Caucasian Knot

Homepage / News

21:20, 15 November 2005

Beslan headquarters members interrogated

An interrogation of public officials on the list of witnesses in the Beslan attack case practically confirms people's fears.

21:19, 15 November 2005

Beslan-related case hearing postponed

Opening arguments in a Beslan-related negligence case against three police officers is postponed.

22:10, 14 November 2005

Mines kill 700 Chechnya civilians in 10 years - UNICEF

The number of cases when landmines and unexploded ordnance are triggered is still very high in Chechnya.

22:06, 14 November 2005

Minister backs abuse

North Ossetia's Internal Affairs Minister promises to 'toughen measures against Ingush people.'

21:23, 14 November 2005

Human rights defenders win trial

The court denies liquidation of the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society.

21:19, 11 November 2005

Police station under attack all night

Dwellers of nearby homesteads spend the night in the basements of their houses.

21:11, 11 November 2005

Beslan negligence case to be heard on 15 November

Opening arguments in the case of three former police officers charged with negligence in connection with the Beslan terrorist act are scheduled.

20:40, 11 November 2005

Antiterrorist Centre to be reorganised

The issue of structural changes in this service has practically been decided on in full.

21:21, 10 November 2005

Beslan residents doubt that senior officials may be interrogated

The trial of Mr Nurpashi Kulayev, the only surviving participant in the attack on school No 1 in Beslan, continues in North Ossetia's Supreme Court.

18:59, 10 November 2005

Say 'NO' to tightening control over civil society<br> <em>Statement by Russian non-commercial, non-governmental organisations</em>

20:04, 9 November 2005

One killed in Chechnya

A Russian military man dies in shooting in the republic.

20:02, 9 November 2005

Oppositionists arrested in Azerbaijan's provinces

The police launch arrests of activists of the People's Front of Azerbaijan party without any grounds in many districts of Azerbaijan, according to the party.

19:44, 9 November 2005

Four injured in bombardment

At least four people, including a small child, are wounded as a result of a bombardment in Chechnya's Grozny district.

21:17, 8 November 2005

Killed rebels' relatives apply to prosecutor's office

Relatives of killed rebels ask to sue high-ranking public officials in Kabardino-Balkaria under several articles of the Criminal Code.

20:25, 8 November 2005

Courtroom unrest

Another hearing of the Beslan attack case ends up with protests on the part of victims.

21:15, 7 November 2005

Persecution of killed rebels' relatives must be stopped - Memorial

The Human Rights Centre Memorial demands that the government should stop persecution of relatives of the Nalchik dead.

20:37, 4 November 2005

Killed rebels' bodies leave Nalchik

Three refrigerator cars with the bodies of killed rebels leave Nalchik without their relatives being allowed to part with them.

22:35, 3 November 2005

Oppositionist loses consciousness because of torture

The life of an arrested supporter of Azerbaijan's ex parliament speaker Rasul Guliyev, former Gyanja police chief Natiq Efendiyev, is at risk.

22:27, 3 November 2005

Arbitrary arrests before elections

There are reports that oppositionists are arrested on the eve of elections in Azerbaijan.

21:25, 3 November 2005

Russia may go on another trial

Human rights defenders intend to sue Russia in the ECHR over the Nalchik dead.

⟵ Previous article

1 2 … 3059 3060 3061 … 3247 3248

Next article ⟶

News

Karabakh historians have reported vandalism in 17th-century monasteries

Victims in Vardanyan's case testified in court about the shelling of Lachin

Former Nagorno-Karabakh leaders in court. Screenshot from Azertac, December 4, 2025, https://azertag.az/ru/xeber/v_sude_nad_grazhdanami_armenii_zavershilos_zashchititelnoe_vystuplenie_advokatov_obvinyaemyh-3898143

The defense asked for the acquittal of the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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

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

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

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.