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23:50, 30 October 2009
Georgian Ombudsman states violation of human rights and freedoms in his country
Georgiy Tugushi, Ombudsman of Georgia, has characterized the situation in the sphere of human rights in the country as grave. This is stated in his first report, for the first half of 2009, placed in the web site of the Ombudsman.
23:10, 30 October 2009
UN criticizes work of law enforcement bodies in Northern Caucasus
The situation with human rights and persecutions of journalists in Russia has deserved a special report, prepared by the respective profile committee of the United Nations. The results of the work of the experts of the UN Human Rights Committee were reported today in Geneva. Russian law enforcement bodies operating in the Chechen Republic and other subjects of Northern Caucasus were subjected to the sharpest criticism.
23:00, 30 October 2009
Protest action dated to the Day of Political Prisoners held in Yerevan
Today in Yerevan, on the Day of Political Prisoners, which for the first time was marked in the former USSR 35 years ago, a protest action was held at the building of the State Public Prosecutor's Office with a demand to release the remaining 17 political prisoners.
22:50, 30 October 2009
Azerbaijani IRFS states pressure on NGOs
Today, the Institute on Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) has made a statement, which regards the sudden inspection of the Institute initiated by the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan to be a "start of a new campaign of frank pressure."
Dagestan, Makhachkala. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:30, 30 October 2009
In Dagestan, six-form pupil sent out of school for wearing hijab
Rizvan Abusufyanov, a resident of Shamkhal-Station, Kirov District of Makhachkala, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that his daughter Patimat Abusufyanova, a pupil of the sixth form, was sent away from school today because she is wearing an Islamic headscarf (hijab). Abusufyanov said that school director Patimat Magomedova was behind the incident.
22:10, 30 October 2009
Georgia: court refuses to release Tsotne Gamsakhurdia for the period of investigation
Georgia: court refuses to release Tsotne Gamsakhurdia for the period of investigation
22:00, 30 October 2009
Homeless Dagestan teenager kidnapped from Moscow hospital
On October 29, a source from law enforcement bodies reported that employees of the Moscow GUVD were searching a teenager of 14, kidnapped from the reception ward of the Morozov Children's Hospital.
21:10, 30 October 2009
Russia loses three more ECtHR cases on Chechen residents' claims
Russia has lost three more cases at the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg on the claims lodged by residents of the Chechen Republic and will have to pay 130,000 euros for disappearances in 2000.
20:00, 30 October 2009
Chechen President finds "Novaya Gazeta" articles on Markelov's murder slanderous
Andrei Krasnenkov, advocate of the Chechen leader, has stated that the articles of the "Novaya Gazeta" on the murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov contain slanderous information against President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov.
19:00, 30 October 2009
Moscow holds press conference on Maksharip Aushev's murder
Today, Moscow will host a press conference on the situation in Ingushetia after the recent Maksharip Aushev's murder with participation of Liudmila Alekseeva, head of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Musa Pliev, assistant to the President of Ingushetia, and Magomed Khazbiev, leader of the Ingush opposition.
Dagestan, Makhachkala. Phot by the "Caucasian Knot"
18:00, 30 October 2009
Wife of missing Makhachkala resident is afraid for his life
Zagra Kazimagomedova, a resident of Makhachkala, is afraid that her husband, Murad Salikhov, 24, who disappeared on October 29, can be killed. She told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that she was waiting for the on duty inspector at the Investigatory Department at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Sovietskiy District of the capital of Dagestan till late at night aiming to serve her petition to him, but he never appeared at his workplace.
23:50, 29 October 2009
Woman from Makhachkala reports disappearance of her husband
Zagra Kazimagomedova, a resident of Makhachkala, told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that today her husband Murad Salikhov, 24, who lived in the capital of Dagestan at 55 Akushinskogo Street, disappeared in early evening.
Ingushetia. Photo by http://ingushetia.org
23:20, 29 October 2009
Chapanov: Makhloev kidnapped in Ingushetia was earlier under inquiry
Makhsud Makhloev, who was kidnapped today in the morning in Sleptsovskaya village, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, earlier was detained by militia on suspicion of participating in the attempt on the head of Sunzha ROVD (District Interior Unit); however, 4 months later he was released, and later had no claims from law enforcement bodies. This was reported by Vakha Chapanov, head of the Ingush Information Agency "Maximum".
23:00, 29 October 2009
"Imedi" journalists to address ECtHR on November 2007 events
Journalists of the Georgian TV Company "Imedi" are going to address the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR). According to advocate Liya Mukhashavriya, who is representing journalists' interests, first they will address the State Office of Public Prosecutor of Georgia.
22:30, 29 October 2009
Son of the first President of Georgia goes on hunger strike
The Tbilisi City Court has accused Tsotne, the son of the first President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia, of a murder attempt, illegal purchase, storage and bearing of arms. Ketevan Bekauri, Zviad's advocate, told journalists about it.
22:00, 29 October 2009
Power agents take head of communication centre of Ingush MIA in unknown direction
In Ingushetia, unidentified persons have kidnapped Mussa Matsievа, head of the centre of specialized communications of the local MIA.
21:30, 29 October 2009
Eyewitness in Maksharip Aushev's murder case regains consciousness
Tauzela Dzeitova, the main witness of the murder of the Ingush oppositionist Maksharipa Aushev, who was in his car at the moment of the murder, has come back to consciousness. It was reported today by the representative of the ICPO (Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office) for Kabardino-Balkaria.
21:20, 29 October 2009
Resident of Sleptsovskaya kidnapped in Ingushetia
Today, at 5:30 a.m. in Sleptsovskaya village, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, unidentified power agencies kidnapped Makhsud Makhloev. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed about it by Lydia Mikhalchenko, editor of the website "Ingushetiyaru.org" with referring to the leader of Ingush opposition Magomed Khazbiev. Law enforcement bodies deny their participation in the incident.
21:00, 29 October 2009
Anna Politkovskaya Street to appear in Tbilisi
Today, a Tbilisi body of local government (in Sakrebulo) made a decision to give the names of perished Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, actresses Sofiko Chiaureli and film director Olga Konskaya.
During the trial on Chechen president's suit against the leader of Human rights center "Memorial" Oleg Orlov, October 6, 2009, Moscow. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 29 October 2009
HRW: criminal case on slander against head of HRC "Memorial" should be stopped
The authorities of Russia should immediately stop the criminal prosecution of the head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has stated.
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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.