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09:00, 29 December 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 22-28
Verdict on 2005 Nalchik attack case; reduction of prison term of ex-Mayor of Astrakhan Mikhail Stolyarov; decision to set up parliamentary commission in Georgia to investigate the works in the Sakdrisi-Kachagiani mine; hunger strike of residents Novolak District of Dagestan with demand to solve their land problem; pipeline accident in the Krasnodar Territory, resulting in sea pollution; municipal elections in Azerbaijan and search and closure of Radio Liberty office in Baku, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 22-28, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Special operation. Photo nac.gov.ru
08:55, 29 December 2014
NAC reported murder in Ingushetia of alleged leader of "Sunzha" grouping
The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) of Russia has confirmed that a shootout that broke out in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia resulted in the killing of three members of illegal armed formations (IAFs). According to the NAC, one of those killed was the head of the so-called "Sunzha" grouping of militants.
A house demolished by by law enforcers. Chechnya. Photo http://www.memo.ru/
06:21, 29 December 2014
Sernovodskoe residents confirm demolition of Lulaevs' house
The house of the family of Anzor Lulaev in the Chechen village of Sernovodskoe was demolished after Lulaev himself was shot dead by law enforcers in a special operation, said a woman-villager.
Khasavyurt. Dagestan. Photo: Roman Medvedev odnoselchane.ru
05:08, 29 December 2014
Relatives find Sabir Ibragimov in Khasavyurt IVS
Sabir Ibragimov, a resident of Khasavyurt, whose disappearance was reported by relatives on December 27, was placed into the temporary detention facility (known as IVS. Abdullah Gaziev, an advocate of the Dagestani Bar "Kavkaz", hired by Ibragimov's relatives, was not allowed to meet his client.
Aliaskhab (Ali Abu Muhammad) Kebekov. Screenshot of a video by a user Feodot Afanasenko http://www.youtube.com/
02:51, 29 December 2014
"Imarat Kavkaz" comes into confrontation with "Islamic State"
Aliaskhab (Ali Abu Muhammad) Kebekov, the leader of the "Imarat Kavkaz", recognized by a court decision as a terrorist organization, has accused the leader of Dagestani militants of a split after he had taken oath to the "Islamic State" and appointed a new Amir of Dagestan.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
02:47, 29 December 2014
On December 22-28, five people fell victim to North-Caucasian armed conflict
During the week from December 22 to December 28, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus gave birth to five victims; of them, four were killed and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
23:24, 28 December 2014
Victims of shootout in Ingushetia were involved in terrorism, authorities assert
Ramzan Makhauri, Ramzan Gagaev and Amerkhan Amatkhanov, killed on Sunday in Ingushetia, were wanted on suspicion of involvement in terror acts and attempts on power agents, sources in law enforcement bodies of the republic have reported.
Еhe search in the Baku office of Radio Liberty on December 26, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:29, 28 December 2014
Editor-in-Chief of Radio Liberty Bureau in Baku states mass detention of his staff
Azerbaijan holds mass detentions of employees of the Baku office of Radio Liberty; they are forcibly taken to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), Zeinal Mamedli, the editor-in-chief of the bureau, told the "Caucasian Knot".
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: official site of the Republic of Ingushetia, http://www.ingushetia.ru/
23:30, 27 December 2014
Illegal methods cannot be used against militants' families, said head of Ingushetia
Today, the conference hall of the National Broadcasting Company "Ingushetia" hosted the annual press conference of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, where the head of the republic has summed up the year. He said that one of the most important achievements of Ingushetia in 2014 was one of the lowest crime rates in the North-Caucasian Federal District.
22:43, 27 December 2014
Chechen court sentences Tsintsalashvili, accused of recruiting militants, to six years in prison
On December 25, a court in Grozny found Beslan Tsintsalashvili, a citizen of Georgia, of an attempt to persuade two residents of Chechnya to terrorist activities, and sentenced him to six years in prison, Luiza Killaeva, Tsintsalashvili's advocate, said on December 27.
21:57, 27 December 2014
Relatives of detained resident of Khasavyurt cannot locate him
Relatives cannot establish the whereabouts of Sabir Ibragimov, a resident of the city of Khasavyurt, who was detained today, said his wife. The city police say that the young man was not taken there.
Stanislav Dmitrievsky. Photo: http://www.hrw.org/
16:39, 27 December 2014
Stanislav Dmitrievsky was detained in KBR on his way from Chechnya
Stanislav Dmitrievsky, the executive director of the "Russian-Chechen Friendship Society", who was returning from Chechnya to Nizhny Novgorod within the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) has reported his three-hour detention at the federal checkpoint in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
11:26, 27 December 2014
Azerbaijani MoD reports capturing Armenian soldier
As stated today by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan, a serviceman Arsen Bagdasaryan was captured at an attempt of an opponent's sabotage group to enter the territory of Azerbaijan.
Timirlan Tsatsaev and Aslan Kautarov in the court room. Moscow, December 24, 2014. Photo by Azamat Mintsaev.
08:31, 27 December 2014
Defence of Chechen natives accused of assaulting a policeman appeals against their arrest at MCC
The advocates of Timirlan Tsatsaev and Aslan Kautarov, accused of assaulting a Moscow policeman, have challenged the decision of the Nikulino District Court of Moscow to extend their clients' custody. A respective complaint was filed on December 25 at the Moscow City Court (MCC). The advocates assert that the detainees have indisputable alibi.
08:26, 27 December 2014
Activists of SFD NGOs state incessant pressure by authorities
The persecution campaign against activists of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of the Southern Federal District continued in December with the inclusion of the Krasnodar Regional Organization of Higher School Graduates into the register of "foreign agents", and accusation of extremism of the chairman of the Adygea's branch of the Nature Conservation Society. Local activists assert that the authorities' pressure on them is incessant.
Khadija Ismayilova. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org/
07:42, 27 December 2014
Journalist Ismayilova, arrested in Azerbaijan, has no complaints about custody conditions
The investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova, arrested in Azerbaijan, has no complaints about her custody and treatment conditions.
"Nairit" workers during protest action. Yerevan, December 26, 2014. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:19, 27 December 2014
"Nairit" workers to go on with protest actions
On December 26, employees of the "Nairit" Factory failed to meet officials from the presidential administration of Armenia. They decided to continue their protests until the completion of drawing up the payroll schedule; the next action will take place on December 29.
Journalists at "Maestro" TV Company office. Photo: Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA
04:08, 27 December 2014
Employees of Georgian TV Company "Maestro" resign for lack of guarantees of independent work
The reason for resignation of about twenty employees of the Georgian TV Company "Maestro" was the invitation to work by company bosses of Koki Kandiashvili, an employee of the Government Administration, and the absence of guarantees of free editorial policy.
22:37, 26 December 2014
POC members not admitted to Ekazhevo resident detained after shooting at wedding party
Policemen did not allow the members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) of Ingushetia to visit the specialized ward Ingush Republic's Clinical Hospital (IRCH), which is keeping Magomed Aushev, who was detained after shooting at a wedding party, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported. Earlier, Aushev's relatives said that he had been beaten and tortured after detention.
In Volgograd, the regional branch of the "Progress Party" has held a picket in support of Alexei Navalny. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:08, 26 December 2014
Five people picket in Volgograd in support of opposition leader Navalny
Today, in Volgograd, in the Alley of Heroes, the regional branch of the "Progress Party" has held a picket in support of Alexei Navalny. Out of the applied 30 persons, just five have actually appeared.
News
Kurban Magomedrasulov. Photo: https://t.me/horizontal_russia/58238 The Krasnodar activist submitted a notification for a rally in support of fair elections.

The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery was damaged in a drone attack.

Consequences of the fire. Photo from the Telegram channel ZERGULIO. A farmer from the Rostov region achieved the cancellation of a fine for a fire caused by a drone crash.

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.