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11:06, 15 September 2019
NKR accuses Azerbaijan of 95 shelling attacks during week
On September 7-14, Azerbaijani military servicemen fired more than 650 shots at positions of the Defence Army, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic has informed.
Sekinat Ibragimova, detained in Chechnya for rendering magical services. Screehshot from video reportage by 'Grozny' TV Company, https://youtu.be/1tVqbmcyll4
18:48, 14 September 2019
Social media users argue about actuality of fight against witchcraft in Chechnya
The detention of a witch in Chechnya and the report shown by the "Grozny" ChGTRK (Chechen State TV and Radio Company), where she was criticized by a doctor from the Centre for Islamic Medicine, was treated by some social networks commentators as a return to Middle Ages. Their opponents have supported the persecution of sorcerers in the republic.
18:33, 14 September 2019
Rights defenders tell Pasquier about political prisoners in Azerbaijan
After her two-day visit to Baku, Liliane Maury Pasquier, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) called for an open dialogue and enhanced cooperation of the Council of Europe with Azerbaijan. The PACE's position can seriously affect the solution of the problem of political prisoners, human rights defenders believe.
Chechnya residents take part in subbotnik. Photo: press service of the 'United Russia' Part, https://chechen.er.ru/
18:19, 14 September 2019
Schoolchildren tell about forced subbotniks in Chechnya
Schoolchildren and employees of budget-funded organizations were enlisted in large numbers to take part in the environmental subbotnik (community works), held yesterday in the Shali and Gudermes Districts of Chechnya.
Activist Alexei Mandrigelya (left) and coordinator of the "Ecological Watch for Northern Caucasus" Andrei Rudomakha. Screenshot from: https://youtu.be/QX82SXYqgxU and photo by Elena Sineok (Yuga.ru). Collage by the Caucasian Knot
18:08, 14 September 2019
Krasnodar activists complain about bank account arrests after law enforcers' raids over Navalny's offices
During searches in Krasnodar, law enforcers seized computers and telephones local activists have stated, adding that by a Moscow court judgement their bank accounts were blocked. Political analysts treat this law enforcers' reaction as a response to the "Smart Voting" system.
Screenshot of post made by the Children's Ombudsperson in Russia about return of four children from Syria, https://www.facebook.com/ombudswoman/posts/2812143255544089
11:49, 14 September 2019
Volunteers to help children-returnees from Syria to Dagestan
The adaptation to peaceful life of the children returned to Dagestan is undertaken not only by state bodies, but also by volunteers, who help to bring the returnees' knowledge up to the level of their peers.
At South Ossetia border © Photo: press service of the Frontier Department of Russia's FSB in South Ossetia
11:36, 14 September 2019
After meeting in Ergneti, South Ossetia refuses to open Georgian border
Georgia has refused to remove the block-post erected near the village of Tsnelis, but demanded from South Ossetia to open the border for the passage of residents of the pre-border regions, Irakli Antadze, the spokesman of the Georgian State Security Service (SSS), has stated. The South-Ossetian party will take steps to relieve tensions, if Georgia makes concessions, said Yegor Kochiev, the head of the South-Ossetian delegation.
Nika Meliya (centre) joins the discussion of the government programme, Tbilisi, December 20, 2017. Photo by Galina Gotua for the Caucasian Knot
11:25, 14 September 2019
Georgia's GPO threatens to arrest Meliya
Nika Meliya, an MP from the oppositional "United National Movement" Party, has violated the terms of his appointed freedom deprivation measure, when he took part, without a due permit, in a political talk show on a local TV channel, the Georgian General Prosecutor's Office (GPO) has stated. In case of a repeated violation, the GPO threatens to arrest him.
Mosque in the Hungarian Fighters street in Makhachkala. Photo by Patimat Makhmudova for the Caucasian Knot
08:33, 14 September 2019
Law enforcers check drivers' documents at "Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala
On September 13, several dozens of law enforcers were checking documents of the drivers who drove their cars in the vicinity of the "Tangim" mosque in Makhachkala, the journalist, Idris Yusupov, stated. Nobody was detained during the raid, the Dagestani Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has reported in its turn.
Malsag Uzhakhov. Screenshot from video posted by the Ingush Council of Teips, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP8DuZa47aQ
08:22, 14 September 2019
Defence reports need to hospitalize Uzhakhov
Within a week, Malsag Uzhakhov, the head of the Ingush Council of Teips (family clans) has suffered two heart attacks, and needs treatment at the SIZO (pre-trial prison) medical unit, his advocate has stated.
North-Caucasian District Military Court. Photo by Konstantin Volgin for the Caucasian Knot
22:16, 13 September 2019
Relative of Dagestani Amir Vagabov claims torture in court
Magomedamin Vagabov, a resident of the Dagestani village of Gubden, accused of rendering assistance to militants, refused to plead guilty at trial on September 12. He explained that he had incriminated himself after torture with electric current.
Ayup Gagiev. Photo: press service of Ingushetia leadership, http://www.ingushetia.ru/news/020033/
22:02, 13 September 2019
Ayup Gagiev argues against changes in borders between Chechnya and Ingushetia
On September 12, Ayup Gagiev, the chair of the Constitutional Court of Ingushetia, declared that the agreements with the authorities of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, which served as the basis for the agreement on the changed administrative border signed by Ramzan Kadyrov and Yunus-Bek Evkurov, had no legal force.
Imam Makhmud Velitov (right) freed from penal colony in Astrakhan, September 13, 2019. Photo by Alena Sadovskaya for the Caucasian Knot
18:39, 13 September 2019
Imam Velitov freed from penal colony in Astrakhan
Today, after leaving a penal colony in Astrakhan, Makhmud Velitov, the imam of a Moscow mosque, who had served his sentence on the charge of justifying terrorism, has said that he had gained "useful experience."
Mokhmad Abdurakhmanov, a brother of Tumso Abdurakhmanov. Photo courtesy of HRC 'Memorial'
18:12, 13 September 2019
Human rights defenders concerned over denial of asylum to Tumso Abdurakhmanov's family
In Germany, a court unreasonably decided that relatives of Tumso Abdurakhmanov would be safe when they returned to Russia, since the Chechen authorities would be able to use them to put pressure on their political opponent, the Human Rights Centre (HRC) "Memorial" declared on September 12.
Gazakh District. Photo: Madjid Aliev, https://ru.wikipedia.org
14:36, 13 September 2019
Azerbaijan reports 20 shelling attacks in conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops were shelled in the Karabakh conflict zone, including in a village located in the border area, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Azerbaijan reports today.
Semyon Simonov. Photo from Semyon Simonov' Facebook page: facebook.com/simonov.semyon
14:28, 13 September 2019
Human rights defender from Sochi reports search of his apartment
On September 12, after a search at the apartment of Semyon Simonov, a human rights defender and an expert of the Moscow Helsinki Group, the police seized laptops and documents. This was reported by Semyon Simonov himself.
Screenshot from video posted by 'Grozny' TV Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tVqbmcyll4
11:39, 13 September 2019
Chechen woman detained for witchcraft
The Chechen police have detained Sekinat Ibragimova, a local resident, accusing her of rendering magical services.
Elena Osina. Photo by Tatiana Filimonova for the Caucasian Knot
11:27, 13 September 2019
Volgograd activists demand to stop persecuting Navalny's supporters
The picketers have demanded to stop the wave of searches in homes of supporters of Alexei Navalny in Volgograd.
Putin in Botlikh. Screenshot from video posted by First Channel, https://youtu.be/Y5l6e7YHUKo
11:18, 13 September 2019
Dagestanis tell Putin about problems of highland villages and pollution of Caspian Sea
Russian President, who visited the Dagestani village of Botlikh, has promised to develop the infrastructure of mountain villages and to discuss with the Ministry of Finance a contractor for the upgrade of Makhachkala purification facilities.
Supporters of Robert Kocharyan and policemen in front of the court building, June 2019. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the Caucasian Knot
08:27, 13 September 2019
Activists detained during Kocharyan's trial
Three participants in the clash of supporters and opponents of Robert Kocharyan, a former Armenian President, who is accused of a putsch attempts, were taken to the police, another one was hospitalized, the police have informed.
News
Karabakh activists condemned Pashinyan for refusing to discuss the rights of refugees.

The activist urged the Karabakh deputies to address the issue of protecting the property rights of refugees.

The court's decision on the appeal of the former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh sparked controversy on social media.

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.