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23:00, 16 November 2011
Dagestani leader treats local units of "Rosimuschestvo", "Roskadastr", "Rosnedvizhimost" and "Rosreyestr" as republic's most corrupted ones
On November 15 at the joint meeting of the Security Council, the Anti-Terrorism Committee and the Control Headquarters of Dagestan, the Dagestani leader Magomedsalam Magomedov invited the heads of the territorial offices of the federal agencies engaged in ecological issues, to resign and called them "breeding grounds for corruption in the republic."
22:50, 16 November 2011
World Bank lends 50 million US dollars to Azerbaijan to help IDPs
Azerbaijan and World Bank (WB) signed a loan agreement amounted to 50 million US dollars for the project to improve living conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the zone of the Karabakh conflict. The loan is given for 20 years with a five-year grace period.
22:40, 16 November 2011
Police failure to detain suspect of Sulim Yamadaev's murder is actively discussed in Russian blogosphere
In Moscow, a waiter of the restaurant "Sheikh's Treasure" found a pistol. It was revealed that the pistol belonged to Zelimkhan Mazaev, who was put in international wanted list by the United Arab Emirates for the murder of Sulim Yamadaev, Hero of Russia. However, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Zelimkhan Mazaev is not listed in the Russian wanted lists. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.
Picket against raising utility tariffs in Rostov-on-Don, November 16, 2011. Courtesy of the organizers
22:30, 16 November 2011
Zverevo residents picket Rostov-on-Don administration building
Residents of the city of Zverevo of the Rostov Region again started daily picket in Rostov-on-Don. Pensioners and former miners demand to respond to the audit of the Housing conducted in the city concerning the revision of utility rates, regulations, and preferences for heating. However, the Regional Ministry of Housing states that this information will be ready by the end of the week.
22:20, 16 November 2011
Dagestani residents commemorate victims of 1996 terror act in Kaspiisk
The city of Kaspiisk in Dagestan hosted mourning events to mark the 15th anniversary of the terror act, which killed 68 persons.
22:10, 16 November 2011
Makhachkala court cancels punishment of participants of anti-corruption rally
On November 15, the Magistrate Court of the Soviet District of Makhachkala cancelled the decision of the same Magistrate Court, which brought to justice detained participants and organizers of anti-corruption rally held in the city of Makhachkala on October 3. This was reported by Magomed Shamilov, Chairman of the independent trade union of law enforcement agents.
21:00, 16 November 2011
The court in Ingushetia sentenced ex-chief accountant to three years of custody for misappropriation of 93 million rubles
Sunzha district court of Ingushetia sentenced ex-chief accountant of production department of housing and communal service to three years of custody within the case of misappropriation of over 90 million rubles. This was an information from Department of Committee of Inquiry of Russia in the republic.
20:00, 16 November 2011
Supreme Court of Russia legalized alteration of the borders of "Utrish" nature reserve in Krasnodar region
Cassation Board of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation rejected an appeal of "Greenpeace" organization complaining of a refusal to alter the order of the Ministry of Nature Protection sanctioning the borders of "Utrish" nature reserve in Krasnodar region.
19:00, 16 November 2011
Criminal liability for coercion to marriage enacted in Azerbaijan
According to the amendments to the Marriage and family code and Criminal code of Azerbaijan introduced at a session of Milly Majlis on November, 15, persons who compel a woman to marriage will be held criminally liable.
Ruslan Akhtahanov. Photo from http://ruslan-ahtahanov.ru
18:00, 16 November 2011
Investigation discovered similarity between the murders of Budanov and the poet from Chechnya Akhtahanov
According to a source in law enforcement bodies, the same persons who had organized the murder of ex-colonel of the Russian army Yury Budanov may be involved in the murder of Chechen poet Ruslan Akhtahanov. Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" reported that Ruslan Akhtahanov, a well-known Chechen cultural figure, member of Russian Union of Writers, laureate of Artem Borovik prize, was killed in Moscow about this midnight.
23:40, 15 November 2011
Trial on explosion of "Neva-Express" train is accelerated, lawyer Pliev asserts
The Tver Regional Court continues process on the case of explosion at the "Neva-Express" train in 2009, in which 10 natives of Ingushetia are the figurants. The trial has already questioned defence witnesses, presented evidence; the defendants' interrogation was appointed for November 21. According to Musa Pliev, the lawyer of two defendants, the trial is being accelerated, and the prosecution has failed to answer key questions, including the question of motive.
23:30, 15 November 2011
Court hears victim in case against OMON agents who kidnapped Armenian natives
The Vidnoe District Court of the Moscow Region continues hearings on the case against OMON (riot police) agents accused of kidnapping of representatives of the Armenian Diaspora in Moscow for ransom. Brother of a kidnapped person testified at the trial.
Karen Andreasyan, the human rights defender. Photo by panarmenian.net
23:20, 15 November 2011
Armenian Constitutional Court orders courts to take into account media's material status at sentencing
This evening, at the lawsuit filed by Karen Andreasyan, the human rights defender, the Armenian Constitutional Court, issued a decision to order courts to estimate material situation of media in determining the amount of compensation on complaints against defamation.
23:10, 15 November 2011
In Dagestan, investigators start to reveal circumstances of clean-up in village of Khutrakh
In Dagestan, the investigatory authorities question residents of the village of Khutrakh of the Tsuntin District who were aggrieved during the special operation in late September. According to human rights defenders, in the course of the a mass clean-up (zachistka) in the village, power agents repeatedly violated the provisions of the Russian legislation with respect to local residents, showed cruelty and degraded people.
23:00, 15 November 2011
Sergey Stepashin: salaries in NCFD fail to reach national average
In the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), the unemployment rate is four times higher than the national average. This was reported by Sergey Stepashin, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation.
22:50, 15 November 2011
"Pravoe Delo" in Volgograd cancels agreement on fair elections
Andrei Kuprikov, Chairman of the Volgograd regional branch of the "Pravoe Delo" (Right Cause) claimed that he treated the concluded agreement "For Fair Elections" as invalid.
22:40, 15 November 2011
FAS: Dagestani Ministry of Justice violates law on public procurements
The Ministry of Justice of Dagestan has violated the Law on state procurement at the open auction held in electronic form to purchase a car for the needs of the institution. This was reported by the Dagestani Office of the FAS (Federal Antimonopoly Service).
22:30, 15 November 2011
In Ingushetia, Dolakovo residents claim Evkurov's brother escapes with their money charged for legal services
Residents of the village of Dolakovo in Ingushetia claim that Ruslan Evkurov, the cousin of the republic's leader, charged each applicant for 15,000 roubles for legal support in preparation of documents for grants allocated from the federal budget for development of small and medium businesses and disappeared with money. The deceived people state that they are going to seek justice on their own; the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) claims that the Economic Crimes Control Division is investigating into the case.
22:30, 15 November 2011
Meeting of PACE's Committee on political prisoners in Azerbaijan cancelled in Paris
The meeting of the PACE's Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, appointed for November 16 in Paris, which was to consider the issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, has been cancelled. This was reported by Einullah Fatullaev, former political prisoner invited to the meeting, now the head of the NGO "For Human Rights".
Participants of the 2-nd international conference on Talysh studies in Yerevan, Armenia, November 12, 2011. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:20, 15 November 2011
In Yerevan, organizers of conference on Talysh studies claim violation of rights of Talyshes living in Azerbaijan
Yerevan hosted the 2nd two-day international conference on Talysh studies dated to the 15th anniversary of the international magazine "Iran and Caucasus". The organizers of the conference emphasize that the event has no political orientation and represents a purely academic initiative; however, they claimed violation of rights of Talysh people living in Azerbaijan. At the same time, no representatives of Azerbaijan attended the conference.
News
Conference participants in Yerevan discussed the release and reintegration of prisoners.

The authorities of Azerbaijan are trying to oppose the hijab and the national scarf.

Activists reported new arrests and dismissals related to the hijab ban in Azerbaijani schools.

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.