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The Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, February 17, 2014. Photo by Grigory Shvedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:26, 10 October 2015
Olympic infrastructure becomes heavy burden for Sochi budget, experts believe
In Sochi, the expenses for the maintenance of the facilities built for the 2014 Olympic Games are mainly born by the budgets of the city and the region, and the expenses spend for the maintenance still exceed the revenues generated from their operation. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
Portraits of Boris Nemtsov and a sign with number of days passed after his death. Moscow, Big Moskvoretsky Bridge, October 9, 2015. Photo by Vyacheslav Feraposhkin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:41, 10 October 2015
Moscow opens monument to Boris Nemtsov and exhibition of his portraits on his birthday
On the whole day of October 9, despite the cloudy weather, people were carrying candles, flowers, and posters to the place of the Boris Nemtsov's murder on Big Moskvoretsky Bridge, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports. At the curb, people installed a sign reading: "Nemtsov's Bridge" and dozens of the politician's photos. Next to many of the portraits, people placed posters with quotes from Boris Nemtsov's speeches.
14:59, 10 October 2015
Intigam Aliev receives IBA Human Rights Award
In Azerbaijan, the practice of imprisonment of human rights defenders and public activists on false charges is widespread, and all political prisoners in the country deserve awards for protection of human rights. This was declared by Intigam Aliev, the head of the organization "Legal Education Society", in connection with his award of the International Bar Association (IBA).
12:15, 10 October 2015
FSB special forces fighter killed in action in Gimry
A FSB Special Forces fighter was killed in the course of the counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Dagestani village of Gimry. He was wounded in a firefight with suspected militants and later died.
11:56, 10 October 2015
NAC reports on three militants killed in Gimry
Today, at 6:40 a.m., a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced in the Dagestani village of Gimry. Law enforcers blocked the armed men in a house. Three suspected militants, blocked in the house in the village, were killed as a result of the armed clash, the press centre of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reports.
Leyla and Arif Yunus. Photo: http://rus.azattyq.org/content/leila-arif-yunus-sud-v-baku/27131084.html
06:18, 10 October 2015
HRW calls on Azerbaijani authorities to free Yunus spouses from charges
In Baku, the court has scheduled the consideration of the appeal against the sentence to human rights defender Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif Yunus for October 12. The Azerbaijani authorities should free the Yunus spouses from charges and release them. This was declared by the statement made by the international human rights organization "Human Rights Watch" (HRW).
05:19, 10 October 2015
Advocates ask Prosecutor's Office to protect rights of Khasavyurt resident, who claims being tortured
In Dagestan, advocates of Djamal Razhitkhanov, a local resident, detained on suspicion of aiding and abetting members of the armed underground, have filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office about the pressure on the defendant to waive their services. On October 9, the complaint was addressed to Ramazan Shakhnavazov, Prosecutor of Dagestan.
00:03, 10 October 2015
Novel about Dagestan enters final of "Russian Booker" contest
Today, in Moscow, the jury of the literary prize "Russian Booker" has announced the short list of the finalists for the 2015 award for best novel in Russian, which included the Alisa Ganieva's book on modern Dagestan "Bride and Groom".
21:12, 9 October 2015
Rights defenders doubt of charges against Karpyuk and Klykh
Investigating authorities are trying to give Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, members of the UNA-UNSO, accused in Chechnya, most negative image for the emotional impact on the judge and the jury, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reports.
18:51, 9 October 2015
Pamfilova speaks in favour of Savchenko’s transfer to Ukraine
The transfer of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to Ukraine will be "a humane and reasonable decision", Ella Pamfilova, the Russian Ombudsperson, said today.
18:19, 9 October 2015
Makhachkala resident detained on suspicion of involvement in the IS
Law enforcement bodies suspect Murtazaliev, a resident of Dagestan, of involvement in warfare in Syria.
17:50, 9 October 2015
CoA upholds conviction of activist Yusifli
On October 9, the Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) finished considering the complaint lodged by Asif Yusifli, an activist of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), convicted on charges of fraud and document forgery. The CoA upheld the verdict. Yusifli’s advocates intend to file an appeal to the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan.
Residents of the Staropromyslovskiy District during special operation in Grozny, October 8, 2015. Photo: operational footage by the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Chechen Republic, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Giaed4U6-CU
17:09, 9 October 2015
Eyewitnesses of CTO in Chechnya state power agents refused to evacuate children
During the counterterrorist operation (CTO) conducted in Grozny, power agents did not evacuate the children of the kindergarten, located next to the blocked nine-storey building, said parents of the pre-schoolers.
Air bomb. Photo: http://syria.mil.ru/photo/gallery.htm?id=25375@cmsPhotoGallery
11:48, 9 October 2015
Caucasian opponents to airstrikes on Syria fear civilian casualties
Most of Russian residents support the military involvement of their country in Syrian conflict, as they see a threat from the "Islamic State" (IS), the "Levada Centre” has cleared out. Among residents of Northern Caucasus, there are both supporters and opponents of the Kremlin’s decisions.
Zhanna Nemtsova. Photo: http://mediastancia.com/news/3496/
09:09, 9 October 2015
Nemtsov’s daughter agrees to meet Kadyrov after his interrogation
If the investigators into the murder of Boris Nemtsov manage to question Ramzan Kadyrov, Zhanna Nemtsova, Boris’ daughter, will be ready to personally talk to him. Currently, because of received threats, she is outside Russia.
Policemen. Photo: https://www.yuga.ru/media/eb/3b/police_auto__rfpt9lq.jpg
07:56, 9 October 2015
MIA states involvement of Shamil Magomedov, killed in Makhachkala, in kidnappings
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Shamil Magomedov, shot dead in the capital of Dagestan, was involved in several serious crimes, including attempts on lives of law enforcers, and kidnappings.
Evgeny Vitishko. Photo: http://www.ewnc.nichost.ru/node/13225
06:50, 9 October 2015
"EcoWatch" treats judgement on Vitishko’s case as "half-measure"
The issue of Vitishko release from colony may be delayed again, the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch) expressed its concern commenting on the yesterday's decision of the Tambov Regional Court.
Akif Gurbanov. Photo: http://www.contact.az/docs/2015/Interview/073000124625ru.htm#.Vhd_JFV-F4M
06:13, 9 October 2015
IDI states poor coverage by mass media of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
On October 8, the "Institute for Democratic Initiatives" (IDI) released the first monitoring report on how Azerbaijani media are covering the preparation for the November 1 parliamentary elections and the electoral race. The report covers the period of September 1-30.
21:55, 8 October 2015
Kadyrov states that killed IS militants had prepared series of terror acts
The militants, killed during the today's counterterrorist operation (CTO) in Grozny, had been trained in Syria and were planning a series of major terror acts, Ramzan Kadyrov has stated.
Resident building in Tskhinvali after shelling, August 18, 2008. Photo: News Agency ‘OSInform’, https://ru.wikipedia.org
20:33, 8 October 2015
Prosecutor of Hague Court initiates investigation into conflict in South Ossetia
During the 2008 conflict in South Ossetia war crimes could have been committed, Fatou Bensouda, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, believes. The prosecutor decided to seek a permit from the ICC judges to conduct a full-fledged investigation.
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Eight Azerbaijani media outlets reported coordinated attacks on their social media accounts.

The family of journalist Ulviya Ali has reported a threat to her safety in the pre-trial detention center.

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.