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23:50, 11 October 2012
In Rostov-on-Don, trial of Boris Papayan, participant of "March of Millions", postponed till October 30
The trial against Boris Papayan, a participant of the "March of Millions", held in Rostov-on-Don, has been postponed till October 30. The next court session is to question the policeman, who detained the defendant and who failed to appear at the trial. Besides, the court intends to repeatedly request the materials of the video surveillance system "Safe City".
23:30, 11 October 2012
KBR: two policemen arrested for beating driver and his son
The Lesken District Court of Kabardino-Balkaria has granted the motion to take into custody two staff members of the GIBDD (road police), suspected of beating a driver and his minor son. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
23:00, 11 October 2012
Relatives of disappeared head of Tsatanikh village plan protest rally in Makhachkala
Relatives and compatriot villagers of Shamil Saipulaev, the leader of the village of Tsatanikh of the Untsukul District of Dagestan, who disappeared in Khasavyurt on October 6, plan to hold in Makhachkala a protest rally on October 25. The father of the disappeared man claims police inaction. The Republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reports that the investigation is underway and refuses to disclose new information.
23:00, 11 October 2012
At session of Armenian Court of Appeal, prosecutor suggests softer sentence to young oppositionist
Today, the Armenian Court of Appeal continued consideration of the appeal against to the decision of the court that sentenced four young opposition activists to imprisonment for hooliganism. Prosecutor Akop Martirosyan delivered his speech. The Prosecutor offered to mitigate the sentence for one of the defendants David Kiramidjyan and to replace imprisonment by a conditional sentence.
22:50, 11 October 2012
Masked men kidnap two in Makhachkala, eyewitnesses assert
Yesterday, on October 10, in Makhachkala, two young men were kidnapped. According to eyewitnesses and human rights defenders, about ten men in masks forced young men into a car and drove them away to some unknown destination.
22:20, 11 October 2012
Poti port workers stops striking
Today, late at night, the protest action of port workers of the city of Poti (Georgia) was stopped after negotiations with leaders of Company "IPM Poti Terminal". The parties reached an agreement, and the administration considered demands of the workers to be reasonable.
At the Novopushkinsky Mini-Park on Anna Politkovskaya's commemoration day, Moscow, October 7, 2012. Photo by Semyon Charny for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:10, 11 October 2012
Figurant in Politkovskaya's murder case is against Pavlyuchenkov's deal with justice
Sergey Khadjikurbanov, former staff member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), accused of the organization of journalist Anna Politkovskaya's murder, asks to terminate the agreement, which was concluded with investigators by Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, ex-Chief of the Secret Department of the Chief Department of the Internal Affairs of Moscow.
Refugees from Abkhazia demonstrate for their rights in front of the Refugee Ministry building. Georgia, Tbilisy, June 19, 2012. Photo by Mari Nikuradze, http://dfwatch.net
20:00, 11 October 2012
The refugees in Tbilisi who occupied a dormitory and a clinic demand from the authorities to set distribution of dwellings right
Refugees from Abkhazia who occupied the building of a dormitory in Tashkentsky lane of Tbilisi refuse to leave it demanding to put them on the dwelling waiting list. Refugees in the building of a former clinic in Bakinskaya street demand from the officials to determine the persons who really have a right of living in that building, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
19:00, 11 October 2012
According to more precise data of Committee of Inquiry of Russia, the death of a girl who did not return home from a shop took place not in Dagestan but in Kuzbas
The incident with a fourteen-year-old girl who went shopping in the evening of October, 10, and was later found dead happened in Kemerovo region, not in Dagestan. This was reported by Committee of Inquiry of the Russian Federation (CIR).
18:00, 11 October 2012
During the day and night the police of Dagestan received two statements about disappearance of people
Yesterday, October, 10, residents of Derbent and Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan appealed to the police asking to help them find their relatives.
Human rights activist Talekh Khasmamedov behind bars at the Shirvan Court of Appeal; October 9, 2012. Photo by Oktai Gyulalyev
23:40, 10 October 2012
In Azerbaijan, convicted human rights defender Talekh Khasmamedov claims being threatened by police
At the session of the Shirvan Court of Appeal, the staff members of the Udjary District Police Division openly threatened and advised "to behave well and to think about mother and sister." This was reported by convicted human rights defender Talekh Khasmamedov in his appeal to the media, the public and the country's leaders, which was passed through his lawyer.
23:10, 10 October 2012
In Yerevan, court finds prosecutor's son guilty of beating journalist
On October 9, in Yerevan, the court has pronounced the decision on the case of beating of journalist Ruben Grdzelyan. The court found Albert Manrikyan, a son of Mesrop Manrikyan, Prosecutor of the Kotaik Region of Armenia, guilty of the incident and fined him 50,000 drams (120 US dollars). The court also decided not to prosecute the journalist because of the absence of elements of crime in his actions.
23:00, 10 October 2012
Witness at trial against three suspected members of Dagestani IAF claims that the bag was planted on defendant during search
On October 9, the Supreme Court of Dagestan continued to consider the criminal case against Ramazan Magomedov, Shuaibgadji Magomedov, and Abdulzhapar Labazangadjiev, residents of Dagestan, suspected of committing in the Kizlyar District a number of crimes as members of an illegal armed formation (IAF). Defence witnesses were invited for questioning.
Kevork Sunguryan. Sochi, October 1, 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:50, 10 October 2012
Beaten Kevork Sunguryan dies in Sochi
In the morning of October 9, in Sochi, in the resuscitation ward of the Khosta Hospital No. 3, Kevork Sunguryan died from injuries, inflicted to him on October 2. This was reported by hospital physicians.
Nalchik, detention facility No. 1 of the Department for Kabardino-Balkaria of Russia's FSIN (Federal Penitentiary Service). Courtesy of the http://www.fsin.su
22:50, 10 October 2012
At trial on case of attack on Nalchik, four defendants not satisfied with results of examinations on use of torture against them
Yesterday, on October 9, at the trial on the case of the attack on Nalchik in 2005, prosecutors read out materials of examinations, conducted on the complaints of members of the "Shalushka" grouping, who claimed being subjected to physical force during detention and preliminary investigation. The materials denied such pressure on the defendants; however, they claimed the opposite at the trial.
Inscription "SOS" on the window of No. 65 in Prosvescheniya Street immured by builders of MPO "Mostovik" with the aim to force tenants out; Sochi, October 2012. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:40, 10 October 2012
Constructors of Olympic facility cordon off dwelling house in Sochi, local resident asserts
Constructors of the Olympic facility form the Research and Industrial Association (RIA) "Mostovik" cordoned off a house, belonging to a Sochi resident, with three-meter monolithic fence with barbed wire and deprived its tenants to leave the house. This was reported by Alexei Kravets, the owner of the house. According to the constructors, they intend to use such a way to achieve eviction of the tenants to be able to demolish the house, which hinder the construction of the Olympic facility, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
22:30, 10 October 2012
Yerevan Puppet Theatre decides not to show film on protection of rights of sexual minorities
On October 9, following the protest actions of Armenian residents, Ruben Babayan, Artistic Director of the Yerevan Puppet Theatre, made a decision to cancel the run of the film "Parada", protecting the rights of sexual minorities.
Weapon licenses and guns. Photo from http://07.mvd.ru
22:30, 10 October 2012
Court temporarily deprives figurant of incident with shooting at wedding party in Moscow of weapon license
Today, the judge of magistrate precinct No. 369 of the Tver District Court of Moscow deprived Murat Agalarov, a figurant of the incident with shooting at the centre of Moscow during the Dagestani wedding party of September 30, of the weapon license for a term of one year.
After flood in Derbent, Dagestan, October 10, 2012. Courtesy of the press service of the Urban District "Derbent City", http://www.derbent.ru
21:00, 10 October 2012
Death of six persons in Derbent as a result of a flood confirmed
The personnel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in Dagestan established identity of six victims of flooding as a result of showers in Derbent. The information of the seventh person who perished has not been confirmed as of the moment. The investigators are inspecting the officials' activities during the emergency in the town.
20:00, 10 October 2012
Residents of the settlement of Rembaza, Makhachkala, came out on a picket
About 30 residents of the settlement of Rembaza whom the authorities of Makhachkala had been trying to evict from their houses for already over a year came out on a picket in Kaspiysk - Makhachkala highway demanding to reestablish power, gas and water supply in the settlement. The picket started at 10 in the morning. The participants of the action, mostly women with little children, did not block the highway. They are standing at the roadside with posters: "Official, have a heart!", "Give us light!", "We are going on a hunger strike!".
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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

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