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Folk festival dedicated to the 190th anniversary of Balkaria's accession to Russia. Photo by the Caucasian Knot correspondent.
14:37, 24 October 2017
Kabardino-Balkaria marks 190th anniversary of accession to Russia
Stones from Balkarian villages, a horse made of straw, kitchen utensils and a record shashlik (shish kebab) were shown to residents of Kabardino-Balkaria at the folk festival dedicated to the 190th anniversary of Balkaria's accession to Russia.
Screenshot of the film "Matilda". Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvYBquWXbvU
14:00, 24 October 2017
Cinemas in Yeisk and Chechnya refuse to screen "Matilda"
The Cinema Centre "Premier" of the city of Yeisk, Krasnodar Territory, will not screen "Matilda", its director has stated. Chechnya has also refused to screen the resonant movie.
Anthony Burden. Photo: WNYC New York Public Radio https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Бурден,_Энтони
11:53, 24 October 2017
CNN presenter put on Azerbaijani "black list"
Anthony Burden, a chef, who is running his show at the American CNN TV Channel, has been put on the undesirable persons' list for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh, Khikmet Gadjiev, the spokesman of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), has stated today.
Denis Khisamov. Photo: http://mvd.tj/index.php/ru/kriminalnye-novosti/15604-sha-rvandi-federatsiyai-rossiya-ba-di-ang-o-dar-suriya-bo-shinosnomai-albak-dar-to-ikiston-dastgir-shud-2
09:26, 24 October 2017
Father of Krasnodar resident explains his son's involvement in IS* by creditors' pressure
On October 23, it became known that Turkey had given Denis Khisamov, 33, a former Captain of the Russian Ministry of Defence, out to Tajikistan; Denis was detained in April after his return from Syria.
Mosque in the village of Shamkhal. Photo: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Мечеть-посёлка-Шамхал/988539047905750
07:29, 24 October 2017
Makhachkala opens Sheikh Chirkeisky Mosque
The mosque named after Sheikh Said-Afandi Chirkeisky, killed in 2012, has been opened in the village of Shamkhal in the Kirov District of Makhachkala. It is able to accommodate 300 people at once.
Leaders of oppositional parties in Sochi express solidarity with Navalny's supporters. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the Caucasian Knot.
07:23, 24 October 2017
In Sochi, leaders of oppositional parties express solidarity with Navalny's supporters
A trial against activists of the Navalny's office in Sochi is a political persecution. This was stated by Igor Vasiliev, the branch leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). People are being punished for a photo on the office porch and a walk with a balloon, declared Iren Ilienkova, the leader of the local "Yabloko" Party branch.
Samvel Babayan. Photo: http://ru.a1plus.am/1333392.html
03:53, 24 October 2017
In Samvel Babayan's case, witness confesses to ordering Igla missile system
At a trial, a witness has confessed to the court that he himself purchased the man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) "Igla" for the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh. Earlier, Samvel Babayan, the former Defence Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, has been accused of importing the missile system.
Miners take part in picket in Gukovo, October 23, 2017. Photo by Vyacheslav Prudnikov for the Caucasian Knot.
03:02, 24 October 2017
About 90 miners hold protest action in Gukovo
At a picket in Gukovo, miners have claimed no improvement with payment of wage arrears and said they would continue to hold protests every day.
Russian Military Base in Armenia. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
00:00, 24 October 2017
Two Russian soldiers die in "Alagyaz" Armenian training ground
In Armenia, a Russian serviceman has accidentally shot his colleague dead from a submachine gun, and then committed suicide, the press service of the Southern Military District (SMD) reports.
22:33, 23 October 2017
Chechen "Rosgvardia" fighters killed at point-blank by a native of Dagestan
In Chechnya, a serviceman of the "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) killed his colleagues after a conflict with them, the shots were fired "practically at point-blank," said a source from the Military Commandant's Office of Chechnya.
Nerses Pogosyan (centre) in the courtroom. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot.
21:19, 23 October 2017
Nerses Pogosyan stops his hunger strike
Nerses Pogosyan, a figurant in the case of Zhirair Sefilyan, the leader of the oppositional movement "100 Years without Regime", has stopped his protest hunger strike on the 24th day thereof, in the evening on October 22, his advocate Araik Papikyan told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Rosgvardia special vehicles. Photo: http://twistar.ru/source/5057/photo?lang=ru
19:58, 23 October 2017
"Rosgvardia" serviceman shoots his four colleagues dead in Chechnya
In Chechnya, a "Rosgvardia" (Russian National Guard) soldier opened fire in the barracks and wounded four of his colleagues, who died from the wounds. The shooter was liquidated (killed), the "Rosgvardia" has reported.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Photo: RFE/RL
19:09, 23 October 2017
Court leaves Afghan Mukhtarly in custody
In Azerbaijan, the Court of Appeal has dismissed the complaint filed by journalist Afghan Mukhtarly about extension of his arrest.
Tatiana Felgengauer. Still picture from video posted by user ProGorod12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plIc1sdcCHE
15:42, 23 October 2017
Critic of Kremlin's policy in the Caucasus wounded at "Echo Moskvy"
Tatiana Felgengauer, a presenter of the "Echo Moskvy" Radio, who has been hospitalized with a wound in the neck, has become another victim of an attack on journalists in Russia. Felgengauer has been often broadcasting on sensitive topics related to Northern Caucasus. In particular, she discussed the links of Nemtsov's murder with Chechnya and the Kremlin's patronage of Ramzan Kadyrov.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
15:16, 23 October 2017
CTO regime lifted in two districts of Dagestan
Today, power agents have completed the search for militants in the Babayurt and Kizilyurt Districts of Dagestan, launched on October 1.
Portrait of woman killed in Dubrovka terror act, Moscow, October 26, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Grigory Tambulov
13:50, 23 October 2017
Causes of deaths of Dubrovka terror act victims remain unknown for 15 years
Today, people mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy when the Dubrovka Theatre Centre was captured by militants. Despite the requests voiced by the victims, a lot of details surrounding the circumstances of the tragedy have not yet been made public.
Law enforcers. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/organami-fsb-i-mvd-presechena-deyatelnost.html
10:55, 23 October 2017
On October 16-22, four people fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week from October 16 to October 22, 2017, four persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus; one of them was killed and three were wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
"Akhmat" FC team. Photo: http://fc-akhmat.ru/gallery
10:27, 23 October 2017
Students report threats of being dismissed for failure to attend match of "Akhmat" FC
Football fans have expressed their disappointment with the performance of football players from the Grozny FC in the visiting match with the "Ural" FC team. On October 22, the match ended with the defeat of the "Akhmat" FC team. Under the threat to dismiss rectors of higher education institutions and kick out students, the authorities of Chechnya ordered to ensure a 100% turnout of football fans for the next match of the "Akhmat" FC team to be held in Grozny.
Burnt down house in Rostov-on-Don, August 23, 2017. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot.
07:59, 23 October 2017
Rostov fire victims not allowed restoring their houses
No permits will be issued for restoration of houses burnt as a result of a fire which occurred in Rostov-on-Don in August, and land plots will be purchased under the "voluntarily and compulsory" procedure. This has been stated by City Mayor Vitaly Kushnaryov at a meeting with the fire victims.
02:11, 23 October 2017
Activists vote for a "sheep" at election of Telavi Mayor
In the city of Telavi in the Kakheti region, civil activists have spoiled ballots in protest against the deprivation of the town of its self-government status. The activists wrote a word "sheep" on the ballots.
News
The idea of opening transit from Russia to Georgia through South Ossetia has sparked debates on social media.

Arkady Babchenko* has been sentenced in absentia for posts without foreign agent labeling.

A ban on the movement of any transport on the Transcaucasus has been introduced.

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.