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Ruslan Gvashev (right). Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot.
11:12, 8 November 2017
In Sochi, aul residents hold a multi-day ritual in honour of Ruslan Gvashev
On November 6, residents of the Bolshoi Kichmai aul (village) held an ancient ritual of sacrifice to restore the health of Circassian activist Ruslan Gvashev after his hunger strike. The whole aul prayed for the Ruslan Gvashev's health for several days, local residents reported.
Detention. Photo: http://anegrinews.ru/201606/271467027432.html
04:24, 8 November 2017
Astrakhan resident accuses Moscow police of "arrest by mistake"
Sergey Marchukov, a resident of Astrakhan, was arrested for 15 days for participating in a rally held in Red Square in Moscow. According to his version, he occurred in Moscow by transit, and happened to be near the Kremlin while walking around the capital.
Truck drivers hold protest rally at the customs checkpoint at the border between Dagestan and Azerbaijan, October 31, 2017. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot.
02:44, 8 November 2017
Dagestani truck drivers report termination of money extortion on border with Azerbaijan
At the border between Dagestan and Azerbaijan, the situation with the passage of customs control has improved markedly after the protests of truck drivers. This was reported by truck drivers questioned by the "Caucasian Knot". According to them, the lines of heavy trucks on the border disappeared, and officials stopped to demand money.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo from personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1490670140965192&set=pb.100000666619845.-2207520000.1499500952.&type=3&theater
00:44, 8 November 2017
Baku court refuses to release Afghan Mukhtarly
On November 7, the Nasimi District Court of Baku considered the defence's petition to transfer the Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly from custody under the house arrest, Elchin Sadygov, his advocate, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
21:56, 7 November 2017
CTO regime cancelled in two Ingush villages
Law enforcers have removed the restrictions imposed in the villages of Yandare and Ekazhevo after the militants' attack on the road-patrol service (DPS) block post.
Pavel Grib. Photo: Andrew Sabinin (RFE/RL)
18:20, 7 November 2017
In Krasnodar, court leaves Pavel Grib under arrest
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has dismissed the appeal of Pavel Grib, a citizen of Ukraine, accused of terrorism, and left him in custody.
Gukovo miners hold picket, October 23, 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.
17:47, 7 November 2017
"Kingcoal" directors charged with intentional bankruptcy
According to the Prosecutor's Office, actions committed by directors of the "Kingcoal" group of companies led to the bankruptcy of the Rostov coal enterprises, dismissals of thousands of miners, and wage arrears.
Gezyal Bairamly. Photo: RFE/RL
16:36, 7 November 2017
Court refuses to release Gezyal Bairamly from custody
The Azerbaijani Court has dismissed the defence's motion to transfer Gezyal Bairamly, the deputy chair of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), under house arrest for health reasons.
16:20, 7 November 2017
FSB releases video with detention of suspected "Artpodgotovka"* members
The FSB has released a video with detentions of suspected members of the banned extremist movement "Artpodgotovka"* (Artillery Preparation). The detentions were also carried out in Southern Russia. According to the law enforcement agencies, one of the detainees confessed to plotting "revolutionary actions", while another said activists were preparing fireworks.
Screenshot of video posted by user Eleonora Avonakhdiba, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVHBlTalcN8
14:41, 7 November 2017
HRW calls on Russian authorities to find out Zelimkhan Bakaev's fate
Today, rights defenders have reminded people that singer Zelimkhan Bakaev disappeared in Chechnya almost three months ago. The rights defenders demanded from the Russian authorities to answer questions about his whereabouts.
Students from the Yerevan State University go on protest rally. Photo: Sputnik/ Nelli Danielyan https://ru.armeniasputnik.am/society/20171107/9354125/studenty-egu-protestuyut-protiv-otmeny-otsrochki-ot-armii.html
11:57, 7 November 2017
In Yerevan, about 500 students go on strike
Today, during a protest action, about 500 students from the Yerevan State University (YSU) have stated they will not attend lectures until the bill to cancel a postponement from the army is withdrawn from the Parliament.
Law enforcers in Ingushetia. Photo: press service of Russian MIA.
11:00, 7 November 2017
Ingush law enforcers attract geneticists to identify suicide bomber's body
In the course of an attack on the road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) checkpoint, a suicide bombing was committed by Islam Kushtov, a resident of the Karabulak town, law enforcers suggest. On November 6, in order to accurately identify the deceased suicide bomber, investigators sent the remains of his body to genetic examination.
Special forces agent. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-perestrelki-na-postu-dps-v-ingushetii.html
07:57, 7 November 2017
MIA updates number of people wounded in shootout in Ingushetia
Six and not five policemen were injured in an attack on a road-and-patrol service (known as DPS) checkpoint which occurred on November 5. One of the policemen died of the wounds he got, reported the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Ingushetia.
Torchlight procession dedicated to the memory of Armenian Genocide victims, April 23, 2017, Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
02:17, 7 November 2017
Indiana officially recognizes Armenian Genocide
Indiana has become the 48th US state that recognized the genocide of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century.
Participants of rally against sexual harassment of women in Georgia. Photo by Batumelebe for the Caucasian Knot.
00:58, 7 November 2017
Georgian women demand protection from sexual harassment
In Batumi, a schoolgirl from one of the public schools has complained to a school marshal about being sexually harassed by her teacher. The story has got wide resonance in Georgia against the background of a series of other stories about sexual harassment, made public by Georgian women in social networks as part of the international campaign #metoo against sexual violence.
00:23, 7 November 2017
Law enforcers report detention of a suspect involved in attack on Ingush DPS block post
Out of three assailants who attacked a road-and-patrol (known as DPS) block post in Ingushetia, two were killed and one was detained. This was reported by a source from the police. Residents of Karabulak suggest that the DPS block post was attacked in revenge for the death of Magomed Miziev, who was killed at the DPS block post on October 19.
22:30, 6 November 2017
In Karabulak, police conduct raids after militants' attack on DPS block post
In the town of Karabulak, law enforcers carried out raids in search of suspects involved in the attack on a road-and-patrol (known as DPS) block post. Rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov has treated those law enforcers' actions as senseless and ungrounded.
Supporters of Imam Gotsinsky who captured Temir-Khan-Shura (now Buynaksk) after1917 Revolution. Photo: http://kazachestvokavkaza.com/publ/vooruzhennoe_protivostojanie_v_terskoj_oblasti_zimoj_vesnoj_1918_goda_kak_predvestnik_grazhdanskoj_vojny_chast_2/1-1-0-86
21:43, 6 November 2017
October Revolution led to modern conflicts in the Caucasus
The causes of many today's conflicts in the Caucasus should be sought in the events that occurred in the autumn of 1917, said the scientists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
iPhone X received by Chechen schoolgirl from Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbH6069HLky/?taken-by=kadyrov_95
16:44, 6 November 2017
Chechen schoolgirl receives iPhone from Kadyrov for laudatory verse about Putin
On November 5, the Chechen authorities announced a third-form pupil to be the winner of the contest for the best poem about Vladimir Putin; the girl advised the critics of the president "spit out saliva." Some local residents criticized the children's involvement in a political contest.
Laying of flowers in Dibgalib secondary school named after Hero of Russia Magomed Nurbagandov, Dagestan. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/society/odnoy_iz_shkol_dakhadaevskogo_rayona_prisvoili_imya_magomeda_nurbagandova/
15:10, 6 November 2017
Money being raised for a movie about Dagestani policeman Nurbagandov
A feature movie "Keep working, Brothers!" about the life of Magomed Nurbagandov, a policeman, killed by militants, will be filmed in Dagestan for people's money, Pyotr Alyoshkin, the project initiator and the Producer General of the "Our Youth" Film Studio, has announced today.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

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.