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Law enforcers. Photo: REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko
18:23, 26 October 2020
Court arrests two men taken by Chechen law enforcers away from Rostov-on-Don
Adam Dotmerzaev and Musa Ashakhanov, residents of the Chechen village of Samashki, who, according to human rights defenders, had been detained and tortured by law enforcers in Rostov-on-Don, were arrested for two months on the charge of involvement in the ranks of militants, the Achkhoi-Martan District Court reports.
An art school destroyed as result of shelling of Martuni, October 14, 2020. Photo: REUTERS / Stringer
18:11, 26 October 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of a shelling attack on Martuni
The Nagorno-Karabakh Service for Emergencies has reported about an air raid on the city of Martuni, while the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan claims that it does not use military aircrafts and abides by the ceasefire.
Paul Goble. Screenshot of video posted by Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4kELSNdwPg
14:02, 26 October 2020
Paul Goble: shelling of peaceful cities aggravates Karabakh conflict
Artillery and missile strikes on Azerbaijani cities are caused by the desire to provoke retaliatory measures by Baku, which will force Moscow to intervene and provide support to Yerevan, but they only strengthened the Azerbaijan's readiness to recapture the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Paul Goble, a former adviser to the US Secretary of State, told the "Caucasian Knot".
Soldier of the Armenian Army. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://mil.am/hy/news/8361
13:43, 26 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Armenia exchange accusations of ceasefire violations
This morning, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled in spite of the agreement on a humanitarian truce, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. In its turn, the Armenian MoD has accused Azerbaijan of shelling.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/obuchenie-zhurnalistov/v-ryazanskoy-oblasti-proshli-zanyatiya-na-uchebno.html
13:29, 26 October 2020
On October 19-25, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded
During the week of October 19-25, 2020, no information was received about any casualties or victims in 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 other open sources.
Gubadly, 2014. Photo: Govorkov - https://www.flickr.com/photos/81399520@N00/22123941944/
11:19, 26 October 2020
Azerbaijan announces capture of Gubadly
The Azerbaijani Army has occupied the city of Gubadly, President Ilham Aliev has announced. This statement was preceded by declarations of an armistice.
Traces of rocket shelling. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
11:04, 26 October 2020
Third armistice in Nagorno-Karabakh comes into force
A new agreement on a humanitarian ceasefire in the Karabakh conflict zone has come into force today at 8:00 a.m. local time. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, following the President of Nagorno-Karabakh, has promised this time to stick to the ceasefire agreement.
10:51, 26 October 2020
Native of Chechnya detained in France for placing "Like" to photo of decapitated teacher
The police have detained and placed in custody a 22-year-old Chechen man as part of an investigation into the crime committed in the city of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, where the school teacher, Samuel Paty, was assassinated. According to French law enforcers, the detainee had put a "Like" to the post with a photo of the beheaded teacher.
Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/
10:37, 26 October 2020
Lawyers see war crime attributes in beheading Armenian soldier
A group of lawyers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe that the fact of cutting off the head of an Armenian soldier should be proved by international experts within the inquiry into the incident as a war crime.
The wedding ceremony of Mariam Sargsyan, a resident of Martuni, and Ovik Ovsepyan, a volunteer of the Defence Army, in the partially destroyed Kazanchetsots Cathedral in the city of Shushi. October 24, 2020. Photo by David Gakhramanyan. Karabakh Information Centre, https://www.facebook.com/ArtsakhInformation/photos/a.104748431165946/200467334927388/?__tn__=%2CO*F
11:49, 25 October 2020
Divine services at Shushi Cathedral in Karabakh are held in spite of shelling
For the first time after the shelling of the Kazanchetsots Cathedral in the city of Shushi, a wedding ceremony was held there; it touched townspeople. The partially destroyed temple remains open to believers, an official of the Armenian Apostolic Church has noted.
Armenian soldiers. October 11, 2020. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, https://www.mil.am/ru/news/8521
11:34, 25 October 2020
Azerbaijan claims Armenia's direct interference into armed conflict
The territories occupied by the Azerbaijani militaries were shelled by Armenia, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated. The Armenian command is trying to defend the strategically important Lachin Corridor and provokes return fire in order to involve Russia in the conflict, Telman Abilov, a military expert, believes.
A home destroyed by shelling in the town of Ağdam, October 19, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:17, 25 October 2020
Despite shelling, residents of Azerbaijani frontline areas stay in their villages
Villagers of the Terter and Goranboy Districts of Azerbaijan report that they continue their field and garden works, despite the shelling.
23:49, 24 October 2020
GPO reports death of two residents of Azerbaijan in shelling
A sixteen-year-old resident of the village of Kyabirli, Terter District, has died today from shelling. Besides, one of those wounded on October 17 in Ganja has died. Since the start of hostilities, The death toll of civilians has reached 65, of those wounded ones has made 298 persons, the Azerbaijan General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated.
Cars of the residents of Stepanakert after shelling. Nagorno-Karabakh. October 17, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:44, 24 October 2020
MoD of Nagorno-Karabakh counts 118 wounded civilians
The number of residents of Nagorno-Karabakh wounded during the hostilities has reached 118; more than 10,500 buildings were damaged, Artak Beglaryan, the Ombudsperson of Nagorno-Karabakh, has stated.
Consequences of shelling Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:37, 24 October 2020
Armenian MFA counts refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh war
Due to the shelling of dwelling settlements, about 90,000 residents of Nagorno-Karabakh have left their homes, Zograb Mnatsakanyan, the head of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), has stated.
A resident of Stepanakert in a bomb shelter. October 12, 2020. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:18, 24 October 2020
Stepanakert residents master medical aid skills in bomb shelters
Doctors are rendering medical help to civilians around the clock and provide them with medicines, authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh have stated. People who hide in bomb shelters said that because of their worries about their relatives and friends at the front, their health problems have worsened, but they try not to distract doctors from helping the wounded and help each other on their own.
12:11, 24 October 2020
Some 40 law enforcers raid "Tangim" Mosque
Law enforcers have checked documents of drivers and passengers of the cars near the Makhachkala "Tangim" Mosque after Friday namaz (prayer).
The village of Minbashily. Video published by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan on October 23, 2020, https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/osvobozhdennoe-ot-okkupacii-selo-minbashily-dzhebrailskogo-rajona-video-33231.html
11:30, 24 October 2020
Azerbaijan announces control restoration over 13 villages in conflict zone
Azerbaijani soldiers have entered 13 more villages in the southern part of the Karabakh conflict zone, President Ilham Aliev has announced. Two of these villages are located in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azad Isazade, an expert, has noted.
11:27, 24 October 2020
Prosecutor asks 17 years in prison for Azerbaijani journalist Polad Aslanov
The wife and the advocate of Polad Aslanov, the editor-in-chief of the editions "Xeberman.com" and "Press-az.com", have found the prosecutor's demand to sentence him to 17 years in prison unjustified.
Flowers and pictures of the victims near the Dubrovka Theatre Centre where people were held hostage. Moscow, October 26, 2007. Photo: REUTERS/Grigory Tambulov (RUSSIA)
23:52, 23 October 2020
In Moscow, people honour memory of victims of Dubrovka terror act on its anniversary
On the anniversary of the seizure by militants of the Theatre Centre in Moscow, where the "Nord-Ost" musical was staged, commemorative events have been cancelled because of the coronavirus epidemic. However, people still brought flowers and children's toys to the theatre building. After 18 years passed from the day of the terror act, the question concerning the need for the assault and the use of soporific gas remains disputable.
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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.