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The inscription "Akhmat is power" that crowns a new entrance arch from the side of the city of Argun. Screenshot of the video at Ramzan Kadyrov's official YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=splg0CTvHUo
09:35, 8 October 2020
Grozny residents criticize motto "Akhmat is power" at entrance to the city
Grozny has opened a new entrance arch from the side of the city of Argun. Residents of Chechnya reacted sceptically to the inscription "Akhmat is power" that crowns the arch.
Ramzan Kadyrov, Anna Politkovskaya. Photo: http://politkovskaya.novayagazeta.ru/
09:31, 8 October 2020
Audio version of Politkovskaya's article recalls her meeting with Kadyrov
On the anniversary of the murder of the journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, an audio version of her report was made public, saturated with psychologically hard scenes from her trip to Ramzan Kadyrov's residence in 2004, and from her interview, at the end of which she expected gunfire in her back.
A woman rendered homeless gathers her belongings, October 6, 2020. David Kagramanyan / the information centre of NKR / PAN Photo / Reuters
08:55, 8 October 2020
Media: Karabakh residents link shelling intensification with imminent truce
The losses of the Defence Army are much higher than those announced; soldiers lack ammunition, volunteers in Nagorno-Karabakh assert. Local residents associate the shelling strengthening with Azerbaijan's desire to push forward the frontline before an imminent ceasefire.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
08:53, 8 October 2020
Father of publicly humiliated Chechen Salman Tepsurkaev asks to forget about his son
In his new video message, Shirvani Tepsurkaev has called to "close the topic" with his son, stating that he was satisfied with the responses of Chechen authorities and had no complaints against them. However, the authors of the 1Adat Telegram Channel are sure that Salman's father was forced to record the new appeal because information appeared that two kidnappers of his son had been recognized.
The Keshikchidag temple, the Azerbaijan part of the David Gareji monastery complex. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan http://mct.gov.az
23:53, 7 October 2020
Two Georgian officials detained for transferring lands to Azerbaijan
Two experts were detained for using incorrect maps of the wrong scale when determining the border with Azerbaijan. Investigators suggest that because of their actions, Georgia has lost more than 3500 hectares of territory.
Officials at a ceremony to commission a residential building in Gudermes on October 7, 2010. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee9whMD0OjE
23:52, 7 October 2020
In Chechnya, officials follow Ramzan Kadyrov's example in ignoring mask regime
In Gudermes, officials attended a ceremony to commission a residential building without wearing protective masks, local residents reported. According to them, the top-ranking officials of Chechnya follow the example of Ramzan Kadyrov and openly violate the mask regime.
A video about the sending of Chechen natives to Nagorno-Karabakh; the bridge near the village of Morskoye in Crimea. Screenshot of the post on Instagram "ЧП/Грозный" https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0bdzqnLPO/?utm_source=ig_embed; screenshot of the image in Yandex.Maps
18:57, 7 October 2020
Caucasian experts call in question video about Chechen militants in Karabakh
The footage of the video about the sending of Chechen natives to Nagorno-Karabakh does not contain any explicit signs to identify the location of the shooting, although military vehicles in the video are typical for the Middle East, experts says. The parties do not emphasize the religious background of the conflict, but it is the key motive for the natives of Chechnya, suggests Caucasian expert Akhmet Yarlykapov.
Vadim Krasikov (Vadim Sokolov); Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photos: https://govzalla.com/post/158763/s-sanktsii-kremlia; screenshot of the video footage by the BBC News Russian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STddYJhfbvI&feature=emb_logo
18:52, 7 October 2020
Man accused of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili's murder refuses to speak in court
In Berlin, a court held the first hearing in a case on the murder of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a native of the Pankisi Gorge. The defendant, who identified himself as construction worker Vadim Sokolov, exercised his right to remain silent. Political refugee Rubati Mitsaeva expressed hope that he would not be extradited to Russia.
A collective namaz (prayer) in Batumi, May 24, 2020. The believers prayed not only in the mosque but also outside. Photo by Manana Kveliashvili, Batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
18:45, 7 October 2020
Rights defenders claim discrimination of Muslims in Georgia
Muslims in Georgia are discriminated more often than adherents of other faiths, the NGO "Human Rights Training and Monitoring Centre" has stated.
The bridge located near the village of Morskoye in Crimea. Screenshot of the Yandex.Maps image
18:36, 7 October 2020
Exact location where video was filmed about sending Chechens to Karabakh found
The video clip about the Chechens sent to the war in Nagorno-Karabakh was actually filmed in the Crimea, as evidenced by the bridge caught in the clip.
An unexploded shell in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:51, 7 October 2020
Stepanakert residents report regular missile attacks
Because of frequent missile attacks, Stepanakert townspeople are afraid to leave their shelters for a long time; there are interruptions in communications and power supply in the city. As a result of the shelling, 23 civilians were killed, more than 90 others were wounded, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson has stated.
A man walking on street in Stepanakert with an unexploded shell in the background. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:45, 7 October 2020
Parties to Karabakh conflict show different attitude to losses reports
Azerbaijan does not publish the names of its military servicemen perished during the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict, as it suffers great losses, but the society is ready for them, Pavel Felgengauer, a military expert, believes. The data on losses among Azerbaijani militaries is not published in order not to corrupt the nation's morale, Alexander Perendjiev, another expert, has noted.
A resident of the city of Tartar near his home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:29, 7 October 2020
Azerbaijan: frontline villagers stay at home despite shelling
Women, children and the elderly have left a number of Azerbaijani villages located in the frontline area, but other villagers would not leave their homes and households for a long time, Avaz Gasanov, an activist, has informed. There are children and women among shelling victims.
11:25, 7 October 2020
Mother of Chechen Movsar Umarov achieves initiation of murder case
A criminal murder case has been opened at the demand of the mother of Movsar Umarov, a missing Grozny resident after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has drawn attention to his disappearance.
Smoke at the site of the hostilities in Stepanakert. Nagorno-Karabakh, October 4, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
23:56, 6 October 2020
Social network users note authenticity of video about Chechens sent to Nagorno-Karabakh
A video about natives of Chechnya being sent to the Karabakh conflict zone is fake, some Instagram users believe. Meanwhile, in their comments, other network users argue for the authenticity of the video.
A casualty in shelling attacks in Azerbaijan. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvLoQLRquic&fbclid=IwAR2a9UMBWwz8fV1tZG35y7LyqRXTYJ3ecOxdv3h0nGtxYH-p-kYtNthkXf0
23:54, 6 October 2020
In Azerbaijan, number of casualties in shelling attacks reaches 27
Since the beginning of the conflict escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh, 141 residents of Azerbaijan have been injured and 376 houses have been destroyed, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia denied information about shelling attacks on Azerbaijani villages and cities.
A destroyed residential house in the city of Gandja, October 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
23:52, 6 October 2020
Russia declares Nagorno-Karabakh a point of attraction for militants
Russia sees a threat to its security in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, since the region attracts militants from international terrorist groupings to Southern Caucasus, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service claims. Russian and Iranian Foreign Ministers urged parties to the conflict to cease fire.
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
23:50, 6 October 2020
ECtHR awards compensation to Chechen resident in police torture case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) awarded 33,800 euros in compensation to Mikhail Vladovsky, a resident of Chechnya, in a case on his torture by the police, the ECtHR reported.
Ramzan Kadyrov (in the center) at the opening of the reconstructed streets of Nursultan Nazarbaev and Industrialnaya in Grozny. Screenshot https://www.instagram.com/p/CF-FEDQp5BF/
23:48, 6 October 2020
In Chechnya, police conduct raids while Ramzan Kadyrov violates mask regime
In Chechnya, the police are conducting raids requesting personnel of shops and catering facilities to wear protective masks, while Ramzan Kadyrov and his associates ignore the mask regime, local residents note.
A view from the window broken during the shelling of the city of Tartar. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:22, 6 October 2020
Russia, USA and France call for ceasefire in Karabakh
The parties to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh must immediately stop shelling civilian objects, the countries-co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group have stated. In his turn, Ilham Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, has warned that truce is possible only on the conditions of Azerbaijan.
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Human rights activists call for the release of mothers who are political prisoners

Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

An arrested teenager. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in ChatGPT. During the week from December 22 to 28, no casualties were recorded in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts of Russia.

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.