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21:36, 26 November 2016
Three districts of Dagestan put under CTO regime
Power agents are searching for militants in the Kazbek, Kizilyurt and Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.
21:28, 26 November 2016
Khasan Djandigov detained under CTO in Nasyr-Kort
On November 24, in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the settlement of Nasyr-Kort, in the outskirt of Nazran, apart from blocking a house in Abadiev Street, where the father and son Iliev were killed, power agents also detained Khasan Djandigov, 40, and searched his house, said a law enforcement source.
Fidel Castro in 1959. Photo: Commons.wikimedia.org
18:08, 26 November 2016
Musaev promises to name Makhachkala street after Fidel Castro
One of Makhachkala streets will be named in honour of the Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, who died on November 25, Musa Musaev, the Mayor of the city, has announced today. Dagestan and North Ossetia plan to hold sports tournaments in honour of Castro.
15:55, 26 November 2016
Criminal case denied on Azerbaijani sergeant's torture by police
Takhir Osmanly, a soldier of the Azerbaijani Army, asserts that two policemen had severely beaten him up. However, the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated that they found no evidence of this fact; and the Prosecutor's Office refused to open a criminal case, Elchin Mamed, the head of the organization "Legal Education of Sumgait Youth", said today.
"Azokh Cave and the Transcaucasian Corridor" book. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
14:59, 26 November 2016
Book on research of Azokh Cave presented in Stepanakert
In Nagorno-Karabakh, Azokh Cave is of great importance for the study of life of primitive man, and excavations in it should be continued. This was stated on November 25 by participants of the presentation of the first collection of articles on the research of Azokh Cave.
Paratroopers. Photo: Mil.ru
13:58, 26 November 2016
Bodies of all missing paratroopers found in Krasnodar Territory
The search operation in the Kuban River is over; today, the bodies of two other paratroopers, who perished during exercises, were found.
Boyanka Kostova. Screenshot of video record from Kostova's workout, TV Channel 'All Things Gym', Youtube.com
12:25, 26 November 2016
IOC annuls Olympic result of weightlifter from Azerbaijan
The International Olympic Committee has annulled the fifth place of Azerbaijani athlete Boyanka Kostova, achieved by her at the Olympic Games in London.
09:33, 26 November 2016
Chechen resident accused of publishing singer Timur Mutsuraev's songs
On his page on the social network "VKontakte", Shamil Erzanukaev has posted one of the songs written by Timur Mutsuraev included in the list of extremist materials. The resident of Chechnya faces a fine or administrative arrest, reports the Chechen law enforcement bodies.
04:18, 26 November 2016
Court arrests FSO General detained in Sochi
Today, on November 26, the court has pronounced the decision to arrest Gennady Lopyrev, the chief of the North-Caucasian Department of the Federal Protective Service (known as FSO), who was detained in Sochi on suspicion of taking a bribe on a large scale.
01:31, 26 November 2016
ECtHR grants complaints filed by six Azerbaijani oppositionists
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found violation of rights of six Azerbaijani oppositionists who were detained for involvement in a mourning procession in 2014 and then arrested. The ECtHR obliged Azerbaijan to pay in favour of activists the compensation in the total amount of 78,000 euros.
Rally "Against Abusing Women", Yerevan. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
19:46, 25 November 2016
Activists in Yerevan stand against abusing women
Today, the coalition "Against Abusing Women" has organized a march in Yerevan within the campaign against gender violence.
17:42, 25 November 2016
Editor of Azerbaijani website accused of assaulting woman
Afgan Sadygov, the founder and editor of the website "azel.tv", having social and political orientation, has been arrested in the Jalilabad District of Azerbaijan. He is accused of assaulting a woman.
17:27, 25 November 2016
Three natives of Northern Caucasus accused of plotting terror act in Moscow
The criminal case against Aslan Baisultanov, a native of Chechnya, and two members of his grouping, accused of preparing an explosion in Moscow, has been sent to the court.
Video appeal to Ramzan Kadyrov by entrepreneurs working in marketplace in Kaluga. Photo from video posted by user: Skuadra News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTr4KyM3zx8
15:51, 25 November 2016
Kadyrov's popularity in Kaluga caused by all-Russian support of Stalin
The tough methods of ruling used by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, do not make him an outsider of the popularity rating among Russians, since the society have a demand for a "strong hand" in dealing with problems. This is confirmed by the appeal of Kaluga traders for help to Kadyrov, said the experts, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
15:02, 25 November 2016
FSB reports 24 residents of Adygea, who joined the IS
The number of residents of Adygea, who went in the past two years to the territory, controlled by the "Islamic State" (IS), a terrorist grouping banned in Russia, has reached 24, the regional Department of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) has reported.
Police officers, Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:50, 25 November 2016
Azerbaijan: journalist states provocations against him
Teimur Kerimov, a correspondent of the Azerbaijani Internet-TV-Kanal-13, has stated that when he was preparing a report about the problems of forced migrants, he was attacked by an unknown man; however, at the police station the man stated that it was the journalist who had beaten him up.
Khaiser Djemilev in the court room. Photo: http://allnews.com.ua/15532-rossiya-podtverdila-ukrainskoe-grazhdanstvo-syna-mustafy-dzhemileva
13:06, 25 November 2016
Khaiser Djemilev released from Astrakhan penal colony
Khaiser Djemilev, a son of Mustafa Djemilev, one of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar movement, is released from the Astrakhan penal colony IK-10 after he had served his sentence in the case of involuntary manslaughter of a family friend.
CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-nazrani-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-dvoe.html
12:14, 25 November 2016
Suspected terrorist killed near Azerbaijan-Dagestan border
Today, as a result of a special operation carried out by the Azerbaijani secret services in the village of Dyuztakhiroba, located near the border with Russia, Ramiq Nazir oglu Ragimov, a local resident, was killed. According to the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan, the killed man was a leader of militants, who fought in other countries.
Policemen during detention. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
12:11, 25 November 2016
In case on caliphate, defendant's mother complains about torture of her son at police station
On November 24, at a hearing on the case of an attempt to create a caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria, the North-Caucasian Military Court questioned Arina Balkarova, the mother of defendant Akhmed Balkarov. The woman told the Court about the search in her house and also stated that her son's advocates confirmed he had been subjected to torture at a police station.
Telethon-2016 intro. Photo: http://www.armenianfund.org
11:30, 25 November 2016
Armenian Telethon raises 15.4 million US dollars
This year, the annual Telethon organized by the All-Armenian "Hayastan" Foundation has raised 15,428,777 US dollars, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
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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.