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23:10, 18 November 2010
In Sochi, antifascists call city head to destroy "hate symbols"
In Sochi, on November 16, the International Tolerance Day, at the end of the International Week of educational action against xenophobia "Crystal Night - Never Again", young antifascists gathered fresh photos of hate symbol available in the city and sent them along with their appeal to the local Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov.
Capital of Chechnya, Grozny, during the second Chechen war, 2001. Photo by www.flickr.com/photos/nohchiycho
23:00, 18 November 2010
Anu Lenkvist: book "The Colour of War" shows the war in Chechnya by eyes of Russian soldiers
People in Finland known little about what is happening in Chechnya; and the book by Arkadi Babchenko, a journalist and a veteran of the Chechen warfare, "The Colour of War" fills the gap in knowledge, said Anu Lenkvist, translator of the book into Finnish. The interests of residents of Finland to the conflict in Northern Caucasus as a whole is great, "says rights defender Oksana Chelysheva.
Fragment: Delegation of Circassian Elders to Sultan, 1856. Borrowed from http://heku.ru
22:50, 18 November 2010
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Dumanov: there is no Circassian problem in Russia
The so-called "Circassian problem", so broadly discussed in media, does not worry Circassians themselves, since it is largely contrived and imposed on Circassians from outside, said Hasan Dumanov, a historian from Kabardino-Balkaria. However, in the opinion of Zamir Shukhov, Chairman of "Worldwide Adyg Brotherhood", the Circassian problem today is one of the most pressing, since the new generation of Circassians, both in Russia and around the world, is revealing an increase in national consciousness.
22:40, 18 November 2010
South Ossetia announces quarantine because of ASF outbreak
As reported by Vladimir Lolaev, head of the division of veterinary and agriculture of South Ossetia, his subordinates plan to liquidate by bloodless method about 1000 pigs in the outbreaks of the epidemic of African swine fever (ASF).
Adnan Gadjizade at the Baku Appeal Court of Azerbaijan, November 18, 2010. Photo by Turkhan Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:20, 18 November 2010
Blogger Gadjizade released from prison in Azerbaijan
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal, Azerbaijan, has passed a decision on early-conditional relief from prison of Adnan Gadjizade, a young blogger and head of the youth movement "Ol" (Be).
22:10, 18 November 2010
Young men detained at car market in Chechnya released
The two young men, who were beaten and detained on November 14 by power agents in the automotive market in the town of Urus-Martan, were later released, according to one of the eyewitnesses of the incident, through intervention of other power agents-acquaintances. Law enforcement bodies assert that they have no information about the incident.
22:00, 18 November 2010
Local resident disappears in Dagestan
Khanifat Gichueva, a resident of Chernyaevka village, Kizlyar District of Dagestan, has reported that on November 17 her husband - Sheikhulislam Abusupyanov - did not come home. The woman believes that he was kidnapped by power agents.
20:00, 18 November 2010
The authorities of Kabardino-Balkaria decided to brick up the mines in Tirniauz
All the entrances to the mines of Tirniauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, will be bricked up to avoid their further use by gunmen and criminal persons, Prime-Minister Alexander Merkulov reported today at the session of the republican Government.
19:00, 18 November 2010
The men killed in Ingushetia have been involved in the act of terror in Vladikavkaz, NAC reports
The three men killed in the settlement of Barsuki today have been in contact with Yusup Dzangiyev, resident of Ingushetia detained on November, 17, National Anti-terror Committee reports. Law enforcement bodies call Dzangiyev the leader of Karabulak group on gunmen.
18:00, 18 November 2010
Warsaw Public Prosecutor's office referred the case of Ahmed Zakaev's extradition to court
Public Prosecutor's office of the Polish capital has referred to the Circuit the case of extradition of Ahmed Zakaev, former head of the Government of self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI), announced for international search by Russia. This news was reported by Monika Levandovskaya, Press Secretary of the office.
23:00, 17 November 2010
Dagestani authorities define guarantees for militants' return to peaceful life
The leadership of Dagestan has addressed to the militants who decided to stop their terrorist and extremist activities in the territory of the republic with particular proposals on their return to peaceful life. A special memorandum lists the conditions under which former rebels may be exempt from criminal responsibility for earlier committed crimes.
Human rights defenders in social village (SOS-village) in Vilnius. Left to right: Algirdas Endryukaitis, former MP of Lithuanian Seym, now teacher at the SOS-village; Audrius Natkevitsius and human rights defender Mantas Kvedaravichus. November 6, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:50, 17 November 2010
So far, Gataevs' children will stay in Lithuania
Six children-pupils, aged 8-14, of the foster home of Malik and Khadizhat Gataev, who currently live in a social village (the so-called "SOS-village") in Vilnius, Lithuania, will remain in the institution for an indefinite period.
22:40, 17 November 2010
After the previous census population of Dagestan went up by almost 400,000
According to the preliminary data of the 2010 census, about three million people live in Dagestan. About a quarter of the total population was registered in the capital - Makhachkala, where about 700,000 people live.
Construction of the Pipeline System "Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean" (ESPO). Inscription on the pipe "Eastern Siberia". Photo by www.dsdvsto.ru
22:30, 17 November 2010
Internet posts documents on money laundering in laying ESPO pipeline with involvement of SFD companies
Alexei Navalny, a well-known blogger and a shareholder of the Open Joint-Stock Company "Transneft", has posted on the Internet scanned copies of documents confirming numerous violations committed by the Company, its subsidiaries and contractors in building the "Pipeline System Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean (PS ESPO)". According to the documents, companies from the Southern Federal District (SFD) of Russia took part in corruption schemes.
22:20, 17 November 2010
Dagestani MIA to start new phase of "Arms" Operation
On December 12, a new Operation "Arms" with the aim to persuade the population to voluntarily surrender weapons and ammunition will start in the republic. This is the third such operation, but this time no monetary compensation will be paid out for the surrendered armaments.
22:10, 17 November 2010
"Transparency International": Georgia is behind Russia in terms of budget transparency
According to the studies made by the international NGO named "Transparency International", the index of Georgia's budget transparency made 55 points, while in 2006 this same index was still lower - only 34 points. Georgia, along with Russia, which gained 60 points, got into the second category of countries, which "provide some information".
22:00, 17 November 2010
In Armenia, trial on revision of Pashinyan's sentence postponed till November 19
Nikol Pashinyan, editor-in-chief of the opposition newspaper "Aikakan Zhamanak", convicted in connection with the post-election events of 2008, is judicially challenging his sentence, arguing that it should be revised. The first hearing of the case was held on November 16 at the penitentiary establishment "Kosh", which was chaired by Judge Suren Mnoyan.
21:00, 17 November 2010
Main suspect of murdering 12 persons in Kuschevskaya arrested
Sergey Tsapok, suspected of organizing the murder of 12 people in the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, was put behind bars by decision of the Essentuki City Court.
Manana Aslamazyan, head of the "Internews-Armenia" in the All-Russia Exhibition Centre after receiving her TAFI Prize, November 17, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 17 November 2010
Sagalaev: Russian Prime Minister gives security assurances to journalist Aslamazyan
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised safety to journalist Manana Aslamazyan, Director of the "Internews-Armenia", who had left Russia. This was stated today by Eduard Sagalaev, President of the National Association of Broadcasters, at the awarding Ms Aslamazyan with the "TAFI-2010" Award.
19:00, 17 November 2010
Yakobashvili: NATO's resolution will bring new realities into Geneva talks
Georgia has favourably perceived the resolution of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA), adopted on November 16 in Warsaw, which supports the Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Some experts and politicians expect that the document will be followed by real actions aimed to change the situation in the region, others are doubtful.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

A soldier was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for abandoning his unit.

Some prisoners in the Taganrog pretrial detention center have ended their hunger strike.

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.