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23:50, 16 October 2009
Prosecutor's office of North Ossetia opens administrative proceedings against "Electrozinc"
The prosecutor's office of the Industrial Municipal District of Vladikavkaz, the capital of North Ossetia, has opened an administrative case against the "Electrozinc" factory in the context of the latter's emissions of sulphur dioxide to the atmosphere on October 5; also a presentation was passed on violation of ecological legislation.
23:20, 16 October 2009
In Azerbaijan, court considers claim of Mamedov's widow
Today, the Nasimin District Court of Baku, chaired by Ikram Shirinov, continued considering the claim lodged by the widow of Novruzali Mamedov, former head of the Talysh Cultural Centre and editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Tolyshi Sado" (Voice of Talysh) against the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan, Penitentiary Service and its medical establishment, and also against Colony No. 15.
23:00, 16 October 2009
Moscow GUVD sends Kadyrov vs. Orlov criminal case to prosecutor's office
All the materials of the case concerning Oleg Orlov, head of the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial", under the article of slander have been transferred to the Moscow prosecutor's office. This was reported to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Andrei Krasnenkov, advocate of President of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, who had submitted an application demanding to initiate a criminal case against Mr Orlov.
Construction of the joint highway "Adler - Krasnaya Polyana" by JSC "RZD". Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
22:20, 16 October 2009
Ecologists to challenge their detention by FSB frontier guards in Sochi
On Monday, October 19, members of the Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus, will file their application to the Adler District Court; the ecologists protest against their detention by frontier guards of the FSB, when they were surveying the construction of Olympic object - the combined railway and motor road Adler-Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi, Krasnodar Territory.
22:00, 16 October 2009
In Rostov, nine schoolchildren hospitalized after vaccination
In Rostov-on-Don, nine school pupils were hospitalized after flu vaccination, some more kids addressed the local polyclinic after inoculation.
21:00, 16 October 2009
Nobody suffered from explosion in Ingushetia
According to the Ingush Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), the explosion that happened today in Ordzhonikidzevskaya village, Sunzha District of Ingushetia, nobody suffered. Earlier it was reported that several persons had suffered.
Dagestan, Derbent. Photo by www.derbent.ru
20:00, 16 October 2009
Head of CEC of Dagestan: election in Derbent passed under the law
Magomed Dibirov, chairman of the central electoral commission (CEC) of Dagestan, said today that the elections in Derbent and other municipal formations of the republic have been recognized valid, and no violations have been registered.
19:00, 16 October 2009
Moscow: native of Chechnya is tried on suspicion of terrorism
The FSB has reported that is has solved the terror acts committed in 1999 in "Intourist" Hotel and "Okhotny Ryad" Shopping Centre. According to the investigation, the crimes had been ordered by Shamil Basaev. Now, the Moscow City Court holds a trial of the suspects of these crimes.
18:00, 16 October 2009
Karastelyov: voluntary patrols on enforcement of "children's law" are fiction
In Novorossisk, appointment of "voluntary patrolmen" for making raids to reveal minors during the curfew reminds the Soviet system of allotments and actually turns into fiction, creating more inconveniences for patrolman appointed from among state employees than restricting in any way children's and teenagers' stay in the street during in dark hours. This is the opinion of Vadim Karastelyov, an expert of the Novorossisk committee on Human Rights (NCHR).
23:30, 15 October 2009
In Rostov Region, criminal case opened against militiaman who knocked pedestrians down
The investigatory bodies for the Rostov Region of the ICPO of Russia have initiated a criminal case against deputy head of the OVD (Interior Division) of the Oryol District, Rostov Region, suspected of breaking traffic rules, which entailed death by imprudence of two persons.
The "Druzhba" Children's Camp. Photo by www.restsochi.com
23:10, 15 October 2009
Krasnodar court rejects cassation of victims in Sochi OMON case
The Krasnodar Territorial Court has upheld the decision of the Lazarevskoe District Court of Sochi on compensation to the citizens who had suffered from the actions of Sochi OMON (Special-Purpose Militia) fighters in the territory of the "Druzhba" Children's Camp.
23:00, 15 October 2009
Azerbaijan: advocate demands reconsideration of Zakhid's case
Elchin Sadygov, advocate of Ganimat Zakhidov, editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Azadlyg", who is serving his term in Azerbaijan, has addressed the Supreme Court of his country with a petition on reconsideration of his client's case in the context of the recent arrest of Sevgilada Gulieva, 34, on whose complaint Zakhidov was sentenced to four years of imprisonment.
Krasnodar. Photo by http://ru.wikipedia.org
22:00, 15 October 2009
Computers confiscated from human rights activist during search
On Monday, October 12, the room, rented by Anastasia Denisova, a member of Coordination Board of the Youth Human Rights Movement, head of the organization "ETnIKA", active member of the "GROZA" (Thunderstorm) Movement and employee of the HRC "Memorial", was searched.
21:20, 15 October 2009
Christian Democrats of Georgia: "Patriot's Act" is legalization of special agencies' lawlessness
Georgian MP Giya Tortladze has moved an initiative to adopt the "Patriot's Act". The document assumes to expand the rights of Georgian special agencies, organization of monitoring of air, sea and overland freights, financial transfers and borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and reinforcement of the emigration control.
21:00, 15 October 2009
Kadyrov challenges sums of compensation under his claim against HRC "Memorial"
Ramzan Kadyrov's advocate has appealed against the decision of the Tver Court of Moscow to partially satisfy Kadyrov's claim against Oleg Orlov, head of the HRC "Memorial".
Dagestan, Derbent. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
20:00, 15 October 2009
Biyakai Magomedov: Kaziakhmedov remains Mayor of Derbent
The ban of the Derbent City Court on summing up the Mayor election totals because of numerous violations will not result in losing this post by Felix Kaziakhmedov, as lawyer Biyakai Magomedov told the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
Moscow, Novopushkinskiy Mini-Park. Rally in memory of assassinated human rights advocate Natalia Estemirova. The inscription on the placard says: "Politkovskaya, Markelov, Estemirova. Who's next?" July 16, 2009. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"
19:00, 15 October 2009
Three months after Natalia Estemirova's murder, culprits are still at large
Today is three months after the day, when Natalia Estemirova, a well-known Chechen human rights defender and employee of the Grozny office of the HRC "Memorial", was kidnapped in Chechnya and then found murdered in Ingushetia. Until now, the investigation is unaware either of the murderers or the customers of this crime.
Murat Zyazikov. Photo by www.ingushetia.org
18:00, 15 October 2009
Driver of REN TV film crew was beaten by relative of former Ingush President
Threats began to reach journalists of REN TV after the group started videoing, within their film about Ingushetia, the house of the family of Murat Zyazikov, former President of the republic in Barsuki village. One of the journalists - Leonid Kanfer, who has already returned to Moscow, told about it.
23:50, 14 October 2009
Bill "On Defamation" brought into Azerbaijani parliament
The law draft "On Defamation", assuming cancellation of criminal punishment for slander, has been registered by the Secretariat of the National Assembly (NA) of Azerbaijan.
23:40, 14 October 2009
Court appoints linguistic examination of Igor Averkiev's article about the Caucasus
On October 13, the Leninskiy Court of Perm made a decision to suspend proceedings on the claim of the Prosecutor's Office of the Perm Territory to recognize the article about the Caucasus, written by Igor Averkiev, Chairman of the Perm Civil Chamber, to be an extremist one.
News
UAV. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program. The Rostov region was subjected to a massive drone attack.

A resident of Stavropol was convicted of participating in a terrorist community.

Analysts have predicted an uncontested election for the head of Chechnya.

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.