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A cap-badge. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:30, 8 December 2016
Soldier killed in Karabakh conflict zone
Today, Albert Postolokyan, a soldier of the Defence Army, has got a fatal wound under unclear circumstances. This was reported by the Defence Ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh.
03:46, 8 December 2016
In Volgograd, parents accuse officials of violating rights of visually impaired children
The regional public organization (RPO) "Ray of Light" of parents of visually impaired children has filed to the court a claim against the Regional Committee of Education and Science. According to parents, inaction of the Committee's officials resulted in the fact that special schools face shortage of speech therapists and professionals to work with visually impaired children.
A police officer. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:58, 8 December 2016
MIA reports formal reason for Timur Khamkhoev's detention
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has explained the detention of Timur Khamkhoev, the chief of the Centre for Combating Extremism of the Ingush MIA, by the investigation into a criminal case of robbery of a local resident.
Georgian Parliament. © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili Photo: http://sputnik-georgia.ru/society/20161207/234099376/Parlament-Gruzii-legalizuet-nezakonno-poluchennye-pensii-i-socpomoshh.html
23:58, 7 December 2016
"Young Lawyers' Association" states gender inequality in Georgian politics
In Georgia, the level of women's involvement in politics is extremely slow, and the system of incentives for the parties to encourage respect for gender equality does not actually work. This conclusion was made by NGO "Young Lawyers' Association".
Valery Brinikh. Photo: personal page FB
21:57, 7 December 2016
"Green" Party complains about pressure of law enforcers in Adygea
Members of a regional branch of the "Green" Party have been questioned by staff members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Adygea. This was reported by Valery Brinikh, the chairman of the Adyg branch of the "Green" Party.
Gadjimurad Sagitov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Novoe Delo". Photo: RFE/RL
20:42, 7 December 2016
Dagestani journalists compare resignation of three officials with sacrifice
For Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of Dagestan, the resignation of Musa Musaev, the Mayor of Makhachkala, would mean a declaration of his blunder with his appointment, said Magomed Magomedov, an observer of the "Chernovik" weekly.
A participant of the oppositional rally. Baku, October 12, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:26, 7 December 2016
Head of Helsinki Commission calls on Azeri authorities to liberate political prisoners
Christopher Smith, the Chairman of the Helsinki Commission of the US Congress, has urged the Azerbaijani authorities to cancel the recent amendments, which introduced stricter penalties for insulting and slandering the country's president on the Internet, as well as the release political prisoners.
The Tver Court of Moscow. Photo http://tverskoy.msk.sudrf.ru/modules.php?name=info_court&id=14
17:55, 7 December 2016
International "Memorial" fined by 300,000 roubles
The Tver Court of Moscow has imposed a fine amounting to 300,000 roubles on the International Historical, Educational, Charitable and Human Rights Society "Memorial" for its refusal to get registered as a "foreign agent." The Court's decision will be challenged, reports Elena Zhemkova, the executive director of the "Memorial".
A sacrificial sheep. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:32, 7 December 2016
SAM of Adygea and Krasnodar Territory refutes theft of Kadyrov's sheep
All the sacrificial sheep that arrived in Adygea from Chechnya, have been distributed, said the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of the Republic of Adygea and Krasnodar Territory, stressing that the Muftiate (the other name of the SAM) has all the information on who had received the animals.
Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
12:41, 7 December 2016
Court attaches questioning of witnesses of Zhalaudi Geriev's kidnapping to case materials
In Chechnya, the today's court hearing on the appeal filed against the sentence to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, has been started with the examination of the investigators' resolution on refusal to initiate a criminal case at the complaint filed by the journalist about use of violence against him.
A protest action of the workers of the "Sedin" plant. http://bloknot-krasnodar.ru/news/gruppy-rabotnikov-zavoda-sedin-zablokirovany-v-sots-794440
12:40, 7 December 2016
Workers of "Sedin" plant confirm payment of wage arrears
In Kuban, the authorities have repaid in full the wage arrears to 151 workers of the "Sedin" machine-tool plant and promised to save the plant. This was reported by the workers of the "Sedin" plant.
String quartet "Volgograd quartet" of the Volgograd Conservatory. Photo http://www.serebryakovka.ru/page-63.html
10:36, 7 December 2016
Volgograd Conservatory to stay under municipality's jurisdiction
The Volgograd Regional Administration has decided to preserve the status of the Volgograd Conservatory: the property of the educational establishment will remain municipal property, and the funding thereof will continue.
An advocate Leonid Erchenko. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:44, 7 December 2016
Advocates claim spy hysteria in Kuban
According to advocate Ivan Pavlov, there are too many coincidences in cases of high treason instituted against Kuban pensioners and housewives.
Gagra. Abkhazia. Photo: VascoPlanet Abkhazia photography https://ru.wikipedia.org
03:33, 7 December 2016
Gagra residents remain without water for four days
After the recent storm in Abkhazia, water supply has stopped to houses of the city of Gagra. For the fourth day already, specialists are repairing the main water intake station of the city.
Chechen refugees in Brest. Photo: RFE/RL
23:29, 6 December 2016
Number of Chechens entering Poland decreases against new reasons for search of asylum
In November, the number of natives of Chechnya, who have succeeded in getting Europe from Brest through Terespol, does not exceed ten persons per day, while the number was twice as large in the mid-October. This was calculated by human rights defenders.
Oksana Sevastidi, convicted for treason. Photo: Svoboda.org
22:36, 6 December 2016
"Team 29": within four years, ten people in Kuban were convicted for treason
The verdict of seven years in colony, passed to Oksana Sevastidi, a resident of Sochi, for sending an SMS message saying that she was an eyewitness of transporting military equipment to Abkhazia, has become in Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory) at least tenth conviction for treason and espionage, said the "Team 29", an association of lawyers and journalists.
Nikolai Karpyuk. Photo: Anton Naumluk (RFE/RL)
19:43, 6 December 2016
Nikolai Karpyuk convoyed from Grozny to Vladimir Region
Nikolai Karpyuk, a citizen of Ukraine, accused of involvement in the war in Chechnya on the side of the militants, has been transported to the penal colony No. 2 in the Vladimir Region. This was reported by his advocate Ilya Novikov.
The "Sedin" machine-tool plant. Photo https://www.yuga.ru
19:40, 6 December 2016
Kuban authorities: wage arrears to workers of "Sedin" plant paid off
According to the administration of the Krasnodar Territory, wage arrears to 151 workers of the "Sedin" machine-tool plant amounting to 16 million roubles have been paid in full.
Tourists on the beach in Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the
15:10, 6 December 2016
Kuban hoteliers expect decline in tourist inflow after introduction of tourist tax
If the tourist tax is introduced, the flow of tourists will decrease, said the owners of hotels in the Krasnodar Territory interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". Tourists say they are not ready to pay even 50 roubles a day, as it seriously raises the price of leisure.
Figurants in Boris Nemtsov's murder case. Photo: Anton Denisov (RFE/RL)
14:29, 6 December 2016
Court trying Nemtsov's case summons Ruslan Geremeev for questioning
Today, the court has granted the defence's motion to question Ruslan Geremeev, a figurant in Boris Nemtsov's murder case, and his brother Arthur Geremeev.
News
Lyudmila Shchekoldina's family greets her after leaving the prison colony. A still from a video from a website covering the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia (396 Russian Jehovah's Witness organizations have been designated as extremist, and their activities in Russia are banned by court order). A Jehovah's Witness* from Kuban has been released from prison.

Three houses were damaged in Yeysk during a drone attack.

The seaport in Yeysk was attacked by drones.

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.