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A house in Cherkessk after the explosion. Screenshot of the photo posted on the Telegram channel of the city administration on October 31, 2024 https://t.me/citycherkessk/7863
23:47, 4 November 2024
Week in the Caucasus: review of main events of October 28-November 3, 2024
Explosion in Cherkessk, drone attacks, Gadjiev’s case, parliamentary elections in Georgia, and official data on the natives of Southern Russia who perished in Ukraine, – see the review of these and other events in the Caucasus during the week of October 28-November 3, 2024, prepared by the “Caucasian Knot”.
23:39, 4 November 2024
Kadyrov cancels his order not to take POWs in SMO zone
Ramzan Kadyrov has explained the cancellation of his ban on taking prisoners of war (POWs) in the special military operation (SMO) zone by numerous requests from residents of Ukraine.
Magomed-Ali Sultanov. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5o3KUH0RU
23:13, 4 November 2024
Protraction of murder case of 19-year-old Sultanov in Dagestan outrages his relatives
The court that considers the murder case of Magomed-Ali Sultanov, 19, a resident of Dagestan, has again postponed the decision on conducting an expertise, which has outraged the casualty's relatives.
21:50, 4 November 2024
Sentence of Dagestani natives Atimagomedov and Kuramagomedov upheld despite torture applications
The cassation instance has upheld the verdict to Magomed Atimagomedov and Daud Kuramagomedov, Dagestan natives, who were sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a colony employee in Kalmykia. The instance has treated the convicts' arguments about self-incrimination under torture as unconvincing.
Boris Stomakhin and a police car. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". A police car. Photo: Denis Yakovlev / Yugopolis. Boris Stomakhin. Photo: Gleb Edelev https://ru.wikipedia.org/
20:49, 4 November 2024
MIA announces publicist Boris Stomakhin wanted
Boris Stomakhin, a publicist, who has served prison terms for publications about the terror acts in Volgograd and the armed conflict in Chechnya, has been declared wanted. The RIA "Novosti", citing a source, has reported that Stomakhin is a figurant in a criminal case for spreading fake news about the Russian Army in connection with his posts in social networks.
The riots in Makhachkala. October 29, 2023. Screenshot of a video https://www.currenttime.tv/a/32660404.html
21:30, 3 November 2024
Analysts comment on calls to support Makhachkala rioters
The calls to release those accused of taking part in the riots organized at the Makhachkala Airport were initiated by their relatives or friends.
Kemal Tambiev, Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Abubakar Rizvanov (left to right). Photo: Darya Kornilova https://memorialcenter.org/news/vystuplenie-v-preniyah-po-apellyaczionnomu-proczessu-dela-zhurnalista-gadzhieva included into the register of foreign agents
18:18, 3 November 2024
Court slightly reduces sentences of Gadjiev, Rizvanov, and Tambiev
In his final speech, Dagestani journalist Abdulmumin Gadjiev has requested court to fully acquit him in the case on financing terrorism. However, the military court of appeal only reduced by two months the sentences for Abdulmumin Gadjiev, Kemal Tambiev, and Abubakar Rizvanov.
Viktor Pivovarov. Photo: Eskhatologiya
22:13, 2 November 2024
Priest Pivovarov calls news of his death a provocation
Viktor Pivovarov, a priest from Slavyansk-on-Kuban, has been subjected to stalking after the start of a criminal prosecution in a case on fakes about the Russian Army. The stalker threatens Viktor Pivovarov, insults him online, and disseminate false messages about him.
Carnations on a memorial. Picture made by Photoshop
22:11, 2 November 2024
Activists in Kalmykia support "Names Return" action
In Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, several activists joined the "Names Return" action of commemorating victims of political repressions.
Eduard Ataev. Screenshot of a video by the "Caucasian Knot"
23:54, 1 November 2024
Court dismisses complaint of Dagestani activist Ataev against his verdict
The Supreme Court (SC) of Dagestan has upheld the verdict passed to Eduard Ataev, an activist from Dagestan, within the case of possessing a grenade and narcotic drugs, ignoring the arguments of the defence and Ataev's statements of his innocence.
The patrol division of a police department. Photo: Yelena Sineok, Yuga.ru
22:56, 1 November 2024
Police refuse to apologize to Kuban resident for illegal detention
The detention of Evgeny Skidanov, a resident of Kuban (Krasnodar Territory) in 2019 has been recognized as illegal, but the police would not apologize. Investigators refused to open a case on Skidanov's torture for 15 times.
Zarema Musaeva. Screenshot of a video posted on Instagram of Mansur Soltaev, the Chechen Ombudsperson https://www.instagram.com/p/CZAKOLSlcvd/
22:17, 1 November 2024
Zarema Musaeva faces new criminal case
An investigator questioned Zarema Musaeva concerning an attack on a penal colony warder who accompanied her to hospital. Zarema Musaeva claims she did not attack anyone.
A drone attack on the territory of the Russian Special Forces University in Gudermes. October 29, 2024. Photo: https://gtrkvainah.tv/39983-2/
18:03, 1 November 2024
Analysts: authorities of Chechnya violate POWs’ rights
The statement voiced by Ramzan Kadyrov about the deaths of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Gudermes as a result of a drone attack can be regarded as their use as a “human shield” and hostages.
Timur Idalov. Screenshot of a photo posted on the RusNews Telegram channel on July 5, 2023 https://t.me/rusnews/37369
23:40, 31 October 2024
Advocate Timur Idalov detained in Grozny
Chechen advocate Timur Idalov, accused in a case on threats to a public prosecutor, was detained in Grozny and taken to Moscow.
A man with carnations. Picture made by Photoshop
23:08, 31 October 2024
Historians point to hushing up repression topic
The work to establish the names of the repressed people and rehabilitate the victims in the Volgograd Region cannot be treated as complete, but in the conditions of the deliberate silencing the repressions by local authorities, there are no resources to continue the work.
A girl wearing hijab and Adam Delimkhanov. Collage by the "Caucasian Knot". Photo: Grozny Inform https://www.grozny-inform.ru/ Picture generated from Copilot
21:14, 31 October 2024
Internet users outraged by Delimkhanov's statements about hijabs
Chechen authorities should not interfere with the decisions of the authorities of another region on the issue of wearing hijabs in schools, users of the public pages in the city of Vladimir are sure.
A memorial dedicated to victims of political repressions. Photo: https://www.culture.ru/institutes/7709/memorial-zhertv-politicheskikh-repressii-1944-1957-gg
18:38, 31 October 2024
Participants in action in Nalchik tell stories of repressed people
Activists in Nalchik have commemorated victims of political repressions by recalling the fates of their family members who were repressed during the Soviet years.
The police detains a girl. Picture generated from Copilot
14:18, 31 October 2024
UN Special Rapporteur highlights "honour killings" among human rights problems in Northern Caucasus
Authorities and law enforcers in Northern Caucasus are helping families in searching their relatives for the purpose of "honour killings", including LGBT* people. Transferring the inquiry into such cases to other countries could help solve the problem.
Memorial "Poazota Kashamash" in Nazran. Photo: https://gazetaingush.ru/v-ingushetii-vspominayut-zhertv-konflikta-oseni-1992-goda-v-prigorodnom-rayone-i-vladikavkaze
23:40, 30 October 2024
Ingush residents pay tribute to memory of those who fell victim to conflict in Prigorodny District
Hundreds of people gathered at the memorial complex to the victims of repression to honour the memory of the victims of the Ossetian-Ingush conflict which occurred in the autumn of 1992.
Vienna. Photo: Domser. https://ru.wikipedia.org/
23:21, 30 October 2024
In Austria, activists protest against extradition of Chechen woman to Russia
A protest action against the deportation of Selima Khadisova was held in Vienna. In Russia, the woman has been accused of having ties to illegal armed formations (IAFs). The Chechen diaspora claims that the woman fled from domestic violence.
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A Stavropol police officer has become the head of Kizlyar

Residents of a Dagestani village complained about government inaction

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.