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Academician Andrei Sakharov. Photo by Vladimir Fedorenko from the RIA Novosti archive, license CC BY-SA 3.0. https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2,_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%94%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87#mediaviewer/File:RIAN_archive_25981_Academician_Sakharov.jpg
22:49, 6 October 2014
NHC awards Sakharov Prize to Azerbaijani political prisoners
The 2014 Andrei Sakharov Freedom Prize has been awarded to all 98 political prisoners of Azerbaijan the decision was made by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee (NHC).
Flowers at the place where policemen perished. Grozny, October 6, 2014. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
17:54, 6 October 2014
Experts doubt about involvement of "Imarat Kavkaz" in suicide bombing in Grozny
Orhan Cemal, a "Forbes" magazine correspondent, and Akhmet Yarlykapov, the Senior Researcher of the Centre for Ethnopolitical Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), express their doubts that the "Imarat Kavkaz", an organization recognized in the Russian Federation as terrorist one, might be involved in the suicide bombing in Grozny.
13:53, 6 October 2014
Mamedov's relatives assert that Azerbaijani Penitentiary Service refuses to disclose his whereabouts
Family members and advocate of Ilgar Mamedov, the leader of the civil movement "Republican Alternative" (ReAl), sentenced on charges of riots in Ismailly, cannot get information about his whereabouts since September 25.
Fire arms. Photo nac.gov.ru
10:10, 6 October 2014
Dagestan: three suspected militants killed in shootout with law enforcers
In the village of Kirovaul of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, unidentified persons fired at law enforcers, who opened fire in response. According to the preliminary information, two law enforcers and one of the attackers were killed.
09:00, 6 October 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 29 to October 5
Suicide bombing in Grozny; death of Minvody resident, beaten up in hospital, and public resonance in Stavropol Territory in this regard; meeting of "Caspian Five" leaders in Astrakhan; delivery of Vaclav Havel Award rights defender who was convicted in Azerbaijan Anar Mamedli; start of autumn recruitment into the Russian Army, where they plan to draw over 4000 conscripts from the republics of Northern Caucasus; election of a new Speaker of the City Assembly of Vladikavkaz - the head of the city, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of September 29-October 5, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
03:59, 6 October 2014
On September 29-October 5, 2014, 24 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of September 29-October 5, 2014, at least 24 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 11 persons were killed, and 13 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.
Police car in Isaev Avenue, near the spot of the explosion. Grozny, October 5, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:18, 5 October 2014
Explosion in Grozny is the first suicide bombing in Chechnya this year
The explosion, which occurred in Isaev Avenue in Grozny, has become the first suicide bombing in Chechnya committed this year after the explosion near the building of the Sunzha ROVD (District Interior Division) of Chechnya committed in September 2013.
Grozny, evening of October 5, 2014. Avenue named after Khuseyn Isaev, to the left is the concert hall near which an explosion occurred. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:17, 5 October 2014
Suicide bombing in Grozny kills five persons and injures 12
As a result of the suicide bombing committed in Grozny, ten injured persons are brought to City Hospital No. 9, and doctors assess their condition as stable. In total, the suicide bombing killed five persons and injured 12 others, said the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Fire arms. Photo nac.gov.ru
17:13, 5 October 2014
KBR: law enforcers identify casualties of special operation
Two persons killed in the special operation conducted in the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have been identified as Zaurbiy Orshedugov and Nurabi Tlepshev, members of the armed underground.
Sardar Alibeili in the courtroom. August 2013. Photo by IRFS
11:05, 5 October 2014
Azerbaijani journalist Alibeili asks to remove him from list of "prisoners of conscience"
The journalist Sardar Alibeili, convicted and serving his sentence on charge of hooliganism, has asked to remove his name and photo from the list of "prisoners of conscience". He has sent the appropriate appeal to the heads of the media and the opposition leaders.
Participants of the Sixth International Festival of Adyg (Circassian) Culture marching in the streets of Maikop. October 2, 2014. Photo by the press service of the Ministry for Culture of Adygea https://www.facebook.com/groups/685045851584727/photos
04:54, 5 October 2014
Circassian public figures criticize Adyg Culture Festival
According to local authorities, this year's Sixth International Festival of Adyg (Circassian) Culture that is now underway in Adygea surpasses all the previous ones by the number of participants and diversity of its programme.
The settlement of Vremenny cordoned off by law enforcers. The Untsukul District of Dagestan, September 24, 2014. Photo by an eyewitness
02:54, 5 October 2014
Law enforcers let officials' cars pass through closed Gimry Tunnel, locals assert
In Dagestan, the closure of the Gimry Tunnel by law enforcers is "selective" in nature. According to local residents, cars of officials of the administrations and even taxis are free to move through the tunnel, which is officially closed, while ambulance cars and cars of ordinary villagers are not allowed to enter the Gimry Tunnel.
22:45, 4 October 2014
Father of Djabrail Nabiev, kidnapped in Khasavyurt, goes to police
Magomednabi Nabiev, the father of Djabrail Nabiev, a resident Khasavyurt, who was kidnapped on October 3, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that he had submitted his written statement to the GOVD (City Interior Division) Khasavyurt, adding that a criminal case was initiated on the fact of kidnapping; however, the GOVD refused to give any comments.
Moscow, Prospect Mira, October 4, 2014. Muslim worshipers pray at the Cathedral Mosque on the day of Eid al-Adha. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:57, 4 October 2014
About 195,000 celebrate Kurban Bayram in Moscow and around (+video)
Some 195,000 Muslim believers took part in celebrating the Eid al-Adha in Moscow and Moscow Region – 130,000 and 65,000, accordingly. In Moscow, most of them have visited today the Cathedral Mosque in Prospekt Mira, where they were addressed with a welcoming speech of Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, the Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Nagorny Karabakh, Stepanakert, passenger coach. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
19:40, 4 October 2014
After protests, NKR authorities promise to introduce benefits for public transport users
In the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), activists declared the end of protest actions against the increase of public transport fares after the government promised to subsidize, starting next year, the fares for students and socially disadvantaged population.
18:32, 4 October 2014
Armenian authorities allot funds to build housing for Spitak earthquake victims
The Armenian government has allocated 1.5 billion drams, or about 3.7 million US dollars to build flats for residents of Gyumri – victims of the 1988 earthquake, said Narek Sarkisyan, the Minister of Urban Development. The housing waiting list in Gyumri still has about 450 persons out of the initial 3240.
18:15, 4 October 2014
High-ranking investigator detained in Stavropol Territory on suspicion of bribe-taking
Agents of the regional FSB department have detained Ramil Rizvanov, the head of the Neftekumsk Inter-District Division of the Investigating Department for the Stavropol Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). He is suspected of taking an especially large bribe.
13:35, 4 October 2014
Azerbaijan: Leyla Yunus' advocates urge authorities to place her in prison hospital
Today, the advocates of the rights defender Leyla Yunus have issued a joint statement asking Azerbaijani authorities to change her freedom restraint measure to home arrest, or to place her into the prison hospital.
Residents of Chechnya standing near the trucks with sacrificial animals for Eid al-Adha. October 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:41, 4 October 2014
Chechen residents report on price growth for Eid al-Adha sacrificial animals
In Chechnya, prices for sacrificial animals have increased significantly on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. This was noted by Chechen residents questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
In the streets of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:06, 4 October 2014
Grozny remains inaccessible for disabled people, city residents assert
The Ministry of Transport of the Chechen Republic has concluded a contract for purchasing five special low-floor buses for transportation of wheelchair users. Officials expect that the new vehicles are to make the urban environment more accessible to persons with disabilities. However, residents of the Chechen capital believe that until present, the republic has hardly created any facilities for persons with disabilities, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents report.
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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.