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Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: Special Penitentiary Service of Georgia
15:52, 19 November 2021
Saakashvili's fainting changes plan of protest actions
After the transfer of Mikhail Saakashvili into the intensive care unit, the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party has cancelled the protest march and called on activists to gather for a large-scale rally on November 19. The leader of the "Georgian Dream" Party threatened the supporters of Saakashvili's transfer to a civil clinic with responsibility for possible incidents, which caused a protest of the country's Ombudsperson.
Alexander Cherkasov. Photo by Oleg Krasnov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:50, 19 November 2021
Persecution of "Memorial" is a blow on civil society
The enforcement practice of the law on foreign agents has created unprecedented pressure on human rights organizations, the participants in a press conference in Moscow have stated. The liquidation of the "Memorial" will inflict great damage to human rights activities in Northern Caucasus and to the defence of Russian citizens' rights at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), human rights defenders believe.
Battles at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Photo by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence AZERBAIJAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE https://mod.gov.az/
23:58, 18 November 2021
Baku analysts assess results of battles at border with Armenia
Military actions that took place on November 16 at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan provided a tactical advantage for the Azerbaijani armed forces, but at the cost of heavy losses, analysts in Baku say.
Military equipment of the Azerbaijani army. Screenshot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS7cSgaYN4c
23:53, 18 November 2021
Villagers of Armenia complain about actions of Azerbaijani militaries
The burning of the grass and the inability to use pastures near the Azerbaijani positions led to the ruin of cattle breeders in the border regions, and if the authorities do not provide assistance, a mass exodus from the villages will begin, Armenian villagers say.
Magomed Daudov, participants of the session of the Ingush Council of Teips. Photo by the press service of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic; screenshot of the video "An Appeal to the Chechens and the Ingush" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Fp6BnVB_o
23:49, 18 November 2021
Speaker of Chechen parliament criticizes Ingush Council of Teips
Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament, accused the Ingush Council of Teips of provocation in connection with the declaration about the land at the border between the two republics and announced his willingness to meet his opponents. Magomed Daudov repeated the Ramzan Kadyrov’s threat to “take off pants” voiced against those dissatisfied with the position of the Chechen authorities.
A still image from the trailer of the film "Unclenching the Fists" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jch2qFF9Mw
23:46, 18 November 2021
Film by KBR director awarded by European Film Academy
The Ossetian-language film "Unclenching the Fists" by Kira Kovalenko, a director from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has won the prize of the European Film Academy for the best film editing.
The building of the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD). Photo by the press service of the Azeri MoD
23:44, 18 November 2021
Azerbaijan reports shelling its positions on Armenian border
In the evening on November 17, from their positions in the Tavush District, Armenian militaries shelled the Azerbaijani positions, after which Azerbaijani militaries opened response fire, the Azeri Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Weapons and ammunition. Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:43, 18 November 2021
Baku hands Armenian soldier's body over to Yerevan
Azerbaijan has handed over to Armenia, through the mediation of Rustam Muradov, a deputy commander of the Southern Military District of Russia, the body of an Armenian soldier who perished in the recent hostilities on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.
Inspection of the bank of the Fortanga River. Screenshot of the video by the Ingushetia TV channel youtu.be/ozsPaw035MM
21:30, 18 November 2021
Heads of Ingush and Chechen border districts agree to work on Fortanga
The heads of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia and the Sernovodsky District of Chechnya have agreed that the Chechen party will coordinate any works on the bank of the Fortanga River with the administration of the neighbouring district of Ingushetia.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:16, 18 November 2021
Pashinyan invites Azerbaijani authorities to sign peace treaty
Armenia has repeatedly appealed to Azerbaijan offering to sign a peace treaty, as well as to start the process of border delimitation and demarcation, but received no reaction from Baku. All the proposals remain in force, the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has stated.
The "Tangim" Mosque. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:11, 18 November 2021
After visiting "Tangim" Mosque, Dagestani resident complains about "prophylactic registration"
Law enforcers have summoned a resident of Kaspiysk to the police station and threatened to put him on the so-called "prophylactic register" as an extremist. They were interested in the man because of his visit to the "Tangim" Mosque, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has informed.
Devlet Bakhcheli and the President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with a map of the "Turkic World". Photo: Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi (MHP) / Facebook
13:45, 18 November 2021
Turkish nationalists present Erdogan with map of "Turkic World" covering regions of Southern Russia
Devlet Bakhcheli, the leader of the Turkish parliamentary "Nationalist Movement" Party, has presented the President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with a map of the "Turkic World", which includes the regions of Southern Russia: the Kuban (Krasnodar Territory), Rostov Region, the North-Caucasian republics and the Crimea.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo by the Grozny Inform news agency https://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/124875/
01:19, 18 November 2021
Kadyrov demonstrates rejection of protests in Ingushetia
By threatening to seize territories from Ingushetia, Ramzan Kadyrov is seeking pressure from the authorities of the neighbouring republic on those residents who are dissatisfied with the situation with the border, political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin, economist Sergey Zhavoronkov, and Caucasian expert Akhmet Yarlykapov suggest.
01:07, 18 November 2021
Reporters from Azerbaijan and Georgia included in international list of killed journalists
The international press freedom organization “Reporters Without Borders” has released a list of the journalists killed in 2021 while carrying out their professional duties. The list includes two journalists from Azerbaijan and one from Georgia.
Mikhail Saakashvili's portrait on a street banner. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:02, 18 November 2021
Political analysts assess damage to Georgia from situation with Saakashvili
Criticism of the Georgian authorities because of the situation with Mikhail Saakashvili does not yet bear any special negative consequences for the country, but if something bad happens to the former president of Georgia, the attitude of the West will change its direction, political analysts note.
The Southern District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:55, 18 November 2021
Resident of Kaspiysk convicted in a case on involvement in IS
In Rostov-on-Don, a court found a resident of Dagestan guilty of plotting an attack on police officers and participating in a terrorist organization and sentenced him to 11 years of imprisonment.
The border between Georgia and South Ossetia. Photo from the official website "The Republic of South Ossetia" https://www.facebook.com/southossetiainfo/photos
00:03, 18 November 2021
South-Ossetian President pardons Bestaev, Georgian resident
Anatoly Bibilov has signed a decree pardoning the Georgian citizen, Gennady Bestaev, convicted for illegal crossing the border, who fell into coma in the Tskhinvali prison.
Logos of the HRS "Memorial" and the "International Memorial" (both organizations are included by the Russian Ministry of Justice into the register of non-commercial organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent). Photo https://www.memo.ru/ru-ru/
23:56, 17 November 2021
Petition in support of "Memorial" collects over 56,000 signatures
Within five days, over 56,300 people have signed the petition demanding to prevent the closure of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the "International Memorial".
The Azerbaijani military truck. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:47, 17 November 2021
Seven Azerbaijani militaries perish in border hostilities
On November 16, seven Azerbaijani servicemen perished in clashes on the Armenian border; other 10 were wounded, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
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22:54, 17 November 2021
Analysts in Yerevan and Baku link border aggravation with delimitation problem
The aggravation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border demonstrates that the issue of border delimitation has reached a dead end, Robert Nazaryan, an expert, believes. The fighting broke out because the parties tried to improve their positions in the territories that they consider to be theirs; while border delimitation would allow to solve this issue, the analysts Azad Isazade, Telman Abilov, Adalyat Verdiev and Tarlan Eivazov have noted.
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Historians and activists have called on Armenian authorities to resist the destruction of cultural heritage in Karabakh.

Putin suggested Pashinyan choose a course before the elections.

The resettlement of Azerbaijani families to Karabakh has sparked debate on social media.

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.