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Shirvani Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video by chp.grozny_95 on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DnRoy5NnUc&feature=emb_logo
18:16, 8 October 2020
Salman Tepsurkaev's father forced to record an appeal, social network users believe
A video appeal voiced by a father of a kidnapped moderator of the 1Adat Telegram Channel was recorded under pressure, and the whereabouts of Salman Tepsurkaev is still unknown, note some Instagram users. Their opponents argue that it is necessary to listen to Shirvani Tepsurkaev and stop discussing the torture his son had been subjected to.
Residents of Stepanakert spend nights in basements of their houses, equipped as shelters. October 7, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
18:06, 8 October 2020
Armenia reports night missile attacks on Stepanakert
This night, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh came under Azerbaijan's missile fire, Armenian authorities have stated.
A school destroyed by shelling in the Askipara village of the Terter District of Azerbaijan. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 8 October 2020
Azerbaijan claims shelling of villages in five border districts
In the Karabakh conflict zone, villages of the Barda, Agdjabedi, Goranboy, Terter and Agdam Districts are being shelled; there are dead and wounded, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
A participant of the action in memory of of Anna Politkovskaya held in Moscow. Photo by Semyon Charny for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:51, 8 October 2020
Commemoration participants call Politkovskaya example of fighter for justice
Anna Politkovskaya was a bright example of an honest journalist who did not break down under authorities' pressure, those who took part in the memorial action in Moscow have stated. In a year, the statute of limitations for her murder case will expire; and the still unfound customer will remain unpunished, Dmitry Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper, has stated.
A building damaged by shelling in Stepanakert. Screenshot by the FRANCE 24 TV channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7yX8ITQ6YY
11:08, 8 October 2020
Stepanakert residents live in shelters due to intense shelling
Most of October 7, residents of Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, spent in basements of their houses, equipped as shelters. All shops are closed, but townspeople have assured that they have everything they need.
Gezyal Bairamly. Screenshot of a video interview by AzadliqRadiosu www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrrbaNRsfSw
09:40, 8 October 2020
Gezyal Bairamly, Azerbaijani political prisoner, dies
Gezyal Bairamly, a famous politician and a former political prisoner, has died in Azerbaijan after a grave illness. Her colleagues and supporters are sure that her imprisonment had aggravated the disease.
The inscription "Akhmat is power" that crowns a new entrance arch from the side of the city of Argun. Screenshot of the video at Ramzan Kadyrov's official YouTube channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=splg0CTvHUo
09:35, 8 October 2020
Grozny residents criticize motto "Akhmat is power" at entrance to the city
Grozny has opened a new entrance arch from the side of the city of Argun. Residents of Chechnya reacted sceptically to the inscription "Akhmat is power" that crowns the arch.
Ramzan Kadyrov, Anna Politkovskaya. Photo: http://politkovskaya.novayagazeta.ru/
09:31, 8 October 2020
Audio version of Politkovskaya's article recalls her meeting with Kadyrov
On the anniversary of the murder of the journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, an audio version of her report was made public, saturated with psychologically hard scenes from her trip to Ramzan Kadyrov's residence in 2004, and from her interview, at the end of which she expected gunfire in her back.
A woman rendered homeless gathers her belongings, October 6, 2020. David Kagramanyan / the information centre of NKR / PAN Photo / Reuters
08:55, 8 October 2020
Media: Karabakh residents link shelling intensification with imminent truce
The losses of the Defence Army are much higher than those announced; soldiers lack ammunition, volunteers in Nagorno-Karabakh assert. Local residents associate the shelling strengthening with Azerbaijan's desire to push forward the frontline before an imminent ceasefire.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
08:53, 8 October 2020
Father of publicly humiliated Chechen Salman Tepsurkaev asks to forget about his son
In his new video message, Shirvani Tepsurkaev has called to "close the topic" with his son, stating that he was satisfied with the responses of Chechen authorities and had no complaints against them. However, the authors of the 1Adat Telegram Channel are sure that Salman's father was forced to record the new appeal because information appeared that two kidnappers of his son had been recognized.
The Keshikchidag temple, the Azerbaijan part of the David Gareji monastery complex. Photo by the press service of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan http://mct.gov.az
23:53, 7 October 2020
Two Georgian officials detained for transferring lands to Azerbaijan
Two experts were detained for using incorrect maps of the wrong scale when determining the border with Azerbaijan. Investigators suggest that because of their actions, Georgia has lost more than 3500 hectares of territory.
Officials at a ceremony to commission a residential building in Gudermes on October 7, 2010. Screenshot of the video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee9whMD0OjE
23:52, 7 October 2020
In Chechnya, officials follow Ramzan Kadyrov's example in ignoring mask regime
In Gudermes, officials attended a ceremony to commission a residential building without wearing protective masks, local residents reported. According to them, the top-ranking officials of Chechnya follow the example of Ramzan Kadyrov and openly violate the mask regime.
A video about the sending of Chechen natives to Nagorno-Karabakh; the bridge near the village of Morskoye in Crimea. Screenshot of the post on Instagram "ЧП/Грозный" https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0bdzqnLPO/?utm_source=ig_embed; screenshot of the image in Yandex.Maps
18:57, 7 October 2020
Caucasian experts call in question video about Chechen militants in Karabakh
The footage of the video about the sending of Chechen natives to Nagorno-Karabakh does not contain any explicit signs to identify the location of the shooting, although military vehicles in the video are typical for the Middle East, experts says. The parties do not emphasize the religious background of the conflict, but it is the key motive for the natives of Chechnya, suggests Caucasian expert Akhmet Yarlykapov.
Vadim Krasikov (Vadim Sokolov); Zelimkhan Khangoshvili. Photos: https://govzalla.com/post/158763/s-sanktsii-kremlia; screenshot of the video footage by the BBC News Russian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STddYJhfbvI&feature=emb_logo
18:52, 7 October 2020
Man accused of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili's murder refuses to speak in court
In Berlin, a court held the first hearing in a case on the murder of Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a native of the Pankisi Gorge. The defendant, who identified himself as construction worker Vadim Sokolov, exercised his right to remain silent. Political refugee Rubati Mitsaeva expressed hope that he would not be extradited to Russia.
A collective namaz (prayer) in Batumi, May 24, 2020. The believers prayed not only in the mosque but also outside. Photo by Manana Kveliashvili, Batumelebi.netgazeti.ge
18:45, 7 October 2020
Rights defenders claim discrimination of Muslims in Georgia
Muslims in Georgia are discriminated more often than adherents of other faiths, the NGO "Human Rights Training and Monitoring Centre" has stated.
The bridge located near the village of Morskoye in Crimea. Screenshot of the Yandex.Maps image
18:36, 7 October 2020
Exact location where video was filmed about sending Chechens to Karabakh found
The video clip about the Chechens sent to the war in Nagorno-Karabakh was actually filmed in the Crimea, as evidenced by the bridge caught in the clip.
An unexploded shell in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:51, 7 October 2020
Stepanakert residents report regular missile attacks
Because of frequent missile attacks, Stepanakert townspeople are afraid to leave their shelters for a long time; there are interruptions in communications and power supply in the city. As a result of the shelling, 23 civilians were killed, more than 90 others were wounded, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ombudsperson has stated.
A man walking on street in Stepanakert with an unexploded shell in the background. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:45, 7 October 2020
Parties to Karabakh conflict show different attitude to losses reports
Azerbaijan does not publish the names of its military servicemen perished during the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict, as it suffers great losses, but the society is ready for them, Pavel Felgengauer, a military expert, believes. The data on losses among Azerbaijani militaries is not published in order not to corrupt the nation's morale, Alexander Perendjiev, another expert, has noted.
A resident of the city of Tartar near his home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:29, 7 October 2020
Azerbaijan: frontline villagers stay at home despite shelling
Women, children and the elderly have left a number of Azerbaijani villages located in the frontline area, but other villagers would not leave their homes and households for a long time, Avaz Gasanov, an activist, has informed. There are children and women among shelling victims.
11:25, 7 October 2020
Mother of Chechen Movsar Umarov achieves initiation of murder case
A criminal murder case has been opened at the demand of the mother of Movsar Umarov, a missing Grozny resident after the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has drawn attention to his disappearance.
News
Military operation in Ukraine. Still from a Russian Ministry of Defense video: https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=18838@morfVideoAudioFile The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,050.

Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

A serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for being absent from his unit.

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.