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13:00, 28 December 2012
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan runs for presidency
On December 27, Serzh Sargsyan, current President of Armenia, filed an application to participate in the presidential election. This was reported by the press service of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Republic.
12:00, 28 December 2012
Sochi residents complain about poor quality of drinking water
In Sochi, in the residential neighbourhood of "Zavokzalny", water in the water pipelines has acquired an unpleasant smell, and it is impossible to drink it. This was reported by local residents.
23:00, 27 December 2012
Mukhammad Nur Nidal: 7000 natives of Dagestan in centre of war events in Syria
In Syria, 7000 natives of Dagestan appeared to be in the centre of war events, and more than 200 of them have expressed their desire to return to the republic and to obtain Russian citizenship. This was reported today by Mukhammad Nur Nidal, a representative of Syrian immigrants, at the press conference held at the edition office of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft) in Makhachkala.
22:00, 27 December 2012
In Sochi, residents of burned house protest against their eviction from "Primorskaya" Hotel
Today, about 30 residents of the burned building located in No. 40 in Chebrikov Street 40 in Sochi held a protest action in front of the "Primorskaya" Hotel. Fire victims refused to leave the building and move to another hotel, and they also demanded to restore the burned building.
21:00, 27 December 2012
Dagestani resident reports on unlawful detention of her son
Dagestani law enforcement agents unlawfully detained Murad Shuaibov and later took him away to Kabardino-Balkaria. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Baiat Shuaibova, the mother of the detainee.
20:00, 27 December 2012
Georgian President vetoes part of Law "On Amnesty"
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has vetoed a part of the Law "On Amnesty". The ruling coalition "Georgian Dream" has claimed that they have sufficient resources to overcome the veto.
19:00, 27 December 2012
Ibragim Dudarov becomes tenth religious figure killed in Northern Caucasus in 2012
North Ossetia held a ceremony of farewell to Ibragim Dudarov, Deputy Mufti of the Republic, the imam of the mosque of Vladikavkaz, who was killed on December 26. According to the calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", during 2012, in Northern Caucasus, at least ten religious leaders were killed eight in Dagestan, one in the Stavropol Territory, and one in North Ossetia.
18:00, 27 December 2012
Suren Gazaryan asks for political asylum in Estonia
Suren Gazaryan from Krasnodar, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who fears of persecution by the authorities of the Russian Federation, has appealed to Estonia with a request for political asylum.
17:00, 27 December 2012
ANC decides not to support any candidate at election of President of Armenia
The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) decided not to support any candidate involved in running for the presidency. This was reported by the statement of the ANC which was disseminated today.
16:00, 27 December 2012
In Adygea, MSTU teachers and students protest against Rector's dismissal
The protest action against the dismissal of Khazret Blyagoz, Rector of the Maikop State Technological University (MSTU), was attended by 300 teachers and 100 students. The protest action was held today at the building of the MSTU.
15:00, 27 December 2012
Ex-Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh to run for President of Armenia
Today, Arman Melikyan, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh, made a statement about his intention to run for the position of President of Armenia.
14:00, 27 December 2012
Tbilisi authorities plan to introduce vouchers for utilities
Starting from January 2013, families living in Tbilisi can expect to receive vouchers for payment for utilities. This was reported by the Mayoralty of the Georgian capital.
13:00, 27 December 2012
Yunus-Bek Evkurov does not rule out finding Dokku Umarov in mountains of Ingushetia
Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, does not rule out the possibility that Dokku Umarov is in the mountainous regions of the republic.
12:00, 27 December 2012
In Kobuleti, earthquake damages more than 20 buildings
As a result of the earthquake, which occurred in the Black Sea near the coasts of Georgia, dozens of buildings were damaged in the city of Kobuleti.
23:00, 26 December 2012
Azerbaijan: pardoning resolution releases 13 political prisoners
The today's list of pardoned persons in Azerbaijan includes 13 political prisoners, including two earlier recognized by the Amnesty International as "prisoners of conscience" – a human rights activist Vidadi Iskenderov and a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) Shakhin Gasanli.
22:00, 26 December 2012
CEC of Armenia receives three applications for nomination of presidential candidates
Today, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia has received three applications for participation in the presidential election on February 18, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
21:00, 26 December 2012
Dismissal of MSTU Rector causes protests of teachers and students
Today, the order of the Minister of Education and Sciences of the Russian Federation Dmitry Livanov has dismissed Hazrat Blyagoz, the Rector of the Maikop State Technological University (MSTU). Teachers and students of the university are planning to hold a protest action against his dismissal.
20:00, 26 December 2012
Russian Deputy Prosecutor General orders investigators to eliminate violations in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog
The criminal case against 16 Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog (Rostov Region), accused of extremism, was not fully investigated; the inquiry has been extended, says the answer of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to the appeal of Russian human rights activists, which was received today by the editorial board of the "Caucasian Knot".
19:00, 26 December 2012
Stavropol Territory: at trial on terrorism prosecutor demands 22-25 years in prison for defendant
The Stavropol Territorial Court in Pyatigorsk has ended the debates of the parties of the prosecution and the defence in the case of the residents of the Neftekumsk District, accused of plotting terror acts. The prosecutors have asked for the punishment for the defendants in the form of 22, 24 and 25 years in prison.
18:00, 26 December 2012
Five people injured in collapse of house in Astrakhan Region
In the village of Liman, Astrakhan Region, five persons were hurt by a collapse of a two-storey residential house; three of them were hospitalized.
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The tenth temporary plaque on Politkovskaya's house was destroyed.

Murtazov explained his escape by the impossibility of completing his contract.

Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Ministry of Youth Affairs of the Chechen Republic Facebook users* ridiculed Akhmat Kadyrov's new appointment.

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.