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11:00, 24 December 2011
In Azerbaijan, a businessman tries to burn himself down
In the Azerbaijani city of Sheki, a local businessman made an attempt of self-immolation, claiming violation of his rights.
10:00, 24 December 2011
Sochi Airport creates barrier-free environment for invalids
The Sochi Airport is implementing a programme of a barrier-free environment for disabled passengers. The programme was adopted after the Airport was criticized by the commission for preparation and holding the Paralympic Winter Games of 2014.
09:00, 24 December 2011
Electoral Code of Georgia adopted in the second reading
On December 23, the draft Electoral Code was adopted at an extraordinary sitting of the Parliament of Georgia in the second reading by a majority of votes of the MPs.
22:40, 23 December 2011
Rosaviatsiya: conflict between "Vnukovo" and "Kuban Airlines" should not affect passengers
Clarification of the relationship between the top management of the Moscow airport "Vnukovo" and the airline "ALK" is irresponsible under conditions of rising passenger traffic during the holidays. This was declared by the Federal Air Transport Agency ("Rosaviatsiya"), which urged the parties to reconcile the conflict.
22:30, 23 December 2011
Azerbaijan bans foreign TV serials on national TV channels
In Azerbaijan, starting May 1, 2012, the ban on screening foreign TV serials and feature films on national TV channels comes into effect. The appropriate decision was made on December 22 by the National TV and Radio Council (NTRC).
22:30, 23 December 2011
In Stavropol, prosecutor's office makes canning factory pay over 16 million roubles of wage debts to its workers
The top management of the OJSC (Open Joint-Stock Company) " Stavropolsky Canning factory" did not paid wages to its 232 employees for 1.5 years; the formed arrears amounted to more than 16 million roubles. Only due to interference of the prosecutor's office, at present, wages have been paid in full.
22:20, 23 December 2011
Astrakhan Regional Court cancels compensation to school principal for unlawful dismissal
The Regional Court granted the appeal of the Committee on Education and Science of the Administration of Astrakhan on its earlier decision on compensation for unfair dismissal of Nadezhda Gogoleva, Principal of the school No. 74. The Principal does not agree with the decision and intends to appeal to higher courts.
22:10, 23 December 2011
Pyatigorsk mosque opens Russian language courses for immigrants
In the Stavropol Territory, at the mosque of Pyatigorsk, free courses on Russian language for foreign immigrants are to be established. Opening of the courses was initiated by the Spiritual Administration of Muslims in the Stavropol Territory.
22:00, 23 December 2011
MRI: in 2011, situation with freedom of expression in Azerbaijan has worsened
In Azerbaijan, the year of 2011 is characterized by further deterioration of freedom of expression. This is the main conclusion of the annual report of the Media Rights Institute (MRI) entitled "Freedom of expression in Azerbaijan: legal cases of defamation, pressure, freedom of information, the Internet, regulation of TV and radio", which was presented on December 23 at "a roundtable" in Baku.
22:00, 23 December 2011
Ex-district head in Volgograd Region suspected of embezzling four million budgetary roubles
The ex-head of the administration of the Kotovo District of the Volgograd Region and the General Director of the OJSC (Open Joint-Stock Company) "Volgogradneftegazstroy" are suspected of theft of 4 million roubles allocated from the budget for reconstruction of a road. Investigation is underway, the Ministry of Interior Affairs (MIA) in the Volgograd Region reports.
21:50, 23 December 2011
In Sochi, woman-organizer of protests against election violations is summoned to police "for a talk"
Olga Noskovets, a resident of Sochi, one of the organizers of the sanctioned rally against violations at the elections to the State Duma held on December 4, which was scheduled for December 24, reported on the summon to the police.
21:40, 23 December 2011
Group of children from Chechnya goes to Moscow for New Year holidays
48 children from the Chechen Republic, aged 8-14, went to celebrate the New Year in the Moscow Kremlin. This was reported by the Republic's Ministry of Education and Sciences.
21:20, 23 December 2011
In Sochi, human rights defender Sergey Basmanov arrested for 10 days
Today, the Khosta District Court found Sergey Basmanov, the human rights defender from Sochi, guilty of disorderly conduct committed on the day of voting at the elections to the State Duma. Sergey Basmanov was sentenced to an administrative penalty in the form of 10-day arrest.
21:10, 23 December 2011
120 requests submitted to Committee for clemency in Georgia
On December, 25, a session of Committee for clemency to the convicts will be held in Georgia. On this day it will be decided how many convicts will be recommended for clemency.
21:00, 23 December 2011
An action of protest passed off near the Embassy of France in Baku
An action of protest against adoption of a bill criminalizing denial of genocide of the Armenians by France passed off On December, 22, near the French Embassy in Baku. The action was organized by International Center of Diaspora and Azerbaijani Community of War Veterans.
20:00, 23 December 2011
Journalist Tolmachev in Rostov region earlier exculpated on clause "Slander" arrested for accusation of extortion
Alexander Tolmachev, Rostov journalist, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper "Upolnomochen Zayavit" ("Empowered to State") and journal "Pro Rostov" ("About Rostov") was taken into custody in connection with the case on which he was accused of extortion. This preventive punishment was sanctioned on December, 22, by the court of Novocherkassk. On December, 20, district court recalled the sentence to the journalist on accusation of slander.
19:00, 23 December 2011
The US congressmen called for President of Azerbaijan to release Aliev brothers, political prisoners
Two co-chairmen of Legal Committee of the Congress of the USA Frank Wolf and James McGovern sent a message to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev calling to release political prisoners.
18:00, 23 December 2011
Residents of the settlement of Nardaran, Azerbaijan, report arrests of believers
In the settlement of Nardaran, Baku, believers are regularly arrested: at night policemen come, without any grounds put them into cars and drive them away to police departments, local residents report.
22:30, 22 December 2011
Ulyanovsk: six football fans suspected of distributing anti-Caucasian leaflets
Six residents of Ulyanovsk are suspected of inciting hatred based on ethnic grounds against players and fans of the "Anji" FC (Makhachkala). According to the prosecutor's office, fans of the "Volga" FC prepared and distributed leaflets with extremist content.
22:10, 22 December 2011
POC: juveniles are pressed in Belorechenskaya Colony
As reported by the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of the Krasnodar Territory, the employees of the Belorechenskaya Colony subject convicted juveniles to psychological pressure.
News
The Catholicos of All Armenians is banned from leaving the country.

Markaryan asked the court to consider his case in a special order.

Aliyev recalled the conditions of the peace agreement with 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.