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21:14, 1 December 2012
Georgia: ex-director of Gldani Prison No. 8 to be accused in absentia
Alexander Mukhadze, the former director of Gldani Prison No. 8, a figurant in the case of the death of Colonel Sergo Tetradze, suspected in espionage, who has left the country, will be charged in absentia.
21:00, 1 December 2012
Stepan Safaryan: "Public Dialogues" give Armenian and Azerbaijani journalists real picture of situation in neighbouring region
The project "Public Dialogue", implemented on the Internet, will contribute to better understanding and breaking down false stereotypes, gained by the media workers of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the readers. This was told by the initiators of the project and journalists to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
20:00, 1 December 2012
Volgograd hosts picket in defence of citizens' right to possess arms
In Volgograd, Mikhail Goldreyer, the coordinator of the interregional public organization "Right to Arms", held in the Alley of Heroes a single picket in defence of the right of citizens to own firearms, the of the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
19:18, 1 December 2012
Adam Bogus: Maikop Mayoralty forbids rally in support of Syrian Circassians
In Maikop, the Mayoralty refused to sanction a rally of the movement "Adyge Khase-Circassian Parliament", which was to be held on December 8 in support of Syrian Circassians. This was reported by Adam Bogus, the leader of the movement.
19:12, 1 December 2012
NAC: two members of "Gimry" grouping killed in Makhachkala
During the today's special operation, held in the village of Semender of the Kirov District of Makhachkala, members of the "Gimry" criminal gang were killed. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
19:00, 1 December 2012
Ingush policemen suspected of unlawful detention of woman with baby
According to the Investigatory Committee, Ingush policemen unlawfully detained a woman with a five-month baby for almost entire day.
18:00, 1 December 2012
Soldiers block Dagestani village of Balakhani, local residents assert
In the village of Balakhani of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, military vehicles blocked the entrance to the village, and the houses were searched. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by local residents.
15:00, 1 December 2012
Journalist Idrak Abbasov asks Azerbaijani President for protection
In Azerbaijan, journalist Idrak Abbasov appealed to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev, heads of power agencies, and human rights defenders with a request to ensure his safety.
14:00, 1 December 2012
"Heritage" joins ANC's initiative to apply to Constitutional Court
The faction "Armenian National Congress" (ANC) began collecting signatures in the Parliament under the claim to the Constitutional Court about the disruption of the parliamentary majority of the extraordinary session of the National Assembly of November 21. MPs from the faction of the "Heritage" Party supported the initiative.
13:00, 1 December 2012
In Chechnya, pupils' parents criticize ban on using mobile phones in schools
In Chechnya, parents of schoolchildren complain about the order of the regional Ministry of Education, which prohibits the schoolchildren to use mobile phones. The parents believe that the safety of children was seriously threatened, and officials refer to the instructions of the republic's leaders.
12:09, 1 December 2012
In Krasnodar Territory, oppositionists criticize territorial law on assemblies
As stated by activists of the non-parliamentary opposition, amendments to the territorial law on assemblies had been adopted in the Krasnodar Territory without any broad discussion; therefore, the law is now highly restrictive. The amendments were intended to harmonise the local legislation with the federal one, said Marina Alexandrova, a lawyer from the Krasnodar-based "Centre of Justice".
11:00, 1 December 2012
Georgia: Ministry of Corrections asks Mikhail Saakashvili to release 137 seriously ill prisoners
Sozar Subari, Georgian Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance, appealed to the President and members of the Georgian Pardon Commission to release from prisons 137 seriously ill prisoners.
23:50, 30 November 2012
Taganrog: Jehovah's witnesses repeatedly accused of extremism
In the city of Taganrog of the Rostov Region, seventeen members of the organization Jehovah's Witnesses were repeatedly accused of extremism. The believers claim repeated violation of their rights to defence and plan to appeal against the charges.
23:40, 30 November 2012
"Chechen Mothers for Peace" holds action to support women, who lost their family members
The action, which was held on November 29, in Grozny by the public non-commercial organization "Chechen Mothers for Peace", was attended by about 200 women, who lost their family members and who did not know anything about their fate.
23:30, 30 November 2012
In Georgia, former head of MIA's General Inspection detained again
Tengiz Gunava, the former head of the General Inspection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia, detained on suspicion of embezzling 3000 litres of gasoline.
23:10, 30 November 2012
Dagestani MPs fix social guarantees for volunteers-militiamen
At the session of the Dagestani Parliament, held on November 29, MPs adopted guarantees of social protection for residents of Dagestan, participating in volunteer people's guard teams. In particular, in the event of a death of a member of a volunteer people's guard team during protection of the public order, family members of a deceased person will be paid a single payment in the amount of one million roubles.
23:00, 30 November 2012
Former head of Borjomi Interior Department detained on suspicion of using torture
On November 30, in Tbilisi, Mamuka Khvedeliani, the former head of the Borjomi Department of the Ministry Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia, a majority candidate from the "United National Movement" Party at the parliamentary elections of October 1, was arrested on suspicion of torturing detainees in the Borjomi MIA's Department in 2009.
22:30, 30 November 2012
Dagestani leader treats solving murders and kidnappings as ineffective
Magomedsalam Magomedov, the leader of Dagestan, criticized the work of power agencies of the region on the investigation into murders and kidnappings. Magomedsalam Magomedov has emphasized that out of 55 kidnappings, committed from January 2011 till September 2012, only 18 were resolved.
22:10, 30 November 2012
PACE Co-Rapporteurs call on Azerbaijani authorities to release journalists and opposition activists from prisons
Following their visit to Baku on November 26-28, Pedro Agramunt Font de Mora (Spain) and Joseph Debono Gresh (Malta), Co-Rapporteurs of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), called on the authorities of the country to release journalists and opposition activists, kept in prisons.
22:00, 30 November 2012
Rostov-on-Don: five colony wardens arrested on suspicion of beating prisoner
In Rostov-on-Don, five wardens of the penal colony IK-10, accused of beating a prisoner, were arrested by the court decision. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) in the Rostov Region.
News
A protester in Tbilisi holds a sign in support of Anastasia Zinovkina. Photo screenshot: MO SE / Facebook. Supporters of European integration at the Georgian parliament supported Anastasia Zinovkina.

A still from Zinovkina and Gribul's court hearing in Tbilisi. Photo: Publika / https://publika.ge/sasamartlom-ar-daakmayofila-shuamdgomloba-saapelacioshi-zinovkina-gribulis-saqmis-tarjimnebis-dakitkhvaze/ The court refused to re-examine the translators in the Gribul and Zinovkina case.

A Georgian citizen has been released in South Ossetia.

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.