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Participants of the mourning rally in Nalchik on October 13, 2005. Photo by Lyudmila Maratova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:43, 14 October 2019
Nalchik residents commemorate victims in attack on the city
The Memorial Day for Perished Law Enforcers, which coincides with the anniversary of militants' attack on Nalchik, has been marked in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) with a mourning rally.
11:41, 14 October 2019
Georgian rights defenders note increase of pre-trial arrests
Over the past year, Georgia courts have more frequently send defendants into custody or impose bail, although such measures are not entirely justified. This approach used by courts violates the principles of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), an advocate has stated.
Akhmed Pogorov (second from left). Screeenshot of Isabella Evloeva's Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1115439031982883&set=a.183684898491639&type=3&theater
11:12, 13 October 2019
Pogorov's detention not confirmed
Akhmed Pogorov, one of the leaders of the Ingush opposition, whose detention was reported on October 11 by anonymous sources, is at large, an advocate, Magomed Bekov, and an activist, Izabella Evloeva, have informed.
11:01, 13 October 2019
Advocate not admitted to Sautieva at Nalchik SIZO
On October 10 and 11, the administration of the Nalchik SIZO (pre-trial prison) did not let the advocate, Fatima Urusova, to visit Zarifa Sautieva, Bilan Dzugaev, Urusova's colleague, has informed. According to his story, complaints are being prepared in this connection.
Salakh-Haji Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya. Screenshot from video: https://vk.com/video279938622_456242329
10:50, 13 October 2019
Awarding Academician title to Mufti of Chechnya criticized in social networks
Ramzan Kadyrov has congratulated Salakh-Haji Mezhiev, the Mufti of Chechnya, who became a member of the Royal Jordanian Academy of Prophet Descendants. Commentators in social networks noted that Mezhiev has no higher spiritual education.
17:19, 12 October 2019
NKR reports 90 shelling attacks on its positions within a week
On October 6-12, Azerbaijani militaries fired more than 700 shots, thus, violating the ceasefire on the troops contact line, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has stated.
Forum of NKR's Friends "Cooperation for Justice and Peace", Stepanakert, October 11, 2019. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot
16:36, 12 October 2019
Forum of NKR's friends bring together over 150 people
The participants of the international forum in Stepanakert have announced the creation of an international network of friends of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR). The forum was attended by over 150 people from nearly 30 countries and regions of the world.
Azerbaijani servicemen. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az
16:08, 12 October 2019
Azerbaijan reports 22 shelling attacks from the Armenian side
Over the past 24 hours, the positions of the Azerbaijani Army stationed on the border with Armenia and in the Karabakh conflict zone were subjected to 22 shelling attacks, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Prayer in Tangim Mosque in Makhachkala. Screenshot from video: https://youtu.be/7kNK0Cw-OA4
15:41, 12 October 2019
Tangim Mosque sees drop in popularity because of law enforcers' raids
Law enforcers copy the personal data of the parishioners of the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala in order to threaten them later with putting them on the so-called "prophylactic registry", the journalist, Idris Yusupov, has stated. Now, much fewer believers attend the Friday namaz (prayer), a mosque source has stated, linking this fact with to law enforcers' raids.
12:07, 12 October 2019
All picketers at Chechnya's permanent mission in Moscow released from police
The police released the five LGBT activists, who were detained near the building of the Chechnya's permanent mission in Moscow and were still kept at the police station. Policemen saw propaganda of a "non-traditional sexual lifestyle" in the activists' action.
Apti Alaudinov. Screenshot: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3XDIPwC0FO/
11:51, 12 October 2019
Video with oath of allegiance to Kadyrov triggers criticism of MIA deputy head
Residents of Chechnya claim that Apti Alaudinov, a deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Chechnya, violated the etiquette, when he commented on the charges of conspiracy against Ramzan Kadyrov, lying on a sofa with legs.
Policemen at the protest action in Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:41, 12 October 2019
Azerbaijani oppositionist arrested after picket
On October 11, Tofig Mamedov, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), who held a solo picket in Baku, was placed behind bars for 10 days. It is his fourth detention since the start of the year.
Akhmed Pogorov Screenshot from Akmed Pogorov's video appeal: https://youtu.be/8LlxhbpvoL4
11:29, 12 October 2019
Akhmed Pogorov detained in Ingushetia
Akhmed Pogorov, one of the leaders of the Ingush opposition, was detained in Karabulak after 5.5 months of search.
08:36, 12 October 2019
Homosexual who emigrated from Russia tells about torture in Chechnya
Amin Djabrailov is the first ethnic Chechen who, without hiding his name, told about the torture he was subjected in Chechnya for his sexual orientation, says the interview "I'm a good guy", posted on October 11 on the website of the Radio Liberty.
Participants of picket in Makhachkala. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
08:29, 12 October 2019
Afghan War veterans remind Dagestani authorities about idling rehabilitation centre
The Makhachkala Afghan War veterans, who are holding a picket, have ordered a large warmed-up tent and are ready to mobilize all their colleagues to make the protest massive. In Dagestan, they had solemnly opened the "Afghanets" rehabilitation centre for veterans, but it has never started working, said the picketers.
LGBT activist joins picket at the Chechen Representative Office in Moscow. Photo: Chidar Syrga OVD-Info, https://www.facebook.com/ovdinfo/photos/pcb.2419695811433353/2419692714766996/?type=3&theater
22:34, 11 October 2019
Nine LGBT activists detained at picket near Chechen Representative Office in Moscow
Today, participants of a picket in the Russian capital have demanded to investigate murders and torture of gays in Chechnya. Nine LGBT activists were taken to a police station.
Mikhail Benyash (left) gives interview. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the Caucasian Knot
22:24, 11 October 2019
Kuban Court finds Mikhail Benyash guilty of assaulting policemen
Today, in Krasnodar, the court has pronounced a decision to fine advocate Mikhail Benyash 30,000 roubles, taking into account his one-month stay in a SIZO (pre-trial prison).
Yelena Isinbayeva. Screenshot from video posted at: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/61771/videos
21:55, 11 October 2019
Volgograd Mayoralty responds to Isinbayeva's complaint to Putin
The Volgograd authorities promised to repair a sports school building in the city after Yelena Isinbayeva, two-time Olympic pole vault champion, complained to President Putin about "the disgusting state" of the school's premises and gym.
Girls wearing hijabs. Photo: REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN)
17:39, 11 October 2019
Makhachkala residents shocked by secret registration of schoolgirls in hijabs
Officials from the Dagestani Ministry of Education and Science and the City Education Department explained the collection of information about girls wearing hijabs in Makhachkala schools by an initiative of teachers. City residents expressed their indignation by the fact that the information is being collected without the knowledge of the schoolgirls' parents.
Musa Musaev in the courtroom (right) and his advocates. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
17:23, 11 October 2019
Former Makhachkala Mayor released on CER
In the evening on October 10, Musa Musaev, the former Mayor of Makhachkala, was released after almost two years of imprisonment in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) and a penal colony, his advocate reported. The Musa Musaev's early release will not affect the cases of other officials, Dagestani journalists believe.
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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.