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21:49, 29 October 2013
Relatives of kidnapped entrepreneur Cherkasov hold picket in Karachay-Cherkessia
Today, relatives and friends of the kidnapped entrepreneur and philanthropist Nauruz Cherkasov have held a picket in the central square of the city of Cherkessk. They explained their initiative by their non-indifference to the fate of the kidnapped person.
Military unit №63354, Dagestan, Buynaksk, 2013. Photo: Tatiana159, http://mamasoldata.mybb.ru/
19:57, 29 October 2013
Sister of soldier lost in Dagestan complains to Putin about investigators
On October 28, Tatiana Ermolenko, a resident of the city of Kamishin, Volgograd Region, addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin asking him to take steps towards quicker investigation into the death of her brother Alexei Ermolenko, who died on his duty post in Buynaksk.
17:48, 29 October 2013
Chechnya and Dagestan in the lead of social stratification of population
Russia's leaders by the size of the gap between the rich and the poor are Chechnya, Moscow and Dagestan. At the same time, according to a ranking released by the RIA "Rating", the republics of Northern Caucasus and Kalmykia have the lowest level of the average salary.
14:05, 29 October 2013
Chechen MIA: suicide bomber blown up at Sunzha ROVD identified by blood samples
A suicide bomber, who blew himself up in September near the building of the Sunzha ROVD (District Interior Division) of Chechnya, has been identified. This was reported by the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
12:52, 29 October 2013
Trial in case of Anna Politkovskaya's murder postponed again
The Moscow City Court (MCC) has for the seventh time postponed the consideration of the case on the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, an observer of the newspaper "Novaya Gazeta", in connection with the quarantine at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) No. 4, where defendant Sergey Khadjikurbanov is kept.
11:04, 29 October 2013
Relatives of soldiers, killed on training range in Dagestan, reject investigators' version
Residents of Chelyabinsk demand to investigate the death of two regular soldiers, who died at the training range "Dalny" in Dagestan. In their letter addressed to Mikhail Yurevich, Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region, the residents of Chelyabinsk claim that investigators and officials conceal the true cause of the soldiers' death.
Lydia Lepsveridze with her daughter Lyudmila Lukiankina. Sochi, October 2013. Photo by Svetlana Kravchenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
03:59, 29 October 2013
75-year-old Sochi resident complains to Prosecutor's Office about police harassment
Lydia Lepsveridze, a citizen of Russia, who has registration and who has been living in Sochi for more than 20 years, complains of policemen, who demand that she should leave the city. The woman has filed the complaint against the policemen to the Prosecutor's Office.
03:32, 29 October 2013
In Baku, at trial of theologian Talekh Bagirzade, court dismisses all defence motions
On October 28, the Sabunchu District Court of Baku started hearings on the case against theologian Talekh Bagirzade accused of illegal possession of drugs. At the trial, the defence has filed a number of motions; however, all of them were dismissed by the Court.
Batumi, Adzharia. October 2013. Photo by Yulia Kasheta for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
01:40, 29 October 2013
Nana Kvachadze: 2000 residents of Adzharia excluded from voters' list
During the presidential election in Georgia, it was reported that in Adzharia, about 2000 voters were deprived of their right to vote on the voting day. This was reported by Nana Kvachadze, a journalist of the newspaper "Batumelebi".
00:25, 29 October 2013
Yunus-Bek Evkurov: three persons killed in Nazran during bride kidnapping
In Ingushetia, kidnapping of the bride led to the death of three persons. This was declared by Yunus-Bek Evkurov, the leader of Ingushetia. He has called on law enforcers to prevent the escalation of the conflict between members of two well-known Ingush families Aushev and Evloev.
00:01, 29 October 2013
Nino Burjanadze accepts the outcome of presidential election in Georgia
Nino Burjanadze, the Georgian presidential candidate, has accepted the outcome of the election. Meanwhile, she has claimed the election failed to comply with "the models of democracy."
18:50, 28 October 2013
"Green Alliance" claims seven of its activists detained in Rostov-on-Don
Five activists of the "Green Alliance" Party, who intended to hold today a protest action in Rostov-on-Don, were brought to the police department for preventive conversations. This was reported by the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the "Green Alliance" Party, seven activists were detained.
15:26, 28 October 2013
Chechen Parliament seeks to deprive Vladimir Zhirinovsky of his Duma mandate for his statements about residents of Northern Caucasus
Deputies of the Chechen Parliament have decided to send to the federal authorities the appeals to seek to assess the statements made by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), who on October 24 called to separate Northern Caucasus from Russia and to limit the birth rate there.
15:11, 28 October 2013
In Azerbaijan, trial of "Nida" and "Free Youth" activists postponed till November
In Azerbaijan, the preliminary court session in the case against seven activists of the civil movement "Nida" and Ilkin Rustamzade, a member of the movement "Free Youth", accused of organizing riots, was scheduled for October 28. However, it did not take place because of shortage of time of the judge who was to chair the trial, and lack of courtrooms for court sessions.
Agachaul village, Karabudakhkent region of Dagestan. Photo: http://www.odnoselchane.ru/
13:58, 28 October 2013
During CTO in Agachaul, three persons detained by law enforcers, local residents report
In the village of Agachaul, where this morning a regime of counterterrorist operation (CTO) has been introduced, three persons were detained after the searches. This was reported by Aisha Selimkhanova, a member of the Dagestani public organization "Pravozaschita" (Advocacy), who learned the information from detainees' relatives.
Haghartsin Monastery. Armenia, Tavush Region, October 19, 2013. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:17, 28 October 2013
After restoration, Armenia opens Haghartsin Monastery of the 9th century
On October 19, Armenia held a solemn opening ceremony of the 9th century Haghartsin Monastery, situated in the Tavush Region; its restoration began back in 2008. The works worth 5,000,000 US dollars were paid by Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasim, the Prince of the Emirate of Sharjah and a member of the Main Board of Arab Emirates.
Tbilisi, October 27, 2013, voting day at the presidential election in Georgia. CEC representative at the press-briefing. Photo: http://www.cec.gov.ge/
09:35, 28 October 2013
Georgian CEC announces factual victory of Georgy Margvelashvili in presidential election
Georgy Margvelashvili, the presidential candidate of the ruling coalition "Georgian Dream", has actually won the presidential election in Georgia. This was announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia.
Special operation. Photo: http//nac.gov.ru/
08:06, 28 October 2013
During week of October 21-27, 2013, 18 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of October 21-27, 2013, at least 18 persons suffered in the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 11 persons were killed, and 7 persons were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Said Amirov in the court, Moscow, June 2, 2013. Photo taken from video reportage of ‘Zvezda’ TV Channel, http://tvzvezda.ru
06:49, 28 October 2013
Said Amirov charged with plotting terror act
Said Amirov, Mayor of Makhachkala, who was dismissed from office, and his nephew Yusup Djaparov, who occupied the position of the Deputy Mayor of the city of Kaspiisk, are charged with terrorism and arms trafficking. Similar charges were brought against Magomed Abdulgalimov, the former assistant of the Khasavyurt Prosecutor.
Tbilisi, polling station №24 on the voting day at the presidential election in Georgia. Observers and officials of local election commission near the ballot box. October 27, 2013. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
04:24, 28 October 2013
Nino Burjanadze's staff has fixed over thousand violations at the election
The election of the President of Georgia was falsified; and the results were rigged, said Irakli Batiashvili, the head of the electoral office of Nino Burjanadze. According to his story, in total, over a thousand violations were registered.
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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.