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20:00, 3 October 2009
Well-known Georgian composer Alexander Basilaya dies in Germany
Today in Germany after long illness in the age of 67 years known Georgian composer Alexander Basilaya has died.
19:00, 3 October 2009
Cooperation Council of Turk-language Countries founded in Azerbaijan
Today in Nakhichevan (Azerbaijan) was the last day of the 9th Summit of Turk-Language Countries, which has established a new format of regional cooperation.
18:00, 3 October 2009
In Paris, President of Armenia faces protests of his compatriots
On October 2, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, now on his pan-Armenian tour in the context of public consultations on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, met in Paris representatives of Armenian organizations of Europe. In Paris, Sargsyan was met by a mass protest action of his compatriots.
Dagestan, Makhachkala. Photo of "Caucasian Knot"
17:00, 3 October 2009
Newsweek: "death squadrons" in the Caucasus are backed by local operative agents
The Caucasus is overwhelmed with rumours about secret "death squadrons", which are murdering militants and their helpers. The "Newsweek" magazine has concluded, having held its investigation, that the notion of "death squadrons" is just a nice symbol, most likely backed by local operative agents.
14:00, 3 October 2009
Self-made bomb neutralized on gas main in Dagestan
In the Kayakent District of Dagestan, near Bashlykent village, a large terror act on the gas pipeline Mozdok-Kazimagomed was prevented, as reported by the group of public relations of the Department for Dagestan of the FSB.
South Ossetia, Tskhinval, cartel (exchange of captives), August 2008. Alexander Kovylkov for the "Caucasian Knot"
13:00, 3 October 2009
Human Rights Watch calls to investigate war crimes in South Ossetia
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called the world community to urge Georgia and Russia to make responsible those who had broken the laws of war and was involved in deaths of peaceful residents and destructions in the course of the military conflict in Southern Caucasus in summer of 2008.
11:00, 3 October 2009
Azimov: opened communications - important argument in Nagorno-Karabakh negotiations
As reported to journalists by Araz Azimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, opening of communications is an important component of negotiations on Karabakh settlement.
10:00, 3 October 2009
Studio of design and fashion to be opened in capital of Chechnya
The "Laura and Medni" studio of design and fashion, the largest in Northern Caucasus, will be opened in the Chechen capital by the end of October. The studio will be engaged in developing clothes for Chechen women with account of national traditions and customs.
Armenia, Akhtaly. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org, Vigen Hakhverdyan
09:00, 3 October 2009
Armenia prepares "Northern Gate" tourist centre programme
The government of Armenia has announced the monastic complexes of the Lori Region to be tourist centres, having named this region as "Northern Gate". The Ministry of Economy was given 6 months for drafting a development programme of this tourist centre and bringing it to the government.
Abkhazia-Russia boundary. Photo by http://club-rf.ru
08:00, 3 October 2009
Russia and Abkhazia agree on visa-free travels
On October 2, Heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Abkhazia Sergey Lavrov and Sergey Shamba signed an agreement on visa-free travels, which will allow Abkhazians and Russians crossing their border not only by foreign documents, but also by their domestic passports. It is expected that the agreement will come into force in 30 days.
23:40, 2 October 2009
Mamsurov: authorities of North Ossetia do not interfere with Ingushes' return to Prigorodny District
Head of North Ossetia Taimuraz Mamsurov said at today's meeting on problems of refugees and forced migrants that Ingushes can freely return to the Prigorodny District; the authorities of North Ossetia will raise no obstacles to the process.
23:30, 2 October 2009
23 schoolchildren already poisoned in Stavropol Territory
The health condition of the schoolboys from Pelagiada village, Shpakovskiy District, Stavropol Territory, hospitalized on October 1-2 with symptoms of intestinal poisoning, is now noticeably better; at present it is satisfactory. The "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was told about at the Ministry of Public Health of the Stavropol Territory.
23:00, 2 October 2009
Revolt of colony prisoners prevented in Astrakhan Region
Employees of the Department of the Federal Service for Punishment Enforcement (known as UFSIN) for the Astrakhan Region and militiamen have prevented mass disorders with participation of prisoners and their relatives in the local high security corrective colony No. 2.
22:10, 2 October 2009
EU to help Georgia in torture prevention
The European Union (EU) has allocated one million euros on prison reform in Georgia. This became known on October 1 at the international conference, opened in Tbilisi under the project "Torture Prevention in Georgia".
22:00, 2 October 2009
Native of Armenia assassinated in Moscow
In the evening on October 1, in the southwest of Moscow, unidentified persons accomplish murder of a citizen of Armenia, as reported by law enforcement bodies of the Russian capital.
20:00, 2 October 2009
In Azerbaijan, father of imprisoned journalist receives his son's Amnesty International award
Today, the Baku Centre of Journalism hosted a ceremony of rewarding Einullah Fatullaev, editor-in-chief of newspapers "Real Azerbaijan" and "Gyundelik Azerbaijan", who is now serving his 8.5-year imprisonment, with the annual award of the Amnesty International "For journalism under threat".
19:00, 2 October 2009
Local woman suffers in CTO in Kabardino-Balkaria
In the city of Prokhladnoe, Kabardino-Balkaria, where a special operation on neutralization of militants was conducted, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime is now cancelled. In the course of the operation in this city, one militiaman was lost and three wounded; and three supposed militants were killed. Besides, a local woman has suffered.
18:00, 2 October 2009
Georgia: mutiny case of 13 defendants to be considered separately
The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has concluded a procedural deal with the basic figure in the case of the so-called "Mukhrovani mutiny" Giya Gvaladze and with other 12 defendants. All of them have already been interrogated by the court.
23:00, 1 October 2009
Residents of South Ossetia complain to Medvedev of slow construction
A group of residents of South Ossetia, victims of the August war of 2008, addressed for help to Russia's top leadership. In their letter, addressed to Dmitri Medvedev and Vladimir Putin, they have accused the leaders of their republic of disrupting the schedule of restoration works.
22:00, 1 October 2009
Chechen Interior Minister admits that youngsters continues to leave to militants
On September 30, in the course of the meeting with the bosses of local power agencies in Grozny, Ruslan Alkhanov, the MIA head, said that from the start of the year 84 militants were killed in the territory of the republic. He also noted that for the same period, according to power agents, 43 young men joined the armed underground, and 11 of them left for the forest and mountains in September.
News
A fighter from Prokhladny was killed in a military operation.

A soldier was convicted in Kabardino-Balkaria for abandoning his unit.

A monument in Prokhladny. Screenshot from https://www.instagram.com/chp.nalchik/p/DZ0LvXpM_VJ (Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) is banned in Russia). Residents of Prokhladny called on authorities to address the problem of vandalism.

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.