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A children's ensemble at the Kostaoba festival. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:38, 17 October 2018
Ossetians mark poet Khetagurov's 159th birthday with horse races and reading poetry
In honour of the 159th birthday of Kosta Khetagurov, the Ossetian village of Georgia held a concert and horse races, while North and South Ossetia held a poetic marathon and an exhibition of paintings timed to this day.
08:33, 17 October 2018
Ingush authorities refuse to extend their permit for rally in Magas
The protesters in Magas are disappointed with officials' attitude to the agreement on the Ingush-Chechen border. Activists are discussing the format of further actions, while the authorities would not extend the rally permit.
The North Caucasian District Military Court. Photo: Anton Naumluk (RFE/RL)
08:30, 17 October 2018
Sentence to KBR resident puts Russians' return from Syria at risk
The verdict to Islam Gugov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), surprised rights defenders with its severity. The interests of special services are put above the public interest to return Russians from the ranks of Syrian militants and adapt them, rights defenders have stated.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:34, 16 October 2018
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigns
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced his resignation. He has expressed his confidence that the factions would not interfere with his plans to dissolve the parliament.
23:32, 16 October 2018
ECtHR awards compensation to relatives of a kidnapped Ingush resident
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has obliged Russia to pay 63,000 euros in the case on torture and kidnapping of Ingush resident Makhsud Makhloev.
A protest action in Magas. October 15, 2018. Photo courtesy of Yakub Gogiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:27, 16 October 2018
In Magas, protesters refuse to meet Ingush leader
The Ingush delegation left negotiations with Alexander Matovnikov in Pyatigorsk and did not make an appointment with the leader of Ingushetia, reported rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov. Officials recommended the protesters to challenge the border agreement at the court, the participants of the meeting reported.
Flags of Georgia. Photo REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
20:31, 16 October 2018
A prosecutor tries to commit suicide because of scandal with "Georgian Dream" Party
Mirza Subeliani, a former top-ranking official of the Chief Prosecutor's Office for Georgia, arrested in the case on the murder of two teenagers in Tbilisi, tried to commit suicide after audio records of his conversation with a Georgian MP about compromising evidence against the "Georgian Dream" Party had been made public.
Oyub Titiev in the court room. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:31, 16 October 2018
Witnesses describe activities of rights defender Oyub Titiev in Chechnya
Oyub Titiev, the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny, was involved in rendering assistance to the people suffering from deceases, and he helped to restore schools in the mountainous regions and coordinated a project to help prisoners from Chechnya and Ingushetia, the defence witnesses reported.
Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Rasul Yarichev
20:30, 16 October 2018
Chechen authorities declare law on border with Ingushetia in force
The republican law to approve the agreement on the border with Ingushetia has entered into force in Chechnya. This has been reported today by the Chechen parliament.
16:31, 16 October 2018
Political analysts praise authorities for not using force in Magas
Political analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have expressed the opinion that the rally held in Magas against the signed agreement on the establishment of the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya is a unique phenomenon for Russia. According to the experts, the dispersal of the action would have provoked the people's anger.
Khabib Nurmagomedov (in red gloves) fights with Conor McGregor (blue gloves) at the UFC-229 tournament in Las Vegas, T-Mobile Arena. Photo REUTERS
16:17, 16 October 2018
Boxer Khabib Nurmagomedov refuses a return battle with Conor McGregor
Conor McGregor "is obsessed with the idea of return battle" with Dagestani fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, says a coach of the Irish athlete. Khabib Nurmagomedov will not fight with Conor McGregor even for 15 million US dollars, a relative of the Dagestani fighter reports.
Detention. Photo: Moscow-Live.ru https://www.flickr.com/photos/moscow-live/44371253894/in/photostream/
16:10, 16 October 2018
Relatives complain about being not allowed to visit detained residents of Grozny
On October 5, four young men were detained in the Oktyabrsky District of Grozny. Their family members cannot get information about the reasons for the detention, relatives report.
Viktor Kotlyarov. Photo: Vitaly Karyukov, http://svpressa.ru/post/article/148763/
11:30, 16 October 2018
Publisher Kotlyarov reports threats after publishing a book about Kanzhali battle
Viktor Kotlyarov, an author and publisher of the book "The Battle of Kanzhali: A Look Through the Centuries", has filed a complaint to the Prosecutor's Office about the threats got through the Internet. He also sent a letter to Kabardino-Balkarian leader Kazbek Kokov, in which he called the Kanzhali battle a "litmus test" for the situation with interethnic relations in the republic.
Khabib Nurmagomedov. Photo REUTERS Said Tsarnayev
11:24, 16 October 2018
Khabib Nurmagomedov responds to Floyd Mayweather's offer to fight in Las Vegas
US boxer Floyd Mayweather responded to the call of Dagestani UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov and offered to fight in Las Vegas. Khabib Nurmagomedov fears that he will not be paid prizes for the victory.
Oleg Kozlovsky / Photo: Oleg Kozlovsky's video blog channel http://aslady.de/channel/UCwSvnrO4BmvHfNkLWIfVt3A
11:19, 16 October 2018
Oleg Kozlovsky leaves Russia after report about his kidnapping in Ingushetia
Oleg Kozlovsky, an activist of the human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI), who reported his kidnaping and beating in Magas, went abroad together with his family members.
Afghan Mukhtarly (in the center). Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
08:58, 16 October 2018
Wife of Azerbaijani journalist Mukhtarly states his inhuman treatment in colony
The Azerbaijani journalist Afghan Mukhtarly was placed into dungeon (punishment cell) and subjected to inhuman treatment in the colony, his wife and activists have stated. Mukhtarly was punished for protesting against a new accusation against the oppositionist Mamed Ibragim, they assert. The Penitentiary Service has refuted this information.
Law enforcers in the streets of Magas. October 6, 2018. Photo courtesy of Yakub Gogiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
08:54, 16 October 2018
Ingush authorities doubt kidnapping of rights defender in Magas
The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ingushetia has failed to find any confirmation of the kidnapping and beating of Oleg Kozlovsky, an employee of the Amnesty International (AI), while the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Evkurov, called this message a provocation. The kidnappers acted openly and with the connivance of the authorities, the rights defenders Denis Krivosheev and Igor Kalyapin believe.
08:50, 16 October 2018
Protests in Magas receive response in Caucasus
Activists from Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria have visited Ingushetia and talked to the protesters holding rally in Magas, while residents of Tbilisi and Volgograd have held actions in support of the demands of Ingush protesters. From the first day of their rally, Magas protesters receive feedback from different regions of Northern Caucasus, Magomed Mutsolgov, an Ingush rights defender, has stated.
Oyub Titiev. Photo by the press service of the Human Rights Centre "Memorial"
23:58, 15 October 2018
HRC "Memorial" reports about pressure on colleagues and advocate of Oyub Titiev
After the detention of Oyub Titiev, his Chechen advocate had to leave the republic because of threats from law enforcers, and an employee of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" office in Grozny was subjected to pressure. This was reported to the court by Oleg Orlov, the head of the "Hot Spots" programme created by the HRC "Memorial".
A police car. Azerbaijan. Photo © Sputnik / Murad Orujov https://ru.sputnik.az/incidents/20180302/414289436/azerbaijan-salyan-voorujennoye-napadeniye-policiya.html
23:52, 15 October 2018
A charge brought against Azerbaijani oppositionist Azad Gasanov
Azad Gasanov, an activist of the "Musavat" Party, arrested after his return from Lithuania, is charged with illicit drug trafficking. Members of the party treat the prosecution of their colleague as politically motivated.
News
Aukhovsky District in Dagestan. Photo: Korgol https://ru.wikipedia.org/ Activists considered Moscow's intervention a condition for the restoration of the Aukhovsky District.

Official briefing. December 17, 2025. Photo: https://t.me/minenergo_rd/4566 A briefing by officials with an inverted tricolor flag sparked criticism in Dagestan.

The Shchelba Mountain landfill in Novorossiysk. Photo by Iolina Gribkova, Yuga.ru Environmental and transport issues in southern Russia have become the subject of appeals to Putin.

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.