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Kazbek Baidulaev. Screenshot: https://vk.com/id307863992
08:36, 16 October 2020
HRC "Memorial" tells about torture of Baidulaev prior to his murder in Chechnya
Kazbek Baidulaev, who was killed during a counterterrorist operation (CTO) in the Sernovodsk District of Chechnya, had been kidnapped and tortured before he joined the armed underground, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has stated.
Destroyed house in the Terter District. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
08:25, 16 October 2020
Azerbaijan claims return of control over six villages in conflict zone
The Azerbaijani Army has taken control of six villages of the Fizuli and the Djebrail Districts, the Azeri President has stated. The number of dwelling settlements that passed under Azerbaijan's control, according to the Azerbaijani side, has reached 50.
Special operation in Grozny. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/
23:34, 15 October 2020
Instagram users treat killing of militants in Grozny as staged
A special operation in Grozny with the killing of four suspected militants had been staged to receive new generous subsidies from the federal authorities, Instagram users suggested.
A man mourning at the grave of a fallen soldier who died during the military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert, October 14, 2020. REUTERS / Stringer
23:16, 15 October 2020
In Armenia, 20 people fell victim to conflict with Azerbaijan
Since the beginning of the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, one civilian has been killed, and three others, including a child, have been injured. During the above period, five military personnel were killed, the General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia has reported.
A video message recorded by relatives of blogger Said-Khusein Magomadov, who lives in Austria. Screenshot: 1ADAT Telegram-Channel
22:46, 15 October 2020
Chechen authorities adopt Stalinist practice of renouncing relatives
The public renunciation of relatives is a disgrace in the eyes of Chechen natives, and, using such a method, the authorities of Chechnya have silenced many of their opponents from the diaspora, blogger Said-Khusein Magomadov suggests. The Chechen authorities reproduce the methods typical for totalitarian regimes, note human rights defenders, interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot".
A private house in Terter damaged as a result of shelling. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
18:12, 15 October 2020
Eight persons fell victim to shelling attack on a cemetery in Terter
Three persons were killed and five others were injured as a result of an artillery shelling attack on Terter, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports today.
At the place where law enforcers liquidated alleged terrorists, the Kirov District of Volgograd. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q94bRqHmb2w&feature=emb_logo
18:01, 15 October 2020
FSB reports about two suspected terrorists killed in Volgograd
Members of a unit of an international terrorist organization were plotting a series of terror acts in Volgograd, and today, two of them have been killed in a shootout with law enforcers, the FSB reports.
View from the window of a house damaged as a result of a shelling attack on Martuni, October 14, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
17:48, 15 October 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh reports about 49 soldiers killed over a day
Men of military age can leave the unrecognized republic only with a special pass, and restrictions on movement have also been introduced within the region, reports Araik Arutyunyan, President of Nagorno-Karabakh. The death toll among the soldiers of the Defence Army has reached 558.
Destroyed military vehicle. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh
13:37, 15 October 2020
Azerbaijan and Armenia report battles in Nagorno-Karabakh
Two Azerbaijani civilians have suffered from the shelling conducted by Armenian militaries; the Goranboy, Terter, Agdam and Agdjabedi Districts are being shelled, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed. This morning, the Azerbaijani side attacked the northern and south-western directions of the frontline, Armenian authorities have stated today.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
13:23, 15 October 2020
ECtHR requests data from Azerbaijan about two Armenian prisoners of war
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has demanded from Azerbaijani authorities to inform about the custody conditions, the state of health and the possibility of exchange of two Armenian soldiers who were captured on the first day of the aggravation of the Karabakh conflict. This was stated on October 14 by Artak Zeinalyan, a former Armenian Minister of Justice, in his page on the Facebook.
11:24, 15 October 2020
Analysts argue about aim of Kadyrov's words about militants from abroad
Kadyrov's words can be treated as an indirect accusation of unprofessionalism of Russian special services, the experts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" believe. At the same time, Ruslan Kutaev, President of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, did not rule out that Moscow allowed Kadyrov to make such a statement, and in the future may use his words in connection with the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Residents of the settlement of Shikharkh in a bombshelter. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
11:09, 15 October 2020
Residents of frontline Azerbaijani areas tell about shelling consequences
As a result of intensive artillery shelling of dwelling settlements of the Terter and Agdam Districts of Azerbaijan, there are victims among the civilian population; houses and the civilian infrastructure have been destroyed, local residents have stated.
08:47, 15 October 2020
Aliev threatens to break off diplomatic relations for recognition of NK
Azerbaijani authorities will break off the diplomatic relations with the countries that will recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev has stated.
Special operation in Grozny. Photo: NAC press service, http://nac.gov.ru/
08:39, 15 October 2020
Law enforcers interrogate relatives of alleged militants killed in Grozny
In Grozny, the owner of the house where the counterterrorist operation (CTO) was conducted, and his two wives, one of whom is pregnant, have been detained. Relatives of those killed are also brought in for interrogations, law enforcement sources have informed.
Windows broken by bomb-blast. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
08:29, 15 October 2020
Aliev claims Azerbaijani Army controlling eight villages
The Azerbaijani leadership has announced the capture of eight villages in the course of hostilities in Karabakh; the total number of dwelling settlements that came under control of the Azerbaijani Army since the start of hostilities on September 27 reaching 44. Armenian troops have retreated in two sections of the frontline, Nikol Pashinyan, Armenian Prime Minister, has stated.
Sergei Lavrov (left) and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Collage made by the Caucasian Knot. Photo: REUTERS/Murad Sezer, REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
00:37, 15 October 2020
Russia and Turkey offer ways to reach armistice in Nagorno-Karabakh
Russian military observers can control the compliance with the ceasefire agreement in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs suggests. The OSCE Minsk Group is to complete the negotiations on Nagorno-Karabakh and return the territory to Azerbaijan, urges Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
A house in the Terter District damaged as a result of shelling. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the Caucasian Knot
00:10, 15 October 2020
In Azerbaijan, death toll among civilians rises up to 43
Since September 27, 43 civilians have been killed, and 214 others have been injured, the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reports today. The death toll includes three schoolchildren, while 40 school buildings were destroyed or damaged as a result of shelling attacks, the Ministry of Education of Azerbaijan reports today.
A car and a house damaged as a result of shelling attacks. Photo: Aik Bagdasaryan /Photolure./Reuters
18:42, 14 October 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh reports about shelling attacks on civilians
The Azerbaijani troops shelled villages, towns, and cities in the Shaumyan, Martakert, and Hadrut Districts of Nagorno-Karabakh, rescuers said. No civilian casualties were reported.
FSB agents during special operation in the village of Troitskoye, August 23, 2020. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndvrwMziLrg&feature=youtu.be
18:22, 14 October 2020
Relatives demand to give out bodies of suspects killed by law enforcers in Ingushetia
Investigators refused to give out the bodies of the Lolokhoev brothers and Aslangirei Gadaborshev, killed by law enforcers in counterterrorist operations (CTOs), to their relatives. The latter considered the investigators' refusal as unfounded and filed a lawsuit to the Magas District Court.
Canon fire. Photo: press office of the MoD of Armenia
18:03, 14 October 2020
WSJ: hundreds of Syrian mercenaries fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
Hundreds of Syrian militants allied with Turkey have been sent to the Karabakh conflict zone and joined the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and hundreds more are preparing to go, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports with reference to two Syrian rebels involved in the transfer of militants.
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Domestic violence. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. Human rights activists have recorded a surge in requests for assistance in the North Caucasus.

Participants in the fighting in Ukraine. Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense Press Service The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,000.

Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains. Photo: Fortanga / Telegram channel Residents of Sunzha demanded coastal protection work due to the rains.

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.