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Participant of a special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/files/6078.jpg
08:33, 18 November 2014
Two power agents wounded in special operation in Sunzha District of Chechnya
Two power agents were wounded during a special operation conducted in the Sunzha District of Chechnya. The bodies of all those killed in the operation have been identified, said a law enforcement source.
The Gimry Tunnel has been closed since September 18, 2014. Photo: Abu Ubaida, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%E8%EC%F0%E8%ED%F1%EA%E8%E9_%E0%E2%F2%EE%E4%EE%F0%EE%E6%ED%FB%E9_%F2%EE%ED%ED%E5%EB%FC#mediaviewer/File:Gimry_tunnel_7.jpg
04:18, 18 November 2014
Residents of Vremenny complain about protraction of their resettlement
Making decision on resettlement of the residents who have left their settlement of Vremenny in Dagestan and setting up a tent camp for them is protracted, residents have complained.
Logo of the 34th World Congress of the International Theatre Institute under the UNESCO. Photo: http://newsarmenia.ru/culture/20141117/43126131.html
23:16, 17 November 2014
Over 300 participants came to World Theatre Congress in Yerevan
The capital of Armenia has launched 34th World Congress of the International Theatre Institute under the UNESCO under the motto: "New Voices and New Spectators: Time for Dialogue." It is attended by more than 300 delegates from Asia, Europe, America and Africa.
Inscription on a police car. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:18, 17 November 2014
Employees of "Flowers of Life" Centre in Makhachkala report new policemen's effort to prevent their work
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on November 15 the head of the Centre said that employees of the Sovietskiy ROVD (District Interior Division) of Makhachkala tried to prevent the opening of the institution.
Makhachkala. Photo: Ruslan Medzhiev http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
20:19, 17 November 2014
Director of Makhachkala marketplace wounded at kidnapping attempt
Gamid Gamidov, Director of the "Eastern Marketplace" in Makhachkala was wounded when resisting his kidnappers, said an investigator. In grave condition, Gamidov is now at the intensive care unit of the Republic's Clinical Hospital.
Private belongings of the hunger-strikers. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:54, 17 November 2014
Main Karaman hunger-strikers replaced
On Monday, six out of seven hunger-strikers in Karaman quitted the action and were replaced by other six persons – residents of the settlements of Tarki, Kyakhulai and Alburikent. The seventh protester of the action that began on November 10 – the pensioner Ibragim Magomedov – refused to stop the hunger strike.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
15:37, 17 November 2014
In Sunzha District of Chechnya power agents search helpers of militants killed in special operation
As reported by a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya, in the area of the administrative border of Chechnya and Ingushetia, where four suspected militants were killed during a special operation, power agents continue searching for members of the armed underground.
Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov. Photo: RIA Dagestan http://www.riadagestan.ru/
15:29, 17 November 2014
Moscow court extends Nasrutdinov's arrest until January 19
As announced by the press service of the Lefortovo Moscow Court, the arrest of Magomedgusen Nasrutdinov, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Dagestan, accused of a fraud was extended until January 19, 2015.
Flags of Georgia and EU. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:42, 17 November 2014
EU moves to second stage of negotiating visa-free regime with Georgia
The foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) have recognized the implementation by Georgia of the first stage of visa liberalization and supported the transition to the second stage of negotiations about visa abolition, says the communiqué of the European Council on Foreign Affairs.
12:04, 17 November 2014
On November 10-16, one person perished in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from November 10 to November 16, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away one human life; no information about wounded or injured persons was received. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
The village of Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo http://gimry.ucoz.com/GenubRosu.png
09:10, 17 November 2014
Dagestan: residents of Vremenny demand from authorities to resettle them elsewhere
Residents of the settlement of Vremenny demand from the authorities of Dagestan to set up a commission for evaluating the damage caused to them during the special operation.
A grand opening for the new school in the village Nesterovskoe, Ingushetia. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/photo/archives/021274.shtml
08:55, 17 November 2014
Yunus-Bek Evkurov orders to perform anthems in Ingush schools on the monthly basis
Every month schools of Ingushetia will hold solemn line-ups, which will mandatorily perform the anthems of Ingushetia and the Russian Federation, the head of the republic Yunus-Bek Evkurov has announced.
Giorgi Margvelashvili. Photo: VOA, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CF%F0%E5%E7%E8%E4%E5%ED%F2_%C3%F0%F3%E7%E8%E8#mediaviewer/File:Giorgi_Margvelashvili,_President_of_Georgia.jpg
12:38, 16 November 2014
Georgian experts rule out President's impeachment
The ruling coalition "Georgian Dream" will not be able to initiate impeachment of President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, who is now in confrontation with the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the experts questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent believe.
00:29, 16 November 2014
Abkhazia: customs officer detained after attack on Prime Minister
Law enforcers have managed to detain in hot pursuit a car with people who committed an attack on the Prime Minister of Abkhazia Beslan Butba.
20:22, 15 November 2014
Rally in Tbilisi demands to prevent signing Russian-Abkhazian treaty
Today, an oppositional rally was held in Tbilisi in the square in front of the Parliament, which stated "annexation of Abkhazia by Russia." The action was organized by activists of the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM). According to various estimates, the rally was from 3 to 20 thousand strong.
17:36, 15 November 2014
In Makhachkala, head of "Flowers of Life" Centre reports policemen tried to disrupt the opening ceremony
Today, Madina Magomedova, the head of the "Flowers of Life" Children’s Care Centre in Makhachkala, has stated about the pressure of law enforcement bodies and illegal actions of power agents, who tried to disrupt the opening of the Centre.
17:03, 15 November 2014
Armenian experts predict Yerevan’s proportionate response to helicopter incident
The liquidation by Azerbaijani militaries of the Mi-24 helicopter in the flight over Nagorno-Karabakh, will not go unpunished, experts in Armenia believe. The measures in response to the destruction by Azerbaijani militaries of the Armenian Mi-24 helicopter will be "more than proportionate," rmenian Defence Minister Seiran Oganyan says.
Rally in the village of Terekli-Mekteb demanding to punish the persons responsible for the death of Eradil Asanov, October 8, 2014. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:36, 15 November 2014
Dagestani residents hold rally in memory of Eradil Asanov
Today, about 400 people gathered at a rally in memory of Eradil Asanov, who was shot dead at the building of the ROVD (District Interior Division) for the Nogai District of Dagestan. The action took place in the village of Terekli-Mekteb, and its participants demanded to punish the persons responsible for the death of the young man.
Trucks of law enforcers in the streets of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:18, 15 November 2014
In Grozny, stores of Islamic goods subjected to large-scale inspections
In Grozny, law enforcers and representatives of the Muslim clergy held a series of inspections in the stores selling Islamic products, where they searched for the banned religious literature.
Mardiros Demerchyan and his wife talking to their advocate Alexander Popkov (in the centre). Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:59, 15 November 2014
In Sochi, at trial in Mardiros Demerchyan's case, witness describes defendant's complaints about torture
On November 14, at the trial in the case against Mardiros Demerchyan, a builder of the Olympic facilities, the court questioned Sergey Sobolev, the head of the surgical ward of the city hospital No. 3. According to the witness, the defendant was brought for his medical examination in a depressed state and with multiple injuries, and he told the doctor that he had been tortured.
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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.