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The Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Kurbanov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/images/photogallery/cache/wm_P1140998.jpg
03:42, 20 October 2014
Residents of Vremenny complain to Ramazan Abdulatipov about law enforcers' actions
On October 19, in Dagestan, residents of the village of Vremenny of the Untsukul District sent an appeal to Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov, asking to pay attention to their situation and to form a commission to verify the facts of human rights violations committed by law enforcers in the area of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).
Fire arms found at the place of the special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/files/6799.jpg
19:45, 19 October 2014
ICRF: killed Aliskhanov was plotting attempt on policemen on eve of to terror act in Grozny
Aslan Aliskhanov, killed in Chechnya, had an intention to blow up policemen the day before the terror act, which he committed in Grozny on October 5. This was reported by Alexander Bastrykin, the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
23:57, 18 October 2014
DPS unit shelled in Nalchik: two killed and one wounded
Tonight in Nalchik, when trying to inspect a car, a unit of the road-and-post service (known as DPS) was attacked, resulting in two lost and one wounded policemen; one of the attackers was killed by return fire, said a source from law enforcement bodies of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
17:46, 18 October 2014
MIA reports killing of organizer of terror act in Grozny
Aslan Aliskhanov, a militant and the organizer of the explosion in Grozny on October 5, had been shot dead today during a special operation in the Chechen capital, said the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Special operation in Derbent, October 16, 2014. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
12:22, 18 October 2014
Relatives of Elshan Salikhov, killed in Derbent, deny his involvement in militants' activities
According to family members of Elshan Salikhov, killed during the special operation in Derbent, the victim was not a member of the armed underground and had no problems with the police.
Street in Aleppo after fighting. Syria. Photo: Voice of America News: Scott Bobb reports from Aleppo, Syria https://ru.wikipedia.org
11:44, 18 October 2014
Shamil Gazaliev from Chechnya suspected of involvement in warfare in Syria
Shamil Gazaliev, a resident of Grozny, who was regarded missing since the summer of 2014, is in Syria, taking part in the war for the anti-governmental forces, said the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya. In case of his homecoming, Gazaliev will be detained.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
11:15, 18 October 2014
Gimry resident reports detention of three suspected militants in Vremenny
Today, a resident of the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, has reported that three suspected members of the armed underground, blocked in the settlement of Vremenny by power agents on October 15, were detained and taken away from the settlement. The police has not been confirmed this information yet.
Residents of Srednaya Akhtuba picket against expanded clay factories. Volgograd, October 17, 2014. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:37, 18 October 2014
Volgograd: residents of Srednaya Akhtuba picket against expanded clay factories
A picket demanding from the supervisory bodies to suspend the work expanded clay factories in the settlement of Srednaya Akhtuba until they are reorganized and create a sanitary protection zone in the settlement was held in Volgograd.
04:21, 18 October 2014
Grozny law enforcers search for two suspected suicide bombers, a police source reports
On October 15, in the Lenin District of Grozny, law enforcers checked passports in connection with the search for suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), who, according to the operative information, might be hiding in one of the districts of the city.
02:01, 18 October 2014
In Krasnodar, "Solidarity" activist stabbed because of his anti-Putin inscription
In the Krasnodar Territory, Viktor Chirikov, an activist of the movement "Solidarity", was attacked and got a stab wound because of the inscription he made on the rear window of his car. The activist did not go to the police, he believes it has no sense, since his former complains about attacks did not bring any results.
01:05, 18 October 2014
Armenia: organizer of "Million Mask March" sentenced to six years of imprisonment
In Yerevan, the court of first instance of the administrative districts of Kentron-Nork-Marash has sentenced Shant Arutyunyan, the leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, who organized the "Million Mask March", to six years of imprisonment. The other defendants were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment.
01:02, 18 October 2014
In Budyonnovsk, head of Committee of Soldiers' Mothers detained after search in NGO's office
On October 17, the law enforcement bodies conducted a search in the office of the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers "Mothers from Kuma River Area" in Budyonnovsk and the Budyonnovsk District of the Stavropol Territory. Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the 73-year-old head of the NGO, is detained for charge of fraud, the website of the project "RealArmy" reports.
21:57, 17 October 2014
23 believers taken to police after namaz in Makhachkala
Today, after namaz (evening prayer) law enforcers have detained and took to the police 23 parishioners of the Salafi mosque in Makhachkala. All the detainees were registered and released, the congregation reported later.
Law enforcement officers near the court building where the case of Nida activists is considered, Baku, November 5, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:04, 17 October 2014
Four persons from the list of political prisoners pardoned in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has signed a decree to pardon 84 people, including four persons earlier recognized as political prisoners. In his comment on the presidential decree Elshan Gasanov, the head of the Centre for Monitoring Political Prisoners, expressed his regret that the pardoning had failed to solve the problem of political prisoners.
17:27, 17 October 2014
In Dagestan, Patimat Nasibova's sister was held by police for an hour
Today, Saiganat Nasibova, a sister of Patimat Nasibova, accused of helping militants, was detained by the police. An hour later, she was released from the Kizilyurt ROVD (District Interior Division), said Elena Denisenko, the advocate for Patimat Nasibova.
15:43, 17 October 2014
Woman from Chechnya sentenced to over 9 years in prison for beating her stepdaughter
Today, in Chechnya, the Oktiabrsky District Court of Grozny has found Marina Baisultanova, a local resident, guilty of brutal beating her four-year-old stepdaughter and sentenced her to 9 years and 2 months of imprisonment in a general-security colony.
15:26, 17 October 2014
"EcoWatch" members report improvement of Vitishko's relations with colony bosses
Evgeny Vitishko, a convicted ecologist from Krasnodar, has no claims to top managers of the colony-settlement, where he serves his term, said Dmitry Gutov and Elena Shmakova, members of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), who have visited the ecologist.
13:47, 17 October 2014
Experts are skeptical about allegations on JAMWA's involvement in explosion in Grozny
The allegations of involvement of the Islamist grouping of JAMWA (Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar) in the explosion in Grozny on October 5 cause doubts, because of the source of the information. This opinion was expressed by Akhmet Yarlykapov, researcher from the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, and Alexei Malashenko from the Moscow Carnegie Centre.
Nadir Abu Khalid. Still frame from youtube video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWLQRMVwPjY
12:29, 17 October 2014
Dagestani SC leaves Nadir Abu Khalid under home arrest
Today, the Supreme Court of Dagestan has dismissed the prosecutors' request to take into custody Islamic preacher Nadir Abu Khalid, suspected of illegal possession of weapons. Thus, the court has upheld the decision of the Kirov District Court of Makhachkala on the detainee's home arrest.
Special operation in Derbent, October 16, 2014. Photo: http://05.mvd.ru/upload/site9/document_news/7yexUHfZPn-400xx300.jpg
08:33, 17 October 2014
Salikhov killed in Dagestan had been detained before special operation, relative asserts
In Dagestan, family members of Elshan Salikhov, one of the men killed on October 16 during a special operation in Derbent, report that he was detained by the law enforcers prior to the special operation. According to the source, it is still not clear whether the wife of the killed man intends to file a complaint to the police about the incident.
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.