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Natiq Kerimov. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:47, 31 December 2016
Case against Nardaran elder Natiq Kerimov sent to court
Inglab Akhadov, the former Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan, will appear in court as a defendant, accused of treason, together with Natiq Kerimov, an elder of the village of Nardaran. Their cases are combined and sent to the court.
The remains of victims killed during the First Chechen War have been taken in refrigerators to Grozny. Grozny, December 31, 2016. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202493501096421&set=a.2756422327360.71634.1761802883&type=3&theater
15:58, 31 December 2016
Remains of 109 victims of First Chechen War brought to Chechnya
Today, the remains of 109 victims killed during the First Chechen War, including women and children, have been taken from Rostov-on-Don to Grozny. This was reported by human rights defender Aset Malsagova. According to a source from the Muftiate, the remains were buried.
The Republican Clinical hospital. Photo http://www.bsmpgrozny.ru/
13:09, 31 December 2016
Ramzan Kadyrov refutes information about killing of wounded militants
The Chechen leader has refuted the information stating that the wounded young people detained in a special operation in Grozny were killed after their hospitalization.
11:12, 31 December 2016
Police release relatives of suspects killed in Grozny
Relatives of the young people killed in a special operation in Grozny have been released after the gathering, involving relatives of the killed policemen and militants, as well as representatives of their clans, elders, and theologians. The police ordered the relatives of the suspects killed in the course of the special operation not to leave the places of their residence.
The neighbourhood of Gumrak in Volgograd, Pervomayskaya street. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:00, 31 December 2016
Residents of Volgograd neighbourhood complain about problems with water supply
In the Dzerzhinsk District of Volgograd, residents of three streets of the neighbourhood of Gumrak, who during eight months experience problems with water supply, associate them with the construction of water supply systems and a highway to the international airport of the regional centre.
Stanislav Klykh in the courtroom. Photo by Anton Naumlyuk 112.ua
03:23, 31 December 2016
In Chechnya, Court dismisses Stanislav Klykh's appeal against verdict in case of insulting public prosecutor
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has upheld the decision of the first-instance court, which had sentenced Stanislav Klykh, a citizen of Ukraine, to a month of corrective labour for insulting the public prosecutor.
02:29, 31 December 2016
Crisis in Azerbaijan deepens in 2016, NGO activists report
In Azerbaijan, the expiring year of 2016 was characterized by deepening of economic and social crisis and lack of progress in human rights sphere. The executive power has been increased due to adoption of the amendments to the Constitution, and the situation in the country has been affected by the escalation in the Karabakh conflict zone. This was noted by NGO activists, journalists, and oppositionists, questioned by the "Caucasian Knot".
01:33, 31 December 2016
Sochi closes migrants' centre
In Sochi, more than 100 people kept at a temporary detention facility for illegal migrants have been brought to the Kuban village of Gulkevichi. According to a staff member of the Sochi temporary detention facility for migrants, the authorities treated the facility as not suitable for the resort area, and it was finally closed.
Jokhar Dudaev (to the left), December 10, 1994. Photo RFE/RL
00:34, 31 December 2016
20 years pass since end of First Chechen War
The day of December 31 has marked the 20th anniversary of the withdrawal of the last federal forces from Chechnya on December 31, 1996. By the end of the First Chechen War, the "Caucasian Knot" prepared a compilation of reference materials, combined in a thematic folder.
22:30, 30 December 2016
Circassian activists blame ICA leadership for split of Association
The decision of the Turkish Federation of Caucasian Associations (KAFFED – from the Turkish Kafkas Dernekleri Federasyonu) to suspend its membership in the International Circassian Association (ICA) was a result of a systemic crisis within the ICA, the leadership of which supports the attempts of Russian authorities to suppress the protest moods of the Circassian community, said the activists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Caucasian Jews. An engraving by Illarion Pryanishnikov, 1881. Photo https://ru.wikipedia.org
19:13, 30 December 2016
Jews of Southern Russia treat youth outflow as main threat for communities
Small Jewish communities in Southern of Russia are dying out due to the outflow of young people, while larger communities try to cope with it through initiatives for children and teens. Members of the Jewish communities, who are now celebrating the Hanukkah, told the "Caucasian Knot" about it.
19:10, 30 December 2016
Participants of rally in Grozny refuse to forgive relatives of suspected militants
After the refusal of relatives of the policemen, killed in Grozny, to forgive relatives of suspected militants, elders offered to attract the head of Chechnya to the settlement of the situation, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has reported.
16:50, 30 December 2016
Source: IS supporters detained in Dagestan were not wanted
The seven supporters of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS), banned in Russia detained in Dagestan, were members of a "sleeping unit" and had not been on the wanted list, said a law enforcement source.
The South-Ossetian-Georgian border. Photo: Sputnik/Ada Bagian
15:55, 30 December 2016
South-Ossetian authorities decide to close border with Georgia for New Year
On December 31, the South-Ossetian-Georgian border will be closed for 24 hours in the context of the pre-holiday enhanced security measures, said the KGB of South Ossetia.
The participants of the rally in Grozny. December 30, 2016. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
15:51, 30 December 2016
Advisor to head of Chechnya calls rally in Grozny to abandon blood feud
At the rally at the mosque "Heart of Chechnya" in Grozny, Adam Shakhidov, an adviser to the head of the republic, has called to forgive relatives of the militants, killed during a special operation in Grozny. The opinions of the participants of the rally have diverged.
Volgograd residents commemorated the terror act victims. December 30, 2016. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:05, 30 December 2016
Volgograd residents commemorate terror act victims
Today, those, whose relatives perished in the blasted trolley bus on December 30, 2013, held a rally at the monument to victims of the terror act in Volgograd. During the action, an Orthodox priest held a prayer service. On December 29, a memorial rally was also held at the railway station, where a terror act was also committed three years ago.
During CTO. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovan-glavar.html
13:49, 30 December 2016
Suspected militant killed in Kaspiysk
A man, who opened fire on law enforcers, was shot dead in Kaspiysk, said a law enforcement source.
Magomed Magomedov. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:37, 30 December 2016
Policeman failed to justify putting journalist Magomedov on prophylactic registry
The former policeman, questioned prior to debates and making a decision on the claim of Magomed Magomedov against the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan, whose report was one of the grounds for putting the journalist on the so-called "prophylactic registry", could not tell the court about any conducted operative activities.
Detention. Photo http://www.hibiny.com/news/archive/123738
10:00, 30 December 2016
Natives of Caucasus detained in Moscow on suspicion of assaulting policemen
Last night, in the area of New Moscow, an attack on policemen was committed; two law enforcers were wounded; one of them later died. Eight suspected attackers were detained by "hot pursuit". At least five of them are natives of Northern Caucasus, said a law enforcement source.
Zhalaudi Geriev in the courtroom. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:07, 30 December 2016
RWB: Geriev convicted on trumped-up charges
The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of the Chechen Republic, which upheld the verdict to Zhalaudi Geriev, a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent, should be repealed in view of the fabrication of the case, the international organization "Reporters without Borders" (RWB) has stated.
News
Tamaz Elizbarashvili. Photo: News Georgia https://www.newsgeorgia.ge/sud-ostavil-v-zakljuchenii-biznesmena-i-zoozashhitnika-tamaza-jelizbarashvili/ The arrested Elizbarashvili faced restrictions on his rights

Participants in the rallies in Batumi and Tbilisi demanded the release of political prisoners.

Malkhaz Machalikashvili was fined for insulting Ivanishvili.

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.