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23:00, 19 October 2011
Rights defenders worry about fate of Georgian Stanislav Kankiya, kept in Moscow SIZO
Russian human rights defenders expressed their concern about the fate of the businessman Stanislav Kankiya, native of Georgia, prisoner of the metropolitan prison "Matrosskaya Tishina" (Sailors' Silence). He has been under investigation on charges of fraud for more than 17 months. During that time the 47-year-old man got four apoplectic attacks, got half-paralyzed and nearly blind; however, his pre-trial restrictions were not changed.
22:40, 19 October 2011
Volgograd resident wins case in ECtHR against Russia about his beating in SIZO
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled to collect from the Russian authorities 11,000 euros in favour of Gennady Shuvalov, a 38-year-old ex-policeman from Volgograd, who was sentenced in 2006 for selling drug and who complained of having been beaten at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). This is reported by the press service of the ECtHR.
22:30, 19 October 2011
Athletes from Karachay-Cherkessia become world champions in belt wrestling
Athletes from Karachay-Cherkessia have won three gold and one bronze medals in the World Championship for Wrestling on Belts, which took place on October 12-16 in Bishkek.
22:10, 19 October 2011
Schoolgirl from Ingushetia convicted in Chechnya for helping militants
A 16-year-old schoolgirl from Ingushetia was convicted by the court in Chechnya for assistance to participants of the armed underground. The underage girl was sentenced to imprisonment to be served in a juvenile correctional facility.
22:00, 19 October 2011
Forty persons registered as victims of poisoning at canteen of Makhachkala Airport
The number of victims of poisoning at the canteen of the Makhachkala Airport has reached 40 people. All of them were preliminary diagnosed with 'food poisoning'. Some of the victims are in grave condition, the Department of the "Rospotrebnadzor" (Russian Federal Agency for Consumer Supervision) of Dagestan.
20:00, 19 October 2011
Yerevan hosts rally in support of Lake Sevan
Today, Armenian ecologists held a picket in front of the residence of the President of Armenia; they urged to save Lake Sevan. The rally was organized at the initiative of the organization "Ecolur".
19:00, 19 October 2011
Two teenagers commit suicide in Chechnya
The Chechen law enforcement authorities investigate two deaths of teenagers in Gudermes, the second largest city in the republic. According to the investigators, the children committed suicide; the preliminary cause was poor living conditions in single-parent families.
18:00, 19 October 2011
In Rostov, soldier and his mother sentenced for spying for Georgia
Today, in Rostov-on-Don, the North-Caucasian District Military Court (NCDMC) convicted a soldier of a military unit of the Southern Military District and his mother of espionage for Georgia and sentenced them to 10 and 8 years of imprisonment.
23:40, 18 October 2011
In Chechnya, insane Ramzan Dadaev disappears
In the city of Grozny, a 25-year-old Ramzan Dadaev, a native of Chechnya, who suffers from mental disorders, has disappeared. This was reported by his relatives in the open letter, published by the "Caucasian Knot" under the news "Resident of Dagestan claims kidnapping of his father and his friend".
23:20, 18 October 2011
In Nakhichevan, customs officers confiscate belongings of journalist-rights defender Elmar Abbasov
In Azerbaijan, the customs officers of the airport of Nakhichevan town confiscated luggage belonging to Elmar Abbasov, the regional correspondent of the "Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety" (IRFS) of Azerbaijan. This occurred during Abbasov's return from Istanbul.
Trchkan Waterfalls on the border of the Shirak and Lori Regions of Armenia. Photo: azatutyun.am (RFE/RL)
23:10, 18 October 2011
In Armenia, ecologists demand to stop construction of minor HPP on Trchkan Waterfall
In Armenia, the ecological organizations express their concern about the fate of the most abundant Trchkan Falls situated on the border of Shirak and Lori Regions. The ecologists demand that the Ministry of Nature Protection should stop the construction of a small hydroelectric power plant (HPP) there.
23:00, 18 October 2011
Kaziev: policemen who failed to prevent attack on "Anji" fans sacked
15 Ingush policemen, involved in the attack on Dagestani fans, were dismissed. This was reported by Nizami Kaziev, Acting Prime Minister of Dagestan.
22:50, 18 October 2011
Ex-Mayor of Karachaevsk accused of misappropriation of budgetary funds
The Prosecutor's Office of the town of Karachaevsk initiated a criminal case on the fact of misappropriation of budgetary funds against Sapar Laipanov, ex-Mayor of the town, and against Vladimir Solovyov, ex-Deputy Chairman of the City Legislative Assembly.
Picket in Rostov-on-Don for cancellation of December 4 parliamentary elections, October 17, 2011. Courtesy of the organizers of the action
22:40, 18 October 2011
In Rostov-on-Don, opposition holds rally against parliamentary elections
On October 17, in Rostov-on-Don, eight activists of the oppositional movements "Left-Wing Front" and "People's Freedom Party" once again held a picket for cancellation of the illegal, according to their opinion, parliamentary election appointed on December 4. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Vladislav Ryazantsev, the organizer of the rally.
22:30, 18 October 2011
German TV Channel "MDR" regrets about dancers' performance in Grozny
On October 17, the management of the German public legal TV Channel "MDR" disseminated a statement in which it stated that the performance of the "MDR" ballet dancers at the concert in the city of Grozny had damaged the reputation of the entire ballet company and TV Channel in general.
22:20, 18 October 2011
ECtHR to consider complaint of Ecological Watch activists
On October 17, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) accepted to consideration the complaint of Suren Gazaryan and Dmitry Shevchenko, the members of the Board of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus", who had been detained in February near the alleged summer residence of Alexander Tkachov, the governor of the Krasnodar Territory.
22:00, 18 October 2011
In Nagorno-Karabakh, soldier confesses of inciting his colleague to suicide
In Nagorno-Karabakh, Rafik Mnatsakanyan, a regular soldier, pleaded guilty in the case of the death of his colleague Corporal Yurik Nersisyan. This was reported by the Ministry of Defence of Armenia.
Rustam Yakhyaev immediately after release, October 17, 2011. Courtesy of Rustam's relatives
20:00, 18 October 2011
Kidnapped resident of Dagestan sentenced for administrative violation
In Dagestan, the magistrate court of the town of Izberbash ruled to fine the earlier kidnapped Rustam Yakhyaev by 500 roubles. This was reported by Patimat Shakhbanova, a Rustam's relative.
19:00, 18 October 2011
In London, AI holds protest action in defence of Azerbaijani oppositionist
The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan appointed on October 29 the consideration of the appeal of Jabbar Savalan, a member of the youth organization "Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan" (PFPA), an active user of social networks. This was reported by his lawyer Anar Gasymov.
18:00, 18 October 2011
Azerbaijani Court of Appeal cuts sentence to oppositional activist
Today, the Baku Court of Appeal (BCA), chaired by Judge Faig Gasymov, completed its consideration of the appeal in the case of the first group of activists, numbering six persons, who had been arrested in connection with the rally on April 2. The appeal was filed in connection with the verdict of the Sabail District Court dated August 25.
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Serbian authorities have changed their minds about granting citizenship to Ramzan Kadyrov's nephew.

Activists reported mass arrests in Chechnya.

Human rights activists reported violations of Belkisa Mintsayeva's rights.

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.