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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.
10:57, 28 October 2018
NKR accused Azerbaijan of 100 shelling attacks per week
During the week of October 14-20, Azerbaijani militaries fired a thousand shots at the positions of the Defence Army of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), the NKR's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated.
Azerbaijani soldiers take part in military drills, October 2018. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan, https://mod.gov.az/ru/news/motostrelkovye-podrazdeleniya-vypolnili-uprazhneniya-po-strelbe-video-24652.html
16:45, 27 October 2018
Azerbaijan reports 23 shelling attacks in the conflict zone
Positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from Armenia and from territories near the "occupied villages", the country's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has stated today.
Akhmed Barakhoev tells Ingush residents about his talks with Kadyrov. Photo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzE-uQbNeRU
16:36, 27 October 2018
Ingush opposition treats Kadyrov's visits as diversion
The authorities of Ingushetia are ignoring the initiative trips of Kadyrov's people over the republic; while the apologies and reconciliations that accompany the visits will not make the residents of Ingushetia forget about the land issue, Ingush oppositionists have stated.
Flooded backyard in Krasnodar Territory. Photo taken from the website of the Krasnodar Administration, https://admkrai.krasnodar.ru/content/1131/show/448615/
16:28, 27 October 2018
Count of victims of Kuban flooding reaches 66
During the flooding in the Krasnodar Territory, six people perished and 60 others were injured, the fate of two persons remains unknown, the local emergency services have stated today.
Akramjon Abdullaev and Nematjon Isroilov in the courtroom. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
16:19, 27 October 2018
Kyrgyz natives convicted in Rostov-on-Don for belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir*
The North-Caucasian District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced two citizens of Kyrgyzstan to 15 and 13 years of imprisonment, claiming their membership in the Hizb ut-Tahrir (an organization recognized as terrorist and banned in Russia by the court).
Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
11:00, 27 October 2018
Chechen authorities evicted about 20 people from hostels in three days
The campaign, initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov, resulted in the eviction of about 20 people from hostels; several dozen other tenants should leave their rooms in the coming days, the office of the head of Chechnya has stated.
10:55, 27 October 2018
Djeikhun Nabi tells about interrogation in context of his Facebook posts
After three days in custody, Djeikhun Nabi was released from the police and said that he was interrogated in connection with his publications on the Facebook, as well as about his relations with political emigrants in Europe.
Ikram Ragimov. Photo: https://www.irfs.org/news-feed/journalist-ikram-rahimov-released-from-jail/
10:49, 27 October 2018
Editor-in-chief of "realliq.info" website detained in Azerbaijan
Ikram Ragimov, the editor-in-chief of the "realliq.info" website has been detained in Baku. According to the advocate Elchin Sadygov, he was detained by agents of the State Security Service (SSS) of Azerbaijan.
News
Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue. Photo: Mariam Kavshbaia / Publika Protesters on Rustaveli Avenue were subjected to new arrests.

Georgian authorities have accused hostile forces of revoking the European Parliament accreditation of three television channels.

Still image: "Participants in a protest in Tbilisi on the 532nd day of continuous protests." Photo: MO SE / Facebook Protesters in Tbilisi supported the arrested activist Gelashvili.

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.