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Policemen are pushing protesters away from the "Amirani" Cinema. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
21:00, 8 November 2019
Tbilisi: police clash with LGBT opponents
The protesters, who gathered near the "Amirani" Cinema, are trying to break through the police cordon. Special fighters try to push them away from the cinema building.
Servicemen of the Azerbaijani Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=28995
18:09, 8 November 2019
Azerbaijan registers 21 shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
Over the past day, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled from the direction of Armenia and from the territories under the control of the Nagorno-Karabakh authorities, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
At the place where Ibragim Eldjarkiev was shot dead in Moscow, November 2, 2019. Screenshot from 'Mash' Telegram video: https://tlgrm.ru/channels/@breakingmash
17:56, 8 November 2019
Ingush natives explain Batal-Khadji community's claims against Eldjarkiev
The activities of Ibragim Eldjarkiev at the Ingush Centre "E" (Centre for Combating Extremism, also known as CCE) posed a threat to an influential community of Batal-Khadji followers, and there were calls among them to eliminate him, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by former members of the Batal-Khadji community.
Bank cards. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the Caucasian Knot
14:35, 8 November 2019
Two Dagestani women detained in case on 10 million roubles for IS*
Two women from Dagestan used their bank cards to transfer money for the needs of Syrian militants, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) reports. According to the FSB, the detainees were members of the IS* financing network.
Activists of the ARF "Dashnaktsutyun" on the steps in front of government complex. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
14:21, 8 November 2019
Araik Arutyunyan's opponents hold night picket near Ministry of Education
Activists and students on strike announced an ongoing sit-down picket with the demand for the resignation of Araik Arutyunyan, Armenian Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports. Today, about 30 protesters have spent the night near the walls of the Ministry of Education's building.
Screenshot of HRC 'Memorial' Twitter account, https://twitter.com/hrc_memorial
11:56, 8 November 2019
Court fines HRC "Memorial" by 1.4 million after check by Ingush FSB
All the 20 protocols drawn up by the "Roskomnadzor" (the Russian Federal Service for Supervising Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) have to do with the absence in the websites and social networks of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" of the note that the HRC had been declared to be a foreign agent, were compiled after the check conducted by one agency – by the Ingush FSB Department, the HRC "Memorial" has stated.
Screenshot from video 'Kadyrov's motorcade is driving!!! Federal highway M-29!!!', "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1YFfciArW8
11:47, 8 November 2019
Motorcade of dozens cars is part of Kadyrov's image
Ramzan Kadyrov has reasons to fear for his life; however, corteges of dozens of cars are also of image value, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
11:36, 8 November 2019
MoJ demands to liquidate Ingush Council of Teips
The Department for Ingushetia of the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has sent a lawsuit to the republic's Supreme Court (SC) demanding to liquidate the Council of Teips (family clans) of the Ingush people.
08:25, 8 November 2019
ECtHR upholds oppositionist's complaint against Azerbaijani govt
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found a violation of the rights of Natig Djafarli, the executive secretary of the Republican Alternative (ReAl) Party, and has ruled that compensation in the amount of 17,000 euros should be paid to him by the Azerbaijani government.
Krasnodar activist Yana Antonova. Screenshot from Facebook video: https://www.facebook.com/MBKhMedia/videos/627970580950184/?v=627970580950184
08:13, 8 November 2019
Antonova's defence claims threat of censorship
If the court convicts the Krasnodar activist, Yana Antonova, this will mean an actual introduction of censorship in Russia, her defence has stated.
Dmitry Peskov (left) and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage prepared by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
22:38, 7 November 2019
Dmitry Peskov evades answering questions about Ramzan Kadyrov
Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the President of Russia, refused to give an assessment to the threatening statements voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov at a meeting in the Chechen government. Dmitry Peskov never comments on Ramzan Kadyrov's statements, journalists note at a briefing.
Akhmed Barakhoev. Photo: press service of HRC ‘Memorial’, http://memohrc.org
22:18, 7 November 2019
Arrest of Akhmed Barakhoev extended
The court extended for three months the period of detention in custody for Akhmed Barakhoev, one of the leaders of the protests in Ingushetia.
Military vehicle at the Georgia-South Ossetia border. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
22:07, 7 November 2019
South Ossetia reports about two wounded civilians in border village
Two residents of the border Georgian village of Koda were wounded in an armed clash with policemen, the KGB of South Ossetia reported. The Georgian secret services called the South-Ossetian KGB's report disinformation.
Opposition activists and students on strike gathered in front of the Armenian government building. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
17:51, 7 November 2019
Protest against Armenian Minister of Education turns into a sedentary picket
Today, opposition activists and students on strike have gathered in front of the Armenian government building with the demand for the resignation of Araik Arutyunyan, Armenian Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports. After the minister has refused to come out to the protesters, about 70 of them started a sedentary picket.
Robert Kocharyan in the courtroom. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
17:29, 7 November 2019
Court leaves Robert Kocharyan under custody
Today, the court has left Robert Kocharyan, the second president of Armenia, under the arrest. The court's decision provoked a protest rally of his supporters.
Village of Kenkhi. Screenshot from Youtube video posted by gazetachernovik
14:43, 7 November 2019
Islam Kadyrov's mission to Kenkhi shrinks to intimidation of villagers
Islam Kadyrov has appeared in Kenkhi only once after Ramazan Djalaldinov's video appeal, but his only action was to intimidate local state servants; but the villagers' main problems remained unresolved for the fourth year in a row.
14:32, 7 November 2019
Georgian citizen detained on South-Ossetian border
Zakro Butkhuzi, a Georgian villager, has been detained by South-Ossetian agents, the authorities of South Ossetia informed on November 6.
Ruslan Kurbanov. Screenshot from video posted by the Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Moscow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7WqJfQzBuU&app=desktop
11:17, 7 November 2019
Chechen officials' comments indicate approval of torture policy
The comments of Chechen officials, who justify torture, are elements of the programme aimed to intimidate the opposition-minded youth, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Participant of rally in Baku demands to release political prisoners. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:01, 7 November 2019
Azerbaijan: rights defenders update list of political prisoners
The updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan contains 135 persons, including six journalists, seven political activists and 53 believers, says the study by the Union "Freedom for Azerbaijani Political Prisoners" (UFAPP).
Sreenshot from the trailer to the film 'And then we danced' directed by Levan Akin. https://kino.mail.ru/cinema/movies/923436_a_potom_mi_tantsevali/
08:35, 7 November 2019
LGBT opponents threaten to disrupt the screening of film about gay dancers in Georgia
Opponents of LGBT people have opposed the screening of the film "And then we danced" in Georgian cinemas; the film tells about the love of two performers of Georgian folk dances. Activists have announced protest actions.
News
Bilyajari Station. Baku, May 3, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/infrastruktura/v-armeniyu-tranzitom-cerez-territoriyu-azerbaidzana-otpravleno-8-vagonov-s-udobreniyami-obnovleno-649408 A train carrying fertilizers has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Rovshan Jabbarov. Photo: Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/ Azerbaijani activist Jabbarov was subjected to violence after protests in a prison colony.

Polad Aslanov. Photo: https://novator.az/2022/01/25/polad-aslanov-təkid-edir/ Polad Aslanov's wife demanded that his placement in solitary confinement be cancelled.

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.