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    Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, and Ramzan Kadyrov (second from the left) during the visit to the International Defence Exhibition and conference in Al-Manamah. October 28, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
    09:25, 1 November 2019
    Ramzan Kadyrov's visits to Middle East show his role as a confidant of Moscow
    The foreign policy activities of the Chechen leader suggest that the Kremlin perceives him as a confidant in the countries of the Middle East, note Caucasian and Islamic scholars.
    A man holding a flag of Azerbaijan. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
    23:58, 31 October 2019
    Analysts detect Chechen style in public apologies to Azerbaijanis
    Activists of the movement "Vo Blago Obschego Naroda" (For the Good of the Common People, also known as V.B.O.N.), who force Russian residents to apologize publicly for their insulting remarks against Azerbaijanis, have taken the practice from the Chechen authorities, and there are no such trends in Azerbaijan, human rights defenders and journalists note.
    A protest action in front of the Embassy of Turkey. California, USA, April 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake
    23:56, 31 October 2019
    US uses recognition of Armenian Genocide to put pressure on Turkey
    US congressmen recognized the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire to strengthen the US influence in the Middle East amid the Turkish military operation in Syria, political analysts and journalists suggest.
    Magomed Daudov. Screenshot of the video by the Grozny TV channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MVIPwTF4GE
    21:57, 31 October 2019
    Chechen official remains supervisor of district after criticism from Ramzan Kadyrov
    Magomed Daudov, whom the leader of Chechnya dismissed from office as a supervisor of a territorial sector for his inability to solve problems in the Kurchaloi District, reports that he is still in charge of the Shali District. The Chechen TV Channel declared the Shali District to be a separate sector, and that fact surprised local residents.
    Football fans at the match of the "Akhmat" FC at the "Akhmat Arena". Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
    19:56, 31 October 2019
    Chechen residents report about schedules for compulsory attendance of "Akhmat" matches
    Students and public sector employees who were obliged to attend a match of the Grozny football team complained of a cold at the "Akhmat Arena". On October 30, the match between the "Akhmat" FC team and football players from Vladikavkaz ended with a score of 5:1Students and public sector employees who were obliged to attend a match of the Grozny football team complained of a cold at the "Akhmat Arena". On October 30, the match between the "Akhmat" FC team and football players from Vladikavkaz ended with a score of 5:1.
    Sharip Magomedsharipov. Screenshot of the post on Ismail Magomedsharipov's page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2397667663835856&set=pcb.2397667787169177&type=3&theater
    16:39, 31 October 2019
    In Dagestan, defence claims law enforcers' pressure on son of former official
    Law enforcers threaten a son of Sharip Magomedsharipov, a former official from the Kizlyar District, with criminal prosecution and demand from him to testify against his father, an advocate reports. The defender sees no logic in a case on abuse of power when leasing out a land plot.
    Armenian soldiers. Photo by the press service of the the Ministry of Defence of Armenia http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7054
    16:37, 31 October 2019
    Azerbaijan reports about sniper attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
    The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled 20 times within 24 hours, including attacks from sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
    Participants of a memorial evening dedicated to the repressed people, held at the Poetry Theatre in Makhachkala. October 30, 2019. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    11:20, 31 October 2019
    Activists address Dagestanis for help in studying archives on repressed compatriots
    In Makhachkala, participants of a memorial evening reported about the discovered facts of political repressions and the fate of the repressed compatriots. Activists called on residents of the republic to help with the study of found archival materials and also complained about obstacles in conducting archaeological excavations at the alleged burial site of the executed victims.
    Participants of the conference. Photo by Gor Alexanyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    11:18, 31 October 2019
    Human rights defenders note threat of POC's commercialization in Southern Russia
    Compositions of Public Oversight Commissions (POCs) for monitoring human rights in penitentiary institutions in Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Adygea, the Rostov Region, and the Krasnodar Territory have been changed almost completely, and people who are far from human rights activities enter the POCs.
    Chingiz Akhmadov. Screenshot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OApXt-bbBto
    08:14, 31 October 2019
    Video with allegedly assassinated Chechen resident, Valid Yakhikhanov, intrigues Instagram users
    The video clip by Chingiz Akhmadov, a journalist of the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company) showing Valid Yakhikhanov, who, according to the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, had been killed in Chechnya, is actively commented on by Instagram users. Some of them doubt that Yakhikhanov is alive.
    The police in the streets of Baku. October 19, 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    08:10, 31 October 2019
    Two oppositional activists detained in Baku
    Ruslan Amirov and Alizamin Salaev, activists of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), were detained by several men and taken away to some unknown place, the PFPA has informed.
    08:02, 31 October 2019
    Armenian journalists accuse AIISA of discrimination
    The Armenian Institute of International and Security Affairs (AIISA) has closed an event dedicated to the anniversary of the terror act in parliament for a number of media outlets. Rights defenders and journalists have condemned the ban, treating it as a restriction imposed on the freedom of speech.
    A mourning rally at the "Poazot Kashmash" memorial cemetary. Photo by Magomed Aliev for the "Caucasian Knot"
    23:58, 30 October 2019
    In Nazran, rally in memory of victims of Ossetian-Ingush conflict held without speeches of local residents
    In Nazran, participants of a mourning rally expressed their dissatisfaction with the fact that victims of the 1992 Ossetian-Ingush conflict had not been given any chance to deliver their speeches at the rally. The authorities hold the rally formally, but this is not a reason to ignore the event, human rights defender Tamerlan Akiev believes.
    Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: screenshot of the video "Historical appeal of the leader of the Chechen Republic" https://youtu.be/yOxC8h4FBZ0
    23:55, 30 October 2019
    "Historical appeal" strengthens Ramzan Kadyrov's image as guardian of traditions
    By requiring villagers to observe mourning for their deceased neighbours, Ramzan Kadyrov continues to formulate a "code of conduct for a Chechen native," believes Mikhail Roschin, a researcher engaged in the oriental studies. The imposition of rules of behaviour leads to a decrease in the popularity of Ramzan Kadyrov, believes historian Alexei Malashenko.
    On the contaact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff
    23:49, 30 October 2019
    Armenia announces aggravation of situation on border with Azerbaijan
    The Azerbaijani troops shelled villages and military positions in the Tavush District, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported. The Armenian side regarded the shelling attack as a provocation related to a meeting of the Council of CIS Defence Ministers in Baku.
    An Armenian woman on her knees in front of the dead child. 1915. Photo: en:American Committee for Relief in the Near East - from usa gov site https://ru.wikipedia.org/
    21:46, 30 October 2019
    US House of Representatives recognizes Armenian Genocide
    The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
    The border territory between South Ossetia and Georgia. Photo by Jelger Groeneveld - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:South_Ossetia?uselang=ru#/media/File:Georgian_farmer_at_Khurvaleti_victim_of_borderization_by_Russian_and_South_Ossetian_troops.jp
    21:43, 30 October 2019
    EUMM urges Tskhinvali to open border
    The closure of checkpoints on the border with Georgia deprived many residents of South Ossetia of timely medical care, declared the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) after the death of Margarita Martiashvili in a clinic in Tskhinvali.
    18:39, 30 October 2019
    Georgia associates death of South-Ossetian woman with closure of border
    After a blood stroke, a woman from South Ossetia was taken to a clinic in Tskhinvali and died. Because of the closed border, the patient was not taken to Tbilisi where she could be provided with more qualified medical treatment.
    A law enforcer. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
    18:32, 30 October 2019
    Video of apologies to Azerbaijanis caught attention of Russian police
    Law enforcers started to check for extremism the movement "Vo Blago Obschego Naroda" (For the Good of the Common People, also known as V.B.O.N.) after video records had been posted on the Internet in which people were beaten and forced to apologize for their negative statements addressed to Azerbaijanis.
    A bride. Photo Pixabay License
    18:27, 30 October 2019
    Chechnya: authorities' plans to restrict wedding corteges trigger locals' scepticism
    It's senseless to limit the number of cars in wedding corteges, since most accidents involving them do without grave consequences, Grozny residents believe. In their opinion, it's just enough to send a patrol car to accompany a wedding motorcade.
    News
    A teenager was sentenced for plotting a terrorist attack in Sunzha.

    Special operation in Ukraine. Screenshot from video https://function.mil.ru The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,250.

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

    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.