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Georgian flags at the rally in Tbilisi, April 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot".
07:35, 6 October 2015
Georgian activists demand to release protesters supporting "Rustavi 2" TV Channel
In Tbilisi, more than 200 people held a rally in front of the house of Bidzina Ivanishvili, the former Prime Minister of Georgia. They were protesting against the court's decision to arrest two activists of the NGO "Free Zone" and a member of the "United National Movement" Party.
Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan. Photo: Sergei Martianov, Eldar Rasulov, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=32&com=photogallery
06:44, 6 October 2015
Law enforcers start searching for militants in Karabudakhkent District of Dagestan
This morning, a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced in the territory of the Karabudakhkent District. This was reported by the spokesman of the operational headquarters of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) in Dagestan.
At the electoral precinct. Photo: http://region-gazeta.ru/last/astrakhan/astrakhan_1351.html
04:40, 6 October 2015
Astrakhan launches investigation into falsification of election results
In Astrakhan, the investigation has been launched into the criminal case on falsification of the election results at the electoral precinct No. 344 of the Soviet District of Astrakhan.
Tsuntin District of Dagestan. Photo: Suleiman Magomedov, http://odnoselchane.ru/?page=photos_of_category&sect=1396&com=photogallery
23:14, 5 October 2015
Three natives of Northern Caucasus included in sanctions list of US Treasury
Today, the press service of the US Treasury has announced the inclusion of three Russian citizens in the anti-terror sanctions list. According to the US Treasury, they are Islam Atabiev, well-known under the nickname "al-Shishani", "Abu Jihad" Akhmed Chataev ("One-Armed Akhmed"), and Zaurbek Guchaev ("Abdul Aziz"), the "TASS" reports.
Meeting of Novy Kurush residents, Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, September 22, 2015. Photo: news analytical website, http://www.onkavkaz.com/
18:19, 5 October 2015
Residents of Novy Kurush report on prosecution of local Salafis
After the mass detention of believers of the Salafi mosque in the village of Novy Kurush of the Khasavyurt District of Dagestan, eight persons were taken into custody. This was reported by local residents.
Poster of the opponents of the constitutional reforms saying ‘No’. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:27, 5 October 2015
In Yerevan, about 21 participants of rally detained, police report
Today, opponents of the constitutional reforms have marched to the parliament building, which held hearings concerning the draft amendments to the Constitution. At the parliament building, the police and the demonstrators entered an incident, as a result of which one activist was detained. According to the organizers of the rally, other 17 demonstrators were detained after the protesters broke through the police cordon and partially blocked the traffic in Bagramyan Avenue.
Nadezhda Savchenko in the Donetsk City Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
12:47, 5 October 2015
Rostov Regional Court upholds decision on Nadezhda Savchenko's arrest
The Rostov Regional Court has upheld the decision of the court of first instance to extend the arrest of Nadezhda Savchenko, a staff member of the Ukrainian armed forces, accused of the killing of Russian journalists, until January 16, 2016.
08:28, 5 October 2015
"Rosbalt": relatives of Geremeev and Mukhudinov not aware of their whereabouts
In the course of the investigation into Boris Nemtsov murder, the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has conducted searches and interrogations in the Shelkovskaya District of Chechnya, where Ruslan Geremeev and Ruslan Mukhudinov, defendants in the criminal case, used to live, the "Rosbalt" reports.
Koran. Photo: http://www.ansar.ru/confirmed/2013/9/21/43517
05:46, 5 October 2015
Consideration of Ramzan Kadyrov's appeal against ban of book with quotations from Koran postponed
The decision of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court to recognize as extremist material of the book "Prayer (dua) to Allah: its meaning and place in Islam" have been challenged by the Russian Council of Muftis, one of the reviewers of the book "Prayer to Allah", and other persons. In this regard, according to the City Court, the appeal filed by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has not been sent for the consideration to the Sakhalin Regional Court.
Activists of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" Party in Taganrog. Photo: Komarova V.M., http://sr-taganrog.ru/#img-39964974.sngujkuw4v.jpg
04:53, 5 October 2015
Activists of "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" hold rally and demand resignation of Taganrog Mayor
On October 3, about 150 people held a protest action directed against Mayor of Taganrog Vladimir Prasolov and his team. According to organizers of the protest actions, members of the "Spravedlivaya Rossiya" (Fair Russia) Party, the petition with the demand for the Mayor's resignation was signed by more than one thousand city residents.
Law enforcers during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/06/27/v-untsukulskom-raione-obnaruzhen-blindazh-neitralizovany-dva-bandita.html
02:25, 5 October 2015
On September 28-October 4, one person killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of September 28-October 4, 2015, one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
23:38, 4 October 2015
Journalist Parviz Gashimli to be fully acquitted, his defence asserts
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has scheduled the consideration of the appeal against the sentence of journalist Parviz Gashimli for October 27. The defence intends to achieve full acquittal of the journalist, who is supported by the Minister of Justice of Azerbaijan and several members of the Parliament.
22:59, 4 October 2015
In Akhtubinsk, hunger-strikers suspend their protest action
Employees of the "Akhtuba ATP" (auto transport company) have stopped their hunger strike after the citywide rally and meeting. The participants of the action have put forward the demands to prevent the bankruptcy of the enterprise and create the conditions for its active operation.
Believers in a mosque. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
20:30, 4 October 2015
Believers of Makhachkala mosque report on mass registration at police station
After the believers of the mosque, located in the area of the Makhachkala garden and dacha community "Palmyra", had been brought to the police station, all of them were registered at the police. According to mosque-goers, they are dissatisfied with the close attention and pressure from law enforcers, and a lot of Muslims are going to leave Dagestan because of the law enforcers' actions.
Malik Bagliev. Photo: http://www.dagmintrud.ru/info/rukovodstvo/bagliev-malik-dzhamedinovich/
12:47, 4 October 2015
Ramazan Abdulatipov: Malik Bagliev to be appointed new Mayor of Derbent
Today, Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov has announced that Malik Bagliev, Minister of Labour and Social Development of the Republic of Dagestan, will be appointed the Mayor of Derbent in the coming days.
05:12, 4 October 2015
Refugees from Iraq call on Armenian government to support them
In Armenia, the Yazidis, who arrived from Iraq and who were granted refugee status, faced the problem of integration. Participants of the roundtable "Opportunities of granting asylum to Yazidi refugees", held in Yerevan on September 30, have expressed the hope that the Armenian government will provide assistance to Yazidi refugees.
00:55, 4 October 2015
Detained Kizilyurt resident located by her relatives
Zagra Magomedrasulova, a resident of Dagestani Kizilyurt, detained on October 2, is being kept at the GOVD (City Interior Division). The police have not confirmed the information.
22:21, 3 October 2015
In Akhtubinsk, hunger-strikers and Communists hold rally in support of "Akhtuba ATP"
Today, in Akhtubinsk, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) has held a rally demanding to maintain the municipal enterprise "Akhtuba ATP" (auto transport company). Besides, the rally also supported the employees of the "Akhtuba ATP" who had declared a hunger strike.
20:03, 3 October 2015
Makhachkala residents report on detention of mosque-goers
Law enforcers carried out mass detentions of young people after the prayer in the mosque, located in the area of the Makhachkala garden and dacha community "Palmyra". This was reported by eyewitnesses.
19:18, 3 October 2015
Sochi residents protest against electoral violations
Staff members of public organizations and political parties, operating in Sochi, held a two-hour action with the slogan "Against fraud at the elections to the City Assembly".
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Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.

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.