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00:19, 2 November 2013
Milana Bakhaeva: in Chechnya, special agents use violence against 10 convicts
During the raid held on October 23, staff members of the special forces of the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) used violence against 10 prisoners kept in a punishment isolation ward of the penal colony No. 2 located in the village of Chernokozovo of the Naur District of Chechnya.
19:40, 1 November 2013
Azerbaijan: famous theologian Talekh Bagirzade sentenced to two years in prison
Today in Baku, Talekh Bagirzade (Bagirov), accused of illegal possession of drugs, was sentenced to two years in prison. His defence intends to appeal against the verdict. According to Anar Gasymov, Bagirzade's advocate, the trial was held with flagrant violations.
Street in Stavropol. Photo by Alexander Nikolaev, http://www.flicr.com/photos/avn
18:41, 1 November 2013
FSB: Stavropol madrasa pupils are suspected of extremism and pornography filming
A secret women's madrasa was found in Stavropol, where the organizers promoted extremism among female students, the Territorial Department of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB) has reported.
14:35, 1 November 2013
KChR's MIA reports detention of suspects of kidnapping Nauruz Cherkasov
As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), four persons have been detained as suspects of committing grave crimes, including the kidnapping of entrepreneur Nauruz Cherkasov.
14:25, 1 November 2013
Matiev: condition of victim of fire-fight near Galashki is stably grave
As reported by Beslan Matiev, the Minister of Public Health of Ingushetia, the patient Bogatyryov, 60, a resident of the village of Galashki, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, who was wounded in a shooting, is in serious but stable condition; there is no threat to his life.
Said Amirov. Photo: http://islamdag.ru
12:32, 1 November 2013
Defence of Said Amirov asks Ministry of Public Health to intervene with medical treatment of dismissed Mayor at SIZO
The defence of Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who was dismissed from office, asks Veronika Skvortsova, Minister of Public Health, to intervene with the situation with his medical treatment at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) and claims new charges with plotting a terror act are groundless.
Kaspiisk, Dagestan. Photo: Eldar Rasulov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
12:21, 1 November 2013
In Dagestan, accomplice of grouping, which included Volgograd suicide bomber, detained
In Dagestan, in Kaspiisk, a 28-year-old resident of Makhachkala was detained on suspicion of aiding and abetting some members of the "Makhachkala" grouping. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), suicide bomber Naida Asiyalova, who committed the terror act in Volgograd, was a member of the "Makhachkala" grouping.
Improvised explosive device in the form of a "shahid belt". Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/
08:32, 1 November 2013
In Stavropol Territory, local resident detained for possessing "shahid belt"
A powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in the form of a "shahid belt" was found in an abandoned private household on the outskirts of one of the villages of the Stavropol Territory. This was reported today by a source from the law enforcement bodies.
Government House of the Republic of Dagestan. Photo: Abu Ubaida, http://commons.wikimedia.org
07:49, 1 November 2013
Dagestani Parliament demands to prosecute Vladimir Zhirinovsky for "inciting ethnic hatred"
At the Parliament of Dagestan, the faction Fair Russia Party prepared an appeal to the Prosecutor's Office against Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR). MPs demand to institute a criminal case against him for inciting ethnic hatred. This was reported by Kamil Davdiev, the leader of the faction.
06:59, 1 November 2013
In Baku, five supporters of theologian Talekh Bagirzade detained
In the Sabunchu District of Baku, five supporters of defendant theologian Talekh Bagirzade, who came to the court building to support him, were detained. This was reported by eyewitnesses. Later, three of the detainees were released.
Relatives of Khasan Khubiev demanding to stop torture the detainee. Cherkessk, October 31, 2013. Photo by Maria Dzukaeva.
03:50, 1 November 2013
In Cherkessk, relatives of Khasan Khubiev hold two protest actions demanding to stop beating detainee
About 20 persons took part in a picket near the Division of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Cherkessk, demanding to let them entering an IVS (temporary detention facility). They have explained their actions by the fact that their detained relative Khasan Khubiev was subjected to beatings.
02:52, 1 November 2013
In Astrakhan, action of "Strategy 31" attended by about 20 persons
On October 31, in Astrakhan, near the monument "To Fighters for Soviet Power" in the Bratsky Park, a traditional action was held within the "Strategy 31". The action was attended by more than 20 persons, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
23:45, 31 October 2013
Fifteen persons come out to protest against political repressions in Volgograd
On October 31, in Volgograd, 15 people gathered for a rally against political repressions and for disbanding the Centre for Combating Extremism. The list of protesters' demands included release of all political prisoners and termination of repressions against "dissident political and civil activists."
22:33, 31 October 2013
ECtHR awards 317,818 euros to five relatives of missing people from Chechnya
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg has found violations of the rights of the applicants in the case of disappearance of five residents of Chechnya in 2001-2006; the relatives of the missing people have been awarded compensation in the total amount of 317,818 euros, says the decision of the court released today.
21:34, 31 October 2013
Abkhazia puts Yusup Lakaev on international wanted list
Yusup Lakaev, a native of Chechnya and a suspect of killing the first secretary of the Russia's Embassy to Abkhazia Dmitry Vishernev and his wife Olga Visherneva, has been put on the international wanted list, reports the investigating department of the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Abkhazia.
12:56, 31 October 2013
Dagestan: Magomed Gadjiev, ex-head of Kizilyurt District, assassinated
In the morning of October 31, in the village of Komsomolskoe, Magomed Gadjiev, the former head of the Kizilyurt District of Dagestan, was shot dead by unidentified persons in his current workplace. His bodyguard was wounded, investigators report.
11:36, 31 October 2013
Power of bomb exploded in Makhachkala was 4 kg of TNT equivalent
The capacity of one of the bombs detonated on October 30 in the centre of Makhachkala was 4 kilograms of TNT (trotyl) equivalent. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.
Murat Tishkov’s grave at the old Muslim cemetery. Kabardino-Balkaria, Dugulubgei village, October 2013. Photo is provided by Dugulubgei Administration Head Aslan Abazov.
07:35, 31 October 2013
Valery Khatazhukov: KBR authorities miss opportunity to prevent conflict with burial of suspected militants
The authorities of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have failed to timely resolve the conflict situation that occurred in the village of Dugulubgei: the villagers do not allow burying a man killed in explosion at the general cemetery. This was stated by Valery Khatazhukov, the leader of the Kabardino-Balkarian Public Human Rights Centre.
Varvara Pakhomenko. Photo by Natalia Krainova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
04:32, 31 October 2013
Pakhomenko: law on compensation for damages by terrorists' relatives not to establish peace in Northern Caucasus
The law, providing the possibility of compensation for damage caused by terrorist acts at the expense of terrorists' relatives, violates the principle of presumption of innocence and can lead to further split in society. This was stated by lawyers and members of non-commercial organizations, questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Leaflets calling to renounce celebrating Halloween distributed by activists of the parish youth centre at the Church of the Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God "Healer". Rostov-on-Don, October 29, 2013. Photo by organizers of the action.
03:26, 31 October 2013
In Rostov-on-Don, Orthodox believers protest against Halloween
In Rostov-on-Don, activists of the parish youth centre at the Church of the Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God "Healer" hold an action calling to renounce celebrating Halloween. The activists distribute leaflets about the pagan roots of the holiday.
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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.