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12:00, 6 October 2012
In the morning of October 5, the Chechen capital started mass events to celebrate the City Day of Grozny. Besides, Chechnya has celebrated the Day of Chechen Youth and the birthday of Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the republic. Many residents of the republic expressed sceptical attitude to the scale of celebrations.
Policemen detaining believer-protester against the ban on wearing hijabs in schools; Azerbaijan, Baku, October 5, 2012. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:00, 6 October 2012
On October 5, in Baku, during the unsanctioned protest action of believers in front of the Ministry of Education, which grew into clashes between protesters and the police, 65 persons were detained. This was reported by the press service of the Baku City Prosecutor's Office and the Chief Police Department of the capital of Azerbaijan.
A kindergarten in Vladikavkaz. Photo from: http://romashka75.ru
23:50, 5 October 2012
The development strategy of Vladikavkaz to 2017, the preparation of North Ossetia for the heating season, salaries in the public sector, and the construction of kindergartens these topics were discussed during the visit of Alexander Khloponin, Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President to the North-Caucasian Federal District (NCFD), to North Ossetia.
23:40, 5 October 2012
On October 3, the Guba District Court of Azerbaijan, chaired by Judge Fizuli Panakhov, started court hearings on merits on the case of the third group of the defendants, accused of the riots in the city of Guba, occurred on March 1. The case involves seven defendants.
Embassy of Georgia to Ukraine, Kiev. Courtesy of the http://www.nr2.ru
23:40, 5 October 2012
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has decided to cancel the outcomes of the voting at the parliamentary elections in the electoral precinct No. 35, which was operating in the capital of Ukraine.
23:30, 5 October 2012
The Tver District Court of Moscow upheld the ruling of the magistrate court precinct on the arrest of Murat Agalarov, a participant of shooting during the Dagestani wedding party in the centre of the capital. This was reported by the press service of the Court.
23:10, 5 October 2012
In Rustavi (Georgia), inmates of the penitentiary institution No. 6, who were on a hunger strike for more than ten days, stopped their protest action. This was reported by journalist and writer Lali Moroshkina after her conversation with participants of the protest action.
23:00, 5 October 2012
Today, four men in camouflage attacked a vehicle of cash collectors in the Botlikh District and stole 13.5 million roubles, intended for the payment of pensions. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Dagestan.
22:00, 5 October 2012
The court of general jurisdiction of Avan and Nor-Nork communities of Yerevan sentenced Lieutenant colonel Vardan Samvelyan detained for suspicion of an attempt of explosion of "Arsnakar" restaurant to four month of custody, Press Service of the court informed.
21:00, 5 October 2012
A soldier of contract service of a unit of the Ministry of Defense of Russia perished in the foothill Urus-Martan district of Chechnya as a result of blasting on a trip-wire mine, military commandant's office of the republic informed.
Believers-protesters armed with sticks confront policemen opposite the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan. Baku, October 5, 2012, Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 5 October 2012
Today an action of protest of about 200 believers in Baku against prohibition of wearing hijabs at schools developed into conflicts between the participants and the police personnel. The exact number of people injured as a result of the conflict is yet unknown.
19:00, 5 October 2012
Yesterday, October, 4, the police of Dagestan received two statements: about kidnapping of a boy from a children's home in Izerbash and disappearance of a young girl in the settlement of Leninkent, Makhachkala.
18:00, 5 October 2012
Chief engineer of "Road-building department No 1" limited company Alexey Kim and Director General Vladimir Gashtov are suspected of misappropriation of over 9 million rubles budget funds.
"Domodedovo" Airport on the day of terror act, January 24, 2011. Photo by Dmitry Florin for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:50, 4 October 2012
Dmitry Burykin, one of the victims of the terror act, which was committed at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport on January 24, 2011, filed a lawsuit to oblige the defendants to pay him 10 million roubles for moral damages.
The village of Novo-Kumukh of the Buinaksk District of Dagestan. Photo by Albert Ismailov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru
23:40, 4 October 2012
Investigation into the case against a 17-year-old resident of the village of Novo-Kumukh of the Buinaksk District of Dagestan, who shot dead a villager, who killed his father and wounded his mother, is in the final stage. This was reported by investigators. The teenager, against whom criminal proceedings were instituted, is under home arrest, and he faces 5-15 years of imprisonment.
 

In Tbilisi streets after voting at parliamentary elections in Georgia, October 1, 2012. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:40, 4 October 2012
After the calculation of 100 percent of the votes 3,596,214 persons, who took part in the voting, the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia has announced the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections. The block "Bidzina Ivanishvili-Georgian Dream" with 54.92 percent of votes became the leader of the election campaign.
23:20, 4 October 2012
Today Magomed Askhabaliev, dispatcher of "Severnaya" coach station, was taken to resuscitation unit of the republican clinic in a comatose state being beaten up by officers of State Traffic Safety Inspectorate of Makhachkala, Director of the coach station Magomed Kudiyavmagomedov reported.
Outcomes of elections to Supreme Council of Adzharia on the website of the CEC, http://results.sec.ge
23:20, 4 October 2012
The block "Bidzina Ivanishvili-Georgian Dream" gained at the elections to the Supreme Council of Adzharia 57.6 percent of voters. The second place went to the "United National Movement More Good for People" with 37 percent of the votes. This was reported by a representative of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Georgia.
Synagogue in Derbent. Courtesy of the press of the president of the Republic of Dagestan, http://president.e-dag.ru
23:20, 4 October 2012
Last night, an explosion occurred near a synagogue in Derbent, no one suffered. This was reported by a source in the law enforcement agencies of Dagestan.
23:10, 4 October 2012
According to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Armenia is to pay Zhirair Sefilyan, the coordinator of the public initiative "Union of Armenian Volunteers", a participant of the Karabakh war, compensation in the amount of 6000 euros.
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.