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18:00, 7 December 2009
Lawsuit of Major Dymovskiy's colleagues sent to Primorskiy District Court of Novorossisk
Today, the Oktiabrskiy District Court of Novorossisk has held a preliminary session on the claim lodged by the bosses of the city UVD (Interior Department) against Major Alexei Dymovskiy, known for his video appeal with criticism of his bosses placed in the Internet.
16:00, 7 December 2009
Vasilieva: Volgograd enterprise "Plastcard" poisons the air
In Volgograd, the FSB bodies investigate the criminal case initiated against the managers of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Plastcard". The factory was disposing its Hazard Class 1 wastes as Class 3 wastes, having caused harm estimated as 370 million roubles. Ecologists assert that the main harm was rendered to human health. Defenders of the factory, on the other hand, assert that all the factory operations were coordinated with the "Rostechnadzor" (Federal Agency for Technical Supervision).
23:26, 5 December 2009
Militiaman lost in a clash in Dagestan
On December 5 in the evening, a combat clash of militiamen with a group of militants burst out in a large forest in the territory of the Sergokalin District of Dagestan. A militiaman perished, and another one was wounded.
22:00, 5 December 2009
Georgian MFA treats deployment of Russian boats in Abkhazia as piracy
As stated by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Georgia, the deployment by the Russian Federation of frontier motor boats in Abkhazian waters is qualified as piracy and pursues the aim "of strengthening of the occupational military contingent."
21:00, 5 December 2009
In Armenia, imprisoned journalist registered as deputy candidate
In Armenia, on December 5, at the sitting of the Central Electoral Committee (CEC), a decision was made to register the inmate Nikol Pashinyan, an activist of the opposition and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Armenian Time", accused of organizing mass disorders on March 1, 2008, as a candidate for deputy.
20:00, 5 December 2009
Rostov Region enacts "curfew" for children
Now, in the Rostov Region, children in the age under 16 have no right to appear without adults at night in public places. The respective law was passed on December 3 by the regional parliament.
19:00, 5 December 2009
Convicted oppositionist hospitalized from prison in Armenia
Sasun Mikaelyan, an activist of the opposition, who was deprived of his deputy's mandate after the charges moved against him of organizing mass disorders on March 1, 2008, was urgently transferred from prison "Yerevan-Centre" to the Republic's Hospital of Armenia because of sharp deterioration of his health condition.
18:00, 5 December 2009
Conflict-coverage school opened in Georgia
Georgian journalists will now be able to receive theoretical and practical knowledge on how to properly cover conflicts and how to behave in extreme situations. These subjects will be taught at a special school.
17:00, 5 December 2009
Kadyrov summoned to interrogation on his case against head of HRC "Memorial"
Within the next few days, the Inquiry Division of the Moscow GUVD (Chief Interior Department) will interrogate President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov on the criminal case initiated under his claim of slander against Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
16:00, 5 December 2009
Georgia fines Russian TV Channels for broadcasting in Abkhazia
The National Commission of Georgia for Communications has made a decision to fine a number of Russian TV Companies for broadcasting in the territory of Abkhazia without Georgia's permit. This is the topic of the Commission's statement of December 4.
15:00, 5 December 2009
"Khasse" leader Ibragim Yaganov beaten in Kabardino-Balkaria
Today at about 11 o'clock in the morning, at the entrance to the office of the Kabardian public organization "Khasse", a group of at least ten unidentified persons attacked the leader of this organization Ibragim Yaganov and severely beat him. Yaganov was hospitalized in grave condition and stays there now.
12:00, 5 December 2009
Construction of the railway Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku suspended
In case of opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, the railway Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku will lose its sense; therefore, as soon as talks were initiated on normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, the construction of this road was suspended. This was stated on December 4 by Shirak Torosyan, chairman of the "Dzhavakhk" community and Armenian MP.
11:00, 5 December 2009
NGO leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh condemn Azerbaijani militaristic rhetoric
On December 4, in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, experts and leaders of public organizations expressed their opinions on the radical statements and military threats announced by the authorities of Azerbaijan.
Batumi, Adzharia (Georgia). Photo by http://en.wikipedia.org
10:00, 5 December 2009
Future of Adzharian TV Company "TV-25" will be decided before the end of year
The Adzharian independent TV Channel "TV-25", the broadcasting of which is under threat of stopping for the latest three years, is now defended by all the journalists of Georgia, oppositional political forces and foreign partners. The authorities want to stop the channel for its debts and now negotiate with the owners on how to eliminate the problem.
Dagestan, Derbent, Mosque. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
08:00, 5 December 2009
Dibirov: trial on election case of Derbent Mayor was held with violations
As reported by Magomed Dibirov, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Dagestan, the consideration by the Derbent City Court of the case about the election of the Mayor, held on October 11, which ended in nullifying all the protocols, passed with violations of the Russian Code of Civil Procedure.
07:00, 5 December 2009
In Azerbaijan, relatives of imprisoned journalist worry about his health
Tofik Guseinov, father of Mushvig Guseinov, convicted and imprisoned journalist of the newspaper "Bizim Yol" (Our Way), has called the public of the country and international organizations to demand releasing of his son, who is suffering from tuberculosis.
23:46, 4 December 2009
Relatives of the leader of "Movement for United Georgia" are tried for participation in scuffle
In Batumi, a trial goes on of the case about a scuffle between David Dzhaparidze and members of the family of Eka Beseliya, leader of the "Movement for United Georgia". The prosecutor's office demands from 6 to 12 years of imprisonment for her brother Sergo Beseliya for participation in a scuffle with application of cold steel arms - knuckles, while her son - Rati Milorava - is under threat of conditional punishment, as at the moment of the scuffle he was 15.
23:25, 4 December 2009
In Azerbaijan, journalist Kerimov rejects accusations of MIA boss
Eyub Kerimov, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Femida-007", categorically rejects the charges, presented against him by Ramil Usubov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan, who insists that the journalist had slandered him by accusing of committing especially grave crimes.
23:20, 4 December 2009
Remains of Turpal-Ali Dzhamalkhanov found in Chechnya delivered for examination
The tomb of Turpal-Ali Dzhamalkhanov, whom power agents believe to be Amir of the militants of the village of Tsa-Vedeno, Vedeno District, was found in the flat Shelkovskoy District. The remains were exhumed and sent to examination. However, in the opinion of the head of a local human rights organization, the exhumation of the remains of the participant of armed formations, who died from his wounds, for conducting examination is a real mockery, designed by power agents with the aim to cause greatest sufferings to his relatives.
23:10, 4 December 2009
Ecologists: many not admitted in Anapa and Novorossisk to Utrish hearings
On December 1-2, in Anapa and Novorossisk, public hearings were held on the ecological and economic justification of the Utrish Natural Reserve. The ecologists complain that many residents of the Territory and activists of public organizations were not admitted to the debates.
News
Murtazov's safety in Armenia has raised concerns among relatives and human rights activists.

Human rights activists helped secure Murtazov's flight to Armenia.

A native of Chechnya, Zelimkhan Murtazov, was able to leave Kazakhstan.

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.