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Journalist Jose Ignacio Ortega attending Media Forum ''At Foot of Mount Ararat". Yerevan, October 19, 2013. Photo Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
10:30, 19 October 2013
36 journalists take part in Media Forum "At Foot of Mount Ararat"
The Media Forum ''At Foot of Mount Ararat", held in Yerevan on October 17-20, has brought together 36 journalists from Spain, Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova.
05:12, 19 October 2013
Abkhazia's GPO suspects local MP of killing Russian businessman
The General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Abkhazia has asked the Republic's Supreme Court to consider the presence of crime attributes in the actions of the local parliamentarian Nodik Kvitsiniya, suspected of intentional killing of Sergey Klemantovich and Oksana Skarednova.
03:05, 19 October 2013
Chechnya: military sappers de-mine over 200 ha in six weeks
The servicemen of the engineering unit division of the Southern Military District have managed to de-mine over 200 hectares of land in the mountainous part of Chechnya.
01:30, 19 October 2013
Picket in support of oppositional leader Alexei Navalny held in Volgograd
On October 18, eight persons took part in a picket organized by the regional office of the "People's Alliance" Party in support of the oppositional leader Alexei Navalny.
Rally in defence of constitutional and electoral rights of Dagestan citizens. Makhachkala, October 18, 2013. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
00:45, 19 October 2013
Election of the head of Kulinsky District was falsified, protesters in Makhachkala assert
The rally held in the capital of Dagestan in defence of citizens' constitutional and electoral rights was attended by about 250 people, who stated massive violations at the election of the head of the Kulinsky District of Dagestan, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
20:43, 18 October 2013
Azerbaijan: NCDF postpones protest against election results to October 27
The oppositional National Council of Democratic Forces (NCDF) has rescheduled the rally earlier planned for October 20 in Baku with a demand to cancel the outcome of the recent presidential election and appointment of a new election for October 27.
18:08, 18 October 2013
Police disperses picket in support of Zeinalov held in front of the Russian Embassy in Baku
In Azerbaijan, the police have suppressed an attempt to hold a demonstration outside the building of the Russian Embassy in Baku. The crowd protested against the ill-treatment of Orhan Zeinalov, a native Azerbaijan, suspected of killing a Muscovite.
Picket in defence of the Akhshtyr Quarry of Sochi. Moscow, October 18, 2013. Photo by Semyon Charny for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:55, 18 October 2013
Protest in defence of Akhshtyr Quarry of Sochi held in Moscow
Activists of the movement "Law and Order" and members of the "Yabloko" Party have held a series of solo pickets at the walls of the "White House" in Moscow in defence of the monuments of nature of Sochi. They protested against disposing the Olympic construction wastes in the Akhshtyr Quarry.
‘Buryuza’ trade centre in the Western Biryulyovo, a township of Moscow. October 2013. Photo by Natalia Dorokhina for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:45, 18 October 2013
Court arrests two participants of riots in Biryulyovo
The Tver Court of Moscow has ruled to arrest two persons, who took part in the riots that burst out after the murder of Yegor Scherbakov, a resident of the Western Biryulyovo – a township of Moscow. According to the police, the arrested persons were actively involved in the riots.
11:20, 18 October 2013
In Azerbaijan, two PFPA activists sentenced to administrative arrest
In Azerbaijan, two activists of the "Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan" (PFPA) have been sentenced to different terms of administrative arrests. Members of the Party treat these detentions as politically motivated and associated with the activities of the arrested persons during the presidential election held on October 9.
At the central city hospital of Khasavyurt. Photo: http://newdagestan.ru
10:50, 18 October 2013
Policeman wounded in Khasavyurt dies in hospital
A policeman, who got wounded last night in a shootout in Khasavyurt, died in the hospital. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.
Site of the explosion at a mosque in Dugulubgei village. Kabardino-Balkaria, Baksan District, October 18, 2013. Photo by press service of KBR MIA, 07.mvd.ru
10:40, 18 October 2013
Explosion near mosque in Dugulubgei is the sixth armed incident related to the village within 8 months
Today, in the yard of the mosque in the village of Dugulubgei, an explosion occurred. As a result, two persons were killed. According to the preliminary information of the law enforcement agencies, the victims were carrying a bomb and were going to commit a terror act.
Shushanik Maroyan, a member of the Toromonyan family that is being evicted from their own house in the interest of Olympic construction, has filed a complaint to the Chief of Department for Family and Children's Affairs, asking to allocate a land plot. Sochi, October 17, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:32, 18 October 2013
Toromonyan family asks Sochi authorities to give them land to build a house
In Sochi, Shushanik Maroyan, a mother of many children, a member of the Toromonyan family that is being evicted from their own house in the interest of Olympic construction, has filed a complaint to the Mayor, the Chief of Department for Family and Children's Affairs, and the City Prosecutor asking to allocate a land plot, not included in the Olympic withdrawal, and to control the observance of the law.
Roman Kuznetsov has stitched up his mouth demanding salary. Sochi, October 17, 2013. Photo: Alexander Valov, http://blogsochi.ru/content/olimpiiskii-stroitel-zashil-sebe-rot-i-obyavil-golodovku/
03:45, 18 October 2013
In Sochi, builders of Media Centre complain to police about non-payment of wages
Seven builders who worked at the construction of the Media Centre of the Sochi Olympics have filed a complaint to the police about non-payment of their wages by the employer. According to the builders' complaint, in total, the contracting company owes wages of hundred workers.
Audience attending opening ceremony of the 7th festival of documentary films and authors' TV programmes "Kunaki". Cherkessk, October 16, 2013. Photo: http://www.kchr.ru
01:44, 18 October 2013
Indira Cherdjieva: in Cherkessk, "Kunaki" film festival presents professional works
In Cherkessk, the festival of documentary films and authors' TV shows "Kunaki" presents films of different levels. While watching some films, viewers have to "vote with their feet"; other films cannot leave anyone indifferent. This was stated by the audience of the festival.
21:40, 17 October 2013
Russia's MFA confirms receipt of Azerbaijani note about Zeinalov's detention
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has received a note from Azerbaijan "with a request for a consular access" in the context of the detention of Orkhan Zeinalov, a suspect of killing Yegor Scherbakov in Biryulyovo, said the MFA's spokesman Alexander Lukashevich.
21:29, 17 October 2013
Georgia changes rules of journalists' work at polling stations
At its sitting on October 16, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has changed the rules of journalists' working at polling stations on the voting day. Earlier imposed restrictions for mass media have been partly abolished. However, non-governmental organizations and mass media believe that the amendments are not enough for a full-fledged work of journalists.
20:10, 17 October 2013
Builder of Olympic Media Centre stitched up his mouth, demanding salary
Roman Kuznetsov, a resident of the Orenburg Region, has stitched up his mouth and went out into Sochi streets with a poster: "Give me my salary!" The builder of the Olympic Media Centre has undertaken the desperate action, because he had not received his salary for several months. This was reported by the Sochi lawyer Alexander Popkov.
Sochi. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’
12:54, 17 October 2013
Delegation of Adygs living abroad approves preparation of Sochi Olympics
Foreign delegates-Adygs, who visited on October 16 the Olympic facilities in Sochi, noted a positive impact of the prepared Games on the region. On the same day they met the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak.
Sergey Khadjikurbanov at a court session, June 4, 2013. Photo by press service of Moscow City Court, http://mosgorsud.ru/news/?id=683
11:32, 17 October 2013
In Moscow, trial in case of Anna Politkovskaya's murder postponed for the fifth time
The Moscow City Court has again postponed the consideration of the case of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya because of prolongation of the quarantine at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where defendant Sergey Khadjikurbanov is kept.
News
Russian soldiers. Still from a Russian Defense Ministry video: https://t.me/mod_russia/57396 The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100.

Airports in southern Russia have resumed operations.

Airports in southern Russia have suspended operations following the attack on Rostov-on-Don.

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.