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Picket near General Consulate of Russia in Turkey, Istanbul, December 19, 2015. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:37, 21 December 2015
In Istanbul, Circassian activists report on increased pressure on repatriates in Russia (+video)
The conflict between Russia and Turkey has resulted in the increased pressure on repatriates in the republics of Northern Caucasus. This opinion was voiced by members of the Circassian Diaspora, who gathered for the protest action in front of the building of the Russian General Consulate in Istanbul.
Law enforcers during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/allnakmessages_page_2.html
03:01, 21 December 2015
On December 14-20, at least 7 persons suffer in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 14-20, 2015, at least 7 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, four persons were killed, and three others were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
22:54, 20 December 2015
In two districts of Dagestan, two children wounded from air rifle
In Dagestan, two incidents with air guns have occurred during the same day: in the Kazbek District, a local resident wounded an 11-year-old child in his eye, and in the Untsukul District, a teenager made a shot on a 12-year-old boy, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports. According to the police, both incidents occurred as a result of careless handling of weapons.
Explosion in a residential house in Volgograd, December 20, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:44, 20 December 2015
In Volgograd, ten people injured in explosion in multi-storey building
Today, at about 12:00 a.m. Moscow time, in Volgograd, an explosion occurred in a residential house. According to the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), the explosion in an apartment of a multi-storey building caused a collapse of blocks. As a result of the explosion in the residential building in Volgograd, a block of the building from the second to the ninth floors has collapsed.
12:26, 20 December 2015
Azerbaijani MoD reports on 18 Armenian soldiers killed this week
In the period of December 13-20, 18 Armenian soldiers were killed, and more than 20 soldiers were wounded. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan.
09:18, 20 December 2015
Woman from Rostov Region wanted on suspicion of plotting terror act
Law enforcers suspect a 21-year-old female resident of the Rostov Region of having relations with members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and of plotting a terror act. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement bodies. The information has not been confirmed officially. Relatives of the young woman claim that she is receiving medical treatment in Egypt.
Picket near General Consulate of Russia in Turkey, Istanbul, December 19, 2015. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:09, 20 December 2015
Circassian activists hold picket near Russian Embassy in Istanbul
In Istanbul, Circassian activists have held a protest action in front of the building of the General Consulate of Russia in Istiklal Street in connection with the arrest of repatriate Adnan Khuade and his daughter in Adygea.
Aishat Inaeva at the meeting with Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: the Chechen State TV and Radio Company "Grozny", YouTube.com
19:21, 19 December 2015
Woman-critic of Kadyrov publicly retracts her words
An audio appeal of a resident of Chechnya, in which she criticized Ramzan Kadyrov for ways of collecting payments for housing and utility services, has acquired a wide resonance in the Chechen segment of the Internet. Then, the Chechen State TV and Radio Company "Grozny" featured a story about the meeting of the author of the appeal with Kadyrov, at which she retracted her words.
Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliev at the meeting in Bern. December 19, 2015. Photo: APA
18:16, 19 December 2015
Sargsyan and Aliev support OSCE's proposals on settling Karabakh conflict
A meeting of Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan took place today in Bern, Switzerland, at the background of reports of violations of the ceasefire regime in the conflict zone. Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliev expressed their support to the mechanism of investigating incidents on the border and measures aimed to settle the conflict, suggested by the OSCE.
Statue of Themis at the building of the Russia's Supreme Court. Photo: Supcourt.ru
17:15, 19 December 2015
Convicts for attack on Nalchik urge court to mitigate their punishment
The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has finished announcing the appeal complaints lodged by the figurants of the case on the attack on Nalchik. The convicts ask to commute their sentences up to complete acquittal.
Ramzan Kadyrov. November 28, 2015. Photo: Instagram.com/kadyrov_95
16:03, 19 December 2015
Chechen authorities give residents a month to repay debts for housing and utilities services
Until January 17, 2016, Chechen residents must fully repay their debts for electricity, gas and water for 2015, the head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov has declared. The authorities of Chechnya have an agreement with the federal centre that in case of successful repayment of the debts for 2015, the centre will write off the republic's debt of 24 billion roubles accrued over the past years, said a source from the republic's Ministry of Housing and Utilities.
Entrance to the mosque in the village of Sernovodskaya. Photo: , the Chechen State TV and Radio Company "Grozny", YouTube.com
12:16, 19 December 2015
Mosque able to house 3000 believers opened in Western Chechnya
In the village of Sernovodskaya, Sunzha District, a new mosque was opened, designed to house 3000 parishioners. In the coming weeks the republic will open two other large mosques – in the city of Shali and the village of Avtury.
08:28, 19 December 2015
Experts treat condemnation of IS by leaders of mosque in Hungarian Fighters Street as efficient
By their condemning of the "Islamic State" (IS), the leaders of the Juma Mosque, located in Hungarian Fighters Street in Makhachkala, made an efficient step in the efforts to protect the Muslim youth, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
04:24, 19 December 2015
Relatives of figurants of rape case stop hunger strike in Dagestan
In Makhachkala, relatives of Khasavyurt residents, accused of raping a minor, have stopped their protest because of deterioration of their health.
Lev Ponomaryov. Photo: RFE/RL
03:21, 19 December 2015
Russia's MoJ to exclude "For Human Rights" from registry of "foreign agents"
Before December 31, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia will exclude the movement "For Human Rights" from the registry of "foreign agents". This decision is connected with the liquidation of the regional branch of the movement in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), said Lev Ponomaryov, the leader of the movement.
20:47, 18 December 2015
Case about involvement of Dagestani resident in militants' activities sent to court
The Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has sent the case of the local resident Yusup Magomedov, accused of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) to the Khunzakh District Court.
20:20, 18 December 2015
Inna Blenaova placed under house arrest
Inna Blenaova, a resident of Nalchik, suspected of aiding Robert Zankishiev, the leader of the local branch of the "Islamic State" (IS – a terrorist organization banned in Russia), who was killed during a special operation on November 10, is at home: the court chose a freedom restriction measure for her in the form of house arrest.
At the polling station at the referendum. December 2015. Photo www.panarminian.net
17:45, 18 December 2015
ANC fails to collect 27 signatures to address the Armenia's CC
The Armenian National Congress (ANC), which has initiated collection of signatures under the appeal to the Constitutional Court (CC) of Armenia challenging the outcomes of the referendum, managed to collect only 19 instead of required 27 MPs' signatures. However, the oppositionists announced a new justification for going to the CC.
16:16, 18 December 2015
HRC "Memorial" states error in case of Karpyuk and Klykh
The circumstances of deaths of some soldiers that figure in the case of Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh are counter reality, said the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
Opposition rally in Azerbaijan. Baku, November 9, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:25, 18 December 2015
Court in Baku leaves oppositionist Mamed Ibragim in custody
Baku held a preparatory court session on the case of Mamed Ibragim, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA). His defence has petitioned on termination of the criminal case and on changing his freedom restriction measure.
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Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

A Z-activist from Gelendzhik repented for her questions to Alaudinov.

Oksana Kobeleva. Photo: https://newdosh.media/ A Z-activist from Gelendzhik repented for her questions to Alaudinov.

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.