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Nikol Pashinyan delivering a speech at the square of Yerevan on October 2, 2018. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:26, 19 October 2018
Armenian parliament announces date of premier elections
In Armenia, the first round of voting in parliament for the election of the Prime Minister is scheduled for October 24. This is reported by the administration of the Armenian National Assembly.
MGIMO University in Vernadsky Avenue, Moscow. Photo: Victoria 959 https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/МГИМО
11:54, 19 October 2018
Orientalists tell about Chechnya vs. Dagestan fight for leadership in Russian Ummah
New political and ideological trends in the Russian Muslim community was the topic of Orientalists' discussion at the seminar "Caucasus in the Past and Present" held in Moscow.
11:35, 19 October 2018
In Baku, Court confirms arrest of oppositionist Nemat Panakhly
The Baku Court of Appeal (BCA) has dismissed a complaint filed by Nemat Panakhly, the chairman of the National Statehood Party of Azerbaijan, about his administrative arrest. The oppositionist associated his prosecution with the criticism of the authorities.
A memorial in Vladikavkaz dedicated to the victims to an attack at the Kerch Polytechnic College. Photo by Emma Marzoeva for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:40, 19 October 2018
Residents of Vladikavkaz pay tribute to memory of victims killed in Kerch
In the centre of Vladikavkaz, more than 50 people gathered to light candles in memory of the people who fell victim to an attack at the Kerch Polytechnic College.
10:40, 19 October 2018
ECtHR awards compensation to convicts in Armenian "March 1 case"
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ordered the Armenian authorities to pay Grigor Voskerchyan and Masis Aivazyan 7500 euros in total in compensation for their unjustified arrest in the case on disorders on March 1, 2008.
A penal colony. Photo: Yelena Sineok, YUGA.ru
18:18, 18 October 2018
A man sentenced for killing a football fan complains of violation of his rights in prison
After the complaint had been filed about torture in a penal colony in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, inspections were carried out in a formal way, and violations of prisoners' rights still take place, said Aslan Cherkesov, a native of Nalchik, sentenced for killing football fan Yegor Sviridov.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo: REUTERS/Yelena Fitkulina (RUSSIA)
18:13, 18 October 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov describes his role in freeing businessman Maxim Yakovlev
Adam Delimkhanov, a member of the State Duma, helped to return Maxim Yakovlev, kidnapped in Abkhazia, to his relatives. This was announced by Ramzan Kadyrov ten days after the report on the release of the businessman.
An anti-aircraft missile system "Osa" in the positions of the Azerbaijani army. Photo https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/
13:30, 18 October 2018
Azerbaijan counts 29 shelling attacks per day
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Armed Forces of Armenia violated the ceasefire regime for 29 times by using large-calibre machine guns, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported.
The Iskander road mobile missile system. Photo Sputnik / Vitaly Timkiv https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/news/20180918/1025033639/iskandery-yuvo-likvidirovali-terroristov-unichtozhili-protivnika-gorax-abxazii.html
13:23, 18 October 2018
Over 500 militaries exercise in Abkhazia
At military exercises in Abkhazia, anti-aircraft gunners of the Russia's Southern Military District (SMD) repelled air strikes of a conditional enemy on important republic's facilities. The exercises involved more than 60 weapons and equipment units, the SMD has informed.
Nikol Pashinyan. Photo by the press service of the President of Armenia, http://www.president.am
11:06, 18 October 2018
Pashinyan retains control over situation in Armenia after resignation
Nikol Pashinyan has resigned, thereby initiating the procedure of early parliamentary elections, since he is confident in the predictability of outcomes thereof, political analysts believe.
11:00, 18 October 2018
South-Ossetian armrestler wins two gold medals at World Championships
Soslan Gassiev has won two gold medals in the weight category of 90 kg at the World Armwrestling Championships in Turkey. Athletes from South Ossetia have also won three silver medals.
08:22, 18 October 2018
CoA refuses to release Azerbaijani blogger Guseinov
The Baku Court of Appeal (CoA) refused to satisfy the complaint lodged by the blogger Mekhman Guseinov, who asked to release him under CER (conditional early relief). The defence will seek the abolition of this decision at the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan.
Ramzan Kadyrov discusses protes actions in Magas at the meeting with heads of ministries and departments of Chechnya. Photo: screenshot of the video by Grozny TV Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy3Q0cVqCZA
08:19, 18 October 2018
Chechnya: residents criticize Kadyrov's threats to Ingush activists
Ramzan Kadyrov has expressed threats to the organizers of the rally in Magas, inviting them to hold a rally in the territory they treat as illegally transferred to Chechnya. His harsh statements against Ingush activists may cause another round of tension, observers in Chechnya have noted.
08:14, 18 October 2018
Omega Group owner blames Georgian authorities for 2000 unemployed
Over 1800 employees of the Omega Group and 200 more of the "Iberia" TV Company lost their jobs due to authorities' revenge for publicizing corruption information. This was stated by Nato Chkheidze, the founder of the above TV Company and a Georgian MP.
Vladimir Putin, Yunus-Bek Evkurov (from the right), protesters in Magas. Photo: REUTERS, REUTERS, photo courtesy of Yakub Gogiev. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:32, 17 October 2018
Putin's call to Evkurov does not clarify Kremlin's attitude to events in Ingushetia
Vladimir Putin entrusted Yunus-Bek Evkurov to solve the problem with protests in Magas, believes political analyst Azhdar Kurtov. His colleague Akhmet Yarlykapov believes the events in Magas illustrate the confusion of the authorities.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov (from the right) and Ramzan Kadyrov sign the agreement establishing the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia. Photo http://minselhozri.ru/news/yunus-bek-evkurov-i-ramzan-kadyrov-podpisali-soglashenie-ob-ustanovlenii-granitsy-mezhdu-ingushetiey-i-chechney.html
23:30, 17 October 2018
Lawyers mention conditions for cancellation of agreement signed by Evkurov and Kadyrov
A referendum on the issue concerning the border between Chechnya and Ingushetia is possible, and based on its results the agreement signed by the republics' leader can be challenged in the constitutional courts, experts report.
Organizers of the rally in Magas dismantle the tents in the square. Photo by Umar Yovloy for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:23, 17 October 2018
Protesters leave square in Magas
In Magas, participants of the rally will distribute to the needy the food products brought for the protesters, activists report. On October 31, with the start of the new rally, protesters will pay tribute to the memory of the people who fell victim to the Ossetian-Ingush conflict, reports rights defender Magomed Mutsolgov.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Photo REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
21:38, 17 October 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov issues instructions to arrange border with Ingushetia
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has issued instructions to build roads on the border with Ingushetia. He has noted that the agreement on the Chechen-Ingush border has entered into force and that any attempts to "drive a wedge" between the Ingush and the Chechen people are useless.
A participant of the protest action in Magas. 17.10.2018. Photo: screenshot of the video by INGUSHETIA TV http://ingushetiya.tv/pryamoy-yefir/
19:33, 17 October 2018
In Magas, organizing committee invite protesters to take a break
Organizers of a rally against the change in the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya offered protestors to interrupt the action to prepare the World Congress of the Ingush people.
Ibragim Djandarov. Photo by the press service of the Federal Penitentiary Service (known as FSIN) http://www.20.fsin.su/news/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=295502
14:40, 17 October 2018
Ramzan Kadyrov dismisses chief of Chechen "Rosreestr"
Ibragim Djandarov, the chief for the Chechen Department of the "Rosreestr" (Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography), was dismissed in connection with irregularities in the Department's activities, reported the administration of the leader and the government of Chechnya.
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A person was injured in a UAV attack in the Rostov region.

The relatives of pensioner Nabiev are deprived of information about his condition in the pre-trial detention center.

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.