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Girls talking to law enforcers. Screenshot https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtOXY2AK4F/
13:45, 3 November 2021
Gudermes girls' selfies give policemen chance to show themselves as morality zealots
The educational conversation with relatives of the girls who took selfies on the balcony in Gudermes continued the trend of persecuting social network users for "inappropriate" behaviour, a political analyst believes. Some Instagram users have treated the release of the video with the girls as an intrusion into their privacy.
Kaaba. Photo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кааба
11:56, 3 November 2021
Dagestan: Hajj operator announces restart of pilgrimage to Mecca
After Saudi Arabia has lifted a number of restrictions related to coronavirus, the Muslim believers, who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Turkey, the United Arab Emirates or the CIS countries, are allowed to enter the kingdom for making a small Hajj, said Bulat Kurbanov, Director General of the "Marwa" Tour Hajj Company. The first air flight is scheduled for December 15.
Ambulance drivers in Yerevan. Screenshot of the video by NEWS AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz32Bj62msE
11:53, 3 November 2021
Yerevan ambulance drivers go on strike
Ambulance drivers in Yerevan have announced a strike demanding higher wages and complaining about a tight working schedule. Their bosses have referred to the pandemic as the reason for the high workload and called on the strikers to negotiate.
Memorial to the Victims of the Deportation opened in the village of Uchkeken on May 2, 2014. Photo by Leonid Tarasyev https://lookmytrips.com/585e8900ff9367418508a421/pamiatnik-zhertvam-deportatsii-ff9367
11:51, 3 November 2021
KChR residents commemorate victims of Karachais' deportation
On the Remembrance Day of Deportation Victims, flowers were laid at memorials in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR). The law on commemorating victims of political repressions, adopted in 2016, has brought no visible results in the republic, Kyady Haji Khalkechev, the chairman of the Congress of the Karachai people, has noted.
Adam Gisaev. Screenshot of the video published at the "Gulagu.net. Official channel" on YouTube
23:55, 2 November 2021
Human rights defenders believe Gisaev’s story of torture
The story of Adam Gisaev, a native of Chechnya, who claimed torture in a SIZO (pre-trial prison) in Irkutsk, which provoked a complaint by the “Roskomnadzor” (the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media), is true, and such reports have been received from other convicts from prisons in the Irkutsk Region, human rights defenders note.
Karabakh rescuers. Photo from the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia https://mil.am/
23:53, 2 November 2021
Azerbaijan transfers remains of 11 dead to Stepanakert
The remains of 11 people were handed over to Karabakh rescuers through the mediation of Russian peacekeepers.
Istanbul. Photo: Danbury https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:51, 2 November 2021
Turkish special service reports connection of detainees in Istanbul with leaders of Chechnya
Six persons arrested in Istanbul on a charge of political espionage were planning to kill natives of Chechnya on orders of a top-ranking Chechen official, the Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization reported.
22:50, 2 November 2021
Chechen native claims his kidnapping by law enforcers
Law enforcers kidnapped a resident of Chechnya, suspecting him of non-traditional sexual orientation, kept him in a basement and beat him during a month, the victim said. After fleeing Chechnya, the man was helped with finding housing in another city, the “Russian LGBT Network”* reported.
Elchin Gasanzade (Gasanov). Screenshot of the video by median.tv
22:45, 2 November 2021
Activists Gasanzade and Turksoi released in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, journalist Elchin Gasanzade and blogger Ibragim Turksoi were released from prison after serving the sentence in a case on slander and insult. Both activists will go to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to challenge the legality of the verdict.
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev (on the right) in the courtroom. Photo by the press service of the Moscow Presnensky District Court
22:39, 2 November 2021
HRC “Memorial” recognizes Chechen Djumaev as a political prisoner
Said-Mukhammad Djumaev, a native of Chechnya, sentenced to five years of imprisonment for fighting with law enforcers at a protest action, was convicted on political grounds. This was announced by the Human Rights Centre (HRC) “Memorial”. The human rights defenders demand to reconsider the Djumaev’s case.
The building of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). Photo by the press service of the Georgian MIA https://police.ge/
22:33, 2 November 2021
Tbilisi resident detained under transgender's murder case
On October 31, in Tbilisi, two local men attacked two transgender women with knives; as a result one woman died, and the other was wounded.
A disabled person. Photo: ru.freepik.com/photos/woman'>Woman photo created by freepik - ru.freepik.com
22:26, 2 November 2021
Azerbaijan: people with disabilities complain about problems with receiving payments
Azerbaijani authorities have introduced new criteria for defining disability; and the review of the entitlement to benefits has led to delays in payments and refusals to certify disability, local residents have complained.
Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
12:30, 2 November 2021
Saakashvili calls on his supporters to take action
The opposition should seek to overthrow the ruling power and early parliamentary elections, Mikhail Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, has stated. His advocate fears that Saakashvili, who is on a hunger strike for 32 days already, may be kidnapped if transferred to a hospital in Gori.
A SIZO (pre-trial prison). Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
12:07, 2 November 2021
Torture traces on Ravil Rasulov's body cast doubt on law enforcers' version about what caused his death
Ravil Rasulov, who died at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) in the Volgograd Region, could have been tortured, Igor Nagavkin, a human rights defender, has stated, adding that there were traces of beatings on Rasulov's body. Ravil's wife has also denied the version of his suicide.
A maximum security colony no. 14 in the city of Novocherkassk. Screenshot of the video by the Zvezda TV channel https://tvzvezda.ru/news/2021112348-OkkP7.html
12:01, 2 November 2021
Two inmates of Novocherkassk colony set fire to their clothes
In the city of Novocherkassk, Rostov Region, two inmates of a maximum security colony have climbed onto the roof of a building and set fire to their clothes in protest against removal to another detachment.
Peacemakers in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defence
11:57, 2 November 2021
Peacemakers report on delivery of clothes and footwear to refugees in Nagorno-Karabakh
Peacemakers have brought essentials, clothes and shoes to refugees and large families in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian Ministry of Defence has informed.
A pre-trial detention facility. Photo by Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
01:56, 2 November 2021
A warder of Vladikavkaz penal colony suspected of negligence after prisoner’s death
In North Ossetia, an assistant to the chief of a penal colony did not stop the violation of the rules of behaviour by prisoners at night, which led to the death of one of them, investigators suggested.
A QR code. Photo from the official website 05.rospotrebnadzor.ru
01:50, 2 November 2021
Residents of Dagestan report difficulties associated with imposition of QR codes
In Dagestan, without a QR code or a coronavirus survival certificate, people are not allowed to visit shopping centres or go to the market, and visitors to cafes must also produce the above-mentioned documents, local residents say. The innovation affected the activities of small businesses, as the number of cafe visitors decreased significantly, entrepreneurs note.
The building of the General's Prosecutor Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Photo: http://minval.az/news/56273/
20:53, 1 November 2021
Azerbaijani Prosecutor’s Office recognizes torture of defendants in “Terter case”
Sixteen officials are found guilty of using violence against more than 100 suspects accused of cooperation with the Armenian special services and the preparation of acts of sabotage and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. The above has been announced by the Deputy General Prosecutor of Azerbaijan.
A girl sitting on the edge of the balcony of a multi-storey building. Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtOXY2AK4F/
14:54, 1 November 2021
Law enforcers scold Gudermes girls for video on balcony of high-rise building
In Gudermes, law enforcers took three 14-year-old girls to the police; one of them posted a video filmed on the edge of the balcony; and their parents were brought to responsibility. Instagram users who watched the video clip reproached their parents for their poor control over the teenagers.
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The property of former State Duma deputy Rizvangadzhi Isaev has been seized.

Residents reported on the condition of homes and infrastructure in Dagestan villages after landslides.

Three houses were destroyed in a Dagestani village due to a landslide.

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.