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17:34, 23 November 2013
Advocate of detained resident of Kizlyar complains about non-admission to his client
Selim Magomedov, a lawyer from the Dagestani Bar Association, who is defending the interests of Rizvan Magomedov, a resident of Kizlyar, 21, who was detained on November 20 in Kizlyar on suspicion of drug possession, declares that he is not allowed to meet his client, who was brought to the GOVD (City Interior Divisions).
Antique Karabakh carpets in the museum of carpets. Nagorno-Karabakh, the city of Shushi, July 18, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:51, 23 November 2013
Nagorno-Karabakh carpet-makers set out to revive ancient traditions
As reported by historian Melanya Balayan, the director of the Artsakh State History Museum, Nagorno-Karabakh carpet-makers have set a goal to revive the traditions of carpet-making, and embroider new carpets by using old ornaments and symbols. On November 20-23, Yerevan hosted an international conference "Armenian Node: Traditions of Carpet-Making".
Entrance to the Shiite mosque "Meshedi Dadash" in Baku. Photo http://mediaforum.az/
14:21, 23 November 2013
Azerbaijani special services state detention of grouping that preparing a mosque blast
The special services of Azerbaijan have neutralized two members of the gang, who were preparing an explosion in the Shiite mosque "Meshedi Dadash", said the spokesman of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan.
Mamuka Zhgenti. http://pirveliradio.ge/
11:57, 23 November 2013
Zhgenti: Russian-Georgian consultations should be held with EU participation
In the opinion of Andrei Ryabov, the editor-in-chief of the magazine "World Economy and International Relations", after the change of leadership of Georgia, the talks with Russia will go mainly in the field of economy. These talks should be carried out with the participation of the European Union (EU), said Mamuka Zhgenti, the former Georgia's representative to the Council of Europe.
Baku. Source: http://avialine.com
09:31, 23 November 2013
Azerbaijani city of Gandzha to be European Youth Capital-2016
Gandzha was elected to be the European Youth Capital in 2016, said Peter Matyasic, the head of the European Youth Forum. According to his story, Gandzha has won the contest for the title of the European Youth Capital-2016 from the cities of Vilnius (Lithuania), Varna (Bulgaria), Galway (Ireland), La Laguna and Badajoz (Spain).
07:05, 23 November 2013
Yadigar Sadygov, accused of hooliganism in Azerbaijan, claims falsification of his criminal case
On November 22, at the trial conducted by the Lenkoran District Court of Azerbaijan, Yadigar Sadygov, an adviser to the chairman of the "Musavat" Party, accused of hooliganism, declared that the falsified criminal case against him was politically motivated. The court session also questioned witnesses for the prosecution and for the defence.
Kabardino-Balkaria, Nalchik. Photo by www.panoramio.com/photo/3243431
06:05, 23 November 2013
Rally against corruption held in KBR
On November 22, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) held a rally "No to corruption!" urging citizens not to remain indifferent to manifestations of corruption in bodies of power.
04:11, 23 November 2013
Grozny: local convicted for aiding militant
In Chechnya, Uvais Shidaev, 23, a resident of Grozny, was sentenced to three years in prison with a probation period of two years for helping a member of the armed underground, the law enforcement bodies of Chechnya report.
00:48, 23 November 2013
489 persons sign petition in defence of Rostov journalist Sergey Reznik
Rostov journalists have collected 489 signatures to the collective petition in defence of the journalist and blogger Sergey Reznik. The petition demands "to stop the customized prosecution of independent journalist Reznik," according to the portal "City Reporter".
Police car. Photo by Valentina Mischenko, Yuga.ru
19:12, 22 November 2013
KBR: trial of policeman who beat a teen reappointed for December 13
The Chegem District Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has postponed till December 13 the session of the trial against a former policeman accused of beating and torturing teenagers, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
16:36, 22 November 2013
ICRF: persons assassinated in Tabasaran and Shamil Districts of Dagestan identified
The attacker on the DPS (road-and-post service of the police) unit in the Tabasaran District has been identified as Ismail Akimov. The person killed today during a special operation in the Shamil District has been preliminarily identified as Murad Magomedov, said the spokesman of the Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Quarter's mosque in the Dagestani settlement of Leninkent in Makhachkala suburb. November 16, 2013. Photo by Robert Kurbanov, http://kurbanov05dag.livejournal.com/
15:30, 22 November 2013
Incident at Leninkent mosque was arranged by provocateurs, believers assert
After the incident that happened in the Dagestani settlement of Leninkent, when parishioners clashed at the central mosque, the Imam of the mosque was dismissed. This was announced by Magomed-Rasul Omarov, the spokesman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Dagestan during a press conference organized by the Committee to Counteract Lawlessness and Arbitrariness named after Kamalov.
Dagestan, March 19, 2012. Relatives of people killed in a brawl which occured on March, 18 in Kizlyar on the Naberezhnaya street, blocked the Federal Highway Rostov-Baku. Photo by Akhmed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:40, 22 November 2013
Sapiyat Magomedova: power agents detain witnesses in Magomed Gamzatov murder case
Five witnesses in the murder case of five people in Kizlyar, who were to take part in today's court session, were detained at the exit from the city and taken to the police division, said Sapiyat Magomedova, the lawyer for the victims; however, police say they have no information about the detainees.
A GIBDD inspector. Photo: Ivan Zhuravlyov / Yugopolis
09:38, 22 November 2013
Native of Dagestan arrested near Moscow for driving without license and suspicion of using violence to policeman
A native of the city of Derbent, Republic of Dagestan, became a figurant in the case of the use of violence to a policeman near Moscow, after he dragged a road inspector, who demanded his driver's license, by his car along the road, said the ICRF. He is currently under administrative arrest, said the GIBDD (road police) of the Moscow Region.
Activist Larisa Romanova. Photo http://www.svoboda.org/
06:32, 22 November 2013
Russia: 277 people sign up a petition against the law on counteracting financing terrorism
A campaign is on in the Internet of collecting signatures to the petition in protest against the "List of Terrorists and Extremists" released by the "Rosfinmonitoring" (Russian Federal Service for Financial Monitoring), that is, a list of citizens, deprived of the right to use the Russia's banking system. The petition, addressed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Russian Ombudsman, has gathered 277 signatures.
Head of the North-Caucasian Federal university Alina Levitskaya. Photo http://www.ncfu.ru/
04:33, 22 November 2013
Media Forum of Northern Caucasus: negative stereotypes about Caucasus should be reversed
On November 21, the city of Pyatigorsk opened the First Media Forum of Northern Caucasus "Modern Media about Modern Caucasus". The discussion focuses on how to combat the imposed stereotypes about the Caucasus, and on the issues of dissemination of information about the situation in the regions, as well as of the compliance of publications with the demands of modern readers.
Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (source: www.gzt.ru)
03:56, 22 November 2013
Prosecution failed to provide evidence of Rasul Kudaev's involvement in attack on Nalchik, his advocates assert
The testimonies of witnesses and defendants indicate that the criminal case against Rasul Kudaev, accused of involvement in the attack on Nalchik, had been fabricated, since the alibi of Kudaev was confirmed by several witnesses, his lawyers said in the debates. According to Oleg Orlov, a member of the Board of the HRC "Memorial", Kudaev's innocence is obvious.
Square Saadullakh al-Dzhabiri after explosions which occured on October 3, 2012. Syria, Aleppo. Photo: Zyzzzzzy, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
02:24, 22 November 2013
Residents of Chechnya report about departure of Hajj participants and combatants' family members to war in Syria
One of the residents of Chechnya, who made his pilgrimage to Muslims holy, moved from Saudi Arabia to Syria to take part in the armed conflict, other Chechen Hajj participants have reported. According to the journalist Orhan Cemal, now from 200 to 400 Russian citizens are taking part in the Syrian conflict.
01:06, 22 November 2013
In Tuapse, UFSIN strives for real sentence to ecologist Vitishko
The Tuapse branch of the criminal-executive inspection of the UFSIN (Department of the Russian Federal Penal Service) of the Krasnodar Territory has filed a petition to the court asking to change the conditional imprisonment appointed to Evgeny Vitishko, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", into a real jail.
23:34, 21 November 2013
Hijab issue at VSU to be decided by Academic Council
On November 25, the Academic Council of the Volgograd State University (VSU) is going to decide, whether Muslim female students can attend classes wearing hijabs. So far, there is no ban on hijabs; however, students have voted for excluding Muslim headscarves (hijabs) from the list of clothes acceptable at the University.
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Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Two residents of Buynaksk have been accused of promoting extremist symbols.

A Dagestani resident has been accused of confidential collaboration with foreigners.

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.