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08:30, 14 November 2015
Sochi residents complain of flooding because of poor surface-water drainage
In Sochi, the city commission for emergencies is not lifting the high alert regime introduced because of heavy rains and floods. In the evening on November 13, another mudslide went down to the section of the Khosta-Kudepsta Federal Highway. City residents complain about the precarious storm sewers.
Galina Arapova. Photo: http://www.mmdc.ru/news-div/site-news/galina_arapova_uzhestochenie_zakonodatelstva_v_sfere_smi_eto_katastrofa/
04:54, 14 November 2015
MRDC criticizes conclusions of examination about its political activities
The Leninsky District Court of Voronezh that is considering the complaint lodged by the Media Rights Defence Centre (MRDC) against inclusion thereof in the register of "foreign agents" received the results of the examination of materials and publications of the Centre. Experts revealed political activities in them. At the same time, representatives of the MRDC have questioned the experts' conclusions.
00:07, 14 November 2015
Residents of Buynaksk report on mass detention of mosque-goers
In the Dagestani city of Buynaksk, policemen detained about 40 parishioners of a Salafi mosque, eyewitnesses report. Late at night, all the detainees were released.
00:04, 14 November 2015
Polina Zherebtsova refuses to write books about war in Chechnya
On November 13, the Sakharov Centre in Moscow hosted a presentation of the book "A thin silver thread" by Polina Zherebtsova. The writer herself took part in the event via Skype.
23:04, 13 November 2015
Whereabouts of Musliev brothers unknown yet
Iskhak and Ismail Musliev, who disappeared in Argun, have not been found by law enforcers yet, his relative report. Law enforcement bodies of Chechnya refused to comment on the kidnapping.
18:53, 13 November 2015
Native of Dagestan arrested on suspicion of killing policeman
Ruslan Parsilaev, suspected of killing the Moscow policeman Victor Razudalov, was accused of aiding militants. The whereabouts of two other suspects have not been established yet,
Georgian tank T-72 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, August 18, 2008. Photo: IA OSinform, https://ru.wikipedia.org
18:20, 13 November 2015
Applications of South-Ossetian residents about 2008 conflict sent to The Hague
The "Legal Initiative for Russia" has submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague applications of persons affected by the Georgian-South-Ossetian conflict in 2008. The complaints state the use of heavy weapons of indiscriminate action, killings and torture.
15:59, 13 November 2015
US, EU and OSCE call on Baku to release Leyla Yunus
The US, EU and OSCE have welcomed the release of political scientist Arif Yunus from custody in Azerbaijan, and expect a similar action in relation of his wife Leyla Yunus and other activists kept in prisons.
14:39, 13 November 2015
Resident of Dagestan convicted for helping militants
In Dagestan, the Tlyaratin District Court has delivered its verdict in the case of residents of the village of Vitsiyatli, Tsuntin District, who was accused of helping militants.
Candles in the Church of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:52, 13 November 2015
Two Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers killed in troops contact line
As a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, two soldiers perished, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed. Two Armenian servicemen were killed during opposing the attack of a commando group, said the MoD of Azerbaijan.
Relatives of the detained policemen gather near the Prosecutor’s Office, November 12, 2015. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:23, 13 November 2015
Two policemen charged in Tskaev's death case
The ICRF has accused Atsamaz Datiev and Oleg Dzampaev, the employees of the Interior Department for Vladikavkaz, the figurants in the case of the death of the detainee Vladimir Tskaev, of abuse of power with use of violence.
Defendants in Boris Nemtsov murder case in Basmanny Moscow Court. Photo by Yulia Buslavskaya for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:57, 13 November 2015
"Kommersant": drugs found in the apartment of figurants in Nemtsov's case
The criminologists found that the substances, found this spring during a search of the apartment rented by the figurants in Boris Nemtsov's murder case, are heroin and hashish.
MfE staff during special operation conducted in an apartment block in Nalchik. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/11/11/v-nalchike-neitralizvan-prisyagnuvshii-ig-bandglavar-boevikov-kbr.html
05:05, 13 November 2015
Nalchik resident complains about destruction in her apartment during CTO
In the course of a counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in an apartment block in Nalchik, during which Robert Zankishiev was killed, an apartment was severely damaged, said the owner of the apartment.
Paul Khlebnikov. Photo: http://www.svoboda.org/content/article/25462059.html
03:46, 13 November 2015
"Rosbalt": figurant in Paul Khlebnikov's murder case found in Chechnya
Kazbek Dukuzov, accused of killing in Moscow of Paul Khlebnikov, the first editor-in-chief of the Russian Forbes, has been found in Chechnya. Dukuzov is hiding under assumed name, The "Rosbalt" writes today.
Flooding in Sochi, November 11, 2015. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
22:20, 12 November 2015
Sochi residents blame bureaucrats for ignoring problem of regular flooding
Officials of the Sochi Mayoralty fail to fulfil their "pre-Olympic" promises and do not solve the problem of water drainage, local residents assert. Those of them who live in the neighbourhood called "Mirny" state that the Mayoralty not simply ignores the townspeople's demand to build gullies, but tries to challenge the need of them.
21:11, 12 November 2015
Russian MoJ issues warning to HRC "Memorial"
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Russia has revealed violations in the activities of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", which should be eliminated before December 21. The MoJ's claims concern the HRC's Charter, which will be amended, said Alexander Cherkasov, the head of the HRC.
18:04, 12 November 2015
Ingush authorities decide to take care of militants' children
The republic will set up a public commission for working with children, who could be influenced by their relatives-members of illegal armed formations (IAFs).
Ruslan Martagov. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org/
15:18, 12 November 2015
Political analysts: in KBR "Imarat Kavkaz" has not given up to ISIL
In the opinion of political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), militants of the "Imarat Kavkaz" treat members of the "Islamic State" (IS) as rivals. However, they believe that the murder in Nalchik of Robert Zankishiev, the leader of the local IS unit, did not strengthen the positions of "Imarat Kavkaz".
Arif Yunus released on recognizance not to leave, November 12, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:05, 12 November 2015
Arif Yunus released under recognizance not to leave (+video)
The Court of Appeal has released the Azerbaijani political scientist Arif Yunus from custody because of deterioration of his health. Arif has demanded to release his wife, the human rights activist Leyla Yunus.
13:15, 12 November 2015
Court arrests opposition activists in Shaki
In the evening of November 10, Mubariz Abdulkerimov, Samir Gasanov, and Aidyn Alimamedov, three activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), were detained by the police at the "Tea House" in Shaki. All three detainees were brought to the district police station on charge of disobeying the police.
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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.