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00:50, 21 November 2017
Azerbaijan: Yalchin Imanov's advocacy suspended
On November 20, the Presidium of the Bar Association suspended the powers of advocate Yalchin Imanov; besides, the Presidium decided to go to court to completely stop Imanov's status as an advocate and expel him from the Bar. Yalchin Imanov has noted that he will take legal steps to restore his status.
Yuri Golder. Photo: press service of Chief Department of MIA for Volgograd Region, http://v1.ru/text/newsline/325385074294784.html
00:16, 21 November 2017
Russian Court leaves Yuri Golder under arrest
On November 20, the Volgograd Regional Court upheld the arrest of Yuri Golder, a member of the City Human Rights Council, said his advocate Sergey Kunitsky.
Conveyor with liquor products. Photo http://www.delfi.lv/biznes/bizopinion/alkogol-v-latvii-budet-dorozhat.d?id=43239210
22:31, 20 November 2017
Relatives of Chechen resident reported his detention for drinking alcohol
Chechen policemen have detained a resident of the village of Samashki, Achkhoi-Martan District, for drinking alcohol. He and several other persons are kept in the gym of the village of Khimoi, the relatives of the detainee report.
22:07, 20 November 2017
"Novaya Gazeta": law enforces deceive Dagestani returnees from Syria
Dagestani law enforcers have taken away from Khalimat Alkhotova, who had returned from Syria to Russia, a document on her voluntary surrender. Now, policemen extort money from parents of the girls returning to Dagestan.
Paul Khlebnikov. Photo: RFE/RL
18:03, 20 November 2017
Magomed Dukuzov detained in Kiev under Khlebnikov's murder case
In Kiev, Magomed Dukuzov, who had been on the international wanted list, has been detained, the spokeswoman of Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported, adding that Dukuzov was accused of involvement in the murder of Paul Khlebnikov, the editor-in-chief of the Russian version of the "Forbes" magazine.
Naira Gelashvili. Photo: RFE/RL
17:27, 20 November 2017
Head of "Caucasian Home" returns "Tolerance Defender" Award to Georgian Ombudsperson
Naira Gelashvili, the head of the "Caucasian Home" Centre for Cultural Interrelations, has refused from the "Tolerance Defender" Award in protest against granting this award to Giga Bokeriya, the leader of the "United National Movement" (UNM). However, the head of the Council on Religions under the Office of the Georgian Ombudsperson believes that the award was granted fairly.
Anastasiya Deyneka, Yelena Kulikova and Fyodor Laptev. Photo http://www.donnews.ru
17:09, 20 November 2017
LGBT activist from Novocherkassk complains about law enforcers' pressure
Fyodor Laptev, a volunteer of the Navalny's office and an LGBT activist, has told about his departure from Novocherkassk after law enforcers' threats to open a criminal case against him.
An explosion at the factory in the Lokbatan village. Photo http://median.az/index.php?newsid=57170"
15:21, 20 November 2017
A worker killed by explosion at Baku factory
In Baku, a worker was killed in an explosion at the factory in the Lokbatan village of the Garadag District. Till present, he has not yet been identified, reported a source from the law enforcement agencies. According to the preliminary data, another person was injured.
13:22, 20 November 2017
Experts on Caucasus compare tactics of combating extremism in NCFD
Dagestan, Chechnya, and Ingushetia apply very different methods to prevent extremism due to the specific characteristics of the peoples who live in those republics. This was announced by participants of a scientific conference held in Moscow.
A police checkpoint in Chechnya. Photo http://runews24.ru/incidents/19/11/2017/504ef805373ef75bb44b7d46281fce0f
10:10, 20 November 2017
Incident in Roshni-Chu is second attack on Chechen law enforcers' posts in 2017
In 2017, the today's attack on policemen near the village of Roshni-Chu in the Urus-Martan District was preceded by at least one attack on law enforcers' checkpoints in Chechnya.
A law enforcer in Chechnya. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-sunzhenskom-rayone-chechni-neytralizovan.html
09:36, 20 November 2017
Law enforcers report details of attack in Chechnya
The men killed in the attack on policemen in the Urus-Martan District were residents of Ingushetia and the Altai Territory. They tried to seize the law enforcers' weapons, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya.
A law enforcer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-perestrelki-na-postu-dps-v-ingushetii.html
07:59, 20 November 2017
On November 13-19, 2017, three persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of November 13-19, 2017, at least three persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, two persons were killed and another was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Traces of shelling in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:37, 20 November 2017
A shepherd blown up on a mine in Nagorno-Karabakh
In the Hadrut District of Nagorno-Karabakh, a 23-year-old shepherd was injured when he got blown up on a mine.
Press conference at the 11th North-Caucasian Open Film and TV Festival "Kunaki". Photo © Sputnik / Tomas Tkhaytsuk http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20171114/1022401292/amerikanskie-gorki-kunakov-suxum-primet-kinofestival.html"
02:37, 20 November 2017
"Kunaki" Festival treats film about Ingushetia as a day favourite among films on Caucasus
On the penultimate day of the 11th North-Caucasian Open Film and TV Festival "Kunaki", nine films were screened, including four films dedicated to the Caucasus. The film about Ingushetia "A Man Needs a Tower for Life" directed by Georgy Sushko was called a favourite of the day.
A seminar for young journalists "Journalist as an objectivity pillar in online and offline war situation", organized by the "Champord" (Traveller) Armenian Foundation. Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. November 18, 2017. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:39, 20 November 2017
Stepanakert: journalists trained to work in military conflict zone
Journalists of Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) should be ready to cover military conflicts, said Goar Airapetyan, President of the "Champord" Foundation. Many journalists are unaware of how to work in the war zone, David Alaverdyan, the Dean of the Journalism Department of the Yerevan State University (YSU), believes.
A law enforcer. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-perestrelki-na-postu-dps-v-ingushetii.html
19:10, 19 November 2017
Two men killed in attack on police post in Chechnya
Last night, two militants attacked the police post located near the village of Roshni-Chu in the Urus-Martan District of Chechnya and were killed. Policemen did not suffer, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported. According to other sources, one policeman was wounded.
The residents of the Volny aul (village) demanded at the rally to meet with Arsen Alakaev, Mayor of Nalchik. October 31, 2017. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot"
17:25, 19 November 2017
Residents of Volny aul complain to KBR's head about threats
Local authorities intimidate the residents of the aul (village) of Volny, who claim land plots and threaten them, trying to compromise the leaders of the public organization "Volny Aul", 256 signatories to the appeal addressed to the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic have stated.
The fight of Alan Zaseev and Khetik Tsabolov. Photo: screenshot of the broadcast by the channel of the Russian Wrestling Federation on YouTube
04:04, 19 November 2017
North-Caucasian wrestlers win four gold medals at international tournament
On the first day of the international freestyle wrestling tournament "Alany-2017" held in Vladikavkaz, wrestlers from Northern Caucasus won four gold, three silver and four bronze medals.
The festival leaflet. Photo: Sputnik / Tomas Tkhaytsuk
00:08, 19 November 2017
Film about Dagestani inter-confessional family presented at "Kunaki" Film Festival
A film about the family of a Muslim family and an Orthodox wife caused different opinions among the audience. The President of the "Kunaki" Festival finds the topic very important.
18:30, 18 November 2017
Militants' hideout discovered in Dagestan
A hideout with a grenade launcher, a grenade, and dozens of rounds, discovered in the Shamil District of Dagestan, had been arranged by the militants killed in 2017, reported the Ministry Internal Affairs (MIA).
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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.