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17:00, 11 December 2012
Moscow: at trial on murder of Colonel Budanov his driver testifies
At the trial on the murder of former Colonel Yuri Budanov, who was shot dead on June 10, 2011, conducted by the Moscow City Court, three witnesses have testified, including the driver who brought Budanov to the notary office.
16:00, 11 December 2012
Pickets against deprivation of Russians in Finland of parental rights held in Krasnodar Territory
On December 10 and 11, the KrasnodarTerritory hosted a series of solo pickets of activists of the party "Communists of Russia", who raised the issue of deprivation of Russians in Finland of their parental rights, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
15:00, 11 December 2012
NAC announces arrest of organizers of Said Afandi's murder in Dagestan
A special operation conducted on December 8 in the Untsukul and Gumbetov Districts of Dagestan resulted in detention of three persons-organizers of the terror act against Sheikh Said Afandi; they all gave confessions, the Russia's National Antiterrorism Committee (NAC) reports today.
19:35, 10 December 2012
Witnesses interrogated at the trial on the case of Budanov’s murder
Today trial on the case of colonel Yuri Budanov’s murder was continued in Moscow city court. During the session one of the witnesses declared that he knew the defendant under the name of Magomed Suleimanov.
18:34, 10 December 2012
The police dispersed an action of protest in Baku
Today the police in Baku hindered the supporters of the opposition from holding an unauthorized action of protest with the demand that the authorities should respect human rights. The action organized by Civil movement for democracy “Public Chamber” (CMDPC) was timed to the International Human Rights Day which is celebrated on December, 10.
18:17, 10 December 2012
ANC demanded release of convicted political activists during an action in Yerevan
A mass action of oppositional Armenian National Congress (ANC) timed to Human Rights Day was held in Svobody (Freedom) square today.
17:37, 10 December 2012
Russia suspended the use of radar station in Gabala, Azerbaijan
Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan issued a statement running that Russia suspended the use of radar station (RS) in Gabala. The countries did not come to an agreement about the sum of rental, the Ministry reports.
17:00, 10 December 2012
A resident of Dagestan reports unknown persons’ attempt to burn down her family
On December, 8, unidentified masked and camouflaged people in the settlement of Chontaul, Kizilyurt district of Dagestan, attempted to burn down Salimat Gadjieva’s family consisting of seven persons. This was reported by the woman herself.
16:40, 10 December 2012
FSB: Suleiman Shankhoev, coordinator of "suicide battalion" killed in Ingushetia
According to preliminary data, today in Ingushetia during a skirmish in the village of Dolakovo, Suleiman Shankhoev, the coordinator of the team of suicide bombers "Riyad al-Saliheen", banned in Russia, was killed, said the press service of the FSB Department for Ingushetia.
16:12, 10 December 2012
ICRF establishes the suspect of killing Kazbek Gekkiev
As reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the suspect in the murder on December 5 inNalchik of journalist Kazbek Gekkiev was established as Zeitun Boziev, 30.
15:56, 10 December 2012
Head of Georgian MIA promises Pankisi residents to run high-quality inquiry into special operation in Lopota
In the course of their meeting with Irakli Garibashvili, the head of the Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), residents of Pankisi Gorge acquainted him with their versions of what had happened during the special operation in Lopota Gorge. The Minister promised to run an impartial investigation into the incident, the press service of the MIA reports.
15:23, 10 December 2012
Nakhichevan: journalists claim unlawful detention at the border
In the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), Ilgar Nasibov, a correspondent of the online edition "contact.az", and Elman Abbasov, an employee of the portal "nakhchivanhumanrights.org", report about their illegal detention on December 8 at the customs point "Sadarak" on the Azerbaijani-Turkish border.
15:00, 10 December 2012
Ex-head of MIA's Department of Constitutional Security arrested for 40 days
Oleg Melnikov, a former employee of the Department of Constitutional Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), detained on December 7 inUkraine, has been arrested by the Darnitsa District Court of Kiev for the term of 40 days.
22:51, 8 December 2012
Stavropol hosts flash mob against inaction of managing companies
In Stavropol, activists of the regional NGO named "All Houses" have organized a flash mob "Neptune Day" in protest against passiveness of managing companies in regard to residents' problems.
22:27, 8 December 2012
In Armenia, thousands of victims of 1988 earthquake still need housing
Today, 24 years after the Spitak earthquake, about a thousand families living in Spitak, are still in need of housing. In Gyumri, about six thousand families still live in temporary housing facilities.
22:04, 8 December 2012
Tuapse court toughens punishment of ecologist Evgeny Vitishko
The Tuapse City Court has obliged Evgeny Vitishko, a member of the "Yabloko" Party and an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", sentenced to probation in the case about the fence of the "Tkachov's Summer House", to appear – twice a month – at the penal inspection and not to leave the Tuapse District without notifying the police.
21:49, 8 December 2012
Tbilisi: policemen disperse protest action of street vendors
Today in Tbilisi street vendors demanded from the authorities to allow them to trade freely until January 15. The police have dispersed the action.
20:21, 8 December 2012
Prisoners beaten in Kalmykia rejected medical care, their relatives say
Relatives of the prisoners who were beaten on December 4, when they were brought to colony "Salyn IK-1" in Kalmykia, claim that the victims are still without medical attention. The local Kalmykia's UFSIN (Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service) denies any beating of inmates on December 4 and transfer of those beaten on November 2 to other jails.
17:40, 8 December 2012
The Parliament of Georgia approved a draft “On Amnesty” in first reading
A draft “On Amnesty” aimed at reduction of custody terms for women, the underage, persons who committed economic crimes and release of 190 political prisoners was adopted in first reading by the Georgian Parliament.
17:10, 8 December 2012
Lukin will inform the community about the progress in investigation of murder of a journalist in Kabardino-Balkaria
Ombudsman of the Russian Federation Vladimir Lukin is going to be always aware of the process of investigation of murder of journalist Kazbek Gekkiev killed in Kabardino-Balkaria. He reported this on December, 7, after a session of Coordination Council of Ombudsmen.
News
Speculation about the condition of Kadyrov's son after the accident was the result of the silence of the Chechen authorities.

Activists in Europe have called for Movlaev and Murtazov not to be extradited to Russia.

The tenth temporary plaque on Politkovskaya's house was destroyed.

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.