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18:00, 25 October 2012
Resident of Kabardino-Balkaria claims unlawful detention and tortures
Islam Tlapshokov, a resident of Nalchik, asks human rights defenders to help protecting his rights and claims being unlawfully detained by law enforcement agents, interrogated without a lawyer present, and tortured.
17:00, 25 October 2012
Volgograd: NTV journalists fined by 1000 roubles each for covering ASF outbreak
In Volgograd, magistrate judge found Andrei Sukhanov, a journalist of the NTV Channel, and cameraman Daniil Korotun guilty of petty hooliganism and sentenced them to a fine of 1000 roubles for the interview on African swine fever (ASF), to which they brought a piglet.
16:00, 25 October 2012
11 injured by building collapse in central Yerevan
In the centre of Yerevan, in Khandjyan Street, unfinished building collapsed. This was reported by the Armenian Ministry for Emergencies (MfE). As a result of the collapse, 11 persons were injured.
14:00, 25 October 2012
Remnants of missing Plievo resident found in Ingushetia
In the evening of October 24, the remains of Orts Almurziev, a disappeared resident of the village of Plievo, was found in the forest area between the villages of Ali-Yurt and Surkhakhi, two kilometres from the road. This was reported by Akhmed Kotiev, Secretary of the Security Council of Ingushetia.
Jack o' lanterns. Photo by Andy Castro, http://www.flickr.com/photos/andycastro
13:00, 25 October 2012
Ministry of Education of Krasnodar Territory prohibits Halloween celebration
On October 24, the Ministry of the Krasnodar Territory sent the administration of municipal education departments and principals of educational institutions a letter, recommending avoiding "celebration of Halloween in any form."
12:00, 25 October 2012
Derbent residents dissatisfied with reconstruction
Residents of Derbent, affected by the torrential rains, report a shortage of assistance and slow progress in reconstruction works.
09:00, 25 October 2012
Aslan Cherkesov’s mother reports a threat to his life and violation of his rights
Administration of penal colony IK-17 of Krasnoyarsk violates the rights of Aslan Cherkesov convicted for murder of “Spartak” football fan Yegor Sviridov, Aslan’s mother Sonya Cherkesova states.
08:00, 25 October 2012
A defendant on the case of blasting “Nevsky express” beaten up because of religious printed matter, his brother reported
Idris Kartoev, one of the defendants on the case of blasting “Nevsky express”, was beaten up during examination in the investigative isolation ward of Tver. The reason for the conflict was religious printed matter, his brother Vakha Kartoev told the “Caucasian Knot” correspondent.
07:00, 25 October 2012
36 repatriates returned to Abkhazia from Syria in October
36 persons who arrived in Abkhazia from Syria in October were accommodated in “Aitar” hotel of Sukhumi for the period of adaptation, 16 children including babies among them.
04:00, 25 October 2012
Striking miners’ negotiations with the management in Georgia did not result in a consensus
The miners and company owners who are on a strike in Chiatura found no consensus with the management. The workers demand for higher wages declaring that the company is really able to do it. Representatives of the management of the mines state that the workers’ demands are unrealizable.
23:00, 24 October 2012
In Sochi, court marshals intend to demolish Alexei Kravets' house till October 25
In Sochi, the house of Alexei Kravets, located in Prosvescheniya Street, will be demolished on October 25. This was reported by Ruslan Portnov, Bailiff of the Adler District.
22:00, 24 October 2012
Source of anthrax found in Armenia
The source of anthrax infection in the Gegarkunik Region of Armenia was the meat of slaughtered farm animal in one of the yards of the Tsovak community. This was reported by Ovannes Mkrtchyan, Chief of State Veterinary Inspection of the Food Safety Service of the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture.
21:00, 24 October 2012
Bidzina Ivanishvili offers Armaz Akhvlediani position of Chair of Adzharia's Government
Bidzina Ivanishvili, the leader of the coalition "Georgian Dream", which won the parliamentary elections in Georgia, offered the position of the Chair of the Adzharia's Government to Armaz Akhvlediani, Doctor of Political Sciences.
19:00, 24 October 2012
South Ossetia insists on softening conditions of its citizens in Georgian prisons
The authorities of South Ossetia insist on softening the conditions of citizens of South Ossetia, kept at Georgian prisons. The South Ossetian side voiced specific proposals in that regard at the today's meeting in the framework of the "Mechanisms for preventing and responding to incidents" that took place in the Georgian village of Ergneti.
18:00, 24 October 2012
North Ossetia: road police officer, killed in terror act, buried
Today, Beslan held a funeral of Zaur Djibilov, an inspector of the road-and-post service, who was killed in the explosion, committed at night on October 23 at the police checkpoint in the village of Chermen.
A penal colony. Photo from www.yugopolis.ru
17:00, 24 October 2012
Angela Elkhanova: inmates of penal colony in Stavropol Territory go on hunger strike
For the fifth day, starting from October 20, at the penal colony of the Stavropol Territory, Musa Vatsuev, a native of Chechnya, is on a dry hunger strike to express his protest against beatings. This was reported by his wife Angela Elkhanova. According to her, the protest action also involves other inmates of the penal colony. The press service of the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) in the Stavropol Territory did not confirm the information.
16:18, 24 October 2012
Moscow: at trial on "Sapsan" train bowing up, three defendants plead partially guilty
At the court session of the Moscow City Court on the case of attempt to undermine the high-speed passenger train "Sapsan", three defendants pleaded guilty in part.
15:58, 24 October 2012
At trial on "Domodedovo" Airport terror act case five victims refuse to file civil claims
On October 23, at the course of the consideration of the case on the terror act, committed at the "Domodedovo" Airport in January 2011, the Moscow Regional Court listened to victims Mikhail Pustovalov, Naliya Zubatulina, Elena Smirnova, Elena Chumakova, and Lyudmila Larina, who refused to file civil claims for compensation of moral damages.
15:00, 24 October 2012
Dagestani resident reports on disappearance of her husband Abdulnasyr Ramazanov
Inara Ramazanova, a resident of the village of Chernyaevka of the Kizlyar District of Dagestan, tries to reveal whereabouts of her husband Abdulnasyr Ramazanov, who earlier claimed being persecuted by staff members of the OVD (Interior District) of the Kizlyar District.
14:00, 24 October 2012
Railwaymen go on preventive strike in Georgia
In the event if the administration of Limited Liability Company (LLC) "Georgian Railway" fails to fulfil the demands to raise wages of workers, the today's warning strike could be repeated. This was declared by the organizers of the protest action.
News
The contents of Ruben Vardanyan's final statement at the Baku Military Court have been published.

J.D. Vance and Ilham Aliyev at the signing of the Charter. Screenshot from a photo by the press service of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, February 10, 2026, https://president.az/az/articles/view/71562 Vance's visit to Baku demonstrated the pragmatism of US interest in the South Caucasus

Bahruz Samedov ended his hunger strike in an Azerbaijani prison.

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.