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Martin Kochesoko. Screenshot of the activist's page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2071918242938413&set=pb.100003607728494.-2207520000..&type=3
11:18, 22 October 2020
Witnesses in Kochesoko' case voice different versions of drug seizure from him
A package with marijuana from a pocket of Martin Kochesoko's trousers during his personal search was extracted by an expert, the law enforcer, who took part in activist's detention, asserts. However, another witness questioned at the trial evidenced that the activist took the package out of his pocket and handed it over to the police himself.
An abandoned house where the residents of Kullar lived. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-JJNn-2XLI&feature=emb_logo
11:16, 22 October 2020
Sending Azerbaijani citizens from camp near Kullar resumed
On October 20, 206 Azerbaijan citizens were sent home from the tent camp near Kullar, the administration of the Derbent District of Dagestan has informed. After the restart of sending people from Kullar, the camp population will increase, local authorities expect.
A surgeon in an operating room. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:59, 21 October 2020
In Chechnya, doctors face ethical choice after surgeon Dagaev's death
When commenting on the information about the killing of surgeon Dagaev in Chechnya after his patient's death, health experts emphasized that a conclusion about a medical error could only be made based on the results of an expert study of the situation by a special commission. The incident with surgeon Salakh Dagaev has become an indicator of the atmosphere in the region, where it is now risky for doctors to perform complex surgeries, human rights defenders note.
Akhmat Kadyrov, Ramzan Kadyrov, and Vladimir Putin (from left to right). Photos: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhi, Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS, Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
23:55, 21 October 2020
HRC "Memorial" discloses Kadyrov's strategy to get special powers from Russian authorities
The Kadyrov family clan forced Moscow to make a series of concessions and during 17 years built a real totalitarian regime in Chechnya, the leaders of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" stated. The Chechen authorities are unpopular, but they are trying to strengthen themselves at the expense of the personality cult of Akhmat Kadyrov, participants in the discussion note.
Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev. Screenshot of the video by the Elçi TV YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag5cMhW5rG4
21:00, 21 October 2020
Court to consider traffic accident case with Azerbaijani rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev
The preliminary investigation into a case on a road traffic accident involving Azerbaijani human rights defender Ogtai Gyulyalyev has been completed. The case materials have been transferred to the court, and a preparatory court hearing is scheduled for October 30. The human rights defender himself still stays in a coma.
Headstones destroyed by the explosion in the cemetery in the Terter District of Azerbaijan. October 15, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:54, 21 October 2020
In Azerbaijan, authorities convince villagers of Terter District not to attend funeral
In the village of Djamilli in the Terter District of Azerbaijan, almost all the villagers were going to attend the funeral of their two fellow villagers, but the ceremony was held with a minimum number of participants due to the threat of a shelling attack, reported Namig Takhmazov, the head of the municipal council of the village of Djamilli.
A journalist capturing the fire after the shelling attack on the Azerbaijani village of Agdam, October 19, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:49, 21 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Armenia blame each other of attacking civilians
Armenia is shelling the cities of the Terter District, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. In its turn, the Armenian party has announced Azerbaijan's strikes on the city of Martakert and nearby villages.
People gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris to pay tribute to Samuel Paty, the French teacher who was beheaded on the streets of the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. A poster saying, "I am Samuel". France, October 18, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau
15:45, 21 October 2020
Sources give details of teacher's murder in France
Abdulak Anzorov, a Chechen and the alleged killer of Samuel Paty, a French teacher, had bought information about the victim for 300 euros, sources inform. Two teenagers suspected of selling information to the killer and five others persons will face trial.
A home destroyed by shelling in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the NK information centre
11:59, 21 October 2020
NK authorities claim shelling of Martakert and Martuni
The cities of Martakert and Martuni, as well as the settlement of Krasny Bazar, have been shelled, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) have stated. The situation is calm in Shushi and Stepanakert, but people try not to go out into the streets unnecessarily, local residents inform.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJG3wzEt2-0
11:49, 21 October 2020
Kadyrov's propaganda influences radicalization of Chechen youth in Europe
In Europe, Chechen young people are susceptible to Ramzan Kadyrov's propaganda, who defamed the authors of caricatures on Prophet Muhammad, said Magomed, a Chechen refugee, who was acquainted with the family of the young man, accused of murdering the teacher in Paris.
A special operation conducted in the village of Troitskoye, Sunzha District. August 23, 2020. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-ingushetii-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-troe.html
11:39, 21 October 2020
Rights defenders treat refusal to give out bodies of those killed in Ingush CTO as illegal
The Lolokhoev brothers and Aslangirei Gadaborshev, who were killed by law enforcers in counterterrorist operations (CTO), had not been brought to justice for any terrorist activities; therefore, the refusal to give their bodies out to relatives for burial is illegal, experts believe.
The police of Baku during the pandemic. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
09:28, 21 October 2020
Baku residents accept stricter COVID restrictions
The tightening of quarantine in Baku has coincided with the martial law restrictions and the introduction of the curfew, but townspeople believe the quarantine is reasonable.
The military reported to the President of Azerbaijan on the establishment of control over the city of Zangilan in Nagorno-Karabakh, October 20, 2020. Screenshot of the video posted at the DTX official YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRyXmkQL7s&feature=emb_logo
09:24, 21 October 2020
Azerbaijan claims control over Zangilan and several Karabakh villages
The Azerbaijani Army has taken control over the city of Zangilan and 24 villages in the Fizuli, Djebrail, Khojavend and Zangilan Districts, President Ilham Aliev has stated. The total number of Karabakh dwelling settlements declared occupied by Azerbaijani troops has reached 97.
The village of Kenkhi in the Sharoi District of Chechnya. Photo by Brainwashing - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кенхи_(село)
23:59, 20 October 2020
In Chechnya, two villagers tortured by law enforcers, local residents report
Two residents of the village of Kenkhi in the Sharoi District were tortured and forced to incriminate their six fellow villagers in a case on drug use, their relatives said.
Logo of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". Screenshot of the webpage https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/mezhdunarodnyy-memorial-pozhalovalsya-v-espch-na-shtrafy-za-nemarkirovku-resursov-leyblom
23:57, 20 October 2020
HRC "Memorial": two persons kidnapped in Rostov-on-Don by Chechen law enforcers
Chechen law enforcers detained two residents of the republic in Rostov-on-Don, took them to Achkhoi-Martan, and tortured them without informing their relatives about the detainees' whereabouts, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported. Criminal cases are being fabricated against three other kidnapped men, residents of the Chechen-aul, the HRC "Memorial" states.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
23:50, 20 October 2020
Human rights defenders assess chances for release of Chechen native Salman Tepsurkaev
The hopes of a wife of Salman Tepsurkaev that he is alive are justified, because the young man could be left alive in connection with a public outcry around his case, human rights defenders believe. They also suggest that relatives will get a chance to see Salman Tepsurkaev if he is declared to be a defendant in some criminal case.
Yulia, a sister of Rostislav Melnichenko, recorded a video appeal to the President of Russia. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/yugmbkmedia/7377
22:55, 20 October 2020
Mozdok woman complains to President Putin about refusals to investigate beating of her brother
A sister of Rostislav Melnichenko, who complained about the beating by a law enforcer and was refused in the institution of a criminal case, recorded a video appeal to the Russian President and asked him to intervene in the situation.
Consequences of a shelling attack in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:49, 20 October 2020
Stepanakert residents stay in shelters due to fear of shelling attacks
Over the past 24 hours, the situation in Stepanakert has been calm, but city residents still live in shelters, local residents say. People from Stepanakert use mobile phones to stay in contact with their relatives who have left the frontline villages.
French police at the scene of the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher. Screenshot of the video by FRANCE 24 https://youtu.be/z6OAvxLdDYo
18:39, 20 October 2020
Lawyers believe that Chechen fighters' posts in support of Anzorov are punishable
The posts by Chechen MMA fighters in support of Abdulak Anzorov, who is accused of assassinating the French teacher, Samuel Paty, give grounds for initiating a criminal case, lawyers assert.
Mukhammed Imanly. Photo by the press service of the Institute of Human Rights of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) http://huquq.org.az/ru/conference/azerbaijan-cinayət-huququ-xususi-hissə-kitabinin-təqdimat-mərasimi-kecirildi/#prettyPhoto
18:06, 20 October 2020
Baku court refuses to stop oppositionist Imanly's case
The judge has rejected the defence's petition demanding to stop the criminal prosecution of Mukhammed Imanly, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), accused of deliberately spreading coronavirus. The oppositionist treats the case against his as fabricated.
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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.