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20:01, 6 December 2008
Special operation conducted in Dagestan, there are casualties
Today, two suspect militants have been killed and one FSS officer perished in the course of a special operation conducted in the settlement of Novy Khushet in the outskirts of the Dagestan capital.
17:07, 6 December 2008
HRW: the prison authorities in Kabardino-Balkaria jeopardize Kudaev's life
The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch expressed its concern about the fate of Rasul Kudaev, former prisoner of Guantanamo, who is now held in the Russian pre-trial prison.
15:52, 6 December 2008
New tender for right to rent land plots in "Azov-City" to be held in Rostov region
A tender for the right to rent land plots in the "Azov-City" gambling zone will be held soon in Rostov region. The new tender is connected with the fact that two winners of the previous tender - Casinos Austria and "Formula-1" - have dropped from participation in the project.
14:30, 6 December 2008
Orthodox church in Abkhazia morns for patriarch Alexi II
The orthodox church of Abkhazia morns for Russia's patriarch Alexi II. Office for the Dead is served in all churches and monasteries of Abkhazia.
13:58, 6 December 2008
Kokoity: residents of South Ossetia will make their own conclusion on the work of authorities
Eduard Kokoity treats ironically the publications in the press to the effect that the South Ossetia president tries to take into his own hands the control over the financial flows from Moscow, allocated for the republic's rehabilitation. He says people will make their own conclusions.
12:54, 6 December 2008
Ingushetia authorities are prepared to pardon militants who have not committed serious crimes
The authorities of Ingushetia call on the militants who are not involved in serious crimes to stop illegal activities and lay down arms in exchange of being exempt from criminal prosecution.
12:47, 6 December 2008
Chechen MoI reports 10 militants killed in the republic within one month
During the last month, ten members of the armed units have been killed and 28 detained on the territory of the Chechen Republic. These data have been cited by Ruslan Alkhanov, Chechen minister of interior, at the meeting of chiefs of the power authorities in Grozny.
21:12, 5 December 2008
Chechen residents concerned with the murder of seven young women
The murder of seven young women whose bodies were found last week in different districts of Chechnya has caused concern among many Chechen residents. While the investigation of the incidents continues, residents of the republic propose various opinions on their possible causes.
21:06, 5 December 2008
Public organization in Volgograd persecuted by law enforcement agencies
The Volgograd regional public charity organization "UNESCO Club "Dignity of the Child" has again become an object of persecution by Volgograd law enforcement agencies.
21:02, 5 December 2008
Witness claims the murder of Anna Politkovskaya cost two million dollars
2 million dollars has been paid for the murder of Аnna Politkovskaya, "Novaya Gazeta" columnist. This has been reported by Valeri Chernilov, lawyer of one of the defendants.
20:57, 5 December 2008
Chechen MoI avoids comments on information about Ilaevs' death
The Chechen Republic MoI press-service refused to comment on the death of the Ilaev brothers to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. They claim that there is nothing to add to the published official information.
20:44, 5 December 2008
Azeri authorities to consider the issue of western radio broadcasts on December 25
The NTRC (the National TV and Radio Council) of Azerbaijan is going to consider the issue of broadcasting by "Liberty", "the Voice of America" and the BBC on the country's national bands on December 25. This has been reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Nushiravan Magherramli, head of the NTRC, in response to the request to comment on the appeal of Miklosh Kharashti, OSCE special representative on media freedom, to continue the broadcasting of foreign radio stations.
20:39, 5 December 2008
"Memorial" employee claims witness resorted to violence during search
During the search in the office of the science and information center "Memorial" in St-Petersburg, one of the attesting witnesses delivered a blow on Elena Alexandrova, volunteer of the organization. This has been reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Tatiana Morgacheva, the center employee, who witnessed the incident.
20:34, 5 December 2008
Georgian ombudsman calls infringement of Ossetians' rights on ethnical grounds as "total absurdity"
Georgian ombudsman Sozar Subari calls infringement of Ossetians' rights on ethnical grounds in Georgia as "total absurdity". He claimed this in an interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent on December 5 while commenting on the South Ossetia statement on the possible increase in the flow of refugees to South Ossetia from Georgia.
20:29, 5 December 2008
Piquet against Kremlin policy in North Caucasus held in Moscow
A piquet "against violence, war actions and terrorism" in North Caucasus was held yesterday night, December 4, on Pushkin Square in the center of Moscow. It was organized near the huge New Year fir-tree installed in Novopushkin park and lasted for an hour and a half, from 17.30 to 19.00.
20:24, 5 December 2008
"Memorial": refusal of the European Court to request from Russia new investigation of crimes in Chechnya is unacceptable
Yesterday, December 4, in its ruling on the complaints from Chechen residents, the European Court on Human Rights again declined the applicants' request to oblige Russian authorities to conduct new investigation on disappearances and death of their relatives and to hold the guilty persons responsible.
20:20, 5 December 2008
Human rights activists connect search of "Memorial" with case of Litvinenko
Human rights activists think that the genuine cause of the search in the St-Petersburg office of "Memorial" is the show of the film "Rebellion. Case of Litvinenko" prohibited in Russia.
11:45, 4 December 2008
Secret witness speaks at Politkovskaya's murder process
At the Moscow Regional Military Court, where the trial on the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya continues, a hidden witness has stated today that one of the defendants - Sergey Hadjikurbanov - was going to gather data on the journalist. However, the defendants' advocates have stated that the witness knows nothing particular about the murder.
11:42, 4 December 2008
Mutsolgov: Public Board on Human Rights in Ingushetia should address real problems
The Public Board for Human Rights now set up in Ingushetia will make sense only in case all its members are involved in real work aimed at solving existing problems, believes Magomed Mutsolgov, leader of the Ingush Human Rights Organization "MAShR".
11:40, 4 December 2008
In Azerbaijan, journalists Zakhidovs should be back in jail on December 8
On Tuesday, December 2, brothers-journalists Ganimat and Sakit (Mirza Sakit) Zakhidov were been temporarily released from custody to take part in commemoration of their father. Initially they were prescribed to get back into their cells on December 3, but then they were allowed to stay at large till December 8.
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The Court of Appeal released Archbishop Khachatryan.

Blogger Markaryan sentenced to prison in Nazi rehabilitation case

A video of the last days of the Armenian population in Karabakh sparked a conflict among Facebook users*

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.