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21:30, 14 December 2011
Residents of Ingushetia-victims of Ruslan Evkurov's activities, are repeatedly summoned for questioning
In Ingushetia, law enforcement officers renewed the investigation into the case against Ruslan Evkurov, the distant relative of Ingush President Yunus-Bek Evkurov, who was accused of fraud against residents of the village of Dolakovo.
Arrested activist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev (centre), Baku, April 20, 2011. Courtesy of irfs.az
21:20, 14 December 2011
Azerbaijani rights defenders urge President to pardon prisoners
The Monitoring Group of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan (MGHROA) appealed to President Ilham Aliev asking him to grant pardon to 27 political prisoners in the country. Besides, the human rights defenders have emphasized worsening of human rights situation in Azerbaijan in 2011.
21:10, 14 December 2011
In Moscow, court on Magmadovs' case hears Egle Kusaite's evidence
At today's session, the Moscow Regional Court has finished listening to testimony of Egle Kusaite on the case against Apti and Aishat Magmadov, the natives of Chechnya. Earlier, the defendants' lawyer filed a motion on the evidence of Egle Kusaite at the trial.
21:00, 14 December 2011
A resident of Dagestan appeals to Public Chamber to help him call the murderers of his daughter-in-law to account
The criminal case of the fact of shooting down pregnant Sapiyat Magomedova by the policemen in 2006 was closed by Investigative Department (ID) of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Dagestan. This was reported by resident of the town of Khasavyurt Mamatkhan Baisultanov, the victim's father-in-law. He sent a letter to Head of Public Chamber of Dagestan Gamzat Gamzatov asking to help continue investigation.
20:00, 14 December 2011
The Embassy of Turkey does not confirm the information of violations of labour rights of the workers of "Bora Inshaat" company
The Embassy of Turkey in Russia did not confirm the information of non-payment of wages to the workers of Turkish construction company "Bora Inshaat". According to the Embassy, its representatives are in Grozny at the moment.
19:00, 14 December 2011
The court fined an official in Volgograd for her attempt to involve priests in pre-election campaigning
Regional Public prosecutor's office reports that magistrate of magistracy No 109 in Volgograd fined to three thousand rubles Deputy Head of Administration of Sovietsky district of the city who asked the priests to campaign the congregation for one of the parties at State Duma election.
18:20, 14 December 2011
Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov arrested in Sochi went on a hunger strike
Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov in Sochi who is currently serving administrative arrest for insubordination to the police went on a hunger strike as a sign of protest against the judgment.
18:00, 14 December 2011
The main version of murder of the officer of Committee of Inquiry in Dagestan is his professional activities
The investigators consider the officer's professional activities as the main version of murder of Arsen Gajibekov acting as Head of Investigative Department (ID) of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Makhachkala district of Dagestan.
22:30, 13 December 2011
CEMED: amendments to law on political parties in Azerbaijan are restrictive
Amendments to the law on parties developed by the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan simply imitate the state support of political organizations and create obstacles to the political activities in the country. This conclusion was made by experts of the Centre for Election Monitoring and Education for Democracy (CEMED). Leaders of the political parties also criticize the amendments to the law; however, the authorities insist on advantages of amendments.
22:10, 13 December 2011
In Azerbaijan, police suppresses action "Let's read books!"
In Baku, a group of young activists held an action to raise interest in book reading. Police suppressed gathering of activists.
22:10, 13 December 2011
Dagestani resident surrenders to militants' adaptation commission
Three days after the meeting of the Dagestani commission for adaptation of militants, who decided to surrender, to civilian life, a 23-year-old Gasan Kurabekov, one more member of the armed underground, voluntarily surrendered himself to Rizvan Kurbanov, Chairman of the Adaptation Commission, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic's Government.
Frame from Marina Goldovskaya's film "A Bitter Taste of Freedom"
22:00, 13 December 2011
Film "A Bitter Taste of Freedom" screened in Moscow is based on unique materials, shot during Anna Politkovskaya's life
On December 8, in Moscow, the conference hall of the office of "Memorial" at No. 5 Karetny Lane made a show of the film by the well-known documentary filmmaker Marina Goldovskaya "A Bitter Taste of Freedom", dedicated to Anna Politkovskaya, the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta". The film contains unique documentary footage shot during several years of the journalist's life.
21:50, 13 December 2011
Basmanny Court of Moscow extends arrest of suspect of killing Anna Politkovskaya
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has decided to extend the arrest of Rustam Makhmudov, the accused in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist of "Novaya Gazeta", till March 7, 2012, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed today at the court.
21:40, 13 December 2011
On December 5-11, five persons were killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of December 5-11, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus took away at least five human lives; and at least 10 persons were injured. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
21:20, 13 December 2011
Armenia: main witness changes evidence at trial on death of officer Nazaryan
On December 13, in Armenia, at the trial dealing with the death of Lieutenant Artak Nazaryan, the main witness Private Arman Mnatsakanyan changed his evidence against what he had said at the preliminary investigation, stating now that the officer died not on July 27, as documented in the case files, but early in the morning on July 26.
21:10, 13 December 2011
Suspects of blowing up "Neva-Express" train refuse to plead guilty at questioning in court
The Tver Regional Court, where the trial on blowing up the "Neva-Express" train in 2009 continues, has finished questioning all the ten defendants - natives of the village of Ekazhevo in the Republic of Ingushetia. None of them pled guilty.
21:00, 13 December 2011
In Moscow, kidnappers of members of Armenian Diaspora found guilty
The Vidnoe District Court of the Moscow Region has sentenced the figurants in the case of kidnapping of Armenians to 9-17 years in prison.
20:40, 13 December 2011
Chechen authorities are deporting the constructors who worked in a Turkish company "Penta"
All the constructors who worked in a Turkish company "Penta" will be sent back home on December, 15. This was reported by Federal Migration Service of Chechnya. According to a representative of the office, all the constructors' problems are settled, however local observers state that unpaid wages still remained.
20:30, 13 December 2011
A cybercafe for disabled people will be opened in Volgograd
An action "Social Internet is a space for everyone" is starting in Volgograd. A social cybercafe will be opened within the framework of the action on December, 13.
20:20, 13 December 2011
Defendant on the case of blasting "Neva-Express" needs an urgent operation, his attorney reports
During a trial in the district court of Tver on December, 12, witnesses on the case were interrogated. Besides, attorney Musa Pliev reported that defendant Tatarkhan Kartoev needed urgent hospitalization.
News
Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/ Akhmat Kadyrov received a medal for special achievements in physical education.

A new temporary plaque has been installed on Anna Politkovskaya's home.

The eleventh installation of the plaque. Photo: SOTAvision* / Telegram A banner about vandals of memorial plaques has been reinstalled on Anna Politkovskaya's house.

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.