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Said Amirov in the courtroom. Photo by Oleg Pchyolov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:02, 17 October 2017
ECtHR denies Amirov’s complaint against prison doctors
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found convincing the evidence provided by Russian authorities that Said Amirov, a former Mayor of Makhachkala, receives all the necessary medical care in the colony, where he serves his term.
An ambulance car. Photo © Sputnik. Maxim Blinov
14:21, 17 October 2017
Doctors find Chechen woman suspected of beating up a five-year-old child mentally healthy
The 51-year-old resident of Chechnya has stated that she was not aware of what she was doing when beating up her five-year-old relative girl, but doctors assert that she is mentally sane.
The Verkhny Lars border checkpoint from the Russian side. Photo by Akhmed Aldebirov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:36, 17 October 2017
Woman suspected of recruiting militants detained on Georgian border
The foreign woman detained at the Verkhny Lars border checkpoint had urged people to join militants and helped them to leave for Syria, the North-Ossetian Frontier Authority reports.
Live-firing exercises from the air defence systems in the Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/?gid=20292
08:17, 17 October 2017
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of 105 cases of shelling
During shelling on October 16-17, the Armenian armed forces used large-calibre machine guns, reported the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Ilham Aliev and Serzh Sargsyan at the meeting in Geneva. Photo: administration of the President of Azerbaijan
06:49, 17 October 2017
Armenian political analysts see no progress in Ilham Aliev’s talks with Serzh Sargsyan
The statement by Ilham Aliev and Serzh Sargsyan does not reflect any concrete steps to reduce tension and resolve the conflict. This opinion has been expressed by political observer Stepan Safaryan. The progress is being hampered by the position of Russia, believes expert Ruben Megrabyan.
01:12, 17 October 2017
Source makes public names of all four detained Dagestanis
Dagestani natives Khidirnabi Kazuev, Samir Ibragimov, Gabibula Khalduzov, and Albert Khasbolatov are detained on the suspicion of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia. This has been reported by a source.
Zelimkhan Bakaev © Photo from the community "Zelimkhan Bakaev" on "VKontakte", vk.com/zelimbakaefffff
23:49, 16 October 2017
"Russian LGBT Network" links Chechen singer Bakaev’s disappearance with persecution of gays
Zelimkhan Bakaev, a singer, was detained in Chechnya because of suspicions of his homosexuality; after his disappearance, several show business figures were beaten up to knock out confessions about their intimate ties with Bakaev, said Igor Kochetkov, the head of the Russian LGBT Network.
Maxim Lapunov. Photo: RFE/RL
20:07, 16 October 2017
Rights defenders: investigators are passive in gay Lapunov’s case
For four weeks, there were no investigative actions on the statement Maxim Lapunov, a gay detained in Chechnya, Igor Kalyapin, the head of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), has stated.
Circassian activists near the building of the Krasnodar Territorial Court. October 16, 2017. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:54, 16 October 2017
Ruslan Gvashev announces intent to go on struggling for his rights
Ruslan Gvashev’s defenders and relatives have treated the decision of the Krasnodar Territorial Court on his case as unjustified and absurd. Gvashev himself said that he was gaining strength for the further struggle for his rights, but he would not plan go on a hunger strike.
A press conference in Moscow with Maxim Lapunov. October 16, 2017. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
18:29, 16 October 2017
Gay detained in Chechnya publicly tells about torture for the first time
Maxim Lapunov said that in March this year he was detained in Chechnya and spent 12 days in the cellar, where he was beaten up.
Circassian activists near the building of the Krasnodar Territorial Court. October 16, 2017. Photo by Anna Gritsevich for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:22, 16 October 2017
Abkhazian group of Gvashev’s supporters detained in Adygea for four hours
Today, fifteen supporters of Ruslan Gvashev from Abkhazia, who were travelling to Krasnodar in order to attend the trial of his case, spent four hours at the police station of the village of Enem in the Republic of Adygea. Activists from Kabardino-Balkaria were allowed by the police to continue their travel after the trial was over.
War in Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Erik De Castro
16:16, 16 October 2017
CIT: nine mercenaries from "Wagner's PMC" killed in Syria
At least nine mercenaries from the private military company known as "Wagner's PMC", including a native of the Volzhsky town in the Volgograd Region, were killed in Syria in August and September. This was reported by the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT). The "Wagner's PMC" attracts people by promises of good earnings, explained residents of the Rostov Region.
The Krasnodar Territorial Court © Yelena Sineok, https://www.yuga.ru/
14:24, 16 October 2017
In Krasnodar, Court upholds fine to Ruslan Gvashev (+video)
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has dismissed the complaint filed by Ruslan Gvashev, who was fined for praying at the Tulip Tree. Advocates will appeal against the Court's decision.
A law enforcer during the special operation in Dagestan. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/organami-fsb-i-mvd-presechena-deyatelnost.html
12:30, 16 October 2017
On October 9-15, 2017, two persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of October 9-15, 2017, two persons were killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
A native of Dagestan detained as a suspect of involvement in the terrorist organization banned in Russia. Photo by NAC http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/organami-fsb-i-mvd-presechena-deyatelnost.html
11:05, 16 October 2017
"Kommersant": IS militants confess to plotting massacre in Makhachkala
Natives of Dagestan detained in Moscow and Makhachkala were plotting attacks on participants of the World Festival of Youth and Students, reported a source.
Live-firing exercises from the air defence systems "Buk-MB". Photo http://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
09:39, 16 October 2017
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of machine-gun attacks
On October 15-16, the Armenian armed forces violated the ceasefire regime 118 times, reported the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Anet, an elderly woman from the Karabakh village of Talish. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:52, 16 October 2017
ICRC launches business programme for refugees from Talish village
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which provides assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Karabakh village of Talish, has decided to reduce the dependence of refugees' family members from financial assistance and invited them to take part in collective microeconomic projects.
Relatives of the victims in the attack on Nalchik committed on October 13, 2005. KBR, Nalchik, October 2012. Photo by Anna Arsenyeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:25, 15 October 2017
Relatives of prisoners sentenced for attack on Nalchik emphasize need for reconciliation
Twelve years after the attack on Nalchik, the reconciliation between relatives of the killed law enforcers and militants is needed, emphasize relatives of the people sentenced for the attack. They complained of pressure on their families and violation of the rights of prisoners in penal colonies.
A native of Dagestan suspected of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia. Photo by the National Antiterrorist Committee
17:17, 15 October 2017
NAC releases a video with interrogation of four detained Dagestanis
Natives of Dagestan suspected of involvement in the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) banned in Russia have voiced the confessions. This is evidenced by a video record released by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
The border between Uganda and the Republic of the Congo. Photo REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
14:46, 15 October 2017
Relatives of pilot who disappeared in Congo hold a rally in Tbilisi
Participants in a protest action in Tbilisi have demanded from the Georgian authorities to provide the information about the fate of Joseph Osiurauli, a Georgian military pilot, who was captured in the Republic of the Congo.
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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.