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Protesters in the square of Magas. October 4, 2018. Photo by Izabella Yevloeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
07:00, 5 October 2018
Protesters demand referendum on Chechen-Ingush border
The issue of the Chechen-Ingush border must be brought to a referendum, and Yunus-Bek Evkurov should resign, said protesters in Magas, the capital of Ingushetia.
The fight tournament in mixed martial arts (MMA) held in Grozny on October 4. Photo http://www.grozny-inform.ru/main.mhtml?Part=12&PubID=100915
00:00, 5 October 2018
Residents of Grozny complain about being forced to attend MMA tournament
On October 4, the fight tournament in mixed martial arts (MMA) was held in Grozny with enhanced security measures. Fans were obliged to come to the tournament, reported students and public employees.
Emin Guseinov. Photo from the website of the Council of Europe https://www.coe.int
22:32, 4 October 2018
European Commissioner supports rights defender Emin Guseinov at ECtHR
Dunja Miyatovic, the Commissioner of the Council of Europe for Human Rights has asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg to consider the case of depriving Emin Guseinov, a journalist and rights defender, of his Azerbaijani citizenship in the context of persecution of dissidents in the country.
The border between Georgia and SOuth Ossetia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
22:28, 4 October 2018
Georgian woman refutes her beating after detention on South-Ossetia border
The Georgian resident, who was arrested in South Ossetia, has stated that she had not been subjected to physical violence after detention. She was arrested for one month, the court has stated.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
22:25, 4 October 2018
Kadyrov's words about war cause resonance among residents of Ingushetia
The appeal of the Chechen leader to Chechens and Ingushes that it "suits them to fight" was perceived by some residents of Ingushetia as a threat of using force against opponents of the land exchange. In Chechnya, these words were interpreted differently, without an emphasis on power actions.
Map of the new border between Chechnya and Ingushetia. Photo by the press service of the government of Ingushetia
18:36, 4 October 2018
Chechen MPs unanimously approve new borders
At the today's session, members of the Chechen parliament have approved the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: a permanent office of the Republic of Ingushetia to the Russian President http://postpredstvo.ru
18:33, 4 October 2018
Yunus-Bek Evkurov confirms ratification of agreement on border with Chechnya
The parliament has approved by a majority of votes the law on change in the border with Chechnya, reports Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov. He did not respond to the statement about the breakdown of the voting voiced by several MPs.
13:38, 4 October 2018
Ingush parliament approves change of republic's borders
Out of 25 MPs who attended a session of the Ingush parliament, 17 voted in favour of ratifying the agreement on the administrative border with Chechnya, reported the press service of the Ingush leader.
A protest action in Magas, October 4, 2018. Photo taken by one of the activists for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:34, 4 October 2018
Ingush residents start protesting against transfer of lands to Chechnya
Participants of a protest action went to the centre of Magas, reported Ingush activists. Law enforcement forces are accumulated in the capital of Ingushetia, reported Magomed Mutsolgov, a blogger of the "Caucasian Knot".
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the square near the building of the Parliament in Yerevan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 4 October 2018
Political analysts: early elections to become last stage of velvet revolution in Armenia
The velvet revolution will end if earlier parliamentary elections are held in the coming months, believes journalist Boris Navasardyan. The early elections will end in victory for supporters of the Prime Minister, suggests political strategist Armen Badalyan.
The village of Atazhukino in the Baksan District of Kabardino-Balkaria. Photo by KBR-чик https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Атажукино.jpg
11:36, 4 October 2018
Media report about suspected killer of policeman in Baksan District
According to sources, a 26-year-old resident of the Atazhukino village was put on the wanted list on suspicion of killing a policeman in Kabardino-Balkaria.
A participant of the protest action demanding to dissolve the parliament of Ingushetia and dismiss the head of the republic. Photo by Umar Yavloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:27, 4 October 2018
In Ingushetia, calls for protest action disseminated amid threats from law enforcers
In Ingushetia, law enforcers warned activists against launching new protests in connection with the change in the Chechen-Ingush border. However, social networks disseminated a call to gather on the day of the Ingush parliament session.
Screenshot of a video "Arrest of a number of terrorists" posted on YouTube by the user SDF PRESS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d1LogUvSEc
08:35, 4 October 2018
Three Caucasian natives captured in Syria
The Syrian Democratic Army has announced the capture in Syria of six militants of the "Islamic State" (IS) (a terrorist grouping banned in Russia by the court). Among them, there are two natives of Dagestan, including a woman, and a native of Azerbaijan.
08:31, 4 October 2018
Policeman killed in KBR
The body of a policeman with traces of violent death was found in the Baksan District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
The European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
22:02, 3 October 2018
ECtHR blames state servants for death of KBR resident
On October 2, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) obliged Russia to pay 74,500 euros to relatives of Rasul Tsakoev, a resident of the village of Khasanya in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), having found law enforcers guilty of his torture and death.
A criminal case. Photo by Valentina Mischenko / Yugopolis
21:59, 3 October 2018
Rights defenders achieve new inquiry into death of Anapa resident at police
The death case of Ivan Geliev, a resident of Anapa, after his detention by law enforcers has been resumed by decision of the Prosecutor's Office, the Committee against Torture (CaT) has stated.
The border between South Ossetia and Georgia. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
21:55, 3 October 2018
Georgia's Ombudsperson tells about beating of Otinashvili arrested in South Ossetia
Maya Otinashvili, a resident of the Georgian village of Khurvaleti, was arrested in South Ossetia for ten days, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) has reported. After being detained, the woman was beaten up, the Georgian Ombudsperson has stated.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
21:53, 3 October 2018
Pashinyan tells about outcomes of meeting with Aliev
No Azerbaijani-Armenian operative communication line on the truce observance in the Karabakh conflict zone has been created; however, an agreement about it has already affected the situation in the conflict zone. This was stated by Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia. The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has noted a decline in the shelling intensity in the conflict zone.
A protest action held by Nikol Pashinyan's supporters. Yerevan, October 2, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
19:13, 3 October 2018
Four rally participants hospitalized in Yerevan
One of the Nikol Pashinyan's supporters who suffered at a rally experienced head failure.
The Nadterechny District of Chechnya. Screenshot of the video by the user Aslambek Bayriev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R4sLTAjfPM
19:10, 3 October 2018
In Chechnya, residents of Nadterechny District disappointed with loss of lands
Under the agreement on the border change, Chechnya handed over to Ingushetia the agricultural lands of the former "Goragorsky" state-owned farm in the Nadterechny District. The lands handed over to the neighbouring republic are good for farming, local residents complain.
News
Tunnel in the Kodori Gorge. Photo: Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Abkhazia Abkhazia considered the repair of the tunnel in the Kodori Gorge a strategic issue.

A film about Georgian refugees won a prize at the Amsterdam Film Festival.

Protesters outside the Georgian Parliament. Screenshot from Publika photo from September 27, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1561588751907336&set=a.715406393192247 (Meta, the company that owns the social network, is banned in Russia). Refugees from Abkhazia took part in a protest march in Tbilisi.

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.