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05:00, 20 December 2011
The participants of hearings in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation complained of the officials’ reluctance to settle land dispute
The participants of the hearings in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation “Land question in the Caucasus: from solving conflicts to preventing them” which passed off on December, 19, declared that local officials often refused to settle land dispute in the regions of Northern Caucasus.
23:50, 19 December 2011
Three persons killed in special operation in KChR
Tonight in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), in the course of a special operation three persons, earlier involved, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), in attacking traffic policemen in the township of Mirny, Stavropol Territory, were killed.
23:00, 19 December 2011
Russian SC finds Stavropol judge Alexander Blinov guilty
The travelling panel of judges of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has sentenced the judge of the Stavropol Territorial Court on charges of fraud and a fatal road accident to 2 years of imprisonment and a fine, but relieved him from criminal liability for lapse of limitation period.
22:00, 19 December 2011
Dagestan sets up parliamentary-public commission to investigate the murder of Khadjimurad Kamalov
The Dagestani leader Magomedsalam Magomedov has offered to take the murder of Khadjimurad Kamalov under public control and form a parliamentary-public commission with participation of the members of the Public Chamber of Dagestan and involvement of media workers and journalists of the "Chernovik" weekly.
21:00, 19 December 2011
"Rosaviatsiya" stops "Dagestani Airlines"
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency ("Rosaviatsiya") has annulled the certificate of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Dagestani Airlines".
19:00, 19 December 2011
ECtHR finds lawsuit Georgia vs. Russia eligible
On December 19, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg found the Georgia's lawsuit against Russia, dealing with violation of a number of articles of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), committed during the August 2008 conflict and thereafter, eligible.
18:00, 19 December 2011
Adler residents report pollution of water body in "Chaisovkhoz"
As reported by local residents and ecologists, in the area of the city of Adler, in the "Chaisovkhoz" (Tea State Farm), a spillage of petroleum products took place.
17:00, 19 December 2011
Trial on Nalchik events considers episode of attack on PPS regiment
In the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), at the trial dealing with the attack on Nalchik, today the court continued questioning victims and witnesses of the episode "PPS (Patrol and Post Service) regiment".
16:00, 19 December 2011
EU allocates over 26 million euros to Georgia on support of refugees and development of education
The European Union has transferred 26.2 million euros to the state budget of Georgia. The money will go to support forced displaced persons and development of vocational training.
15:00, 19 December 2011
House of oppositionist Tural Abbasly demolished in Azerbaijan
In Baku, the house, where the flat of Tural Abbasly, the head of the youth organization of the "Musavat" Party (now imprisoned), was located, has been demolished. Besides, his mother – Bashkhanym Abbasova, a member of the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC) – was detained and taken to the 21st station of the Nasimi District Police Department.
14:00, 19 December 2011
Young families receive housing subsidies in the capital of Kalmykia
Today in Elista, nine families have received certificates on the right to social payments for purchase or construction of housing. The documents have been issued as part of the city programme "Affordable housing for young families", in effect from 2007 through 2012.
13:00, 19 December 2011
On December 12-18, armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away 18 lives
At least 18 persons were killed and three more wounded during the week of December 12-18 in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Protesters at the action "Return our votes!" in the city of Novorossisk, Krasnodar Territory, December 18, 2011. Photo by Natalia Dorokhina for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:00, 19 December 2011
An action “Give our votes back!” passed off in Novorossiysk
An action of protest “Give our votes back!” passed off in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, on December, 18. The participants of the meeting came out in opposition against mass forgery at the election of State Duma of the Russian Federation. 45 people all in all gathered in the square. Many of them sealed their mouths with leaflets “My vote is stolen”.
Tourists from Krasnodar in a ropeway car near Mount Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkaria, December 18, 2011. Photo by Louisa Orazaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:00, 19 December 2011
Downhill skiing season started in Elbrus area after a long outage
The cable cars of Elbrus area (Kabardino-Balkaria) are completely ready to receive tourists. This was reported by Head of Administration of Elbrus district Aslan Malkarov.
10:00, 19 December 2011
300 people in Stavropol went out to a meeting “For honest election”
On Sunday, December, 18, a meeting against forgery and election fraud was held in Stavropol. According to official data, about 300 local residents took part in it.
23:00, 17 December 2011
Makhachkala hosts charity action in memory of Khadjimurad Kamalov
Today, a large charity action in memory of Khadjimurad Kamalov, the founder of the "Chernovik" weekly, who was assassinated on December 15, was organized in Makhachkala: food help was rendered to needy and poor families.
22:00, 17 December 2011
Police lieutenant-colonel assassinated in Kabardino-Balkaria
Today, in the village of Khasanya of Kabardino-Balkaria, Police Lieutenant-Colonel Vadim Sultanov, 36, an employee of Centre "E", was killed, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told at the Investigatory Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
21:00, 17 December 2011
Protesters in Moscow demand to cancel State Duma election outcomes
The participants of the today's rally "For Fair Elections" have demanded to cancel the outcomes of the vote at the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation dismiss the head of the Russian CEC (central Election Commission) and release political prisoners.
20:00, 17 December 2011
Sochi hosts picket against fraudulent elections
Today, a sanctioned picket against falsification of the outcomes of the Russian State Duma elections was held in Sochi.
19:00, 17 December 2011
Rostov Region creates centre of distant learning for gifted children
With the aim to support gifted children living in remote areas, the Rostov Region is opening a centre for distant learning. Now, they form 10 study groups per 10 pupils each.
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.