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    Ramzan Kadyrov in Turkey. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CU-FUIGoG4k
    11:22, 14 October 2021
    Blogger Khalitov caught Kadyrov people in cowardice during their trip to Turkey
    During the visit of the head of Chechnya to Turkey, opponents of Ramzan Kadyrov did not dare to approach and openly meet him, Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechen Minister for National Policy, External Relations, Press and Information, has stated. Khasan Khalitov, a blogger, has objected stating that Kadyrov's associates deliberately avoided people's meeting him in Turkey.
    Alexander Lapshin. Photo from his persona Facebook page
    11:09, 14 October 2021
    Rights defenders assess chances for execution of ECtHR's decision on Lapshin's case
    In Baku, human rights defenders have disputed about Lapshin's chances of receiving the monetary compensation for his arrest, torture and attempted murder in prison appointed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
    Niyameddin Akhmedov. Photo: http://massa.az/news/ru/15526/telohranitel-ali-kerimli-zayavil-o-pytkah
    08:43, 14 October 2021
    Niyameddin Akhmedov ends hunger strike at SIZO
    Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has stopped his hunger strike on the 21st day thereof after persistent appeals of his parents, friends and political associates, his advocate has informed.
    Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Valentin Ogirenko
    08:26, 14 October 2021
    Analysts state opposition's unpreparedness to see Saakashvili as their leader
    Opposition parties have refused to take part in the action in support of Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, as they are not ready to see him as their leader, the Georgian analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have suggested.
    A vehicle with traces of shelling. Photo: http://t.me/Azerbaijan_MOD
    23:30, 13 October 2021
    A motor convoy shelled in Kelbadjar District, Azerbaijani MoD reports
    A convoy of vehicles with building materials was shelled upon in the zone of responsibility of the Russian peacekeepers in the Kelbadjar District, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
    Participants of a protest rally demanding to free Mikhail Saakashvili, October 10, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
    23:16, 13 October 2021
    Georgian Prosecutor’s Office finds Saakashvili involved in cartographers’ case
    Today, a court has resumed the consideration of a case against cartographers Natalia Ilyichyova and Iveri Melashvili, accused of transferring part of the lands of Georgia, including the David Gareja monastery, to Azerbaijan. According to an official from the Prosecutor’s Office, Mikhail Saakashvili, the third president of Georgia, will be questioned in the case.
    Salim Khalitov holds picket. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CU9iI80I7Uv/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again
    19:33, 13 October 2021
    Activist Khalitov demands direct election of leader in Dagestan
    Today, Salim Khalitov has held a picket with the demand to return to the national election for the leader of Dagestan. The picketer questioned the legitimacy of the election of the regional leader by the current composition of the People’s Assembly.
    Protesters hold candles demanding to release former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, Tbilisi, Georgia, October 10, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
    19:19, 13 October 2021
    Three opposition parties refuse to join rally in support of Saakashvili
    Members of the “European Georgia”, “Lelo”, and “Girchi” Parties urged their colleagues to focus on the second round of municipal elections, and not on the release of Mikhail Saakashvili. The oppositionists announced that they would not take part in the action planned by the “United National Movement” (UNM) Party.
    The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
    15:17, 13 October 2021
    ECtHR awards compensation to mother of soldier who perished in North Ossetia
    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has appointed 18,700 euros of compensation to Lyudmila Selipetova, whose son, according to investigators, committed suicide while serving in the army in North Ossetia.
    Entrance to the village of Novaya Maka. Photo: http://wikimapia.org/14679966/ru/Новая-Мака
    14:34, 13 October 2021
    Novo-Maka villagers doubt reality of the story about labour slavery in greenhouses
    There are indeed many greenhouses in the village of Novo-Maka in the Suleiman-Stalsky District, but no one is taken into slavery, Takhmez Nazaraliev, a villager, has stated. Meilan Abasmirzoev, a deputy head of the administration of the Novo-Maka rural settlement, has not believed in the story of two Moscow residents; he thinks that the presence of greenhouses in the village does not mean that people are kept in slavery there.
    Activists of the "United National Movement" Party hold a protest action near Rustavi Prison. Screenshot: http://www.rustavi2.ge/ka/news/212045
    11:39, 13 October 2021
    Saakashvili's supporters demand to transfer him from prison to hospital
    In the evening on October 12, activists of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party held a protest action near Rustavi Prison, demanding to transfer Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former president, to hospital for treatment after his hunger strike.
    Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev. Photo: http://lgbtnet.org
    11:15, 13 October 2021
    Advocates of Magamadov and Isaev petition on transfer of the trial from Chechnya
    The preliminary hearing of the criminal case initiated against the brothers, Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev was held at the Achkhoi-Martan District Court, the "SK SOS" Crisis Group has reported. The advocates lodged a motion asking to transfer the trial to a court of another region, because no objective consideration of the case is possible in Chechnya.
    Policemen trying to stop protesters at an opposition rally in Yerevan, March 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Artem Mikryukov
    08:34, 13 October 2021
    Armenian Constitutional Court equips authorities with new tool to persecute opposition
    Armenia has approved a law on a threefold increase in compensation for insult and defamation. This decision of the Constitutional Court has demonstrated its dependence on the authorities; the amendments will act against political opponents of the ruling power, the analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
    Interrogation of a ninth-grader suspected of fatally stabbing his classmate, October 11, 2021. Screenshot: http://t.me/mvd_dagestan
    08:18, 13 October 2021
    Makhachkala court arrests teen suspected of killing classmate
    The ninth-grader suspected of fatally stabbing his peer at a Makhachkala school has been placed in custody for two months.
    Vladikavkaz native Ariana Lolaeva recorded a second video with apologies. Screenshot: http://www.instagram.com/p/CU6_4aXt0nU
    22:07, 12 October 2021
    Comic Lolaeva re-apologizes for her joke
    Ariana Lolaeva, a native of Vladikavkaz, recorded a second video with apologies. The young woman is crying in front of the camera and saying that she was “seriously talked to” and that she lost her job.
    Armenian government building in Yerevan. Photo: Yugene Yakovenko, http://ru.wikipedia.org
    21:28, 12 October 2021
    Refugees demand a political solution to Karabakh problem
    Today, in Yerevan, refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have held a protest action in front of the Armenian government building, the UN office, and the embassies of the Co-Chair countries of the OSCE Minsk Group.
    Protest rally in Nardaran, November 26, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
    19:53, 12 October 2021
    “Nardaran case” reaches European Court
    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has begun communication on complaints filed by nine persons sentenced in the “Nardaran case” who complained about ill-treatment and lack of effective remedies.
    Tourist from Moscow Pyotr Pelekhanov. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pmnefrQKgA
    19:39, 12 October 2021
    Story with Moscow residents becomes first case of slavery of tourists in Dagestan
    An incident, when two Moscow residents were deceived, brought to Dagestan, and forced to work in a greenhouse there, became the first case of labour slavery of tourists in the republic, the leader of the “Alternative” movement stated.
    A marathon with the demand to repeal the law on foreign agents. Screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDBDLYodsvm
    19:22, 12 October 2021
    Journalists announce a marathon to repeal law on foreign agents
    Today, several Russian media have organized a marathon with the demand to repeal the law on foreign agents and called it discriminatory. The “Caucasian Knot” has joined the protest action.
    Giuli Alasaniya. Screenshot: Sukhumi GE, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQwrhIEhmkg
    15:12, 12 October 2021
    Saakashvili's mother reports deterioration of his health
    Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, who has gone on a hunger strike to protest against his arrest, is trying to look healthy and cheerful, but looks worse than usual, his mother, Giuli Alasaniya, said after visiting her son in jail.
    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.