×

Кавказский узел

Скачайте приложение — работает без VPN!
Скачать Скачать
RU EN
поиск
Menu
AbkhaziaAdjariaAdygeaArmeniaAstrakhan RegionAzerbaijanChechnyaDagestanGeorgiaIngushetiaKabardino-BalkariaKalmykiaKarachay-CherkessiaKrasnodar TerritoryNagorno-KarabakhNorth CaucasusNorth Ossetia-AlaniaNorth-Caucasian Federal DistrictRostov RegionRussiaSouth CaucasusSouth Federal DistrictSouth OssetiaStavropol RegionVolgograd Region
Homepage   /   All news
20:00, 7 December 2011
A serviceman perished in Azerbaijan
Anar Gazanfar oglu Jafarov, extended service man of Azerbaijani army, died as a result of wounding in the Central military hospital of Baku, a military source reported.
19:00, 7 December 2011
Human rights activists demand from Prosecutor General's to close the case "Kadyrov vs. Orlov"
A group of international and Russian human rights organizations called for Prosecutor General's of Russia to exculpate Head of "Memorial" Human Rights Center Oleg Orlov accused of slander on Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.
18:00, 7 December 2011
"Human Rights Watch" demanded to stop pressure on independent observers at the election
The Russian authorities must immediately stop bringing pressure on non-governmental association "Golos" ("Vote") monitoring election of deputies of State Duma of the Russian Federation and release the detained participants of peaceful actions who expressed their protest against the election, a statement of international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" runs.
22:50, 6 December 2011
In Moscow and Saint Petersburg, opposition holds protest actions, rallies held and planned in south of Russian Federation
Today, protest actions in connection with the elections to the State Duma conducted on December 4 continued in Russia. During an unsanctioned rally held in Triumph Square in Moscow, more than 100 persons, including journalists, oppositionists Boris Nemtsov and Eduard Limonov, were detained. At the same time, supporters of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party held their rally in Revolution Square. Today, protest rallies were held in Saint Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don and Makhachkala; on the next day, December 7, a protest action is to be held in Astrakhan.
22:30, 6 December 2011
Volgograd Regional Court upholds verdict to ex-deputy convicted of paedophilia
Today, the Volgograd Regional Court upheld the verdict to Nikolai Volkov, the ex-deputy of the Volgograd Regional Duma, who was convicted in this October for sex crimes against children, falsification of passport and escape. This was reported by the Spokesman of the Regional Court.
Communists of Dagestan at the protest action against election outcomes; Makhachkala, December 6, 2011. Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 6 December 2011
Dagestani communists hold protest action against official election results
On December 6, the Dagestani Republic's Committee of the CPRF (the Communist Party of the Russian Federation) held a rally in Makhachkala. The main demands of the organizers were to bring to justice those persons, who, according to the communists, falsified the elections to the State Duma, conducted on December 4.
22:20, 6 December 2011
Three supporters of Alla Djioeva detained in North Ossetia
In North Ossetia, three confidants of Alla Djioeva have been arrested on criminal charges. Her election office treats the charges as fabricated.
22:10, 6 December 2011
Azerbaijan's SC leaves Bakhtiyar Gadjiev in custody
Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of Azerbaijan has considered the cassation compliant lodged by the of opposition activist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, convicted on charges of evading his regular military service. The complaint states that Gadjiev had a draft deferment because of his higher education and the right to alternative service. However, the SC has upheld the decisions of the first and appellate instances.
Gulnar Agaeva, the widow of Turadj Zeinalov and his father Shuriya Zeinalov at a press conference at the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS); Baku, December 5, 2011. Still from the video footage of the "Obyektiv TV Channel, www.obyektiv.tv
22:10, 6 December 2011
Relatives of Turadj Zeinalov who died at MNS of Nakhichevan demand objective investigation into his death
In Azerbaijan, relatives of Turadj Zeinalov, who died in this August in the SIZO (pre-trial prison) of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR), believe that he died from torture and insist on an objective investigation into the case and punishment for the guilty persons. This was reported by father and wife of the deceased person at the press conference held on December 5 in Baku.
22:00, 6 December 2011
Victims in Zelimkhan Chitigov's torture case apply for state protection
On December 5, in the Karabulak Court of Ingushetia, at the next session on the case dealing with use of torture by policemen, Zukhra, the mother of the victim Zelimkhan Chitigov, moved a petition on providing her family with state protection, said a source from the prosecution party.
21:00, 6 December 2011
Four participants of an action of protest against prohibition of wearing hijab convicted on Baku
A verdict to a group of believers arrested in connection with an action of protest in front of the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan on May, 6, was announced in Narimanov district court of Baku.
20:00, 6 December 2011
Amnesty International calls for the authorities of the Russian Federation to release those discontented at the results of the election
Human rights organization Amnesty International called for the Russian authorities to release the participants of the action of protest detained on December, 5, after the election of State Duma of the Russian Federation. Members of Amnesty International emphasize that the majority of the detainees were just peacefully expressing their protest.
After ballot boxes were opened at Polling Station No. 22-47 in Krasnodar, packs of ballot papers folded together were detected. Courtesy of the press service of the regional branch of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR)
19:00, 6 December 2011
Representatives of LDPR and KPRF report mass ballot-stuffing at the election in Krasnodar
On the day of election of deputies of State Duma of the Russian Federation in Krasnodar in process of counting of votes in the polling station No 22-47 representatives of LDPR and KPRF parties discovered stuffing packs of ballot papers with votes for "United Russia". Investigative bodies are carrying out inquiry on the incident.
18:00, 6 December 2011
Central Election Committee: "United Russia" polls less than a half of the electors' votes
Central Election Committee of the Russian Federation (CEC) announced preliminary results of State Duma election. "United Russia" polls 49,54% votes, KPRF - 19,16%, "Fair Russia" - 13,22%, LDPR - 11,66%, "Patriots of Russia" - 0,97%, "Yabloko" - 3,3%, "Right Cause" - 0,59%.
22:50, 5 December 2011
Election Commission: "Edinaya Rossiya" gains almost 90 percent of votes in Karachay-Cherkessia
In Karachay-Cherkessia, following the result of the election to the State Duma, the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) leads, which, according to the preliminary calculations, gained 89.83 percent of vote. This was reported by Vyacheslav Aparin, Deputy Chairman of the Republic' Election Commission.
22:40, 5 December 2011
CPRF: voters in Kabardino-Balkaria complain that they could not find themselves in voters' lists
In Kabardino-Balkaria, the course of the election of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation revealed that many voters had not received voting tickets, which usually indicated the address of the electoral precinct. As a result, many voters did not know where to go for voting. Besides, in some cases, voters arrived at electoral precincts and failed to find themselves in the lists. Nevertheless, according to the official information, the election was conducted without violations.
Voter inputs his filled-in ballot into the KAOIB (computer for processing ballot papers). Photo by Oleg Chaly for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 5 December 2011
"Spravedlivaya Rossiya" demands re-count of votes in Astrakhan Region
The "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party does not recognize the results of the election to the Legislative Assemblies of Saint Petersburg and Astrakhan. This was reported today by Sergey Mironov, the Party's leader. According to him, in both regions, the law was violated during the voting, and the Party would appeal to the Central Election Commission on that fact.
22:20, 5 December 2011
Appeal complaint on "Kadyrov vs. Orlov" case to be considered on December 23
On December 5, the Khamovniki Court in Moscow continued the consideration of the appeal filed by the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov against the acquittal to Oleg Orlov, Chairman of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial". At the request of Genry Reznik, the Orlov's lawyer, the next court session was appointed for December 23.
Krasnodar Territory, Sochi, December 4, 2011, observers from the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party at Polling Station No. 46-17. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot
22:20, 5 December 2011
In Sochi, observers from CPRF claim violations at election of deputies to Russian State Duma
In the course of the voting in the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation conducted in Sochi on December 4, illegal re-count of votes, removal of observers from electoral precincts and an attack on one of them occurred. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the observers from the CPRF (Communist Party of the Russian Federation).
22:10, 5 December 2011
In Rostov-on-Don, two voters claim that other people have voted for them
Two voters of the electoral precinct No. 1736, located in the Soviet District of Rostov-on-Don, claim that, when they received the ballots on December 4, they had to sign for other people, since other people had already signed in front of their surnames. All materials on the violation were brought to the Election Commission of the Rostov Region for examination.
News
23 drones were shot down over Kuban.

A school desk named after Rafik Ragimov. Screenshot from the Primorsko-Akhtarsky District Administration's Telegram channel, February 13, 2026, https://t.me/ahtari_rayon/25272?single Two soldiers from Kuban were killed in the SVO zone.

Deposits of stale fuel oil discovered in Anapa

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.