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People gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris to pay tribute to Samuel Paty, the French teacher who was beheaded on the streets of the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. A poster saying, "I am Samuel". France, October 18, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau
15:45, 21 October 2020
Sources give details of teacher's murder in France
Abdulak Anzorov, a Chechen and the alleged killer of Samuel Paty, a French teacher, had bought information about the victim for 300 euros, sources inform. Two teenagers suspected of selling information to the killer and five others persons will face trial.
A home destroyed by shelling in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by the NK information centre
11:59, 21 October 2020
NK authorities claim shelling of Martakert and Martuni
The cities of Martakert and Martuni, as well as the settlement of Krasny Bazar, have been shelled, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) have stated. The situation is calm in Shushi and Stepanakert, but people try not to go out into the streets unnecessarily, local residents inform.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJG3wzEt2-0
11:49, 21 October 2020
Kadyrov's propaganda influences radicalization of Chechen youth in Europe
In Europe, Chechen young people are susceptible to Ramzan Kadyrov's propaganda, who defamed the authors of caricatures on Prophet Muhammad, said Magomed, a Chechen refugee, who was acquainted with the family of the young man, accused of murdering the teacher in Paris.
A special operation conducted in the village of Troitskoye, Sunzha District. August 23, 2020. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/kontrterroristicheskie-operacii/v-ingushetii-v-hode-kto-neytralizovany-troe.html
11:39, 21 October 2020
Rights defenders treat refusal to give out bodies of those killed in Ingush CTO as illegal
The Lolokhoev brothers and Aslangirei Gadaborshev, who were killed by law enforcers in counterterrorist operations (CTO), had not been brought to justice for any terrorist activities; therefore, the refusal to give their bodies out to relatives for burial is illegal, experts believe.
The police of Baku during the pandemic. Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
09:28, 21 October 2020
Baku residents accept stricter COVID restrictions
The tightening of quarantine in Baku has coincided with the martial law restrictions and the introduction of the curfew, but townspeople believe the quarantine is reasonable.
The military reported to the President of Azerbaijan on the establishment of control over the city of Zangilan in Nagorno-Karabakh, October 20, 2020. Screenshot of the video posted at the DTX official YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRyXmkQL7s&feature=emb_logo
09:24, 21 October 2020
Azerbaijan claims control over Zangilan and several Karabakh villages
The Azerbaijani Army has taken control over the city of Zangilan and 24 villages in the Fizuli, Djebrail, Khojavend and Zangilan Districts, President Ilham Aliev has stated. The total number of Karabakh dwelling settlements declared occupied by Azerbaijani troops has reached 97.
The village of Kenkhi in the Sharoi District of Chechnya. Photo by Brainwashing - https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кенхи_(село)
23:59, 20 October 2020
In Chechnya, two villagers tortured by law enforcers, local residents report
Two residents of the village of Kenkhi in the Sharoi District were tortured and forced to incriminate their six fellow villagers in a case on drug use, their relatives said.
Logo of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial". Screenshot of the webpage https://memohrc.org/ru/news_old/mezhdunarodnyy-memorial-pozhalovalsya-v-espch-na-shtrafy-za-nemarkirovku-resursov-leyblom
23:57, 20 October 2020
HRC "Memorial": two persons kidnapped in Rostov-on-Don by Chechen law enforcers
Chechen law enforcers detained two residents of the republic in Rostov-on-Don, took them to Achkhoi-Martan, and tortured them without informing their relatives about the detainees' whereabouts, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" reported. Criminal cases are being fabricated against three other kidnapped men, residents of the Chechen-aul, the HRC "Memorial" states.
Salman Tepsurkaev. Screenshot of the video https://www.instagram.com/p/CFFm8A6Cwtn/
23:50, 20 October 2020
Human rights defenders assess chances for release of Chechen native Salman Tepsurkaev
The hopes of a wife of Salman Tepsurkaev that he is alive are justified, because the young man could be left alive in connection with a public outcry around his case, human rights defenders believe. They also suggest that relatives will get a chance to see Salman Tepsurkaev if he is declared to be a defendant in some criminal case.
Yulia, a sister of Rostislav Melnichenko, recorded a video appeal to the President of Russia. Screenshot of the video https://t.me/yugmbkmedia/7377
22:55, 20 October 2020
Mozdok woman complains to President Putin about refusals to investigate beating of her brother
A sister of Rostislav Melnichenko, who complained about the beating by a law enforcer and was refused in the institution of a criminal case, recorded a video appeal to the Russian President and asked him to intervene in the situation.
Consequences of a shelling attack in Stepanakert. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the "Caucasian Knot"
22:49, 20 October 2020
Stepanakert residents stay in shelters due to fear of shelling attacks
Over the past 24 hours, the situation in Stepanakert has been calm, but city residents still live in shelters, local residents say. People from Stepanakert use mobile phones to stay in contact with their relatives who have left the frontline villages.
French police at the scene of the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher. Screenshot of the video by FRANCE 24 https://youtu.be/z6OAvxLdDYo
18:39, 20 October 2020
Lawyers believe that Chechen fighters' posts in support of Anzorov are punishable
The posts by Chechen MMA fighters in support of Abdulak Anzorov, who is accused of assassinating the French teacher, Samuel Paty, give grounds for initiating a criminal case, lawyers assert.
Mukhammed Imanly. Photo by the press service of the Institute of Human Rights of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) http://huquq.org.az/ru/conference/azerbaijan-cinayət-huququ-xususi-hissə-kitabinin-təqdimat-mərasimi-kecirildi/#prettyPhoto
18:06, 20 October 2020
Baku court refuses to stop oppositionist Imanly's case
The judge has rejected the defence's petition demanding to stop the criminal prosecution of Mukhammed Imanly, a member of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), accused of deliberately spreading coronavirus. The oppositionist treats the case against his as fabricated.
Azerbaijani army shelling Karabakh with artillery fire on October 20, 2020. Photo by Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence https://mod.gov.az/az/news/ermenistan-silahli-quvvelerinin-ates-noqtelerine-artilleriya-bolmelerimiz-zerbeler-endirir-video-33121.html
17:50, 20 October 2020
Armenia claims Azerbaijan's offensive operation
In the morning, Azerbaijani militaries launched an offensive operation in the northern direction of the front in Nagorno-Karabakh, by using aviation and artillery, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed.
Natig Garaev, a resident of the Agdam District, near the house damaged by shelling. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:15, 20 October 2020
Residents of Agdam District report intensified shelling
Four civilians, including Anar Gasanov, a correspondent for the "AzTV" State TV Channel, were wounded in the shelling of the Agdam District. Residents of the neighbouring Terter District reported a large fire at the local ginnery after shelling.
Batumi, the capital of Adjaria. Photo by Dmitry Anatolyevich Mottl https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Batumi#/media/File:Batumi_sunset_2.jpg
11:13, 20 October 2020
Batumi hunger-striker resumes his protest
On October 19, in Batumi, five women, who were on hunger strike demanding benefits for the unemployed and deferred payments on bank loans, stopped their protest after feeling worse. In his turn, Giorgi Gorgiladze, who had stopped his hunger strike, has resumed it in front of the building of the Adjara Government.
A sign on the door of the Southern District Military Court. Photo by the press service of the court
11:06, 20 October 2020
Verdict to woman from Grozny for posts in social network approved
The court has upheld the verdict to Medni Yaschurkaeva, a resident of Grozny, sentenced to two years in prison within the case of justifying terrorism.
People gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris to pay tribute to Samuel Paty, the French teacher who was beheaded on the streets of the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. France, October 18, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau
10:57, 20 October 2020
Journalists explain authorities' role in debates on Charlie Hebdo and teacher's murder
Experts believe that secular and religious authorities are much more responsible than journalists for statements about crimes with mentioning criminals' nationality. This is the way they have commented on Ramzan Kadyrov's reaction to the murder in France of a teacher who had shown caricatures on Prophet Muhammad to his pupils.
10:37, 20 October 2020
Baku rights defenders present custody details of prisoners of war
The wounded Armenian soldiers can be held in Azerbaijan until the end of hostilities, Avaz Gasanov, the head of the Society for Humanitarian Studies, has stated. While in custody, the prisoners have the right to contact their relatives, said Novella Djafaroglu, the head of the Society for the Protection of Women's Rights.
Children returned from Syria. Photo by the press service of Children's Rights Commissioner under the President of Russia
23:59, 19 October 2020
In Southern Russia, 21 children handed over to their relatives after return from Syria
21 children returned from Syria have been handed over to their relatives in Dagestan, Chechnya, and the Volgograd Region, reports Anna Kuznetsova, Children's Rights Commissioner under the President of Russia.
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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....

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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.