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Law enforcers publicly reprimand detainees for drinking alcohol. Screenshot from http://www.instagram.com/p/B31QmeiHekj/
22:08, 22 October 2019
In Chechnya, authorities use fight against alcohol consumption for PR, analysts believe
The Chechen authorities use public condemnation of people who drink alcoholic beverages to demonstrate protection of Muslim values, believe experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot". They do not rule out that such measures can lead to the growth of drug addicts in the region.
Accounts Chamber. Photo: Tara-Amingu, http://ru.wikipedia.org
21:50, 22 October 2019
Accounts Chamber's audit reveals inefficiency of state support for Northern Caucasus
The subsidies allocated to the regions of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) did not remove the tension in the labour market and did not lead to a radical improvement in the investment climate, the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation concluded.
18:30, 22 October 2019
Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria hit rock bottom in terms of family income
Kabardino-Balkaria and the Stavropol Territory are among the ten regions with the highest percentage of families in which income is enough only for food. Ingushetia has become an outsider of the rating prepared by the "Rosstat" (Federal Service for State Statistics) in terms of the number of families which can only afford to buy food and clothing for their income.
Raisa Dakhtsaeva. Screenshot from video posted by the "Grozny" ChGTRK, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x64ZGtfB8gk
18:14, 22 October 2019
Instagram users shocked about TV making public photos of Chechen psychics’ clients
As a part of a new story with public apologies of a fortune-teller, the Chechen TV Channel made public photos of local residents who addressed spiritual healers for help. Some Instagram users found it unacceptable to make public someone's personal data.
Women apply to Dagestani head Vladimir Vasiliev and Russian President Vladimir Putin requesting to investigate the disappearance of the young men. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
14:35, 22 October 2019
ECtHR accepts complaint from relatives of Dagestanis killed in Chechnya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has registered a complaint prepared by human rights defenders about torture and murders in a case of killed Dagestanis in Chechnya on behalf of their relatives, the "Legal Initiative" reports.
Jehovah's Witnesses’ books. Photo by M.Kuznetsova for the Caucasian Knot
14:21, 22 October 2019
Court extends arrest of one of Jehovah's Witnesses* detained in Sochi
The Krasnodar Territorial Court left Nikolai Kuzichkin, a Jehovah's Witness* from Sochi, in custody until November 24. The consideration of the appeal filed by Vyacheslav Popov, another detained believer, is postponed. According to advocate Anton Bogdanov, after the detention, Nikolai Kuzichkin was not allowed to be visited by his wife and son.
Tofig Yagublu. Photo: Meydan TV https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/evrosud-priznal-narushenie-prav-tofiga-yagublu/?ref=article-related-artciles
11:21, 22 October 2019
Tofig Yagublu beaten up after arrest
Tofig Yagublu, a member of the coordination centre of the National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF), was beaten up after being detained by law enforcers on the day of the rally in Baku on October 19, said his daughter Nigyar Khazi. According to the advocate, Nemat Kerimli, Yagublu has his rib, shoulder and leg damaged.
Law enforcers detain participants of Baku rally. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:06, 22 October 2019
Europe and USA criticize Baku for dispersal of protests
The police actions during an unauthorized rally in Baku on October 19 were condemned by the Council of Europe, the European External Relations Service, the PACE and the US Embassy in Azerbaijan.
A statue of Themis. Photo: Yury Grechko / Yugopolis
10:56, 22 October 2019
Mother of person who died from torture in Ingushetia adjudges 1.5 million from MIA
The mother of Magomed Doliev, whose death was imputed on employees of the Ingush "E" Centre, has disagreed with the awarded compensation since she demanded ten times more.
Man wearing national Chechen clothes. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
08:33, 22 October 2019
Caucasus experts urge to review wedding tradition of stopping corteges
The tradition of stopping a wedding procession (cortege) for claiming ransom exists in Chechnya and in neighbouring regions, but in urban conditions it becomes dangerous. Authorities should take measures so that the custom does not lead to accidents and traumas, the Orientalists interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Deputy Qadi of the Shatoi District and a resident of the Vashendaroi village. Screenshot from video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3r-cYYiwB1/
08:25, 22 October 2019
Jinn story involves Chechen clergymen in practice of public reproaches
The Deputy Qadi, who refuted the jinns' attack on the house of a Vashendaroi villager, has got involved in the practice of public reproaches, characteristic for Chechen authorities. Reprimanding in public of people by clergymen is not welcomed in Islam, said Akhmet Yarlykapov, an Islamic scholar.
Law enforcers, Magas, Ingushetia. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
22:12, 21 October 2019
Ingush activists report threats after refusal from psychiatric examination
Seven Ingush protest leaders, suspected of calling for mass riots, refused to undergo a psychological and psychiatric examination in Stavropol. The activists were threatened that next time such examinations would be appointed in a region still farther from the SIZO (pre-trial prison), said the advocate.
Special operation in Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo: press service of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btU6LQaAeZ0
21:57, 21 October 2019
Defence claims pressure on figurant in Baksan fund case
Investigators have evidence that people from militants' encirclement transferred money to Khamukovs, residents of Baksan, but there are no proofs that the "One Body" Fund used these funds for criminal purposes, said the advocate. He explained Lianna Khamukova's testimony against her brother Asker by law enforcers' pressure.
18:58, 21 October 2019
On October 14-20, 2019, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of October 14-20, 2019, no one fell victim to 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.
Video message of the deputy Qadi of the Shatoi District. Screenshot from Instagram video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3tmmJslyZw/
18:43, 21 October 2019
In Chechnya, new version of genie attack surprises Instagram users
The Deputy Qadi of the Shatoi District of Chechnya, who had earlier called on people not to believe reports of a genie attack on a local resident's house, admitted that Alims had to confront genies in the village of Vashendaroi. Instagram users were surprised by the inconsistency in the statements voiced by the religious leader.
Brides, Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
14:34, 21 October 2019
Resonance video provokes disputes about wedding party traditions in Chechnya
The Prosecutor's Office has launched a check after a video was posted on the Internet in which children requested a "ransom" from participants of a wedding party procession in a street in Grozny. Local residents and Instagram users have expressed conflicting views on the appropriateness of the ancient wedding party tradition in modern traffic conditions.
Armenian soldiers. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia, http://www.mil.am/hy/news/7010
14:24, 21 October 2019
Azerbaijan claims shelling attack on its border village
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled 22 times in the conflict zone within 24 hours, and a village in the area bordering Armenia fell under fire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported.
Jehovah's Witnesses praying at the regional Jehovah's Witnesses Congress. Photo: REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
14:12, 21 October 2019
In Sochi, arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses* become an act of intimidation
Jehovah's Witnesses* from Sochi plead not guilty of participating in an extremist organization, and their arrests are an act of intimidation of believers, notes advocate Anton Bogdanov.
Police disperse participants of a rally in protest against using violence to women, Baku, October 20, 2019. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:25, 21 October 2019
Baku: activists protest against using violence to women
On October 20, in central Baku, about fifty people held, despite policemen's counteraction, a rally in protest against using violence to women, and agreed to end it only after the detainees were released.
11:13, 21 October 2019
Georgian oppositionists demand to let them in border village of Atotsi
The Georgian party has accused Russian border guards of installing barbed wire near the village of Atotsi, bordering on South Ossetia; and observers and policemen arrived at the venue. Oppositionists staged a protest at the "Shakshaketi" checkpoint, demanding to let them into the village.
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Special Operation. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Authorities have acknowledged that at least 9,300 soldiers from southern Russia were killed in Ukraine.

Three fighters from Derbent were killed in a military operation.

A gas station queue. Illustration created by Caucasian Knot using AI in the Copilot program. Shchukin's promise to solve the problem with gasoline prices has caused skepticism among residents of Dagestan.

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.