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07:28, 5 December 2013
Beglaryan: lack of jobs and technical means hamper integration of Nagorno-Karabakh disabled people into society
The problems of free movement and employment are the main obstacles for integration of Nagorno-Karabakh invalids into the society: people with disabilities cannot find jobs, while streets and buildings are not provided with technical appliances for their easy movement, says Artak Beglaryan, an assistant to the Premier of Nagorno-Karabakh and a Category I invalid himself.
Gurban Mamedov. Photo: FAKTXEBER.COM - Azerbaijan Online Internet Newspaper
04:54, 5 December 2013
At trial of Gurban Mamedov, his guilt was not proved, lawyers assert
The guilt of the Azerbaijani lawyer Gurban Mamedov of committing a road accident with bodily harm has not been proved by investigators, while the allegations of bribing the victim are baseless, said Mamedov's advocates. The trial could have been initiated for political reasons, said the observer Tofig Tyurkel.
Aslan Cherkesov on the day of announcing the verdict in Moscow City Court. Moscow, October 28, 2011. Screenshot of a video footage by Moscow City Court, http://mos-gorsud.ru/news/?id=502
03:52, 5 December 2013
Aslan Cherkesov placed in intensive care unit of prison hospital, advocate reports
Aslan Cherkesov is in the intensive care unit of the prison hospital of the IK-17, Krasnoyarsk Territory. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from the lawyer Baizanat Selmurzaeva, who is representing Cherkesov's interests.
Makhachkala, Dagestan. Source: www.mkala.ru, photo of Nikolai Belousov
02:42, 5 December 2013
Dagestani resident Shamil Salatgereev sentenced to six months of corrective works
The magistrate court of the Kazbek District of Dagestan has ruled on the case of the local resident Shamil Salatgereev, accused of stealing 1560 roubles, sentencing him to six months of corrective labour with deduction of 5% of his salary. The policemen, whom Shamil Salatgereev accused of torturing him, are still unpunished, said his advocate Sapiyat Magomedova.
23:22, 4 December 2013
Dagestani MIA suspects Children's Club "Amanat" of illegal educational activities
As reported by the press service of the MIA of Dagestan, the Makhachkala-based Children's Club "Amanat" belongs to the Salafi community and is engaged in educational activities, for which it has no right. In its turn, the club administration argues that the policemen themselves violated the law by not allowing children to attend school art classes, which are not subject to licensing.
21:56, 4 December 2013
Dagestan: Abdula Abduraev, brother of Imam of Kharachi village mosque detained, local residents report
On December 11, Abdula Abduraev, a villager of Kharachi, Untsukul District of Dagestan, was detained at the entrance to the village of Khalimbekaul, Buynask District of Dagestan, and taken away to some unknown place, his relatives report. The police have not confirmed his detention.
21:21, 4 December 2013
In Krasnodar, Mikhail Savva placed under home arrest
During his trial under the embezzlement case, Professor Mikhail Savva will be under home arrest, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. Let us remind you that Mikhail Savva was detained on April 12; and on November 29 his advocate Marina Dubrovina said that she saw no reason to extend the term of his arrest. However, on that day, the court ruled to extend his arrest till January 30, 2014.
20:26, 4 December 2013
Trial on recognizing "Women of the Don" Union as foreign agent postponed
In the city of Novocherkassk, Rostov Region, a court hearing on the recognition of the "Women of the Don" Union to be a foreign agent, scheduled for today, has been rescheduled for December 11 due to new claims lodged by the Prosecutor's Office, said Valentina Cherevatenko, the Union leader.
18:40, 4 December 2013
Judicial investigation into Sadygov's case completed in Azerbaijan
The Lenkoran District Court of Azerbaijan has finished the judicial investigation into the case of Yadigyar Sadygov, an advisor to the chairman of the "Musavat" Party, accused of hooliganism.
Yusup Temerkhanov, sentenced in a high security colony, takes part in the court session in the case of murdering Yuri Budanov via video conference. Moscow, Russia's Supreme Court, December 4, 2013. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
16:24, 4 December 2013
Russia's Supreme Court upholds sentence to Budanov's killer
The judicial board on criminal cases has dismissed the appeal complaints of the defence of the Yusup Temerkhanov, sentenced to 15 years in a high security colony for killing the former Colonel Yuri Budanov, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Protest action with the demand to correct the new pension system since 2014. Yerevan, November 15, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:07, 4 December 2013
Armenia's Parliament adopts introduction of new pension system since 2014
The Parliament of Armenia has rejected, by a majority vote, the proposal brought by the oppositional factions of the "Prosperous Armenia", Armenian National Congress (ANC), Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) "Dashnaktsutyun" and "Heritage" to postpone – by one year – the implementation of the law on the mandatory accumulation pension system.
Power agents in Northern Caucasus. Photo by NAC, http://nac.gov.ru/
11:13, 4 December 2013
Special operation to search for militants is on in south-west of Chechnya
In the mountains and forests of the Urus-Martan District, located in the south-western Chechnya, power agents are holding an operation to find and neutralize members of the armed underground, the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
First tram in Volzhsky. Volgograd Region. Photo http://www.admvol.ru/
07:44, 4 December 2013
"Gorelectrotrans" employees in Volzhsky declare mass layouts
The labour collective of the Volzhsky Municipal Unitary Enterprise (VMUE) "Gorelectrotrans" (in charge of electric public transport) have addressed their open letter to the Governor of the Volgograd Region Sergey Bozhenov, saying about the poor status of the enterprise and mass layouts. The letter was signed by 178 employees of the VMUE "Gorelectrotrans".
00:34, 4 December 2013
Sochi: 30 builders cannot get paid because of contractor-customer conflict
A team of 30 builders who were involved in repairing the sanatorium "Izvestia" in Sochi, cannot receive their wages, because the directorate of the sanatorium failed to transfer money for the works performed, said the contractor's representative. In its turn, the customer's party asserts that the reason for non-payment is in poor quality of the works.
22:46, 3 December 2013
Orlov: safety of MIA employees in Dagestan depends on people's confidence in them
The members of the Independent Trade Union of Interior Employees and Prosecutors of Dagestan, who took part in the roundtable held in Moscow, said that corruption and systemic violations of the law in the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) are among the main triggers of the rise of extremism and increased count of casualties among policemen.
The lawyer Popkov and the journalist Nikolai Yarst (to the right). Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot".
21:56, 3 December 2013
Sochi journalist Nikolai Yarst released under recognizance not to leave
On December 3, Liana Khachatryan, an investigator of the Tsentralny ROVD (District Interior Division) of Sochi changed the freedom restriction measure of the local journalist Nikolai Yarst from home arrest into recognizance not to leave.
Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo by Kamil Khunkerov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
17:33, 3 December 2013
NAC: bomb of 10 kg TNT (trotyl) equivalent defused in Khasavyurt
A bomb with the explosion power of 10 kg of TNT equivalent has been neutralized in the city Khasavyurt, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.
Alexander Tolmachov. Photo http://bloknot-rostov.ru/
16:55, 3 December 2013
Two defendants in Rostov journalist Tolmachov's case plead not guilty
At the recent court session at the trial in the case against Rostov journalist and publisher Alexander Tolmachov, the court has interrogated two other defendants in one of the episodes of the case entrepreneurs Yury Galagan and Elena Morozova. They pleaded not guilty.
Gubad Ibadoglu. Photo RFE/RL
16:23, 3 December 2013
Growth of energy tariffs in Azerbaijan to increase prices in other spheres, experts assert
In Azerbaijan, the increase from December 3 in prices for gasoline and diesel fuel has drawn criticism from the civil society and the opposition. They believe that the growth of fuel prices will trigger an avalanche increase in the cost of other goods and services and lead to deterioration of people's lives. Till present, official comments on the decision of the Tariff Council are not available.
12:20, 3 December 2013
In Yerevan, police check information about beating of journalist during protest action
Vardan Minasyan, a correspondent of the newspaper "Graparak", claims policemen used violence against him during the protest action held in Yerevan on December 2. The police promise to carry out the investigation into the incident.
News
The recovered weapon. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. During the week from February 2 to 8, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

Special military operation in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense press service More than 8,600 fighters from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO zone.

Shootout in Dagestan. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT. During the week from January 26 to February 1, two people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

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.