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18:15, 4 October 2014
High-ranking investigator detained in Stavropol Territory on suspicion of bribe-taking
Agents of the regional FSB department have detained Ramil Rizvanov, the head of the Neftekumsk Inter-District Division of the Investigating Department for the Stavropol Territory of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF). He is suspected of taking an especially large bribe.
13:35, 4 October 2014
Azerbaijan: Leyla Yunus' advocates urge authorities to place her in prison hospital
Today, the advocates of the rights defender Leyla Yunus have issued a joint statement asking Azerbaijani authorities to change her freedom restraint measure to home arrest, or to place her into the prison hospital.
Residents of Chechnya standing near the trucks with sacrificial animals for Eid al-Adha. October 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
11:41, 4 October 2014
Chechen residents report on price growth for Eid al-Adha sacrificial animals
In Chechnya, prices for sacrificial animals have increased significantly on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. This was noted by Chechen residents questioned by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
In the streets of Grozny. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
06:06, 4 October 2014
Grozny remains inaccessible for disabled people, city residents assert
The Ministry of Transport of the Chechen Republic has concluded a contract for purchasing five special low-floor buses for transportation of wheelchair users. Officials expect that the new vehicles are to make the urban environment more accessible to persons with disabilities. However, residents of the Chechen capital believe that until present, the republic has hardly created any facilities for persons with disabilities, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondents report.
Tigran Petrosyan (on the right) with his advocate Ara Zakaryian in the court. Yerevan, August 2014. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:20, 4 October 2014
Yerevan: advocates in "Million Mask March" case demand acquittal of their clients
In Yerevan, advocates spoke at the trial in the case against participants of the "Millions Mask March". The defenders argued for the innocence of the activists in the incriminated articles of the Penal Code and requested the court to acquit the defendants.
Leyla Yunus. Photo: http://www.radioazadlyg.org
01:46, 4 October 2014
In Azerbaijan, SIZO administration reprimands rights defender Leyla Yunus
The administration of the Baku SIZO No. 1 (pre-trial prison) has accused rights defender Leyla Yunus of arranging too high volume on the TV set and given an admonition to her. The arrested rights defender reports on one more provocation and complains about continuing pressure from her cellmate.
22:53, 3 October 2014
Two "Free Zone" activists fined in Georgia
Today, the Tbilisi City Court has sentenced two activists of the NGO "Free Zone" Parnavaz Chkadua, detained after the attack on the office of the NGO, and David Gogokhiya, detained in the place, where journalist Zaza Davitaya was beaten up, to administrative fines of four and six thousand laris, respectively.
22:05, 3 October 2014
Vremenny residents complain of foodstuffs shortage because of settlement blockage
Today, residents of the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, where a large-scale special operation is underway, said that power agents forbid them to leave houses; and the settlement was a lack of food.
21:24, 3 October 2014
Man kidnapped in Khasavyurt
Djabrail Nabiev, a resident of Khasavyurt, was kidnapped by a group of unidentified persons. According to eyewitnesses, the kidnappers were armed and masked.
18:13, 3 October 2014
Dagestan: head of Derbent District placed under home arrest
Today, Kurban Kurbanov, the Head of the Administration of the Derbent District of Dagestan, who is suspected of abuse of power, was placed under home arrest for two months. Thus, the Sovietskiy District Court of Makhachkala has satisfied the defence's motion to apply a more lenient freedom restriction measure to Kurbanov, said Aslan Shirinov, his advocate.
16:08, 3 October 2014
Marching refugees plan to reach Tbilisi no later than October 6
The march of refugees from Poti to Tbilisi continues for the fourth day. Today, there are three marchers, who are on their way to Khashuri and plan to arrive in the capital of Georgia on October 6 at the latest, said Daredjan Tskhvitariya, the deputy chair of the "Women's Organizations" of the "United National Movement" (UNM) Party.
Sergey Khlivnoy. Photo: volunteer movement "Alternative", http://vk.com/alternative_moscow
14:06, 3 October 2014
Murmansk resident who complains about long-term slavery in Dagestan goes home
Sergey Khlivnoy, a resident of Murmansk, who was freed from slavery in Dagestan, has safely reached Moscow and left it for home together with his brother. He has filed a complaint to the police about what had happened to him in Dagestan. The man said that in Dagestan, he was kept in chains and often subjected to beatings.
The "Caucasian Knot" used a screenshot of its front page to make a flower for Anna Politkovskaya. Photo: Amnesty International
12:33, 3 October 2014
On the eve of Politkovskaya's murder anniversary "Caucasian Knot" encourages colleagues to continue her work in the Caucasus
On October 7, journalist will mark the 8th anniversary from the date of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya. To pay tribute to her memory, the international human rights organization "Amnesty International" (AI) has announced an international campaign, and the "Caucasian Knot" has already joined it.
Civilian casualties as a result of shelling in Lugansk, June 18, 2014. Photo: http://ru.wikipedia.org
10:23, 3 October 2014
Russia's MoD refutes information about involvement of Russian soldiers in hostilities in Ukraine
The organization "Soldiers' Mothers of Saint Petersburg" has received a response from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) to its request. According to the Russian MoD, the information on the involvement of Russian troops in the hostilities in Ukraine is not true.
06:17, 3 October 2014
Ingush natives detained after incident near mosque arrested for two months
Two natives of Ingushetia detained after the riots in Moscow near the mosque in Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street are suspected of using violence against law enforcers. The court has arrested them for two months. Other 33 people were subjected to administrative arrest.
03:04, 3 October 2014
Azerbaijani natives hold protest action in Council of Europe
On October 2, in Strasbourg, a group of emigrants from Azerbaijan held a protest action when Elmar Mamedyarov, the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, was delivering his speech at the Plenary Session Hall of the PACE.
00:22, 3 October 2014
Tbilisi policemen prevent clashes of "Free Zone" supporters and opponents
Supporters and opponents of the NGO "Free Zone" held rallies at the Tbilisi office of the NGO. The number of people who attended the rally organized by supporters of the NGO was twice as much as the number of those who attended the opponents' rally.
23:25, 2 October 2014
Three suspected militants killed in Dagestan
Three militants were killed in a special operation conducted in the settlement of Vremenny, Untsukul District of Dagestan, said a source from law enforcement bodies.
Nikolai Parshin. Photo: official website of the Communist Party of Russia.
19:45, 2 October 2014
SC upholds removal of MP's immunity from Parshin
Today, the Russia's Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the decision of the State Duma to deprive the leader of Volgograd Communists Nikolai Parshin of his parliamentary immunity in connection with the criminal case of fraud initiated against him.
18:10, 2 October 2014
19-year-old activist Tatiana Borisova arrested in Krasnodar
Tatiana Borisova, an activist of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" (EcoWatch), has been sentenced by the Lenin District Court of Krasnodar to eight days of administrative arrest for disobeying the police.
News
A shipment of Russian grain and fertilizers was sent from Baku to Armenia.

Bilyajari Station. Baku, May 3, 2026. Photo: APA https://ru.apa.az/infrastruktura/v-armeniyu-tranzitom-cerez-territoriyu-azerbaidzana-otpravleno-8-vagonov-s-udobreniyami-obnovleno-649408 A train carrying fertilizers has been sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Five wagons of Russian grain were shipped via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

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.