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Sochi, road junction in Kudepsta village. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:43, 19 November 2013
State Duma adopts in first reading the bill on fines for driving on "Olympic lanes"
The MPs of the Russian State Duma have approved, in the first reading, the bill that introduces temporary fines for vehicular traffic on special "Olympic lanes" during the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi.
Makhachkala. Photo: ArgoDag, http://commons.wikimedia.org/
18:37, 19 November 2013
Number of casualties of shelling of police units in Makhachkala has reached three
As reported by a source from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, during a shelling of the second police unit on Tuesday in Makhachkala, an occasional passerby was shot dead.
The Krasnodar Territorial Court. Photo: Yury Grechko / Yugopolis
14:35, 19 November 2013
Three defendants in Kuschevskaya massacre case sentenced to life imprisonment
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has sentenced Sergey Tsapok, the main figurant in the case about the massacre committed in the village of Kuschevskaya, to life imprisonment to be served in a special security colony. Vladimir Alexeev and Igor Chernykh, other figurants in the case, also received life imprisonments.
13:40, 19 November 2013
Hijabs prohibited in VSU
The Volgograd State University (VSU) has adopted a document, which regulates the allowable high school dress code, where, along with banned shorts and short skirts, it was decided to introduce a separate ban on wearing headscarves (hijabs). This proposal was made by Taisia Yudina, the pro-rector for education and upbringing of the VSU. It is supported by regional officials.
Smashing of a two-story house at No. 21 Rabochaya Street began prior to eviction of tenants. In the photo: window openings without frameworks - they were removed by the workers. Ingushetia, Karabulak, November 18, 2013. Photo courtesy of the tenants of the house
07:23, 19 November 2013
Demolition in Karabulak began prior to eviction of tenants, local woman asserts
In the Ingush city of Karabulak, they began smashing a two-story house at No. 21 Rabochaya Street, where three families live. The works continue even at night, as Firdaus Musieva, a tenant, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Executive of the republic's law enforcement bodies. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
05:37, 19 November 2013
Gandaloev: case of shelling Ghalashki villager sent to military investigating division
The case of the shelling and wounding Mukhmet Buzurtanov, a resident of the village of Ghalashki, has been transferred from the MIA of Ingushetia to the military investigating division, said the lawyer Magomed Gandaloev.
Georgy Margvelashvily during inauguration. Tbilisi, November 17, 2013. Photo courtesy of the press service of Government of Georgia
03:41, 19 November 2013
New president of Georgia starts in new workplace
On November 18, the newly elected President of Georgia Georgy Margvelashvily went to work. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports that he refused to occupy the presidential palace and is temporarily working in the State Office of the Government, in the premises of the former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili.
19:41, 18 November 2013
Infographica. Statistics of victims in Northern Caucasus in October 2013 under the data of the Caucasian Knot
Relatives of Ruslan Makoev, accused of killing the deputy prosecutor of Vladikavkaz Oleg Oziev, waiting for the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) of North Ossetia. Vladikavkaz, November 18, 2013. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:05, 18 November 2013
SC of North Ossetia cancels Ruslan Makoev's arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) of North Ossetia has ruled to cancel the arrest of Ruslan Makoev, accused of killing the deputy prosecutor Oleg Oziev as Stanislav Ailarov, Makoev's advocate, has reported today.
Khasavyurt, Dagestan. Photo: Aleksandr Sikora, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
14:20, 18 November 2013
ICRF: mistress of pharmacies in Khasavyurt, near which explosion occurred, received threats
The explosion in the Dagestani Khasavyurt happened near the pharmacy, the owner of which had earlier received threats, said a source from the Investigating Department (ID) for Dagestan of the ICRF. Nobody suffered, the GOVD (City Interior Divisions) has reported.
Flowers at the place of the terror act in Volgograd. October 24, 2013. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:30, 18 November 2013
Number of casualties of Volgograd terror act is now eight
As reported by the Chief Department for the Volgograd Region of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE), a woman, wounded in the terror act in Volgograd on October 21, has died in the Vishnevsky Surgery Institute in Moscow. Thus, the death toll of the bus explosion has now eight persons. Currently, four more victims are still in hospitals.
At the place of Boeing-737 crash in Kazan. November 17, 2013. Photo by the press service of the MfE, http://www.mchs.gov.ru/
13:04, 18 November 2013
Engineer from Volgograd is among casualties of aircraft crash in Kazan
As reported by the Chief Department (CD) of the MfE for the Volgograd Region, Pavel Prokofiev, a resident of Volgograd, perished in the plane crash in Kazan. The authorities in the region are going to help his family comprising three children.
Village of Kharachi, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo by Shamil Salikhilov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
12:30, 18 November 2013
Residents of Untsukul District report about explosions and forest fire near Kharachi
In the vicinity of the village of Kharachi, Untsukul District of Dagestan, which remains blocked by law enforcers since November 15, shell explosions are heard; and the forest adjacent the village is on fire, locals are reporting.
12:12, 18 November 2013
Consideration of lawsuit of HRC "Memorial" on abolishment of requirement to get registered as foreign agent postponed
Today, the Zamoskvoretskiy District Court of Moscow has failed to consider the claim lodged by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" on challenging the demand of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office that had prescribed the HRC to get registered as a foreign agent. The claimants have petitioned to adjourn the session; and the judge postponed it until February 4.
A private house in Said Afandi street where Dmitry Sokolov and his accomplices were blocked. The village of Semender, Kirov District of Makhachkala, November 16, 2013. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
04:54, 18 November 2013
On November 11-17, 2013, 16 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
In the course of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, during the week from November 11 to November 17, 2013, at least 16 persons suffered; of them nine people were killed and seven others wounded. These are the results of the calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
21:42, 17 November 2013
"Adyge Khase-Circassian Council" from Maikop announces 2014 to be Year of Sorrow
The organization "Adyge Khase-Circassian Council" from the city of Maikop, the capital of Adygea, has decided to declare 2014 the Year of Sorrow in connection with the 150th anniversary of the end of the Caucasian War. In the near future, an action plan, dated to the event, will be approved.
10:29, 17 November 2013
Dagestan: relatives of Novy Kyakhulay villager demand to investigate his kidnapping
Sirazhuddin Kurbanov, a resident of the village of Novy Kyakhulay, Lenin District of Makhachkala, was kidnapped on November 15 and tortured, said a source from the Dagestani Regional Public Organization (DRPO) "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy). The kidnappers released Kurbanov on the same day.
Members of the Society of the Blind held a rally to mark the International Day of the "White Stick". Sochi, November 16, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:47, 17 November 2013
Members of the Sochi Society of the Blind state a threat of eviction
On November 16 in Sochi, about a hundred members of the Society of the Blind held a rally to mark the International Day of the "White Stick". Among other things, they discussed the threat of eviction of their Society from the premises occupied for more than 60 years.
04:14, 17 November 2013
Azerbaijan: support marathon allows restarting "Azadlyg"
After a forced three-day break, on November 16, a new issue of the oppositional newspaper "Azadlyg" (Freedom) was published. This became possible thanks to fundraising during the charity marathon in support of the newspaper and a partial repayment of its debt to the State Publishing House "Azerbaijan".
00:48, 17 November 2013
Resident of Armenia who held hunger strike intends to resume his protest
Ashot Khudoyan, a resident of the Armenian city of Echmiadzin, who stopped on November 13 his hunger strike, which he held with his mouth stitched up in Yerevan, has promised to resume his protest, if the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Armenia failed to address his case within a week.
News
The contents of Ruben Vardanyan's final statement at the Baku Military Court have been published.

J.D. Vance and Ilham Aliyev at the signing of the Charter. Screenshot from a photo by the press service of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, February 10, 2026, https://president.az/az/articles/view/71562 Vance's visit to Baku demonstrated the pragmatism of US interest in the South Caucasus

Azerbaijani social media users responded to calls for the extradition of convicted NKR leaders to Armenia.

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.