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Yan Rachinski. Photo: RFE / RL https://www.svoboda.org/a/29117182.html
12:43, 30 October 2018
Rights defenders point to problem of return of territories to repressed peoples
The Law "On the rehabilitation of repressed peoples" has generated a lot of tension, since the return of lands to repressed peoples has become an impossible task. This opinion was voiced by Yan Rachinski, the chair of the board for the international society "Memorial".
A rally in Magas. October 2018. Photo by the press service of the head of Republic of Ingushetia
08:59, 30 October 2018
Two Ingush MPs recall their requests to check border law
Two members of the Ingush parliament and two residents of the republic have decided not to seek a check of the law approving the new Chechen-Ingush border by the Constitutional Court (CC) and recalled their requests.
Special forces vehicles in the streets of a Dagestani village. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/terrorizmu-net/v-respublike-dagestan-po-faktu-posyagatelstva-na-zhizn.html#&gid=1&pid=1
08:57, 30 October 2018
Week of October 22-28 did without victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of October 22-28, 2018, there were no casualties and victims in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Voters near the poliing station No. 4 in Tbilisi. October 28, 2018. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:56, 30 October 2018
Observers report bribing voters at elections in Georgia
At the polling station in Tbilisi, where the presidential candidate Salome Zurabishvili voted, some people were on duty, who gave money to voters, observers have stated. However, the voters, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot", insisted that no one tried to bribe them or put pressure on them.
Adam Ilyasov. Photo: screenshot of the video by the user Imam. Adam_al.ashariy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxMzskPbJ3o
23:59, 29 October 2018
Kadi of Grozny reproaches Ingush Mufti for his trips to Chechnya
Adam Ilyasov, Deputy Mufti of Chechnya and Kadi of Grozny, reproached Isa Khamkhoev, Mufti of Ingushetia, after his reply to Magomed Daudov, the speaker of the Chechen parliament. Adam Ilyasov blamed Isa Khamkhoev for stirring up the conflict and mentioned how he sought support in Chechnya.
23:55, 29 October 2018
A Circassian journalist starts a lawsuit with law enforcers in Kabardino-Balkaria
Tariq Topçu, a student of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU), a citizen of Turkey and Germany of Circassian origin, has complained that his permission to temporarily reside in Russia had been annulled.
Still from the film "Deep Rivers". Screenshot by the user TRAILER RU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYWHE7mQWF4
23:52, 29 October 2018
"Deep Rivers" highlights issue of national languages in films
Viewers of the film "Deep Rivers" directed by a film producer from Nalchik left emotional comments in social networks. The people who liked the film especially noted that its characters spoke the Kabardian language. Critics expressed their claims to the author and stated that the described defects are not typical for the Adyg people.
Voting at a polling station in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:49, 29 October 2018
Georgian CEC announces second round of presidential election
According to the results reported when 99.95% of the ballots had been calculated, a gap between Salome Zurabishvili and Grigol Vashadze, a candidate of the oppositional "United National Movement" (UNM) Party, was less than 1%. Since none of the candidates running for the presidency gains 50% required to win, the second round of the election will be held.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
23:48, 29 October 2018
A system of bringing apologies to Ramzan Kadyrov fails in Ingushetia
The Ingush reaction to Ramzan Kadyrov's visits to the leaders of the protest in the republic forced the leader of Chechnya to abandon tactics of pressure on critics, and after that even the Mufti of Ingushetia, who was loyal to the Chechen authorities, became their opponent, the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" reports.
An exercise in the Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
22:57, 29 October 2018
Azerbaijan claims shelling of a village in conflict zone
Over a day, the ceasefire regime in the Karabakh conflict zone was violated 29 times, and the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the village of Kokhnegyshlag came under fire, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported.
16:43, 29 October 2018
Activists point to ineffectiveness of CE projects in Azerbaijan
For three years, Council of Europe and European Union representative offices have spent over 5 million euros on projects to support freedom of expression, fight corruption, and improve the quality of justice in Azerbaijan. The projects not only failed to achieve their goals, but also exacerbated the situation in the field of human rights protection, activists believe.
The film "Deep Rivers" shot by Vladimir Bitokov, film director from Nalchik. Screenshot from the movie trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdorVniAwXA
15:46, 29 October 2018
Film director from Nalchik gathers a full hall at premiere in Moscow
In Moscow, the film "Deep Rivers" gathered a full hall in a cinema. Natives from Kabardino-Balkaria pointed to the skilfully highlighted Caucasian flavour in the film and the relevance of the raised problems of family interrelationships and of native language.
A match between the teams of the "Akhmat" and the Moscow "Dynamo" FCs. Photo © Vasily Ponomaryov / Edgar Breschanov / Sportbox.ru https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Futbol/Russia/premier_league/spbfoto_NI800375_Dinamo_i_Ahmat_sygrali_vnichju
15:40, 29 October 2018
Grozny residents reveal scheme obliging them to visit "Akhmat" FC match
On October 28, Grozny hosted a match between the teams of the "Akhmat" and the Moscow "Dynamo" FCs in the Russian Football Championship. The match was held with enhanced security measures. Students had to attend the match under the threat of non-admission to the tests.
Participants of a press conference of the Ingush Committee of National Unity, October 28, 2018. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:28, 29 October 2018
Activists tell about the authorities' role in organizing Congress of the Ingush People
On the instruction of Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the Mayor of Nazran has provided the organizers of the World Congress of the Ingush People with the premises of the House of Culture, an activist Barakh Chemurziev said at a press conference. The organizers of the congress found it necessary to give the head of the republic an opportunity to speak, said Musa Malsagov.
Salome Zurabishvili. Photo © Sputnik / Alexander Imedashvili https://sputnik-georgia.ru/election-2018/20181028/242709693/Lidery-prezidentskoy-gonki-v-Gruzii-prokommentirovali-ekzitpoly.html
13:28, 29 October 2018
Zurabishvili in the lead at presidential election in Georgia
According to the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia, about 90% of all the votes have been tabulated. The independent candidate Salome Zurabishvili, supported by the "Georgian Dream" Party, has won 38.61% of the votes. Grigol Vashadze from the "United National Movement" (UNM) has 37.69%.
Zaza Saralidze. Photo by Inna Kukudjanova for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:57, 29 October 2018
Zaza Saralidze accused of beating policeman
Zaza Saralidze, the father of a schoolboy killed in Tbilisi has been charged with assaulting a policeman. His defence has disagreed with the prosecution.
Participants of the emergency congress of members of Ingush clans (teips), Nazran, October 27, 2018. Photo by Magomed Mutsolgov for the Caucasian Knot
11:37, 28 October 2018
Clan members elect their delegates to World Congress of Ingush People
On October 27, the city of Nazran, Ingushetia, hosted an emergency congress of members of Ingush clans (teips). The main topics were the Ingush-Chechen border, and the nomination of delegates to the World Congress of the Ingush People.
11:28, 28 October 2018
Man detained for threatening to blow up building of Armenian government
A man armed with a grenade tried to break into the building of the Armenian government and threatened to blow it up, the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia has reported.
Isa Khamkhoev. Photo: Spititual Administration of Muslims of Ingushetia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVsmQCWdgFA
11:18, 28 October 2018
Khamkhoev condemns Daudov for his visit to Ingushetia
Isa Khamkhoev, the Mufti of Ingushetia, has stated that he would not be responsible for the local youth, if Magomed Daudov, the Speaker of the Chechen Parliament came to him again, as follows from the video posted on October 27 in social networks.
Marina Begadze takes part in protest action on September 17, 2018. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
11:07, 28 October 2018
Grandmother of killed schoolboy heads protest in Tbilisi
Marina Begadze, Zaza Saralidze's mother, has headed an action demanding to punish those responsible for the murder of her grandson. The protesters criticized the actions of the police who forbid them to set up tents in front of the Parliament in Tbilisi.
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Georgian citizen handed over to Russian security forces from Abkhazia

Journalist Nizfa Arshba* at a court hearing in Sukhumi, June 17, 2025. Still image of the video "Abaza-TV". Journalist Nizfa Arshba* refuses to disclose her sources to Abkhazian State Security Service

Russian passports. A screenshot photo by https://rkomi.ru/news/3024. Procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship for residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia simplified

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.