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Press conference at the newspaper "Chernovik", Makhachkala, October 12, 2012. Photo by Makhach Akhmedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 13 October 2012
"Chernovik" nominates Khadjimurad Kamalov for Sakharov Prize
The editorial staff of the newspaper "Chernovik" (Draft) will nominate Khadjimurad Kamalov, the founder of the newspaper, for the Sakharov Prize "Journalism as Act".
17:00, 13 October 2012
20 NGOs stop their activities in Ingushetia
In Ingushetia, 20 NGOs, which cooperated with foreign secret services, stopped their activities. This was reported by Yuri Seryshev, Chief of the FSB Department in the Republic of Ingushetia.
16:00, 13 October 2012
In Makhachkala, 11 suspected militants and their accomplices surrender to law enforcement agents
Today, in Makhachkala, 11 suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs) and suspected accomplices of militants were detained. This was reported by a source in the republic's law enforcement agencies.
15:00, 13 October 2012
Wife of convicted Dagestani resident claims he is ill treated in Kalmykia
Khabib Saipudinov, a resident of Dagestan, cut his veins to protest against the fact that the administration of the penitentiary institution in Kalmykia did not allow prisoners to pray. This was reported by Patimat Khabibova, the wife of Khabib Saipudinov, a resident of Kizlyar.
14:00, 13 October 2012
Attempt on Khasavyurt Mayor committed in Dagestan
On October 12, in Khasavyurt, at a roadside in Yuzhnaya Street, an unidentified explosive device detonated at the moment, when the car of Saigidpasha Umakhanov, City Mayor, passed by. Nobody suffered.
13:00, 13 October 2012
Georgia plans to introduce Military Ombudsman
Special Military Ombudsman will be appointed in Georgia. This was reported by Irakli Alasaniya, the candidate for the position of Minister of Defence.
12:00, 13 October 2012
In Yerevan, persons with disabilities demand to create barrier-free environment
On October 12, the capital of Armenia hosted the rally entitled "Yerevan and My City", which was initiated by the public organization "Bridge of Hope" and which was attended by about 50 persons with disabilities.
23:50, 12 October 2012
In Dagestan, two witnesses questioned in case on policemen beating teenager
On October 11, at the village of Khebda of the Shamil District of Dagestan, the trial of two police officers, accused of beating a 14-year-old Makhmud Akhmedov, was continued. The court listened to two witnesses.
23:40, 12 October 2012
Armenia: witness at trial on officer Artak Nazaryan's death refuses from his evidence
In Armenia, at the court hearing on the case of the death of contract officer Artak Nazaryan, one of the witnesses retracted his testimony, given at the preliminary investigation. Representatives of the parties believe that witness Smbat Sargsyan gave testimony under pressure.
23:40, 12 October 2012
Defendants in Vyacheslav Merekha's case to remain under home arrest
The today's court session on the case of use of torture against Vyacheslav Merekha at the Predgorny District of the OVD (Interior Division) of the Stavropol Territory extended the term of home arrest to the defendants for the entire period of the trial. This was reported by Natalia Spiridonova, a relative of Vyacheslav Merekha.
The mosque of Novokayakent, Kayakent district, Dagestan. Photo from http://vk.com/nkayakent
23:20, 12 October 2012
Believers of mosque of Dagestani village Novokayakent released
All persons, who were detained today after Friday prayers in the village of Novokayakent of the Kayakent District, were released by the police after printing their fingerprints and recording their passport data. This was reported by one of the detainees.
Relatives of law enforcers who perished in the militants' attack on Nalchik; Kabardino-Balkaria, October 13, 2011. Courtesy of the http://kbr-time.ru
23:10, 12 October 2012
Anniversary of attack on Nalchik: 7 years after tragedy
Tomorrow, October 13, is the 7th anniversary of the date of militants' attack on law enforcement agencies of Kabardino-Balkaria, committed in 2005. The trial on the attack is underway for four years already. The trial is one of the largest in Russia by the number of defendants and the number of charge volumes. According to local experts, the trial influences all aspects of social and political life of the republic.
Tatiana Lokshina. Photo by Vera Vasilieva, http://www.hro.org
22:30, 12 October 2012
Tatiana Lokshina, staff member of Russian HRW, who received threats, leaves Russia
Tatiana Lokshina, Deputy Chief of the Moscow Branch of the international Human Rights Watch (HRW), engaged in solution of human rights problem in Northern Caucasus and in South Ossetia, left the Russian Federation. According to her, her departure is not connected with incoming threats.
22:10, 12 October 2012
Trial on the lawsuit of a blogger in Armenia against the newspaper "The Fourth Authority" appointed on October, 16
The next hearing on a lawsuit of blogger Tigran Kocharyan against the newspaper "The Fourth Authority" in Armenia was appointed on October, 16, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
22:00, 12 October 2012
A teacher of a local madrasa killed in Ingushetia
In the evening of October, 11, dead body of Yunus Akhilgov, teacher of local madrasa, was found in the stanitsa of Troitskaya, Sunzha district of Ingushetia, a representative of the republican Ministry of Interior Affairs reported.
21:00, 12 October 2012
South Ossetia is concerned about the presence of Georgian Troops along its borders
A delegation of South Ossetia that took part in the 21st round of Geneva discussions on October, 10 and 11, during the debate expressed its concern about compulsive presence of Georgian policemen along the whole perimeter of South Ossetian borders, Murat Djioev, Plenipotentiary of the President for post-conflict settlement, reported from Geneva.
20:00, 12 October 2012
A serviceman from Georgia perished in Afghanistan
Georgian corporal MindaiaAbashidze perished in Afghanistan while carrying out a combat mission in process of a peacemaking operation.
19:00, 12 October 2012
Members of power ministries blocked a mosque in the settlement of Kayakent, Dagestan, an eyewitness reported
Members of power ministries in the settlement of Kayakent, Kayakent district of Dagestan, are taking the congregation away from the mosque and going to carry them to the district police department, an eyewitness of the event reported.
18:00, 12 October 2012
A policeman knocked down a pedestrian in Ingushetia
Investigation is clarifying the circumstances of a road accident in the rural settlement of Ekazhevo with the participation of a policeman who knocked down a fourteen-year-old gill, Committee of Inquiry of Russia (CIR) in Ingushetia informed.
23:50, 11 October 2012
Leader of The Other Russia in Rostov-on-Don accused of disseminating extremist materials
On October 17, Sergey Cherepovsky, the leader of The Other Russia in Rostov-on-Don, is to face trial on charges of disseminating extremist materials and demonstration of Nazi symbols. According to prosecutors, the oppositionist disseminated and demonstrated prohibited materials through a social network. Sergey Cherepovsky himself associates the charges against him with his political activities.
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Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

In January 2026, three people were killed in armed and terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus.

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.