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00:51, 25 October 2014
Two Dagestanis sentenced for plotting terror act at chemical weapons destruction plant
Nurpashi Budaichiev and Kamil Batdalov, natives of Dagestan, are sentenced to 11 and 12.5 years of imprisonment on charges of plotting a terror act on a chemical weapons destruction plant "Maradykovsky" in the Kirov Region. Advocates of the convicts claim fabrication of the criminal case and announce their intention to challenge the court's decision at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
21:40, 24 October 2014
Novocherkassk court postpones deadline for paying fine for Don Women Union by three months
The Novocherkassk Magistrate Court of the Rostov Region has postponed by three months the payment by the Don Women Union of the fine imposed for their work without getting registered as a foreign agent.
Leyla Yunus. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:10, 24 October 2014
Arrested Azerbaijani rights defender Leyla Yunus nominated for Nobel Peace Award
The Women-Human Rights Defenders’ International Coalition (WHRDIC) has called on the Azerbaijani authorities to release the rights defender Leyla Yunus from prison and put forward her candidacy for the 2015 Nobel Peace Award in 2015.
A car of the Investigating Committee of Russia. Photo: the official site of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation http://www.sledcom.ru/
17:47, 24 October 2014
ICRF indicts all detainees in Minvody fight case
All the 26 detainees in the criminal case opened in connection of the fight in the hospital of the city of Mineralnye Vody (Minvody), after which one person died, have seen their charges, said the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
Grozny, Chechnya. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
15:34, 24 October 2014
Chechnya: relatives of combatant in Syria hope for lenient sentence
Chechnya has begun trying Said Mazhaev, a resident of Grozny, accused of involvement in warfare in Syria. After the first session, the court appointed the continuation for November 7. Mazhaev’s relatives expect that the court will take extenuating circumstances into account at sentencing.
The village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory. Photo: the administration of the village of Kuschevskaya of the Kuschevskaya region http://www.adm-kushevskaya.ru/
15:16, 24 October 2014
Verdict on massacre in Kuschevskaya upheld by Russia’s SC
The Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the sentence to the members of the so-called "Tsapok’s gang" from the village of Kuschevskaya, Krasnodar Territory, sentenced to long terms in prison. The case against Sergey Tsapok himself was stopped because of his death.
DSPU students. Photo: the official site of the Dagestani State Pedagogical University http://ru.dgpu.net/
12:59, 24 October 2014
In Dagestan, DSPU students demand to announce the order on cancellation of department merge (+video)
Students of the Dagestani State Pedagogical University (DSPU), who suspended their hunger strike, demanded from the Acting Rector of the university to present them, on October 27, with a copy of the order, according to which the merging of the engineering-pedagogical and technological-economic departments was cancelled.
Special operation. Photo nac.gov.ru
12:35, 24 October 2014
Policeman wounded in special operation in KBR
In the Prokhladnoe District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), where on Friday power agents carried out their special activities and killed a man who opened fire on them, a policeman was wounded.
Law enforcer. Photo nac.gov.ru
12:10, 24 October 2014
Two suspected militants killed in Dagestan
In Dagestan, in the course of a special operation conducted in the Tlyaratin District, two suspected militants were killed, and one law enforcer was wounded.
A memory action dedicated to "Nord-Ost" victims. Mosciw, October 26, 2011. Photo: Yuri Timofeyev (RFE/RL)
09:19, 24 October 2014
Moscow commemorates "Nord-Ost" victims on anniversary of hostage-taking
An action dated to the anniversary of the capture by terrorists of the viewers of the musical "Nord-Ost" was held in Moscow with attendance of several hundred people.
Ucha Nanuashvili. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:01, 24 October 2014
Developments in Mokha may trigger religious confrontation, Muslims and Georgian Ombudsman believe
The Muslims living in the village of Mokha, Adigen District of Georgia, demand to stop construction works in the building, which was formerly a mosque, and return the appropriate status to the building.
Shamilkala, Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo by Aida Magomedova for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:14, 24 October 2014
Advocate: power agents’ actions in Vremenny fail to meet CTO objectives
As stated by Dagestani journalists, it is impossible to get to the settlement of Vremenny and check the locals’ information about the violations admitted by power agents. The lawyer Gadji Gadjiev said that household-by-household inspections are conducted for several times – even without the owners and witnesses.
The building of the administration of the judicial department at the Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya, Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
01:29, 24 October 2014
Court in Chechnya rejects all motions of Kutaev’s defence, advocate says
The Supreme Court (SC) of Chechnya keeps rejecting all the petitions put forward by the defence during the consideration of the appeal against the verdict passed to Ruslan Kutaev, the President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, since the petitions reveal falsifications, said Pyotr Zaikin, Ruslan’s advocate.
15:43, 23 October 2014
EP calls on Russia's MoJ to withdraw its claim on dissolution of "Memorial"
MPs of the European Parliament (EP) have adopted a resolution calling on the Russian Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to withdraw from the Supreme Court its claim for dissolution of the Russian "Memorial".
Oil derricks. Photo: Bruno Girin on Flickr https://ru.wikipedia.org
15:19, 23 October 2014
Azerbaijan saves oilers who fell into sea during accident at oil-extraction platform
All the 12 oilers who fell into the sea as a result of the accident that occurred on Platform No. 441 of the Oil and Gas Extraction Department (OGED) "Narimanovneft" of the country’s State Oil Company (SOCAR) countries. Five of them needed medical help.
14:20, 23 October 2014
After meeting with Nils Muižnieks, Azerbaijani activists hope for his help in addressing human rights problems
Nils Muižnieks, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (CE), has begun his visit to Azerbaijan with the meeting with representatives of civil society held on October 22. At the meeting, they discussed the problems of political prisoners and the obstacles faced by NGOs in Azerbaijan.
Advocate Tatiana Okushko near the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. Moscow. Photo by Magomed Tuaev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:55, 23 October 2014
Russia's SC postpones consideration of appeal on "Domodedovo" Airport terror act
The Supreme Court (SC) of the Russian Federation has announced a break until November 25 in the consideration of the appeal complaint lodged by four natives of Ingushetia, convicted for the terror attack committed at the "Domodedovo" Airport, because Bashir Khamkhoev has asked to give him time to get ready for the SC’s session.
Lyudmila Bogatenkova. Photo: RFE/RL http://www.svoboda.org/media/video/26554932.html
12:14, 23 October 2014
Advocate of head of Committee "Mothers from Kuma River Area" appeals against arrest of rights defender
Andrei Sabinin, an advocate of rights defender Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the Chair of the organization "Mothers from Kuma River Area", has reported on filing an appeal against the decision of the Budyonnovsk City Court to take Lyudmila Bogatenkova into custody.
10:30, 23 October 2014
Laureates of Rafto Award demand from Azerbaijani authorities to drop charges against Ilgar Nasibov
The Azerbaijani authorities should drop charges against rights defender Ilgar Nasibov and return him and his wife Malakhat Nasibova the right to freedom of travel. This was demanded by the laureates of the international human rights award named Rafto.
Wall with the photos of the victims in the Theatre Centre in Dubrovka. Moscow, October 23, 2014. Photo: Ivan Trefilov (RFE/RL)
10:00, 23 October 2014
"Levada Centre": situation in Ukraine affects Russians' opinion about Dubrovka terror act in Moscow
When asked about the reason for the terror act committed 12 years ago in Dubrovka in Moscow, most of the residents of the Russian Federation mention failure of law enforcers and corruption. One third of the Russian residents explain the deaths of the hostages by the law enforcers' failure to organize the evacuation.
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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.