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Law enforcer’s vehicle in the village of Kvanada. Photo: 05.мвд.рф
12:37, 23 October 2016
CTO legal regime lifted in village of Kvanada
Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime introduced in the village of Kvanada of the Tsumada District of Dagestan on October 21 has been lifted.
Advocate Marina Dubrovina. Photo: Anton Naumlyuk (RFE/RL)
01:16, 23 October 2016
"Civil Rights Defenders" calls on to stop prosecuting advocates of Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh
The human rights organization "Civil Rights Defenders" has called on the Russian authorities to immediately stop the prosecution of advocates Marina Dubrovina and Dokka Itslaev, who represented the interests of Stanislav Klykh and Nikolai Karpyuk at the trial in Grozny. Members of the "Civil Rights Defenders" believe that the prosecution of the advocates is aimed at punishing them for their activities to protect human rights.
The Donchi-ool pensioners at the police department. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:10, 23 October 2016
135 people sign petition initiated by Sochi pensioners Donchi-ool
For five days, the petition initiated by Sochi spouses Klara and Valentin Donchi-ool against the police arbitrariness gained 135 signatures. The petition was sent to the Investigating Committee of the Russian federation (ICRF).
21:08, 22 October 2016
In Volgograd, nine persons hold picket against criminalization of children punishment
Today, in the centre of Volgograd, activists of the organization "All-Russian Parental Resistance" have continued to collect signatures against a new law criminalizing punishment of children.
A secondary school in Shamilkala. Photo: Schsite.ru/shamilkala-sch
17:11, 22 October 2016
Man suspected of killing pension carriers in Dagestan detained in school territory
In Dagestan, a man, suspected of involvement in the murder of two persons engaged in delivery of pensions, took refuge at the school of the village of Shamilkala. This was reported by local residents. According to them, they heard shots during the detention, and then law enforcers forced the suspect out of the school territory and drove him away.
The law enforcers during special operation in the village of Kvanada. Screenshot of a video by NAC, youtube.com/watch?v=__MAWbCnsZA
16:34, 22 October 2016
Village of Kvanada faces special operation for the second time in 2016
In Dagestan, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) carried out in the village of Kvanada in the Tsumada District has become the second one held in the village in 2016. Earlier, when CTO legal regime had been introduced in the village, Magomed Abdulkhalikov was killed there. Law enforcers treated him as the leader of the "Tsumada" militant grouping.
A submachine gun used by the suspects killed in the village of Stalskoe, law enforcers believe. Photo: 05.мвд.рф
14:26, 22 October 2016
MIA releases pictures from place of shootout in Kizilyurt District of Dagestan
According to updated information, one of the suspects killed in the Dagestani village of Stalskoe was a member of the "Khasavyurt" militant grouping, and the second suspect was an accomplice of the militants. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has disseminated pictures of the car driven by the killed suspects and shelled by law enforcers.
The site of the special operation in the village Kvanada. Photo: 05.мвд.рф
13:25, 22 October 2016
Suspects killed in Kvanada identified as members of "Tsumada" grouping
Two suspects killed in a special operation in the village Kvanada of the Tsumada District were members of a local militant grouping. They went into hiding in 2014, but took refuge in one of the rural houses, report law enforcers.
Protesters in the central square of Nardaran. November 26, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:55, 22 October 2016
In "Nardaran case," defendants complain about being beaten at SIZO
Talekh Bagirzade, the leader of the movement "Muslim Unity", Abbas Guseinov, another defendant in the "Nardaran case", have complained to the court that physicians had refused to register bodily harm inflicted to them by warders of the SIZO (pre-trial prison). Out of five policemen questioned as witnesses, four failed to confirm involvement of the defendants in the riots.
Dagestan, a view of Derbent and Naryn-Kala fortress. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
05:21, 22 October 2016
Moscow proposes more than double reduction in funding of state programme for NCFD's development
It is proposed to reduce funding for the state programme of development of the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD) in 2017 to 13.7 billion roubles, while the amount of 31.8 billion roubles was initially allocated. According to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the focus is on attraction of private investment to the NCFD.
23:59, 21 October 2016
Two persons shot dead in shootout in Dagestan
In the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, two militants opened fire on power agents and were killed by return fire, law enforcement bodies have reported.
The participants and winners of the regional stage of the award of the "Committee of Civil Initiatives" in Nalchik. October 20, 2016. Photo: Premiagi.ru/news/439
22:34, 21 October 2016
12 projects from Kabardino-Balkaria selected for federal round of "Civil Initiative" award
12 projects on organization of volunteer movement and care for children with disabilities, orphans and people diagnosed with cancer won the regional stage of the award of the "Committee of Civil Initiatives" in Kabardino-Balkaria. Now they are offered for the federal stage of the award, and in case of the victory, the authors will be granted cash prizes to develop their initiatives.
Women-protesters in a gym at School No. 1. Photo: Diana Khachatryan http://www.president-sovet.ru/
20:17, 21 October 2016
Punishment to Beslan protester changed
The Supreme Court of North Ossetia has replaced the initially appointed correctional labour to Svetlana Margieva, a protester in Beslan, by a fine of 5000 roubles.
Alavdi Musaev, a Geriev's advocate. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:50, 21 October 2016
Geriev's case attracted attention of Russian and British press
Materials about the political nature of prosecution of Zhalaudi Geriev, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent in Chechnya, were published by the "Kommersant" and The Guardian.
Flowers at site of the terror act in Volgograd. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:57, 21 October 2016
About 100 Volgograd residents commemorate victims of terror act (+video)
Relatives of the victims of the Volgograd terror act have refused to talk to journalists after an action held to honour the memory of the victims of the tragedy.
The tenants of the house In No. 4 in Tsyurupa Street. Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:29, 21 October 2016
Sochi Mayoralty demands from developer to respond to fire victims' appeal
In Sochi, the City Mayor has met people affected by the fire and stated that until October 24, the developer is to respond to appeals filed by tenants of the house destroyed by the fire in Tsyurupa Street, who demanded to pay them financial compensation or provide them with equivalent housing.
Mark Yavorsky. Photo by Oksana Yavorskaya
13:17, 21 October 2016
POC claims violation of rights of blind man accused of double murder in Sochi
The Krasnodar Regional Court of Appeal has refused in appeal consideration of the complaint filed by Sochi resident Mark Yavorsky, Category I visually impaired person, who was accused of killing two men. The defendant, his defence, and parents claim false conclusions of the investigation, and members of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) reports on violation of the defendant's rights to qualified medical care.
Harvest of grapes. Armenia, October 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:16, 21 October 2016
In Armenia, low harvest and debts force farmers to abandon grape growing
In Armenia, some farmers have not yet got the money for grapes delivered past year to processing enterprises. Low harvest has caused additional damage to workers of the sphere. Many of the winegrowers interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have declared that they are ready to change the type of activity.
The Sukhumi Court. Photo by Stella Adleyba for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:26, 21 October 2016
Russian Trifonov convicted in Abkhazia for illegal IP-telephony
The Sukhumi Court has sentenced Vladimir Trifonov to three years and five months in a colony-settlement and a fine of 30,000 roubles for the imputed damage caused to the Abkhazian mobile operator. According to his advocate, the convict will be released from custody on October 25; and he is not going to appeal against the verdict.
A believer with a headband in honor of Abalfaz, also known as Abbas, Imam Husseyn's brother. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:48, 21 October 2016
Rights defenders have 166 persons on new list of Azerbaijani political prisoners
Three-quarters of the list of political prisoners, drawn up by three human rights organizations of Azerbaijan, are residents of the country, persecuted by the authorities for their religious beliefs.
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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.