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The Southern Military Court. Photo: press service of the Southern Military Court.
21:15, 3 December 2019
Chechen native sentenced for recruitment to IS*
Today, the Southern District Military Court has found Soslan Abubakarov, a native of Chechnya, guilty of aiding and abetting terrorism and sentenced him to 2.5 years of imprisonment.
At the Southern Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
21:02, 3 December 2019
Witness testifies to peaceful life of Kurbanov brothers in Egypt
Ismail and Mukhtar Kurbanov brothers from Dagestan, accused of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF) and possession of explosives, led a peaceful lifestyle in Egypt and did not leave for Syria to participate in hostilities, their acquaintance testifies at trial.
Alexander Marchenko. Photo: press service of the HRC ‘Memorial’, http://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/memorial_priznal_politzaklyuchyonnym_ukrainca_aleksandra_marchenko_ozhidayushchego
14:51, 3 December 2019
HRC "Memorial" recognizes as political prisoner a Ukrainian arrested in Kuban
Alexander Marchenko, a citizen of Ukraine, accused of purchasing devices for an antiaircraft guided missile system and kept under arrest at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Krasnodar, is being persecuted for political reasons, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" announces today.
The Minister of the Internal Affairs reproaches the men detained on suspicion of drinking alcoholic beverages and using psychotropic substances, Gudermes District of Chechnya. Photo: official account of Chechen MIA, http://www.instagram.com/p/B5k3-STFR-y/
14:32, 3 December 2019
Chechen MIA's chief joins public condemnation of detainees
In the Gudermes District of Chechnya, the Minister of the Internal Affairs reproached the men detained on suspicion of drinking alcoholic beverages and using psychotropic substances. The involvement of the Police General in "warning conversations" does not correspond to the status of the Minister, residents of the Chechen republic suggest.
11:18, 3 December 2019
Authorities of South Ossetia let residents of Leningor District to be treated in Georgia
The Security Council of South Ossetia let residents of the Leningor District to go to Georgia through the "Razdakhan" checkpoint to receive medical care and pensions.
Policemen in Strasbourg. Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
11:03, 3 December 2019
Human rights defenders criticize police after detention of Chechens in Strasbourg
Human rights defenders mentioned as an example of Chechenophobia the detention in Strasbourg of two Chechen natives suspected of justifying terrorism because of their gestures during taking selfies.
Women in a frontline zone in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed
10:50, 3 December 2019
Caucasian women ask President Putin to return their daughters and grandchildren from Syria
Mothers and other close relatives of Russian female citizens who stay in the zone of armed conflict in the Middle East appeal to President Putin with a request to return home their daughters and grandchildren.
Solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, December 2, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the Caucasian Knot
01:26, 3 December 2019
Gadjiev's colleagues intend to continue actions in his support
Solo pickets in support of the arrested Abdulmumin Gadjiev should be continued in order to keep Dagestanis aware of the progress of the criminal case, journalist's colleagues believe.
Policemen. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
01:16, 3 December 2019
Two persons hospitalized after skirmish at Mtskheta Mayoralty
The members of the "Posmey" (Dare) movement received traumas in a clash with policemen and supporters of the "Georgian Dream' Party that broke out at the Mayoralty of the city of Mtskheta, where protesters came to meet an MP.
Parliament of Azerbaijan. Photo: Interfase, https://ru.wikipedia.org/
01:09, 3 December 2019
MPs ask to dissolve Azerbaijani Parliament
The National Assembly of Azerbaijan (Parliament) has overwhelmingly adopted an appeal to the president of the country asking him to appoint early parliamentary elections.
Baku. Photo: Marco Monelli, https://commons.wikimedia.org
01:00, 3 December 2019
Economists treat financing of Azerbaijani social sphere as insufficient
The Parliament of Azerbaijan has approved the 2020 budget. It is planned to allot over 38 percent of all the expenses to the social sphere. The economists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" treat this amount as insufficient.
Handcuffs © Photo courtesy of Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
19:21, 2 December 2019
Police declare Dagestani resident complaining about torture as militant
Djabrail Ibnukhazhirov and Magomedgadji Magomedov, detained in Makhachkala, are suspected of involvement in the armed underground, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announces today amid reports about torture of Djabrail Ibnukhazhirov and weapons planted to him.
At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
19:08, 2 December 2019
Soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army killed in conflict zone
Today, two soldiers of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army have been wounded on the contact line of the troops in the conflict zone. One of them has died.
Armen Grigoryan. Screenshot from video posted by Sputnik-Abkhazia at: https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20191202/1028922566/Pokhischennyy-v-Sukhume-muzhchina-osvobozhden.html
18:55, 2 December 2019
Abkhazian law enforcers free kidnapped local resident
Several residents of Abkhazia were detained on suspicion of kidnapping. MP Aslan Bzhaniya holds President Raul Khadjimba responsible for the growth of crimes, including more frequent cases of kidnapping.
16:52, 2 December 2019
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of November 25-December 1, 2019
Start of the trial in a case on the killings of Dagestanis in Chechnya; protests in Tbilisi; ECtHR's decision on the communication of a complaint filed by Maxim Lapunov about torture in Chechnya, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of November 25-December 1, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Northern Caucasus. Photo: Nick Kos, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:North_Caucasus
13:35, 2 December 2019
Week of November 25-December 1 passed with no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from November 25 to December 1, 2019, no casualties were recorded in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Makhachkala, Dagestan. Screenshot from video posted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTYsoy_knUU
13:19, 2 December 2019
KBR and Dagestan head the anti-rating of regions with lowest salaries
Among the regions of Southern Russia, the largest number of workers with wages and salaries above 100,000 roubles per month live and work in the Astrakhan and Rostov Regions, and in the Krasnodar Territory. Dagestan and the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) are the outsiders – here, less than one percent of workers receive such salaries.
Photo: © screenshot from 'Beanpole' trailer, https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/dylda-2019-1221042/video/159982/
11:19, 2 December 2019
"Beanpole" by Kantemir Balagov put on the list of 50 best films of the year
The film "Beanpole" by film director Kantemir Balagov from the KBR (Kabardino-Balkarian Republic) took the 21st place in the list of 50 best films, according to the British Film Institute (BFI).
Viskhan Matsuev (right) and head of Chechen MIA Ruslan Alkhanov. Screenshot from video posted by the "Grozny" ChGTRK, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EW_jN5cBvY
11:12, 2 December 2019
Appointment of Kadyrov's son-in-law to high MIA post triggers scepticism in Chechnya
Viskhan Matsuev, a 22-year-old son-in-law of Ramzan Kadyrov, was appointed head of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya, because of his work experience, and not because he is Kadyrov's relative, Akhmed Dudaev, Director of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) explained on November 30. Some residents of Chechnya and Instagram users treat this version as inconclusive.
Opposition activists hold a protest action demanding to release Lasha Chkhartishvili, Tbilisi, December 1, 2019. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
10:59, 2 December 2019
Tbilisi activists demand to free Chkhartishvili
Opposition activists have held a protest action in front of the "Georgian Dream" Party office in Tbilisi against the arrest of Lasha Chkhartishvili, a member of the Labour Party.
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The road to 14 villages in Dagestan is blocked due to a landslide.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Khunzakh district due to landslides.

The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

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.