31" campaign held four solo pickets in defence of the freedom of assembly.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo from Facebook personal account, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1490670140965192&set=pb.100000666619845.-2207520000.1499500952.&type=3&theater
00:43, 1 January 2018
Investigators and Mukhtarly’s family disbelieve murder of his relatives
The deaths of Afghan Mukhtarly's sister and his two nephews was caused by the gas furnace that went out at night, said Elshan Mukhtarly, Afghan’s brother. Apart from this version, investigators also consider food poisoning as a possible death reason.
16:26, 31 December 2017
Media report deaths of three Mukhtarly’s relatives
Today, the sister of the Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly and his two nephews were found dead in Zagatala. Elshan Mukhtarly, Afghan’s brother said that the woman and two children got poisoned with gas.
Andrei Rudomakha. Photo: EWNC https://ru.wikipedia.org/
12:30, 31 December 2017
"EcoWatch" activists associate attack on Rudomakha with law enforcers
The people who attacked Andrei Rudomakha, the coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) in Krasnodar, acted in an organized manner and had information about activists’ travels. They may have attitude to law enforcers, Mr Rudomakha himself and his associates believe.
Photo of one of the victims perished in Tu-154 crash near Sochi, December 26, 2016. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot.
10:31, 31 December 2017
Relatives of victims of Tu-154 crash near Sochi demand insurance payments
Relatives of those perished one year ago in the air accident near Sochi received compulsory payments; and now they demand compensations from the insurance company for loss of breadwinners, their advocate has stated.
Still picture of TV reportage by 1tv.ge on Happiness on the meeting of elders of the Pankisi Gorge with authorities
00:32, 31 December 2017
Authorities promise Pankisi elders to objectively investigate CTO
On December 30, officials of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) provided information to the elders of the Pankisi Gorge about the links of the persons detained in the recent counterterrorist operation (CTO) with terrorists.
19:41, 30 December 2017
Grenade found in playground in Rostov-on-Don
A combat grenade was found by residents of Rostov-on-Don in a yard, after which the territory was cordoned off.
Demolition of a house in Kadyrov Street in Shali. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
15:11, 30 December 2017
Authorities chastise three persons for criticizing house demolition in Shali
At the gathering in Shali, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament condemned three men who in the video posted on the YouTube criticized the large-scale reconstruction of the city centre.
13:27, 30 December 2017
NKR blames Azerbaijan for 14,000 bombardments per year
In 2017, Azerbaijani militaries made over 180,000 shots at the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), by using missiles, mortars and grenade launchers. This was stated by the KBR’s Ministry of Defence (MoD).
11:48, 30 December 2017
32 orphans receive apartments in Grozny
On December 29, the eve of the New Year, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, awarded 32 orphans with keys to new apartments. Local residents report a multi-year waiting list of orphans for housing.
Military excercises of the Azerbaijani cannoneers. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/v-otdelnoj-obshevojskovoj-armii-provedeno-sorevnovanie-na-zvanie-luchshaya-artillerijskaya-batareya-20908.html
10:47, 30 December 2017
Azerbaijan declares readiness to give broad autonomy to NKR
Ali Gasanov, an assistant to Azerbaijani president, has stated that his country is ready to provide the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) with broad autonomy if it gets back to Azerbaijan. The political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", were sceptical about this proposal.
Afghan Mukhtarly's arrest. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:48, 30 December 2017
Azerbaijani activists report repression intensification in 2017
In 2017, Azerbaijani authorities scaled up their attacks on human rights, the activists and political analysts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe. They pointed to a severe verdict on the "Nardaran case" and increased pressure on independent journalists.
Consequences of the explosion in a supermarket in Saint Petersburg on December 27. Photo by the press service of the Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee http://nac.gov.ru/hronika-sobytiy/v-odnom-iz-magazinov-sankt-peterburga-proizoshel-podryv.html
05:50, 30 December 2017
IS claims responsibility for the attack in Saint Petersburg
The terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) (banned in Russia) claims responsibility for the explosion in a supermarket in Saint Petersburg on December 27, the SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks terrorists’ network activities has reported.
Idris Yusupov, a Dagestani journalist. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:55, 29 December 2017
Fifteen people detained near Salafi mosque in Makhachkala
Law enforcers treat the detention of 15 Muslims after their regular Friday prayer (namaz) in a Makhachkala mosque as a preventive action. All the detainees were released, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has assured.
The emblem on the police uniform. Photo https://www.riadagestan.ru/news/investigation_and_courts/politseyskiy_v_derbente_poluchil_ranenie_pytayas_ostanovit_draku/
18:17, 29 December 2017
Dagestani natives detained after attacking journalist in Moscow (+video)
Moscow law enforcers are investigating the attack on Djemal Aliev, a Dagestani journalist. Two of his fellow countrymen have been detained; the third one is being searched for.
A restaurant built near the lake in the "Ak-Gel" Park. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:39, 29 December 2017
Court bans temple erection in "Ak-Gel" Park
Today, the Leninsky Court of Makhachkala has satisfied the claim lodged by townspeople demanding to forbid the construction of the Orthodox cathedral in the park near Lake Ak-Gel.
The border between South Ossetia and Georgia. Photo © Sputnik / Ada Bagian http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20170404/3950054.html
15:34, 29 December 2017
South Ossetia closes border with Georgia
The border with Georgia will be closed from December 31 until the morning of January 2, because of enforced security measures during the New Year celebrations, South-Ossetian State Security Committee (KGB) wrote on the Facebook.
Georgia's State Security Service (SSS). Photo © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/reviews/20170413/235599889/Osnovnye-napravlenija-raboty-SGB-Gruzii-v-2016-godu.html
15:31, 29 December 2017
Georgian citizen detained in Turkey for ties with Chataev
At Tbilisi's request, Turkish law enforcers have detained Gocha (Ali) Saginadze, a Georgian citizen and an Akhmed Chataev's acquaintance.
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Strict refueling limits remain in Chechnya amid rising fuel prices.

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.