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01:00, 9 October 2013
NGO "Free Zone" announces start of protests against Georgia's participation in 2014 Olympics
In Georgia, a non-governmental organization (NGO) "Free Zone" has announced a start of its daily protests against the country's participation in the Sochi Winter Olympics.
23:49, 8 October 2013
Khasavyurt administration raises funds to pay off debts for electricity
In Dagestan, in Khasavyurt, the city authorities have started urgent fund-raising with people and businesses to pay off the accrued debts for electricity. This was reported by Nurmagomed Nurmagomedov, an official from the city administration.
Bacho Akhalaya, ex-Minister of Defence of Georgia. Photo http://commons.wikimedia.org/
20:15, 8 October 2013
Prosecutors artificially drag on trial in case against ex-Ministry of Defence of Georgia, advocates assert
The consideration of the case against Bacho Akhalaya, ex-Minister of Defence of Georgia, who is accused of the brutal suppression of a prison riot, is unreasonably delayed, including by self-disqualification of prosecutor. This was stated by the defendant's advocate David Dekanoidze and the Georgian Young Lawyers' Association.
18:28, 8 October 2013
Dagestan: advocate Magomedova requests payrolls of dismissed policemen from OVD
The lawyer Sapiyat Magomedova has requested the payrolls of the ex-policemen, dismissed from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for health reasons, from the OVD (Interior Division) of Khasavyurt and Kazbek ROVD (District OVD).
17:46, 8 October 2013
ECtHR accepts lawsuit of Gyumri-based GALA TV Company against Armenia
The claim of the GALA lodged to the European Court of Human Rights ( ECtHR) against the Republic of Armenia is already within the jurisdiction of the Court. In the near future, the so-called stage of discussing the claim will start. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Armenuhi Vardanyan, the editor-in-chief of the Internet edition "Galatv".
16:18, 8 October 2013
Azerbaijan: oppositionist Gakhramanly warned about inadmissibility of uncoordinated protests
On Tuesday, Fuad Gakhramanly, the Deputy Chairman of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), was summoned to the Baku Main Police Office (BMPO), where he was warned about the inadmissibility of uncoordinated protest actions.
Goar Mnatsakanyan, mother of David Barsegyan (to the right), after her son had been found guilty, Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert. July 23, 2013. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the “Caucasian Knot”
12:38, 8 October 2013
CoA of Nagorno-Karabakh upholds verdict to students convicted for espionage
The Court of Appeal (CoA) of Nagorno-Karabakh has ruled to dismiss the complaint of the defence of the students David Barsegyan and Rafael Avakyan, convicted for treason in the form of espionage to 11 and 10 years of imprisonment respectively.
Promotional stands from which posters of candidates for presidency were removed. Baku, October 8, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:22, 8 October 2013
Azerbaijan: ruling party and observers state violations of "day of silence"
In Azerbaijan, in the context of the "day of silence", on the eve of the presidential election, this morning they removed posters of candidates away from the promotional stands, specially installed in the streets. Independent experts point to the publication by state-owned newspapers of the report from the sitting of the Cabinet of Ministers chaired by President Ilham Aliev; while the ruling party accuses the oppositional newspapers of violating the rules of the campaign.
At the Novopushkinsky Mini-Park on Anna Politkovskaya's commemoration day, Moscow, October 7, 2012. Photo by Semyon Charny for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:40, 8 October 2013
Trial on Politkovskaya's murder case will continue on October 14
The today's session of the Moscow City Court (MCC) that considers the murder of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya was postponed again because of the quarantine at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), where the defendant Sergey Khadjikurbanov is kept.
11:21, 8 October 2013
RWB launch campaign "Independent journalism is the only banned sport in Sochi"
Independent journalism in the Krasnodar Territory is a combat sport, says the report of the "Reporters Without Borders" (RWB), the organization for protection of the freedom of information, published to the anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and to the start of the Winter Olympic Torch Relay.
06:03, 8 October 2013
Azerbaijani rights defenders hold protest in Chisinau
The participants from Azerbaijan at the Civil Society Forum of the member-states of the EU programme "Eastern Partnership", which was held on October 4-7 in Chisinau, organized a rally in defence of the rights of political prisoners kept in Azerbaijani prisons.
Baku, Khagani street, September 20-23, 2013. Desk with election campaign for presidential candidates. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
04:42, 8 October 2013
Mamedli: reduction of campaigning period restricts chances for presidential candidates
The Azerbaijani authorities have failed to create conditions for effective campaigning for the presidency; the candidates had no equal opportunities, since the incumbent President Ilham Aliev was in the privileged position by using the state resources and country's TV Channels, which have broadly covered the incumbent's current activities.
"Alternative Map of Olympic Torch Relay" at the site of the international Human Rights Watch, http://www.hrw.org/ru/news/2013/10/07/rossiya-drugaya-storona-estafety-olimpiiskogo-ognya
01:23, 8 October 2013
HRW launches project "Alternative Map of Olympic Torch Relay"
In parallel with the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics Torch Relay, the international Human Rights Watch (HRW) has started its project "Alternative Map of Olympic Torch Relay", aimed to draw attention to human rights problems in the towns and cities visited by the torch of the Sochi Olympics.
The Dagestani city of Khasavyurt has water supply outage. Dagestan, October 7, 2013. Photo: press service of the Emergency Control Ministry of Dagestan
21:35, 7 October 2013
Residents of Khasavyurt state absence of water supply; prosecutor's office makes a check
From October 2, the Dagestani city of Khasavyurt has water supply outage, local residents assert. The local prosecutor's office has received no citizens' complaints; however, it making a check under its own initiative, said Gasan Yusupkadiev, the City Prosecutor.
The memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya opened in Potapov Lane. Moscow, October 7, 2013. Photo: Mikhail Sokolov (RFE/RL)
21:13, 7 October 2013
Memorial plaque to Anna Politkovskaya opened in Moscow
Moscow has hosted the solemn opening of Russia's first memorial to the murdered journalist of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya. As stated by Anna Stavitskaya, the advocate of Anna's children, the murder is not yet fully solved.
20:46, 7 October 2013
KBR's Health Ministry refutes information of Prosecutor's Office about illegal health facilities
All the public health facilities of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) have their due licenses, said Lilia Shomakhova, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Health of the KBR. According to her story, after the Prosecutor's Office had identified cases of lack of licenses, these institutions were duly licensed.
19:24, 7 October 2013
Participants of rally in Vladikavkaz demand higher wages
Today, the trade unions of North Ossetia have held a rally in Vladikavkaz demanding higher wages. On Monday, a number of cities of Southern of Russia, including Rostov, Krasnodar, Astrakhan, Elista, Volgograd and Maikop, held rallies and pickets within the All-Russian Trade Union Action "For Decent Work".
Rally demanding to curb power tariff growth. Volgograd, October 7, 2013. Photo by Tatyana Filimonova for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:26, 7 October 2013
Rally demanding to curb power tariff growth held in Volgograd
About 1000 people took part in Volgograd in a rally against rising electricity rates. Volgograd is irreversibly losing the status of an industrial centre, leaders of the regional council of trade unions assert. The action was held within the World Trade Union Day of Action "For Decent Work".
Varvara Pakhomenko (to the left) and Ekaterina Sokiryanskaya at the presentation of their report "Northern Caucasus: Complexities of Integration (III): Governance, Elections and Rule of Law". Moscow, October 7, 2013. Photo by Natalya Kraynova for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:47, 7 October 2013
ICG's experts offer guidelines for settling conflict in Northern Caucasus
The analysis of political forces, peculiarities of operation of law enforcement bodies and courts, and holding elections in Northern Caucasus have been presented today by experts from the International Crisis Group (ICG) in their report "Northern Caucasus: Complexities of Integration (III): Governance, Elections and Rule of Law".
15:41, 7 October 2013
Dagestani SC forms jury in murder case of Deputy and his relatives in Kizlyar
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has formed a jury, which will consider the murder case of Magomed Gamzatov, a Deputy of the Kizlyar City Assembly, and his relatives, said a source from the Court.
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Baku demanded an explanation from Moscow over Nagorno-Karabakh's location on the map.

Activists have reported the destruction of a memorial to victims of the Armenian Genocide in Karabakh.

Analysts have assessed the consequences for Baku of breaking off relations with the European Parliament.

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....

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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.