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22:00, 7 October 2011
NAC: major terror act prevented in Kabardino-Balkaria
As reported by the Information Centre of the National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC), in the course of a special operation undertaken in Kabardino-Balkaria a major terror act was prevented, which had been aimed against special units deployed in the Elbrus District.
21:00, 7 October 2011
Presentation of indictment to native of Chechnya Gaitukaev on Politkovskaya's murder case postponed
The entrepreneur from Chechnya Lom-Ali Gaitukaev, who was planned to face indictment today of complicity in the murder of the observer of the "Novaya Gazeta" Anna Politkovskaya, has rejected his appointed advocate; therefore, presentation of indictment was postponed indefinitely.
20:00, 7 October 2011
In Makhachkala, prosecutor's office finds illegal migrants in construction site near "Russian cemetery"
Today, in the capital of Dagestan, at the construction site of residential buildings near the so-called "Russian cemetery", the city prosecutor's office has detected 17 workers from Vietnam and Azerbaijan, who had no work permits. Despite the court ruling to suspend the construction, the houses are being built.
18:00, 7 October 2011
In Stavropol Territory, families to get 100,000 roubles for birth of third and every next child
At their session held on October 6, the deputies in the Stavropol Territorial Duma established an additional measure of support for large families: every family will get – after the birth of the third and every next child – 100,000 roubles for every new family member.
12:00, 7 October 2011
Central Election Committee of South Osetia registered nine presidential candidates
Central Election Committee (CEC) of South Osetia has registered nine candidates for Presidency of the republic. Registration of candidates for promotion from two initiative campaign groups and Chief Trainer of freestyle wrestling of the Russian Federation Jambolat Tedeev was denied. The “Caucasian Knot” correspondent received this information from Bella Plieva, Chairperson of CEC of South Osetia.
11:00, 7 October 2011
Armenian activist Vaagan Chakhalyan went on an open-ended hunger strike
On October, 5, Armenian activist Vaagan Chakhalyan who was sentenced to 10 years of custody and is currently in prison of strict regime No 6, Rustavi, went on an open-ended hunger strike.
Anna Politkovskaya. Photo from www.dosh-journal.ru
10:00, 7 October 2011
It is five years since the day of Anna Politkovskaya’s murder today
Today is the day of the fifth anniversary of the death of Anna Politkovskaya, observer of “Novaya Gazeta”, who is first of all famous for her writings devoted to Chechnya and Northern Caucasus.
09:00, 7 October 2011
Two supposed gunmen killed in a special operation in Tirnyauz
A special operation in the town of Tirnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, has come to an end. Two supposed gunmen were killed during the operation. There are no losses among the personnel of law enforcement bodies.
23:00, 6 October 2011
Picketers in downtown Tbilisi demand paying attention to jobless people's problems
Today, in front of the buildings of the State Chancellery and the Parliament of Georgia, the founders of the Union of Unemployed have held an action with a demand to pay attention to the problems of the people who have lost their jobs. The picket was dated to the International Day to Fight Unemployment.
22:00, 6 October 2011
Kabardino-Balkaria: special operation on in high-rise building
The city of Tyrnyauz in Kabardino-Balkaria sees a special operation undertaken against suspected members of illegal armed formations (IAFs), who have been blocked in an apartment house.
New terminal of the "Zvartnots" International Airport in Yerevan, September 2011. Photo: armilion.ru
21:00, 6 October 2011
New terminal of Yerevan "Zvartnots" receives first passengers
On October 5, the new terminal of the Yerevan International Airport "Zvartnots" began its full-scale operation, although its official opening ceremony took place on September 16.
20:00, 6 October 2011
Rights defenders report disappearance of Dagestani resident
The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told by Svetlana Isaeva, the chair of the human rights organization "Mothers of Dagestan for Human Rights", that today Murad Djavatkhanov, born in 1982, a resident of the village of Sultanyangiyurt.
19:00, 6 October 2011
Relatives of soldier deceased in Sochi reject the version of his suicide
The relatives of Dmitry Neborak, a regular soldier, who died in an army unit in Sochi, refuse to accept the version of the investigation that he had committed suicide.
18:00, 6 October 2011
Court in Armenia extends custody of oppositionist Tigran Arakelyan
The Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan Communities Centre and Nork-Marash has satisfied the petition of the Special Investigation Service of Armenia (SISA) to extend the custody of the opposition activist Tigran Arakelyan by two more months.
17:00, 6 October 2011
A witness for the prosecution at the trial on the case of disturbances in Manezhnaya square reported pressure from the police
A fifteen-year-old witness who evidenced at a trial under consideration in Tverskoy district court of Moscow on the case of mass disturbances in Manezhnaya square last December stated that he had undergone physical and moral pressure from the police personnel.
16:00, 6 October 2011
One more serviceman perished near a firing range in Astrakhan region
A soldier of statutory service perished caught under a train near “Ashuluk” firing range in Astrakhan region, Press service of the Central Military Region reported today.
13:00, 6 October 2011
A prison online-shop opened in Rostov region
An online-shop started working at the web-site of Central Directorate of Federal Sentence-implementation service. The prisoners’ relatives can now order all the necessary things in the web-stall without going out.
12:00, 6 October 2011
A work group for the Caucasus of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation is concerned about mass detentions of believers in Karachay-Cherkessia
A work group of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for development of a public dialogue and institutions of civil society in the Caucasus expresses its deep concern about mass detentions of residents of Karachay-Cherkessia after an assault at a Road Patrol Service team in Stavropol region. According to the residents of the republic who appealed to the work group, they were delivered to local police departments where they were forced to shave off their beards and those who disobeyed were tortured.
23:00, 5 October 2011
Alan Kochiev, South-Ossetian presidential candidate, hospitalized
As reported by Roland Kelekhsaev, the leader of the People's Party, the registered presidential candidate Alan Kochiev, who is now in jail, has health problems because of his hunger strike; he was brought to the hospital.
22:00, 5 October 2011
In Nagorno-Karabakh, participants of the action "Peace with Children's Eyes" painted their vision of peace in the republic
Nagorno-Karabakh has held an action "Peace with Children's Eyes" with the aim to express protest against war and conflict with the help of coloured crayons and paints.
News
Five servicemen from Krasnodar Krai were killed in Ukraine

Alla Soboleva. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. Alla Soboleva appealed the verdict in the case of extortion from the developer.

Ecologists called the complaints from tourists about fuel oil on the beaches of Kuban expected.

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.