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23:38, 20 October 2014
Armenian rights defenders call on politicians to recognize Shant Arutyunyan as political prisoner
All political forces of Armenia should recognize Shant Arutyunyan, the convicted leader of the "Tsegakron" Party, to be a political prisoner, said Avetik Ishkhanyan, the chairman of the Helsinki Committee of Armenia.
20:15, 20 October 2014
HRC "Memorial" calls on head of Dagestan to intervene in the situation in Untsukul District
The Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" has asked the Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov to pay attention to the circumstances of the counterterrorist operation (CTO), conducted in the Untsukul District of Dagestan, and, in particular, the events in the settlement of Vremenny, and take measures to protect the rights of affected civilians.
Stele guide sign at the entrance to the city of Gukovo. Rostov Region. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the "Caucasian Knot"
18:16, 20 October 2014
SBS of Ukraine announces attempt of saboteurs' penetration from Rostov Region
As stated by the State Border Service (SBS) of Ukraine, a penetration of a sabotage and intelligence group from the Rostov Region of Russia was prevented in the Lugansk Region.
Lyudmila Bogatenkova. Photo: the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers in the Stavropol Territory "Mothers from Kuma River Area" http://mne-sluzhit.ru/
14:44, 20 October 2014
Head of Committee "Mothers from Kuma River Area" detained in Stavropol Territory released
In the Stavropol Territory, Lyudmila Bogatenkova, the head of the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers "Mothers from Kuma River Area", who has been engaged in investigating the deaths of Russian soldiers and who has been detained in Budyonnovsk, is now at home.
14:32, 20 October 2014
Azerbaijan completes preliminary investigation into beating of rights defender Nasibov
The Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic (NAR) of Azerbaijan has completed a preliminary investigation of the criminal case opened in connection with the beating of the rights defender Ilgar Nasibov. At the same time, the court completed the investigation of the counter claim against him.
Vano Merabishvili. Photo: the official site of the government of Georgia http://www.government.gov.ge/
13:20, 20 October 2014
Ex-Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili is sentenced to three years of imprisonment in case of Sandro Girgvliani's murder
The Tbilisi City Court has announced the verdict in the case on the murder of Sandro Girgvliani. Vano Merabishvili, the former Prime Minister and the former Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, involved in the case as a defendant, accused of abuse of power, has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
12:43, 20 October 2014
Leyla Yunus transferred to SIZO of Azerbaijani MNS
In Azerbaijan, rights defender Leyla Yunus has been transferred from the Baku SIZO No. 1 (pre-trial prison) of the Penitentiary Service to the SIZO of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) of Azerbaijan, where her husband Arif Yunus is being kept.
12:01, 20 October 2014
In Quarter 3 of 2014, 62 persons fell victim to armed conflict in Dagestan
In July-September 2014, at least 62 persons fell victims to the armed conflict in Dagestan. Of them, 48 persons were killed, and 14 others were wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Extermination of the explosive materials and improvised explosive devices by the blast technicians of the Federal Security Service of Russia during CTO. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/nakmessage/2014/10/07/v-dagestane-predotvrashchen-terakt-kotoryi-gotovili-bandity.html
11:43, 20 October 2014
On October 13-19, nine persons fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of October 13-19, 2014, at least nine persons fell victim to the armed conflict in Northern Caucasus. Of them, 8 persons were killed, and one more person was wounded. These are the results of calculations made by the "Caucasian Knot" based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Street in Grozny blocked for vehicles, October 5, 2014. Photo by Magomed Magomedov for the "Caucasian Knot"
10:02, 20 October 2014
Chechen law enforcers search for suspected accomplice of organizer of explosion on Grozny Day
In Chechnya, the law enforcement bodies are searching for Magomed Zaurbekov, a Chechen resident. According to the law enforcers, Magomed Zaurbekov is an associate of Aslan Aliskhanov, the organizer of the explosion on the Grozny Day. Besides, Magomed Zaurbekov himself is preparing to commit a terror act.
09:00, 20 October 2014
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 13-19
Public hearing at the ECtHR on human rights violations in the case on the terror act in Beslan in September 2007; changes in executive power of Volgograd Region; conviction of "Million Mask March" protesters in Yerevan; pardoning in Azerbaijan that affected four political prisoners; search for organizers of terror act in Chechnya; heavy rains in the Krasnodar Territory that caused flooding of some resort cities, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 13-19, 2014, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".
Policeman uniform cap. Photo http://07.mvd.ru/upload/site11/document_news/E9pnJ8vmnP-630xx225.jpg
08:29, 20 October 2014
Prior to his disappearance in 2012, Khasan Zalikhanov, killed in Nalchik, was a policeman
Khasan Zalikhanov, who was killed in a firefight in Nalchik on October 18, used to be a policeman prior to his disappearance in 2012. The law enforcement bodies associate his disappearance with the fact that he joined the armed underground.
The Untsukul District of Dagestan. Photo by Magomed Kurbanov, http://www.odnoselchane.ru/images/photogallery/cache/wm_P1140998.jpg
03:42, 20 October 2014
Residents of Vremenny complain to Ramazan Abdulatipov about law enforcers' actions
On October 19, in Dagestan, residents of the village of Vremenny of the Untsukul District sent an appeal to Dagestani leader Ramazan Abdulatipov, asking to pay attention to their situation and to form a commission to verify the facts of human rights violations committed by law enforcers in the area of the counterterrorist operation (CTO).
Fire arms found at the place of the special operation. Photo http://nac.gov.ru/files/6799.jpg
19:45, 19 October 2014
ICRF: killed Aliskhanov was plotting attempt on policemen on eve of to terror act in Grozny
Aslan Aliskhanov, killed in Chechnya, had an intention to blow up policemen the day before the terror act, which he committed in Grozny on October 5. This was reported by Alexander Bastrykin, the Chairman of the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).
23:57, 18 October 2014
DPS unit shelled in Nalchik: two killed and one wounded
Tonight in Nalchik, when trying to inspect a car, a unit of the road-and-post service (known as DPS) was attacked, resulting in two lost and one wounded policemen; one of the attackers was killed by return fire, said a source from law enforcement bodies of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR).
17:46, 18 October 2014
MIA reports killing of organizer of terror act in Grozny
Aslan Aliskhanov, a militant and the organizer of the explosion in Grozny on October 5, had been shot dead today during a special operation in the Chechen capital, said the local Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA).
Special operation in Derbent, October 16, 2014. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
12:22, 18 October 2014
Relatives of Elshan Salikhov, killed in Derbent, deny his involvement in militants' activities
According to family members of Elshan Salikhov, killed during the special operation in Derbent, the victim was not a member of the armed underground and had no problems with the police.
Street in Aleppo after fighting. Syria. Photo: Voice of America News: Scott Bobb reports from Aleppo, Syria https://ru.wikipedia.org
11:44, 18 October 2014
Shamil Gazaliev from Chechnya suspected of involvement in warfare in Syria
Shamil Gazaliev, a resident of Grozny, who was regarded missing since the summer of 2014, is in Syria, taking part in the war for the anti-governmental forces, said the Prosecutor's Office of Chechnya. In case of his homecoming, Gazaliev will be detained.
Special operation. Photo: http://nac.gov.ru
11:15, 18 October 2014
Gimry resident reports detention of three suspected militants in Vremenny
Today, a resident of the village of Gimry, Untsukul District of Dagestan, has reported that three suspected members of the armed underground, blocked in the settlement of Vremenny by power agents on October 15, were detained and taken away from the settlement. The police has not been confirmed this information yet.
Residents of Srednaya Akhtuba picket against expanded clay factories. Volgograd, October 17, 2014. Photo by Vyacheslav Yaschenko for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.
07:37, 18 October 2014
Volgograd: residents of Srednaya Akhtuba picket against expanded clay factories
A picket demanding from the supervisory bodies to suspend the work expanded clay factories in the settlement of Srednaya Akhtuba until they are reorganized and create a sanitary protection zone in the settlement was held in Volgograd.
News
The serviceman was convicted in Nalchik for being absent from service for more than a year.

Two residents of Kabardino-Balkaria were convicted for participating in "Imarat Kavkaz"*

The missing tourists in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria have been found dead.

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.