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Special operation held in the village of Bylym, Elbrus District of Kabardino-Balkaria. December 16, 2013. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
14:06, 16 December 2013
Owner of house where militants were hiding killed in Bylym, locals report
The four casualties of the special operation held in the village of Bylym, Elbrus District of Kabardino-Balkaria, include the 32-year-old Takhir Atakuev, the owner of the blocked house. His wife and a baby were let out of the house before the assault, a villager told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Activists of Circassian Diaspora in USA at the rally against human rights violations in the North Caucasus and prosecution of the Circassian people near the Consulate General of Russia in New York. December 15, 2013. Photo by Fatima Tlisova, https://www.facebook.com/fatima.tlisova
13:00, 16 December 2013
Mukhamed Cherkesov does not rule out convening Circassian congress to protest against detentions of Circassian activists
An extraordinary congress of the Circassian people can be convoked in response to detentions of Circassian activists in Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygea. This was reported by Mukhamed Cherkesov, Chairman of the Circassian (Adyg) public organization "Adyge Khase". Activist Ruslan Kambiev, who was detained earlier, reports on the support actions that took place in Turkey and the USA.
Arkady Lander. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:31, 16 December 2013
Arkady Lander, editor-in-chief of newspaper "Mestnaya", dies In Sochi
At night on December 16, in Sochi, after a long illness and after being beaten in April 2010, the 65-year-old journalist Arkady Lander died. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Baku, December 15, 2013. Participants of the rally against raise of tariffs for oil products. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:35, 16 December 2013
In Baku, oppositionists demand to cancel decision to raise fuel prices
Participants of an opposition rally held in Baku have demanded that the government should cancel the decision to raise tariffs for oil products and abandon intentions to raise the prices of other energy products and utilities. The protestors have also called for transparency in trading operations of the state oil company "SOCAR".
03:43, 16 December 2013
On December 9-15, 2013, 15 people suffered from armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 9-15, 2013, at least 15 people fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; of them, nine people were lost and six more 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.
Square in front of the city administration on the day of December 15, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:37, 16 December 2013
Rally near Sochi City Administration was attended by up to 100 persons
In Sochi, a rally was held in front of the city administration. People protested against permanent collapses of light, water, gas, and heating supply. According to various estimates, the protest action was attended by 50-100 persons.
Alexei Simonov, president of the Glasnost Defense Fund and secretary of Union of Journalists; Nadezhda Azhgikhina, co-chairman of Association for Women Journalists, at the international conference "Freedom of speech: Russian realities, problems and prospects". Moscow, December 14, 2013. Photo by Aida Magomedova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:36, 15 December 2013
New methods used to discredit North-Caucasian journalists, Moscow conference asserts
Independent journalists of Northern Caucasus are subjected to pressure; and a number of methods to discredit them are used: in particular, they are accused of supporting extremists and Wahhabism. Russian authorities should include journalists in the number of persons to be released on amnesty. This was stated by participants of the international conference "Freedom of speech: Russian realities, problems and prospects".
19:58, 15 December 2013
French MFA: President Francois Hollande will not come to Sochi Olympic Games
French President Francois Hollande will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi. This was announced by Laurent Fabius, the head of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), in his interview to the Radio Station "Europe 1".
A copy of Koran translation by Elmir Guliev. Photo: http://tebepodarok.ru/
16:35, 15 December 2013
Musa Pliev: appeal against court's decision to ban Koran translation to be considered on December 17
The Krasnodar Regional Court has scheduled the consideration of the appeal against the court's decision on the recognition extremist the book entitled "Semantic translation of holy Koran in Russian" by Elmir Guliev, for December 17.
22:13, 14 December 2013
Tbilisi sets up tents for the homeless because of cold weather
On the outskirts of Tbilisi, Georgian authorities have set up tents for homeless people, where they could take refuge from the cold. Magda Popiashvili, the head of the press service of the Georgia's Ministry for Regional Development, said that in total they installed 13 tents, which house 104 people.
19:41, 14 December 2013
Yerevan: Santa Clauses opposed accumulative pension system
Today, Yerevan held a protest against the law "On Mandatory Accumulative Pension System". The action, organized by the initiative groups DEM.AM and "Against 5-percent compulsory payments", was attended by dozens of people dressed as Santa Clauses and waving flags with the inscription "Against!"
17:05, 14 December 2013
Delegation of US Meskhetian Turks visits KBR
A delegation of Meskhetian Turks from the USA has visited the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) and met the Diaspora members willing to move to other countries, said Bektas Ampashulin, the leader of the "Vatan" national cultural centre of Meskhetian Turks in the KBR.
Armenia, Spitak. Panel houses. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasfrederick
16:19, 14 December 2013
Problems of temporary housing and unemployment in Spitak remain unsolved
As stated by Anahit Gyulazyan, the head of the Mayoralty office of the city of Spitak, today, 25 years after the devastating earthquake in Northern Armenia, the city is still facing the unsolved problems of unemployment and temporary housing.
Part of sledge/bobsleigh track in the "Sledge" Centre. Sochi, November 20, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Ukolova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:44, 14 December 2013
Ferriani: Sochi Sledge Centre is completely ready for 2014 Olympics
The "Sledge" Centre in Sochi, which will host the Olympic competitions in sledge, bobsleigh and skeleton, is completely ready for the races, said Ivo Ferriani, the president of the International Federation of Bobsleigh and Toboggan.
Ibragim Yaganov. Photo from Facebook personal account, http://www.facebook.com/ibragim.yaganov
14:29, 14 December 2013
Yaganov: detentions of Circassian activists have to do with Sochi Olympics
The December 13 detentions of activists and leaders of Circassian public organizations are associated with the forthcoming Olympic Games in Sochi, said Ibragim Yaganov, the chairman of the Public Movement "Khase".
Construction of Mountain Olympic village in Krasnaya Polyana. November 2013. Photo by Tatiana Ukulova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:43, 14 December 2013
Residents of township Esto-Sadok (Sochi) state destruction of driveways by builders (video)
Builders have destroyed the access ways to the Sochi Township named Esto-Sadok by their heavy trucks, having spoiled Beryozovaya Street, locals assert. According to residents, they endure hardships since Sochi was announced to be the Olympic capital.
03:41, 14 December 2013
Chechnya: the number of AIDS patients goes up
This year has marked an increased number of HIV/AIDS cases among residents of the Chechen Republic in comparison with 2012, says the local Ministry of Public Health.
00:51, 14 December 2013
Court appointed examination of documents in the case of recognizing "Women of the Don" as foreign agent
In the case of recognizing the Union "Women of the Don" as a foreign agent, Judge Natalia Kalashnikova from the Novocherkassk City Court has appointed examination of documents and announced a break until January 12, 2014, said Elena Pershakova, one of the advocates at the trial and the head of the legal division of the "Public Verdict".
Participant of a rally demanding that Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide. Yerevan, December 12, 2013. Photo PanARMENIAN Photo/Karo Sahakyan
00:03, 14 December 2013
Turkish Foreign Minister acknowledges that the deportation of Armenians in 1915 was "inhumane"
On the outcome of his December 12 visit to Armenia, Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, has confessed that the deportation of Armenians in 1915 was an inhuman act.
16:16, 13 December 2013
Dagestan: local resident asserts his son was beaten by policemen after detention
The parents of Gamzat Aliev, a resident of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, who was detained on suspicion of aiding militants, have appealed to the head of the republic with a complaint against the actions of the local policemen, who, according to their version, had beaten the suspect after detention.
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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.