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00:28, 5 December 2015
200 truckers continue striking near Khasavyurt
In Dagestan, drivers of about 200 heavy vehicles continue their strike near the city of Khasavyurt. Their departure for participation in protests in Moscow was postponed till December 6.
21:24, 4 December 2015
Khasiev, executed by IS militants, was not wanted
Magomed Khasiev, who was executed by militants of the "Islamic State" (IS) was not on the list of militants wanted in Syria, said a source from power bodies of Chechnya. According to Ramzan Kadyrov, the alleged killer of Khasiev is a resident of the city of Noyabrsk.
The participants of the march of the "New Armenia". Yerevan, December 4, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:11, 4 December 2015
Policemen clash with oppositionists in Yerevan
An attempt of supporters of the "New Armenia" to set up a tent in Freedom Square in Yerevan turned into clashes with policemen.
Dmitry Oreshkin. Photo: RFE/RL
17:25, 4 December 2015
Dmitry Oreshkin: "Platon" system reveals problems of power
The conflicting statements about the "Platon" system made by Valentina Matviyenko, Speaker of the Russian Federation Council, and Maxim Sokolov, Transport Minister, indicate the shortages of power system in Russia. This opinion was expressed by political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin.
Shot-up tanks against a mosque in the Syrian town of Azaz. August 2012. Photo by the user Christiaan Triebert https://www.flickr.com
16:33, 4 December 2015
Dagestani MPs propose to deprive terrorists of citizenship
The deputies of Dagestan have introduced to the Russian State Duma a draft law to deprive of the Russian citizenship those persons who are involved in terrorist activities abroad.
An inspector of the road-and-patrol service stops a truck. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org/
12:42, 4 December 2015
Volgograd truckers complain to Ella Pamfilova about police actions
The Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation has received a complaint from truck drivers, in which they accuse policemen of obstructing their movement to Moscow and ask to assist in the abolition of the "Platon" system.
The building of the Adyg State University. Photo: http://budennovsk.org/?p=106585
08:38, 4 December 2015
In Turkey, Circassians speak against termination of cooperation with ASU
Members of the Circassian community in Turkey have addressed to the Rector of the Adyg State University (ASU) a petition, in which they have expressed their concern about the ASU's decision to unilaterally terminate the cooperation with Turkish institutions of higher education.
Mosque in Khasavyurt. Photo by Eldar Rasulov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=66&pg=4&com=photogallery
07:00, 4 December 2015
In Khasavyurt, mosque-goers associate murder of Imam with pressure on Salafi community in Makhachkala (+video)
The chiefs of the Investigating Department for Dagestan of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) have taken the control over the course of the investigation into the criminal case on the murder of Imam of a Salafi mosque in Khasavyurt.
The resident of Nardaran, 02.12.15. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:47, 4 December 2015
Azerbaijan: civil society activists call on authorities and Nardaran community to start dialogue
The Committee to Protect Civil Society has called on to start a dialogue between the Azerbaijani authorities and the community of the village of Nardaran. A member of the community has claimed that the authorities are not going to start a dialogue.
Dwellers on the mountain-heights (1885-1895). Rubo Franz Alexeevich (1856-1928). Фото https://ru.wikipedia.org/
06:39, 4 December 2015
Experts doubt Turkey's intention to raise issue of Circassian genocide in Russian Empire
Despite the proposal of deputies of the Russian State Duma to introduce responsibility for denying of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey will not initiate a similar draft law on the genocide of Circassians in the Russian Empire. This opinion was expressed by Russian and Turkish experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
A talk of the truckers with an authority during the rally. Volgograd, November 20, 2015. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:03, 4 December 2015
Introduction of "Platon" results in growth of prices in stores, truckers of Southern Russia report
In Russia, with the introduction of the "Platon" system, profit of truck owners has fallen significantly. Meanwhile, the new toll has already caused a sharp growth of food prices in the stores in the Volgograd Region. This was reported by participant of the protest action held in the Moscow Region.
Advocate Mark Feigin near the Donetsk City Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the "Caucasian Knot"
02:52, 4 December 2015
At Savchenko's trial, prosecution completes presenting its evidence
The advocates of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko have critically assessed the evidence presented by the prosecution and the results of examinations, saying that most of them had been obtained in violation of the procedural legislation.
02:36, 4 December 2015
Two residents of Ingushetia accused of involvement in IAF
Investigators have completed the investigation into the criminal case against two residents of Ingushetia. According to the police, they were members of an illegal armed formation (IAF).
Sixteen Jehovah's Witnesses near the Taganrog City Court on the day of the verdict in their case. November 30, 2015. Photo vk.com/jw_ru
02:09, 4 December 2015
Experts treat new sentence of Jehovah's Witnesses in Taganrog as unconstitutional
In Taganrog, the pronouncement by the court of tougher verdict in the reconsideration of the case against sixteen Jehovah's Witnesses indicates the increase of persecution of members of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious organization in Russia. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Islamic scholar Rinat Mukhametov, Candidate of Political Sciences. Photo: Federal Lezghin National and Cultural Autonomy flnka.ru/
18:17, 3 December 2015
Experts: Dagestani SAM tries to benefit from Salafis' weakening
The Spiritual Administration of Muslims (SAM) for Dagestan has decided to take advantage of the weakening of the Salafi community to take control over all the mosques in Dagestan. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
The Tsuntin District of Dagestan. Photo: the official site of the administration of the municipal district "The Tsuntin District" http://www.cunta.ru/
15:08, 3 December 2015
Dagestani woman sentenced for involvement in armed underground
In Dagestan, a local woman has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment for involvement in the Tsuntin grouping.
Evgeny Vitishko (to the left) and his advocate Sergey Loktev. Photo http://freevitishko.org/ru/?paged=2
14:00, 3 December 2015
Consideration of motion for Evgeny Vitishko's CER postponed for three weeks
Representatives of the victim party construction company from the Krasnodar Territory have failed to attend the court session to consider the issue on conditional early relief (CER) for Krasnodar ecologist Evgeny Vitishko. Thereby, the judge has postponed the consideration of the motion till December 25.
Screenshot of a video of the organization "Islamic State", banned in Russia, which showed the execution of a man introduced as a native of Grozny, who collaborated with the secret services. Screenshot of a video by the user BNO News http://www.youtube.com/
13:55, 3 December 2015
Source from secret services doubts involvement of Chechen native, executed by IS, in Russian intelligence service
The video of militants showing the murder of a man introduced as a native of Grozny could be part of the PR-activities of the "Islamic State" (IS). This opinion was expressed by a source from the Russian secret services.
Adam Bogus. Photo http://www.yuga.ru/news/349484/
12:27, 3 December 2015
Circassian activists treat anti-Turkish sanctions as threats to relations with their compatriots
The Russian sanctions against Turkey may result in the closure of the Circassian language training programme in Istanbul, states Kuban Kural, a Circassian activist from Turkey.
A police car in a street of Nardaran. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:20, 3 December 2015
Law enforcers start installing barriers at entrance to Nardaran
In Azerbaijan, law enforcers started to place concrete slabs on the road in order to restrict access to the village of Nardaran. The Minister of Internal Affairs gave local residents a four-day term to voluntarily surrender their weapons.
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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.