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    Buynaksk residents encircled by the law enforcers. Buynaksk, October 16, 2015. Photo by Shamil Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    08:00, 17 October 2015
    In Buynaksk, at least seven persons detained after dispersal of deputies' meeting with voters
    In Buynaksk, the dispersal of the deputies' meeting with their voters ended with detentions. The participants of the meeting are charged with disobeying the lawful demands of the police.
    Buynaksk residents at the square cordoned off by the law enforcers. Buynaksk, October 16, 2015. Photo by Shamil Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    05:07, 17 October 2015
    In Buynaksk, deputies complain to Prosecutor's Office about dispersal of meeting with voters
    In Dagestan, the deputies, representing the "Party of Veterans of Russia" in the Buynaksk City Council, have filed a complaint to the Dagestani Prosecutor's Office about the actions of the law enforcers, who did not allow them holding the meeting with voters in the centre of the city. Deputies demand to bring to justice the persons guilty of the incident.
    A wolf. Photo: Tom Tietz, Linkedin.com
    02:50, 17 October 2015
    Kabardino-Balkaria sets up teams of hunters to kill wolves
    In Kabardino-Balkaria, officials have made a decision to create teams of hunters to deal with wolves. The government is considering the possibility to start paying rewards in 2016 for shooting of predators.
    Buynaksk residents encircled by the law enforcers. Buynaksk, October 16, 2015. Photo by Shamil Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    21:00, 16 October 2015
    Police disperse action in Buynaksk (+video)
    The police did not allow holding the meeting with participation of public activists and deputies of the Buynaksk City Council from the "Party of Veterans of Russia".
    Picket with the demand to give Valery Permyakov out to the Armenian law enforcers. Yerevan, February 12, 2015. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    20:02, 16 October 2015
    Valery Permyakov faces new charges
    Today, the defendant in the case of the murder of the Avetisyan family members has been charged with robbery and an attempt to cross the border between Armenia and Turkey. The defendant has pleaded guilty to the new charges. This was reported by the Investigating Committee of Armenia.
    A woman with a Russian flag in her hands. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
    19:19, 16 October 2015
    Rights defenders specify major women's rights violations in Northern Caucasus
    The Russian Justice Initiative (RJI) and the Chechnya Advocacy Network (CAN) have sent to the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) the alternative report on the Russia's compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Northern Caucasus.
    Flowers and Boris Nemtsov's photo at the murder spot. Moscow, October 9, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
    17:35, 16 October 2015
    Refusal to investigate torture of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov recognized as legitimate
    Advocates intend to appeal against the decision of the Basmanny Court of Moscow to recognize as legitimate the refusal to institute a criminal case on torture of Tamerlan Eskerkhanov, a defendant in the case of the Boris Nemtsov's murder.
    Relatives of the prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment demand to review the criminal cases of their relatives. Inscription on a poster: "Prisoners serving life sentences should be pardoned". Yerevan, October 15, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
    15:56, 16 October 2015
    In Armenia, prisoners suspend their hunger strike
    In Armenia, prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment have suspended their protest action while they are waiting for response from the presidential administration to the letters with the requests for reviews of their criminal cases.
    Police car. Photo: Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis
    15:08, 16 October 2015
    Investigators check financial motives in case of Kaplan Tebuev's murder
    Kaplan Tebuev, the head of the village, killed in Karachay-Cherkessia, used to work earlier as a top manager of a major distillery. Investigators suggest that the crime can be connected with that period of his activities.
    A hiding with weapons. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
    11:02, 16 October 2015
    Hiding with munitions discovered in Ingush village of Surkhakhi
    In the Nazran District, in the course of operative and search activities, law enforcers discovered a hiding with weapons and about 20 kilograms of explosives. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
    10:29, 16 October 2015
    Resident of Chechnya charged with attempt on policemen
    The Court of the Urus-Martan District has received a criminal case against Umar Akhtaev, a 25-year-old local resident. According to the suspect, he planned to destroy in an uninhabited area a homemade grenade, an explosion of which affected policemen.
    10:10, 16 October 2015
    Resident of Dagestan sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment for involvement in IAF
    The Levashi District Court of the Republic of Dagestan has found a resident of the village of Okhli of the Levashi District guilty of involvement in an illegal armed formation (IAF).
    Dina Alborova. Photo: http://www.arnews.ru/news/1615055.html
    08:11, 16 October 2015
    In South Ossetia, leaders of two NGOs decide to dissolve their organizations
    The "Association for Social, Economic and Cultural Development of South Ossetia" (ASECD) and the Women's Association "For Democracy and Human Rights" are preparing packages of documents on self-liquidation to be submitted to the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).
    Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: Anastasiya Kirilenko RFE/RL
    07:36, 16 October 2015
    FSIN commission supports Evgeny Vitishko's motion for CER
    Evgeny Vitishko, an ecological activist from the Krasnodar Territory, has filed one more motion for conditional early relief (CER) to the Kirsanov District Court of the Tambov Region. The Department of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) for the Tambov Region has for the first time supported the ecologist's motion on CER.
    21:02, 15 October 2015
    Native of Dagestan, suspected of recruitment for IS, arrested in Berlin
    The Imam of a mosque, arrested in Berlin, is accused of supporting terrorist activities and recruitment of young people, mainly from Chechnya, to take part in the combat actions in Syria in the ranks of the "Islamic State" (IS), recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia.
    Еhe construction of a bridge over the Strait of Kerch. Photo: http://most-kerch.org/mery-po-oxrane-okruzhayushhej-sredy-pri-stroitelstve-mosta/
    17:29, 15 October 2015
    Ecologists accuse bridge builders of destructing Cape Tuzla
    Tuzla Island has turned into a parking lot and a place for storage of inert materials, and the natural area "Cape Tuzla" has been virtually destroyed. This was reported by the "Ecological Watch on Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch). Residents of the city of Taman complain about the shortage of drinking water.
    Verkhny Dzhalgan village. The Derbent district of Dagestan. Photo: А А http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
    16:05, 15 October 2015
    Residents of Derbent District report no CTO restrictions
    In the Derbent District of Dagestan, local residents report that they have not yet experienced any restrictions in the area of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).
    15:16, 15 October 2015
    Residents of Kvanada report on detention of their fellow villager
    Law enforcers have ceased to take special measures as a part of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Dagestani village of Kvanada and started to search for militants in the forest. This was reported by local residents. According to them, the law enforcers took away a man, whose son was hiding from them.
    14:23, 15 October 2015
    Russian SC upholds verdict to resident of Dagestan sentenced for extremism
    The Russian Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the appeals filed by the defender and the prosecutor against the verdict to Shamil Omarov, a resident of Dagestan, who was sentenced to five years of imprisonment in a penal colony on the charge of involvement in the activities of the organization "Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami".
    Flowers and Boris Nemtsov's photo at the Memorial to victims of political repressions. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
    13:03, 15 October 2015
    Boris Nemtsov is among three finalists for Sakharov Prize
    The European Parliament has mentioned the name of politician Boris Nemtsov, killed in February 2015, among three finalists for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
    News
    Russian military. Frame from a video by the Ministry of Defense of Russia dated 12.04.25, https://t.me/mod_russia/51226 The authorities have recognized at least 9650 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine.

    Gas station in Nalchik. Photo "Caucasian Knot" Drivers from Kabardino-Balkaria pointed out the price difference for gasoline with neighboring regions.

    Gas station in Makhachkala. Photo "Caucasian Knot" The authorities' report on combating the fuel crisis has caused skepticism among the residents of Dagestan.

    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.