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01:40, 18 November 2017
36 families with many children granted free housing in Nagorno-Karabakh
The authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh provided housing to 26 families with many children at the expense of the budget, and other ten families were granted housing from the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund. Comfortable houses, provided by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, are much better than public housing, reported the families with many children.
22:23, 17 November 2017
Five Chechnya natives self-mutilate at MCC
Today, five out of the six natives of Chechnya, accused of hooliganism, have injured themselves at the session of the Moscow City Court (MCC), Ulyana Solopova, the press secretary of the court reports. In this way they have protested against the two-year stay under investigation, an advocate of one of them has suggested.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
21:35, 17 November 2017
Saakashvili announces kidnapping four Georgian citizens in Kiev
A journalist of the "Rustavi-2" TV Channel, a former Mikhail Saakashvili's security and two other Georgian citizens have been kidnapped in Ukraine; deportation of them is being prepared now, Mr Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, has stated.
The village of Kurush in the Dokuzparin District of Dagestan. Photo http://flnka.ru/
20:12, 17 November 2017
Scientists express no delight about prospects of gold mining in mountains of Dagestan
Extraction of gold near the Dagestani village of Kurush is complicated by the fact that the gold deposit is located high in the mountains, believes geologist Isa Gazaliev. In case if a mine is built, it will help to employ hundreds of local residents, reported the Union of Gold Producers of Russia.
Prison. Screenshot of the video by the user The United Nations organization https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWfJroYZo5Q
17:41, 17 November 2017
Killer of Georgian MP released under amnesty
Giorgi Barateli, sentenced in 2007 to 26 years of imprisonment for killing Guram Sharadze, a member of the Georgian Parliament, was released under amnesty. This was reported by advocate Mamuka Nozadze.
The Novoselskoe village. Photo: Umar Dagirov https://ru.wikipedia.org
15:14, 17 November 2017
Dagestani villagers report about cordoning of their mosque
In the Khasavyurt District, law enforcers have photographed residents of the Novoselskoe village who have come today to the mosque to pray, and written down their personal data.
A child in the recording studio. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQcYPYj6PRU
13:26, 17 November 2017
Relatives of Volgograd schoolchildren see no problems in scandalous song about Putin
A video with participation of State Duma MP Anna Kuvychko and cadets was shot with the consent of the cadets' parents, reported the school principal. According to survey, residents of Volgograd do not see any problems in the song, despite a wave of criticism in social networks.
Sniper. Photo CC0 / Military_Material / bullet https://ru.sputnik.az/karabakh/20171115/412754623/oborona-obstrel-azerbajdzhan-armenija.html
11:59, 17 November 2017
Azerbaijan claims its positions shelled from machine guns
On November 16-17, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire regime 117 times, reported the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Fire-fighting. Photo http://05.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/operational/item/6113181/
10:31, 17 November 2017
Two children die in a fire in Dagestan
Dead bodies of two children have been found under ruins of a burnt private house in the Akusha District.
Sulieta Kusova before the screening at the 11th North-Caucasian Open Film and TV Festival "Kunaki". Photo © Sputnik. Amra Amichba http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20171115/1022413759/kunaki-otkrylis-bolee-50-filmov-pokazhut-na-festivale-v-suxume.html
05:04, 17 November 2017
"Kunaki" film festival presents to audience three films dedicated to Caucasus
On the second day of the 11th North-Caucasian Open Film and TV Festival "Kunaki", ten films were screened, three of which were dedicated to the Caucasus.
Republic's Somatic Hospital in Tskhinvali. Photo © Sputnik / Natalya Ayriyan http://sputnik-ossetia.ru/South_Ossetia/20171110/5231308.html
00:25, 17 November 2017
Residents of South Ossetia report problems of local medical facilities
Citizens of South Ossetia will be able to receive free medical care in medical facilities in Russia, announced Anatoly Bibilov after his visit to Moscow on November 14. In Tskhinvali, hospitals often have no necessary drugs, noted city residents, who preferred to go to Vladikavkaz for medical treatment.
22:50, 16 November 2017
Man accused of blowing Chechen policeman up extradited from Germany
Today, a native of Chechnya, whose was hiding under a false name abroad after an assassination attempt on a policeman, has been brought to Russia from Frankfurt am Main, Irina Volk, the spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
Memorial erected in the place of the house destroyed by terror act in 1996 in Kaspiysk. Photo: https://www.riadagestan.ru/news/society/v_kaspiyske_pochtili_pamyat_pogibshikh_vo_vremya_terakta_1996_goda/
20:54, 16 November 2017
Mourning events in Kaspiysk raise issue of 21-year-old terrorists' impunity
The mourning rally was held today in memory of 68 Kaspiysk casualties of explosion of a residential house on November 16, 1996. The executors and organizers of the terror act have not been found to this day.
Search in the Khamzat Chumakov's house. Screenshot of Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=553970068289089&set=a.193084181044348.1073741829.100010283027790&type=3&theater
19:52, 16 November 2017
Law enforcers search house of Ingush Imam Khamzat Chumakov
Today, in Ingushetia, law enforcers have carried out a search at the places of Khamzat Chumakov, Imam of the Nasyr-Kort mosque, and his brother. Imam's supporters accused the law enforcement agencies of provocation.
Mekhman Guseinov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
19:38, 16 November 2017
Azerbaijani blogger Mekhman Guseinov complains to court of torture after detention
Today, Mekhman Guseinov, sentenced on the charge of defaming the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), has given the testimony about beatings by law enforcers. He has also demanded to examine video records from the police building.
Ilgar Mamedov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
15:25, 16 November 2017
ECtHR recognizes violation of Ilgar Mamedov's rights to fair trial
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has granted the complaint filed by Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the Azerbaijani movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), by recognizing the violation of his rights to a fair trial. The ECtHR has obliged the Azerbaijani authorities to pay to Ilgar Mamedov 10,000 euros of compensation.
Native of Chechnya Movsar Eskerkhanov. Photo: http://infopolk.ru/1/W/news/1510691032#83595ab7-3188-c86b-d060-4532fa03ca49
15:23, 16 November 2017
Chechen authorities respond to Movsar Eskerkhanov's coming-out
The authorities of Chechnya are willing to forgive Movsar Eskerkhanov, who apologized for his interview to magazine Time. This has been reported today by Djambulat Umarov, Chechen Minister for National Policy, Foreign Relations, Press and Information.
Supreme Court of Russia. Photo: Anton Naumliyk (RFE/RL)
14:18, 16 November 2017
Russian SC mitigates verdict to author of SMS to Georgia
The term of punishment for Inga Tutisani, a resident of Sochi, sentenced for high treason because of an SMS-message she sent in August 2008 to Georgia, in which she described the movement of Russian troops, was reduced down to 4 years and 1 month.
One of party participants. Screenshot of TV story "A terrible case beyond decency. A story of persons who have forgotten their roots and their people", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D64DbZNhS20
13:50, 16 November 2017
Residents of Chechnya fear of reprisals provoked by story about "drugstore" party
The Chechen police are engaged in carrying out an inspection after the detention of five participants of a party in Pyatigorsk, who confessed to taking psychotropic substances. A TV story about party participants can provoke the use of violence against them, residents of Chechnya believe.
House damaged by the earthquake. Photo: Sputnik/Tabyldy Kadyrbekov
13:12, 16 November 2017
In Azerbaijan, residents of three districts affected by earthquake
In the Agdam District, 127 houses were damaged as a result of an earthquake, and 100 houses got cracks in the Barda District. Destructions and damages were also registered in the Terter District.
News
Circassians honor the victims of the Caucasian War 162 years after its end

Rosimushchestvo is evicting Rustem Trakhov from his confiscated property through the courts.

Russian soldiers. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/57396 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

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.