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A law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/12/01/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-dva-bandglavarya-i-boevik-vernuvshiisya-iz-sirii.html
01:40, 12 December 2016
On December 5-11, 2016, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 5-11, 2016, no information on persons killed or wounded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. Photo http://www.coe.int/ru/web/chairmanship/austria
23:49, 11 December 2016
CE's CoM calls on Azerbaijani authorities to follow ECtHR's decisions
The Committee of Ministers (CoM) of the Council of Europe (CE) regrets that the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijani has upheld the verdict to the oppositional politician Ilgar Mamedov, despite the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
The forum was attended by delegates of the "Eastern Partnership" countries. December 9, 2016, Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:45, 11 December 2016
Participants of creative forum claim low level of education in Georgia
According to participants of the international forum "Creative Georgia", people of creative professions are unable to implement their projects in Georgia because of the low level of education at schools and institutions of higher education in the country. The participants of the international forum have noted the need for copyright protection.
Derbent from a viewing platform of the Naryn-Kala Fortress. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:56, 11 December 2016
In Derbent, photographers make 3D photos of unique cultural monuments
On December 8-11, in Derbent, a team of four photographers is engaged in 3D-digitization of museum exhibits and objects of cultural heritage, which need to be preserved. The project is managed by the "Peri" Foundation, which since 2015 implements the programme "Cultural Heritage 2.0".
Vadim Urkunov, the disabled man. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:01, 11 December 2016
Sochi Prosecutor's Office finds no violations of rights of disabled Vadim Urkunov
The Prosecutor's Office has found no reason for taking action in response to the complaints filed by disabled Vadim Urkunov against officials and entrepreneurs, who went to court and legalized unsanctioned buildings on house land plots in Sochi.
A participant of the protest action in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:20, 11 December 2016
Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoners" proposes to start political reforms
The Public Alliance "Azerbaijan without Political Prisoner" demands to release innocent unfairly sentenced prisoners, stop the persecution of dissidents, and create conditions for free activities of NGOs. This is stated in the report of the Public Alliance, presented at a meeting of human rights defenders and family members of political prisoners.
The residents of the neighbourhood of Gumrak at the meeting with officials on December 10, 2016. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:35, 10 December 2016
Volgograd residents urge to amend reconstruction project of Aviators' Highway
The reconstruction project of the highway in the Volgograd neighbourhood of Gumrak was not discussed with the public; the works are performed in violation of regulations, and, as it turned out, provide for the installation of huge noise suppression shields in front of houses, residents complained at their meeting with officials.
Makhachkala. Photo by Eldar Rasulov, Wikipedia.org
15:04, 10 December 2016
Makhachkala residents demand from officials to solve problems in housing sector
The heads of three districts of Makhachkala, including Magomed Alkhasov, who has recently headed the Leninsky District, must quickly solve the problems of garbage removal and water and power outages, the townspeople assert. Besides, they have identified the poor road condition and uncontrolled urban development among the most pressing problems of the city.
Ani Zakaryan. Screenshot of a video on the channel ArmComedy в YouTube.com on YouTube
14:58, 10 December 2016
Party leader in Armenia is charged in context of Yerevan riots
During the riots in Khorenatsi Street in Yerevan, Ani Zakaryan, the leader of the "New Political Culture" Party, urged supporters of the "Sasna Tsrer" detachment to break the glass of a police car, investigators assert. Ms Zakaryan has treated the charges as politically motivated.
Tatyana Morschakova (in the center), a member of the HRC, at the meeting with the president Vladimir Putin on December 8, 2016. Photo: Kremlin.ru
12:15, 10 December 2016
HRC treats Rajapov's and Tsetievs' case as example of judges' and investigators' "frank pledge"
The case of the natives of Chechnya Khamid Rajapov and Tsetiev brothers, accused of beating and attempted murder of employees of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), shows the need of creating some independent institution to deal with checking complaints against law enforcers and investigators, the members of the Russian Presidential Human Rights Council (HRC) believe.
09:33, 10 December 2016
Prosecutor's Office states violations at payments to workers in Grozny
The prosecutor's check, launched after the publication of the "Caucasian Knot", has revealed violations at paying wages to workers the "MegaStroyInvest". At the same time, the information about the long delay in payment of wages was not confirmed, the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya has reported.
The Magaramkent District of Dagestan. Photo: Adminmr.ru
08:40, 10 December 2016
Resident of Magaramkent District accused of aiding militants
The case against a Dagestani, accused of possessing ammunition for the members of the "Magaramkent" armed grouping, has been sent to the court.
Ruben Melikyan. Photo: OSCE/Vahram Baghdasaryan
06:25, 10 December 2016
Report on violations of humanitarian law in conflict zone released in Stepanakert
Ruben Melikyan, the Ombudsman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has prepared a report on violations of the international humanitarian law by Azerbaijan during the exacerbation of the Karabakh conflict in April this year. The paper presents evidence of torture and executions, including of civilians.
05:00, 10 December 2016
Sochi court marshals demand to evict family of "Olympic settlers" from boarding house
A court marshal has ordered the Martynov spouses to move out of the room in the "Neptune" boarding house, which was allocated to them from the reserve housing fund during the preparation for the Winter Olympic Games in 2014.
03:01, 10 December 2016
Parishioners report removal of guard from mosque in Makhachkala
After over a year, power agents have lifting the guarding of the mosque in Kotrov Street, but it has not yet resumed its work, said the congregation.
Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
01:27, 10 December 2016
Defence explains protraction of Geriev's trial by manipulations with pressure statement
The court session on the case of Zhalaudi Geriev, a correspondent of the "Caucasian Knot", was not resumed after the break. According to the presiding judge, one of the judges needed medical care. During the break, the brought to the court the original judgement on the refusal to investigate the Geriev's application about his kidnapping and use of violence during investigatory actions; and the defence believes that waiting for this document was the real reason of the delay.
22:19, 9 December 2016
Rights defenders urge Kadyrov to react to threat to Djalaldinov
Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian authorities must respond to Ramazan Djalaldinov's statements about the threats received by him from Chechen power agents, said the participants of the press-conference held in Moscow. Elena Milashina expressed her confidence that Djalaldinov is persecuted because of fear before Kadyrov; while Djalaldinov, a resident of the village of Kenkhi told how he decided to record a video appeal to President Putin.
Igor Stenin. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:57, 9 December 2016
Stenin's defence appeals against toughening his custody regime
The transfer of Igor Stenin, the leader of the movement "Russians of Astrakhan", who is serving his sentence in the Tambov Region, from the colony-settlement to the general-regime colony has no grounds and should be abolished, his defence has stated in the complaint against the court judgement.
The Hmeymin Airbase. Syria. Photo http://syria.mil.ru/
18:14, 9 December 2016
Power agents report sending 500 militaries from Chechnya to Syria
500 servicemen of the joint detachment of military have left Chechnya for Syria, a source from the republic's power agencies told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
A protest action against the construction of the road in "Bolshoi Utrish". January 2009. Photo from the website of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus"
17:14, 9 December 2016
Fedotov treats putting "EcoWatch" on list of "foreign agents" as attempt to blanket ecology problems
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed with the proposal of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC) to reconsider the inclusion of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) into the list of the so-called "foreign agents" and promised to speed up the work of the commission that deals with the complaints of Kuban farmers about raiding.
News
Chimaev's aid to the "brotherly peoples" of Dagestan was sent to a region with a Chechen population.

Relatives of prisoners in the Taganrog pretrial detention center fear for their health.

Residents of the Gazoraspredelitel village in Makhachkala appealed to the mayor of Makhachkala and the head of Dagestan to remove obstructions in the riverbed. Photo: Chernovik 2.0 / Telegram channel Residents of a Makhachkala village demanded that obstacles in the riverbed be removed.

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.