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Georgia's result on the interactive map of Corruption Perceptions Index 2013, published by the international non-governmental organization "Transparency International", http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2013/results/
11:00, 3 December 2013
TI: Georgia is ahead of other countries of Southern Caucasus on Corruption Perceptions Index
The international non-governmental organization "Transparency International" (TI), based in Berlin, has released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2013. According to it, Georgia occupies the 55th place, Armenia the 94th place, and Azerbaijan shares with Russia the 127th place.
Sergey Bobrov. Photo: http://ast.volga-kaspiy.ru/
05:23, 3 December 2013
Chechnya dismisses its ICRF Department head
Major General of Justice Sergey Bobrov, the Head of the Investigating Department of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for Chechnya, has been dismissed from his position. The appropriate decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service reports.
The Bolshoi Ice Palace. Sochi, November 2013. Photo by the press service of the State Corporation Olympstroy, http://www.sc-os.ru/
03:12, 3 December 2013
Official Georgian delegation will not attend Sochi Olympics
The Government of Georgia has decided not to arrive in Sochi for participation in official activities within the Winter Olympic Games. This was announced by Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili.
Tbilisi, December 2, 2013. Rally in support of the Ukraine's European integration. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:41, 3 December 2013
Tbilisi: supporters of Ukraine's European integration intend to hold rallies every day
In Tbilisi, participants of the rally in support of the Ukraine's European integration have decided not to leave Rustaveli Avenue until Kiev continues holding its rallies for rapprochement with Europe. Otar Karalashvili, the organizer of the action, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent about it.
Azad Mursaliev. Photo http://deyerler.org/
20:32, 2 December 2013
Mursaliev: Azerbaijan staged a semblance of Akhmedova's trial
The lawyers and rights defenders, questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, believe that the sentence passed today to Gyulyar Akhmedova, an Azerbaijani former MP, is too lenient. According to Azad Mursaliev, a nephew of Elshad Abdullaev, they just made a visibility of trying Akhmedova.
18:26, 2 December 2013
Georgia: 150 prisoners of Gldani Prison No. 8 go on hunger strike
As reported by Nana Kakabadze, an activist of the NGO "Former Prisoners for Human Rights", more than 150 prisoners of Gldani Prison No. 8 in Tbilisi have gone on a hunger strike demanding to review their cases.
Makhachkala, Dagestan. Photo by Eldar Vagabov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
13:44, 2 December 2013
Head of Dagestani "Naftabank" suspected of illegal banking
As announced by Mark Tolchinskiy, the spokesman of the Chief Department of the Russia's MIA for the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the police has opened a criminal case against Bukhari Kurbanov, the head of the Dagestani credit organization "Naftabank", whose banking license was revoked by the Central Bank of Russia.
Malokarachay District, Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo http://wikimapia.org/
13:01, 2 December 2013
MIA of KChR: main suspect detained in the case of 350-million theft
The woman, who headed the Department of Labour and Social Development of the Malokarachay District, suspected of embezzling more than 348 million roubles from the budget as a member of an organized criminal grouping, was detained in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR).
Cheremushkinsky District Court, Moscow. http://cheremushinsky.msk.sudrf.ru/
11:45, 2 December 2013
Detained fellow countryman is suspected of killing Dagestani woman in Moscow
As reported by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), in Moscow, law enforcers have detained a suspect of killing the woman, whose body with amputated arms and legs was found on November 23. According to investigators, the detainee is a young man, a native of Dagestan.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
03:33, 2 December 2013
During week of November 25-December 1, 2013, 11 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 25-December 1, 2013, at least 11 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 8 persons were killed, and 3 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
At the place of the fire in the villagers of Mizur, North Ossetia. Photo by the Russia's Ministry for Emergencies, http://www.mchs.ru/
00:28, 2 December 2013
Fire victims in Mizur village, North Ossetia, complain about living conditions
The residents of the village of Mizur, who keep living for about eight months after the fire in temporary housing and with their relatives, complain about poor living conditions. The authorities have decided to allocate 6.1 million roubles to them.
22:19, 1 December 2013
Supreme Court dismisses complaint of Stepanakert students sentenced for espionage
The Supreme Court of Nagorno-Karabakh has dismissed the complaint filed by advocates of students David Barsegyan and Rafael Avagyan against the verdict, according to which the students were sentenced on charges of espionage to lengthy terms of imprisonment.
18:09, 1 December 2013
In Azerbaijan, human rights defender Vidadi Iskenderov arrested for 15 days
On November 30, the Goychay District Court of Azerbaijan sentenced Vidadi Iskenderov, the leader of the NGO "Enhancing Protection of Democracy", to 15 days of administrative arrest on charges of disobeying police.
Rasul Koshmukhamedov, the head of the administration of the Seit Village Council, on the first day of compulsory works. Astrakhan Region, Krasnoyarsky District, UME "Djanaizhilkommunkhoz". November 29, 2013. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:39, 1 December 2013
Astrakhan Region: head of village council brought to compulsory works for failure to pay fines
Staff members of the Department of Bailiff Service for the Astrakhan Region have brought Rasul Koshmukhamedov, the head of the administration of the Seit Village Council, to compulsory works for the systematic failure to pay fines. Rasul Koshmukhamedov's debt on 47 enforcement proceedings has reached 700,000 roubles.
00:58, 1 December 2013
In Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, beekeeper Raishat Albakova wins business plan contest
In the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia, the village of Kurtat held the contest for the best business plan presented by trainees of the course "Centre of Assistance to Small Businesses". On those days, the village also held the seminar "System of new principles of effective and comfortable training". Both events were organized by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the Committee "Civil Assistance".
20:26, 30 November 2013
MfE: victim of explosion in Neftekumsk is under intensive care in critical condition
The person wounded at a car explosion in the city of Neftekumsk is in the intensive care unit of the district hospital. His evacuation is impossible for medical indications, says the Chief Department of the Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). The businessman Sultan Ajakhmetov received numerous bodily injuries and lost his both legs, investigators report.
19:14, 30 November 2013
Sochi townspeople complain about builders who failed to timely supply heat to residential houses
Nearly one hundred thousand residents of Sochi remain without hot water and central heating. A source from the Mayoralty has promised that heat and hot water will be supplied before December 5.
15:38, 30 November 2013
PACE imposed sanctions on Georgia
Sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will not be held in Georgia for two years, because the country had not allowed the Russian MP Vasily Likhachov, a member of the monitoring mission of the PACE, to observe the presidential election in the country.
15:20, 30 November 2013
Opponents of gender equality law in Armenia urge international community "not to interfere"
The public support for the law on gender equality in Armenia exhibited by the UN, EU and other international institutions is an act of pressure on the government, opponents of the law assert.
14:20, 30 November 2013
Manucharyan: West seeks to cancel Armenia's choice in favour of CU
According to Ashot Manucharyan, the former chief adviser on national security issues to the president of Armenia, the West today seeks to "twist back" the choice made by Armenia in favour of the Customs Union (CU). In their turn, activists of the opposition parties believe that this choice was made under Russia's pressure.
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.