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Vera Savchenko. Photo: Anton Naumlyuk, http://www.svoboda.org
21:20, 28 October 2015
Vera Savchenko withdrawn from case of Karpyuk and Klykh
Today, the judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya, who is considering the criminal case against the citizens of Ukraine Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh, found the behaviour of Vera Savchenko, who is acting as the public defender in the case, disrespectful to the court.
20:12, 28 October 2015
Student Karaulova arrested until December 23
Varvara Karaulova, a student of the Moscow State University, who was detained in Turkey while trying to penetrate into Syria, has changed her name and surname.
17:35, 28 October 2015
Spanish city of Aldaia acknowledged the Armenian Genocide
Today, all the four parties making the parliament of the Spanish city of Aldaia in the province of Valencia have unanimously condemned the Armenian Genocide committed in the Ottoman Turkey.
Rally in support of ‘Rustavi 2’ TV Channel in front of Tbilisi City Court, October 19, 2015. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:22, 28 October 2015
Political analysts state Ivanishvili's control over situation in Georgia
Former Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili continues influencing the political processes in the country, Georgian political scientist believe. At the same time, the popularity of his party has fallen sharply.
Address by the leader of the ‘Musavat’ party Arif Gadjily. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
17:08, 28 October 2015
"Musavat" Party decides to withdraw its candidates from elections
The refusal to participate in the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan was announced at a press conference by the leader of the party Arif Gadjily. Opposition party motivates this decision by the absence in the country of conditions for free elections.
Posters of the candidates in Tebriz street, Baku, October 19, 2015. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
15:47, 28 October 2015
ReAl Movement refuses to recognize outcomes of parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, "Republican Alternative" (ReAl) Movement has refused to accept the outcomes of the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 1. Activists believe that in the absence of conditions for fair elections, the voting will not be free. At the same time, the ReAl has not withdrawn its candidates.
Vadim Kostenko. Photo: http://bloknot.ru/obshhestvo/pogibshij-soldat-poehal-v-siriyu-chtoby-zarabotat-na-svad-bu-s-lyubimoj-336633.html
12:38, 28 October 2015
Relatives of contract soldier who perished in Syria demand repeated forensic examination
According to initial results of the check conducted by the Chief Military Prosecutor's Office of Russia, the reason of the death in Syria of Vadim Kostenko, a soldier from the Krasnodar Territory, was a suicide, said the press service of the Prosecutor's Office. Kostenko's parents do not believe in the official version of his death.
Law enforcement officer during CTO. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/10/27/v-dagestane-neitralizovan-chlen-gimrinskoi-bandgruppy.html
10:37, 28 October 2015
NAC reports on four killed militants near Buynaksk
The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) has updated the information on the number of persons killed in the Buynaksk District of Dagestan last night. According to the NAC, four militants were killed, and none of law enforcers were injured.
Prior to OSCE monitoring at the contact line, the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh has presented to co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group parts of unexploded shells of heavy artillery. According to the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani armed forces used them to shell the Karabakh territory, October 27, 2015. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
05:56, 28 October 2015
OSCE Minsk Group expresses concern about use of heavy weapons in conflict zone
Prior to OSCE monitoring at the contact line, the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh has presented to co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group parts of unexploded shells of heavy artillery and TR-107, a rocket launcher made in Turkey, from which, according to the Defence Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani armed forces shelled the Karabakh territory.
02:33, 28 October 2015
Russian MoJ registers "Union of Don Women" as "foreign agent"
The regional public human rights organization "Union of Don Women", operating in the Rostov Region, has been included into the register of non-profit organizations (NPOs) functioning as a "foreign agents".
Isabel Santos. Photo: Observator.pt
00:01, 28 October 2015
OSCE claims no conditions for democratic elections in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, suppression of critical voices has a very negative impact on the upcoming elections. This has been announced in the statement made by Isabel Santos, Chair of the Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Women at the Berkat market in Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:27, 27 October 2015
Report on discrimination against women in Northern Caucasus presented at session of UN Committee
In Geneva, human rights defenders and officials from the Russian government have held the presentation of the report on implementation in Russia of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The report focuses on the situation with women's rights in Northern Caucasus.
Nikolai Karpyuk. Screenshot from the video posted by Dionysius Kernich, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACvDMAGuf5c
22:52, 27 October 2015
Advocates of Karpyuk and Klykh state violation of their clients' rights by Chechen court
A court in Chechnya has violated the rights of citizens of Ukraine Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh by allowing the public prosecutor to read out their testimonies obtained through torture, said their advocates.
18:48, 27 October 2015
CTO regime cancelled in Gimry
The restrictions introduced in the village of Gimry in connection with the counterterrorist operation (CTO), which resulted in killing Abdula Nustafaev, have been lifted.
18:30, 27 October 2015
Novokayakent Imam arrested for two months
Today, the court has chosen, in respect of Imam Isa Koitemirov from the village of Novokayakent, the measure of freedom restriction in the form of two-month custody, a source from the Kayakent District Court told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. "Koitemirov is arrested until December 25," said the source.
18:25, 27 October 2015
Defence of Kislovodsk Imam Baichorov lodges complaint to ECtHR
In the course of considering his case, the rights of Kurman-Ali Baichorov, a Kislovodsk Imam, to defence, a fair trial and freedom of conscience had been violated, his advocates, who have sent a complaint today to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), believe.
Kamyshin, Volgograd Region. Photo: http://www.admkamyshin.info/index.php?do=gallery&act=1&cid=4
16:27, 27 October 2015
Resident of Kamyshin triggers grenade at detention
During detention of a resident of the Volgograd Region, suspected of abducting his three-year-old daughter, a grenade exploded and wounded a policeman and the daughter.
Activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" install three large posters with the demands put forward against the Armenian National Assembly, Yerevan, October 27, 2015. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
13:54, 27 October 2015
Movement "Arise, Armenia!" declares sitting picket in Yerevan
Activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" have started a sitting picket in front of the Armenian Parliament with the demand of a meeting with Grair Tovmasyan, Chief of the Office of the National Assembly.
Road to Gymry. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/10/27/v-dagestane-neitralizovan-chlen-gimrinskoi-bandgruppy.html
12:25, 27 October 2015
CTO legal regime cancelled in six districts of Dagestan
Today, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) legal regime has been cancelled in the territories of Derbent, Kurakh, Magaramkent, Suleiman-Stalsky, Tabasaran, and Khiv Districts of Dagestan. This was reported by an official from the operational headquarters for Dagestan.
"Amtsakhara" Party conference. Photo: Tomas Tkhaitsuk, http://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20151021/1016046092.html
11:24, 27 October 2015
Abkhazia: opposition calls on to abolish post of Prime Minister
On October 26, the oppositional "Amtsakhara" Party issued a statement, in which it offers, in a short time, to reform the executive power in Abkhazia. In particular, they intend to "abolish the posts of Prime Minister and Vice-Prime Ministers, and to create, with this in mind, a single mechanism of executive power," the TASS reports.
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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.