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19:00, 15 October 2011
In Nagorno-Karabakh, conscript arrested for death of serviceman
On October 14, a conscript was detained in Nagorno-Karabakh within a criminal investigation into the death of first-class private Yurik Nersisyan, a regular soldier of the Defence Army of Karabakh.
18:00, 15 October 2011
Azerbaijan gets interested in tourist cluster in Northern Caucasus
The Azerbaijani government will send a delegation with businessmen to Dagestan to study the development projects of the North-Caucasian tourist cluster, in particular, the Caspian coast resorts and their investment opportunities.
17:00, 15 October 2011
In Turkey, police releases Uvais Akhmadov
The Istanbul police has released the former Chechen field commander Uvais Akhmadov on the fifth day after his arrest, having found no sufficient proofs of his involvement in the attempt on Shamsuddin Batukaev, the former head of the Sharia Court a self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
16:00, 15 October 2011
Seventeen persons registered as presidential candidates in South Ossetia
On October 14, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of South Ossetia registered Alan Pliev, Deputy Foreign Minister of South Ossetia, Eduard Gabaraev, the artillery commander of the local Ministry of Defence (MoD), Igor Alborov, Deputy Head of the MoD, and the local MP Inal Bazzaev as presidential candidates, making the total number of them equal to 17 persons.
15:00, 15 October 2011
Grocery store blown up in Makhachkala
Last night, an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near the grocery store in the village of Shamkhal, Kirov District of the capital of Dagestan. No one was injured.
14:00, 15 October 2011
E-daybooks to be introduced in schools of Georgia
Starting November 1, schools of Georgia will introduce electronic daybooks, where parents will be able to control the academic progress of their children in the online mode, Dmitry Shashkin, the Georgian Minister of Education, announced on October 13.
13:00, 15 October 2011
In Armenia, youth initiative "Let's not be silent" calls for resignation of Chief of Staff of Armed Forces
In Armenia, the youth initiative named "Let's not be silent" accuses the Chief of Staff Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov of his inability to prevent crimes in the army and demands his resignation.
Rustam Yakhyaev, photo from his family album
12:00, 15 October 2011
Makhachkala hosts action demanding to release Rustam Yakhyaev
On October 1, relatives of Rustam Yakhyaev, who was kidnapped by unknown masked men, gathered in the central square of Makhachkala with a demand to the police to release Rustam or present proofs of his guilt, if any.
11:00, 15 October 2011
Albert Djussoev's supporter shot dead in Vladikavkaz
Soslan Khugaev, one of the leaders of the public-political movement "Forward Ossetia!" and an active supporter of the presidential candidate of South Ossetia Albert Djussoev, was shot dead in the capital of North Ossetia.
23:50, 14 October 2011
Pirates release crew of vessel hijacked off coast of Nigeria
This morning, the crew of the "Cape Bird" tanker, which was captured on October 8 by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, was released. This was announced by Georgy Karbelashvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The crew included 12 citizens of Georgia and 4 citizens of Russia.
A campaigner of the "New Yards of United Russia" painting curbs in the yard of No. 60 in Kommunisticheskaya Street in the Lenin District of Astrakhan, October 13, 2011. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:10, 14 October 2011
Opposition accuses "Edinaya Rossiya" of using administrative resource in Astrakhan
The "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party held regular action in Astrakhan within the pre-election campaign. Participants admitted that they were forced to come to the event. Opposition representatives claimed that the ruling party again used the so-called "administrative resource", the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
23:00, 14 October 2011
Policeman, suspected of killing resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, escapes from investigation
Investigators of the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF) for the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR) put Ruslan Rakhaev, Deputy Chief of Police in Cherkessk, in the wanted list. The police officer is suspected of beating a detainee who died from the injuries.
22:40, 14 October 2011
Defendant, accused of murdering anti-fascist Dzhaparidze, left in custody until December
The Kuzminki District Court of Moscow extended to December the detention period of the defendant Yuri Tikhomirov, accused of murdering the anti-fascist Ilya Dzhaparidze.
Relatives of the kidnapped Rustam Yakhyaev gather in the central square of Makhachkala, October 14, 2011. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 14 October 2011
Relatives of Yakhyaev, kidnapped in Dagestan, organize picket in central Makhachkala
In Makhachkala, relatives of Rustam Yakhyaev, who was taken away to some unknown destination by armed people, are going for the picket in the central square of the capital of Dagestan. According to the relatives of the kidnapped, Yakhyaev is kept in the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and he is accused of murder of Murtazaliev, Deputy Chief of the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN). This is reported by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
22:20, 14 October 2011
Militaries from "Vostok" battalion ask Medvedev to intervene in situation in South Ossetia
More than one hundred military men from the battalion "Vostok" (East) appealed with an open letter to Dmitry Medvedev, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Russian Federation. They ask the leader of the state to intervene in situation in South Ossetia.
22:10, 14 October 2011
Parents of soldiers, perished in Armenian army, hold protest action near presidential residence
Today, the protest action against crimes in the Armenian army was held near the residence of Armenian President. Vardan Gukasyan, the representative of the Ministry of Defence of the country, advised the protesters to go to the military police; however, parents of dead soldiers refused and claimed Serzh Sargsyan.
22:00, 14 October 2011
MIA: in Dagestan, lawyer and investigator detained for bribery
The agents of the FSB Department of Dagestan detained a lawyer and an investigator into especially important cases of the investigatory department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of the republic for taking a bribe amounting to 1 million roubles. This was reported by the press service of the Dagestani MIA.
21:00, 14 October 2011
Policeman from Buryatia perished in Chechnya due to careless handling of weapons
Investigatory authorities believe that a member of the Department of Internal Affairs of Buryatia, who was found with a gunshot wound on the north of Chechnya, perished as a result of careless handling of weapons.
20:00, 14 October 2011
Soldier perished in accident in Armenia
On October 13, Aram Melkonyan, a 21-year-old regular soldier, perished in Armenia as a result of an accident.
Yevgeny Frumkin, a picketer in defense of prisoner Zubair Zubairaev outside the FSIN building in Moscow, October 13, 2011. Photo by Yaroslav Kozulin for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 14 October 2011
In Moscow, picket in defence of Chechen resident Zubair Zubairaev held near FSIN building
On October 13, a picket was held in front of the building of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) in Moscow. Protesters demanded to bring to justice the FSIN officers allegedly involved in beating prisoner Zubair Zubairaev.
News
Akhmat Kadyrov. Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/ Akhmat Kadyrov received a medal for special achievements in physical education.

A new temporary plaque has been installed on Anna Politkovskaya's home.

The eleventh installation of the plaque. Photo: SOTAvision* / Telegram A banner about vandals of memorial plaques has been reinstalled on Anna Politkovskaya's house.

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.