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Converted timber in the streets of Sochi. November 2014. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:31, 30 November 2014
Vladimir Ostapuk, the leader of the Ecological Council under the Mayor of Sochi, has sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to pay attention to the works leading to destruction of trees in Sochi.
21:24, 29 November 2014
The Pyatigorsk Garrison Military Court has upheld the decision of the investigator, who refused to initiate criminal proceedings against an agent of the local FSB department, whose crime was reported by Kurman-Ali Baichorov, the Imam of Kislovodsk.
19:53, 29 November 2014
The international organization in defence of the press "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB) has condemned the actions of the police, which questioned Turkhan Kerimov, an employee of the Azerbaijani Service of Radio Liberty on November 28 in Baku.
18:59, 29 November 2014
On November 28, the "Caucasian Knot" held an on-line discussion "Ecology of North-Caucasian City: Experience of Vladikavkaz and Makhachkala". According to participants of the discussion, the unfavourable ecological situation in the cities of Northern Caucasus threatens to become a major challenge of the 21st century.
18:41, 29 November 2014
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia has declared Marina Khachatryan, a journalist of the TV Channel "A1+", to be the suffered party in her conflict with a security officer of the Parliament.
The Psou River. Photo: elephantr http://www.flickr.com/photos/elephantr/154993685/
16:16, 29 November 2014
Because of the territorial dispute of Russia and Abkhazia on the territorial affiliation of the village of Aibga, its villagers have problems with entry and exit, power shortages, absence of roads and health care services, said Olga Dobshinskaya, who was born in the left-bank part of the village and is now the head of it.
Alexander Cherkasov speaking at the conference "War in Chechnya: Political Mistakes and War Crimes". Moscow, November 28, 2014. Photo: http://www.yabloko.ru/2014/11/28_0
12:04, 29 November 2014
On November 28, Moscow hosted a conference "War in Chechnya: Political Mistakes and War Crimes" dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second Chechen War and the 20th anniversary of the first Chechen campaign.
Ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
10:58, 29 November 2014
A hideout with grenades and ammunition was found in Grozny in the village of Solyonaya Balka. According to power agents, the hideout belonged to Aslan Aliskhanov, who was killed on October 18.
Magomed Aliev in the hospital. Photo by Amina Alieva.
08:07, 29 November 2014
Magomed Aliev, a student of a Stavropol higher school, who was detained on suspicion of aiding terrorism and who was hospitalized in grave condition, tried to commit suicide, says the Stavropol Territorial Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as UFSIN).
Tarki, Dagestan. Photo by Sonya Gadzhieva, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
05:55, 29 November 2014
As stated by Magomedemin Gadjiev, a member of the governmental commission on Karaman problems, a park will be laid there, while land plots for villagers of Tarki, Kyakhulay and Alburikent will be allocated in the area of Tyube.
Akushinsky Avenue, Makhachkala. Photo by Shamil Vagabov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
03:54, 29 November 2014
In the capital of Dagestan, late in the evening on November 28, a man suspected of involvement in illegal armed formations (IAFs) was killed, said a local law enforcement source.
Journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov on the way to the court. Baku, April 25, 2014. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org/
19:03, 28 November 2014
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed the complaint lodged by journalist Rauf Mirkadyrov against the extension of his arrest by five months. The journalist's defence believes that his rights have been "flagrantly violated".
Lyudmila Bogatenkova, Photo: http://budennovsk.org/?p=81575
18:12, 28 November 2014
Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the chair of the Stavropol Committee of NGO "Mothers from Kuma River Area" claims that her prosecution is an attempt to discredit her and to paralyze the activities of the Committee.
Suleiman Zailanabidov (in the centre). Screenshot from the video posted by Suleiman Amir, www.youtube.com
16:58, 28 November 2014
The oath sworn by individual militants of "Imarat Kavkaz", which is treated as terrorist organization in Russia, to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called "Islamic State", proclaimed in the territory of Syria and Iraq, does not mean the accession to this structure; therefore, it will not have any serious consequences for the situation in Northern Caucasus, Russian political analysts Alexei Malashenko and Akhmet Yarlykapov believe.
Photos of Volgograd terror attack victims and flowers at the building of railway station. Volgograd, January 1, 2014. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
16:55, 28 November 2014
Today in Volgograd, at the trial on the terror acts, the prosecutor demanded 20 years of imprisonment for the defendants Ibragim Magomedov and Alautdin Dadaev each, and 3.5 years – for Batirov brothers, said Said Ibragimov, the defender of Magomedov.
13:21, 28 November 2014
In Baku, Turkhan Kerimov, a staff member of the Azerbaijani "Radio Liberty", whose kidnapping has been reported this morning by his brother, is released. It turned out that the journalist was detained by police and released two hours later.
Gevork Safaryan. Photo: http://ru.a1plus.am/1279354.html
11:54, 28 November 2014
In the evening on November 27, in Yerevan, unidentified persons attacked Gevork Safaryan, a member of the "Pre-Parliament". The activist was hospitalized with a head injury.
Residents of Grozny at the celebrations of the Republic Day. Grozny, September 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:19, 28 November 2014
An administrative case initiated against a local woman, accused of distributing extremist materials, has been sent to the Lenin District Court of Grozny. The woman faces an administrative fine in the amount of 1000-3000 roubles or an administrative arrest for up to 15 days.
06:18, 28 November 2014
Residents of the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District of Dagestan cordoned-off in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) state that their houses are severely damaged as a result of the CTO. The Commission to assess the damage is finishing its activities in the village. However, it has not yet announced its findings, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
05:28, 28 November 2014
On November 27, the family of the Sochi resident Lyudmila Savelieva, who was evicted from the house in Akatsij Street without provision of any other housing, appealed to the Prosecutor's Office of the Adler District with a request to restore the right of all the family members for housing.
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.