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Dmitry Batyrev. Photo: RFE/RL
04:26, 28 October 2017
Victims criticize judgement on Dmitry Batyrev's death case
Some of those convicted in the case of Dmitry Batyrev's death in Kalmyk Colony No. 1 received unduly short prison terms, the victims' advocate has stated.
Ekaterina Voloshina holds solo picket in Sochi, October 27, 2017. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
03:26, 28 October 2017
Sochi: activist holds picket demanding to release Gudimov and Khristosenko
Ekaterina Voloshina, an employee of one of Sochi legal firms, has held a solo picket in protest against the actual ban on opposition protests and with a demand to release the arrested activists Konstantin Gudimov and Olesya Khristosenko.
02:31, 28 October 2017
Volgograd activist appeals against Mayoralty's refusal to sanction picket
Anatoly Eldyrkin, a member of the Volgograd Human Rights Council (HRC) and a participant in "Strategy-31" actions, has filed a lawsuit demanding to recognize illegal the Mayoralty's refusal to sanction a picket scheduled by activists for October 29.
23:19, 27 October 2017
Resident of Mozdok found in IVS after kidnapping
Alim Chervaev, a resident of Mozdok, who was kidnapped by armed people from the city marketplace on October 26, is kept at the temporary isolation facility (known as IVS) of the Mozdok District, his relatives have reported. Power agents assert that they had found firearms and drugs on him, but his friends and relatives are sure that he is innocent.
Mikhail Saakashvili (right). Photo: REUTERS/Vitaliy Hrabar
19:32, 27 October 2017
Saakashvili repeatedly asks asylum in Ukraine
The former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has repeatedly, this time in person, filed an application for granting him additional protection status in Ukraine, Markiyan Galabala, his advocate, has stated today.
Azerbaijani activist Yalchin Gakhramanogly and journalist Fikret Guseinov (right). Photo: Yalchin Gakhramanogly, RFE/RL
16:26, 27 October 2017
Azerbaijani journalist Guseinli released in Ukraine
Today, the court has released the journalist Fikret Guseinli, arrested in Ukraine at the request of Azerbaijan, on bail, said People's Deputy Nikolai Knyazhitsky.
Migrants go on hunger strike in Makhachkala special detention facility. Photo: https://chernovik.net/content/lenta-novostey/migranty-soderzhashchiesya-god-v-specpriyomnike-mvd-po-dagestanu-obyavili
15:45, 27 October 2017
Migrants go on hunger strike in Makhachkala special detention facility
Eleven persons are on hunger strike; they have sent 11 applications to the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office, the Russian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO), the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), and Vladimir Vasiliev, the acting head of the republic, demanding attention and a check of their detention centre, the "Chernovik" writes.
Poster reading "Putin will answer for 'Nord-Ost'!" outside the White House, https://twitter.com/navalnylive
13:38, 27 October 2017
Activists detained in Moscow for "Nord-Ost" poster
Three persons, who stuck a poster reading "Putin will answer for 'Nord-Ost'!" outside the White House were sent to a police station, said the coordinator of the Moscow Navalny's office.
At the memorial to the victims of Dubrovka terror attack. Photo: RFE/RL
12:05, 27 October 2017
Relatives of victims of Dubrovka terror act treat it as most terrible tragedy for last 15 years
In Moscow, on October 26, at the Dubrovka Theatrical Centre, 130 white balloons were released into the sky – equal to the number of casualties of the 2002 terror act. The participants of the action told about the pain that they still feel when recollect the events of 15 years ago.
Marat Ismailov, organizer of the anti-corruption rally in Makhachkala. Photo: RFE/RL
10:13, 27 October 2017
Makhachkala: rally organizer adjudges 25,000 roubles from MIA
The Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala has partially satisfied the claim lodged by Marat Ismailov, the organizer of the anti-corruption rally on March 26, by collecting 25,000 roubles from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) as compensation for his moral harm.
Rosgvardia fighters. Photo: https://socmedia.enisey.tv/news/post-3036/
09:15, 27 October 2017
Commander of "Rosgvardia" fighters who perished in Chechnya dismissed
The commander of the unit of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard), where on October 23 an officer shot dead four of his colleagues, was dismissed and is giving testimonies within the service check.
Halloween celebration by students in Dagestan. Photo: http://derbent.bezformata.ru/listnews/prazdnik-halloween/26333003/
06:49, 27 October 2017
Journalists criticize calls for boycotting Halloween in Dagestan
The topic of boycotting Halloween is artificially inflated, the journalists, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", believe.
Law enforcers, Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot.
05:45, 27 October 2017
Chechnya: kidnappings become systematic
The situation with people's disappearances in Chechnya is similar to the one observed during the second Chechen campaign, and kidnappings committed by law enforcers have turned into a system, rights defenders assert. According to the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot", since the start of this year, relatives of at least 43 people have reported their kidnappings.
Crying woman, Grozny. Photo: RFE/RL
01:43, 27 October 2017
Lawyers criticize Dagestani power agents for arresting Russian women-returnees from Syria
A complaint has been filed against the decision to arrest Zagidat Abakarova and Muslimat Kurbanova after their voluntary return from the warfare zone in Syria, Djuma Magomedova, an advocate, has stated.
Rally in Baku, March 15, 2017. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot.
21:04, 26 October 2017
Azerbaijani oppositionists doubt terror act version at the rally
The report of special services that the liquidated militants had been plotting a terror act at an opposition rally in Baku is able of intimidating the protesters and thereby affecting the number of them, the politicians and experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe.
Afghan Mukhtarly (centre). Screenshot, video by the Caucasian Knot.
17:29, 26 October 2017
Afghan Mukhtarly granted Pavel Sheremet Award
In Estonia, the Pavel Sheremet Award granted to Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was handed over to his wife Leyla Mustafaeva.
Pilgrims at airport. Photo: http://www.riadagestan.ru/mobile/news/society/bolshaya_chast_palomnikov_v_dagestane_otpravilas_v_khadzh/
15:49, 26 October 2017
For Dagestanis, minimum cost of going for Hajj reaches 2400 US dollars
Next year, pilgrims from Dagestan will be able to choose several programmes to go to Mecca. So far, only two tours ‑ "Economy" and "Standard" ‑ have been approved. The least expensive option for 2400 US dollars involves sending pilgrims from Makhachkala to the city of Aqaba in Jordan and then to Medina.
Rosgvardia fighters. Photo: Gennady Anosov / Yugopolis
15:47, 26 October 2017
Law enforcers detain commander of Rosgvardia fighters shot dead in Chechnya
In Chechnya, law enforcers detained a commander of a unit from the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardia), in which an officer shot and killed four of his colleagues on October 23. This was reported by sources from the law enforcement agencies.
Screenshot of "Matilda", video posted by user Official trailers, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvYBquWXbvU
15:19, 26 October 2017
In Northern Caucasus, cinemas of seven cities take risk to screen Matilda
Today, in the cities of Northern Caucasus, including Makhachkala, Kaspiysk, Nalchik, Cherkessk, Vladikavkaz, Pyatigorsk, and Stavropol, only a few cinemas have started screening "Matilda" film which provoked public resonance yet before its premiere.
Fighters of members of "Sasna Tsrer" squad. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
11:59, 26 October 2017
"Sasna Tsrer" member Sergey Kyuregyan placed to punishment cell
Sergey Kyuregyan was placed to a punishment cell after he had delivered a speech at a court hearing in the Shengavit District Court of Armenia held on October 24. This was reported by his father Armenak Kyuregyan.
News
Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains. Photo: Fortanga / Telegram channel Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains.

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.