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17:17, 30 October 2019
Karabakh: two years after "four-day war"
Two years have passed since the events of the "four-day war," which ended in April 2016 with the conclusion of a truce agreement between the parties to the conflict: Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, on the one hand, and Azerbaijan, on the other hand. The formal truce did not stop the confrontation.
14:50, 30 October 2019
Campaigners against torture in Azerbaijan condemn authorities' passiveness
Organizers of the campaign "End to torture!" have condemned the authorities' inaction on the issue of ill-treatment of detained oppositionists and activists and stated their intent to attract the international community to the solution thereof. They have presented their action plan within the ten-day-long public campaign.
Inside of the building of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo by the press service of the ECtHR https://www.echr.coe.int/Pages/home.aspx?p=home"
11:30, 30 October 2019
Georgian transgender complains to ECtHR about refusal to change gender in documents
A transgender man, Nikolo Gviniashvili has complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about Georgian authorities' refusal to change his gender record in documents. To change the data on the gender in documents, they demand from Georgian transgender people to confirm the fact of changing the gender, human rights defenders report.
Screenshot of the video published by Chingiz Akhmadov (on the left) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4M7f5CIrAt/
11:28, 30 October 2019
Blogger's opponent refutes information about execution of Islam Kadyrov's relative
Chingiz Akhmadov, an employee of the Chechen television, has shown a man in the video, who, according to the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, had been killed. The man was named as a relative of Islam Kadyrov, whose name was mentioned in connection with the attempt on the head of Chechnya.
Performance at the "AniDag" festival 2019б held on October 20 in Makhachkala. Screenshot of the video by the "Kavkaz.Realii"
07:37, 30 October 2019
Organizers of "AniDag" anime festival note decrease of aggression towards its participants
The organizer of the event, Saida Tuchalova, has pointed out just single aggression acts towards the participants of the "AniDag" anime festival, which was disrupted because of threats in 2018. Spectators of the festival have noted its importance for self-realization of Dagestani youth.
07:11, 30 October 2019
Father of shepherds killed in Dagestan demands to fire policeman
At his solo picket in Makhachkala, Murtazali Gasanguseinov, the father of the assassinated shepherd brothers, has demanded to dismiss the policeman, Ibragim Aliev, who had reported about the killing of two militants.
Screenshot of the video of the detention of a rally participant in front of the courthouse before the consideration of an appeal filed against the arrest of Abdullah Makhmudov. Zafar Ahmadov's page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AndreyBoqatov/videos/2318451585135005/
23:50, 29 October 2019
Oppositionist detained on eve of rally in Baku
An activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) was detained in front of the courthouse before the consideration of an appeal filed against the arrest of rally participant Abdullah Makhmudov. The PFPA associates the detention of its activist with the preparation of a new rally.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Photo © Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
23:22, 29 October 2019
ICRF to verify legitimacy of pensions for wives of killed militant from Dagestan
In Dagestan, two wives of a militant killed in Syria got pensions for the loss of primary income earner for more than three years. They are suspected of forging documents, a source reports.
Islam Kadyrov at a briefing. Screenshot of the video on the channel of the mayor of Grozny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s57bt97hYiM
19:50, 29 October 2019
Silence of authorities provokes disputes about fate of Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew
A scandal around video records with the brutal actions of Islam Kadyrov did not get a resonance in the public institutions, noted residents of Chechnya and users of social networks. They fear that the verification of the video records made public will not lead to the criminal proceedings against the former mayor of Grozny.
The dispersal of a rally in Tbilisi. June 20, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
19:37, 29 October 2019
In Tbilisi, court refuses to recognize 16 protesters as victims
In Tbilisi, the court refused to grant the victim status to the activists who suffered during the dispersal of a rally in front of the parliament building. The authorities do not want the protesters to gain access to the case file, the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) states.
A still from the film "Daimokhk". Cerutti Film (2019)
16:51, 29 October 2019
Director of film about Chechen choreographer refuses to show it in Russia
The film "Daimokhk" about Chechen choreographer Ramzan Akhmadov will not be shown during the screenings of the Artdocfest festival in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, since "that will be safer for its heroes," film director Masha Novikova says.
Islam Kadyrov applies an electric shocker (stun gun) to a woman. Photo: screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=BpjWCGHbJ6E
16:46, 29 October 2019
Report on videos with Islam Kadyrov confirms Tumso Abdurakhmanov's version
Video records showing the brutal actions of the former mayor of Grozny confirm the statement of Tumso Abdurakhmanov about his conflict with Islam Kadyrov, YouTube users note.
Seimour Khazi. Photo by Aziz Kerimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
16:26, 29 October 2019
Azerbaijani oppositionist denies disorderly conduct charges
Seimour Khazi, the deputy chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), claims the charges of disorderly conduct and of failure to obey to the police brought against him are false. He associates his arrest with his participation in the preparation of an opposition rally.
James Longman. Photo Alex078892- CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Longman#/media/File:James_Longman.png
11:22, 29 October 2019
James Longman's confession of no help to Chechen gays
The footage about the visit of the ABC's filming crew and the confession of the journalist, James Longman, to homosexuality has led to the appearance of a large number of homophobic comments in the popular Chechen publics. However, some users have called for tolerance. The story of persecutions of LGBT people in Chechnya has not been forgotten, said Igor Kochetkov, the head of the Russian LGBT Network.
11:13, 29 October 2019
Azerbaijani activists launch campaign against torture
The Committee against Repressions and Torture has announced the start of a 10-day-long public campaign in Azerbaijan under the slogan "End to torture!"
Aslan Iritov. Screenshot of the video by the Committee against Torture "Cleansing of the "Volny Aul"" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE2hisa-kdY
08:41, 29 October 2019
CaT announces action in support of activist Aslan Iritov
A series of solo pickets in support of Aslan Iritov, the head of the organization "Volny Aul" (Free Village), will be held on October 31. The action is timed to the second anniversary of the clashes with law enforcers in the yard of Iritovs' house.
Screenshot of Salikh Ibn Baz's post on Twitter
08:38, 29 October 2019
Grandson of Saudi Sheikh declared his contempt for Kadyrov
Salikh Ibn Baz, a descendant of the former Mufti of Saudi Arabia, has accused the head of Chechnya of lying about Wahhabis and oppressions of Muslims. The religious advisor to Ramzan Kadyrov has invited him to Chechnya, but Ibn Baz expressed his contempt for Kadyrov.
Islam Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpjWCGHbJ6E&feature=youtu.be
08:35, 29 October 2019
Video of Islam Kadyrov's vacation posted on Internet after scandal
Islam Kadyrov, a former Mayor of Grozny, publicly exposed for his cruelty, demonstrates the absence of problems in his life, as it follows from the videos posted in social networks.
A solo picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev. Makhachkala. October 25, 2019. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:30, 28 October 2019
Pickets in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev held in Makhachkala
In the capital of Dagestan, activists have held a series of pickets with the demand to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev, a journalist of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft).
Chingiz Akhmadov. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/B4HfxnpoNXp/
23:23, 28 October 2019
Chechen authorities treat video with Islam Kadyrov as a trump card in a dispute with blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov
The Chechen authorities have shown their dominance in a dispute with Tumso Abdurakhmanov, who criticizes the Ramzan Kadyrov's regime, by providing him with full versions of videos about the brutal actions of Islam Kadyrov, the former mayor of Grozny. The blogger regarded the scandalous TV report about Islam Kadyrov as an attempt to get ahead of his posts.
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.