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Konstantin Gudimov. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
16:05, 5 November 2017
Activist Gudimov released in Sochi
Konstantin Gudimov, an activist of the Sochi office of Alexei Navalny, was released today from the temporary detention centre (known as IVS) and stopped his hunger strike.
Resident of Sochi Arthur Volkov-Minullin holds a solo picket in Los Angeles. Photo by Daria Cherkasskaya.
12:19, 5 November 2017
Picket in support of Sochi activists held in Hollywood
Arthur Volkov-Minullin, a resident of Sochi, has held a solo picket on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles aiming to draw attention of as many passersby as possible to the violation of rights of Alexei Navalny's supporters Olesya Khristosenko and Konstantin Gudimov.
Police car in Tbilisi. Photo: © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvil https://sputnik-georgia.ru/incidents/20171024/237894978/Specoperacija-v-Tbilisi-predjavleni-obvinenija.html
01:09, 5 November 2017
"Georgian March" in Tbilisi ended with detention of four activists
About 50 people took part in the "Georgian March" held near the building of the "Rustavi-2" TV Company in Tbilisi.
00:40, 5 November 2017
Relatives report death of Chechen convicted for Kondopoga riots
Islam Magomadov, convicted under the case of unrests in the Karelian city of Kondopoga, has died in a Krasnoyarsk colony, his relatives have reported. They do not rule out that he was killed.
23:45, 4 November 2017
Relatives report end of torture of Mozdok resident
Alim Chervaev is still in the temporary detention facility (known as IVS) of the Mozdok District; however, they stopped torturing him after media publication, his relatives report. According to their version, an application has been submitted with a demand for his medical examination.
22:16, 4 November 2017
Authorities reports 50,000 strong a rally in Grozny
Over 50,000 went out to a rally on the occasion of the National Unity Day, the Grozny administration reports. However, one of the participants has noted that many people left the rally after getting registered, well before it began.
Ulvi Gasanli. Photo: screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZWhtZUa5VA
19:43, 4 November 2017
BMC refused to hear case about Gasanli’s conscription
The Baku Military Court (BMC) has offered the defence of Ulvi Gasanli, the leader of the “Nida” movement, to complain to the Military Prosecutor's Office about the activist’s enforcement to the army, but refused to consider the case, Zibeida Sadygova, a Gasanli's advocate, has reported.
An oil platform. Photo © Sputnik / Murad Orujov http://sputnik.az/azerbaijan/20161215/408091933/Xezerde-novbeti-facie-bas-verib.html
16:09, 4 November 2017
Azerbaijani oilman gets drowned in Caspian Sea
An assistant driller has drowned after falling into the sea from an oil platform of an Azerbaijani company.
The staff of the medical clinic No. 1 at the rally on the Day of National Unity on November 4, 2017. Photo: www.instagram.com/p/BbEPeaEDP-U
12:20, 4 November 2017
In Grozny, students claim being forced to come to rally
Grozny holds mass events on the occasion of the Day of National Unity with enhanced security measures. City residents report that the city centre has been cordoned off. Grozny students claimed that they were obliged to come to the rally in the morning and to a football match in the evening.
Vladimir Vasiliev. Photo: http://www.duma-er.ru/news/vladimir-vasilev-pobeda-na-vyborakh-nalagaet-osobuyu-otvetstvennost/
05:39, 4 November 2017
Vladimir Vasiliev reacts to protest of truck drivers from Dagestan
Vladimir Vasiliev, the leader of Dagestan, has instructed his subordinates to investigate the situation at the customs and ensure the normal passage of cars across the border with Azerbaijan.
00:49, 4 November 2017
In England, court requests to review Chechen native’s extradition case
Arbi Zarmaev, accused in Russia of involvement in a murder, may be sentenced in Chechnya on the basis of false testimony, reports the court's resolution.
20:33, 3 November 2017
Dozens mosque-goers detained in Dagestan
After the Friday namaz (prayer), power agents detained parishioners of the mosques in Omarov Street in Makhachkala, and in the dwelling settlements of Semender, and Pervomaisk of the Khasavyurt District. Makhachkala police stations keep 25 detainees, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported.
Alexei Navalny and Ramzan Kadyrov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: RFE/RL, https://ru.wikipedia.org
19:59, 3 November 2017
Russians' trust in Kadyrov has no affect on his electoral rating
The approval of the main Russia's power institutions remains without significant changes; and the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is rated seventh among the top ten Russian politicians, whom Russians trust, the social poll of the Levada Centre has showed.
Activists of the "Musavat" Party went out in Baku to picket. November 3, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:09, 3 November 2017
Baku: police detain nine picketers (+video)
More than 20 activists of the "Musavat" Party went out in Baku to picket against the Mayoralty's refusal to sanction a march. Nine detainees were released from the police station after receiving an oral warning.
A NATO ship. Photo: FB/Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia
16:23, 3 November 2017
NATO ships arrive in Batumi for exercises
The exercises with the participation of the flagship "Regele Ferdinand" and a NATO ship under the Turkish flag are aimed at increasing the interaction of naval forces, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has stated.
Lenin's Mausoleum. Photo: Moscowjob.net https://ru.wikipedia.org
14:04, 3 November 2017
Sobchak argued with Kadyrov about Lenin's body
Ksenia Sobchak has objected to Ramzan Kadyrov in her comment on his statement about the burial of Lenin's body.
School kids on a guided tour to the Achkhoi-Martan District Court. Photo http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/society/88926/
12:57, 3 November 2017
Two federal judges deprived of their powers in Chechnya
The Qualification Collegium of Judges has stopped the powers of two judges from the Achkhoi-Martan District Court because of illegal decisions pronounced by them.
Ramazan Abdulatipov and Vladimir Vasiliev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
09:47, 3 November 2017
Putin asks Abdulatipov to help Vasiliev to plunge into Dagestani problems
The former head of Dagestan and the leaders of 10 other regions, dismissed in late September, will receive state awards and should not interfere in the work of their successors, Russian President Vladimir Putin has stated.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence. Photo Sputnik / Anar Mustafaev https://sputnik.az/karabakh/20171023/412451627/gucumuzu-subut-etmeye-haziriq.html
09:27, 3 November 2017
Azerbaijan reports machine-gun fire in conflict zone
Within the past 24 hours, positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces were shelled for 119 times, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports.
Shamil's Gates in Gunib. Photo S. Prokudin-Gorskiy, 1904. http://prokudin-gorskiy.ru/
06:54, 3 November 2017
Regional ethnographers talk on Gunib popularization through art project
The project "Tsar Valley, Art-Gunib", the winner of Vladimir Potanin Foundation's Contest "The Changing Museum in the Changing World", is aimed at preserving the natural beauty of the village and popularizing its historical and cultural heritage, said Naida Dibirova, a deputy director of the Makhachkala History Museum.
News
Residents of villages in the Dakhadayevsky district reported on the consequences of landslides.

A Dagestani woman has been accused of financing an extremist organization.

The Makhachkala bypass is closed due to road damage.

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.