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The entrance to the Malgobek hospital. Photo: Doctor06.ru
17:13, 13 February 2016
Ingushetia: judge obliges doctors to appear at trial on Doskhoevs’ lawsui
The court that considers the lawsuit of the Doskhoev family, whose new-born baby died in the Malgobek hospital, has demanded to present documents to confirm that doctors had been brought to disciplinary responsibility, as well as to ensure the appearance of doctors and the investigator.
The participants of a wedding ceremony in Georgia. Batumi, Adjaria. Photo by Yuliya Kasheta for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:04, 13 February 2016
Experts support toughening legislation on early marriage in Georgia
The main reasons for the spread of early marriages in Georgia are difficult social situation of families and poor awareness about human rights, experts believe.
13:01, 13 February 2016
CTO regime cancelled in Khasavyurt District
Law enforcers have completed their special operation in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, which was put under the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime, said the spokesman of the republic's operative headquarters. The results of the CTO are not reported.
The entrance to the Migrant Assistance Centre in Volgograd. Photo: Volgograd24.tv
06:31, 13 February 2016
Volgograd farmers criticize work of Migrant Assistance Centre
The Migrant Assistance Centre, opened in Volgograd, will minimize the time for obtaining work patents, the Centre claims. However, both employers and migrants complain about long queues and delays in issuance of medical certificates.
The wall of the Sukhumi Fortress. Photo: Turspeak.ru
05:42, 13 February 2016
Works on improvement of Sukhumi Fortress launched
The works on the improvement of the Sukhumi Fortress will be completed by the beginning of July. After that the fortress will be able to resume archaeological excavations, said Batal Kobakhiya, Deputy Minister of Culture and Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Abkhazia.
00:58, 13 February 2016
Resident of Dagestan detained for giving DNA assay released
Law enforcement bodies have set free Zurab Mamedov, a resident of Makhachkala, who informed his relatives after detention that he was forced to give blood for DNA analysis. The police denied the detention of Mamedov.
The parishioners of mosque in Shamkhala. Photo: Islamcenter.ru/
00:05, 13 February 2016
Parishioners of mosque in Shamkhala report about ban of Friday namaz
The Salafi mosque in Shamkhala, a suburban settlement of Makhachkala, earlier closed power agents, is now functioning, but neither on February 5, nor on February 12 the authorities did not allowed to hold the Friday namaz (prayer) there, said the congregation.
21:36, 12 February 2016
Relatives are searching for detained resident of Dagestan
Zurab Mamedov, a resident of Makhachkala, was taken to the police and told his relatives that he was forced to give a DNA assay. Law enforcement bodies deny Mamedov's detention.
20:45, 12 February 2016
Parishioners of Derbent mosque are put by power agents on database
Today, power agents have checked the parishioners of the Salafi mosque, delivered to the police of Derbent, by their database, questioned them about the reasons for their visiting the mosque, and then released them. Those, who had not been registered earlier, were recorded on special cards, said one of the detainees.
The pre-trial prison No. 2 (SIZO No. 2). Moscow. Photo http://wikimapia.org/
19:41, 12 February 2016
Court rejects claim of Karaulova's advocates against SIZO
The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has found legitimate the actions of the administration of SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 2, who banned access to the arrested student of the Moscow State University (MSU) Varvara Karaulova (Alexandra Ivanova).
War in Syria. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com
18:22, 12 February 2016
Nine residents of Dagestan suspected of terrorism
The investigating bodies have started an inquiry into the case of nine residents of Dagestan, suspected of illegal involvement in warfare in Syria. One of them was detained.
Khasavyurt. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:19, 12 February 2016
CTO has not affected daily life in Khasavyurt District
Villagers of Novomekhelta, Siukh and Pervomaiskoe said that they feel no restrictions because of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime announced in the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan.
Derbent. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:26, 12 February 2016
Parishioners of Derbent mosque report about mass detentions
Power agents detained those, who were going to the prayer to the Salafi mosque located in the neighbourhood named "Airport". The access road to the mosque was blocked, said the mosque-goers. At least 10 believers were taken for check to the Derbent GOVD (City Interior Division), but they are already at large, said a source from the GOVD.
Sergey Minasyan, political scientist. Photo http://www.panarmenian.net/
16:44, 12 February 2016
Experts doubt Russia's denunciation of treaty with Turkey
The initiative to denounce the Moscow Treaty is another Russia's attempt to exert pressure on Turkey in "Syrian issue", Armenian experts believe. According to their version, the cancellation of the Treaty "will lead to global problems for the countries of Southern Caucasus."
Ambulance in "Domodedovo". Moscow, January 24, 2011. Photo: Yuri Timofeyev (RFE/RL)
13:40, 12 February 2016
Prosecutor challenges arrest of "Domodedovo" bosses in case of terror act
The Prosecutor's Office has appealed against the decision of the court to arrest Vyacheslav Nekrasov, a former director of the Airport "Domodedovo"; Andrei Danilov, a former director of Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) "Domodedovo Airport Aviation Security"; and Svetlana Trishina, a former head of the Russian representative office of the company "Airport Management Company Limited", who are accused in the case of the 2011 terror act.
Еhe village of Vazgenashen, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: https://hetq.am/rus/news/56387/vazgenashen-kogda-krestyane-predpochitayut-rabotat-za-ezhednevnuyu-oplatu-a-ne-obrabatiyvat-sobstvennuyu-zemlyu.html/
13:00, 12 February 2016
Shepherd killed in Karabakh conflict zone
A resident of the village of Vazgenashen, Martuni District of Nagorno-Karabakh, was fatally wounded by a sniper's shot from the Azerbaijani side, the Karabakh Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
The alleged members of a conspiratorial network which disseminated the ideas of Wahhabism, extremism and terrorism. Photo: screenshot of a video https://vk.com/ramzan?z=video279938622_171602852%2F38058b0ab37baf4cae%2Fpl_wall_279938622
11:40, 12 February 2016
Kadyrov keelhauls residents of Chechnya professing Salafism*
Chechnya has revealed a group, which made use of a conspiratorial network to disseminate the ideas of Wahhabism, extremism and terrorism, the head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. He has posted his talk with the detainees on the Instagram.
A meat seller in a Sochi market. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:50, 12 February 2016
NCFD residents note sharp rise in foodstuff prices since start of year
On the average, the foodstuff price growth in the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) since the beginning of 2016 made no more than 20 percent, said officials from regional authorities and statistical bodies. But, according to their data, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Stavropol Territory, the jump of prices was much higher.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/ukryvavshiysya-v-blokirovannom-dome-bandit.html
07:34, 12 February 2016
CTO regime introduced in Dagestan
In the territory of the Khasavyurt District, power agents began searching for members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), said the spokesman of the operative headquarters of Dagestan.
A view of Derbent. Photo: http://flnka.ru/novosti/12345-bolee-300-chelovek-protestuyut-protiv-zaderzhaniya-imama-mecheti-v-derbente.html
04:31, 12 February 2016
Derbent mosque reopens after detention of Imam and mosque-goers' protests
In Derbent, some of the supporters of the Imam of the mosque located in the neighbourhood named "Airport", who were detained on February 10 during a protest action, are not at large yet, said local residents. A mosque employee said that the mosque works as usual.
News
The expulsion of Sochi residents from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag sparked a debate on Facebook*.

Georgian authorities have responded to the idea of ​​launching trains from Russia via Abkhazia.

Participants of the protest march in Tbilisi. Photo: Interpressnews https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/165277-predstaviteli-khudozhestvennoi-sfery-restavratory-i-iskusstvovedy-provodiat-shestvie-ot-ploshchadi-mardzhanishvili-k-parlamentu Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 9-15, 2024

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.