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11:12, 17 November 2008
Advocate of Politkovskaya's family demands to interrogate President of Chechnya
The advocate who acts in the interests of the family of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, in her murder case is trying to attract President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov as a witness.
11:04, 17 November 2008
Georgia's MIA: two policemen killed by explosion of Russian drone
On November 17, two policemen were lost and eight wounded as a result of explosion of a Russian drone (pilotless aircraft) in the village of Plavi, Gori District (East Georgia), runs the statement of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia, published in the Ministry's website.
10:59, 17 November 2008
Subari: situation with human rights in Georgia changes to the worst
Sozar Subari, Georgian Ombudsman, has reported in his interview to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that situation with human rights in his country has worsened. In his opinion, Georgia still has political prisoners; and the absence of guarantees of the freedom of speech is causing concern.
10:27, 17 November 2008
In Dagestan, lawyers complain of being prosecuted by law enforcers
The appeal sent by Dagestan lawyers to the President of the Russian Federation (RF), federal law enforcement bodies and Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" states that criminal prosecution of lawyers on far-fetched grounds is inadmissible and can give rise to a dangerous tendency with political context and a threat to citizens' access to justice.
20:27, 15 November 2008
Another skirmish in Abkhazian-Georgian border
Today, frontier guards of Abkhazia have entered a skirmish with a Georgian armed group, which tried to get into the pre-border Gali District of Abkhazia.
19:15, 15 November 2008
Orthodox clergy of South Ossetia accuse ROC of treachery
The Orthodox clergy in South Ossetia have treated as "treachery" the refusal of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) to take the South-Ossetian community under its patronage and to lay hands on a churchman for them.
18:09, 15 November 2008
UNICEF and WB to help youth in Northern Caucasus
The UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the World Bank have officially announced that they start a joint 2.1 USD million project in Northern Caucasus. Its aim is to render help to assist vulnerable groups of young people in the region.
16:59, 15 November 2008
Georgia: restart of gas supply to Tskhinvali is impossible
Until now, Georgia has not renewed deliveries of Russian gas to South Ossetia, stopped with the start of warfare. Georgian oil and gas companies assert that gas supply to Tskhinvali was stopped because the main pipeline was damaged by warfare this August.
15:55, 15 November 2008
Authorities of Chechnya stand for extended Russian President's term in office
Deputies of the Chechen parliament voice support to the initiative of President Dmitri Medvedev, who proposed to extend the terms in office of Russian President and State Duma Deputies up to six and five years accordingly.
14:50, 15 November 2008
Georgia releases father and son Kelekhsaev who come from South Ossetia
Two out of ten residents of South Ossetia detained by Georgian police this October have been set free. They are father and son Kelekhsaev. Sofia Khorguani, Georgian deputy Ombudsman, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
13:47, 15 November 2008
Rostov Region sums up Year of Family
On November 14, Rostov-on-Don hosted a roundtable on the Year of Family that Russia had announced in 2008. The participants were officials of the respective ministries of the region.
12:42, 15 November 2008
More abortions than births in Volgograd Region
Annually, the Volgograd Region has 27 thousand newborns against 30 thousand abortions. In experts' opinion, the problem is in low morals and general disregard of contraception.
11:31, 15 November 2008
President of Chechnya heads counterterrorist operation
On November 14, President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov took command of the special operation intended to search militants in the Kurchaloy and Nozhai-Yurt Districts, and personally designed its plan. The operation had lasted till late at night, but no militants were found.
10:10, 15 November 2008
Georgia: gas prices to go up for companies
Commercial structures in Georgia will pay more for gas. Suppliers and distributors have made a deal.
11:13, 14 November 2008
Abkhazia invited to Geneva consultations on safety in the Caucasus
The delegation of Abkhazia will take part in consultations in Geneva on safety issues in the Caucasus. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent learnt about it from Sergey Shamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia. As he said, an official invitation to Geneva to take part in the debates as a party of the process was presented today to Sukhumi.
11:09, 14 November 2008
19 terror acts in North Ossetia in 20 years
The experts of the Rostov-based medical-legal laboratory are studying the DNA of the unknown woman who perished in the explosion of the fixed-route taxi near the Central marketplace in the capital of North Ossetia on November 6.
11:06, 14 November 2008
European MP investigates disappearances in South Ossetia
Italian Deputy of the European Parliament Julietto Chieza is investigating disappearances of young people from South Ossetia, whose fate is still unknown. According to some sources, the Ossetians were captured by Georgian militaries.
11:03, 14 November 2008
Amnesty International concerned with pre-electoral situation in Armenia
The Amnesty International has disseminated a statement where its concern is expressed with the situation in Armenia after this year's March events.
10:59, 14 November 2008
Medvedev: Russia recognizes Georgia's integrity
Russia respects the territorial integrity of Georgia with account of Moscow's recognition of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence. This was declared by Russian President Dmitri Medvedev who answered questions during a joint press conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and chairman of the European Commission Zhoze Manuel Barrozu.
16:26, 13 November 2008
Krasnodar territorial authorities fail to meet residents of Imereti Meadow
Another attempt to start dialogue between the residents of the Imereti Meadow of Sochi and the authorities of Krasnodar Territory about the terms of demolition of dwelling houses with the aim to get the city ready for the Olympiad has failed. The meeting was pre-planned for November 12, but it failed for the absence of power representatives.
News
Homes in Rostov Oblast damaged by drone attack

The High Qualification Collegium of Judges has has authorized the initiation of criminal cases against four Rostov judges.

The verdict against those involved in the Crimean Bridge terrorist attack has been appealed.

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.