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Law enforcer. Photo: Vladimir Anosov, Yuga.ru
16:42, 25 December 2015
NAC reports detention of six militants from KChR
According to the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), the detainees had been preparing terror acts. Power agents have also reported liquidation of a laboratory for making improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
‘Grozneftegaz’, Chechnya. Photo: http://www.rosneft.ru/
16:03, 25 December 2015
Experts: control over "Rosneft" to strengthen Kadyrov's regime
Thanks to obtaining control over the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) "Chechenneftekhimprom", Chechen authorities will get a new source of income; however, these funds will be used primarily to strengthen the regime of Ramzan Kadyrov in the republic, said the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Nadezhda Savchenko in the Rostov Regional Court, December 14, 2015. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:01, 25 December 2015
RRC denies appeal against Savchenko's arrest
The Rostov Regional Court (RRC) has upheld the extension of the arrest of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko.
Militants of the "Islamic State" which is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia. Photo: voenkor.info
10:12, 25 December 2015
In Kuban, 22 people suspected of involvement in IS, Prosecutor's Office reports
This year, the Krasnodar Territory instituted criminal proceedings against 22 people suspected of trying to join the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) or recruiting fighters for it. This was reported by Leonid Korzhinek, Prosecutor of the Krasnodar Territory, at a meeting with journalists held on December 24.
Timur Kuashev. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
08:12, 25 December 2015
Experts find no signs of Timur Kuashev's poisoning
The death of Timur Kuashev, a Kabardino-Balkarian journalist, was caused by acute coronary insufficiency. This was reported by Valery Ustov, Chief of the Investigating Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
‘Chernovik’ newspaper. Photo: http://chernovik.net/
07:59, 25 December 2015
Dagestan: staff members of three newspapers reject accusations of anti-state policy
Igor Barinov, the head of the Federal Agency for Nationality Affairs, has called on the authorities "to use force" against three newspapers in Dagestan. He has stated that their activities "border on betrayal of national interests." Staff members of the above newspapers have reported no reasons for such statements.
02:52, 25 December 2015
Court obliges MoD to pay one million roubles to mother of soldier driven to suicide in South Ossetia
The Southern Military District is to pay one million roubles for moral harm to the mother of a conscript driven to suicide at the Russian military base in South Ossetia. The "Mother's Right" Foundation, which represents the interests of the victim, treats the amount as insufficient. On December 24, the verdict was challenged.
01:16, 25 December 2015
Law enforcers identify man killed in shootout in Khasavyurt as Magomed Zakaryev
The man, killed in a shootout with the police in Khasavyurt on December 23, is identified as a 23-year-old native of the Tsumada District of Dagestan. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" by a staff member of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
00:51, 25 December 2015
Some 15 activists of "New Armenia" spend night in Freedom Square
In Yerevan, the Front of National Salvation "New Armenia" continues the round-the-clock sitting picket. According to the information of the united headquarters, the protest action involves about 15 people.
Law enforcers. Photo: Elena Sineok/Yuga.ru
19:15, 24 December 2015
Three persons killed in special operation in KChR
Three militants were killed in the abandoned summer cottage settlement in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR); the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime in the republic has been lifted, power agents report.
Homs, Syria. Photo: Freedom House https://www.flickr.com/
17:04, 24 December 2015
ICRF: 128 KBR natives are at war in Syria
Since the onset of the warfare in Syria, 20 natives of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have been killed there, said Valery Ustov, the Head of the Investigating Department (ID) for the KBR of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
16:55, 24 December 2015
One person shot dead in shootout in Dagestan
In the Shamil District, in the course of a shootout, a suspected militant, who opened fire on the policemen, was killed, said a local law enforcement source.
Khadija Ismayilova. Photo: RFE/RL
16:21, 24 December 2015
Rights defenders ask to pardon 22 Azerbaijani political prisoners
A list of 22 political prisoners with the proposal to include them into expected New Year's pardoning was presented to the joint working group on human rights, said Novella Djafaroglu, a member of the Monitoring Group of Human Rights Organizations of Azerbaijan (MGHROA).
Alexei Malashenko. Photo: Janarbek Joldoshbaev (RFE/RL)
11:55, 24 December 2015
Experts predict no strengthening of IS in Northern Caucasus because of Turkish-Russian conflict
The crisis in the relations between Russia and Turkey will not affect the situation in Northern Caucasus. This opinion was expressed by participants of the "roundtable" held at the Carnegie Moscow Centre. Meanwhile, the experts do not exclude that the crisis may affect the issues concerning Armenia.
Law enforcer during CTO. Photo: http://afftor.kz/20301-v-odnom-iz-sel-kbr-vveli-rezhim-kto.html
11:45, 24 December 2015
Three persons killed in Kabardino-Balkaria in shootout with law enforcers
In the Chegem District of Kabardino-Balkaria, law enforcers tried to stop a car for inspection. However, people opened fire from the car. The attackers were killed by return fire.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: Rh-67, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Европейский_суд_по_правам_человека
07:28, 24 December 2015
At ECtHR, widow of Chechen resident claims violation of her right to raise her child
In her complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Elita Magomadova has pointed out the violation in Chechnya of her right to raise her minor son. After Chechen courts had pronounced the decisions about leaving her minor son with her ex-husband, the woman has not been able to see her son for more than two years.
Bars in prison ward. Photo: http://rostov.press/1176-v-rostove-na-donu-ustanavlivayut-obstoyatelstva-massovoy-draki.html
07:21, 24 December 2015
Officials of Ukrainian General Consulate want to visit Ukrainian citizen suspected of plotting terror acts and kept at Rostov IVS
The Ukrainian side has sent a request to the law enforcement bodies of Rostov-on-Don. Ukrainian officials want to visit at IVS (temporary detention facility) Arthur Panov, a 17-year-old citizen of Ukraine, who became involved in the criminal case of plotting a terror act.
Participant of Baku rally holds portrait of Khadija Ismayilova and poster saying ‘Freedom to political prisoners!’ Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
02:24, 24 December 2015
In Azerbaijan, list of political prisoners expanded up to 93 people
In Azerbaijan, 93 political prisoners are still kept in custody. This was reported by the working group for drawing up a single list of political prisoners. Members of the working group activists, human rights defenders, journalists, and advocates have called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release all political prisoners.
The headquarters for assisting the victims of the explosion at a residential building in Volgograd, December 21, 2015. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:29, 24 December 2015
Volgograd: tenants of collapsed house complain about officials' indifference and meager compensation
The "Caucasian Knot" has interviewed tenants of the multi-storey residential building collapsed in Volgograd. The people affected by the incident have claimed that officials force them to rewrite appeals, express negligent attitude to the demands of the victims and subject them to the red tape in the processing of the necessary certificates. The tenants are also not satisfied with the compensation in the amount of 30,000 roubles and the uncertainty concerning the compensation for housing.
Nadezhda Savchenko. Photo: Anton Naumlyuk (RFE/RL)
00:12, 24 December 2015
At trial, Nadezhda Savchenko's alibi confirmed by defence witness
According to evidence of Olga Vozyakova, a defence witness, Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko was captured 1.5 hours prior to the opening of fire by the artillery of the armed forces of Ukraine. Prosecutors claim that the defendant was captured after the start of the shelling.
News
Karekin II. Screenshot photo Yerevan Today, https://t.me/rusyerevantoday/99386 A new judge has been appointed in the case of Karekin II.

The Armenian Ministry of Defense denies an increase in non-combat losses.

Russian wheat has been sent to Armenia through the territory of Azerbaijan.

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.