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Vitaly Nebieridze. Sochi, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 15 October 2012
Member of polling site commission in Sochi Vitaly Nebieridze fined to 500 rubles for insubordination to the police
Today member of polling site commission No 45-09 in Sochi Vitaly Nebieridze charged with insubordination to the police personnel who were called by Chairperson of the polling site Ludmila Afanasieva during vote-counting procedure was fined to 500 rubles by the Magistrate of Magistracy No 97. The observer himself considers the judgment unlawful and declared that he was going to appeal against it.
18:00, 15 October 2012
Supposed murderer of the teacher of a madrasa detained in Ingushetia
Supposed murderer of Yunus Akhilgov, teacher of a madrasa in the stanitsa of Troitskaya, Sunzha district of Ingushetia, was detained. Khamzat Khazdiev made confessionary statements, Press Service of Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Ingushetia informed.
23:00, 13 October 2012
Two soldiers wounded in Ingushetia
On October 13, in the forest in the vicinities of the village of Alkhasty of the Sunzha District of Ingushetia, soldiers clashed with suspected militants. Two soldiers were wounded.
Volgograd, October 13, 2012; rally against rise of utility rates and nickel extraction. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:00, 13 October 2012
Volgograd: over 300 persons attend rally against increased housing and utility rates and nickel mining
On October 13, more than 300 residents of Volgograd attended the rally against rising of housing and utility rates and poor condition of city roads. They also demanded to solve ecological problems and problems with measures against the African Swine Fever (ASF).
21:00, 13 October 2012
Nalchik commemorates victims of October 13, 2005
Representatives of public organizations, law enforcement officers, students, residents of Kabardino-Balkaria took part in the today's rally to pay tribute to the memory of the persons, killed in the attack on Nalchik. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
20:00, 13 October 2012
In Dagestan, 4 persons killed in combat action
According to the preliminary information, the armed clash in the Khasavyurt District killed three suspected militants and a soldier of the internal troops. This was reported by a representative of the republic's law enforcement agencies.
Press conference at the newspaper "Chernovik", Makhachkala, October 12, 2012. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 13 October 2012
"Chernovik" nominates Khadjimurad Kamalov for Sakharov Prize
The editorial staff of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft) will nominate Khadjimurad Kamalov, the founder of the newspaper, for the Sakharov Prize "Journalism as Act".
17:00, 13 October 2012
20 NGOs stop their activities in Ingushetia
In Ingushetia, 20 NGOs, which cooperated with foreign secret services, stopped their activities. This was reported by Yuri Seryshev, Chief of the FSB Department in the Republic of Ingushetia.
16:00, 13 October 2012
In Makhachkala, 11 suspected militants and their accomplices surrender to law enforcement agents
Today, in Makhachkala, 11 suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and suspected accomplices of militants were detained. This was reported by a source in the republic's law enforcement agencies.
15:00, 13 October 2012
Wife of convicted Dagestani resident claims he is ill treated in Kalmykia
Khabib Saipudinov, a resident of Dagestan, cut his veins to protest against the fact that the administration of the penitentiary institution in Kalmykia did not allow prisoners to pray. This was reported by Patimat Khabibova, the wife of Khabib Saipudinov, a resident of Kizlyar.
14:00, 13 October 2012
Attempt on Khasavyurt Mayor committed in Dagestan
On October 12, in Khasavyurt, at a roadside in Yuzhnaya Street, an unidentified explosive device detonated at the moment, when the car of Saigidpasha Umakhanov, City Mayor, passed by. Nobody suffered.
13:00, 13 October 2012
Georgia plans to introduce Military Ombudsman
Special Military Ombudsman will be appointed in Georgia. This was reported by Irakli Alasaniya, the candidate for the position of Minister of Defence.
12:00, 13 October 2012
In Yerevan, persons with disabilities demand to create barrier-free environment
On October 12, the capital of Armenia hosted the rally entitled "Yerevan and My City", which was initiated by the public organization "Bridge of Hope" and which was attended by about 50 persons with disabilities.
23:50, 12 October 2012
In Dagestan, two witnesses questioned in case on policemen beating teenager
On October 11, at the village of Khebda of the Shamil District of Dagestan, the trial of two police officers, accused of beating a 14-year-old Makhmud Akhmedov, was continued. The court listened to two witnesses.
23:40, 12 October 2012
Armenia: witness at trial on officer Artak Nazaryan's death refuses from his evidence
In Armenia, at the court hearing on the case of the death of contract officer Artak Nazaryan, one of the witnesses retracted his testimony, given at the preliminary investigation. Representatives of the parties believe that witness Smbat Sargsyan gave testimony under pressure.
23:40, 12 October 2012
Defendants in Vyacheslav Merekha's case to remain under home arrest
The today's court session on the case of use of torture against Vyacheslav Merekha at the Predgorny District of the OVD (Interior Division) of the Stavropol Territory extended the term of home arrest to the defendants for the entire period of the trial. This was reported by Natalia Spiridonova, a relative of Vyacheslav Merekha.
The mosque of Novokayakent, Kayakent district, Dagestan. Photo from http://vk.com/nkayakent
23:20, 12 October 2012
Believers of mosque of Dagestani village Novokayakent released
All persons, who were detained today after Friday prayers in the village of Novokayakent of the Kayakent District, were released by the police after printing their fingerprints and recording their passport data. This was reported by one of the detainees.
Relatives of law enforcers who perished in the militants' attack on Nalchik; Kabardino-Balkaria, October 13, 2011. Courtesy of the http://kbr-time.ru
23:10, 12 October 2012
Anniversary of attack on Nalchik: 7 years after tragedy
Tomorrow, October 13, is the 7th anniversary of the date of militants' attack on law enforcement agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria, committed in 2005. The trial on the attack is underway for four years already. The trial is one of the largest in Russia by the number of defendants and the number of charge volumes. According to local experts, the trial influences all aspects of social and political life of the republic.
Tatiana Lokshina. Photo by Vera Vasilieva, http://www.hro.org
22:30, 12 October 2012
Tatiana Lokshina, staff member of Russian HRW, who received threats, leaves Russia
Tatiana Lokshina, Deputy Chief of the Moscow Branch of the international Human Rights Watch (HRW), engaged in solution of human rights problem in Northern Caucasus and in South Ossetia, left the Russian Federation. According to her, her departure is not connected with incoming threats.
22:10, 12 October 2012
Trial on the lawsuit of a blogger in Armenia against the newspaper "The Fourth Authority" appointed on October, 16
The next hearing on a lawsuit of blogger Tigran Kocharyan against the newspaper "The Fourth Authority" in Armenia was appointed on October, 16, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
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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....

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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.

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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.

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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.