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21:00, 4 October 2011
Court intends to question Mayor of Grozny on case "Kadyrov vs. Orlov"
The Khamovniki Moscow Court began its consideration of the appeal of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya, against the acquittal of Oleg Orlov, the head of the HRC "Memorial".
20:00, 4 October 2011
In Makhachkala, relatives of people detained at rally demand to release them
Today, at 5:00 p.m., relatives, friends and supporters of people arrested yesterday, on October 3, at the rally, organized a picket near the building of the ROVD (District Interior Division) of Soviet District of Makhachkala. The picket was attended by about 40 people. They demand immediate release of all detainees. Authorities did not respond yet.
19:00, 4 October 2011
MCC finishes questioning defendants on Sviridov's murder case
The court session on the case of mass riots at night on December 6, 2010, in Kronstadt Boulevard in Moscow, when Yegor Sviridov, a fan of the "Spartak" FC, was killed, completed questioning of the defendants. According to defence lawyers, oral statements of the parties can be pronounced at the next session.
18:00, 4 October 2011
South Ossetia restricts entry of foreigners until presidential election
Entry into South Ossetia from the Russian Federation has been temporarily and partially limited until the presidential elections scheduled for November 13.
17:00, 4 October 2011
Head of MIA's operative unit and his daughter injured at car explosion in Dagestan
In the morning of October 3, an explosion on the highway Kaspiisk-Makhachkala near turning to the village Turali occurred when a car drove by. Two persons were injured.
16:00, 4 October 2011
An action on revealing elderly people experiencing hardships passed off in Kabardino-Balkaria
During a direct telephone “hotline” on revealing elderly people experiencing hardships organized by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of Kabardino-Balkaria over one hundred calls were received. 63 of them were appeals for financial aid.
12:00, 4 October 2011
Participants of a picket against election in Rostov-on-Don called for the townsmen to strike themselves off electoral register
On October, 3, an action against parliamentary election of December, 4, 2011, passed off during which representatives of oppositional movements of the city and region called the passers-by to go to territorial election committees and demand striking them off electoral register.
11:00, 4 October 2011
A trial on the case of an act of terror started in Stavropol
On October, 3, a trial against a twenty-one-years old native of Dagestan Cherkes Rustamov accused of committing an act of terror near a recreation center in Stavropol in May, 2010, before a concert of “Vainakh” pop group, started in Stavropol regional court.
10:00, 4 October 2011
Facebook users are preparing an action of protest timed to Sarkozy’s visit
A pressure group of Facebook social network is planning to organize an action of protest “We’ll make October, 7, the Day of Common Protest” near the building of the city Philharmonic Society in the center of Tbilisi parallel to a public speech of President of France Nicolas Sarkozy.
07:00, 4 October 2011
Leader of the People’s party Roland Kelekhsaev beaten up in South Osetia
In the afternoon of October, 3, presidential aspirant Roland Kelekhsaev, leader of the People’s party of South Osetia, was beaten up by unknown people. This was reported to the “Caucasian Knot” by Roland Kelekhsaev himself.
23:50, 3 October 2011
This year, OMON of Kabardino-Balkaria confiscated 43 bombs and 200 kg of explosives
In 2011, the fighters of OMON (riot police) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Kabardino-Balkaria confiscated nearly 200 kg of explosives and 43 various explosive devices. This was announced today by the MIA's press office.
23:30, 3 October 2011
Two residents of Chechnya addressed Kadyrov during the "hotline" session and got computers
On September 3, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov held a live TV dialogue with residents of the republic, during which a "hotline" telephone was on at the "Grozny" TV Channel. The session lasted for 3.5 hours; Mr Kadyrov answered to more than 100 questions; and it is already known that two residents who had addressed him received computers; one family was granted a car.
23:20, 3 October 2011
Aslan Cherkesov questioned at trial on Sviridov's murder
The Moscow City Court is considering the case on the mass brawl in Kronstadt Boulevard, where the football fan Yegor Sviridov was shot dead. The chief figurant Aslan Cherkesov has evidenced to the court in the presence of the jury.
23:10, 3 October 2011
Kislovodsk deputy prosecutor suspected of bribery
Today, employees of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Russia and the FSB Department for the Stavropol Territory have detained Vitaly Timofeev, First Deputy Public Prosecutor of the city of Kislovodsk red-handed with a bribe of 700,000 roubles. This was stated by the GPO's press service.
23:00, 3 October 2011
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of September 26 to October 2
Sports and Cultural Festival "Caucasian Games" in Karachay-Cherkessia, which brought together representatives from all regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District NCFD); start of a week-long round-the-clock protest action of Armenian opposition, demanding early elections; electoral battles with shooting and hunger strike in South Ossetia; Buddhist forum in Kalmykia, where participants ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to allow a pastoral visit of the Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama XIV to Russia, - look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of September 26-October 2, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Siranush Sakunts, a resident of the burnt-down house in Koryun Street, amidst ashes. Yerevan, November 26, 2010. Photo: Nazik Armenakyan, Armenianow.com
23:00, 3 October 2011
In central Yerevan, last years' fire victims live in tents amidst ruins
In Yerevan, three out of the fourteen families affected by fire at night on November 25, 2010, at No. 23 Koryun Street, are still living in tents on the site of the fire. According to the victims, the Mayoralty has stopped giving them money to rent housing.
22:50, 3 October 2011
Four oppositionists convicted in Azerbaijan
Today, the Sabail District Court of Baku, presided by Judge Familya Nasibova, has convicted four opposition activists arrested for participation in the rally on April 2.
Dagestan, October 3, 2011, anti-corruption rally in Lenin Square in Makhachkala. Photo by Akhmed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:40, 3 October 2011
In Dagestan, special forces use electric shockers to disperse rally, eyewitnesses assert
In the dispersal of participants in the anti-corruption rally in Dagestan, people were "forced" from the crowd, and "dragged by hands and feet to police UAZ vans," some of the detainees were subjected to electric shockers. This was reported by eyewitnesses.
22:20, 3 October 2011
Armenia's ruling coalition refuses to resume dialogue with opposition
In Armenia, the representatives of the ruling coalition adopted a negative decision on the opposition's proposal on the possibility of resuming the dialogue. The coalition believes the continuation of dialogue with the opposition is inefficient in context of illegal action held in Freedom Square. This was reported by Gagik Melikyan, a member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.
22:10, 3 October 2011
In Dagestan, all detained Novosasitli villagers are at large
In Dagestan, Akhmed Saaduev, a detained resident of the village of Novosasitli, was released on recognizance not to leave. Earlier, two detainees were also set free.
News
Gudermes City Court. Photo by a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. Kardashov's mother expressed distrust of the Chechen court.

Residents of Chechnya complained about the constant rise in prices ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

Murdiev's mother complained about the lack of examination of her son in the pretrial detention center.

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.