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19:00, 13 December 2011
A case of ex-Chief of Traffic Police of Armenia accused of embezzlement referred to court
The case of Margar Oganyan, ex-Chief of Traffic Police of Armenia, accused of abuse of authority and fund embezzlement on an especially large scale was referred to court. This information came from Prosecutor General's of Armenia.
18:00, 13 December 2011
Human rights activist Basmanov in Sochi arrested for a five-day's term
Human rights activist Sergey Basmanov, Director of organization "Protection of the citizen's rights and legal interests" detained in Sochi on December, 10, was arrested and is now in a temporary isolation ward.
Participants of the rally against falsification of the Russian State Duma elections, Krasnodar, December 10, 2011. Photo by Natalia Dorokhina for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:40, 12 December 2011
Russian opposition disappointed at Dmitry Medvedev's reaction to protest actions
Representatives of the oppositional parties have expressed their disappointment at the reaction of President Dmitry Medvedev to protest actions of December 10 against falsifications at the elections.
Participants of torchlight march of nationalists in Volgograd, December 11, 2011. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 12 December 2011
Nationalists' torchlight procession held in Volgograd
In the evening of December 11, a torchlight procession of nationalists was held in Volgograd. The action was dedicated to the anniversary of the events in Manege Square in Moscow after the murder of Yegor Sviridov, a football fan. Young people formed the main part of the procession participants.
23:00, 12 December 2011
Dagestani MIA: Rashid Shuaibov, declared as kidnapped, detained on suspicion of collaboration with militants
Rashid Shuaibov, whose disappearance was reported on December 7 by his relatives, was detained on suspicion of involvement in the Caspian group of militants led by Murad Abdurakhmanov. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.
23:00, 12 December 2011
In Adygea, Union of Slavs holds action under slogan "I didn't vote!"
The Union of Slavs of Adygea (AUS) decided to form a group for the campaign "I didn't vote!". Its essence is to collect complaints from citizens, who did not go to the elections to the electoral precincts, information of which reports on ballot boxes stuffing.
22:50, 12 December 2011
Court orders authorities of Shpakov District of Stavropol Territory to open additional 4000 places in kindergartens
The Shpakov District Court of the Stavropol Territory has granted the lawsuit of the Prosecutor's Office for additional places in municipal pre-school educational institutions. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of the Stavropol Territory. Out of total number of required additional places, 2357 places should be opened the city of Mikhailovsk, the district centre, and 1514 places - in the municipal units of the district. In the Stavropol Territory, a line for a place in a kindergarten includes more than 46,000 persons.
22:40, 12 December 2011
Leila Yunus: 26 new political prisoners appeared in Azerbaijan in 2011
In 2011, political repressions intensified in Azerbaijan, and the sharpest jump in the number of political prisoners over the last decade has been marked. This was reported by Leila Yunus, Director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD), at the press conference dedicated to the International Human Rights Day celebrated on December 10. At the same time, the Azerbaijani authorities deny existence of political prisoners in the country.
22:30, 12 December 2011
Student Magomed Mutsolgov beaten by power agents in Ingushetia, rights defenders report
In Ingushetia, in the morning of December 2, in the course of the inspection of passport regime in the dormitory of the Islamic Institute conducted by officers of unidentified power agency, student Magomed Alikhanovich Mutsolgov, a resident of the village of Surkhakhi, was subjected to beatings and threats. This was reported by human rights defenders.
22:20, 12 December 2011
In Moscow, Egle Kusaite's evidence read out at trial on Magmadovs' case
In the course of today's court session on the case of Chechen natives Apti and Aishat Magmadov, the Moscow Regional Court listened to testimony of Egle Kusaite. Earlier, the defence has filed a motion about announcement of that testimony.
22:10, 12 December 2011
Detained Soslan Kokoev transferred to Vladikavkaz SIZO
Soslan Kokoev, the detained founder of the website Uasamonga.ru, the supporter of Djambolat Tedeev, the non-registered candidate for the presidential election in South Ossetia, was transferred to the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of Vladikavkaz. Information about the state of his health is still unavailable.
22:00, 12 December 2011
In Belorechenskaya colony, more than 20 juvenile inmates cut their arms
On December 10, twenty-two juvenile prisoners of the Belorechenskaya juvenile correctional colony of the Krasnodar Territory cut their hands with razor blades. This was reported today by the official representative of the UFSIN (Department of the Russian Federal Correction Service) of the Krasnodar Territory.
20:00, 12 December 2011
Djioeva's supporters stopped their action of protest in the center of Tskhinvali
Supporters of ex-presidential candidate of South Ossetia Alla Djioeva in Tskhinvali removed the benches and casks they used to make a fire during their two-week actions of protest from the square.
19:00, 12 December 2011
"Left Front": four people detained at a meeting on December, 10, in Rostov arrested for terms of two to ten days
Four persons detained at a meeting against forging the election of State Duma in Rostov-on-Don were sentenced by the magistrate's court to two, five and ten days of administrative arrest, 7 or 8 more were fined, coordinator of "Left Front" in Rostov region Vladislav Ryasantsev told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
18:00, 12 December 2011
Policemen in Orenburg suspected of involvement in the death of a detained native of Armenia
Four policemen in Orenburg were detained for suspicion of involvement in the death of native of Armenia Armen Sargsyan in the Directorate of Orenburg Department of the Ministry of interior Affairs.
22:13, 10 December 2011
Eduard Kokoity starts forming Constitutional Court of South Ossetia
The incumbent President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity, who declared tonight his forthcoming resignation, has appointed two judges of the Constitutional Court, thus starting to form it.
Eduard Kokoity announces his resignation as President of South Ossetia at his meeting with the public in Tskhinvali, December 10, 2011
22:00, 10 December 2011
South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity hands over presidential powers to Vadim Brovtsev
Today, at the public meeting in Tskhinvali, Eduard Kokoity announced his resignation as President of South Ossetia and handed over presidential powers to Vadim Brovtsev, Prime Minister, who was appointed the acting head of the republic.
21:00, 10 December 2011
In Moscow, protest against election results passed peacefully
Today, a protest rally against the results of the elections to the Russian State Duma was held in Moscow.
20:14, 10 December 2011
Protesters against falsification of election results detained in Dagestan
In Dagestan, participants of the protest rally against the results of the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation conducted on December 4 report on detention of protesters, including members of the "Yabloko" Party.
Policemen pushing rights defender Sergey Basmanov into a car a few minutes before the start of the protest action "Sochi for Honest Elections!", Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, December 10, 2011. Photo by Semyon Simonov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 10 December 2011
Human rights defender Sergey Basmanov detained at protest rally in Sochi
Today, opposite the railway station in Sochi, a rally of people discontented with the results of the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation was held. During the protest action, the human rights defender Sergey Basmanov, Director of the organization "Defence of Citizens' Rights and Interests", was detained.
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.