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A picket in support of Abdulmumin Gadjiev.January 2021. Photo by Ilyas Kapiev for the "Caucasian Knot"
12:47, 5 October 2021
Police demand explanations from Gadjiev's colleagues about pickets in his support
In Makhachkala, the picketers demanded to release Abdulmumin Gadjiev and all the political prisoners, as well as to stop arrests without proofs. The police did not interfere with the picketers, but requested written explanations from them, the colleagues of the arrested journalist have informed.
Beating up "Spartak" fans in Grozny. Screenshot of the video https://sport24.ru/news/football/2021-10-03-polk-kadyrova-obvinili-v-izbiyenii-dvukh-bolelshchikov-spartaka-na-matche-v-groznom
12:45, 5 October 2021
Eyewitnesses report details of beating up "Spartak" fans in Grozny
One of the two fans of the "Spartak" Football Club (FC), who were beaten with truncheons by servicemen of the Akhmat Kadyrov regiment at the Grozny stadium, was drunk, and the other only asked to let his comrade go, eyewitnesses assert.
Irakli Garibashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
23:58, 4 October 2021
Georgian Prime Minister reports about Saakashvili’s plans to kill oppositionists
Mikhail Saakashvili and his associates planned to organize riots in Tbilisi on October 3, during which several oppositionists would be killed, and then demand the resignation of the government, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili claimed.
Incident with the fans of the “Akhmat” FC (football club) in Grozny. Screenshot: optaluna/Twitter
23:48, 4 October 2021
Sports journalists discuss sanctions against “Akhmat” FC after beating of fans in Grozny
Fans of the “Spartak” FC (football club) may go to court with a request to punish Chechen law enforcers for beating people at the stadium, advocate Yevgeny Chernousov claims. The sports regulatory authorities do not intervene in off-field incidents, TV observer Alexei Durnovo notes.
Weapons in the combat positions of Armenian soldiers on the front line during the combat actions against the Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. October 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
21:39, 4 October 2021
Armenian Investigative Committee reports number of victims killed in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh
During the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, 3788 people were killed, and other 246 people, including 22 civilians, are listed as missing, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.
FSB officers. Photo by the press service of the Russian National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) http://nac.gov.ru/hronika-sobytiy/v-krymu-presechena-deyatelnost-terroristicheskoy-yacheyki.html#&gid=1&pid=6
21:04, 4 October 2021
On September 27-October 3, 2021, no one fell victim to armed conflict in Northern Caucasus
During the week of September 27-October 3, 2021, no killed or wounded in the ongoing armed conflict in Northern Caucasus were reported. These are the results of the calculations run by the “Caucasian Knot” based on its own materials and information from other open sources.
Shamil Basaev. Photo: REUTERS/Str cvi/JV/MD
19:33, 4 October 2021
Two natives of Stavropol Territory accused in case on Basaev’s raid on Dagestan
A case against Rasul Mailubaev and Zagir Yakubov, natives of the Stavropol Territory, accused of participating in an attack by the militant grouping led by Shamil Basaev and Amir Khattab on Dagestan in 1999, has been submitted to court.
Screenshot of the video posted on the "OnlineOnTour" Telegram channel
19:28, 4 October 2021
Fighters of "Kadyrov" regiment beat up "Spartak" fans
During the break in the Russian Premier League (RPL) football of "Akhmat" FC versus Moscow "Spartak" FC that took place in Grozny, servicemen of the regiment named after Akhmat Kadyrov beat up two fans of the Moscow team with truncheons.
Djambulat Umarov comments on the practice of public apologies. Screenshot of the video on Umarov's INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/djambox/
19:22, 4 October 2021
Words of Chechen official Umarov in defence of apologies spark social network users' criticism
The practice of public apologies should be spread everywhere; one's willingness to publicly repent is evidence of a person's decency, Djambulat Umarov, a Vice-Premier of Chechnya, has stated. In their turn, Instagram users have objected that forced public apologies are not always sincere.
Mikheil Saakashvili. Photo: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
19:14, 4 October 2021
Saakashvili's return brings up issue of protecting Georgia's borders
The crossing of the Georgia's state border by Mikheil (Mikhail) Saakashvili, a former president of the country, has shown inefficient border defence; however, the incident will have no affect on the electoral support of the "Georgian Dream" Party, political analysts believe.
A wine festival held in the Armenian village of Areni. October 2, 2021. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the "Caucasian Knot"
11:39, 4 October 2021
Areni Wine Festival inspires Armenian winemakers
More than 200 winemakers took part in a wine festival held in the Armenian village of Areni. Participation in the event allows increasing brand awareness and make useful contacts for increasing sales, winemakers believe.
Ali Bakaev. Screenshot of the video by ABU-SADDAM SHISHANI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4lYmP-stkQ
11:34, 4 October 2021
Chechen Bakaev treats his case as prosecution for his faith
Ali Bakaev, a native of Chechnya, has stated that he was accused of organizing an attack on law enforcers in the village of Naurskaya not on the basis of proofs, but because of his affiliation to the Salafi trend of Islam. Russia is seeking Bakaev's deportation from Ukraine amid the massive inclusion of Caucasian natives there into sanctions lists, Evgeny Zakharov, the director of the Kharkov Human Rights Group, has stated.
Screenshot of video recording the detention of an alleged terrorist in Cherkessk, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–e3ueZ87LIE
11:24, 3 October 2021
Social network users sceptical about prevented terror act in Cherkessk
The detention in Cherkessk of a resident of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) with components for making a bomb is a performance staged by law enforcers for the sake of receiving benefits, social network users have suggested.
Members of the "Georgian Dream" Party hold a briefing announcing the party's victory at municipal elections, October 2, 2021. Screenshot from TV IMEDI footage
09:17, 3 October 2021
"Georgian Dream" announces its victory at elections
Without waiting for the official results from the Central Election Commission (CEC), Irakli Garibashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister, has congratulated the members of the ruling "Georgian Dream" Party on the victory at municipal elections.
At a polling station in Tbilisi, October 2, 2021. Photo by Beslan Kmuzov for the Caucasian Knot
08:02, 3 October 2021
GYLA reports observers' expulsions from polling stations in Georgia
The Georgian Young Lawyers' Association (GYLA) has stated that its observers came under pressure at polling stations where election violations were recorded. In three cases, observers were forced to leave polling stations.
Voting at a polling station in Georgia. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova for the Caucasian Knot
22:14, 2 October 2021
Observers claim violations at elections in Georgia
At elections in Georgia, there were cases of observers' non-admission to polling stations and violations in drafting documents, the NGO named "Fair Elections" has stated.
Anti-opposition banner in Tbilisi. Photo by Inna Kukudzhanova
21:53, 2 October 2021
Analysts criticize results of Georgian CEC's check of placement "bloody banners"
The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) has unreasonably recognized no violations of the law when placing "bloody banners" with images of oppositionists, Georgian analysts have stated.
Teberda Resort. Photo: Sputnik / Alexei Maishev
21:24, 2 October 2021
Historians doubt novelty of declassified materials about the execution of Jewish children from Teberda
The case of the chief physician of the Teberda Resort in the Karachay-Cherkessian Republic (KChR), who was involved in the murder of Jewish children in 1942, declassified by the Russian FSB (Federal Security Bureau), adds nothing new to what is already known, the historians interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" have stated.
17:47, 2 October 2021
Saakashvili's advocates complain about refusal to visit their client
The administration of the Rustavi Prison is not letting the advocates of Mikhail Saakashvili, a former Georgian President, to visit him, despite the fact that he went on a hunger strike after detention.
The UN International Court of Justice in Hague. Photo: press service of the court:http://www.icj-cij.org.ru/
13:41, 2 October 2021
UN International Court of Justice schedules hearings on Armenian-Azerbaijani mutual claims
The hearings on the claim on violations of the "International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination" lodged by Armenia against Azerbaijan will be held on October 14 and 15; and on the similar claim of Azerbaijan against Armenia – on October 18 and 19, the UN International Court of Justice has informed.
News
The Dagestan Ministry of Transport has advised motor carriers not to travel to Iran.

Two brothers arrested in Stavropol for using slave labor

A truck with the flags of Iran and Russia. Illustration created by the "Caucasian Knot" using AI in Photoshop. About 200 stranded truck drivers have been allowed to cross the Iranian border.

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.