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23:56, 4 December 2021
AI calls on to stop persecuting Ingush activists
The persecution of the eight leaders of the Magas protest, accused of extremism after peaceful rallies, is incompatible with Russia's international human rights obligations and is contrary to the Russian Constitution, human rights defenders have stated. They have urged Russian authorities to release the activists.
11:27, 4 December 2021
Karabakh special services accuse Azerbaijan of killing a shepherd
Azerbaijani militaries have killed a shepherd from Chartar, who was captured in the neutral zone, the National Security Service (NSS) of Nagorno-Karabakh has informed. Such incidents discredit the Russia's peacemaking mission, the Karabakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has stated.
Salekh Rustamov. Photo courtesy of Salekh Rustamov's representative
11:25, 4 December 2021
Doctors treat health condition of Azerbaijani activist, Salekh Rustamov, as critical
On the 28th day of his hunger strike in an Azerbaijani jail, Salekh Rustamov is fainting and has memory problems; he lost 17 kilos of body weight, his advocate has informed.
The Fortanga River. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnUK0MnjNkA
11:23, 4 December 2021
Ingush and Chechen officials confirm Fortanga River is back in bed
The earthworks on the Fortanga River, which sparked dispute over the Chechen-Ingush border, are over. The river has been returned to its original bed, the administrations of the border Sernovodsky and Sunzha Districts have informed.
A police officer. Photo: Fyodor Obmaykin / Yugopolis
23:55, 3 December 2021
FSB reports about detentions and searches in Karachay-Cherkessia
A case on terrorism is under investigation in Karachay-Cherkessia after a special operation in which two suspected militants were killed. Searches and detentions were carried out within the investigation into the case, the FSB Department for Karachay-Cherkessia reported.
23:52, 3 December 2021
Relatives of suspects killed in Kabardino-Balkaria refuse to cooperate with HRC “Memorial”
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* stopped working on the complaints filed by relatives of the suspects killed in the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Kabardino-Balkaria, as they stopped cooperating with the human rights defenders. The complainants might refuse any attempts to reveal the real reasons for the deaths of their relatives because of pressure on families, the HRC reports.
The entrance to Shushi with the flags of Turkey and Azerbaijan. Photo by David Simonyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:44, 3 December 2021
Azerbaijan reports about an attack on soldier in Karabakh
Today, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan has reported about an attack on a soldier in the Khodjavend District. The attacker tried to seize a soldier’s firearm.
A protest action in front of the building of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Azerbaijan. Baku, December 3, 2021. Photo: https://turan.az/ext/news/2021/12/free/Social/ru/10111.htm
23:39, 3 December 2021
Baku hosts protest rally against cancellation of pensions for people with disabilities
About 50 people held a protest action in front of the building of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Azerbaijan. The protestors demand to resume the payment of disability pensions or provide disabled people with job.
Sergey Goncharov, Alexei Malashenko, Ruslan Kutaev. Photo by the press service of the "Alpha" antiterrorist unit https://alphagroup.ru/section/show/11, screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bmslrgDSYI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNn30SZcg3k
17:53, 3 December 2021
Analysts dispute about Putin's responsibility for attempts on Chechen bloggers
The statement of the European Union (EU) intelligence service about the existing links of the attempts on lives of Kadyrov's critics with the Russian president looks credible, Ruslan Kutaev has noted. In their turn, Sergey Goncharov and Alexei Malashenko believe that Vladimir Putin is not responsible for the assassination attempts on Chechen bloggers.
Abubakar Rizvanov, Kemal Tambiev and Abdulmumin Gadjiev in the courtroom, December 2, 2021. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:48, 3 December 2021
Secret witnesses fail to prove Gadjiev's guilt
Two secret witnesses have stated in court that they had visited a mosque in Makhachkala and listened to the sermons of Israil Akhmednabiev (Abu Umar Sasitlinsky), among whose acquaintances there was a man named Abdulmumin, who called in his articles to raise money for the preacher. The witnesses failed confirm the involvement of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, in financing of terrorism, the advocate has stated.
Screenshot of the video with the detention of blackmailers. Video by the "Caucasian Knot"
17:40, 3 December 2021
Ingushetia: rights defenders criticize verdict on "honour killing"
A two-year conditional imprisonment awarded to a resident of Ingushetia for killing his sister, who has appeared in an operative video about blackmailers' detention, resulted from a wrong qualification of the crime, human rights defenders assert. Facebook users have linked the verdict with indulgence in traditional values.
Ali Zakaev (on the left) and Akhmed Zakaev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Screenshots of the videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNbQTEQ4mqs https://www.instagram.com/p/CW7rZIxvJOR/
04:43, 3 December 2021
Brother urges Akhmed Zakaev not to criticize Chechen authorities
In his video message recorded after receiving help from the leader of Chechnya, a brother of Akhmed Zakaev notes it makes no sense when migrants criticize Ramzan Kadyrov. The calls to Akhmed Zakaev come against the background of death threats to Khasan Khalitov, another Ramzan Kadyrov’s opponent, who lives in Turkey.
The police detains a female activist. Baku, December 2, 2021. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw0fCxk2BNA
04:38, 3 December 2021
Five activists arrested after a protest action in support of Salekh Rustamov
Five activists were detained in connection with a protest action on December 1 in defence of Salekh Rustamov. They were arrested for 10-30 days on the charge of violating quarantine. Advocates state the arrests are unfounded.
Karmir Shouka, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: David Ghahramanyan / Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development of Artsakh
04:33, 3 December 2021
Residents of Armenian village report a shelling attack
After shelling attacks in the direction of the Karmir Shouka (the Azerbaijani name is Qırmızı Bazar, – note of the “Caucasian Knot”) community, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh demanded to immediately remove the positions of the Azerbaijani troops from the vicinity of the villages. Residents of the village confirmed a shelling attack from the Azerbaijani side.
A gavel. Photo by Mikhail Stupin, Yuga.ru
04:29, 3 December 2021
A case on terror act in Chechen village submitted to court
A case against three residents of Chechnya has been sent to court. They are accused in a case on the terror act in the village of Znamenskoye, as a result of which 15 people were killed in July 2005.
Funeral for the border guard officers in the second Alley of Honor in Baku. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:33, 3 December 2021
Azerbaijani Press Council calls on the SFS to investigate beating of journalist
The State Frontier Service (SFS) of Azerbaijan should give an adequate assessment of the attack by a border guard officer on a member of the film crew covering the farewell ceremony for those who perished in the crash of a military helicopter, the Press Council has stated.
The detention of Tofig Yagublu. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw0fCxk2BNA
00:34, 3 December 2021
PFPA states absence of data about three detainees at action in Baku
The fate of the three detainees at the action in support of Salekh Rustamov in Baku remains unknown, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) has informed. Rustam Ismailbeili, an activist, who was detained after the action, will stand trial today, his sister said.
Remembrance events in Anaklia, Georgia, on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Caucasian War. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:11, 2 December 2021
Circassian activists stand up for Saakashvili
When Mikhail Saakashvili was in power, Georgia officially recognized the Circassians' genocide, giving Circassian activists the opportunity to defend their rights within the international legal environment, Circassian activists have stated in their appeal to the Georgian President, Salome Zurabishvili. They have urged her to pardon Saakashvili.
17:59, 2 December 2021
Rights defenders treat arrest of Ashot Minasyan as political
A year later, the court has satisfied a complaint of the prosecutor's office and arrested Ashot Minasyan, accused of an attempt on the life of the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan. The prosecutor's speculation that Minasyan could hide or interfere with the inquiry speaks in favour of the version of a political order, Nina Karapetyants believes. The atmosphere of fear reigns in the country's judicial system, Avetik Ishkhanyan has noted.
Salekh Rustamov. Screenshot https://turan.az/ext/news/2021/11/free/politics_news/ru/9929.htm
07:25, 2 December 2021
Rights defenders fail to persuade Salekh Rustamov to stop his hunger strike
The health condition of Salekh Rustamov, an activist, who is on a hunger strike demanding his release from jail in Azerbaijan, is deteriorating. The human rights activists who visited him tried to persuade him to stop his hunger strike, but he is adamant, said his advocate.
News
The expulsion of Sochi residents from Abkhazia for filming with the Georgian flag sparked a debate on Facebook*.

Georgian citizen Emzar Bagishvili is detained. Photo: https://newshub.ge/ru/news/incidents/v-okkupirovannoi-abxazii-zaderzan-grazdanin-gruzii-po-podozreniyu-v-spionaze Security forces' theory about a Georgian spy in Abkhazia has surprised Facebook users*

A Georgian citizen has been detained in Abkhazia in connection with an espionage case.

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.