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23:44, 11 October 2016
Buynaksk protesters are hunger-striking for two weeks
Eight members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) and the "Yabloko" Party, who demand to cancel the election outcomes in Buynaksk, have announced their intention to go to court.
Igor Stenin. Photo by Elena Grebenyuk for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
19:13, 11 October 2016
Stenin complains about falsification of evidence in his case
A cassation complaint has been lodged to the Astrakhan Regional Court by Igor Stenin, the leader of the nationalist movement "Russians of Astrakhan". He asserts in his complaint that the guilty verdict against him on charges of inciting extremism had been passed on the basis of falsified evidence.
Action by relatives of missing Dagestanis, Makhachkala, October 11, 2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
17:50, 11 October 2016
Relatives of missing Dagestanis state authorities' inaction (+video)
Today, about 40 persons took part in an action in the central square of Makhachkala, demanding from the authorities to inform them about the whereabouts of the citizens of the republic, who disappeared during the period from May 2009 to October 2016.
16:38, 11 October 2016
Savva reports receipt refugee status
Ukraine and the United States have granted the refugee status to Mikhail Savva, a Professor of the Kuban State University (KSU) and Director of Grant Programmes of the Southern Regional Resource Centre (SRRC), convicted of a fraud. This was announced by Mr Savva himself.
15:12, 11 October 2016
Georgia: alleged organizer of pogroms at elections arrested
The court has ruled to place Giya Mkheidze, a resident of Georgia, suspected of organizing pogroms at two polling stations – Nos. 79 and 108 in the village of Djikhashkari, – into pre-trial custody, the "Interfax" reports citing its source from the court.
14:20, 11 October 2016
ICRF suspects Krasnodar policeman of beating a detainee
In Krasnodar, a district police inspector is dismissed and comes under investigation. He is suspected of the fact that he has beaten a detainee, threatened him to falsify a criminal case against him, and tried to extort 500,000 roubles from him. When the policeman got no money from the detainee, he took the detainee's car. This has been reported today by the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Grand Prix Akhmat-2016 tournament in mixed martial arts (MMA), May 2016. Photo: http://grozny-inform.ru/multimedia/photos/72803/
12:51, 11 October 2016
Father and coach of boy, knocked out by Ramzan Kadyrov's son, claim staged nature of fight
A boy, who was knocked out by a son of Ramzan Kadyrov during a performance fight in Grozny, was not injured, since the fight was staged and the winner was determined in advance. This was reported by the father of the defeated boy.
Mardiros Demerchyan and chief of legal department of the "Public Verdict" Foundation Elena Pershakova. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
09:35, 11 October 2016
Defence of Mardiros Demerchyan draws Court's attention to contradictions in testimonies of prosecution witnesses
In Sochi, at the session of the Adler District Court in the case against builder Mardiros Demerchyan, accused of slander, the policemen and medical attendants have claimed that no torture was used against Mardiros Demerchyan and that he got no bodily harm. The defence of the accused builder has drawn the Court's attention to the fact that the testimonies given by the policemen contain a lot of contradictions.
Atsamaz Khadikov continues series of pickets against ‘Electrozink’ factory.
05:34, 11 October 2016
In Sochi, Atsamaz Khadikov continues series of pickets against "Electrozink" Factory
In Sochi, Atsamaz Khadikov, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), held a picket with the demand to take actions against environmental pollution in Vladikavkaz by the "Electrozink" Factory.
03:58, 11 October 2016
"Dozhd" TV Channel clarifies circumstances of closure of Bilalov brothers' case
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has closed the criminal cases of abuse of power, which had been earlier filed against businessmen Magomed and Akhmed Bilalov. This was reported by the "Dozhd" (Rain) TV Channel with reference to its own sources.
Talekh Bagirzade (left). Still-picture from the Youtube video
01:33, 11 October 2016
Witnesses claim being forced to testify against Talekh Bagirzade
At the trial in the "Nardaran case", witnesses have claimed that after the detention, they were subjected to pressure to testify against Talekh Bagirzade, the chairman of the movement "Muslim Unity", reports the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Voting at parliamentary elections in Georgia, October 8, 2016. Photo: Sputnik/Levan Aviabreli
20:54, 10 October 2016
Georgian CEC has completed pre-tabulation of final protocols
After pre-processing of the final protocols received from the precinct election commissions (PECs), the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has announced that the ruling party "Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia" has won 856,762 votes, which makes 48.65% of all the votes; the "United National Movement" (UNM) has won 477,596 votes – 27.14%; and the bloc "David Tarkhan-Mouravi, Irma Inashvili – Alliance of Georgian Patriots, United Opposition" – 88,109 votes – 5%.
At the polling station on Election Day in Georgia. Photo: http://sputnik-georgia.ru/politics/20161007/233424140/Opros-55-chitatelej-Sputnik-idut-na-parlamentskie-vybory-v-Gruzii.html
17:56, 10 October 2016
International observers demand re-voting at some stations in Georgia
The Joint International Election Observation Mission, whose members visited 200 polling stations for the election to the Parliament of Georgia on October 8, have stated the need to hold a re-run of elections in Zugdidi and Marneuli, casting doubt on the accuracy of vote tabulation there.
War in Syria. Photo by user Kurdishstruggle, https://www.flickr.com
17:11, 10 October 2016
Adaptation commission stands for KBR resident who returned from Syria
The Republic's Commission for Adaptation of Former Militants to Peaceful Life has decided to claim indulgence to a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), who was detained in Nalchik after his arrival by air from Syria.
Propaganda poster of the "United National Movement" opposition party, Tbilisi, October 2016. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:00, 10 October 2016
Georgian NGOs state pressure on their observers during elections
At least 300 violations were fixed by observers sent by NGOs to monitor the parliamentary elections in Georgia.
14:10, 10 October 2016
Count of signatures in support of Emelianenko exceeds 90,000
Within three days, the appeal to Russian President, demanding to clear out the conflict of Fyodor Emelianenko, the head of the Union of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) with the retinue of Ramzan Kadyrov about children's fights organized in Grozny gathered 90,610 signatures.
12:48, 10 October 2016
Power agents link militants killed in Suleiman-Stalsky District to "Southern" grouping
Possible accomplices of the three militants killed today in the Suleiman-Stalsky District of Dagestan are looked for in the vicinity of the village of Tsmur, the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has reported today. According to law enforcers, the casualties were members of the "Southern" grouping of militants, said a law enforcement source.
Law enforcer during CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-troe-0.html
12:13, 10 October 2016
MIA: militants killed in Chechnya arrived from Dagestan
The eight people, killed in Chechnya on October 9, were on the way to the Republic of Dagestan; their route was along country roads, to bypass stationary police posts, a source from the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) told the "Caucasian Knot" today.
Mina Skouen. Photo: Nhc.no
03:00, 10 October 2016
Norwegian rights defender gives details of attack on observers in Djikhashkari
During the attack on the polling station in the village of Djikhashkari, Zugdidi District of Georgia, the attackers took away observers' telephones, and hit one female observer on the head, said Mina Skouen, a Norwegian rights defender and a member of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee.
Road sign 'Stop' fixed at Dagestani police car bumper. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-hode-kto-v-dagestane-neytralizovany-troe-0.html
01:35, 10 October 2016
Number of casualties in Dagestani CTO reaches three
In the evening on October 9, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the Suleiman-Stalsky District. At night on October 10, republic's law enforcement sources reported the killing of suspected militants in the CTO area.
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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.

The fundraising for Anna Mankieva has been completed.

Cherkessk City Court. Photo from the Telegram channel of the United Press Service of the Courts of Karachay-Cherkessia https://t.me/sudpress09/1776 The court agreed to transfer the defendants in the Kalimatov case from the Armavir pretrial detention center.

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.