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22:00, 5 December 2011
"Caucasian Knot" re-enters top 10 of Russian Internet
The Internet edition of the "Caucasian Knot" remains in the top ten of the most quoted news sources of the Runet. According to the study conducted by the company "Medialogy", in November the "Caucasian Knot" showed the highest growth.
22:00, 5 December 2011
Voters use strangers' passports in Akhvakh Region of Dagestan, a local asserts
Local residents and observers told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on ballot-box stuffing, several people's voting on the same passport, open filling in the ballots, and other violations during the voting in the election conducted on December 4 in Makhachkala and the Akhvakh District of Dagestan.
21:00, 5 December 2011
"United Russia" in Chechnya polled 99,5% votes: Central Election Committee found no violations, the observers disagree
The turnout for the election of deputies of State Duma and bodies of municipal authority in Chechnya on December, 4, made 99,45%, Central Election Committee (CEC) of the republic reports sating the absence of complaints of violations. According to CEC, "United Russia" polled 99,48 % votes and the rest of the parties polled 0,38%. Local observers sate a large-scale forgery at the election.
20:00, 5 December 2011
Activists of "Left Front" detained by the police in Rostov-on-Don on the election day released
Activists of "Left Front" and a passerby detained in Rostov-on-Don on December, 4, were accused of disorderly conduct and then released. According to Vladislav Ryazantsev, coordinator of Rostov branch of the organization, the policemen did not oblige the detainees to come to court.
Russian strike fighter Su-25. Courtesy of http://history-of-wars.ru
19:00, 5 December 2011
A non-governmental organization in Chechnya reported an air raid in the neighborhood of the settlement of Alkhazurovo
In the South-West of Chechnya military aviation of federal forces applied a bombing-missile attack at a woodland in the neighbourhood of one of the settlements. This was reported by representatives of a non-governmental organization. The military neither confirm nor disprove this information.
18:00, 5 December 2011
The case of a loss of paratroopers from Pskov in Chechnya in 2000 referred to court
Vladimir Markin, official representative of Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation (CIR), reported that the case of Rashid Atuov, Kemal Yezbeev and Khamidulla Yapov accused of involvement in killing 84 paratroopers from Pskov during battles in Ulus-Kert, Argun canyon of Chechnya, was referred to court.
23:00, 3 December 2011
Journalist Maria Plieva sued in Vladikavkaz
Today, a journalist and blogger Maria Plieva was detained in Vladikavkaz. She is accused of minor hooliganism and under threat of an administrative penalty.
22:00, 3 December 2011
Georgians win "Junior Eurovision" in Yerevan
The winner of the "Junior Eurovision-2011" contest, held on December 3 in Yerevan is the Georgian ensemble "Candy" for performance of the song "Candy Music"." The second and the third places went to young singers from the Netherlands and Belarus.
Azerbaijan, Baku, December 3, 2011; youth protest action against non-combat losses in the army. Courtesy of www.irfs.az
21:00, 3 December 2011
Azerbaijanis protest against non-combat army losses
Today, activists of several youth organizations and youth branches of Azerbaijani oppositional parties have held a protest rally, during which they demanded to investigate the reasons of soldiers' death during peacetime.
Participant of the action against gender violence "Women in Black", Yerevan, December 3, 2011. Photo by Varo Rafaelyan, www.panarmenian.net
20:00, 3 December 2011
Action "Women in Black" held in Yerevan
On December 3, in Yerevan, in Charles Aznavour Square, an action "Women in Black" was held, organized by the non-governmental women's organization "Society Against Violence". The action was about 30 persons strong; all the women were dressed in black.
19:00, 3 December 2011
Residents of South Ossetia to take part in State Duma elections
Tomorrow, on December 4, the residents of South Ossetia, who also have Russian citizenship, will vote at the elections to the Russian State Duma.
18:00, 3 December 2011
Consideration of appeal on "Kadyrov vs. Orlov" case to continue on December 5
The next court hearing on the appeal complaint lodged by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov against the acquittal sentence to the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" Oleg Orlov will take place on December 5 at 11:00 a.m.
17:00, 3 December 2011
Stavropol Territory hosts action "White Tape" in support of invalids
Local activists are distributing white ribbons to passers-by as a sign of support of people with disabilities. The action dated to the International Day of Disabled Persons is organized by social workers, students and schoolchildren.
16:00, 3 December 2011
Anaklia to erect monument to victims of Circassians' genocide
The Georgian tourist area Anaklia will install the monument to victims of the genocide of the Circassian nation, made by Khusen Kochesokov, a sculptor from Kabardino-Balkaria. His project was selected through an international contest.
15:00, 3 December 2011
Truck traffic resumed through "Verkhni Lars" checkpoint
In the morning on December 3, the trucks, which had been blocked at the "Verkhni Lars" checkpoint, began moving with the help of the tow cars provided by the Georgian party.
14:00, 3 December 2011
Switzerland sends list of monitoring companies to Georgia within WTO Agreement
Switzerland has presented Georgia with a list of companies, one of which will be selected for monitoring the goods turnover on the Georgian-Russian border within the framework of the WTO Agreement.
13:00, 3 December 2011
Mamuka Glonti leaves the post of General Producer of "Maestro" Georgian TV Channel
Mamuka Glonti, the founder of the "Maestro" TV Company and one of its stakeholders, has announced his resignation as the general producer of the TV channel.
12:00, 3 December 2011
Shaikhi Sheikhov killed in Dagestan in skirmish with power agents
Law enforcers have identified the casualty of the skirmish in the Kizlyar District of Dagestan as a twenty-year-old Shaikhi Sheikhov, the local MIA reports.
Picket in defense of cleanness and environment in Krasnodar, December 2, 2011. Courtesy of the organization "Ordinary People"
11:00, 3 December 2011
Ecological picket held in Krasnodar
On December 2, Krasnodar hosted a picket with a call to local residents to observe cleanliness and maintain healthy environment.
10:00, 3 December 2011
Venice Commission publishes its recommendations on the new Electoral Code of Georgia
The Venice Commission has given a positive preliminary conclusion on the draft new Electoral Code of Georgia, said Pavle Kublashvili, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Georgian Parliament.
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.