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Nadezhda Savchenko in the court room of the Donetsk City Court, Rostov Region. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:54, 27 October 2015
Diplomat's drawing causes conflict at trial in Nadezhda Savchenko case
At the Donetsk City Court, where the criminal case against Ukrainian aviator Nadezhda Savchenko is being considered, a conflict has occurred because of a drawing made in a sketchbook by a staff member of the French Embassy, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports.
Broadcasting of court hearings in the case against Nikolai Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh. Photo by Murad Muradov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
23:58, 26 October 2015
HRC "Memorial" reports on inconsistencies in case against Karpyuk and Klykh
Today, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has reported that the indictment in the criminal case against members of the UNA-UNSO contains factual errors and contradictions.
23:06, 26 October 2015
Parishioners state peaceful nature of Koitemirov's sermons
Imam of Novokayakent Isa Koitemirov is not involved in the crimes incriminated to him, said the congregation of the local mosque. According to parishioners, the persecution of the Imam is explained by the need of policemen to report to their bosses of their anti-extremist work.
18:54, 26 October 2015
Imam Isa Koitemirov is in insulation facility of Kayakent ROVD
At night on October 25, Isa Koitemirov, Imam of the village of Novokayakent, was taken to the Kayakent ROVD (District Interior Division), where his detention was documented, said his advocate.
18:04, 26 October 2015
Zaur Tokhov's defence demands to cancel his conviction
After a retrial of the case of Zaur Tokhov, a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), his prison term was increased by two years. His defence that insists on complete Tokhov's innocence has challenged the verdict at the Supreme Court of the KBR.
Counterterrorist operation in the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, October 24, 2015. Photo: nac.gov.ru
16:07, 26 October 2015
Experts fail to confirm Nustafaev's oath to IS
Abdula Nustafaev, killed in Gimry, had not sworn to "Islamic State" (IS); and his death is a blow to already weak "Imarat Kavkaz", said journalist Orhan Jemal; and Professor Mikhail Roschin believes that power agents use allegations of Nustafaev's involvement in the IS to exaggerate their achievements.
Weapons, ammunition. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
15:36, 26 October 2015
Resident of Dagestan suspected of possessing weapons
According to the police, during a search in the house of a Novokayakent villager, weapons, ammunition, drugs and extremist literature were found.
13:25, 26 October 2015
Movement "Arise, Armenia!" announces round-the-clock action near Parliament
Activists of the civil movement "Arise, Armenia!" demand a meeting with the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament in the presence of heads of parliamentary factions to discuss the country's accumulated problems.
Laying of flowers, Photo: Mumin Shakirov, http://www.svoboda.org/media/photogallery/26565003.html
11:24, 26 October 2015
Participants of action in memory of Dubrovka terror act victims release 130 white air balloons into sky
The public organization "Nord-Ost", promoting the protection of victims to the terror acts, held the event to pay tribute to the memory of the victims to the siege of Moscow Dubrovka Theatre in 2002.
Special service officer during special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2015/10/20/v-dagestane-v-khode-kto-neitralizovany-chetvero-banditov.html
03:43, 26 October 2015
On October 19-25, one person killed in armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of October 19-25, 2015, one person was killed in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. No wounded were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Yunus-Bek Evkurov. Photo: http://www.ingushetia.ru/news/glava_ingushetii_vstretilsya_s_rodstvennikami_uchastnikov_nvf/
02:57, 26 October 2015
Yunus-Bek Evkurov calls on militants' relatives to persuade them to surrender
At the meeting with family members of militants of illegal armed formations (IAFs), Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Evkurov has asked them to help their relatives to lay down arms and surrender to the law enforcement bodies.
Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by the ‘Caucasian Knot’ correspondent.
23:29, 25 October 2015
Turkish police release Dagestani woman detained during raid
A female native of Dagestan has been released after being detained in Turkey during a police raid against suspected members of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS). This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by a member of a Turkish human rights organization.
Irakly Tavartkiladze. Photo: Mfa.gov.ge
21:31, 25 October 2015
UNM member reports on attack on his house in Georgia
At night of October 25, in Batumi, unidentified persons broke into the house of Irakli Tavartkiladze, a member of the "United National Movement" Party. He believes the attack was politically motivated, and the police launched an investigation into the case under the article of theft.
Isa Koitemirov. Photo: Sunna.su, Youtube.com
18:32, 25 October 2015
Relatives of Kayakent Imam complain to police about his kidnapping
Today, a brother of Isa Koitemirov, Imam of the Dagestani village of Kayakent, has reported about his detention. The brother of the detained Imam believes that weapons were planted to Isa Koitemirov by law enforcers during a search. Advocate Vladimir Korkhalev has filed a complaint to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) for Dagestan.
07:19, 25 October 2015
Man sentenced in case of terror act in Pyatigorsk beaten in SIZO, his advocate reports
Advocate Rustam Yunusov has filed a complaint to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), in which he has reported that his client Shamil Gazimagomedov was beaten at SIZO (pre-trial prison). Earlier, Shamil Gazimagomedov was found guilty in the case of the terror act in Pyatigorsk.
05:27, 25 October 2015
Venice Commission approves Armenia's new draft Constitution
The draft amendments to the Armenia's Constitution have been fully approved by the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe (CE), which described them as "consistent with the international standards of democracy."
Boris Zherukov. Photo: Kbgau.ru
15:36, 24 October 2015
In Kabardino-Balkaria, schoolteacher charged with harbouring Boris Zherukov's murderers
A schoolteacher from the Cherek District of Kabardino-Balkaria has confessed that he was harbouring in his house Mir-Zurab Asadulagi and Zeitun Boziev, involved in the murder of Boris Zherukov, Rector of the Kabardino-Balkarian Agricultural Academy, and several other resonant murders. This was reported by a source from the law enforcement bodies.
The sanctuary "Nardaran Feast" during the worship service on Day of Ashura on November 4, 2014. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:18, 24 October 2015
Azerbaijan: participants of events on Day of Ashura demand to stop pressure on Muslims
In Azerbaijan, worship service at the mosques of Shiite Muslims and other events dedicated to the Day of Ashura are held in conditions of enhanced security. Participants of worship service in the village of Nardaran have condemned the dispersal of the procession on the eve of the Day of Ashura and called on to release Muslims from prisons and lift the ban on hijabs in schools.
The counterterrorist operation in Dagestan. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru/content/4954.html
12:21, 24 October 2015
NAC confirms killing of Abdul Nustafaev in Gimry
Abdul Nustafaev, an active member of the "Gimry" criminal grouping, an organizer of the undermining of the Irganai Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), was killed in the course of the special operation held in the Dagestani village of Gimry. This was reported by the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC).
Ерe café "Opera" in the city of Mineralnye Vody of the Stavropol Region. Photo: http://newstracker.ru/news/proisshestviya/zakryto-kafe-v-minvodakh-vozle-kotorogo-v-massovoi-drake-pogib-voennyi-9435/
11:04, 24 October 2015
Court extends ban on operation of café "Opera" in Mineralnye Vody
The Stavropol Regional Court has extended the sanctions against the café "Opera" in the city of Mineralnye Vody, near which a fight ended with murder occurred in January. The operation of the café "Opera" has been suspended until the actual elimination of violations of fire safety rules.
News
Relocation of former internally displaced persons to the Khojaly district. May 26, 2026. Photo: Report https://report.az/ru/vnutrennyaya-politika/pereselivshimsya-v-hodzhaly-9-semyam-vrucheny-klyuchi-ot-kvartir Nine Azerbaijani families have returned to the former Karabakh conflict zone.

The ECHR awarded compensation to Azerbaijani activist Abdul Abilov.

Armenia and the United States signed a strategic partnership charter.

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.