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Alexander Tolmachev. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org
15:44, 29 October 2014
Rostov journalist Alexander Tolmachov is sentenced to nine years of imprisonment
Alexander Tolmachov, a Rostov journalist and publisher, accused of extortion, has been sentenced to nine years in a high-security penal colony.
15:17, 29 October 2014
In Azerbaijan, Baku CoA leaves human rights defender Intigam Aliev under arrest
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed the appeal filed by Azerbaijani human rights defender Intigam Aliev about the extension of his arrest and refusal to replace the pre-trial restriction measure in the form of arrest by house arrest or release on bail.
Kizilyurt District Court of Dagestan. Photo: http://vs.dag.sudrf.ru
14:40, 29 October 2014
Dagestani court announces verdict in case on "honour killing" in Nechaevka
The Kizilyurt District Court of Dagestan has sentenced Kasum Magomedov, found guilty of the murder of his niece, to seven years in a high-security penal colony. The defendant has pleaded guilty.
Arif Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:11, 29 October 2014
Azerbaijani rights defender Arif Yunus to stay under arrest until March 5
Azerbaijani Court has extended for four months the arrest of Arif Yunus, a staff member of the Institute for Peace and Democracy (IPD). The defence treats the Court's decision groundless and intends to appeal against it.
11:23, 29 October 2014
Mothers of large families from Volgograd Region hold picket in Moscow
On October 28, mothers of large families from the Volgograd Region held a picket in Moscow. The protestors demand from the authorities to fulfil social obligations of the state.
Law enforcement officers in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:41, 29 October 2014
In Grozny, law enforcers detain young people while searching for militants, locals report
Last night, in the Staropromyslovsky District of the Chechen capital, law enforcers carried out "targeted" measures and detained young men, who were released after being beaten. This was reported by local residents.
06:46, 29 October 2014
In Georgia, Azerbaijani students stand against closure of mosque in Mokhe village
Members of the Association of Azerbaijani students have held namaz (prayer) in front of the State Chancellery of Georgia to protest against the authorities' decision to close the mosque in the village of Mokhe of the Adigeni District.
Headquarters of the counterterrorist operation in Gimry village, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo: http://gimry.ucoz.com/index/novosti/0-24
06:36, 29 October 2014
Dagestan: Vremenny residents complain about unlawful actions of CTO headquarters
In Dagestan, residents of the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District claim that the actions of the headquarters of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) contradicts the Law "On Combating Terrorism" and violate the rights of civilians. The villagers have appealed to the leaders of the CTO headquarters with a request to let them enter the village to collect their personal belongings.
Gamidov Avenues in Makhachkala. Photo by Alexander Isaev.
01:04, 29 October 2014
In Makhachkala, policemen wound three persons while stopping mass fight
In the evening of October 28, in Makhachkala, policemen stopped a mass fight, which participants were carrying firearms. To restore order, the policemen had to use their service weapons. As a result, three persons were wounded. This was reported by the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
23:32, 28 October 2014
Defence of participants of "Million Mask March" decides to challenge the verdict
The advocates of Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, and of other defendants in the "Million Mask March" case, have announced their intention to appeal against the conviction. On October 27, they received the full text of the verdict in their arms, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
18:04, 28 October 2014
Over 15 Muslims detained after namaz in Makhachkala
This afternoon, more than 15 people were detained at the exit of the mosque in Kotrov Street in Makhachkala after their afternoon namaz (prayer), eyewitnesses have stated. Then, the detained parishioners of the Makhachkala Salafi mosque were taken to the police, Kurban Askandarov, the Deputy Imam of the mosque, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Russian-Abkhazian border checkpoint in Adler. Photo: user:DILIN https://ru.wikipedia.org
17:28, 28 October 2014
Bezdelov, former "Rosgranitsa" head, suspected of thefts at Olympic construction, detained in Italy
Dmitry Bezdelov, the former head of the Federal Agency for Improving Russia's Border (known as "Rosgranitsa"), who was on the wanted list on suspicion of embezzling the funds allocated for modernization of the border checkpoint in Adler for the 2014 Winter Olympics, was detained by police in Rome.
16:48, 28 October 2014
Armenia: criminal case opened on policemen's violence against blind activist
The Special Investigating Service (SIS) of Armenia has initiated a criminal investigation into the violence used by policemen against a blind activist Alek Enigomshyan, said the press-service of the SIS; the case is now under inquiry.
Road leading towards the Russian-Ukraine border. Rostov Region, July 2014. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:44, 28 October 2014
US State Department urges Americans to refrain from visiting Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region
The US State Department has stated that the Russia's Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region pose a potential security threat to American travellers and tourists.
School stadium in Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo by Aida Magomedova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:16, 28 October 2014
109 children from Vremenny go to schools elsewhere in Dagestan
In Dagestan, children from families evicted during the special operation in the settlement of Vremenny of the Untsukul District were enlisted to go to schools in other towns and villages of the republic, where they had moved with their parents.
13:15, 28 October 2014
Grozny court fines local woman for beating children in kindergarten
In Grozny, a former day-care attendant from the kindergarten "Orlyonok" (Eaglet), accused of improper performance of her duties and child abuse, has been sentenced to a fine and deprived of the right to hold positions in pre-school education institutions for a year.
Map of Kadi-Yurt and Engel-Yurt villages. Photo: http://maps.yandex.ru/?text=%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C%20%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%2C%20%D0%93%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C%20%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%20%D0%AD%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%AE%D1%80%D1%82&sll=46.356069%2C43.324761&ol=geo&oll=46.356069%2C43.324761&ll=46.374866%2C43.319842&spn=1.084900%2C0.421628&z=11&l=map
10:31, 28 October 2014
Special operation in eastern Chechnya still brings no results
In Chechnya, law enforcers still have not succeeded in revealing the whereabouts of a suspected member of the armed underground, who fled after a shootout with law enforcers that occurred in the Gudermes District on October 25. The law enforcement bodies do not rule out that the suspect could enter the territory of neighbouring Dagestan.
10:10, 28 October 2014
Deputies of Astrakhan City Duma propose to abolish direct election of City Mayor
On October 27, MPs of the Astrakhan City Duma formulated and introduced to the regional Duma the amendments to the regional bill on the formation of local self-administrations in the region. According to those amendments, the Mayor of the regional centre is to be elected from the MPs. Such a formulation was supported by the majority of the Astrakhan City Duma MPs.
03:41, 28 October 2014
In Ingushetia, Deputy Interior Minister suspected of 6.5-million fraud
In Ingushetia, the Deputy Interior Minister, the head of Investigating Department is suspected of illegal obtaining of a housing certificate for the amount of about 6.5 million roubles. This was reported by the press officer of the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
02:41, 28 October 2014
ECtHR to consider lawsuit filed by GLP on violations during municipal elections
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has accepted for consideration the lawsuit filed by the Georgian Labour Party (GLP) claiming massive falsifications during municipal elections in 2014. This was reported by Shalva Natelashvili, the leader of the GLP, on October 27.
News
March in Tbilisi. Screenshot of Mo Se's photo from May 3, 2026, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4297407353907337&set=pcb.4297408117240594 A march demanding medical treatment for children took place in Tbilisi.

Participants in a march in Tbilisi demanded freedom of the media.

Protesters in Tbilisi demanded that children be provided with medicine and food.

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.