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13:12, 25 October 2016
Policemen charged in case of Vladimir Tskaev's death
The chief of the police unit and eight staff members of the criminal investigation department of the Vladikavkaz Police are charged with abuse of power and use of violence resulting in the death of a detainee. One of the defendants has concluded a pre-trial agreement on cooperation, reported investigators.
Yuri Bengardt, the advocate of Igor Nagavkin. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
13:10, 25 October 2016
Volgograd human rights defender Igor Nagavkin stops his hunger strike
Igor Nagavkin, the leader of the regional branch of the movement "For Human Rights", has begun eating at SIZO (pre-trial prison) after he had started to receive medical treatment. This was reported by his advocate, who visited the human rights defender.
08:30, 25 October 2016
During antiterrorist exercises, MIA by mistake mentions three Sakhalin residents as militants from Dagestan
Photos of three Sakhalin residents of Caucasian appearance were disseminated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) through social networks as part of wanted bulletins for alleged militants from Dagestan. The Sakhalin residents, who were named in the wanted bulletins for the suspects killed during a special operation in Izberbash and Makhachkala, filed complaints to the Prosecutor's Office.
Bidzina Ivanishvili. Photo: Michał Koziczyński, Wikimedia.org
05:05, 25 October 2016
Hague Court accepts lawsuit against Bidzina Ivanishvili
The opposition Georgian Labour Party has demanded to bring the former Georgian Prime Minister to criminal liability for involvement in illegal arms sales to Angola.
Magomednabi Magomedov. Photo: http://memohrc.org/special-projects/delo-imama-magomednabi-magomedova
21:19, 24 October 2016
Defence of Imam Magomedov treats verdict as gift to militants
The Dagestani Imam Magomednabi Magomedov, convicted today by the North-Caucasian District Military Court, had received threats from militants, who demanded not to interfere with the departure of young people "to the forest," said Dagir Khasavov, the Imam's advocate.
Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the 'Caucasian Knot'.
20:11, 24 October 2016
Chechen residents express concern about recorded beating of man for drug dealing (+video)
A video record, showing a group of unidentified persons beating up a man, accused of drug dealing, has been broadly disseminated over the Chechen segment of the WhatsApp messenger. The residents of the republic, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", fear that power agents, inspired by Ramzan Kadyrov's statements about the need to severely punish drug dealers, may be involved in the beatings.
18:42, 24 October 2016
Azeri Govt offered to simplify NGO registration and receipt grants thereby
A package of proposals aimed to improve the legal environment for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has been lodged to the Government of Azerbaijan by a group of 29 civil society activists. They offer to cancel the earlier adopted amendments, which toughen the control over NGOs, to simplify registration of them and the procedure of issuance and receiving of grants.
Besik Kudukhov. Photo: http://wrestdag.ru
17:10, 24 October 2016
IOC refuses to deprive Besik Kudukhov of Games-2012 medal
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stopped an investigation against the wrestler Besik Kudukhov, a native of South Ossetia, suspected of using doping, who perished in a road accident.
16:21, 24 October 2016
Imam Magomedov sentenced to five years in prison
The North-Caucasian District Military Court has found the Dagestani Imam Magomednabi Magomedov guilty of inciting terrorism.
Flowers in the gym of Beslan school No.1. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
14:57, 24 October 2016
Court acquits participant of protest action in Beslan
Today, the Supreme Court (SC) of North Ossetia has cancelled the sentence to community service pronounced against Zemfira Tsirikhova, a resident of Beslan.
Fethullah Gülen. Photo: © EPA/FGULEN.COM
11:04, 24 October 2016
In Baku, houses of suspected supporters of Fethullah Gülen searched
In the villages of Sakhil and Lokbatan, during searches carried out in the houses of five supporters of preacher Fethullah Gülen, law enforcers discovered prohibited books. This was reported by the law enforcement bodies of Azerbaijan.
Sign ‘Danger! Mines!’ Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:41, 24 October 2016
"HALO Trust" raises money to clear Karabakh village of mines
The international organization "HALO Trust" has organized raising of 30,000 US dollars for mine clearance of the village of Myurishen of the Martakert District of Nagorno-Karabakh.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
02:50, 24 October 2016
On October 17-23, 2016, at least 9 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of October 17-23, 2016, at least 9 persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, eight were killed, and one person was wounded. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Sandra Roelofs. Photo: http://sputnik-georgia.ru/politics/20160819/233029945.html
15:01, 23 October 2016
Sandra Roelofs refuses to participate in second round of parliamentary elections
Today, on October 23, Sandra Roelofs, who runs for a seat in the Georgian Parliament as a majority candidate from the Zugdidi District, has announced her decision to abandon participation in the second round of the parliamentary elections.
Memorial to victims of the terror act in Dubrovka Theatre Centre, Moscow, October 23, 2016. Photo by Magomed Tuayev for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:54, 23 October 2016
14th anniversary of Dubrovka terror act
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the day when on October 23, 2002, militants took hostage 916 people in the Dubrovka Theatre Centre and demanded to withdraw Russian troops from Chechnya. The day of October 26, 2002, is considered to be the date of the end of the rescue operation, in which 130 hostages were killed and more than 700 others were injured. In Moscow, events for the 14th anniversary of the terror act are scheduled for October 26.
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.
News
Residents of Parakar demanded that the family of Volodya Grigoryan, accused of murdering him, be evicted from the community.

Investigators have requested the arrest of two of Karapetyan's supporters.

Two parties have announced their lists for the parliamentary elections in Armenia.

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.