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The residents of the village of Shushiya claim they are ready to continue protests. The Novolaksky District of Dagestan. October 6, 2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:20, 6 October 2016
Protesters demand to return land to Dagestani village
Today, in Dagestan, residents of the village of Shushiya of the Novolaksky District have gathered for a rally with the demand to return to the village 16.7 hectares of land plots. According to the villagers, they are waiting for the district leaders for talks.
The Tabasaran District of Dagestan. Photo: Magomedrasul Mallaradzhabovich http://odnoselchane.ru/
12:05, 6 October 2016
CTO legal regime in Tabasaran District lifted
Today, the operational headquarters for Dagestan has lifted the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime, introduced in the Tabasaran District on October 2.
Ramzan Kadyrov (to the left) at the Grand Prix Akhmat-2016 tournament in mixed martial arts (MMA). Grozny, April 2016. Photo http://www.grozny-inform.ru/multimedia/photos/62469/
11:56, 6 October 2016
Russian Ministry of Sports promises to look into situation with children's MMA fights in Grozny
Organizers of the competitions in mixed martial arts (MMA), with performances of children, including sons of Ramzan Kadyrov, will be asked to submit the information about participants of the tournament. After that, the investigation into the competitions will take place. This was stated by Pavel Kolobkov, Russian Deputy Minister of Sports.
Miners' picket near the building of the "Kingcoal" former coal company in Gukovo. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:32, 6 October 2016
In Gukovo, miners refute Governor's information about wage arrears pays-off
On October 5, in Gukovo, about 100 miners gathered for a rally in front of the office of the "Kingcoal" former coal company. The protestors refuted the reports that 20 million roubles of wage arrears were paid off to them.
The Chernobyl NPP. Photo: Serhil Korovainyi (RFE/RL)
03:44, 6 October 2016
Defender of Zalina Alkhasova claims too severe sentence for her client
Zalina Alkhasova, who worked as an assistant to Lera Alkhasova, a representative of "victims of Chernobyl" from Kabardino-Balkaria in the courts, pleaded not guilty of fraud. She has made a decision to appeal against the verdict, her advocate reports.
Zanuydin Urdanov, a participant of the protest action in Makhachkala. October 5, 2016. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 5 October 2016
Authorities promise to reveal whereabouts of missing residents of Dagestan
In Makhachkala, participants of the rally decided to finish their protest action after a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of the Dagestani government. The official promised to try to reveal the whereabouts of four disappeared residents of Dagestan until 11:00 a.m. on October 6.
The residents of the city go through the metal detectors to get to the building of the State Theatre and Concert Hall (in the background). Grozny, October 5, 2016. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
17:41, 5 October 2016
Chechen residents believe Ramzan Kadyrov's inauguration ceremony dedicated to his birthday
According to residents of Chechnya, the inauguration of Ramzan Kadyrov is artificially combined with his birthday. The residents of Chechnya report that the inauguration ceremony takes place at enhanced security measures.
Svetlana Gannushkina. Photo: Yuri Timofeyev (RFE/RL)
15:16, 5 October 2016
Svetlana Gannushkina nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Svetlana Gannushkina, the chair of the Committee "Civil Assistance", is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016. She can be awarded such a reward, in particular, for her activities on protection of migrants' rights.
15:14, 5 October 2016
Dagestani female human rights defender disappears in Rostov Region
Svetlana Isaeva, a member of the Public Oversight Commission (POC) stopped answering calls to her mobile phone on her way to Rostov-on-Don.
Ramzan Kadyrov (in the centre) at the Grand Prix Akhmat-2016 tournament in mixed martial arts (MMA). Grozny, May 2016. Photo http://www.grozny-inform.ru/news/health/72797/
14:48, 5 October 2016
Children's MMA in Grozny provoke resonance on Internet
In Grozny, the Grand Prix Akhmat-2016 tournament in mixed martial arts (MMA) held the children's exhibition performance. They were won by three sons of Ramzan Kadyrov, 10, 9, and 8 years old. Internet users have strongly condemned the involvement of children in the competitions.
14:31, 5 October 2016
Varvara Karaulova refuses to plead guilty
The Moscow District Military Court has started to consider on the merits the case against Alexandra Ivanova (Varvara Karaulova). The defendant pleaded not guilty.
The relatives of disappeared Dagestani residents in the central square of Makhachkala. 03.10.2016. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:07, 5 October 2016
In Makhachkala, relatives of disappeared Dagestani residents come to protest action (+video)
In the centre of Makhachkala, about 50 people took part in the action, demanding from the authorities to reveal the whereabouts of Gashim Uzdanov, Pakhrudin Makhaev, Islam Magomedov, and Shamil Djamalutdinov. Their relatives believe that the disappeared men were detained by law enforcers.
The miners near the office of the "Kingcoal" group of companies. Photo by Valery Lyugaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
09:42, 5 October 2016
Property of "Kingcoal" subsidiary to be auctioned off in Rostov Region
The bankruptcy supervisor of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Coal Company "Almaznaya" (a subsidiary of the "Kingcoal"), which went bankrupt, placed on auction the company's buildings. The initial value of the company's property amounts to 50 million roubles.
The participants of the protest action of the "Nairit" factory workers. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
03:59, 5 October 2016
Human rights defenders call on Armenian authorities to adopt anti-discrimination law
In Armenia, the absence of anti-discrimination laws and the proper implementation of existing norms on gender equality have a negative impact on women. This is stated in the report of the anti-discrimination centre "Memorial" and the Institute of Civil Society, prepared by the UN Committee session on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
The participants of public hearings. Sochi, October 3, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:07, 5 October 2016
In Sochi, participants of public hearings find project of mountain cableway harmful for city environment
The project of reconstruction of the alpine cableway "Psekhako-D", prepared by Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Gazprom Sotsinvest", can contaminate sources of drinking water of the city of Sochi and inflict damage to specially protected areas of the National Park and the Caucasus Biosphere Reserve.
One of the private houses located in Lysaya Gora Street near the new multi-apartment building. Sochi, October 4, 2016. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:24, 5 October 2016
Sochi residents accuse developers of using tactics of "scorched earth"
In Sochi, at the gathering, tenants of the houses located in Lysaya Gora Street have claimed that developers use the tactics of "scorched earth" to build multi-apartment buildings instead of single-storey houses of local residents living there for a long time.
A landscape of Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent
23:39, 4 October 2016
In case of caliphate in Kabardino-Balkaria, two witnesses retract their statements
Witnesses, who testified at trial in the case of an attempt to create a Sharia state in Kabardino-Balkaria, have retracted their statements that they allegedly saw how grenades and other items of physical evidence had been seized from detainee Kantemir Zheldashev.
21:48, 4 October 2016
Relatives of four Dagestani residents appeal to human rights defenders for help in search for them
Relatives of Gashim Uzdanov, Pakhrudin Makhaev, Islam Magomedov, and Shamil Djamalutdinov have appealed to the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" with a request to help finding them.
Judge Makhach Aliev. Photo derbent.ru/politics/664-brata-pervogo-prezidenta-dagestana-muhu-alieva-peredadut-v-sledstvennyy-komitet-rossii.html
17:54, 4 October 2016
Judge Makhach Aliev calls criminal proceedings against him a provocation
The criminal proceedings against federal Judge Makhach Aliev are not of political nature, and they are not connected with his brother Mukhu Aliev, the first president of Dagestan. This opinion was voiced by Dagestani journalists Gadjimurad Sagitov and Milrad Fatullaev.
The protest action of the ex-workers of the "Nairit" factory. An inscription on a banner: "Resume of "Nairit"". Yerevan, September 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:14, 4 October 2016
Workers of "Nairit" Factory demand to resume its operation
At their protest action, workers of the "Nairit" Chemical Factory have demanded to resume the activities of the plant. They want to bring the issue of the "Nairit" Factory for discussion at the Parliament.
News
A Georgian citizen detained by security forces in South Ossetia has been released.

Valeria Kichigina. Screenshot from the Telegram account @valerafzlln. A Russian journalist has been convicted for reporting on the results of the Five-Day War.

The death of Ossetian combatants has attracted the attention of Georgian Facebook users*

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.