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02:52, 18 November 2025

A man accused of bribing Rostov judges has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

A court in Krasnodar granted a motion filed by Albert Romanov, the representative of the Chechen leader in Kaliningrad, who is accused of bribing Rostov judges, to suspend proceedings due to the signing of a contract with the Ministry of Defense and his deployment to the SVO zone.

01:53, 18 November 2025

A new head of the Masis community has been elected

Following the arrest of David Ambartsumyan, who was sentenced to imprisonment for organizing mass riots, Norayr Hakobyan, a representative of his bloc, became the head of the Masis community.

01:50, 18 November 2025

Two soldiers from North Ossetia were killed in Ukraine.

Soslan Nigkolov and Timur Magkoev from the Digorsky district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 515 combatants from North Ossetia killed there.

A mosque in the village of Goyty. Photo: Takhirgeran Umar / Wikimedia.org

23:58, 17 November 2025

Residents of Goyta spoke about the funerals of fellow villagers killed at the front.

At least six residents of the village of Goyty in the Urus-Martan district of Chechnya were killed in the war zone in Ukraine on the same day. Another native of the village is hospitalized with injuries.

23:36, 17 November 2025

The condition of those on a three-week hunger strike in Tbilisi has worsened.

Eight opposition members, who have been on hunger strike outside the Georgian parliament for three weeks, are barely able to move due to weakness, but they have no plans to end their protest.

22:48, 17 November 2025

Supporters of Georgia's European integration marched through Tbilisi.

On the 355th day of continuous protests, marchers in Tbilisi performed the national anthem at the Ilia Chavchavadze House Museum and placed Georgian and EU flags on the Saarbrücken Bridge.

21:55, 17 November 2025

A native of Karachay-Cherkessia was sentenced to prison for extremist comments.

A military court in St. Petersburg sentenced Eldar Kabardaev, a native of Karachay-Cherkessia, to six years in prison for inciting extremism. Kabardaev claimed in court that he wrote the comments at the behest of security forces.

20:29, 17 November 2025

Vitaly Kushnarev received 13 years in a maximum-security prison.

Former Deputy Governor and Minister of Transport of the Rostov Region, Vitaly Kushnarev, was sentenced to 13 years in a maximum security penal colony and a fine of 475 million rubles.

19:41, 17 November 2025

Georgian Dream has decided to restrict voters' rights to vote abroad.

Georgian citizens living abroad will be able to vote in the elections only if they return to their home country and show up at the polling station corresponding to their registered address, announced Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili. Opposition members called this decision "an attempt to cancel the elections," citing the large number of Georgian emigrants.

18:43, 17 November 2025

An ANAMA employee was killed by a mine in Azerbaijan.

In the village of Bala Jafarli in the Gazakh region, an employee of the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency was blown up by a mine; his leg was amputated.

17:57, 17 November 2025

Human rights activists have published correspondence with a relative of Aliya Ozdamirova.

Relatives confided in Chechen native Aliya Ozdamirova knew she was in danger upon returning home, according to correspondence between Aliya's friend and her relative.

16:58, 17 November 2025

Six Makhachkala residents have been arrested in connection with a terrorist organization.

Six residents of Dagestan, who, according to investigators, were planning attacks on police officers, were detained and taken into custody in Makhachkala.

15:04, 17 November 2025

A businessman has been sentenced to prison in connection with the Makhachkala explosion that killed 37 people.

Eldar Nasrulaev, a tenant of a warehouse near a gas station in the suburbs of Makhachkala, received a five-year prison sentence for improperly storing ammonium nitrate, which led to a deadly explosion at a gas station in Makhachkala.

14:10, 17 November 2025

A Baku court dismissed Bahruz Samedov's complaint against his placement in a punishment cell.

A Baku court dismissed the appeal against political scientist Bakhruz Samedov's placement in solitary confinement. The prison administration appealed to the court to have Samedov transferred to a closed prison.

12:59, 17 November 2025

Social media users considered the trial of Karabakh leaders to be Baku's prerogative.

The trial of former leaders of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, accused of war crimes, is being conducted under the Azerbaijani Criminal Code and does not require the intervention of international organizations, Facebook users* stated.

11:58, 17 November 2025

A new complaint in the Amaglobeli case has been sent to the ECHR.

Georgian human rights activists have filed a new complaint with the ECHR regarding the violation of the rights of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, who has been subjected to administrative and criminal prosecution.

10:59, 17 November 2025

A Nalchik resident was fined for funding the Anti-Corruption Foundation*.

A court sentenced a Nalchik resident to a 400,000 ruble fine, finding her guilty of financing extremist activity. The woman claimed she transferred the money to the Anti-Corruption Foundation* by mistake.

09:57, 17 November 2025

A Tbilisi resident has been arrested on charges of beating children.

A Tbilisi resident who worked as a nanny for two young children has been taken into custody. She has been charged with beating her charges.

A soldier leaves his unit. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program.

08:58, 17 November 2025

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for evading military service.

A military court in Nalchik sentenced Alexander Mevshuk to seven years in prison, finding him guilty of three counts of evading military service during mobilization.

Police officers obstruct Abzas Media editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi's work at a feminist rally in Baku. March 8, 2023. Photo by Faik Majid for the "Caucasian Knot."

08:01, 17 November 2025

Sevinj Vagifgyzy was awarded the International Press Freedom Prize.

The editor-in-chief of Abzas Media, who was convicted in Azerbaijan, was awarded the Freedom of the Press Prize in the "Courage Award" category. The award, presented by an international organization defending journalists, was accepted on behalf of Vagifgizi.

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