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Policemen disperse protest rally, Tbilisi, June 21, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
15:13, 26 September 2019
Arrested Georgian activist Levan Djikuri transferred to hospital
Levan Djikuri, who was detained in a case on June protests, was transferred to a hospital. This was reported on September 25 by Elene Khoshtariya, an MP from the "European Georgia-Freedom Movement" Party, who visited the Gldani prison.
Policeman. Photo: Maxim Tishin, Yugopolis
15:01, 26 September 2019
In Nazran, law enforcers conduct a search at home of head of "Institute for Social Changes"
A search has been conducted at the house of Zalina Dzeit, the head of the Ingush regional NGO "Institute for Social Changes". Law enforcers seized reporting documents.
A woman is accused of witchcraft at the meeting with Adam Elzhurkaev, chief physician of the Islamic Medicine Centre in Grozny. Screenshot from video posted by 'Grozny' TV Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWIsYVfKLmY
11:16, 26 September 2019
Orientalists explain persecution of sorcerers in Chechnya by authorities' run for rating
The fight against sorcerers raises the rating of Chechen leadership amid the support of this campaign by many Muslims, Akhmet Yarlykapov, an Orientalist, believes. Chechen authorities are trying to extend their influence onto the sphere of occultism, demonstrating their intention to totally control the whole society, Alexei Malashenko, a political analyst, believes.
Conference hall of the European Court of Human Rights. Photo: CherryX per Wikimedia Commons
11:04, 26 September 2019
Advocate treats Elizaveta Alieva's complaint to the ECtHR as Russia's precedent
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has combined the complaint of Elizaveta Alieva, a resident of Ingushetia about her abduction with another complaint lodged by her about the murder of her sister Marem Alieva.
Pre-trial prison. Photo: Elena Sineok, Yuga.ru
10:52, 26 September 2019
Rights defenders assess fair trial chances of Chechen resident extradited from Georgia
Relatives' concerns about the fate of Ramzan Akhyadov, accused of terrorism and extradited to Chechnya, are not ungrounded, since in his homeland, he may be subjected to torture and illegal prosecution, rights defenders believe.
Afghan Mukhtarly. Leaflet in support of the Azerbaijani journalist, https://www.irfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/afgan-mukhtarli.jpg
08:37, 26 September 2019
Mukhtarly's wife demands his treatment after hunger strike
The Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, needs medical care after his hunger strike in jail, but is ready to resume his protest, his wife has stated.
Miners of Tkibuli. Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
08:29, 26 September 2019
Tkibuli townspeople support protesting miners by action near Mayoralty
Workers from Chiatura and Zestafoni, Mayoralty employees and schoolchildren have joined the protest action of Tkibuli miners, who demand payment of their wage debts.
Downed drone. Photo: Ministry of Defence of Nagorno-Karabakh, http://nkrmil.am/ru/news/view/2546
21:26, 25 September 2019
NKR reports downed Azerbaijani drone
An Azerbaijani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV or drone) has been shot down today during reconnaissance, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has informed.
Suat Abdullaeva, wife of Arsen Abdullaev, September 25, 2019. Photo by Rasul Magomedov for the Caucasian Knot
21:12, 25 September 2019
Defence compares arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses in Dagestan with Soviet practice
The ban on Jehovah's Witnesses* as a religious organization is no basis for persecuting for faith, but law enforcers ignore it, Maxim Pervunin, a lawyer for four Dagestani believers, has stated at a press conference today. He pointed to parallels of persecutions of Jehovah's Witnesses in modern Russia with the Soviet-time practices.
Makhi Idrisov. Screenshot of Makhi Idrisov's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=698280217030610&set=pb.100005459130534.-2207520000.1569410349.&type=3&theater
19:24, 25 September 2019
Social network users surprised by Makhi Idrisov's house arrest
By placing Makhi Idrisov, who boasted of his friendship with Ramzan Kadyrov, under house arrest, the court chose a soft pre-trial restriction measure for him, users of social networks believe.
Ramzan Kadyrov and Djambulat Umarov. Photo from Ramzan Kadyrov's official VKontakte page, vk.com/ramzan, screenshot from video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83lhz-p4XFI
19:12, 25 September 2019
Djambulat Umarov's phrase highlights distrust of election of Chechen leader
In Chechnya, there is no political figure capable to compete with Ramzan Kadyrov at the election of the leader of Chechnya, but statements of common support for Ramzan Kadyrov in Chechnya are not credible. This opinion was voiced by analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" when they were commenting on the statement of Djambulat Umarov about the election where Ramzan Kadyrov was actually the only alternative for the position of the Chechen leader.
Machine gun. Photo: press service of the Ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh. http://www.nkrmil.am/uploads/post6.5a62fef96a50a.jpg
14:29, 25 September 2019
Azerbaijan claims 20 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from the territories controlled by the Armenian side, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
Said Amirov. Photo by Oleg Pchelov for the Caucasian Knot
14:13, 25 September 2019
Said Amirov and Rasul Kudaev complain of lack of medical treatment in penal colony
Andrei Babushkin, a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC), demanded to provide medical assistance to Said Amirov, the former Mayor of Makhachkala, and Rasul Kudaev, a former Guantanamo prisoner, who are being kept at the "Black Dolphin" penal colony.
11:05, 25 September 2019
Azerbaijani citizen complains about persecution of his family in Russia
Tatiana Syrycheva, a mother of three children, has confessed to calls for terrorism under pressure of law enforcers. Her husband, a citizen of Azerbaijan, Ramil Ibragimov, has linked this with his refusal to cooperate with special services.
Afghan Mukhtarly (centre). Photo: REUTERS/Aziz Karimov
10:54, 25 September 2019
Afghan Mukhtarly stops hunger strike
On September 24, Azerbaijani journalist, Afghan Mukhtarly, stopped the hunger strike in jail, held in protest against pressure on his advocate Nemat Kerimli. The reason for terminating it was a sharp deterioration of his health and appeals from civil society figures.
08:35, 25 September 2019
NKR hands body of killed soldier over to Azerbaijan
The remains of the soldier, Ramin Abdulrakhmanov, killed in the Karabakh conflict zone, were handed over to the Azerbaijani side with the mediation of the Red Cross.
Photo: © screenshot from 'Beanpole' trailer, https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/dylda-2019-1221042/video/159982/
08:28, 25 September 2019
Kantemir Balagov's "Beanpole" nominated for Oscar
The movie "Beanpole" made by Kantemir Balagov, a filmmaker from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) has been nominated from Russia for the Oscar Award in the nomination "Best Movie in Foreign Language".
Photo: press service of the National Antiterrorist Committee, http://nac.gov.ru
08:21, 25 September 2019
One of those killed in Chegem buried in Dagestan
Magomed Kurbanaliev, who was killed on September 18, in a special operation conducted in the city of Chegem, was buried into the cemetery of the village of Kosyakino near Kizlyar. Kurbanaliev grew up in a problem family; and his brother was convicted for links with militants, local authorities have informed.
European Court of Human Rights. Photo: REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
22:06, 24 September 2019
ECtHR obliges Russia to pay 920,000 euros to families of disappeared Chechen residents
Today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has pronounced the decision in the case of "Baisultanova et al. vs. Russia" and obliged the Russian authorities to pay compensation to family members of the ten disappeared residents of Chechnya.
Miners in Tkibuli (Georgia). Photo: REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
21:52, 24 September 2019
Tkibuli miners demand to pay wage arrears
Today, in Tkibuli, 15 miners of the Mindeli mine and the same number of miners of the Dzidziguri mine have refused to leave the mines until the wage arrears are paid, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent reports with reference to the report of the Georgian "Mtavari" TV Company.
News
The village of Gubden. Screenshot of photo https://blog.welcomedagestan.ru/dagestan/karabudahkentskij/gubden/ A report on the detention of extremists in Gubden has raised questions for security forces.

Access to a Dagestani village is closed after a rockfall.

A fighter from Khasavyurt was killed in a military operation.

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.