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Afghan Mukhtarly (centre). Screenshot, video by the Caucasian Knot.
17:29, 26 October 2017
In Estonia, the Pavel Sheremet Award granted to Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was handed over to his wife Leyla Mustafaeva.
Pilgrims at airport. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/mobile/news/society/bolshaya_chast_palomnikov_v_dagestane_otpravilas_v_khadzh/
15:49, 26 October 2017
Next year, pilgrims from Dagestan will be able to choose several programmes to go to Mecca. So far, only two tours ‑ "Economy" and "Standard" ‑ have been approved. The least expensive option for 2400 US dollars involves sending pilgrims from Makhachkala to the city of Aqaba in Jordan and then to Medina.
Rosgvardia fighters. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
15:47, 26 October 2017
In Chechnya, law enforcers detained a commander of a unit from the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardia), in which an officer shot and killed four of his colleagues on October 23. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement agencies.
Screenshot of "Matilda", video posted by user Official trailers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvYBquWXbvU
15:19, 26 October 2017
Today, in the cities of Northern Caucasus, including Makhachkala, Kaspiysk, Nalchik, Cherkessk, Vladikavkaz, Pyatigorsk, and Stavropol, only a few cinemas have started screening "Matilda" film which provoked public resonance yet before its premiere.
Fighters of members of "Sasna Tsrer" squad. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
11:59, 26 October 2017
Sergey Kyuregyan was placed to a punishment cell after he had delivered a speech at a court hearing in the Shengavit District Court of Armenia held on October 24. This was reported by his father Armenak Kyuregyan.
Plan view of multipurpose military-patriotic youth camp in Chechnya. Still picture of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=5gvCxAQrDks
10:13, 26 October 2017
On October 25, the village of Pachu in the high-mountainous Nozhai-Yurt District held a solemn ceremony to open the children's health camp "Mountain Benoy", designed for 500 seats. The construction of the camp was started in mid-September, an official from the Chechen Ministry of Labour told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Pistol of one of attackers. Photo: http://bloknot-stavropol.ru/news/otkryvshego-ogon-po-politseyskim-muzhchinu-zaderzh-897262
08:29, 26 October 2017
The police detained a man who had managed to escape after attacking policemen in Yessentuki.
Election of deputies of city councils in Georgia. Photo: © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/georgia/20171022/237858518/Zhenshhiny-na-vyborah-v-Gruzii-byli-aktivnee-muzhchin.html
06:05, 26 October 2017
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has got 500 complaints about violations committed during the elections of municipality heads and members of local self-government bodies, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
05:06, 26 October 2017
In the town of Khirdalan in the Absheron District, two persons were killed in a shootout. This is the second armed incident during one day in Azerbaijan in which people were killed.
Women with white frag in Raqqa, Syria. Photo: Rodi Said/Reuters
03:28, 26 October 2017
The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala has pronounced the decisions to take into custody Zagidat Abakarova, a 34-year-old mother of many children, and 25-year-old Muslimat Kurbanova after their voluntary return from the war zone in Syria. The Court's decisions have been pronounced despite the fact that each of the women has an infant. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by the women's relatives.
Houses destroyed during special operation in the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, May 2013. Photo: Abu Muavia for the Caucasian Knot.
01:57, 26 October 2017
Residents of the Vremenny village spent in unbearable conditions three years after a large-scale special operation held in their village, and the Dagestani courts refused to consider a claim for compensation for lost property. This was reported by local resident Napisat Patakhova.
Special forces of Azerbaijan. Photo: © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20171025/412493650/v-baku-obezhvrezhena-terroristicheskaja-gruppa.html
23:54, 25 October 2017
Today, during a shootout, law enforcers have killed three Azerbaijani citizens suspected of plotting a terror act to be committed at an opposition rally. This has been reported by the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan.
Police car. Photo: Yuri Grechko / Yugopolis
21:18, 25 October 2017
Two men opened fire on policemen in the city of Yessentuki; two patrolmen were wounded, and one of the attackers was shot dead, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Stavropol Territory has reported.
At the North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the Caucasian Knot.
19:17, 25 October 2017
On October 24, a new trial was launched by the North-Caucasian District Military Court on financing terrorism. Two young women, Anastasia Shilikhina and Yulduz Alieva, both born in 1991, are in the prisoner's dock, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
A man holds rally for independence of Catalonia at Barcelona City Council, October 14, 2017. Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the Caucasian Knot.
18:02, 25 October 2017
In Catalonia, a representative office for the South-Ossetian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) was opened by Dmitry Medoev, Minister of Foreign Affairs for South Ossetia, who arrived in Catalonia on October 23. According to his estimation, residents of South Ossetia show great interest in the information about the recent events in Catalonia.
Pavel Barkhatov holds solo picket, Sochi, October 25, 2017. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
17:06, 25 October 2017
In Sochi, an activist of the Navalny's office has held a solo picket in protest against the arrests of Olesya Khristosenko, who made a selfie on the porch of the Navalny's office, and Konstantin Gudimov, who drove around Sochi on a bicycle with a balloon.
Two policemen checked Vera Inozemtseva's ID when she was holding solo picket, Astrakhan, October 25, 2017. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the Caucasian Knot.
17:01, 25 October 2017
Activist Vera Inozemtseva has held a solo picket with the demand to the authorities to increase funding for health care. She has mentioned the situation in the hospitals of Astrakhan as critical.
Russian military base in Gyumri. Photo: © Sputnik/ Asatur Yesayants
15:36, 25 October 2017
The situation at the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri, soldiers of which regularly face tragic incidents, proves the low level of military training and the lack of strict criteria for servicemen selection. This opinion was voiced by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Rosgvardia fighters. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
15:02, 25 October 2017
In the Shelkovskaya Cossack village, the tragedy was caused by the emotional reaction of a fighter whose wife was evicted from the military unit. This has been reported today by Victor Zolotov, the head of the National Guard of Russia.
Shota Khizanishvili. Photo: https://www.stop-book.com/articles/index.php/%20http:/lifenews.ru/news/kremlin.ru/acts/assignments/orders/www.compromat.ru/page_33639.htm?ELEMENT_ID=79765&PAGEN_2=61
12:04, 25 October 2017
Today, Shota Khizanishvili, the former Georgian Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, sentenced in the case on wiretapping of the talks of the leaders from the "Georgian Dream" Party, has left the prison.
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.