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Abdulmumin Gadjiev in the courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:45, 1 December 2021
For 900 days of Gadjiev's arrest no proofs of his guilt presented
At the trial of the case of Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a Dagestani journalist, half of the prosecution witnesses have been questioned, but none of them has confirmed his guilt, said Arsen Shabanov, an advocate. The criminal case has been sent to the court also without proofs, Mairbek Agaev, the editor-in-chief of the "Chernovik" (Draft) portal, said at the press conference timed to 900 days of Gadjiev's arrest.
Magomet Tumgoev, the speaker of the parliament of Ingushetia. Photo from the official website of People's Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia https://www.parlamentri.ru/
23:59, 30 November 2021
Speaker of Ingush parliament reacts to border conflict with Chechnya
The disputes in social media over the borders between Ingushetia and Chechnya can develop into a serious conflict between the two nations, and the conflicts should be resolved at negotiating table, states Magomet Tumgoev, the speaker of the Ingush parliament.
Ramzan Kadyrov; women wearing headscarves. Photo: Musa Sadulaev, "Grozny Inform" news agency; Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 30 November 2021
Kadyrov’s statement about women contradicts actions of Chechen authorities
Showing respect for women is in line with the Chechen traditions and is not considered shameful, Ramzan Kadyrov declares. His statement came against the background of the practice in Chechnya of public condemnation of women and pressure on young women wearing niqabs.
Salekh Rustamov. Screenshot of the page on Facebook https://i.imgur.com/CRye7qi.png
23:50, 30 November 2021
Azerbaijani opposition parties demand to release activist Salekh Rustamov
In Azerbaijan, several political parties demand to release activist Salekh Rustamov, who is on a hunger strike in a prison hospital. An advocate has visited the activist today and reported about the deterioration of the Salekh Rustamov’s health state.
An enclosed area with an unexploded ordnance. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:56, 30 November 2021
Twenty-four Azerbaijani civilians killed by mine explosions in Karabakh
Since the end of the war in the autumn of 2020, 73 people, including 24 killed, fell victim to mine explosions in the territories of Karabakh that came under the control of Azerbaijan. Most of the mine explosions occurred when people illegally entered the areas not cleared of mines, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action reported.
Relatives of the residents of Dagestan killed in Chechnya at the building of the Russia's Supreme Court. February 4, 2020. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:07, 30 November 2021
Case of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya returned to Grozny
The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has found gross violations at the consideration of the cases of the residents of Dagestan killed in Chechnya. Already after the death of eight young people, they were accused of law enforcers' attempted murders. The SC has returned the case to Grozny for a new trial. Casualties' relatives demand that the case be considered outside Chechnya.
Demining. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:29, 30 November 2021
Resident of Djebrail District blows himself by mine
During some repair and construction works in the Djebrail District, a local civilian was wounded by a mine explosion.
The police at the building of the court running the consideration of the case of the "Memorial". Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Sn6H_wQ_w
16:23, 30 November 2021
Court rejects "Memorial" defence's motion to summon experts
The Moscow City Court has refused to summon the prosecution experts to the session and to admit the public and journalists to the trial. It was decided to continue the preliminary hearing on the case of liquidating the "Memorial"* on December 16.
A participant of a picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev holding a poster. Photo by Idris Yusupov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:16, 30 November 2021
Picketers in Makhachkala demand to release Gadjiev and political prisoners
Journalists in Makhachkala have held pickets demanding to stop the criminal prosecution of their colleague, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, to release political prisoners and stop arresting people without proofs.
Screenshot from the website "OVD-Info", where the report "Created and (or) Distributed: Discriminatory Aspects of the Application of the Law on Foreign Agents" has been published
08:10, 30 November 2021
“OVD-Info”*: law on foreign agents leads to a large-scale discrimination in Russia
Despite the assurances voiced by the authorities, the application of the law on foreign agents led to a violation of constitutional rights and discrimination against NCOs and media, authors of the report released by the “OVD-Info” conclude.
A textbook about Akhmat Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video by the “Grozny” TV Channel https://www.instagram.com/p/CWwH016oCSs/
07:17, 30 November 2021
In Chechnya, course of lessons about Akhmat Kadyrov provokes irony among Internet users
A textbook about Akhmat Kadyrov has been included in the school curriculum in Chechnya. The book is written by a local law enforcer and tells about the life of the elder Kadyrov, the “Grozny” TV Channel reports. Blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov compared the Akhmat Kadyrov’s personality cult to the Lenin’s personality cult during the Soviet era.
Salekh Rustamov. Screenshot of the page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=323453796283729&set=pcb.323453839617058
18:09, 29 November 2021
Salekh Rustamov complains about unbearable pain
Activist Salekh Rustamov, who has been on hunger strike for the 25th day in a prison hospital, complains about joint pain and plans to refuse water. According to doctors, the refusal of water can provoke a coma. When answering the prisoner’s requests to help him, the Russian diplomatic mission noted that Salekh Rustamov had received Russian citizenship without refusing the citizenship of Azerbaijan.
A special operation in Karachay-Cherkessia. Photo by the press service of Russia's National Antiterrorist Committee http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-kchr-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-pyatero.html
14:29, 29 November 2021
On November 22-28, two persons fall victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 22-28, 2021, during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, at least two people perished; no information about the wounded ones was reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Screenshot of the petition demanding to prevent the closure of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial" https://www.change.org/p/
14:22, 29 November 2021
Number of signatures to petition in defence of "Memorials"* exceeds 115,000
The petition demanding to prevent the closure of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the "International Memorial" has already gathered 115,158 signatures.
Shakhin Gadjiev. Photo from his page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=107435335036903&set=a.107435361703567
14:15, 29 November 2021
Azerbaijani oppositionist suspected of drug dealing
Shakhin Gadjiev, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been detained on suspicion of illegal drug circulation. His party colleagues believe that Gadjiev is persecuted for his political activities.
Prisoners. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
12:51, 29 November 2021
Dagestani lawyers urge State Duma MPs to investigate torture in Saratov prison hospital
The Russian State Duma MPs should use their right to conduct a parliamentary inquiry into reports prisoners' torture, including natives of the Caucasus, practised at the Saratov prison hospital, Dagestani lawyers have stated.
Salekh Rustamov. Screenshot of the video at the Meydan TV YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezdubIiUd0
12:49, 29 November 2021
Doctors treat continuation of hunger strike by activist Salekh Rustamov as life-threatening
On the 23rd day of his hunger strike, Salekh Rustamov cannot move and is extremely weak, his brother said. Doctors of the prison hospital treat his health condition as grave and warn that if Salekh continues refusing to drink water, his life is in danger.
The European Court of Human Rights. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVlurGpPE7A
12:06, 28 November 2021
ECtHR stands up for four Armenian POWs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled to apply security measures in relation of four Armenian soldiers who were taken prisoners of war (POWs) by Azerbaijan during the November 16 border clashes.
Participants of a protest action organized by the Armenian opposition in Yerevan, November 27, 2021. Screeenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY1RIobTeFk
11:31, 28 November 2021
Opposition demands resignation of Armenian President and Premier
The participants of the rally organized by the "Liberation Movement" have called for the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister, and Armen Sarkisyan, the President, in order to prevent the delimitation of the border with Azerbaijan, which is unfavourable for Armenia.
Ilham Aliyev, Nikol Pashinyan, Vladimir Putin (from left to right). Photo: Kremlin press service, Tigran Petrosyan, press service of the President of Azerbaijan, website of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
11:11, 28 November 2021
Analysts argue about outcome of Pashinyan and Aliev meeting in Sochi
The meeting of the Prime Minister of Armenia with the President of Azerbaijan in Sochi with the participation of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will entail no important consequences, but it has prepared a platform for further dialogue, Armenian analysts believe. The vector laid down in Sochi corresponds to the plans of Azerbaijani authorities; and the main result of the talks will be the acceleration of unblocking communications in Karabakh, their Azerbaijani colleagues have noted.
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A landfill on Novoselov Street in Sochi. Photo by Alexey Baranov Sochi residents complained about the city's garbage crisis.

The state prosecutor demanded a prison sentence for Alla Soboleva.

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.