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15:15, 2 November 2020
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 26-November 1, 2020
Third violated ceasefire agreement in the Karabakh conflict zone; coronavirus infection spread statistics in the Caucasus; parliamentary elections in Georgia; public outcry caused by Ramzan Kadyrov's statement about the French president; events in memory of victims of political repressions in Southern Russia, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 26-November 1, 2020, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
A captured man in the video identified himself as a mercenary trained in Turkey. Screenshot of the video www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWC78Uqdh_4
14:41, 2 November 2020
Azerbaijan treats video with mercenary from Syria as fake
Baku has treated the Armenia's statement about the capture in Nagorno-Karabakh of a mercenary from Syria fighting for Azerbaijan as falsified. In his turn, Khikmet Gadjiev, an assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, has stated that militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party are fighting on Armenia's side.
Nikol Pashinyan, Vladimir Putin. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"; photo by the press service of Russian President Kremlin.ru
14:39, 2 November 2020
Pashinyan's request for help highlights Russia's difficult geopolitical position
The Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's request to help Armenia has forced Kremlin to balance between its allied obligations and the unwillingness to become a party to the Karabakh conflict with the risk of aggravating relations with Turkey, political analysts believe.
The Memorial to the Victims of the Deportation opened up for public in the village of Uchkenen on May 2, 2014. Photo by Leonid Tarasyev https://lookmytrips.com/585e8900ff9367418508a421/pamiatnik-zhertvam-deportatsii-ff9367
14:36, 2 November 2020
Karachais' rehabilitation process frozen indefinitely
Authorities fail to enforce the decree on helping the Karachais as a rehabilitated nation; for example, they have failed the gasification of some villages, Kady-Khodji Khalkechev, the head of the Congress of the Karachai People, has stated.
A law enforcer during a special operation. Photo by the press service of of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru
11:21, 2 November 2020
From October 26 to November 1, no victims were fixed in North-Caucasian armed conflict
During the week from October 26 to November 1, 2020, no information was received about any casualties or wounded people during the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from open sources.
Consequences of the missile attack on the city of Shushi. October 20, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:18, 2 November 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh claims shelling of Persian Mosque in Shushi
During the missile attack on the city of Shushi, the Persian Mosque "Goar Aga" of the 19th century was damaged, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have reported.
A woman who has lost a loved one during the shelling of the city of Barda, October 27, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:16, 2 November 2020
Azerbaijan counts 491 shelling victims among civilians
Since the onset of the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict, 91 civilians have perished, and 400 others wounded under shelling in Azerbaijani cities and villages, the country's General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated.
12:52, 1 November 2020
Parties to Karabakh conflict blame each other for using phosphorus shells
By using phosphorus ammunition, Azerbaijan poses a threat of an environmental disaster, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated. The Azerbaijani MoD denies the use of phosphorus ammunition and blames the Armenian side for doing this.
Picketers in Rostov-on-Don demand to stop political repression in the country, October 31, 2020. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
11:49, 1 November 2020
Rostov activists speak out against political repression
The tradition of repression is returning into Russian politics, activists of the oppositional movements of Rostov-on-Don have stated at a picket in memory of victims of political repressions.
Rocket hits a house in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:30, 1 November 2020
Woman from Nagorno-Karabakh complains about treatment in Azerbaijani captivity
Yevgenia Babayan, an 85-year-old resident of Gadrut, has stated that she had been forcibly taken from her home by Azerbaijani militaries to Baku, where she was subjected to inhuman treatment.
Aftermath of shelling attack on Stepanakert in the morning of October 31, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
18:45, 31 October 2020
Azerbaijan resumes shelling of Stepanakert
Azerbaijani troops are shelling Stepanakert; the central marketplace and a residential area came under fire, rescuers have noted, adding that the data on victims is being specified.
Polling station in Tbilisi, October 31, 2020. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
18:03, 31 October 2020
Georgian NGOs claim violations during election campaign
In the course of the election campaign, brawls and scandals of supporters of the ruling party with the opposition were often registered in Georgia; administrative resources were used; attempts to bribe voters and put pressure on civil servants were recorded, the local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has stated.
Azerbaijani investigator stands near fragments of weapons at the street in Barda damaged as a result of shelling, October 29, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
16:52, 31 October 2020
Azerbaijan reports new shelling
Today, the positions of Azerbaijani troops deployed in three districts are shelled by artillery; at night the fire in the Karabakh conflict zone was delivered, among other weapons, from missile launchers, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
16:36, 31 October 2020
Kadyrov demands apologies from Zhirinovsky
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), has condemned Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about the French President, Emmanuel Macron, for his refusal to condemn caricatures on Prophet Muhammad. The head of Chechnya has demanded from LDPR leader to apologize for his words and not interfere in religious matters.
12:39, 31 October 2020
Rights defenders criticize Ingush authorities for unresolved migrants' problems
About 150 families of forced migrants from North Ossetia live in Ingushetia in difficult conditions; but instead of providing them with new housing, authorities are making attempts to evict them from emergency barracks, human rights defenders assert.
A fire in a forest due to shelling. Photo: https://vesti.az/socium/pozhar-proizoshedshij-v-lesnom-massive-v-rezultate-obstrela-armyanami-gyoranboya-potushen-obnovleno-420717
12:23, 31 October 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan exchange accusations of ecological terror
The Azerbaijani militaries have used phosphorus ammunition to set fire to forests, where civilians of Nagorno-Karabakh are hiding from shelling, the Ombudsperson of Armenia has stated. After the shelling by the Armenian party, forests in the Goranboy District have caught fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
A house in the village of Garayusifli damaged as a result of shelling, October 29, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:57, 31 October 2020
Baku and Yerevan agree not to shell civilians
At their meeting in Geneva, the heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs) of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed not to attack peaceful settlements in the Karabakh conflict zone.
Galina Tikhenko holds a picket in memory of the victims of political repression in Volgograd, October 31, 2020. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
11:42, 31 October 2020
Volgograd victims of political repressions treat state support as negligible
On October 30, the annual rally in memory of the victims of political repression in Volgograd was replaced by a symbolic laying of flowers. Pensions and benefits are not enough for a decent living, the descendants of those repressed, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", assert.
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Ksenia Sobchak. Collage by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemeto, Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS
08:39, 31 October 2020
Russian TV personality reproaches Nurmagomedov for aggressive statements about French President
Dagestani MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov wished the French President humiliation for insulting the feelings of Muslims. These words can be perceived by his fans as a call for violence, the Russian TV presenter, Ksenia Sobchak, has pointed out to the fighter.
A man removes glass fragments from a window damaged as a result of shelling of Stepanakert, October 13, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
08:25, 31 October 2020
Seven residents of Karabakh village suffer from shelling
A resident of the village of Aknakhbyur, Askeran District, has perished, and six others were wounded as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side, the office of the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated.
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Zukhra Muzaeva. Photo: https://nezagorami.media/post/honor-killing Lack of contact with a Chechen resident has raised concerns about her fate.

Apti Alaudinov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru Apti Alaudinov

Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev Ramzan Kadyrov

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.