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23:59, 16 November 2021
Armenian MoD reports casualties in battles at border
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reports casualties on the Armenian side in battles at the border with Azerbaijan. According to the Armenian MoD, 12 Armenian soldiers were taken prisoner.
23:56, 16 November 2021
Activists consider verdict against Agil Gumbatov politically motivated
The defence does not agree with the verdict against Agil Gumbatov, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and will appeal against the decision of the court. Activists consider the verdict biased and believe that Agil Gumbatov is being prosecuted for criticizing the authorities.
23:54, 16 November 2021
Resident of Agdam District killed in a mine explosion
On November 15, Zaur Isa Agaev, a 41-year-old resident of the village of Tezekand in the Agdam District, was blown up by a mine while grazing livestock and died from the injuries he got.
23:52, 16 November 2021
Georgian singer Burchuladze goes on hunger strike in support of Saakashvili
Paata Burchuladze, an opera singer, has gone on a hunger strike demanding to transfer Mikhail Saakashvili, a former Georgian president, to a civilian clinic.
Salekh Rustamov. Photo from his account on Facebook
23:50, 16 November 2021
Rights defenders call for release of Azerbaijani activist Rustamov
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC) has called on Azerbaijani authorities to immediately release Salekh Rustamov, an activist who is on a long hunger strike from jail.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo by the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence
23:48, 16 November 2021
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of attacking border posts
Two Azerbaijani militaries were wounded in a shootout after an attempt of Armenian soldiers to capture the heights in the Kelbadjar and Lachin Districts, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Mikhail Saakashvili's supporters at a protest action on November 15, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:46, 16 November 2021
Saakashvili's supporters criticize Georgian Patriarch and president
In Tbilisi, Saakashvili's supporters have held a protest action despite the police warnings. According to organizers, the action was over 5000 strong. They criticized the Patriarch and president of Georgia, who, in their opinion, disregard the situation with the disgraced former president.
An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence
21:13, 16 November 2021
Non-parliamentary parties urge Armenian authorities to appeal to the UN because of tensions on Azerbaijani border
Tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and in Nagorno-Karabakh are growing, which threatens the resumption of hostilities, three non-parliamentary parties have stated in their open letter addressed to the Armenian government. They called on the authorities to immediately contact the UN Security Council with a request to intervene in the situation.
Magomed Magomedov and Shamil Magomedov (on the right). Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:37, 16 November 2021
Dagestani journalist, Magomed Magomedov, released from police
Law enforcers have set Magomed Magomedov, a deputy editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) weekly, free after three hours of questioning about the picket in support of the journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Magomedov said he would file a complaint against law enforcers.
Ramzan Kadyrov (in the center) at the meeting on reconstruction of Galanchozhsky District. Photo: Rizvan Edilsultanov / IA "Grozny Inform"
14:23, 16 November 2021
Kadyrov's threats to seize land outrages Ingush social media users
Ramzan Kadyrov's words that he can take away the lands from Ingushetia that had passed to this republic under Djokhar Dudaev are backed up by the Kremlin, Ingush commentators in social networks believe. Many of them have treated the statement of the head of Chechnya as populism.
00:39, 16 November 2021
Relatives convince activist Salekh Rustamov not to go on a dry hunger strike
The health state of Russian citizen Salekh Rustamov, who has been on hunger strike for the tenth day in an Azerbaijani prison hospital, is close to critical, his advocate claims. Relatives convinced Salekh Rustamov not to stop drinking water, as he is extremely exhausted.
Law enforcers. Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorism Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
00:31, 16 November 2021
On November 8-14, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 8-14, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
A poster in support of 'Memorial'. Astrakhan, November 14, 2021. Photo by Marina Mitalova for the Caucasian Knot
00:19, 16 November 2021
Academicians and artists oppose liquidation of “Memorial”*
According to a petition signed by 65 members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the activities of the “Memorial”* to preserve the memory of victims of repression is superior to the results of public research institutions and the liquidation of the “Memorial”* cannot be allowed. A similar petition was signed by over 100 artists, politicians, and human rights defenders.
00:07, 16 November 2021
Azerbaijan suspends searches for remains of those killed in Karabakh
The search for the bodies of those killed in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan after the war has not been carried out since October 18, the State Emergency Service of Nagorno-Karabakh reports.
Stage at the prison in Rustavi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
21:32, 15 November 2021
Georgian penitentiary service refuses to bring Saakashvili to court
While explaining the refusal to bring Mikhail Saakashvili to a Tbilisi court, the penitentiary service claimed that the presence of the politician at the trial in his case would create additional risks to his health.
Salim Khalitov continues a picket outside the police station, where journalist Magomed Magomedov was taken on November 15, 2021. Photo by Rasul Magomedov
21:17, 15 November 2021
Dagestani law enforcers disrupt picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev
Law enforcers did not let colleagues of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev hold a picket and took Magomed Magomedov, the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly “Chernovik” (Rough Draft), to the Makhachkala police department. This was reported by journalist Idris Yusupov.
Agil Gumbatov. Screenshot: AzadliqRadiosu, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onEWz8UIYxA&t=3s
20:40, 15 November 2021
Azerbaijani oppositionist Gumbatov sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Baku court has found Agil Gumbatov, a member of the oppositional Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), guilty of hooliganism and sentenced him to 10 years of freedom deprivation.
Symbols of the Polish prosecutor's office. Photo of the press service of the Polish prosecutor's office, https://pk.gov.pl
20:28, 15 November 2021
Poland: two natives of Chechnya accused for illegal migration
Natives of Chechnya and a citizen of Ukraine have organized illegal transportation of migrants from Middle East to Germany via Poland, the Polish Prosecutor's Office (PO) has informed.
Bank of the Fortanga River. Screenshot of video posted by the Ministry of Natural Resources for Ingushetia, https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWJYhtjoMeX/
20:15, 15 November 2021
Kadyrov treats protest of Ingush residents against works on Fortanga bank as provocation
The protest against the works of strengthening the Chechen bank of the Fortanga River was organized in Ingushetia by "a handful of provocateurs," Ramzan Kadyrov has stated. In their turn, his critics believe that Chechen authorities should have warned the Ingush party of the planned works in order to avoid unrests in the neighbouring republic.
Logo of the "International Memorial" and Human Rights Society "Memorial" (organizations are included by the Russian MoJ into the register of non-commercial organizations performing the functions of a foreign agent). Source: Telegram Channel https://t.me/polniypc/106
20:02, 15 November 2021
Petition in defence of "Memorial"* has over 11,000 signatories
The authors of the petition call on the civil society to unite in defence of the "International Memorial"* and the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial"* and prevent the closure of these organizations. Facebook users have responded to the call to support human rights defenders and publish their posts with the hashtag #WeMemorial.
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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.