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13:27, 3 December 2016
CTO legal regime introduced in Makhachkala
A special operation to search for militants is being carried out in the territory of the village of Talghi of the Leninsky District of Makhachkala. This was reported by an official of the operative headquarters.
09:30, 3 December 2016
Chechen car owners complain about police arbitrariness
In Chechnya, the raids against violators of traffic rules have resulted in massive violations of the rights of car owners. This was reported by residents of the Chechen Republic.
Advocate Yalchin Imanov. Photo: RFE/RL
07:07, 3 December 2016
In "Nardaran case", defendants waive advocates' services
On December 2, the hearing of the Baku Court of Grave Crimes was held in the absence of the defendants. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by advocate Yalchin Imanov.
Certificate of MP candidate Oleg Melnikov. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/oleg.melnikov.9849
06:15, 3 December 2016
Makhachkala: court dismisses Oleg Melnikov's claim to cancel election results
The Kirov District Court of Makhachkala has dismissed the claim for cancellation of the results of the elections to the State Duma in three polling stations filed by Oleg Melnikov nominated as a single-mandate candidate.
01:28, 3 December 2016
Volgograd ecologists criticize Centre for Monitoring of Environmental Quality
In the evening of December 1, residents of the cottage village near Tulak Street in the city of Volgograd have reported on strong smell of hydrogen sulphide. According to ecologist Irina Glinyanova, who also lives in the cottage village, at about 7:00 p.m., she reported about the problem to the urban environmental service. However, after half an hour, according to Irina Glinyanova, she noticed no experts coming to the place.
23:47, 2 December 2016
Adygea police start checking data about theft of Kadyrov's sacrificial sheep
The complaint prepared by ecologist Valery Brinikh on the theft of hundreds of sheep donated to Muslims of Adygea by the Akhmat Kadyrov Public Foundation has been received by the police.
20:39, 2 December 2016
"EcoWatch" activists, "Dozhd" reporter detained in Krasnodar Territory
Dmitry Shevchenko and Victor Chirikov, activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), and Sergey Petrov, a correspondent of the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel, were detained today in the vicinity of the village of Kabardinka by employees of the private security company; this was reported by Chirikov in his page on the "Facebook" social network.
Blogger Alexander Sidorov. Screenshot of the video: https://vk.com/siberianguyru
20:02, 2 December 2016
Blogger, beaten up in Makhachkala, complains about policemen's offences
Alexander Sidorov, a blogger from the city of Tomsk, who held a picket in Makhachkala in defence of homosexual rights, and was beaten up afterwards, has left Dagestan. The blogger told the "Caucasian Knot" that policemen would not take his application about the attack, and insulted him.
18:10, 2 December 2016
Persons accused of plotting a putsch in Armenia state their innocent
At the request of the advocates, the trial on the case of the preparation of the seizure of power in Armenia has been postponed until January 13, 2017. The defendants present at the today's court session told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about their innocence and accused the investigators of the fabrication of the case.
14:10, 2 December 2016
Azerbaijan: Samedov, IPA leader, placed in dungeon
After serving his two-year sentence in a closed-type prison, Movsum Samedov, the leader of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA), was transferred to a general-security colony, where he was placed in the dungeon (penalty cell) for 15 days, said his advocate, who treats this decision as illegal.
14:08, 2 December 2016
Krasnodar resident sentenced to three years in jail for attempt to join IS
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced Feitulakh Nametulaev, a resident of Krasnodar, to three years in a general-security colony.
Sheep on the eve of Eid al-Adha. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
11:52, 2 December 2016
Ecologist reports on theft of Ramzan Kadyrov's sheep
Valery Brinikh, the chairman of the All-Russian Society for Protection of Environment, has filed to the police a complaint with a request to verify the information stating that some sheep sent to Adygea by the order of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov for Eid al-Adha were not allocated to the poor. According to the ecologist, who also sent an appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov, the sheep were stolen by local officials.
Rally in Volodarsky Street in front of the building of the Astrakhan Regional Duma. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
11:13, 2 December 2016
At mass gathering, Astrakhan residents demand resignation of Governor (+video)
Today, in Astrakhan, local residents have come to a protest action in front of the building of the Astrakhan Regional Duma. The protestors demand resignation of the Government and the Governor of the Astrakhan Region.
Blogger Alexander Sidorov. Screenshot of video: https://vk.com/siberianguyru
10:14, 2 December 2016
Blogger beaten after his picket in support of sexual minorities in Makhachkala
In the Dagestani capital, unidentified people beat Alexander Sidorov, a blogger from Tomsk, after he had held a solo picket in defence of gay rights. This was reported by the activist himself.
HIV blood test. Photo: http://www.spid.ru/spid/ru/news?page=14
06:48, 2 December 2016
Residents of Chechnya criticize HIV statistics
According to the Chechen Ministry for Public Health, the republic registered 2590 HIV-infected and AIDS patients. For 10 months of 2016, the Ministry for Public Health identified 117 cases of when people were HIV-infected.
04:17, 2 December 2016
Advocate claims falsification of case against journalist Afgan Sadygov
On December 1, in Azerbaijan, the Jalilabad District Court started judicial investigation into the case against journalist Afgan Sadygov. According to Elchin Sadygov, a journalist's advocate, at the first court hearing, the defence has managed to identify falsification in a criminal case.
Magomed Magomedov. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
19:56, 1 December 2016
Magomedov’s acquaintances tell court that he received threats from extremists (+video)
Today, the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala, has held a session within the consideration of the lawsuit lodged by Magomed Magomedov, a former official representative of the mosque located in Hungarian Warriors Street, who demanded to remove him from the so-called “prophylactic registration”, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has reported.
Rally of miners from Gukovo and Red Sulin, Roston-on-Don, May 25, 2016. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:03, 1 December 2016
Gukovo miners state non-payment of promised money
About 300 miners gathered today in the town of Gukovo to hold picket at the office of the "Kingcoal" Company, demanding from the authorities to solve the problem of their wage debts and issuance of ration coal.
16:33, 1 December 2016
Kadyrov cancels his earlier ban on sale of alcohol in Chechnya
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has stated that the republic's authorities have no plans to ban the sale of alcoholic beverages.
15:25, 1 December 2016
Gudkov treats Nemtsov’s murder as political
Today, the Moscow District Military Court, which considers the murder of Boris Nemtsov, began questioning Gennady Gudkov, a former State Duma MP. He said that Nemtsov had received threats, including shortly before his murder, but he neglect his personal safety.
News
Three private homes were destroyed in a Chechen village due to landslides.

A native of Chechnya disappeared after being detained at Verkhniy Lars.

Nikita Zhuravel's mother received his letter from the prison colony.

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.