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19:00, 27 December 2012
Ibragim Dudarov becomes tenth religious figure killed in Northern Caucasus in 2012
North Ossetia held a ceremony of farewell to Ibragim Dudarov, Deputy Mufti of the Republic, the imam of the mosque of Vladikavkaz, who was killed on December 26. According to the calculations of the "Caucasian Knot", during 2012, in Northern Caucasus, at least ten religious leaders were killed eight in Dagestan, one in the Stavropol Territory, and one in North Ossetia.
18:00, 27 December 2012
Suren Gazaryan asks for political asylum in Estonia
Suren Gazaryan from Krasnodar, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who fears of persecution by the authorities of the Russian Federation, has appealed to Estonia with a request for political asylum.
17:00, 27 December 2012
ANC decides not to support any candidate at election of President of Armenia
The opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) decided not to support any candidate involved in running for the presidency. This was reported by the statement of the ANC which was disseminated today.
16:00, 27 December 2012
In Adygea, MSTU teachers and students protest against Rector's dismissal
The protest action against the dismissal of Khazret Blyagoz, Rector of the Maikop State Technological University (MSTU), was attended by 300 teachers and 100 students. The protest action was held today at the building of the MSTU.
15:00, 27 December 2012
Ex-Foreign Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh to run for President of Armenia
Today, Arman Melikyan, ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nagorno-Karabakh, made a statement about his intention to run for the position of President of Armenia.
14:00, 27 December 2012
Tbilisi authorities plan to introduce vouchers for utilities
Starting from January 2013, families living in Tbilisi can expect to receive vouchers for payment for utilities. This was reported by the Mayoralty of the Georgian capital.
13:00, 27 December 2012
Yunus-Bek Evkurov does not rule out finding Dokku Umarov in mountains of Ingushetia
Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia, does not rule out the possibility that Dokku Umarov is in the mountainous regions of the republic.
12:00, 27 December 2012
In Kobuleti, earthquake damages more than 20 buildings
As a result of the earthquake, which occurred in the Black Sea near the coasts of Georgia, dozens of buildings were damaged in the city of Kobuleti.
23:00, 26 December 2012
Azerbaijan: pardoning resolution releases 13 political prisoners
The today's list of pardoned persons in Azerbaijan includes 13 political prisoners, including two earlier recognized by the Amnesty International as "prisoners of conscience" – a human rights activist Vidadi Iskenderov and a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) Shakhin Gasanli.
22:00, 26 December 2012
CEC of Armenia receives three applications for nomination of presidential candidates
Today, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Armenia has received three applications for participation in the presidential election on February 18, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
21:00, 26 December 2012
Dismissal of MSTU Rector causes protests of teachers and students
Today, the order of the Minister of Education and Sciences of the Russian Federation Dmitry Livanov has dismissed Hazrat Blyagoz, the Rector of the Maikop State Technological University (MSTU). Teachers and students of the university are planning to hold a protest action against his dismissal.
20:00, 26 December 2012
Russian Deputy Prosecutor General orders investigators to eliminate violations in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog
The criminal case against 16 Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog (Rostov Region), accused of extremism, was not fully investigated; the inquiry has been extended, says the answer of the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) to the appeal of Russian human rights activists, which was received today by the editorial board of the "Caucasian Knot".
19:00, 26 December 2012
Stavropol Territory: at trial on terrorism prosecutor demands 22-25 years in prison for defendant
The Stavropol Territorial Court in Pyatigorsk has ended the debates of the parties of the prosecution and the defence in the case of the residents of the Neftekumsk District, accused of plotting terror acts. The prosecutors have asked for the punishment for the defendants in the form of 22, 24 and 25 years in prison.
18:00, 26 December 2012
Five people injured in collapse of house in Astrakhan Region
In the village of Liman, Astrakhan Region, five persons were hurt by a collapse of a two-storey residential house; three of them were hospitalized.
17:00, 26 December 2012
Indictment in case of killing five hunters in Dagestan
The Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has reported about presentation of charges to a member of the armed grouping in Dagestan of committing a number of very grave crimes, including the murder of five hunters in February 2012.
16:00, 26 December 2012
Court again declares illegal the idling of investigation in the case of Dubrovka assault
Today, the Lefortovo Court of Moscow has once again found that the refusal of investigators to institute criminal proceedings against the officers who commanded the operation of liberating the hostages from the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre in 2002 was illegal.
15:00, 26 December 2012
Residents of Abkhazia fear new tremors
Tonight, residents of Abkhazia felt two tremors. According to the State Committee for Ecology and Use of Nature, the maximum amplitude of the first shock was 5.2, and the second one was much weaker. However, people are afraid of a new earthquake.
14:00, 26 December 2012
KBR buried KBAU Rector Boris Zherukov
Today, the Kabardino-Balkarian Agricultural University (KBAU) said farewell to Boris Zherukov, its Rector, who was shot dead by unidentified persons on December 25 in his office.
13:00, 26 December 2012
Armenia: ARFD Party refuses to take part in presidential election
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation "Dashnaktsutyun" (ARFD) Party has decided not to nominate its candidate for the presidential election in Armenia, Agvan Vardanyan, the Secretary of the ARFD Party, said at today's press conference.
12:00, 26 December 2012
Movie "Innocence of Muslims" is put on the federal list of extremist materials
The Russia's Ministry of Justice has put the movie "Innocence of Muslims" on the federal list of materials deemed as extremist.
News
Blogger Remeslo has been returned to the pre-trial detention center.

The situation with fuel in Kabardino-Balkaria remains tense.

Queue at the gas station. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Vladimirov's instruction to use transport less has caused irony among the residents of Stavropol.

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.