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08:07, 9 December 2025
Victims in Vardanyan's case testified in court about the shelling of Lachin
Azerbaijani citizens recognized as victims in a war crimes case testified in court about the shelling of Lachin by Armenian units. Lachin came under Baku's control even before defendant Ruben Vardanyan became a Karabakh official.
06:13, 9 December 2025
The High Qualification Collegium of Judges has has authorized the initiation of criminal cases against four Rostov judges.
The High Qualification Collegium of Judges has authorized the initiation of criminal cases against four more judges from Rostov-on-Don, who, according to investigators, were part of a criminal group led by former chairperson of the Sovetsky District Court, Elena Kobleva.
02:16, 9 December 2025
Georgian Dream has initiated a new tightening of the law on rallies
Amendments to the Law on Assemblies and Demonstrations, prepared by the Georgian Dream party, are aimed at banning spontaneous protests near government buildings.
23:42, 8 December 2025
Khasis admitted her guilt in the murder of lawyer Markelov for the first time
Evgenia Khasis, who served time in the case of the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, admitted in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak that she was an accomplice in the lawyer's murder, although she completely denied the charge in court.
22:54, 8 December 2025
A rally outside the Georgian Ministry of Health preceded a protest march in Tbilisi
On the 376th day of continuous protests, activists in Tbilisi marched outside the Georgian Ministry of Health, demanding the identification of the chemicals used to disperse demonstrators in 2024.
22:31, 8 December 2025
Residents of a Dagestani village complained about government inaction
The road in the mountain village of Kulibukhna is in need of repair, and appeals to local officials have yielded no results, village residents complained in a letter to Bastrykin. In 2024, the villagers appealed to Putin, asking him to address the officials' inaction.
21:52, 8 December 2025
A human rights activist revealed details of Baimuradova's death
Ayshat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who was found dead in Yerevan, suffered a long and painful death, and her killers waited for her to die, said David Isteyev, director of the SOS* Crisis Group. Investigators have not yet officially determined the cause of her death.
20:44, 8 December 2025
Mansur Khadzhiev was convicted for acquitting Basayev and Khattab
A military court in Moscow sentenced Mansur Khadzhiev to 3.5 years in prison, finding him guilty of justifying the activities of Shamil Basayev, Dzhokhar Dudayev, and Aslan Maskhadov.
20:10, 8 December 2025
Pro-government public groups warned of fines following the drone attack on Grozny
On the day of the drone attack on a Grozny City skyscraper, public groups affiliated with the Chechen authorities issued a warning about penalties for violating the ban on photographing and filming the aftermath of drone attacks. Tens of thousands of users have seen the warning to date.
19:34, 8 December 2025
Ramzan Kadyrov added a medal from Zolotov to his collection of awards
Rosgvardia Director Viktor Zolotov awarded the head of Chechnya the medal "For Military Distinction." Ramzan Kadyrov's son, Adam, received one in the spring. 
18:50, 8 December 2025
A Dagestani woman was convicted of buying a baby
The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala sentenced a local woman to three years in prison for purchasing a newborn baby. The sentence was suspended until the convicted woman's child turns 14.
18:22, 8 December 2025
A resident of Karachay-Cherkessia was sentenced for promoting LGBT rights
The Cherkessk City Court delivered a guilty verdict in a case of LGBT* propaganda, sentencing a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia to 2.5 years in prison.
17:50, 8 December 2025
The Court of Appeal ruled in favor of a large family in a dispute with the Tuapse administration
The Krasnodar Regional Court rejected a private complaint filed by the Tuapse administration and upheld the 2023 court decision granting priority housing to the family of Sergei Kartashov and Tatyana Pimenova.
14:15, 8 December 2025
Azerbaijani journalist Babali complained about the lack of medical care in the prison colony
Imprisoned investigative journalist Hafiz Babali of the online publication Abzas Media complained about being denied hospitalization due to an infectious disease.
12:28, 8 December 2025
The trial of Karabakh's leaders reminded Facebook users of the tragedies in Sumgait and Khojaly
Discussions about the court hearing on the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh have resulted in mutual recriminations between Armenian and Azerbaijani Facebook* users, recalling the tragic events of the long-running armed conflict.
05:50, 8 December 2025
Analysts expressed polar opinions on the results of monitoring the Black Sea's oil pollution
Some analysts have accepted the veracity of the results of monitoring the Black Sea's oil pollution, which showed that the level this summer, despite the accident of two tankers, was one of the lowest in 18 years of observations. Others have questioned the scientists' conclusions.
22:56, 7 December 2025
Experts have ruled out any similarity to the Nazi salute in the gesture of a disabled teenager from Krasnodar
The gesture made by a 15-year-old teenager after scoring a goal during a sledge hockey match was a "victory gesture" and significantly different from a "Nazi salute," according to an expert analysis. The experts' findings have been presented to the disqualification committee.
17:59, 7 December 2025
Representatives of the Caucasian diaspora in Turkey have come to the defense of Tuptsokova
Participants in a petition to the Adygea authorities demanded an immediate end to the criminal prosecution of Circassian activist Larisa Tuptsokova and the pressure on those who support her. Despite the case being under investigation, Tuptsokova has been added to the Rosfinmonitoring registry of extremists and terrorists.
14:59, 7 December 2025
The Aidiyev case highlighted the problem of restoring the Aukhovsky district
The distribution of land plots, of which the former head of the Novolaksky district is suspected, along with the sale of land, has become a mechanism of corruption in Dagestan, blocking the process of restoring the Aukhovsky district.
12:56, 7 December 2025
he refusal to decorate Taganrog's New Year's buildings sparked a debate on social media
Taganrog authorities have abandoned the purchase of New Year's displays and called on businesses to decorate their facades and shop windows for the holidays. Some Telegram users praised the mayor's decision, while others criticized it.
News
Authorities have officially acknowledged that more than 8,550 fighters from southern Russia were killed in the military operation.

One of the temporary memorial plaques. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. During the week from January 19 to 25, one person was killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts.

Migration prison in Ježevo, Croatia. Photo: https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/ North Caucasus nationals have gone on hunger strike in a Croatian immigration prison.

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.