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Grozny. Photo: Alexxx1979, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53866567
11:28, 6 October 2020
Rights defenders treat complaints to PO about smartphone checks as useless
Residents of Chechnya continue complaining about checks of their smartphones by law enforcers, the authors of the 1Adat Telegram Channel and blogger, Tumso Abdurakhmanov, have reported. Complaints about law enforcers' illegal actions sent to the Prosecutor's Office (PO) can be fraught with repressions, human rights defenders, Dmitry Piskunov and Svetlana Gannushkina, believe.
A resident of the village shows the area hit by a shell. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:26, 6 October 2020
Shelling of Azerbaijani frontline villages intensified
The shelling of Azerbaijani dwelling settlements continues; the cities of Ganja, Terter, Barda, Beylagan and Goradiz got under fire, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence (MoD) has reported. According to the General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) of Azerbaijan, the death toll of civilians rose to 26; the number of wounded civilians has reached 127.
Grozny. Photo: REUTERS/Ramzan Musaev
11:25, 6 October 2020
Commentators treat smartphone checks of residents of Chechnya as intimidation
Law enforcers check smartphones of passers-by in Chechnya in order to intimidate Chechens, who are beginning to realize that Russian laws fail to work in the republic, social network users assert.
A ruined house in Stepanakert. Photo: David Ghahramanyan/NKR InfoCenter/PAN Photo/Handout via REUTERS
11:22, 6 October 2020
After explosions, Stepanakert townspeople hide in basements
On Monday (October 5), two explosions were heard in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh; local residents are hiding in basements.
Ramzan Kadyrov. Screenshot of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJG3wzEt2-0
10:30, 6 October 2020
Kadyrov defiantly ignores criticism in connection with his refusal to wear mask
At the solemn opening of a new dwelling settlement in Grozny, the head of Chechnya and his entourage were without medical masks; the fact was noticed by local residents. Even those who have recovered and even those vaccinated against coronavirus, should wear masks, Zarema Alborti, a doctor, believes.
Screenshot of the post https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0bdzqnLPO/
10:23, 6 October 2020
Baku analysts treat video about Chechens and Karabakh war as fake
Azerbaijani journalists were unable to identify the area in the video about the possible participation of Chechens in the battles for Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan has a strong army; it needs no Chechens' help, Ramzan Mollaev, the head of the local Council of Refugees from Chechnya, is sure.
Stepanakert after shelling. Screenshot of the post at the NKR's Information Center Facebook page https://web.facebook.com/ArtsakhInformation/photos/pcb.189021552738633/189021229405332
23:55, 5 October 2020
Number of civilian casualties in Nagorno-Karabakh rises to 18
During the aggravation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, 18 civilians were killed, including a child, and about 80 people were injured.
A resident of the city of Barda shows traces of shelling on the gates to his home. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
23:53, 5 October 2020
Azerbaijan claims a shelling attack on three cities
The cities of Beylagan, Barda, and Terter came under fire in the Karabakh conflict zone, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reported on Monday.
A law enforcer. Photo by Yuliya Simatova / Yugopolis
17:55, 5 October 2020
Russian authorities claim law enforcers not involved in Salman Tepsurkaev's kidnapping
In response to the questions from the European Court of Human Rights, Mikhail Galperin, Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights, stated that Salman Tepsurkaev, a native of Chechnya, was not detained by law enforcers and was not subjected to ill-treatment.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
17:49, 5 October 2020
ECtHR requests Russian authorities to answer questions on torture of Ruslan Kutaev
The European Court of Human Rights has announced that the Russian authorities should provide the information concerning whether Ruslan Kutaev, the president of the Assembly of Caucasian Nations, was tortured after his detention in 2014 and whether the criminal proceedings against him were politically motivated.
A law enforcer. Photo © Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
17:46, 5 October 2020
From September 28 to October 4, no victims of armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded
During the week from September 28 to October 4, 2020, no events related to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were recorded; there were no casualties or wounded ones. These are the results of the calculations run by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other sources.
Men detained for using narcotic drugs and driving while intoxicated at the Urus-Martan ROVD (District Interior Division). Screenshot of the post of the Urus-Martan ROVD on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CFcV2-8FyL1/
17:40, 5 October 2020
Residents of Chechnya criticize law enforcers for publicly reprimanding detainees
The Urus-Martan ROVD (District Interior Division) of Chechnya has circulated a record of a talk with those detained for using narcotic drugs and driving while intoxicated. The public reprimand and invitation of violators' relatives to record prophylactic conversations caused misunderstanding among Instagram users.
Consequences of shelling of the city of Terter. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
17:35, 5 October 2020
Residents of Azerbaijani border areas report damage from shelling
Six children suffered at shelling of the city of Ganja; one teenager perished, the Azeri General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated. Armenian missiles hit residential buildings; people are left homeless, residents of the shelled border areas inform.
11:03, 5 October 2020
Armenia tells ECtHR about Turkey's intervention in Karabakh conflict
Armenian authorities have accused Turkey of involvement in the shelling of settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh and asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to react to this. The Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has cited data on the use of banned cluster shells by Azerbaijan.
Screenshot of the video showing Chechens' alleged participation in the Karabakh conflict posted on the page «ЧП Грозный_95» on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CF0bdzqnLPO/
10:59, 5 October 2020
Chechens' participation in Karabakh conflict causes distrust among Instagram users
The video stating that Chechens have gone to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh looks unconvincing, some social network users have pointed out. Some of them have suggested that the video, posted after Elkhan Suleimanov, the head of the Chechen Ministry of Public Health, had publicly supported Azerbaijan, was borrowed from some movie.
The center of Grozny. Photo by the press service of the Grozny administration https://grozmer.ru/objavlenija/o-provedenii-gosudarstvennoi-kadastrovoi.html
10:57, 5 October 2020
Social network users outraged by checks of Chechen residents' smartphones
Law enforcers have no right to check the phones' contents of passers-by in Chechnya, Instagram users have stated.
KAMAZ wrecked cab after a missile attack on Ganja. Photo by Aziz Karimov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:54, 5 October 2020
Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of missile attacks on districts near Baku
On Sunday evening, two cities were shelled with missiles from Armenia, the Azerbaijani presidential administration has informed. Besides, areas near Baku were hit; and civilians were wounded as a result.
Frame of the documentary 'They also used to have dreams. Stories of the Dagestani women', https://youtu.be/gz1F1iNGYR8
12:07, 4 October 2020
Rights defenders name conditions to counter women's discrimination in Dagestan
To eradicate the practice of women's forced marriages and hard physical labour in Dagestan, it is necessary to raise the women's education level and make violations of their rights public, the human rights defenders, Nadezhda Azhgikhina and Irina Kosterina, believe.
Policeman with smartphone in his hands. Screenshot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPQgNeW1dGI
11:52, 4 October 2020
"1adat" instructs Chechen residents on law enforcers' attempts to examine smartphones
The smartphone's memory must be regularly cleared of the data that may be of interest to Chechen law enforcers, the authors of the "1adat" Telegram Channel have advised in connection with the mass phone checks launched in Chechnya.
Screenshot from the video posted by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan: https://youtu.be/Fy7IvKVOPUw
11:40, 4 October 2020
Baku claims eight villages occupied by Azerbaijani Army
Ilham Aliev, President of Azerbaijan, has announced the capture of the village of Madagiz and seven more villages earlier controlled by Armenian militaries.
News
Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in a military operation.

Destruction of a house in the village of Tebekmakhi. Still from the "Voice of Dagestan" video from April 25, 2026, https://t.me/golosdagestana05/17177 Social media users reported the destruction of houses in a mountainous region of Dagestan.

Nearly 5,000 more people have applied for financial assistance following the flooding in Dagestan.

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.