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21:00, 5 November 2012
FSIN Department recognizes mass self-injuries of prisoners in Kalmykia
Four inmates of the penal colony "Salyn IK-1" inflicted to themselves superficial cuts of their forearms and necks with blades from disposable razors to express their protest against the holding of personal search. Besides, seven more prisoners also injured themselves, and one of them was hospitalized. This was stated by the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) of Kalmykia.
20:00, 5 November 2012
FSIN Department denies complaints of Aslan Cherkesov's relatives about violation of his rights in colony
Relatives of Aslan Cherkesov, who serves his sentence in the Krasnoyarsk Territory for the murder of Yegor Sviridov, have claimed a pressure, exerted on the prisoner, and a hunger strike, held by him in protest. However, the Chief Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) of the Krasnoyarsk Territory treats the information as false.
19:00, 5 November 2012
Bacho Akhalaya, Ex-Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, returns to country
Bacho Akhalaya, ex-Minister of Internal Affairs, who returned to Georgia, is ready to answer all questions, related to his activities at the position of the Chief of the Department of Corrections at the Ministry of Justice.
18:00, 5 November 2012
Road builders in Kobuleti resume strike
Builders of bypass road in Kobuleti (Georgia) again held a protest action. They claim that the employer has violated an agreement, reached several days ago.
15:00, 5 November 2012
On October 29 - November 4, at least 12 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
Last week, on October 29-November 4, 2012, at least 12 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of these, 8 persons were killed and 4 wounded. These are the results of calculations of the "Caucasian Knot" based on own materials of the edition and information from other open sources.
09:00, 5 November 2012
Mother of a resident of Dagestan killed in a special operation states his innocence
Relatives of Ruslan Medzhidov killed in a special operation in Dagestan on October, 30, state that he was kidnapped by unknown people on October, 28, the killed young man’s mother, resident of Kaspiysk Svetlana Alieva, reported.
08:00, 5 November 2012
Over 150 persons took part in an action in protection of a historical square in Tbilisi
An action in protection of the square named after Lado Gudiashvili, one of the oldest squares in Tbilisi, passed off in Georgia on November, 3. 150 people participated in it.
07:00, 5 November 2012
Convicts in Georgia sewed up their mouths as a sign of protest
Fifteen convicts in penal colony No 12 in the settlement of Ksani, Central Georgia, sewed up their mouths as a sign of protest demanding to replace the administration of the penal facility.
05:00, 5 November 2012
Leader of “Mehkh-Khel” was summoned to the police of Ingushetia for a four-hour talk
On November, 4, Head of “Mehkh-Khel” regional civil movement Idris Abadiev was invited to Nazran municipal Department of Interior Affairs for a talk that lasted about four hours.
23:00, 3 November 2012
"Imedi" sacks more than 30 journalists
In Georgia, labour contracts have been terminated with 36 journalists of the "Imedi" TV Company. According to the dismissed journalists, no explanations were provided.
22:00, 3 November 2012
Oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev back at large in Ingushetia
Today, the Ingush oppositionist Magomed Khazbiev, who was put in jail on October 19 for 15 days for an administrative offence, was released.
21:00, 3 November 2012
Three persons killed and ten injured in road accident with shuttle in Kabardino-Balkaria
On November 3, in Kabardino-Balkaria, a shuttle (fixed-route taxi) ran against a passenger car: three persons were killed and ten more injured, the spokesman of the republic's MIA has reported.
20:00, 3 November 2012
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of shelling its positions
As reported by the spokesman of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD), on November 2 and at night on November 3, the Armenian Armed Forces shelled the location of the Azerbaijani troops.
19:00, 3 November 2012
North Ossetia: ex-policeman sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for torturing detainee with electric current
In North Ossetia, the court has sentenced Soslan Dzagoev, a 29-year-old criminal detective from Vladikavkaz, to 3.5 years in prison for abuse of power, expressed through beating and torturing a detainee.
18:00, 3 November 2012
Seven prisoners hold on hunger strike in Kutaisi prison
As reported on November 3 by Ia Bobokhidze, the editor-in-chief of the "Akhali Gazeti", and Manana Managadze, an activist from the centre for defending civil interests "Argus", seven inmates were holding hunger strike for five days at the Kutaisi prison.
17:00, 3 November 2012
Rights defenders: in Kalmykia prisoners from North Ossetia and Adygea cut their veins in protest
At night on November 2, a mass beating of inmates by the prison staff took place in the colony "Salyn IK-1", located in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia. In protest, prisoners cut their veins; some of them tried to put themselves on fire, said Nina Efremova, an activist of the international public movement "Unity".
16:00, 3 November 2012
Georgia and Russia wait for each other's steps to normalize relations
Georgia is waiting for Russia's response to the decision of the Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili to introduce the post of Special Representative of the Prime Minister on settlement of Georgian-Russian relations, said Zurab Abashidze who was appointed to the post.
15:00, 3 November 2012
Armenia: "Heritage" leader confirms his intention to become president
Raffi Ovannisyan, an ex-Foreign Minister and the current leader of the "Heritage" Party, has confirmed his readiness to participate in the upcoming presidential election in Armenia. He officially announced it at a press conference in Yerevan on November 2.
14:00, 3 November 2012
In Baku, 12 protesters brought to administrative responsibility
As reported by the Civil Movement for Democracy "Public Chamber" (CMDPC), 12 participants of the action against amendments to the legislation aimed to toughen penalties for unauthorized demonstrations that took place in Baku were brought to administrative responsibility.
13:00, 3 November 2012
Residents of Lanchkhuti District of Georgia oppose mosque in Nigvziani
The non-Muslim villagers of Nigvziani, Lanchkhuti District of Georgia, demand to close the mosque that operates in the house of Archil Kakhadze, a migrant from Adzharia. On November 2, they gathered near the house and demanded that Muslims, who are ecological refugees resettled from Adzharia in 2006 after a landslide, stopped their prayers.
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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.