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Liliya Manyukhina. Photo: Screenshot of a post on Yeritsyan's lawyer's Facebook page.
13:41, 10 October 2025
Russian citizen Liliya Manyukhina, convicted after posting anti-war leaflets in Moscow, has been arrested in Armenia. Human rights activists in Russia consider Manyukhina a political prisoner.
13:34, 10 October 2025
Susana Kobleva, the daughter of the former head of the Supreme Court of Adygea, Aslan Trakhov, and her ex-husband have been charged with fraud.
Flooded streets in Makhachkala. September 2025. Video screenshot: https://ria.ru/20250917/ulitsy-2042409177.html
13:11, 10 October 2025
Dagestan authorities promised to provide assistance to Makhachkala residents whose property was damaged by flooding, without disclosing the amount. Social media users expressed doubt that the compensation would cover the damage.
Igor Barinov. Photo: https://fadn.gov.ru/
13:07, 10 October 2025
The intervention of the head of the Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs in the conflict between General Shamanov and the Chechen leadership demonstrates the extent of dissatisfaction with Kadyrov's actions in Moscow, although his statement is merely formal.
Characteristic holes in the tail section of the AZAL aircraft wreckage, which could have been caused by air defense missile strike elements. Photo: East2West.Express https://ru.wikipedia.org/
16:31, 9 October 2025
Two missiles fired by Russia's air defense system did not directly hit the AZAL plane, but exploded several meters away, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Ilham Aliyev.
Magomed Daudov (right) presented a certificate to Khadizhat Kadyrova. Still from a video from Ramzan Kadyrov's Telegram channel, October 8, 2025, https://t.me/RKadyrov_95/6071.
14:01, 9 October 2025
Vladimir Putin awarded Ramzan Kadyrov's daughter, Khadizhat, an honorary diploma for her active participation in the preparation and holding of socially significant events.
Vadim Kharchenko. Screenshot from the YouTube channel "Personal Opinion"
13:56, 9 October 2025
The second case against Vadim Kharchenko*, convicted of discrediting the army, is based on the same evidence as the previous one, according to defense representatives. Kharchenko's* parents have reported a significant deterioration in his health.
The illustration was created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program
13:50, 9 October 2025
Viktor Momotov, who has headed the Council of Judges of Russia since 2016, resigned from his post amid a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor General's Office seeking the confiscation of his assets. The office maintains that Momotov's position was a cover for the illegal activities of Marton Hotels. 
The roof of a house is on fire. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
13:50, 9 October 2025
A house in the Rostov region was damaged as a result of a drone attack.
Ilham Aliyev (left) and Vladimir Putin. Photo: https://president.az/
13:48, 9 October 2025
The first meeting in a long time between Russian and Azerbaijani leaders Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev will take place today in Dushanbe. Moscow expects to discuss issues in the two countries' relations.
A sketch of the image "Grozny-City" on the 500-ruble banknote. Still from the Vainakh State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
13:24, 9 October 2025
The idea of ​​depicting "Grozny-City" on the 500-ruble banknote, which the "Russian Community" is campaigning against, is presented by Kadyrov as a symbol of the success of the imperial project, while both sides in the conflict are concerned only with their own prestige and influence, and not with state unity.
Police officers detain an activist. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot."
16:42, 8 October 2025
The updated list of political prisoners in Azerbaijan, compiled by human rights activists, includes 392 individuals. Over the past four months, 17 people have been added to the list. The list's authors identified the active persecution of women for political reasons as a new trend.
Farewell to Inal Dzhabiev. August 2020. Photo: Respublikarso.org newspaper (respublikarso.org) https://respublikarso.org
15:25, 8 October 2025
According to the head of the department, Grigory Sobaev, the prosecutor's office requested a harsher sentence for the security forces accused of Inal Dzhabiev's death.
Svetlana Ogoreva. Photo from a website covering the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia (396 Russian Jehovah's Witness organizations have been declared extremist, and their activities in Russia are banned by court order).
15:18, 8 October 2025
A court sentenced Svetlana Ogoreva, a resident of Karachay-Cherkessia, to a suspended sentence, deeming her attendance at Jehovah's Witnesses* services to constitute membership in an extremist organization. The defendant denied the extremism charge.
Adam Kadyrov at the opening of the Dustum sports complex named after Adam Kadyrov. Video still by Khamzat Khasanov / Telegram
14:40, 8 October 2025
The Dustum sports complex, opened in the village of Gvardeyskoye in the Nadterechny District, is named after Adam Kadyrov, the third son of the Chechen leader. The complex was opened personally by Adam Kadyrov, who became an "honorary citizen" of the district.
Anna Politkovskaya. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program.
14:31, 8 October 2025
Residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg today laid flowers at the grave of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Novaya Gazeta office, and a memorial to the victims of repression. Some of those convicted in her murder have already been released, but the mastermind behind the attack remains unconvicted, Politkovskaya's colleagues recalled on the 19th anniversary of her death.
Arsen Ghukasyan. Photo: https://armeniatoday.am/law-ru/969539/
17:54, 7 October 2025
Arsen Ghukasyan was arrested on charges of hooliganism during a protest by relatives of soldiers missing in action during the Karabakh war. The second detainee, Apijan Sargsyan, was released on bail.
Elkhan Mirzoyev. Photo: https://www.meydan.tv/ru/article/kak-zhivetsya-brodyachim-sobakam-v-azerbajdzhane/
15:25, 7 October 2025
An Azerbaijani court sentenced Elkhan Mirzoyev to administrative arrest, finding him guilty of drug possession. The animal rights activist denied the charges.
Irakli Nadiradze, Murtaz Zodelava, Paate Burchuladze, Paate Mandzhgaladze, Lashe Beridze (from left to right). Photo: https://www.interpressnews.ge/ru/article/171031-segodnia-budut-prediavleny-obvineniia-paate-burchuladze-murtazu-zodelava-irakliiu-nadiradze-paate-mandzhgaladze-i-lashe-beridze
15:12, 7 October 2025
Despite their lawyers' requests, the court remanded five opposition members detained after a protest in Tbilisi into custody. All five denied charges of organizing group violence, calling for the overthrow of the government, and attempting to seize the presidential palace.
Ilham Aliyev (right) and Vladimir Putin. Photo: https://haqqin.az/news/362234
15:03, 7 October 2025
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called Vladimir Putin and congratulated him on his birthday amid worsening relations between Russia and Azerbaijan.
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.