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Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Screenshot of the post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/axi.pankiski.5?__tn__=%2Cd-]-h-R&eid=ARDeGFhAGsBenE34L86ogjhI4TcgGQHTp_AcHkZt4vOvsJa9jR-9IiTVEdqRUhiUPM7vsYgjyMGacwyP
23:22, 9 December 2019
Brother of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili shot dead in Berlin reports received execution threats
Zurab Khangoshvili, a brother of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a native of the Pankisi Gorge, who was shot dead in Berlin, has received information about the threat to his life. Fears for his life were also expressed by his sister.
Batumi. Photo by Yuliya Kasheta for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:49, 9 December 2019
Batumi Mayoralty appeals against court ruling on mosque construction
The Batumi authorities have refused to treat their refusal to a group of Muslims to build a mosque in their own land plot as discrimination. The Mayoralty had no offered an alternative land plot. Human rights defenders have noted a high level of domestic xenophobia in Batumi.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video on Abdulmumin Gadjiev's channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX1Rf2eZxdM
20:55, 9 December 2019
Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev complains to the ECtHR of his prosecution
Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" Dagestani weekly, has complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about his unjustified arrest and prosecution for his professional activities.
Screenshot of a video "How Kadyrov and his associates live" Nukhanov 77 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=areb4p9cTNo
14:59, 9 December 2019
Relatives tell about detention of Grozny resident for video filming at Kadyrov's residence
Islam Nukhanov was detained and accused, after beating up, of storing rounds of ammunition after trying to make public the luxurious living conditions of Chechen officials, the "Novaya Gazeta" has reported.
14:54, 9 December 2019
Week of December 2-8 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no casualties were recorded during the week of December 2-8, 2019. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Irina Dovgan (on the right). Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:50, 9 December 2019
Documentary raises problem of civilians' kidnappings in conflict zones
A documentary about the abduction and torture of a Ukrainian woman was screened in Georgia. Spectators have noted that countries have similar problems in terms of illegal detentions on the contact line.
Ramzan Kadyrov playing a coach. Screenshot of the video posted on the Instagram of the blogger sergo_artemka https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qEJVYIm7a/
11:40, 9 December 2019
Kadyrov's role in comedy show stresses his craving for Putin's media image
By his PR actions, Ramzan Kadyrov emphasizes the image of an authoritarian leader, by borrowing features from the image of President Vladimir Putin, PR experts believe. Kadyrov's jokes and extravagant antics are caused by his desire to stand out, researchers of the Caucasus assert.
Special troops' fighters used water cannons to disperse protesters demanding to dismiss the government and hold early parliamentary election in Georgia. Tbilisi, November 18, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze TPX IMAGES of the DAY
11:29, 9 December 2019
Rights defenders warn about possibility of civil confrontation in Georgia
Frequent skirmishes of "Georgian Dream" activists from among civil servants with oppositionists are giving rise to extreme political escalation, analysts of the NGO "International Transparency Georgia" have stated.
The village of Novosasitli. Screenshot of the video by the Aytash TV channel https://youtu.be/hg8LHJAUpT8
11:26, 9 December 2019
Dagestani law enforcers detain brother of preacher Abu Umar of Sasitli
Law enforcers have searched the house of Saadu Akhmednabiev, the brother of the Muslim preacher Abu Umar of Sasitli; and then, took Saadu away in a helicopter, his father Saigidakhmed Akhmednabiev has informed.
12:06, 8 December 2019
GPO complains about Kerimli to the Bar Association
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has complained to the Azerbaijani Bar Association about the advocate Nemat Kerimli. The reason for the complaint was his public allegations about torture of his client Tofig Yagublu, an opposition activist.
Participants of flash mob in Rostov-on-Don, December 7, 2019. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
11:38, 8 December 2019
Theatrical action in support of Sidorov and Mordasov held in Rostov-on-Don
At a flash mob rally in Rostov-on-Don, activists spoke out in support of prisoners of conscience and against repressions.
Serviceman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2617
11:18, 8 December 2019
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 130 shelling attacks during week
Since December 1, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than a thousand shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) informed on December 7.
Russian children evacuated from Syria handed over to relatives . Photo: press service of the Children's Ombudsperson of Russia, http://deti.gov.ru/articles/news/anna-kuznecova-vstretila-rossijskih-detej-vyvezennyh-iz-sirii
10:59, 8 December 2019
Children evacuated from Syria handed over to relatives in Dagestan and Volgograd
Three minors evacuated from Syria have returned to their mother in Dagestan; one girl was met by her grandmother from Volgograd.
18:20, 7 December 2019
Rights defenders condemn pressure on Azerbaijani advocates
Azerbaijani authorities should restore the powers of the lawyer Shakhla Gumbatova and her colleagues, also deprived of their powers for their defence of human rights, four international human rights organizations have stated.
17:55, 7 December 2019
Ingush Senator rents a flat for family of girl with amputated arm
Ingush authorities are now solving the issue of providing housing to the needy family, in which, after discharging from hospital, the girl, who had her arm amputated as a result of domestic violence, will live. In the upcoming year, they will live in a rented apartment in Magas.
Azerbaijani soldiers. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
17:26, 7 December 2019
Azerbaijan claims shelling by Armenian snipers
The positions of Azerbaijani troops stationed on the border with Armenia and in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict area were shelled for 24 times over the past 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Screenshot from video with a baby being rubbed with snow. Official Instagram account of Chechen PO, https://www.instagram.com/chechproc/
16:53, 7 December 2019
Chechen woman fined for rubbing baby with snow
A court has found the rite of "hardening" a three-month-old child, whom his grandmother rubbed with snow, to be an offense. The mother of the baby was fined, although, according to Chechen customs, parents have no right to object to their own parents, local residents have noted.
12:42, 7 December 2019
Journalists discover that Khangoshvili's murderer worked for FSB
As stated by the authors of an international journalistic investigation, the alleged killer of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, shot dead in Berlin, had served in the "Vympel" (Pennant) FSB Special Forces unit and was involved in at least two murders in Russia.
Clashes between protesters and police in Pankisi. Screenshot from the 'Caucasian Knot' video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOd5bOftv4
12:31, 7 December 2019
HPP construction aggravated confrontation among Pankisi residents
The Georgian Govt's plans to build the "Khadori-3" hydroelectric power plant (HPP) have split residents of the Pankisi Gorge into two camps; the conflict was exacerbated by the political confrontation.
People detained for drinking alcoholic beverages and using psychotropic substances. Screenshot from video posted by Chechen MIA at https://www.instagram.com/p/B5k3-STFR-y/
12:13, 7 December 2019
Public humiliation remains officials' tool for fighting dissent in Chechnya
Chechen authorities are making use of public humiliations by relying both on the Soviet experience and on the long-standing traditions of the nation. However, over time, people's systematic demonstrative humiliations start generating the opposite effect, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
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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.