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11:21, 10 October 2021
Armenian military wounded on Azerbaijani border
Misak Khachatryan, a soldier, was wounded by a shot from Azerbaijan, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. In its turn, Baku has refuted reports of the death of a resident of Nagorno-Karabakh and the wounding of an Armenian soldier during shelling from the Azerbaijani side.
Elchin Mamed. Screenshot of the video at the "Kanal13" YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmH31Q8uTdQ
11:19, 10 October 2021
Baku court refuses to mitigate Elchin Mamed's punishment
A court in Baku has denied an appeal lodged by Elchin Mamed, a journalist and a human rights defender, who asked to mitigate his sentence. He treats this denial as a violation of his rights.
A social distancing announcement. Photo by Nina Tumanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:16, 10 October 2021
Chechen authorities restrict visiting public places by unvaccinated persons
Starting October 11, a QR code or a vaccination certificate will be required in order to enter organizations and public places in Chechnya. The unvaccinated elderly people who have not recovered from coronavirus will be allowed to visit only medical facilities.
00:00, 10 October 2021
PFPA activist Akhmedli arrested for 30 days
Fuad Akhmedli, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), has been sentenced to 30 days of arrest on charges of petty hooliganism. He and five other activists were detained on October 8 near the building of the Baku Court for Grave Crimes, where the verdict was expected to be announced to Niyameddin Akhmedov, another PFPA member.
23:56, 9 October 2021
Civilian perishes in Nagorno-Karabakh
Aram Tepnants, a resident of the Martakert District, died after being shot by a sniper from the Azerbaijani Army, the Nagorno-Karabakh police have informed.
18:35, 9 October 2021
Activist Niyameddin Akhmedov sentenced to 13 years in prison
A Baku court has sentenced Niyameddin Akhmedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA) to 13 years in prison. Akhmedov himself has denied all the accusations, treating them as unjustified, and declared the continuation of his hunger strike.
17:13, 9 October 2021
Two NGOs support opposition's demands to recount votes at Tbilisi elections
The NGOs "Georgian Young Lawyers' Association" (GYLA) and "International Transparency-Georgia", and the "Droa" and "Lelo" Parties have demanded to recount the votes at the elections held in Tbilisi. The falsifications at these elections were designed to prevent the opposition from forming a majority in the Sakrebulo, Elene Khoshtariya, the "Droa" leader, has stated.
A refugee woman from Gadrut in the streets of Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:46, 9 October 2021
Refugees from Gadrut tell about living conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh
During the war, refugee families lost all their property; authorities are partially compensating their rental expenses, former residents of the city of the Gadrut District have informed. A total of 1365 refugee families from the Gadrut District now live in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Magomed Daudov and Aishat Kadyrova. Screenshot of the post on Daudov's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxHA7-sZDO/
14:40, 9 October 2021
Kadyrov's daughter appointed Culture Minister of Chechnya
At her 22, Aishat Kadyrova, the eldest daughter of the head of Chechnya, received the post of the republic's Minister of Culture.
A doctor vaccinates a man. Photo: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
23:29, 8 October 2021
Human rights defenders report data on practice of false vaccination in Chechnya
The coronavirus immunization campaign, which in Chechnya has been accompanied by harsh coercion to vaccinate, has led to a wide spread of fake vaccination certificates, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”* reported.
A woman with children in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/ Rodi Said
23:28, 8 October 2021
Dagestani woman detained for raising money for transfer of children from Middle East
Investigators detained a woman from the Babayurt District of Dagestan, who was raising money under the pretext of transporting children from the Middle East.
Rubati Mitsaeva. Screenshot of the video by MUHAMMAD 95 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfJsZJtXs20
23:27, 8 October 2021
Zakaev’s comrade-in-arms explains her desire to return to Chechnya
Rubati Mitsaeva, a former member of the government of self-proclaimed republic of Ichkeria, explained her desire to return to Chechnya. Rubati Mitsaeva claims she wants to live in her homeland among her relatives and said that she had stopped engaging in politics. Ramzan Kadyrov may benefit from the Rubati Mitsaeva’s return to the republic, Alexei Malashenko believes.
Dmitry Muratov. Photo by Olaf Kosinsky https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dmitry_Muratov
23:24, 8 October 2021
Editor of “Novaya Gazeta” Muratov awarded Nobel Prize
Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta”, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “efforts to defend freedom of expression.”
Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Screenshot of the video by the "Kavkaz Rossiya" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ-Ni0tb-qk
22:43, 8 October 2021
Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, receives refugee status in Sweden
On October 7, the Swedish authorities informed the Chechen blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, that they had approved the awarding him with the status of a political refugee.
A police car in Tbilisi. Photo by the press service of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs
13:35, 8 October 2021
Transgender woman attacked in Tbilisi
A car driver hit a transgender woman in Tbilisi and fled the scene. The victim claims that the attack was deliberate; and the police opened an inquiry.
Magomed Alamov. Photo by the press service of the "Committee against Torture" https://donate.pytkam.net/magomed-alamov/
13:34, 8 October 2021
Activist Alamov fears for his safety after law enforcers' visit to his relatives in Chechnya
In Chechnya, law enforcers have visited the house of the parents of Magomed Alamov, the head of the "Committee against Torture" (CaT) in Northern Caucasus, and asked about his whereabouts. Such law enforcers' visits may turn into fabrication of a criminal case, Alamov fears.
Adygs' campaign banner. Photo by Shamsudin Neguch
13:32, 8 October 2021
Activists treat census as chance to unite Circassians
The upcoming population census will give Russian Circassians a chance to get registered as a single nation; and a promotion of the idea in social networks will play a big role therein, NGO activists believe. The idea of becoming a consolidated nation is popular among Circassians; therefore, most of them will take advantage of this opportunity, Caucasian scholars are sure.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
13:30, 8 October 2021
Rights defenders assess ECtHR's decision on Gelani Tsechoev's case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russian authorities to pay 20,000 euros to relatives of Gelani Tsechoev, a resident of Ingushetia, who was killed in 2010, by recognizing a violation of his right to life.
Flowers near the portrait of Anna Politkovskaya. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
23:53, 7 October 2021
“Novaya Gazeta” discloses data on pressure on a witness in case on Politkovskaya’s murder
Law enforcers put pressure on a secret witness in a case on the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya: they threatened him with criminal prosecution and demanded from him to testify as requested by investigators, the newspaper “Novaya Gazeta” reported on the 15th anniversary of the murder of the journalist.
Bakhtiyar Gadjiev. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/c/BakhtiyarHajiyev2020/featured
23:48, 7 October 2021
Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Gadjiev complains about use of force by police
In Baku, a policeman used force during the detention of Bakhtiyar Gadjiev and then at a police station, the activist himself claims. A “preventive conversation” was held with Bakhtiyar Gadjiev, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Azerbaijan announced its version.
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.