Сhronicles

Inspectors look for "Caucasian component" in "Neva-Express" train accident; strained interethnic relations in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachai-Circassia; results scandalous election of Mayor in the Dagestan city of Derbent cancelled, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of November 30-December 6 in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Exchange of militant statements between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the destiny of Karabakh; situation with public human rights organizations in Chechnya and resonant murders in Northern Caucasus; terror acts against trains in Dagestan and Novgorod Region, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of November 23-29 in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Visit of Belarusian MPs to Abkhazia and South Ossetia to get ready for consideration of recognizing the breakaway republics; preparation to elections in regions of Northern and South Caucasus; kidnapping and liberation of the son of Buinaksk administration head, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of November 16-22 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Disfavoured Major Dymovskiy reports threats against him and continues exposing militia bosses; during the week, conflict in the Caucasus took away dozens of lives, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of November 2-8 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Another incident looking like an attempt on the opponent of Chechen President Isa Yamadaev; situation with human rights and freedom of speech in Azerbaijan; propagation of swine flu in the Caucasus; progress in investigating the murder of well-known advocate Stanislav Markelov; and video complaints of militia major of his bosses to Russian prime minister Putin, which have stirred up the Internet, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of November 2-8 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Anniversaries of resonant terror acts; actions in memory of victims of political repressions in regions of Northern and Southern Caucasus; struggle of residents of the capital of North Ossetia for the right to favourable environment; new kidnappings and murders in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of October 26-November 1 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Execution of the ex-leader of Ingush opposition Maksharip Aushev; terror acts in Northern Caucasus; action of the opposition in Astrakhan, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of October 19-25 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Scandalous post-election events in southern regions of Russia; a new figurant in journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder case; continuation of Chechen President's litigation against human rights defenders; a mess around statements of Michael McFaul, President Obama's senior adviser for democracy and Russia on development of Russian-American relations, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of October 12-18 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

One of the consequences of the murder of Natalia Estemirova, an employee of the Chechen office of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", committed on July 15, 2009, which aroused a broad public resonance in Russia and abroad, was the litigation under the claim lodged by President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov against Oleg Orlov, head of the HRC "Memorial", who had stated Kadyrov's guilt in Estemirova's murder. The "Caucasian Knot" follows the course of events and offers its readers the chronicle thereof.

Actions in memory of journalist Anna Politkovskaya three years after her murder; developments at resonant litigations; negotiations of heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Karabakh settlement; signing by Turkey and Armenia of Protocols on development of mutual relations; elections in a number of regions of the SFD, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of October 5-11 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Scandalous pre-election campaign in Northern Caucasus; attempt to deprive Russian delegation of its vote at the PACE; debates among Armenian public and Diaspora on establishment of diplomatic relations with Turkey, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of September 28-October 4 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Progress in investigating the murder of ex-Deputy of Russian State Duma Ruslan Yamadaev; news events in litigation of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov against the head of the HRC "Memorial" Oleg Orlov; information leak from the Commission of the EU for investigating the circumstances of the August 2008 military conflict in the Caucasus and results of Georgia's negotiations with Abkhazian and South-Ossetian parties, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of September 21-27 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Development of armed conflict in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan; outcomes of the next round of Geneva consultations on conflict settlement in Transcaucasia; resonant trials in the regions of Northern and Southern Caucasus; events in economy, culture and sports, – look up these and other events in the review of the week of September 14-20 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

New terror acts committed by suicide bombers; recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Venezuela; visit of the Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of September 7-13 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Liquidation of the "al-Qaeda" coordinator in Dagestan; self-explosion of a suicide bomber and political consequences of the resonant terror act in Ingushetia; opening of a micro-district in Tskhinvali, built by Moscow and vision by South-Ossetian President Kokoity of the future of his republic; "exit to sea" of the Abkhazian-Georgian conflict at the background of detention of ships in the Abkhazian sea zone; agreement on movement towards open Armenian-Turkish border - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 31 - September 6 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

First anniversary of Russia's recognition of independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; commissioning of the Dzuarikau-Tskhinvali gas pipeline; new explosions of suicide bombers in Chechnya; resignations and appointments in governments of Northern and Southern Caucasus - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 24-30 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Explosions of terrorists-suicide bombers in Chechnya and Ingushetia; persecutions of human rights activists in Northern Caucasus; detention by Georgia of foreign ships sailing to Abkhazia; Georgia's exit from the CIS - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 17-23 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Continued murders of human rights activists in Chechnya; visit of Russian Premier Vladimir Putin to Abkhazia; sharp aggravation of situation in Northern Caucasus, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 10-16 in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Resignation of Government and appointment of new Prime Minister in South Ossetia; closing of Georgian-South-Ossetian border; first anniversary of 2008 August War in Transcaucasia and related Russia's and Georgia's loud statements on the occasion; start of dialogue between the authorities and opposition in Georgia; new details about the attempt on Isa Yamadaev, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of August 3-9 in Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

Attempt on Isa Yamadaev - a member of the family, which is opposing the clan of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov; announcement by Ahmed Zakaev, former emissary of Chechen separatists and representative of the government of the non-recognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI), of moratorium on warfare by militants; escalation in the area of Georgian-Ossetian conflict; progress in relations of the authorities and opposition in Georgia and a viewpoint thereon of US Vice-President Joe Biden; update of the "Madrid principles" of settling the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh - look up these and other events in the review of the week from July 27 to August 2 prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".