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Rally to commemorate victims of political repressions, Volgograd, October 30, 2016. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
15:06, 30 October 2016
Volgograd: residents hold mourning rally to commemorate victims of political repressions
Today, in Volgograd, a mourning rally has taken place near the monument to the victims of political repressions. According to the organizers, the memorial event was attended by 52 residents of Volgograd.
Dumpsite in Gamidova Avenue in Makhachkala. Photo: facebook.com/groups/hororcity
13:15, 30 October 2016
Over 10,000 signatures collected to petition for clean water and streets in Dagestan
For one day, more than 10,000 signatures were collected under the petition with the demand to punish the persons responsible for mass poisoning by drinking water in Makhachkala, to ensure cleanliness of streets and uninterrupted supply of residents of Dagestan with water, gas, and electricity.
Fuad Akhmedli. Photo taken from Akhmedli's personal page in Facebook, facebook.com/bugundebelegetdi
01:38, 30 October 2016
Fuad Akhmedli visited by his relatives at SIZO for first time since his arrest
For the first time since more than two-month detention in custody, Fuad Akhmedli, the leader of the Khatai branch of the Youth Committee of the opposition Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), is allowed to be visited by his family members at the Baku SIZO-1 (pre-trial prison). The defence claims unfounded detention of the young man in custody and inconsistency of the charges filed against him.
22:01, 29 October 2016
Defence of journalist Fikret Faramazoglu is drafting complaint to the ECtHR
On October 28, the Azerbaijani Court of Appeal (CoA) rejected the complaint against the extension of the arrest of the journalist Fikret Faramazoglu. His defence now intends to apply to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
14:41, 29 October 2016
Stenin convoyed to Tambov Region on eve of trial
On October 28, the consideration of the transfer of Igor Stenin, the leader of the nationalist movement "Russians of Astrakhan", to the general-security colony was disrupted, because that one day before the trial, Stenin was convoyed to the Tambov Region.
Anchor of TV show Mikhail Kozyrev hosts programme dedicated to Halloween at TV Channel 'Dozhd'. Screenshot: tvrain.ru/lite/teleshow/kozyrev_online/halloween-419942/
13:00, 29 October 2016
Krasnodar "Orthodox Patrol" threatens owners of night clubs with raids on Halloween
In Krasnodar, about a dozen Orthodox activists will take part in raids to night clubs and bars holding Halloween parties. This was announced by Roman Plyuta, the leader of the "Orthodox Union".
Drivers stand with their heads down while being addressed by Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video record posted on Kadyrov's page in social network vk.com/ramzan
12:47, 29 October 2016
Traffic rules infringers promise Ramzan Kadyrov not to drink alcohol
During the raids, launched on September 28, Chechen policemen detained 10,104 drivers, who violated the traffic rules. This was learned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the law enforcement bodies of the Chechen Republic.
09:42, 29 October 2016
35 houses flooded in village of Southern Azerbaijan
A mudflow has flooded 35 houses in the village of Alar, Jalilabad District of Azerbaijan. Locals believe that the flood was caused by destruction of a dam in the neighbouring village, and blame local authorities for inaction.
07:56, 29 October 2016
Defence claims torture of witnesses in "Nardaran case"
Witnesses in the "Nardaran case", who retracted false testimonies, "knocked out" of them during the preliminary investigation, were subjected to torture by policemen. This was reported by advocate Yalchin Imanov.
Catalogue "Items of Adyg culture in the collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography". Photo: https://vk.com/pomoshcherkesamsyrii?z=photo-51170063_437083611%2Fwall-51170063_2502
06:00, 29 October 2016
Nalchik starts fundraising for repatriates through selling books about Adyg culture
In Kabardino-Balkaria, activists of the NGO "Ochag" (Hearth) have launched a charity event to sell the catalogue "Items of Adyg culture in the collection of the Russian Museum of Ethnography." The raised funds are to be directed for creation of the Centre for adaptation of repatriates, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Azerbaijani policemen detain protesters. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
05:00, 29 October 2016
Azerbaijan extends powers of law enforcers under pretext of combating extremism
On October 28, the National Assembly of Azerbaijan entitled law enforcers with additional powers in the area of special operations against religious extremists. The amendments have already caused criticism of civil society activists.
Alexander Zaldostanov and Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: vk.com/ramzan
03:49, 29 October 2016
Kadyrov speaks out against Kremlin's press service in dispute over censorship in arts
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has supported Alexander Zaldostanov, also known as "The Surgeon", the leader of the Russian "Night Wolves" bikers' club, who refused to apologize for his remarks voiced towards Konstantin Raikin, the director of the "Satiricon" Theatre. Meanwhile, Dmitry Peskov, Spokesman for the Russian President, has called on the biker to apologize to Konstantin Raikin.
01:59, 29 October 2016
In Buynaksk, hunger-strikers stop their protest action
In Buynaksk, the hunger strike has been stopped in connection with the launch of the investigation into the violations committed at the elections in Buynaksk. This was reported by one of the organizers of the protest action.
Report on wanted Abubakar Udziev. Photo: 07.мвд.рф
22:05, 28 October 2016
Kabardino-Balkarian MIA wants Abubakar Udziev earlier declared killed
Today, Abubakar Udziev, called by law enforcers the leader of the militants from the Dagestan village of Gubden and announced killed on October 12, has been mentioned among the persons wanted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Kabardino-Balkaria. The MIA has promised to pay a reward for the information that would help detain him.
20:35, 28 October 2016
In Gukovo, miners claim shortage of coal for heating season
Today, in Gukovo, in front of the office of the bankrupt "Kingcoal" company, activists have held another action of a series of planned pickets, at which about 100 former workers of the company demanded to pay them 300 million roubles of wage arrears and give them 7000 tonnes of coal allowance for 2014-2016, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
19:44, 28 October 2016
Volgograd nationalist reports on provocation before "Russian March"
Anatoly Boltykhov, a coordinator of the "International Human Rights Alliance", argues that today, he and his wife have been invited to the police station, and during their absence, unidentified persons gained access to their apartment. Anatoly Boltykhov associates the incident with the preparation of the "Russian March", in which organization he is involved.
19:08, 28 October 2016
HRC "Memorial" reports on 13 political prisoners from Southern Russia
The lists of people, recognized by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" as political prisoners, include 13 residents of the south of Russia and four other persons sentenced in the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) and the Southern Federal District (SFD). In total, those lists include 102 people.
Young man reading Koran. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
15:00, 28 October 2016
Azerbaijan establishes new penalties for religious extremism
The National Assembly of Azerbaijan has introduced the amendments to the Criminal Code of the country, establishing new types of responsibility for religious extremism and violation of the Law "On freedom of religion".
Law enforcers. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/
13:33, 28 October 2016
Law enforcers promise 10 million roubles for information about Byutukaev and Aselderov
Today, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya has reported that the MIA and the FSB will pay rewards of three-five million roubles for information about each of the nine militant leaders in Chechnya, Dagestan, and Ingushetia.
Law enforcers in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
10:08, 28 October 2016
Chechen leader sets up post of Vice-Premier for cooperation with law enforcers
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has introduced in the republic a position of the Vice Prime Minister for cooperation with the security agencies, law enforcement agencies and local authorities. Till present, no official has been appointed for the position.
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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.