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Lyudmila Bogatenkova. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org/media/video/26554932.html
12:14, 23 October 2014
Advocate of head of Committee "Mothers from Kuma River Area" appeals against arrest of rights defender
Andrei Sabinin, an advocate of rights defender Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the Chair of the organization "Mothers from Kuma River Area", has reported on filing an appeal against the decision of the Budyonnovsk City Court to take Lyudmila Bogatenkova into custody.
10:30, 23 October 2014
Laureates of Rafto Award demand from Azerbaijani authorities to drop charges against Ilgar Nasibov
The Azerbaijani authorities should drop charges against rights defender Ilgar Nasibov and return him and his wife Malakhat Nasibova the right to freedom of travel. This was demanded by the laureates of the international human rights award named Rafto.
Wall with the photos of the victims in the Theatre Centre in Dubrovka. Moscow, October 23, 2014. Photo: Ivan Trefilov (RFE/RL)
10:00, 23 October 2014
"Levada Centre": situation in Ukraine affects Russians' opinion about Dubrovka terror act in Moscow
When asked about the reason for the terror act committed 12 years ago in Dubrovka in Moscow, most of the residents of the Russian Federation mention failure of law enforcers and corruption. One third of the Russian residents explain the deaths of the hostages by the law enforcers' failure to organize the evacuation.
Open day in the Dagestan State Pedagogical University (DSPU). October 10, 2014. Photo http://ru.dgpu.net/media/k2/items/cache/0bb2d4215d5de184c10e9f50ee1d9553_L.jpg
06:03, 23 October 2014
Dagestan: hunger-striking students threaten to quit university if their demands are not met till end of week
A group of students of the Dagestan State Pedagogical University (DSPU) has stated that they will take their documents and quit the DSPU in case if the university's administration fails to respond to their demand to cancel the merger of the faculties.
Kezenoi Am. Photo: Ras.sham, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%B0%D0%BC#mediaviewer/File:%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B0%D0%BC.jpg
05:01, 23 October 2014
Chechnya opens large sports-and-tourist complex named "Kezenoi Am"
On October 21, the mountainous Vedeno District, located in Southern Chechnya, opened a sports-and-tourist complex "Kezenoi Am", located on the shore of the lake of the same name.
A household in the village of Gimry, Dagestan. Photo by Patimat Takhnaeva, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=1168&com=photogallery
01:08, 23 October 2014
In Dagestan, law enforcers go around households in Gimry
In the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, which blocking has been reported by local residents, law enforcers go around households, a source from the village administration reports. According to the local residents, the situation in the village is quiet.
Intizar Mamutaeva. Photo: http://dagestan.er.ru/media/userdata/news/2012/12/28/418acc77493524b5c37143f24480bbde.jpeg
22:17, 22 October 2014
Residents of Dagestani Vremenny settlement complain to Children's Ombudsman about lack of warm clothes
Residents of the cordoned-off settlement of Vremenny have filed an appeal to Intizar Mamutaeva, the Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Republic of Dagestan. In their appeal, the villagers complain about the lack of warm clothing.
Fuad Aleskerov, the head of the Department on work with law-enforcement bodies of Administration of the President of the Azerbaijan. Photo: http://www.newsazerbaijan.ru/images/29842/11/298421171.jpg
19:31, 22 October 2014
Azerbaijan sets up "Joint Human Rights Group"
Azerbaijan has established a working group consisting of representatives of all branches of power and civil society, which, in particular, will deal with problems, including those concerning persons recognized by human rights defenders as political prisoners.
Flag of Ukraine. Photo by Edita Badasyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:10, 22 October 2014
Rostov-on-Don to open polling station for electing Ukrainian MPs
On October 26, Russia will open six polling stations, where citizens of Ukraine will be able to vote for candidates for the MPs of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine. One of the polling stations will work in Rostov-on-Don; and in the voter list includes about 9000 people.
14:57, 22 October 2014
In Quarter 3 of 2014, six persons fell victim to armed conflict in Kabardino-Balkaria
In the period of July 1-September 31, 2014, at least 6 persons fell victims to the armed conflict in the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria. Of them, 4 persons were killed, and 2 others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
14:44, 22 October 2014
MoJ announces its readiness to withdraw claim on dissolution of "Memorial"
The Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is ready to withdraw its claim from the Supreme Court with a request for dissolution of the human rights organization "Memorial", the MoJ's press service reports.
Mikhail Stolyarov (in the centre) in the courtroom. Astrakhan, August 2014. Photo by Yelena Grebenyuk for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:35, 22 October 2014
Astrakhan Mayor Stolyarov, accused of bribery, claims he took money for city needs
In Astrakhan, during the court session held on October 21, Mikhail Stolyarov, the Mayor of Astrakhan, who was temporarily suspended from his post and accused of bribery, reiterated his innocence.
Special operation. Photo nac.gov.ru
12:14, 22 October 2014
Dagestan: law enforcers cordon off Gimry village, local residents report
In Dagestan, residents of the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District report that law enforcers are cordoning off their village. According to their story, starting from 10:00 a.m., law enforcers accumulate military vehicles near Gimry.
Bacho Akhalaya. Photo by Alexander Imedashvili, NEWSGEORGIA, http://newsgeorgia.ru/images/21427/60/214276090.jpg
11:02, 22 October 2014
Bacho Akhalaya, former head of Georgian MIA, found guilty in "Navtlug" case
In the "Navtlug" case, the Tbilisi City Court has announced the verdict of guilty against Bacho Akhalaya, the former head of the Corrections Department of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, the former Minister of Defence and the former Minister of Internal Affairs.
Martin Schulz, the EP President. Photo AG Gymnasium Melle, https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%86,_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD#mediaviewer/File:Schulz,_Martin-2047.jpg
07:03, 22 October 2014
EP to send delegation to Azerbaijan to support Leyla Yunus
In the near future, the European Parliament (EP) is to delegate its representatives to Azerbaijan to support human rights defender Leyla Yunus, included in the list of finalists for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2014. This was announced by Martin Schulz, the EP President.
Law enforcers and an elderly woman in a street of Grozny, September 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
06:40, 22 October 2014
Experts: law enforcers are contradictory in reports about death of suspected organizer of suicide bombing in Grozny
Grozny residents do not confirm the information disseminated by investigators about the circumstances of the death of the suspected organizer of the terror act committed in Grozny on October 5.
03:36, 22 October 2014
Law enforcers fence Dagestani settlement of Vremenny off with barbed wire
The Untsukul District of Dagestan, where the counterterrorist operation is underway, faces problems with communication, local residents are prohibited from communicating with journalists, and the settlement of Vremenny is cordoned off with barbed wire. This was reported by the local residents.
Participant of a march, Yerevan, October 21, 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:16, 22 October 2014
In Armenia, activists hold march to condemn police actions against blind oppositionist
In Yerevan, the police have detained Vagram Gabrielyan, an activist of the public initiative "Pre-Parliament". During detention, the policemen used force against blind Alek Enigomshyan, another activist, and then left him along on the road.
The building of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan. Photo: the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation http://www.cikrf.ru/
17:15, 21 October 2014
Azerbaijani CEC schedules municipal elections for December 23
In Azerbaijan, the voting at the next municipal elections will take place on December 23. The corresponding decision was made by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan.
A rally against the development of nickel deposits in Chernozem Region. Voronezh Region, June 2014. Photo: movement in support of Khopyor area http://savekhoper.ru/
16:36, 21 October 2014
Resident of Volgograd Region found guilty of setting rigs on fire in Khopyor area
Mikhail Boyarischev, a resident of the Volgograd Region, accused of setting fire to drilling rigs in the area of the Khopyor River, was sentenced to 2.5 years in a colony-settlement, the Prosecutor's Office of the Voronezh Region reports.
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The road to one village remains blocked in Dagestan.

The road to 14 villages in Dagestan is blocked due to a landslide.

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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.