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An activist of the NGO "Free Zone". Photo by Marina Bukiya for the "Caucasian Knot"
14:18, 14 October 2015
"Free Zone" claims political motives for prosecution of activists in Georgia
Tbilisi has started the trial in the case of journalist Zaza Davitaya, who was beaten last year. Activists of the NGO "Free Zone" are involved in the case as defendants. At the first court session, after the advocate's speech, the Judge, who chaired the trial, disqualified herself.
Zhanna Nemtsova. Photo: http://vistanews.ru/society/14608-reporterom-russkoy-redakcii-deutsche-welle-stanet-doch-nemcova.html
13:16, 14 October 2015
Basmanny Court dismisses Zhanna Nemtsova's complaint about investigators’ inaction
The Basmanny Court of Moscow has found lawful and justified the actions of the investigating authorities in the case of the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder. Thus, Judge Elena Lenskaya has dismissed the complaint filed by the daughter of the killed oppositionist about the inaction of the investigators.
12:36, 14 October 2015
Policemen wounded in Chechnya to leave hospital soon, physicians believe
The condition of three staff members of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), wounded in the course of the special operation in Grozny, is estimated by physicians as stable. They are expected to leave the hospital in the nearest future. This was reported by a MIA's official.
Fatou Bensouda. Photo: http://www.un.org/News/dh/photos/large/2013/January/01-16-2013fatoubensouda.jpg
12:26, 14 October 2015
Prosecutor of Hague ICC suspects authorities of South Ossetia of ethnic cleansing
Fatou Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, has asked for permission to start the investigation into the armed conflict in South Ossetia in 2008 in connection with the information on possible war crimes.
The entrance to the Basmanny District Court of Moscow. Photo: http://basmanny.msk.sudrf.ru/
11:56, 14 October 2015
Court agrees to question Ruslan Geremeev in case of Boris Nemtsov's murder
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has confirmed the relevance for the questioning of Ruslan Geremeev in the case of the politician Boris Nemtsov's murder. Meanwhile, the Court has dismissed the motion filed by the advocate of Zhanna Nemtsova to question Ramzan Kadyrov.
CTO in Dagestan. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/10/14/v-dagestane-neitralizovany-boeviki-iz-gimrinskoi-bandy.html
07:53, 14 October 2015
In October, Chechnya already registers the highest number of victims to armed conflict for six months
The total number of people killed and wounded in a special operation in Grozny has exceeded the appropriate figure for any month for the past six months. Six persons suffered in a special operation in the Chechen capital, while during two previous quarters of 2015, according to calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot", the number of victims does not exceed five persons.
The law enforcers in the streets of Nalchik. Photo: http://kbr-time.ru
06:16, 14 October 2015
Experts: 10 years after attack on Nalchik, factors of radicalization still not disappear
During 10 years passed since the militants' attack on Nalchik in 2005, the authorities did not eliminate the factors contributing to the radicalization of young people. This opinion was expressed by the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
02:27, 14 October 2015
Citizen of Tajikistan sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment for recruitment of Stavropol woman into IS
In Rostov-on-Don, the North-Caucasian District Military Court has sentenced a citizen of Tajikistan, who tried to recruit a female resident of the Stavropol Territory for joining the "Islamic State" (IS) in Syria. According to investigators, the man contacted the young woman through social networks.
01:29, 14 October 2015
Ramzan Kadyrov mentions Aslan Baisultanov, detained in Moscow, among killed IS militants
On October 8, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov mentioned Aslan Baisultanov, detained on October 11 in Moscow on suspicion of plotting a terror act, among the militants killed in Grozny. The Chechen leader himself has explained his statement by the fact that he made it "without delay".
The building of the Office of the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
00:31, 14 October 2015
HRC "Memorial": Chechen SC ignores Karpyuk's testimony about torture
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya has refused to record in the protocol of the court session, held on October 12, the testimony given by Ukrainian citizen Nikolai Karpyuk about torture during the preliminary investigation. This was reported by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial".
21:01, 13 October 2015
Relatives of men, detained during CTO in Ingushetia, report on their disappearance
Residents of the village of Surkhakhi of the Nazran District have reported that they are unable to locate Tagir, Abo and Alikhan Bogatyryov, detained in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) on October 12. Officials from the law enforcement bodies have reported that they have no information on the whereabouts of the detainees.
16:30, 13 October 2015
Investigators name suspected customer of terror act in Moscow
According to investigators and prosecutors, Aslan Baisultanov, a native of Grozny, got a detonator and an improvised explosive device (IED) for committing a terror act in Moscow, from the man named Shamil Chergizov.
16:27, 13 October 2015
Court arrests third person involved in case of plotting terror act in Moscow
The Lefortovo Court of Moscow has pronounced the decision to take into custody until December 12 Mokhmad Mezhidov, a native of Grozny, one of the persons, suspected of plotting terror acts in Moscow.
FSB agent. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/
16:06, 13 October 2015
"Interfax": native of Kabardino-Balkaria suspected of plotting terror act in Moscow
Law enforcers put on the wanted list Elbrus Bittirov, suspected of plotting a terror act in Moscow.
The village of Kvanada in the Tsumada District of Dagestan. Photo: Shamil Kuraev http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
16:02, 13 October 2015
In Dagestan, Kvanada village becomes centre of special operation
In the Tsumada District of Dagestan, law enforcers are engaged in special activities carried out within the counterterrorist operation (CTO) mostly in the village of Kvanada, local residents report. They also report on large number of soldiers and searches conducted.
16:00, 13 October 2015
Court arrests second person involved in case of plotting terror act in Moscow
The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has pronounced the decision to take Elman Ashaev, a resident of Grozny, one of the persons, suspected of plotting terror acts in Moscow, into custody until December 12.
The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow. October 13, 2015. Photo by Yuliya Buslavskaya for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:38, 13 October 2015
Court arrests native of Chechnya on charge of plotting terror act in Moscow
Aslan Baisultanov, a native of Grozny, will be kept at a temporary detention facility until the completion of the preliminary investigation into the case on the organization of a terror act in Moscow. This decision was made by the Judge of the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow.
Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:25, 13 October 2015
Investigation into case of Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev's murder sabotaged, advocate asserts
In Dagestan, investigators violate the requirements of the law on the procedure for registration and consideration of citizens' complaints and reports about crimes. This was stated by an advocate in the case of the murder of journalist Akhmednabi Akhmednabiyev in the open letter addressed to Alexander Bastrykin, Chief of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Flowers and Boris Nemtsov's photo at the murder spot. Moscow, October 9, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:59, 13 October 2015
Investigators refuse to reclassify case of Boris Nemtsov's murder
The motion to reclassify the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder to Article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Attempt on the life of a state or public figure". This was reported by Vadim Prokhorov, an advocate of the Nemtsov's family members.
Tanker "Mechanic Chebotaryov". Photo: http://crew-man.com/News/Allnews
12:56, 13 October 2015
Ramzan Kadyrov announces his involvement in liberation of Russian sailor in Libya
In Libya, Pavel Magatin, a watchman of the detained tanker "Mechanic Chebotaryov", has been liberated due to the mediation of Adam Delimkhanov, a State Duma MP. According to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Pavel Magatin is already in Grozny.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Muftis of the North Caucasus republics have announced the start dates for Ramadan.

Recognized human losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 7,250

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.