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Advocate of Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov at the court session. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:33, 20 December 2014
Kislovodsk prosecutor's office cancels rejection to open criminal case on threats to Baichorov
The prosecutor's office of the city of Kislovodsk has cancelled the decision not to institute criminal proceedings on the fact of threats received by Imam Kurman-Ali Baichorov, said his advocate Alaudi Musaev.
Participants of the conference. Photo by Kazbek Vakhaev, http://www.grozny-inform.ru/main.mhtml?Part=26&PubID=56533
15:55, 20 December 2014
Turkic conference in Grozny presents educational projects for students and Lyceum pupils
At the International Conference in Grozny "Terek Turks as Cultural Bridge of Chechen Republic with Turkic World" Kumyk organization presented curricula for training Kumyk students at the leading universities of the Turkic countries and a project of a boarding Lyceum to be opened near the city of Gudermes.
Screenshot of a website BostonHerald.com page dedicated to the trial in case of Johar Tsarnaev. Photo: https://bostonherald.com/
12:13, 20 December 2014
Tsarnaev's classmate confesses of keeping firearms and drugs
Steven Silva, an acquaintance of Johar Tsarnaev, accused of organizing a terror act at the Boston Marathon race, has pled guilty to distributing heroin and illegal possession of firearms. According to the prosecution, Tsarnaev brothers used the pistol, kept by Silva, to kill a policeman.
At the place of a demolished house owned by family of the militants. http://www.memo.ru/uploads/files/1579.jpg
10:20, 20 December 2014
Chechen residents report demolition of militant's family house in Gudermes District
On December 18, in the village of Koshkeldy, Gudermes District of Chechnya, a family home of a member of the armed underground was demolished, local residents report.
Ashot Melikyan. Photo: http://ru.a1plus.am/41692.html
08:49, 20 December 2014
Acts of violence against journalists in Armenia remain unpunished, rights defenders assert
As stated by participants of a press conference in Yerevan, this year was rather strained for the press and journalists; and the number of incidents of physical pressure on journalists or obstruction to obtaining information practically did not go down.
Ilkin Rustamzade. Baku. May 16, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:01, 20 December 2014
Ilkin Rustamzade put into dungeon of Baku SIZO for second time within month
Ilkin Rustamzade, a member of the movement "Free Youth", who is imprisoned in Azerbaijan, was put into the dungeon of the SIZO (pre-trial prison) – for the second time this month.
Rasul Jafarov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:24, 20 December 2014
Court in Baku rejects complaint of rights defender Rasul Jafarov who claimed to change his custody
The Baku Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal lodged by Rasul Jafarov, the coordinator of the campaign "Arts for Democracy", who asked to replace his custody for home arrest.
Alexei Tolstoi Square, Pugachov, Saratov Region. Photo: http://www.pg4.ru/main.php?g2_itemId=239975
03:10, 20 December 2014
Defence of Chechen native convicted in Pugachov intends to appeal against the verdict
The advocate of the 17-year-old native of Chechnya, who was convicted on charges of committing a resonant murder of Ruslan Marzhanov, a resident of the city of Pugachov, Saratov Region, announced his intention to appeal against the verdict.
The judge at the trial in a case of participants of "Million Mask March", July 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:17, 20 December 2014
Armenian court takes to consideration appeals in the case of participants of "Million Mask March"
The Armenian Court of Appeal (CoA) took up the appeals lodged against the sentences passed to Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tseghakron" Party, and other persons involved in the "Million Mask March" and formed a panel of judges. The defence insists on acquittal of all activists.
Abu Mukhammad and Abu Mukhammad of Agachaul. Screenshot of a video published at YouTube on December 19
00:27, 20 December 2014
Head of Dagestani militants swears to "Islamic State"
Abu Mukhammad, Amir of Dagestan, said that he takes an oath to the "Islamic State" (IS). This is the second time in Dagestan within the last month, when the leaders of militants' formations take an oath to the IS; and both of these cases indicate a split in the "Imarat Kavkaz", recognized as a terrorist organization.
Flowers on a street lamp in Kachintsev street, where the trolley-bus was blown up on December 30, 2013. Volgograd, January 1, 2014. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:42, 19 December 2014
Dadaev's advocate asks CoA to acquit his client
Selim Magomedov, the advocate of the convicted Alautdin Dadaev, has stated that the sentence passed by the court in the case of the terror acts committed in Volgograd disregarded the arguments of the defence, while the verdict as such was based on investigators' speculations.
19:45, 19 December 2014
In November 2014, 22 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
At least 22 people were victims of the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus in November 2014, of which 15 people were killed, and 7 others wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
At the place of a demolished house owned by family of the militants. Gudermes, December 2014. Photo: http://www.memo.ru/d/219259.html
18:57, 19 December 2014
Three houses of militants' relatives already demolished in Gudermes, locals report
In the city of Gudermes power agents have demolished three private houses owned by families of the members of the armed underground. Earlier it was reported about demolition of two houses.
A protest action against rise in prices. Yerevan, December 18, 2014. Photo http://www.tert.am/ru/
16:26, 19 December 2014
Residents of Yerevan rally against price growth
A protest action against depreciation of the national currency and rise in prices was held in Yerevan on Friday in front of the government, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Buynaksk. Dagestan. Photo by Eldar Rasulov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
15:25, 19 December 2014
Buynaksk Salafi mosque-goers taken to police
On Friday, after the Juma namaz in Buynaksk, policemen detained several parishioners of the Salafi mosque, said a local resident. Several mosque-goers were brought to the police. In his turn, a source from the Buynaksk GOVD (City Interior Division), assured that all the believers will be released after checking their IDs.
Natalia Zubarevich. Photo: RFE/RL
14:50, 19 December 2014
Professor Zubarevich does not find deficit of North-Caucasian budgets critical
This time again, deficit budgets have been brought for discussion to the Parliament of the Republics of Northern Caucasus. Officials claim that measures to reduce budget deficits are taken.
Entrance to the building of ICRF. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:52, 19 December 2014
ICRF starts checking Kadyrov's statement in relation to "certain Kalyapin"
The Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) began checking the statement of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov about a possible involvement of "a certain Kalyapin" in financing militants.
Reconstruction of the House of Press. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
11:05, 19 December 2014
Authorities of Grozny promise to open House of Press by December 25
The House of Press in the Chechen capital, damaged in the course of the militants' attack on Grozny, will be fully restored by December 25. The repairs of School No. 20 and pavilions of the "Berkat" Shopping Centre are near completion, said the Grozny Mayoralty.
Three militants are killed in the Baksan District of the KBR, including the militants leader. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/12/19/v-baksanskom-raione-kabardino-balkarii-neitralizovany-troe-boevikov-v-tom-chis.html
09:09, 19 December 2014
Power agents name second militant killed in special operation in KBR
In the course of the operation conducted on December 18 in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), in the village of Dygulybgey, which makes a part of the city of Baksan, apart from Andzor Guchapshev, the leader of the local underground, his accomplice Martin Abazov was also killed.
Nino Daneliya, a participant of the action, holds a poster with the photo of the journalist Khadija Ismayilova. Tbilisi, December 10, 2014. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot
08:38, 19 December 2014
Representatives of Azerbaijani Ombudsperson gave legal advice to Khadija Ismayilova
On December 18, the office staff of Elmira Suleimanova, the Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan, visited the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where the journalist Khadija Ismayilova is kept, and gave her legal advice.
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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.