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Nalchik, the public rally in memory of the law enforcement officials killed by terrorists on the 13th of October 2005. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:00, 13 October 2009
Rally in memory of events of October 2005 held in the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria
Today in Nalchik, the Concord Square hosted a rally in memory of the law enforcers who fell victim of terrorists on October 13, 2005.
20:00, 13 October 2009
Bortnikov: organizers of attempt on Evkurov are dead
Today, at the sitting of the National Antiterrorist Committee, its chairman, director of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov told about the course of investigation of the attempt on President of Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov and about the war on militants in Northern Caucasus.
19:00, 13 October 2009
Mailyan: protest of Armenian society can force MPs not to ratify Armenian-Turkish Protocols
Only a powerful protest wave in the society can force the parliament of Armenia refuse to ratify the Armenian-Turkish Protocols, which were signed in Zurich on October 10, as Masis Mailyan, chairman of the Public Board for foreign policy and security of Nagorno-Karabakh, believes.
18:00, 13 October 2009
Azerbaijan: advocate states protraction of bloggers' litigation
The next session of the Sabail District Court of Baku on the case of young bloggers Adnan Gadjizade and Emin Milli, accused of hooliganism and causing bodily injuries, due to take place on October 13, was cancelled for non-appearance of the victims and their witnesses in the courtroom.
23:00, 12 October 2009
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 5-11
Actions in memory of journalist Anna Politkovskaya three years after her murder; developments at resonant litigations; negotiations of heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Karabakh settlement; signing by Turkey and Armenia of Protocols on development of mutual relations; elections in a number of regions of the SFD, - look up these and other events in the review of the week of October 5-11 in the Caucasian regions prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
23:00, 12 October 2009
In Dagestan, "Chernovik" case sent back to Prosecutor's Office
Today, the Leninskiy Court of the capital of Dagestan has ruled to return the criminal case against the editor-in-chief and four journalists of the republic's weekly "Chernovik", accused of kindling social enmity, back to the Prosecutor's Office for completion. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent has learnt about it from Biyakai Magomedov, the lawyer of the edition.
Astrakhan. Photo by http://astrakhan-450.ru, Vladimir Tyukaev
22:10, 12 October 2009
Journalists of "Caucasian Knot" and "Zhitel" beaten in Astrakhan during elections
In Astrakhan, in the yard of Gymnasium No. 4, deputy of the regional duma and his retinue beat journalists of the Internet media "Caucasian Knot" and Astrakhan-based newspaper "Zhitel" (Resident), who tried to film the work of the local electoral commissions Nos. 524 and 527.
22:00, 12 October 2009
Oleg Shoshin, former detective of Moscow GUVD, evidences in Politkovskaya's case
A new suspect in the murder case of Anna Politkovskaya, journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta", Oleg Shoshin, former employee of the Operative Division of the GUVD (City Interior Department) of Moscow, told about secret links between Dmitri Pavlyuchenkov, the main witness of the prosecution, and defendant Sergey Hadzhikurbanov, ex-worker of the Moscow UBOP (Organized Crime Counteracting Department).
Construction of the joint highway "Adler - Krasnaya Polyana" by JSC "RZD". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
21:00, 12 October 2009
FSB frontier service arrests ecologists in Sochi National Park
Today, frontier guards of the Russian FSB have detained and searched a group of ecologists who were examining and inspecting the Olympic construction of the combined road Adler-Krasnaya Polyana for breaking the frontier regime. This was reported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
20:00, 12 October 2009
Russian CEC can nullify election of Derbent Mayor
In Derbent, where at election of the city head only 22 polling stations out of 36 were open, repeated voting can be appointed.
19:00, 12 October 2009
Karachai-Circassia: electricians come to polling stations to replace bulbs
In the city of Karachaevsk, 20 minutes after closure of polling stations, messages from observers started to arrive that electricians suggested replacing illumination devices in the premises.
18:00, 12 October 2009
Murtazaliev: authors of Dagestan "execution lists" wanted to return journalists back to legal field
On October 12 in Makhachkala, Abulmuslim Murtazaliev, Chairman of the Public Chamber of Dagestan, said at the roundtable on the topic "On public-political broadcasting of Dagestan television that the authors of the so-called "execution lists" just wanted "to bring journalists back to the legal field."
23:52, 10 October 2009
Documents on normalizing Armenian-Turkish relations signed in Zurich
Today, at the Zurich University, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Turkey Edward Nalbandyan and Ahmet Davutoglu put their signatures under the documents on normalization of relations between these two countries - the "Protocol on Development of Mutual Relations" and "Protocol on Establishing Diplomatic Relations".
20:00, 10 October 2009
Signing of Armenian-Turkish Protocols postponed in Zurich
The ceremony of signing the Protocols "On Development of Mutual Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Turkish Republic" and "On Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Turkish Republic", planned for today in Zurich, has been postponed by unknown period of time, as a member of the American delegation told journalists.
19:10, 10 October 2009
Chair of local electoral committee kidnapped in Derbent
Murad Muradov, chairman of the precinct electoral commission No. 30 of the Dagestan city of Derbent, was beaten and kidnapped today in the afternoon by unidentified persons. The "Caucasian Knot" was informed about it by Nariman Abdulmutalibov, deputy head of the Suleiman-Stalskiy District of Dagestan.
18:00, 10 October 2009
Funeral of composer Alexander Basilaya took place in Tbilisi
Today, on October 10, Georgia said farewell to its well-known composer, artistic director of the popular vocal company "Iveria" Alexander Basilaya, who died on October 3 in Germany from lung cancer.
17:00, 10 October 2009
TV reporters attacked in Derbent, Dagestan
Today, a filming crew of the REN TV Channel was attacked by unidentified persons in Derbent (Dagestan).
16:00, 10 October 2009
Father Alexander: Christians in Azerbaijan have no problems
The Azerbaijani citizens who profess Christianity experience no inconveniences. This was stated on October 9 by Father Alexander, Bishop of Baku and Pre-Caspian region, at the press conference on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of revival of the Baku-Pre-Caspian Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church.
14:00, 10 October 2009
Turkish company to build stadium in the capital of South Ossetia
Without permit of Georgian authorities, a Turkish building company starts rebuilding the destroyed stadium in Tskhinvali. The works are funded by the Alisher Usmanov's Foundation.
12:00, 10 October 2009
Business forum: economic development will bring Abkhazia to the world market
The participants of the Abkhazian Business Forum, held on October 9 in Sukhumi, made a conclusion that Abkhazia moves along the road of building an efficient state capable in the long run successfully competing in the world market.
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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.