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Afghan Sadygov. Photo https://turan.az/ext/news/2020/5/free/politics%20news/ru/124053.htm
11:34, 5 November 2020
Azerbaijani journalist sentenced to seven years in jail
A court in Baku has found Afghan Sadygov, the head of the "Azel.tv" website, guilty of extortion through threats and sentenced him to seven years in prison. The journalist himself has claimed falsification of the criminal case and again went on a hunger strike.
Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ramzan Kadyrov, Vladimir Putin. Photo: REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov; press service of the Russian President kremlin.ru
11:23, 5 November 2020
Putin speaks about situation with caricatures in Kadyrov's and Khabib's spirit
Following the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, and the MMA fighter, Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has condemned the "provocateurs" who offend believers under the guise of the freedom of speech.
An Armenian soldier. Photo by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defence https://mil.am/ru/news/8613
22:42, 4 November 2020
In Nagorno-Karabakh, key motorway closed because of an armed clash with saboteurs
At night on November 4, a group of saboteurs from Azerbaijan was discovered near the city of Shushi, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Armenia reported. The Defence Army of Karabakh announced the partial closure of the Shushi-Berdzor motorway for residents in connection with the search for sabotage groups.
Giorgi Rurua. Photo: http://ru.saqinform.ge/news/42942/georgij-rurua-zaderZan-po-obvineniU-v-nezakonnom-noSenii-oruZiA.html
22:40, 4 November 2020
Georgian Penitentiary Service: participants in beating of Giorgi Rurua punished
Five prisoners who participated in an attack on Giorgi Rurua, a co-owner of the "Mtavari Arkhi" TV Channel, have been transferred to another penitentiary institution with a tightening of the penal colony regime. The investigation into a criminal case on beating is underway, the Georgian Special Penitentiary Service reports.
Graves of the people killed in the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. November 2, 2020. Photo: Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure
22:33, 4 November 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh reports 190 civilian casualties
Since the beginning of the escalation of the Karabakh conflict, 46 people were killed and 144 others were injured during shelling attacks on cities, towns, and villages in Nagorno-Karabakh, reports Artak Beglaryan, Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh. He associates most of the casualties with cluster bombing.
16:30, 4 November 2020
Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh exchanged accusations of shelling civilians
Military servicemen of Nagorno-Karabakh are shelling five villages in the Terter and Agdjabedi Districts, Azerbaijani authorities have claimed. Nagorno-Karabakh declares victims as a result of the strike on the city of Shushi.
The use of banned phosphorus weapons. Photo by the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NLASjID5Iw&feature=youtu.be
16:25, 4 November 2020
Military experts find use of phosphorus shells in Karabakh unproved
The use of banned phosphorus weapons threatens with condemnation by the international community; the parties to the Karabakh conflict will not dare doing it, experts have stated after mutual accusations from Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. They treat the published evidence of using phosphorus shells as inconclusive.
12:58, 4 November 2020
Arguments of suspect of attempting Tumso failed to convince the blogger
Ruslan Mamaev, accused of attacking the blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, had to disobey the order of those who sent him to Sweden from Grozny, the blogger asserts.
12:54, 4 November 2020
Abkhazia: law enforcer gets under inquiry after woman's death after visiting SIZO
According to investigators, Dmitry Mikvabiya has allowed, contrary to the law, a 24-hour-long visit of a Sukhumi woman with a man held at the SIZO (pre-trial prison). In the morning, she was found dead there.
Screenshot of the post on Instagram account of Akhmed Dudaev, the Chechnya's Minister for Information and Press https://www.instagram.com/p/CHIxE18H5Re/
12:44, 4 November 2020
Instagram deletes post of Chechen newspaper post with caricatures on Charlie Hebdo
The Instagram administration has removed the post of the Chechen newspaper "Vesti Respubliki" (Republic's News) with caricatures on the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, which had published caricatures on Prophet Muhammad. Chechen authorities have reproached Instagram for double standards.
Smoke at the scene of the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. October 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
12:16, 4 November 2020
Russian MFA estimates the number of mercenaries in Karabakh conflict zone
The number of mercenaries from the Middle East countries in the Karabakh conflict zone has approached 2000, Sergey Lavrov, the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), has stated.
Mosque at the Hungarian Fighters street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 4 November 2020
Officials of the Dagestani "Tangim" Mosque treat raids on believers as radicalization factor
The regular Friday law enforcers' raids at the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala create an image of illegality for it and frighten off the believers. Forced to avoid visiting the mosque, such believers are trying to search for religious information on the Internet and risk to fall under the influence of radical views, the representative of the mosque have stated.
People driving a car near the house damaged in a shelling attack in the city of Shushi (Shusha), October 29, 2020. Photo: Vagram Bagdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS
22:26, 3 November 2020
Number of killed residents of Nagorno-Karabakh rises to 46
The number of killed civilians has increased to 46, while the number of wounded – to 142, the Ombudsman of Nagorno-Karabakh reports. In the morning, the cities of Martuni and Shushi have been shelled with missiles, the Nagorno-Karabakh Service for Emergencies reports.
A resident of the city of Terter near his partly destroyed house. November 2, 2020. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:20, 3 November 2020
In Azerbaijan, frontline villagers make dugouts to hide from shelling attacks
In Azerbaijani villages, no bomb shelters were equipped at a distance from the frontline, and therefore, local residents have to arrange dugout shelters by themselves. Villagers, whose houses have been destroyed in shelling attacks, move to their neighbours' and relatives' places.
Police officers. Austria. Photo: REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
22:03, 3 November 2020
Kadyrov and Mezhiev do not react to terror acts in Vienna
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Salakh Mezhiev, the republic's Mufti, who were actively commenting on the murder of the teacher in France, did not react to the terror acts in Vienna. The authorities of the European countries cannot cope with the influx of Muslim refugees and do not take into account their religious specifics, political analysts note.
Police tape around the scene of a shooting in Vienna. Austria, November 3, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
21:57, 3 November 2020
Natives of Northern Caucasus detained after terror acts in Vienna
After the terror acts in Vienna, the Austrian authorities detained natives of Northern Caucasus and the Balkan countries, Russian Ambassador to Austria Dmitry Lyubinsky reported.
The phosphorus weapons. Screenshot https://www.facebook.com/RescueServiceOfTheNKR/photos/pcb.3831702470197533/3831702353530878
21:43, 3 November 2020
Karabakh MoD claims new evidence proving use of phosphorus weapons by Azerbaijan
The area of forests burned down in Nagorno-Karabakh as a result of shelling attacks by the Azerbaijani troops with incendiary weapons has reached 1815 hectares, the Nagorno-Karabakh Service for Emergencies reports. In turn, the Azerbaijani authorities have accused Nagorno-Karabakh of attacking with similar weapons the forests in the vicinity of the Shusha city.
Nurlan Ibragimov. Screenshot of his personal page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nurlan.ibrahimov.161
16:23, 3 November 2020
UEFA opens case against head of press service of "Karabakh" FC for hate speech
Nurlan Ibragimov, the head of the press service of the Azerbaijani "Karabakh" Football Club (FC) has published a post in social networks calling for violence against Armenians. The UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) has appointed a disciplinary investigation into this case.
A destroyed ancient menhir. Photo from Facebook account of Victor Kotlyarov, the head of the KBR's branch of the Russian Geographical Society https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2776174532630989&set=pcb.2776176759297433
16:19, 3 November 2020
Social network users treat destruction of menhirs in Northern Caucasus as barbarism
The destruction of ancient menhirs (tall stones put in vertical position by people in prehistoric times) ruins the memory of the past, Facebook users were outraged after the message of a local historian from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) about another toppled menhir.
Tumso Abdurakhmanov talks about attempt on him. Screenshot of the video posted at the blogger's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fs7L1Cnbjs&feature=youtu.be
10:33, 3 November 2020
Trial of Abdurakhmanov's attempted murder starts with suspect's confession
The man accused of an attempted murder of Tumso Abdurakhmanov, the well-known Chechen blogger, has partially admitted his guilt, but insists that he had not planned to kill him. The woman accused of aiding the attacker completely denies her guilt, writes the "Dagens Nyheter".
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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.