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22:52, 21 November 2013
At trial of "Nida" activists in Baku defence claims violations of their clients' rights
At the trial of seven activists of the "Nida" movement and Ilkin Rustamzade, a member of the movement "Free Youth", held at the Baku Court of Grave Crimes, the prosecutor Nemat Avazov has spoken against satisfying the petitions put forward at earlier sessions.
Irganay village of Untsukulsk's district of Dagestan. Photo by Natalya Kraynova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:29, 21 November 2013
Abdulatipov: Dagestan will be split into four districts with presidential envoys in each
According to Ramazan Abdulatipov, the Dagestani leader, it is planned to divide the republic into four territorial districts; each will be supervised by a plenipotentiary representative of the president of the republic.
The village of Teletl, Shamil District of Dagestan. Photo by Zaira Gamzatova, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
16:24, 21 November 2013
Two suspected militants detained in Dagestan
As reported by a source from law enforcement bodies of Dagestan, two suspected militants were detained in a special operation held in the Shamil District.
Students of Islamic courses organised by the religious group "As-Salam" at the lectures in madrasa. Stavropol, November 2013. Screenshot of a video report of Islamic information portal Islam.ru
13:41, 21 November 2013
SAM of Dagestan: no extremism was promoted in women's madrasa in Stavropol
The information about extremist activities exercised in the female madrasa in Stavropol, circulated on November 1 by power bodies, is treated as false by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) of Dagestan, said Magomed-Rasul Omarov, the head of the press service of the SAM. According to students and teachers of the madrasa, policemen apologized to them about the search.
Oleg Shein. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:21, 21 November 2013
Oleg Shein, Deputy of Astrakhan Regional Duma operated on at Sklifosofsky Institute after attack
The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt at the Sklifosofsky Research Institute that Deputy Oleg Shein, a Deputy of the Astrakhan Regional Duma, who was wounded in Moscow, underwent a surgery and was placed into the traumatology ward.
Air bomb found in Grozny district of Chechnya. November 2013. Photo by the press service of Chechen Republic main Office of Russia's Ministry for Emergencies, http://www.95.mchs.gov.ru/
10:30, 21 November 2013
Military engineers finish their mission in Chechnya by demining over 2200 hectares of farmland
Military sappers have completed this year's mission of clearing farmland in Chechnya. The plan has been exceeded; and in total, over 2200 hectares of land were cleaned of mines and explosive devices, said the military commandant of Chechnya. Next year, these lands will be included into land circulation, said the Republic's Ministry of Agriculture.
Stavropol. Photo: NSA52, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
10:09, 21 November 2013
Stavropol: lawyers consult pupils on World Children's Day
On November 20, on the World Children's Day, the city of Stavropol held its first Day of Legal Aid to Children, during which consultations to young people were granted by lawyers and notaries.
Nagorno-Karabakh, the town of Berdzor of Kashatag District. 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:52, 21 November 2013
Atanesyan: meeting of Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan gives chances to resume negotiations
The meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents that took place in Vienna is a chance to continue the negotiation process. Such meetings contribute to peace and stability in the region, politicians and political scientists of Nagorno-Karabakh believe.
Conference on problems of Syrian Armenians, Armenia, November 2012. Photo by Inessa Sargsyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:56, 21 November 2013
Armenia plans to allocate monthly foodstuffs to refugees from Syria
As reported by the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora, the Syrian Armenians who have settled in the country will receive, within the coming six months, 16.2 kg of foodstuffs per month per person.
Jehovah's Witnesses Vagan Bayatyan, Ayk Bukharatyan and Ashot Tsaturyan (to the right), who won in the ECtHR the case against the Armenian authorities about prison sentences for refusing to take their military service. Photo from the site of Jehovah's Witnesses
23:54, 20 November 2013
In Armenia, 20 Jehovah's Witnesses released from prisons under Law "On Alternative Service"
In Armenia, the Commission on Alternative Service has accepted applications of 72 Jehovah's Witnesses, who want to take civilian alternative service instead of military one, including 20 satisfied applications filed by believers, who had served prison sentences for refusing to take their military service on religious grounds. The time period spent by them in prisons will be credited to the period of their alternative service.
Savyolovo District Court of Moscow. Photo: www.mosgorsud.ru.
21:58, 20 November 2013
In Moscow, at trial in case of Ruslan Akhtakhanov's murder, defendant Zelimkhan Kerimov refuses to testify
Today, Zelimkhan Kerimov, the defendant in the case of the murder of the Chechen poet Ruslan Akhtakhanov, has refused to testify at the Savyolovo Court of Moscow.
Zarema Bagautdinova. Photo: video from www.youtube.com
21:02, 20 November 2013
Dagestan: Zarema Bagautdinova's case sent to court
The Prosecutor's Office has approved the indictment in the case of Zarema Bagautdinova, an activist of the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), accused of promoting terror activities, a source from the Office has reported. The case was sent to court; the date of consideration has not been appointed yet.
House in the village of Novosasitli where IAF members were blocked. Dagestan, November 20, 2013. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
20:27, 20 November 2013
Two men and two women assassinated in Dagestani village of Novosasitli, investigators report
Two members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and their two female helpers have been killed in an attempt to render armed resistance in the village of Novosasitli, Khasavyurt District, said the spokesperson of the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
19:29, 20 November 2013
Russia's concept of public security defines terrorism and migration as main threats
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the concept of the country's public security, the presidential administration reports. The document describes the state of security in the country as unstable, defining terrorism, migration, extremism, drug trafficking and corruption as the main threats to stability.
19:08, 20 November 2013
In Sochi, at construction of "Fisht" Stadium, worker perished and two others seriously injured
On Wednesday, at the construction of the "Fisht" Olympic Stadium, a worker perished as a result of falling from a height. Two other workers are in hospital in grave condition.
Demolition of No. 20 in Rabochaya Street began. Ingushetia, Karabulak, November 20, 2013. Photo courtesy of the residents of No. 20 in Rabochaya Street
18:32, 20 November 2013
Karabulak residents report demolition of another house in Rabochaya Street
As reported by locals, on Thursday, November 19, the authorities of the city of Karabulak (Ingushetia) began the demolition of No. 20 in Rabochaya Street. According to their story, tenants are not allowed into their apartments, where their belongings are still left. In his turn, the Mayor Magomed Bariev has asserted that the dismantling of three houses in Rabochaya Street was suspended.
16:54, 20 November 2013
MCC dismisses complaint of HRC "Memorial" against recognition of prosecutors' inspection legal
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has dismissed the appeal complaint lodged by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" against the ruling of the Zamoskvoretskiy Court to dismiss the application that contested the actions of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office while inspecting the Centre.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
14:33, 20 November 2013
NAC: organizer of terror act in Volgograd killed in special operation in Dagestan
The militants killed during a special operation in Makhachkala have been identified as Murad Kasumov, the leader of the "Makhachkala" armed grouping, who had ordered to make the bomb that was triggered in a bus in Volgograd, and Kamal Muslimov, who had joined the armed underground, the Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.
Maikop. Photo www.yuga.ru
08:27, 20 November 2013
Half the staff of the Republic's Institute of Humanitarian Studies dismissed in Adygea
The Adygea Republic's Institute of Humanitarian Studies (ARIHS) has fired about 45 researchers, as reported by the bosses of the Institute. The dismissed specialists claim that it will be very hard for them to get employed – there are no more such institutions in Adygea.
23:33, 19 November 2013
Case of Buynaksk resident accused of involvement in armed underground sent to court
The inquiry into the case of Gadjimurad Gasanov, accused of participation in an illegal armed formation (IAF), whose kidnapping had been reported by his relatives, is over. The case files have been sent to the court, a source from the Prosecutor's Office of Dagestan has reported.
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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.

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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....

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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.