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Border guards in South Ossetia. Screenshot of the video by the sojuzniki channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqFjiiGJQ3g
12:24, 10 December 2019
South-Ossetian border guards detain four residents of Georgia
In South Ossetia, border guards have detained four Georgian citizens engaged in firewood logging for violating the border regime.
Advocate Oksana Preobrazhenskaya. Photo by Olga Vasilieva, www.opengaz.ru
12:19, 10 December 2019
Defence announces complaints of native of Chechnya about harassment in Murmansk colony
The staff of the Murmansk colony is worsening the custody conditions of Albek Dakhtaev, a native of Chechnya, convicted for links with militants, said his advocates, explaining that harassment in the colony intensified after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) demanded to cancel the verdict to Albek Dakhtaev.
Robert Kocharyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:15, 10 December 2019
Judge in the case of ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan self-disqualifies
The judge agreed with the motion of the prosecutor, who has doubted his impartiality, and refused to consider the complaint lodged by Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, against the extension of his arrest.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
12:08, 10 December 2019
Wife of Dagestani Ismail Kurbanov denies his trip to war in Syria
The wife of one of the Kurbanov brothers, accused of links with militants, has explained how she lived with him in Egypt and Dagestan. The woman is sure that her husband could not go to Syria to participate in the warfare there.
The village of Mutsalaul of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Saidakhmed http://odnoselchane.ru
23:52, 9 December 2019
Residents of Dagestan demand to release Musa Aliev, who complains about torture
At their action held at the village administration, relatives and friends of Musa Aliev, a resident of the Dagestani village of Mutsalaul, arrested on suspicion of rape, who has stated that he was tortured, demanded to release him from custody.
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Screenshot of the post on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/axi.pankiski.5?__tn__=%2Cd-]-h-R&eid=ARDeGFhAGsBenE34L86ogjhI4TcgGQHTp_AcHkZt4vOvsJa9jR-9IiTVEdqRUhiUPM7vsYgjyMGacwyP
23:22, 9 December 2019
Brother of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili shot dead in Berlin reports received execution threats
Zurab Khangoshvili, a brother of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a native of the Pankisi Gorge, who was shot dead in Berlin, has received information about the threat to his life. Fears for his life were also expressed by his sister.
Batumi. Photo by Yuliya Kasheta for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:49, 9 December 2019
Batumi Mayoralty appeals against court ruling on mosque construction
The Batumi authorities have refused to treat their refusal to a group of Muslims to build a mosque in their own land plot as discrimination. The Mayoralty had no offered an alternative land plot. Human rights defenders have noted a high level of domestic xenophobia in Batumi.
Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video on Abdulmumin Gadjiev's channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX1Rf2eZxdM
20:55, 9 December 2019
Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev complains to the ECtHR of his prosecution
Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the "Chernovik" Dagestani weekly, has complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about his unjustified arrest and prosecution for his professional activities.
Screenshot of a video "How Kadyrov and his associates live" Nukhanov 77 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=areb4p9cTNo
14:59, 9 December 2019
Relatives tell about detention of Grozny resident for video filming at Kadyrov's residence
Islam Nukhanov was detained and accused, after beating up, of storing rounds of ammunition after trying to make public the luxurious living conditions of Chechen officials, the "Novaya Gazeta" has reported.
14:54, 9 December 2019
Week of December 2-8 passed without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus, no casualties were recorded during the week of December 2-8, 2019. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Irina Dovgan (on the right). Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:50, 9 December 2019
Documentary raises problem of civilians' kidnappings in conflict zones
A documentary about the abduction and torture of a Ukrainian woman was screened in Georgia. Spectators have noted that countries have similar problems in terms of illegal detentions on the contact line.
14:35, 9 December 2019
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of December 2-8, 2019
Criminal case against the third president of Armenia; scheduling of early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan; actions in support of political prisoners in Southern Russia; tension in relations between Russia and Germany in connection with the killing of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili; resignation of the Abkhazian Minister of Internal Affairs amid a protest rally; new detentions in the case on the assassination of the chief of the Ingush Centre "E", – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of December 2-8, 2019, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Ramzan Kadyrov playing a coach. Screenshot of the video posted on the Instagram of the blogger sergo_artemka https://www.instagram.com/p/B5qEJVYIm7a/
11:40, 9 December 2019
Kadyrov's role in comedy show stresses his craving for Putin's media image
By his PR actions, Ramzan Kadyrov emphasizes the image of an authoritarian leader, by borrowing features from the image of President Vladimir Putin, PR experts believe. Kadyrov's jokes and extravagant antics are caused by his desire to stand out, researchers of the Caucasus assert.
Special troops' fighters used water cannons to disperse protesters demanding to dismiss the government and hold early parliamentary election in Georgia. Tbilisi, November 18, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze TPX IMAGES of the DAY
11:29, 9 December 2019
Rights defenders warn about possibility of civil confrontation in Georgia
Frequent skirmishes of "Georgian Dream" activists from among civil servants with oppositionists are giving rise to extreme political escalation, analysts of the NGO "International Transparency Georgia" have stated.
The village of Novosasitli. Screenshot of the video by the Aytash TV channel https://youtu.be/hg8LHJAUpT8
11:26, 9 December 2019
Dagestani law enforcers detain brother of preacher Abu Umar of Sasitli
Law enforcers have searched the house of Saadu Akhmednabiev, the brother of the Muslim preacher Abu Umar of Sasitli; and then, took Saadu away in a helicopter, his father Saigidakhmed Akhmednabiev has informed.
12:06, 8 December 2019
GPO complains about Kerimli to the Bar Association
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has complained to the Azerbaijani Bar Association about the advocate Nemat Kerimli. The reason for the complaint was his public allegations about torture of his client Tofig Yagublu, an opposition activist.
Participants of flash mob in Rostov-on-Don, December 7, 2019. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
11:38, 8 December 2019
Theatrical action in support of Sidorov and Mordasov held in Rostov-on-Don
At a flash mob rally in Rostov-on-Don, activists spoke out in support of prisoners of conscience and against repressions.
Serviceman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2617
11:18, 8 December 2019
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 130 shelling attacks during week
Since December 1, Azerbaijani soldiers fired more than a thousand shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) informed on December 7.
Russian children evacuated from Syria handed over to relatives . Photo: press service of the Children's Ombudsperson of Russia, http://deti.gov.ru/articles/news/anna-kuznecova-vstretila-rossijskih-detej-vyvezennyh-iz-sirii
10:59, 8 December 2019
Children evacuated from Syria handed over to relatives in Dagestan and Volgograd
Three minors evacuated from Syria have returned to their mother in Dagestan; one girl was met by her grandmother from Volgograd.
18:20, 7 December 2019
Rights defenders condemn pressure on Azerbaijani advocates
Azerbaijani authorities should restore the powers of the lawyer Shakhla Gumbatova and her colleagues, also deprived of their powers for their defence of human rights, four international human rights organizations have stated.
News
Electoral event. The illustration was created by "Caucasian Knot" with the help of AI in the Copilot program. The electoral campaign in the North Caucasus Federal District and the Southern Federal District in 2026

The kidnapping of a child in Dagestan to pressure the mother continues the trend of violence against women in the Caucasus.

A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the military operation zone.

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.