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08:32, 15 December 2014
CE's Venice Commission is positive on Azerbaijani amendments to NGO legislation
The Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CE) has issued a positive opinion on the amendments passed in Azerbaijan to the law "On Non-Governmental Organizations", said Tatiana Baeva, the spokesperson for the commission.
The flat where the office of CaT is located, after the fire. Photo by an eyewitness
08:16, 15 December 2014
AI and HRW stand up for Chechen rights defenders
Employees of the Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have stood up for the Chechen Committee against Torture (CaT), indicating the damage of CaT's property and attempts to put pressure on rights defenders.
Djamal Makhmudov. Photo by Irina Makhmudova
03:40, 15 December 2014
Native of Dagestan kidnapped in Stavropol, his relatives assert
Djamal Makhmudov, a native of Dagestan, disappeared in Stavropol after a search of his house. He is a figurant in the case of recruitment and financing the militants travelling to Syria, his relatives were told at the Centre to Combat Extremism.
Service of medicine of catastrophes car. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/8331.jpg
02:41, 15 December 2014
On December 8-14, fifteen people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from December 8 to December 14, 2014, the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus brought harm to at least 15 people; of them, 14 people were lost, and one was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Participants of a protest actions in Baku. Photo: screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1D6tYumVu8#t=17
22:24, 14 December 2014
Baku protesters threaten to boycott European Olympic Games
In Azerbaijan, participants of protest actions in Baku intend to boycott the 2015 European Olympic Games, should the demands of their resolution be neglected, and the Azerbaijani authorities fail to release political prisoners, said Isa Gambar, the former leader of the "Musavat" Party and now the head of the "National Centre of Strategic Thought".
Fire in the flat where the office of the Joint Mobile Group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) is located. Grozny, December 15, 2014. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:30, 14 December 2014
Grozny: policemen confiscate equipment from lawyers of CaT's JMG
Policemen have searched lawyers of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of the Committee against Torture (CaT) and confiscated their mobile phones, cameras and laptops, rights defenders report.
The studio of the radio station "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala". Photo by Timur Isaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:36, 14 December 2014
Head of radio station "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala" treats broadcasting suspension as politically motivated
The suspension of the radio station "Echo Moskvy-Makhachkala" is unjustified and politically motivated, said Zaur Gadjiev, the editor-in-chief of the radio, who believes that the actions of state structures are contrary to the law.
00:39, 14 December 2014
HRC head warns Chechen authorities against illegal actions towards CaT employees
Mikhail Fedotov, the Chairman of the Human Rights Council (HRC) under the President of the Russian Federation, has got involved in the situation around the staff of the Joint Mobile Group (JMG) of the Committee against Torture (CaT), acting in the territory of Chechnya.
A drawing of the presumed terror act. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/files/5498.JPG
00:24, 14 December 2014
Charge of recruiting militants put forward in Chechnya against citizen of Georgia is untrue, says defence
The accusation of the 25-year-old citizen of Georgia Beslan Tsintsalashvili, who will face trial for an alleged persuasion of two residents of Chechnya to terrorist activities in the "Islamic State" grouping, is "very flimsy" and untrue, said Luiza Killaeva, the defendant's advocate.
23:59, 13 December 2014
Reforms of Islamic education cause disputes at Muslim Forum in Moscow
A reform of the system of Islamic education was the major topic of debates at the International Islamic Forum held in Moscow. The issue was raised on setting up an academy to unite the existing Islamic Universities, said Khadjimurat Gatsalov, the Mufti of North Ossetia.
Fire in the office of the Committee against Torture in Grozny. Screenshot of a video published at the site of "Novaya Gazeta" on December 13, 2014 on 10:14 pm
23:29, 13 December 2014
Fire in the office of the Committee against Torture in Grozny
The ignition that occurred in the residential building in Grozny, where the office of the Joint Mobile Group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) is located, is liquidated, said the Chechen Ministry for Emergencies (MfE); nobody suffered.
21:27, 13 December 2014
CaT reports about chasing of its mobile group in Grozny
The members of the mobile group of the Committee against Torture (CaT) of Chechnya, working in the republic, were followed by unidentified armed men, said a source from the committee.
The House of Press after CTO. Grozny, December 4, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:39, 13 December 2014
Grozny hosts rally against terrorism
On Saturday, December 13, a rally against terrorism was held in the Chechen capital. The police said that 50,000 took part in the event.
The Basmanny District of Moscow. Photo: NVO https://ru.wikipedia.org
16:51, 13 December 2014
Two natives of Northern Caucasus complain of unfair detention in Moscow while trying to buy currency
A man from North Ossetia and a woman from Kabardino-Balkaria, delivered on December 12 to the Basmanny ROVD (District Interior Division) of Moscow after they tried to buy foreign currency at one of local banks report restriction of their rights and interrogation without reason by agents of the FSB and the Centre to Combat Extremism of the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Department).
Alexei Kolyasnikov, the leader of a religious group "Community of Christians" (in the centre). Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:50, 13 December 2014
Federal Court of Sochi upholds decision on case of Pastor Kolyasnikov
The Federal Court of Sochi has upheld the decision of the magistrate court in the case of Alexei Kolyasnikov, the leader of a religious group "Community of Christians", who was found guilty of holding an unsanctioned meeting in a cafe.
The House of Press after CTO. Grozny, December 4, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:53, 13 December 2014
Residents of Chechnya report detentions of young people by power agents after militants' attack on Grozny
On December 9-11, Chechnya saw at least two cases of detention of young people by power agents, as reported by residents of the city of Argun and the dwelling settlement of Avtury of the Shali District of the republic. The Chechen MIA claimed that for the last few days there were no complaints from citizens about any kidnappings of their relatives.
The entrance to the city of Karabulak from side of the village of Yandare, Ingushetia. Photo: Stanislav Gaiduk https://ru.wikipedia.org
10:11, 13 December 2014
Teen disappears in Karabulak
A teenager named Magomed Daurbekov disappeared in the Ingush city of Karabulak on his way to school; the family cannot find him for the fifth day.
The village of Chirkei, Buynaksk District of Dagestan. Photo by Davud Abdurakhmanov http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
07:00, 13 December 2014
In Dagestan, two witnesses questioned at trial of the "honour killing" in Chirkei
On December 12, the court session on the criminal case against Abdulaziz Abdurakhmanov, a resident of the village of Chirkei, Buynaksk District of Dagestan, accused of premeditated murder of his cousin, two witnesses were interrogated. The district policeman gave a negative characteristic on the defendant.
Participants of the roundtable "International experience of settling conflicts in Northern Caucasus". Cherkessk, December 11, 2014. Photo by Asya Kapaeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:00, 12 December 2014
KChR's NPO activists state the need to actively cooperate with authorities
The key problem of non-profit organizations (NPOs) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) is the absence of active cooperation with the authorities; and the parties shall endeavour to set up such partnership. This was the opinion of NPO activists-participants of the roundtable, which was held on the topic of settling conflicts in Northern Caucasus.
Rasul Djafarov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:34, 12 December 2014
New charges presented to rights defender Djafarov in Azerbaijan
The arrested Azerbaijani rights defender Rasul Djafarov has been charged with a forgery and a large-scale embezzlement. He rejects all the new charges and treats them as politically motivated.
News
An Ingushetia resident has been charged with assaulting police officers in 1999.

In April 2026, 4 victims were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and southern Russia.

Gelendzhik Airport. Photo: airport press service https://gelaero.ru/about/ Air traffic with cities in southern Russia has been fully restored.

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.