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12:18, 30 October 2008
Complaint about beating of deputy chair of alternative parliament of Ingushetia sent to North Ossetia
The application lodged by Ahmed Kotiev, deputy chair of the alternative parliament called "National Assembly of Ingushetia", to the GOVD (City Militia Unit) of Nazran, was delivered to law enforcement bodies of the city of Mozdok, North Ossetia, for further consideration and investigation. Ahmed Kotiev told about it to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent today.
12:13, 30 October 2008
SFD regions hold actions in memory of victims of political repressions
For the first time on October 30, officials took part in the events commemorating victims of political repressions, held in the regions of the South Federal District (SFD). The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about it at the secretariats of the Human Rights Society "Memorial" in Nalchik and Astrakhan.
12:11, 30 October 2008
Ingushes have no idea on who hunts on Zyazikovs
Experts differ in their opinions on assessing the attacks on GIBDD (Traffic Inspectorate) employee Zakre Zyazikov and Deputy Minister of Economy Arsamak Zyazikov - new attempts on the relatives of President of Ingushetia Murat Zyazikov.
12:08, 30 October 2008
Azerbaijani Council of Press calls Ilham Aliev to pardon journalists
The Council of Press (CP) of Azerbaijan has sent an appeal to President Ilham Aliev asking him to pardon four convicted journalists.
13:09, 29 October 2008
Ingushetia reports kidnapping of three Aushev clan members
In Ingushetia, on October 27, power agents cordoned a street in Surkhakhi village, conducted searches and kidnapped three young men-members of the Aushev clan.
13:08, 29 October 2008
Rostov-on-Don: slavery victims' reintegration problems addressed
Rostov-on-Don has hosted a roundtable on the issues of rehabilitation and reintegration into society of the victims of trafficking in humans. The discussion participants were officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Federal Migratory Service, and office of the Ombudsman in the Rostov Region, and representatives of public organizations.
12:28, 29 October 2008
European people lack information on events in South Ossetia, European MPs assert
Julietto Chieza, European MP from the Socialist Group and a member of the foreign and defence commissions of the European Parliament, and Tatiana Zhdanok, European MP and deputy of Latvian Seim, believe that the information blockade of the news about South Ossetia should be broken through. They told journalists about it on October 27 before their departure from "Vladikavkaz" Airport in Northern Ossetia.
12:24, 29 October 2008
Tatiana Kasatkina: Georgian population leaves South-Ossetian Akhalgori District
Tatiana Kasatkina, Executive Director of the HRC "Memorial", told at the press conference yesterday, on October 28, about the situation in the Akhalgori District of South Ossetia, which was visited by human rights activists on October 21. As she said, Georgian villages are closed there, and the remaining Georgians are persuaded into Russian citizenship.
12:18, 29 October 2008
Exhibition of photos taken at South-Ossetian war opens in Moscow
On October 28, the Moscow-based State Central Museum of Modern Russian History opened a show of photos named "The Habitat" and dedicated to the military conflict in South Ossetia.
11:12, 29 October 2008
Georgia reports kidnapping of six Zerti villagers
Georgian mass media report that in the evening on October 28 six males, residents of Zerti village, Gori District of Georgia, were kidnapped.
11:03, 29 October 2008
Woods of World Natural Heritage chopped down in Adygea
The Centre named "NABU-Kavkaz" reports that in Adygea, in the territory of World Natural Heritage (WNH) object "Western Caucasus", illegal wood-felling and "other activities, which look quite illegal" continue. The Centre plans to address the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology and UNESCO's Centre of the World Natural Heritage.
10:28, 29 October 2008
State Duma ratifies treaties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Today, the Russian State Duma has ratified the friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance treaties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which were signed in Moscow on September 17 and on October 20 brought to consideration of the Lower Chamber of the Parliament by President of Russia.
13:31, 28 October 2008
Russia wants to deploy troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, experts think
In the opinion of analysts, the interest of Russia in speeding up the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement is exclusively caused by its desire to deploy its troops in the so-called "safety zones" - near the borders of the former NKAO (Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Okrug).
13:26, 28 October 2008
President of Armenia voices three conditions of Karabakh settlement
President of Armenia Serzh Sarkisyan is sure that the Karabakh conflict can be settled: if Azerbaijan recognizes the right of Nagorno-Karabakh to self-determination; if Karabakh has on-land communication with Armenia; and if international organizations and leading countries guarantee safety for the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.
13:20, 28 October 2008
Georgian authorities build villages for South Ossetian refugees
Tengiz Ablotiya, the Tbilisi-based expert of the Centre of Extreme Journalism, has informed the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that villages are now being built in the territory of Georgia for the projected capacity of 15,000 residents - exactly the Georgian population of South Ossetia.
13:15, 28 October 2008
Experts praise balanced decision of the Hague Tribunal on Georgia's claim against Russia
Georgian and Russian experts have treated the decision of the Hague Tribunal on the Georgia-versus-Russia suit on preliminary measures as "well-balanced". The main litigation and consideration of Russia's guilt in the conflict will take up to two years.
12:56, 28 October 2008
Moscow: human rights activists hold press conference to sum up their visit to Georgia
Today, on October 28, the "Interfax" has hosted a press conference organized by representatives of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" and the "Demos" Centre on the outcomes of their trip to Georgia. They showed the photos made during the visit.
12:53, 28 October 2008
Zviad Gamsakhurdia's son released on bail in Georgia
The son of the first President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia and oppositional politician Tsotne Gamsakhurdia, who had been arrested on suspicion of espionage for Russia and attempt of coup d'etat, is now at large on bail worth 20,000 laris (over 14,000 US dollars).
12:49, 28 October 2008
Chechen residents win trial at European Court on Human Rights
On October 23, the European Court on Human Rights considered the case "Magomed Musaev et al versus Russia" on disappearance of three residents of Chechnya: Said-Rakhman Musaev, Odes Mityaev and Magomed Magomadov, and found that the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was breached in relation of these persons.
13:41, 27 October 2008
Two Volgograd militiamen convicted for beating people
The Svetloyar District Court of Volgograd has passed a verdict of guilty to two employees of the Svetloyar ROVD. The former district militiaman Shamil Bolatkhanov and militiaman of the patrol service platoon Sergey Kabdulov were found guilty of beating, when on duty in February and March 2005, citizens, trying to knock confessions of committing crimes out of them.
News
Bulletproof vest. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

Muftis of the North Caucasus republics have announced the start dates for Ramadan.

A complaint from Shalushka residents about the road's condition has attracted the attention of the Investigative Committee.

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.