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Tatiana Lokshina, Russia programme director at Human Rights Watch. Photo: RFE/RL
06:59, 23 December 2015
Experts report on method systematically used to humiliate Chechen residents criticizing Ramzan Kadyrov
The experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have reported on the increasing use of the method of humiliation of Chechen residents, who dare to voice negative assessment of Ramzan Kadyrov's activities.
Truck drivers protest in Manas, Dagestan, November 23, 2015. Photo by Ruslan Alibekov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:58, 23 December 2015
Dagestani truckers stop their protest action
Truck drivers, who took part in the strike against the system "Platon" in Dagestan, went home. According to the truck drivers, they are ready to resume their protest action in early 2016.
03:02, 23 December 2015
In Volgograd, more than 100 schoolchildren provide volunteer help to victims of explosion of residential building
In Volgograd, at an evacuation centre, senior schoolchildren from the school No. 33 rendered assistance to the people affected by the explosion of the residential building. The schoolchildren have announced their willingness to work as volunteers as long as the evacuation centre exists.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: RFE/RL
19:09, 22 December 2015
Evgeny Vitishko released from colony
The documents needed to release the Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko from his colony in the Tambov Region arrived today. The released Vitishko was met by activists of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch).
18:48, 22 December 2015
Activist in Yerevan de-stitches his mouth
Ovannes Karapetyan, a supporter of "New Armenia", who had stitched up his mouth and gone on a hunger strike in protest against human rights violations, has agreed to remove the stitches, but continues his protest in Freedom Square.
Belorechensk juvenile correctional colony. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
18:05, 22 December 2015
17 employees of Belorechensk colony fired after teenager's death
After the incident in the colony of Belorechensk, where inmates were beaten up and a teenager died, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) is holding checks of all educational colonies of Russia. The check in the Belorechensk colony as such resulted in dismissal of 17 employees.
17:14, 22 December 2015
Azerbaijan: investigator Safarov goes on hunger strike
The hunger strike is held in protest against the actions of the employees of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan, said Rufat Safarov, an investigator of the Zardab District Prosecutor's Office. According to his story, his office and rented apartment were searched without a court sanction.
Explosion at Cosmonauts Street, 47 in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:11, 22 December 2015
Volgograd: number of explosion casualties increased to three
In Volgograd, while clearing the ruins of the building partially collapsed after the explosion, rescuers found the body of the third victim. This was reported by a staff member of the Department for the Volgograd Region of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). The victim was identified as 24-year-old Albina Bogatova, who was visiting her friends at the time of the explosion.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: RFE/RL
11:57, 22 December 2015
Court decides to release Evgeny Vitishko from settlement-colony
The Tambov Regional Court has upheld the decision of the Kirsanov District Court to replace the unserved part of the Evgeny Vitishko's sentence at the penal settlement-colony with restriction of liberty. The ecologist will serve the unserved part of his sentence in the Tuapse District of the Krasnodar Territory.
Fire extinguishing after explosion at a residential building in Volgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:24, 22 December 2015
Authorities promise to allocate 50 million roubles to victims of explosion in Volgograd
In total, 50 million roubles from the contingency fund of the Volgograd Region are planned to be allocated for the compensation to the people affected by the explosion at a residential building in Volgograd. Each family of the victims will be granted one million roubles.
Rufat Safarov. Photo: http://haqqin.az/news/59586
05:59, 22 December 2015
Investigator of Azerbaijani Prosecutor's Office reports on searches in his office and at home
The office and the rented apartment of Rufat Safarov, an investigator of the Zardob District Prosecutor's Office, have been searched. The investigator associates the searches with his letter of resignation as a sign of his disagreement with the policy of the Azerbaijani government.
Darya Polyudova. Photo: http://www.yuga.ru/media/3b/79/46479_900__llf540b.jpg
01:49, 22 December 2015
Darya Polyudova fears to be arrested until verdict comes into force
Activist Darya Polyudova does not rule out that she will be arrested prior to the consideration of the appeal against the decision of the Oktiabrskiy District Court of Krasnodar, which has sentenced her to two years of imprisonment in a penal settlement-colony and left her free until the sentence comes into force.
00:46, 22 December 2015
Members of "New Armenia" report on provocations at regional meetings
In Armenia, opponents of the constitutional reform have completed regional meetings with citizens. The activists have claimed several provocations committed during the above events. Supporters of the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia" have made a decision to continue their sitting picket in Yerevan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
22:59, 21 December 2015
ICRF reports detection of remains of second casualty of explosion in Volgograd
The fact that today in the evening, when removing debris of the flats in Volgograd, they found body fragments of another casualty, was reported by Natalia Kunitskaya, the press secretary of the Investigating Department (ID) for the Volgograd Region of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), who is quoted by the "Interfax".
Truck drivers protest action, December 2015. Photo: Mariay Kostayeva (RFE/RL)
20:14, 21 December 2015
Volgograd carriers preparing to resume strike
Volgograd truckers have announced their intention to take part in a repeated stop of work in protest against the "Platon" system.
Darya Polyudova. Photo: RFE/RL
18:18, 21 December 2015
Darya Polyudova sentenced to two years in colony-settlement
Today, the Oktiabrskiy District Court of Krasnodar has found the activist Darya Polyudova guilty of public calls to separatism and extremism, and sentenced her to two years of freedom deprivation in a colony-settlement. She was not taken into custody in the courtroom, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Tenants evacuated after explosion in a residential building in Volgograd, December 20, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:51, 21 December 2015
Residents of Volgograd high-rise building associate explosion with storage of ammunition and fuel
Members of one of the families who lived in the block of flats in Volgograd, where the explosion occurred, brought home and stored ammunition, and cylinders with gas and gasoline, but law enforcement bodies did not respond on neighbours reports, locals say.
The village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory. Photo: Sergei Karpov/Yugopolis.
16:25, 21 December 2015
Activist from Kuschevskaya associates his beating with attempt to screen "Chaika" documentary
A local resident Artyom Martynenko has been beaten up in the village of Kuschevskaya, KrasnodarTerritory. He was attacked after trying to agree about screening the documentary by Alexei Navalny on corrupt family businesses of Russian Public Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika in a local cinema.
Ministry for Emergencies officers liquidate fire after explosion in a residential building inVolgograd. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:00, 21 December 2015
Russian MfE denies information about two victims of explosion in Volgograd
The Chief Department for the Volgograd Region of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has denied the information on the discovery of a woman's body under a multi-storey building partly collapsed as a result of the explosion in Volgograd.
Varvara Karaulova. Photo: http://msk.bloknot.ru/news/varvara-karaulova-sdelala-priznanie-i-otkazalas-ot-658180?sphrase_id=339854
12:14, 21 December 2015
Defence of Varvara Karaulova challenges her arrest
The court has received an appeal against the continued detention of Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova), accused of an attempt to join the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). This was reported by an official of the court.
News
The village of Gubden. Screenshot of photo https://blog.welcomedagestan.ru/dagestan/karabudahkentskij/gubden/ A report on the detention of extremists in Gubden has raised questions for security forces.

Access to a Dagestani village is closed after a rockfall.

A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

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.