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A hunger-striking parent of many children Elena Samoshina. Volgograd, September 26, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:03, 4 October 2013
Volgograd: hunger-striking parents demand solving problems of all of them
The parents of large families are on their 12th day of the hunger strike that they hold in the premises of the former Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). The protesters claim that they will stop the action only when the regional authorities meet all of them.
13:04, 4 October 2013
In Sochi, Mardiros Demerchyan and his advocate deny denunciation charge
The accusation that builder Mardiros Demerchyan has made a false denunciation of staff members of the police station of Blinovo, a district of Sochi, who allegedly beat him, is not true. This was stated by the defendant and his advocate.
Bakhtiyar Gadzhiev. Photo: Azadliq Radiosu (RFE/RL)
12:13, 4 October 2013
Azerbaijani experts: election outcome is predefined, which makes other candidates passive
The presidential election campaign in Azerbaijan goes in an atmosphere of predefined results, local observers assert. Except for the candidate-in-power, all other candidates possess extremely limited resources.
11:35, 4 October 2013
FSB stops international arms trafficking from Georgia to North Ossetia
In North Ossetia, the international channel of trafficking in firearms and ammunition from Georgia to the Russian territory has been suppressed. A criminal case was instituted on that fact. This was reported by the FSB.
Moscow historical mosque. Photo: Yernei, http://ru.wikipedia.org/
11:29, 4 October 2013
In Moscow, suspected recruiter into banned Islamist organization detained
A member of the international organization "Hizb ut-Tahrir" recognized in Russia as an extremist organization, was detained in Moscow. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the detainee recruited new members among the believers who attend one of the mosques.
Sunzha District of Ingushetia. Photo: wikipedia.org.
10:33, 4 October 2013
ECtHR obliges Russia to pay 73,000 euros to family of Beslan Arapkhanov, killed resident of Ingushetia
Russia shall pay 68,000 euros as compensation for damage and 5000 euros for judicial expenses to the family of Beslan Arapkhanov, a resident of Ingushetia, killed by law enforcers on July 20, 2004. Such a decision was pronounced by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on October 3.
Lawyer Igor Trunov. Photo: http://grani.ru/
07:57, 4 October 2013
Igor Trunov: compensation for damage by militants' relatives admits abusive schemes
The provisions of the bill that assumes compensation for damage caused by terrorists by their relatives can create schemes of abuse, since the bill provides for the "presumption of guilt", experts assert.
21:23, 3 October 2013
HRW urges IOC to pay attention to detentions of migrants in Sochi
The international organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to pay attention to illegal detentions of migrant workers in Sochi.
20:04, 3 October 2013
Chechnya's Prosecutor's Office takes control over inquiry into disappearance of a girl in hijab
The investigation into the disappearance in December 2012 inGrozny of a 23-year-old local resident was conducted with serious violations. This was concluded by the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya after a respective check. Further inquiry will be carried out under the supervision of the Office, said a source from there.
The Shatoy District of Chechnya. Photo: http://chechen.izbirkom.ru/
16:09, 3 October 2013
ECtHR orders Russia to pay over than 1.1 million euros to residents of Chechnya-victims of artillery attack
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered Russia to pay 1.165 million euros to residents of Chechnya, figuring in the case "Abdulkhanov et al versus Russia", says the decision of the Court.
15:25, 3 October 2013
Woman from Izberbash states that policeman used force against her and questioned without summon
Zarema Magomedova, a resident of Izberbash town in Dagestan, has appealed to rights defenders with a complaint about the actions of the city policemen, who, according to her story, forced her into the police for interrogation without a summon.
14:03, 3 October 2013
AI: Olympic Torch Relay will shed light on human rights violations in Russia
The international human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) is launching a worldwide campaign of highlight the situation with human rights violations in Russia. Actions and protests around the world will start on October 7 – the day of arrival of the Olympic Flame to Moscow, the AI has reported.
11:43, 3 October 2013
Chechnya drops minimum subsistence level by 100-150 roubles for all categories
The new minimum subsistence level for residents of Chechnya, set by the Government of Chechnya on October 2, has been reduced in average by 100-150 roubles for all categories of the population. This was reported by a representative of the Ministry of Labour of Chechnya.
A poster saying that parents of many children go on hunger strike. Volgograd, September 26, 2013. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:12, 3 October 2013
In Volgograd, six parents of many children continue hunger strike
In Volgograd, four parents of many children and two pensioners who joined in the protest action are on the tenth day of the hunger strike. The Governor of the Volgograd Region has promised that he personally or his deputies will meet each hunger-striker.
A car broken as a result of the storm. Sochi, September 26, 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:38, 3 October 2013
Valery Suchkov: 30,000 Sochi residents cannot insure their property against natural disasters
In Sochi, the authorities offer residents to insure their property against emergencies similar to the storm that passed through the city. However, the local residents report that insurance companies refuse to insure old and dilapidated houses, which are home to tens of thousands of people.
02:05, 3 October 2013
In Sochi, Mardiros Demerchyan charged with denunciation
Artyom Semenets, the investigator of the Adler Division of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) has filed charges against Mardiros Demerchyan of false denunciation of staff members of the Blinovo police station.
Participants of the rally supporting Presidential candidate Djamil Gasanli with posters saying ‘Two terms are enough!’, ‘Freedom!’, ‘Ilham, join the debates!’ Baky, September 28, 2013. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:16, 3 October 2013
OSCE mission claims people forced to attend election campaign rallies in Azerbaijan
The election campaign of Azerbaijani presidential candidates continues in deteriorating atmosphere. This was noted at the second interim report of the OSCE/ODIHR observation mission at the presidential election in Azerbaijan.
Resident of a barrack in Gorky Street. Nalchik, September 2013. Photo taken from the ‘Caucasian Knot’ stream.
01:05, 3 October 2013
Kabardino-Balkaria: residents of dilapidated barracks refuse to move to communal flats
In Nalchik, residents of the barracks located in Gorky Street, recognized as dilapidated and unfit for living, have refused to move into new apartment buildings, because the city authorities offered to move two or three families into one flat.
00:24, 3 October 2013
Johar Tsarnaev's advocates ask court to mitigate his prison conditions
The defence of Johar Tsarnaev accused of the Boston terror act asks the court in the United States to soften his prison conditions. This was stated in the motion filed by the defendants' advocates.
21:46, 2 October 2013
Sochi court extends Yarst's home arrest by other two months
The Tsentralny District Court of Sochi has satisfied the investigators' motion and extended the home arrest of the journalist Nikolai Yarst until December 3.
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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....

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.