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18:24, 10 November 2017
ECtHR communicates complaint about extrajudicial execution in Ingushetia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has sent questions to the government of Russia on the complaint of a woman from Ingushetia about the extrajudicial execution of her son Muslim Kuriev, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported today.
Rally organized by supporters of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Volgograd, November 9, 2017. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot.
17:58, 10 November 2017
At least 1000 people come to Navalny's rally in Volgograd (+video)
Today, the police and independent observers counted about 1000 participants of the rally, organized by supporters of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Volgograd. According to volunteers, about 1800 were present at the rally.
"Apricot gardens" movie. Photo from IMDV
15:01, 10 November 2017
Yerevan shows film about same-sex relations as public awareness of LGBT issue is on the rise
Yerevan hosted a closed screening of the film "postDIY" referring to a story of a pub which sheltered people with non-traditional sexual orientation and was blown up in 2012.
Policemen at the shopping centre in Rostov-on-Don. Photo: http://gazeta-margust.ru/sledovateli-ishhut-prichastnogo-k-vzryvu-vozle-shkoly-v-rostove-na-donu
12:52, 10 November 2017
Anonyms massively send letters about terror acts in Rostov-on-Don and Volgograd
On November 9, the Volgograd emergency services got to their mailboxes the letters reporting preparation of terror acts. Anonymous letters alleged that bombs had been planted in cinemas, schools, and shopping centres. Anonymous authors noted law enforcers have one day only to find explosive devices, the Volgograd edition "City News" reports.
Rally near the building of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, Grozny, November 9, 2017. Photo: RFE/RL
11:25, 10 November 2017
Grozny residents tell about organizers of action against Gannushkina
The action held on November 9 near the building of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya was not spontaneous, but it was organized by the authorities of the region, reported participants of the action.
Tangim Mosque in Makhachkala. Photo: https://www.islamnews.ru/news-483966.html
09:40, 10 November 2017
Police fail to find kidnappers of Makhachkala Imam's son
Investigators did not find out any involvement of policemen in an attempt to kidnap a son of Nigmatulla Radjabov, Imam of the Makhachkala Salafi mosque. This was reported by a response got by the Imam from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.
Vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Photo: http://vzglyad.az/news.php?id=60688
04:47, 10 November 2017
List of Northern Caucasus natives captured in Iraq sent to Red Cross
A list with the names of 231 Russian citizens, most of whom are natives of Chechnya and Dagestan, has been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to resolve the problem of their return from Iraq to their homeland. This has been reported by Joanna Paraschuk, an analyst of the British analytical centre IHS.
Svetlana Gannushkina. Photo: RFE/RL
02:00, 10 November 2017
Rights defenders criticize the Chechen SC's decision on MIA's lawsuit
The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya on the lawsuit of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) against the "Civil Assistance" Committee, "Novaya Gazeta" and Ramazan Djalaldinov will be appealed against, the rights defendants have stated.
01:53, 10 November 2017
Khachatur Gichyan accused of supporting "Sasna Tsrer" regiment hospitalized
The health state of Khachatur Gichyan accused of support for the unit "Sasna Tsrer" has deteriorated. He was transferred to a hospital for prisoners.
Burnt down building of the district administration in the village of Rutul. Photo from the website of 'Rutul News' newspaper (rutnov.ru)
22:09, 9 November 2017
Dagestani villagers report planting proofs on their detained relatives
Law enforcers have detained several residents of the Dagestani village of Rutul, accusing them of setting fire to the district administration building, their fellow villagers have reported. Relatives of the detained men assert that narcotic drugs and ammunition were planted on them at detention.
Rally by students of the Yerevan State University, Yerevan, November 8, 2017. Photo: https://ru.armeniasputnik.am
20:03, 9 November 2017
After meeting Prime Minister, Yerevan students refuse to stop strike
Today, Karen Karapetyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, met a group of striking Yerevan students and asked them to wait till the adoption of the law that would cancel the postponement of the military service. The students, who demand the revocation of the bill, announced that they would continue their protest actions.
Elena Milashina and Olga Sadovskaya (right). Collage by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: Michael Solunin http://www.nhc.no, RFE/RL
19:25, 9 November 2017
"Novaya Gazeta" and CPT awarded Andrei Sakharov Prize
The 2017 Andrei Sakharov Prize is awarded for the efforts of journalists and rights defenders to combat torture and other human rights violations in Russia. This has been reported today by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee.
Grozny residents hold picket at the courthouse in Grozny. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3_OmzqNQPo
18:45, 9 November 2017
Court upholds Chechen MIA's lawsuit against rights defenders
The "Civil Assistance" Committee, Ramazan Djalaldinov and "Novaya Gazeta" have disgraced the reputation of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the Supreme Court of Chechnya has decided and refused to satisfy the rights defendants' appeal.
At the site of the crash of Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Photo: Erik Romanenko https://ru.wikipedia.org
18:27, 9 November 2017
Relatives of Rostov plane crash victims demand 10 million US dollars of compensation
The "FlyDubai" airline company should pay compensation to family members of the passengers killed a plane crash in Rostov-on-Don, since the crash happened because of pilots' error. This has been reported today by an advocate. The "FlyDubai" airline company has reported it is ready to provide fair compensation.
Olympic village and Fisht Stadium, Sochi, February 2015. Photo by Vladimir Kozlov for the Caucasian Knot.
17:04, 9 November 2017
Russian skiers deprived of two medals from Sochi Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has found out that four Russia skiers took doping and annulled their results at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games.
MIA vehicles at Isaeva prospect, Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.
16:53, 9 November 2017
Chechen MIA promises Tatiana Moskalkova to protect relatives of disappeared persons
Relatives of the people disappeared in Chechnya, whose names appeared in the "execution list," were taken under state protection. This has been reported today by the Russia's Ombudsperson with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Chechnya.
Protest action by students of the Yerevan State University (YSU), November 7, 2017. Photo: http://www.tert.am/ru/news/2017/11/07/ysu/2532716
15:06, 9 November 2017
Supporters of army service postponement call on Yerevan students to go on strike
Students of the Yerevan State University (YSU) refused to stop their strike with demand to withdraw a bill on cancellation of the army service postponement. Today, they have marched to other higher education institutions to encourage other students to join the protest action.
Vladimir Vasiliev. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru
14:14, 9 November 2017
Vladimir Vasiliev threatens Dagestani officials with "serious control"
On November 8, at the first meeting of the government of Dagestan with his participation, Dagestani leader Vladimir Vasiliev said officials should fulfil their duties and not sit on the places.
12:11, 9 November 2017
Family members of girl who suffered in Chechnya succeed in dismissal of surgeon
A surgeon was promoted in spite of the court's prohibition to work as a medical officer, since a three-year-old patient got disability. After relatives of the disabled child filed a complaint, the surgeon was dismissed from hospital.
Gold mine. Photo: http://vestikavkaza.ru/news/Dagestan-opredelyaetsya-s-dobychey-trudnogo-zolota.html
11:04, 9 November 2017
Gold deposit found in Southern Dagestan
Deposits of gold-bearing ores were found near the village of Kurush, Dokuzparin District near the border with Azerbaijan. The gold reserves in the mine are estimated at no less than 100 tons.
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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.