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15:00, 5 December 2009
"Khasse" leader Ibragim Yaganov beaten in Kabardino-Balkaria
Today at about 11 o'clock in the morning, at the entrance to the office of the Kabardian public organization "Khasse", a group of at least ten unidentified persons attacked the leader of this organization Ibragim Yaganov and severely beat him. Yaganov was hospitalized in grave condition and stays there now.
12:00, 5 December 2009
Construction of the railway Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku suspended
In case of opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, the railway Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku will lose its sense; therefore, as soon as talks were initiated on normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, the construction of this road was suspended. This was stated on December 4 by Shirak Torosyan, chairman of the "Dzhavakhk" community and Armenian MP.
11:00, 5 December 2009
NGO leaders in Nagorno-Karabakh condemn Azerbaijani militaristic rhetoric
On December 4, in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, experts and leaders of public organizations expressed their opinions on the radical statements and military threats announced by the authorities of Azerbaijan.
Batumi, Adzharia (Georgia). Photo by http://en.wikipedia.org
10:00, 5 December 2009
Future of Adzharian TV Company "TV-25" will be decided before the end of year
The Adzharian independent TV Channel "TV-25", the broadcasting of which is under threat of stopping for the latest three years, is now defended by all the journalists of Georgia, oppositional political forces and foreign partners. The authorities want to stop the channel for its debts and now negotiate with the owners on how to eliminate the problem.
Dagestan, Derbent, Mosque. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
08:00, 5 December 2009
Dibirov: trial on election case of Derbent Mayor was held with violations
As reported by Magomed Dibirov, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Dagestan, the consideration by the Derbent City Court of the case about the election of the Mayor, held on October 11, which ended in nullifying all the protocols, passed with violations of the Russian Code of Civil Procedure.
07:00, 5 December 2009
In Azerbaijan, relatives of imprisoned journalist worry about his health
Tofik Guseinov, father of Mushvig Guseinov, convicted and imprisoned journalist of the newspaper "Bizim Yol" (Our Way), has called the public of the country and international organizations to demand releasing of his son, who is suffering from tuberculosis.
23:46, 4 December 2009
Relatives of the leader of "Movement for United Georgia" are tried for participation in scuffle
In Batumi, a trial goes on of the case about a scuffle between David Dzhaparidze and members of the family of Eka Beseliya, leader of the "Movement for United Georgia". The prosecutor's office demands from 6 to 12 years of imprisonment for her brother Sergo Beseliya for participation in a scuffle with application of cold steel arms - knuckles, while her son - Rati Milorava - is under threat of conditional punishment, as at the moment of the scuffle he was 15.
23:25, 4 December 2009
In Azerbaijan, journalist Kerimov rejects accusations of MIA boss
Eyub Kerimov, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Femida-007", categorically rejects the charges, presented against him by Ramil Usubov, head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan, who insists that the journalist had slandered him by accusing of committing especially grave crimes.
23:20, 4 December 2009
Remains of Turpal-Ali Dzhamalkhanov found in Chechnya delivered for examination
The tomb of Turpal-Ali Dzhamalkhanov, whom power agents believe to be Amir of the militants of the village of Tsa-Vedeno, Vedeno District, was found in the flat Shelkovskoy District. The remains were exhumed and sent to examination. However, in the opinion of the head of a local human rights organization, the exhumation of the remains of the participant of armed formations, who died from his wounds, for conducting examination is a real mockery, designed by power agents with the aim to cause greatest sufferings to his relatives.
23:10, 4 December 2009
Ecologists: many not admitted in Anapa and Novorossisk to Utrish hearings
On December 1-2, in Anapa and Novorossisk, public hearings were held on the ecological and economic justification of the Utrish Natural Reserve. The ecologists complain that many residents of the Territory and activists of public organizations were not admitted to the debates.
22:10, 4 December 2009
Journalist Gudadze who sought asylum in Russia wants to return to Georgia
The Georgian journalist Levan Gudadze, who addressed in early September for shelter in Russia, has addressed the migration service in the territory of Northern Ossetia with a request to stop the consideration of his application for political asylum.
22:00, 4 December 2009
Defendant Kudaev feels bad at Nalchik attack trial
On December 3, at the court session dealing with the attack on Nalchik in October 2005, the state of health of defendant Rasul Kudaev got sharply worsened. According to eyewitnesses he had bloody vomit. The session was interrupted for more than two hours. Doctors were invited to Kudaev and diagnosed: stomach ulcer under question.
21:00, 4 December 2009
"Reporters Without Borders" award "Dosh" magazine from Chechnya
The international human rights organization "Reporters Without Borders" has awarded its Press Freedom Prize for the contribution into defence of the freedom of press to the "Dosh" (Word) magazine from Chechnya.
19:00, 4 December 2009
President of Dagestan: court decision to nullify Derbent elections to be appealed against
President of Dagestan Mukhu Aliev said that the decision of the Derbent City Court to recognize the election results of the city Mayor null and void will be considered by higher judicial instances.
Azerbaijan, Baku. Bibi Heybat mosque. Photo by http://en.wikipedia.org
18:00, 4 December 2009
CPJ calls Azerbaijani authorities to release sick journalist
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called the authorities to release Mushvig Guseinov, imprisoned journalist of the newspaper "Bizim Yol", arrested in 2007 on charges of receiving a bribe, because of his illness.
23:40, 3 December 2009
In 2009, over hundred HIV-infected persons revealed in Armenia
Most of the Armenian HIV-infected patients are aged 25-39, 60 percent of all of them represent this group. 73 percent, or 590 HIV-infected patients in Armenia are males, 27 percent, or 218 cases, have been registered among women; the number of infected children makes 16 cases, or 2 percent. This was reported by Samvel Grigoryan, Director of the Republic's AIDS Prophylaxis Centre.
23:20, 3 December 2009
In Azerbaijan, ex-policemen convicted for a series of crimes
Today, the Court on Grave Crimes of Azerbaijan finished the process on the case of a group of former policemen, accused of committing a series of armed assaults on currency exchange offices in 1998-2008.
Tbilisi, cinema "Amirani". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 3 December 2009
In Georgia, journalists of "Batumelebi" complain of blackmail by power agents
The General Inspectorate of the Georgia's MIA has initiated a study of the accusations put forward by the weekly named "Batumelebi" (Batumi Residents) against law enforcers who tried to blackmail the paper journalists.
23:00, 3 December 2009
Armenia: art workers and militaries ask President to release Mikaelyan
A group of Armenian military commanders and well-known figures of arts have addressed President Serzh Sargsyan with an appeal to release Sasun Mikaelyan, an activist of the opposition and one of notable Armenian commanders of the Karabakh War, from custody.
22:00, 3 December 2009
Investigation assumes that Caucasians had to do with "Neva-Express" train accident
Inspectors have managed to compile verbal identikits of two out of four probable executors of the explosion of the "Neva-Express" train. According to eyewitnesses, the suspected terrorists had "Caucasian appearance."
News
A rally in defense of the rights of Vainakh refugees took place in the Finnish capital.

The body of an eight-year-old boy missing in Ingushetia has been found.

The search for the Ingush boy was used by Chechen authorities for PR.

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.